SchadenFriday
neurotopia | January 25, 2008Maybe we should call this one SchadenThankFuckingChrist. It appears that Dobson's influence has been steadily falling off.
The ministry apparently has been "flat" for some time. For example, in 1994 Dobson's monthly newsletter had a circulation of 2.4 million copies. Today, that circulation is about 1.1 million. Also, in the 1990s, Dobson was drawing audiences of 15,000 or more to his speeches; but in the lead-up to the 2006 mid-term election, only about 1,000 people heard his anti-abortion speech at the 2,500-seat Mt. Rushmore National Monument amphitheatre. Daly explains that the event was…
neurotopia | December 1, 2006Looks like, once again, when somebody bothers to crunch the numbers those flimsy justifications for abstinence-only programs are found lacking.
"It is remarkable that teens are becoming better contraceptors even as there are efforts afoot to reduce the information and skill-building that they receive about contraception," said Freya L. Sonenstein, a professor and director of the Center for Adolescent Health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.
Truer words have never been spoken.
Only 14 percent of the decline in pregnancy was attributed to reductions in teens' sexual activity,…
neurotopia | November 2, 2006Looks like creationist paragon of moral fortitude Kent Hovind might be headed to the slammer.
Kent Hovind is charged with 58 federal counts, including failure to pay $845,000 in employee-related taxes and withholdings.
If found guilty, he faces a maximum of 288 years in prison. His wife, Jo Hovind, faces up to 225 years. Her charges include aiding and abetting her husband with 44 counts of evading bank-reporting requirements.
Don't drop the soap, Kent.
neurotopia | October 6, 2006This SchadenFriday goes out to.... me, and my massive life changes.
Take it away, Glen.
Someone's in the backyard banging on the door
Daddy's gone away, he's coming back no more
His baby's curled up on a stranger's floor
Momma's thinking family dinners weren't too much to ask for
Everybody here's got a story to tell
Everybody's been through their own hell
There's nothing too special about getting hurt
But getting over it, that takes the work
One way or the other we'll all need each other
Nothing's gonna turn out the way you thought it would
Friends and lovers, don't you duck and cover
Cause…
neurotopia | August 25, 2006Without a doubt, Senator George Allen's gift that keeps on giving. Looking over Mr. Sidarth's numbers in the article, I see further proof that we monkeys are destined to reclaim the planet from you lowly H. sapiens.
neurotopia | August 4, 2006I'm stuck today between gloating over the losses for radical anti-science conservative school board members in Kansas primary elections, and Bill Dembski's research assistant Joel Borofsky admitting that the Kansas science standards are a stealth attempt to teach ID and not about "teaching the (false) controversy".
Congrats on another successful round, guys. Have fun spinning this as a win. I'll be at the pool, reading over my grant proposal for the research you're not doing. Ta ta.
neurotopia | July 29, 2006I refuse to see Mel Gibson's snuff film Passion because I'm pretty sure that Gibson has flipped his lid and I have no desire to see a guy in a rubber suit get flogged for 2 hours. The desire to even make such a movie suggests to me a diseased mind, and it seems like I might be getting confirmation.
Evolution Denier Mel Gibson got a DUI, having a .12 BAC as compared to the California legal limit of .08.
TMZ has learned that Deputy Mee audiotaped the entire exchange between himself and Gibson, from the time of the traffic stop to the time Gibson was put in the patrol car, and that the tape…
neurotopia | July 21, 2006Today's award goes to Ralph Reed, cherubic ex-leader of the Christian Coalition, who lost his bid to be the Republican nominee for the Lt. Governorship of Georgia this week.
Apparently, Mr. Morality is blaming John McCain for calling attention to Mr. Reed's ethical lapses.
The connection was the report issued by the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, chaired by McCain, that found Reed had been paid more than $5 million by two casino-owning Indian tribes -- both clients of lobbyist Jack Abramoff -- to rally Christian voters against other tribes opening competing casinos.
You must've screwed…
neurotopia | July 15, 2006One of my readers (kewl, I have readers!) informed me that Kent Hovind's lawyer might also be in a bit of legal trouble. It seems that Glen Stoll of Washington state is in a pickle as well. Stoll is Hovind's lawyer, and has ownership of the embroiled Dinosaur Adventure Land House of Lies creationist theme park ever since a property dispute involving a lack of building permits.
It looks like this guy is a total scam artist. Emphasis mine.
The court found that Stoll, who falsely claimed to be a lawyer, and his businesses sell a fraudulent "corporation sole" and "ministerial trust" scheme,…
neurotopia | July 14, 2006Jackass creationist, theme-park owner and professional lunatic Kent Hovind was arrested on 58 federal charges.
Hovind, a.k.a. Dr. Dino, is best known for claiming to have obtained a level of education that puts him on par with professional scientists. He is also no stranger to the inside of a courtroom:
In April, Circuit Judge Michael Allen ordered the buildings at Dinosaur Adventure Land closed because Hovind failed to obtain a building permit during the 2002 construction. The outdoor theme park was allowed to stay open.
That's right, our good Christian friend apparently doesn't care about…
neurotopia | July 7, 2006While you might think that this week's SchadenFriday goes out to Ken Lay, you would be wrong. Dead wrong, in fact. (Ooooh, bad pun....)
I can't take pleasure in knowing that Lay's death brought suffering to his family. In fact, being truly malicious, I'm saddened by the loss. I would prefer that he live out his rightfully earned punishment for ruining his employees' lives!
No, this week's SchadenFriday goes out to Joe Lieberman, for being such a catty little bitch at last night's debate and . Apparently Joe is of the mind that he shouldn't have to bother with a primary challenger. Poor…