Friday, February 28, 2014
Initiative to legalize marijuana in Alaska receives enough signatures to qualify for a vote in August primary ballot.
Courtesy of The Washington Post: An Alaska initiative to legalize recreational marijuana qualified Wednesday for the August primary ballot after gathering more than 36,000 valid signatures. Lt. Gov. Mead Treadwell signed...
Coolest President ever!
VideoFrom the You Tube page:President Obama had some fun during a White House manufacturing innovation event.Okay that may seem kind of silly to some people, or beneath the office of the President, but let me just tell you that to thirteen...
Bristol Palin's ghostwriter attempts to damn abortion using outdated attacks on founder of Planned Parenthood, while Bristol provides more ammunition for Levi Johnston's upcoming custody case.
Courtesy of Brancy's blog: Do you guys watch Patricia Heaton’s great show The Middle? Well, she’s one of the only Hollywood stars who has the guts to speak out against abortion. Last week, Heaton shared a National Review...
Chinese cyber attacks and how Edward Snowden became their not so secret weapon.
Courtesy of the New York Post: China’s military hackers are back, more brazen than ever. You can thank Edward Snowden. A year ago, the Internet security firm Mandiant went public with what cyber-war watchers had known for...
Data reveals that Chicago charter schools expel students at an alarming rate. Hey, got to keep those test scores high.
Courtesy of the Chicago Tribune: As it continues to modify strict disciplinary policies in an effort to keep students in the classroom, Chicago Public Schools on Tuesday released data showing privately run charter schools...
Seth Rogen's opening statement concerning Alzheimer's research in front of the Senate. Becomes first person in history to utter phrase "knocked up" in front of a congressional hearing.
VideoI am kind of a big fan of Seth Rogen's and have laughed long and hard at many of his movies.However I was struck by how seriously he takes this topic.As do I as I myself am a prime candidate for Alzheimer's and worry about it with some...
Federal judge calls Texas ban on same sex marriage unconstitutional.
Courtesy of Yahoo News: A federal judge has struck down Texas' ban on gay marriage, but is leaving it in place pending a ruling by an appeals court later this year. Judge Orlando Garcia issued a preliminary injunction on...
New survey says that almost one third identify treatment of gays as reason they left their religion.
Courtesy of Public Religion: Among Americans who left their childhood religion and are now religiously unaffiliated, about one-quarter say negative teachings about or treatment of gay and lesbian people was a somewhat important...
Thursday, February 27, 2014
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer just vetoed SB 1062, the bill that would have allowed businesses to discriminate based on religious intolerance.
This is breaking news, but I just watched Jan Brewer announce that she vetoed the bill, and then walk away without taking any reporter's questions.Update: Here is the CNN report: Brewer said she made the decision she ...
Christian American Patriot Militia leader offers reward (A paltry one at that) for the capture of President Obama, dead or alive.
So this Everest Wilhelmsen guy has a blog on which he has called for the capture of the President, and apparently he is not concerned in what condition he is delivered to him either.To demonstrate his seriousness, he has listed...
Rand Paul blocks Surgeon General nominee because he has the temerity to suggest that gun violence is a public health concern. No, seriously!
Courtesy of Think Progress: On Wednesday — two years to the day after George Zimmerman shot and killed Trayvon Martin — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) placed a hold on President Barack Obama’s nominee for Surgeon General, Dr. Vivek...
Young woman who wanted to start an Atheist group at her high school decides not to in response to all of the Christian love that was sent her way. Just kidding, they threatened her and her family until she caved.
Young woman who wanted to start an Atheist group at her high school decides not to in response to all of the Christian love that was sent her way. Just kidding, they threatened her and her family until she caved. As you may remember...
Levi Johnston is apparently done screwing around.
Courtesy of Facebook This showed up over at Court View on Monday:Motion for Order to Show Cause Why Bristol Palin Should Not...
Thanks to the Stand your Ground law Florida man who shot his unarmed friend to death will get his guns back. Gotta love a happy ending.
Courtesy of Think Progress: A Florida man who was granted Stand Your Ground immunity after he claimed he fatally shot his friend in self-defense will get his guns back. Judge John Galluzzo ruled that shooter John Wayne...
According to an obviously flawed study Alaskans spend less time pleasuring their partners in bed than any other state. Oh, that is SO wrong.
Courtesy of The Nerve:The Spreadsheets App, a mobile app that uses your phone's accelerometer and speakers to provide statistical feedback about your duration, thrusts, and decibel peak, is taking big data to the bedroom. "Spreadsheets...
Wednesday, February 26, 2014
Did Bristol Palin's ghostwriter not see Dancing with the Stars?
So this was posted on Brancy's blog earlier today:I came across this Scripture and wanted to pass it along. “The blessing of The Lord brings wealth, and he adds no trouble to it.” Proverbs 10:22 This reminds me of that old...
Sarah Palin compares registering military style weapons to Colonists being asked to register their single shot, muzzle-loaded, muskets. Oh yeah, so similar.
So the above graphic is currently posted over at the Facebook home of the addle-brained albatross from Arizona. There is in fact so much stupid about this that I hardly know where to start.Should I start with the fact that...
Full CNN interview between Erin Burnett and Ted Nugent last night. Might need your antacid pills for this one.
VideoSo as you all know Nugent cancelled a planned interview with Burnett the night that his "mongrel" reference concerning President Obama got national attention, and he was called out for using language similar to what the Nazis used to...
Louisiana lawmakers launch audit to prove that Planned Parenthood is using tax payer dollars to pay for abortions. Prove just the opposite instead.
Courtesy of The Times-Picayune: Planned Parenthood Gulf Coast has not been using government funds to provide or recommend abortions in Louisiana, according to a report released Monday morning by the Louisiana Legislative ...
Man demonstrates gun safety to his girlfriend by putting gun to his head and shooting himself dead. Um, I don't think that's how you do it.
Courtesy of Oakland Press News:A 36-year-old Independence Township man is dead after he shot himself in the head while demonstrating the gun, deputies reported. The Oakland County Medical Examiner has ruled his death a suicide....
Uganda makes it official, being gay is now against the law with a lifetime prison sentence and everything.
Courtesy of The Washington Post: With the stroke of his pen, President Yoweri Museveni of Uganda defied science and world opinion to make lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people outlaws in his country. “Homosexuals...
Much too good not to share.
Yeah the Right Wing can keep right on hating those intellectual elites, but you just can't beat'em for getting the facts straight and doing a butt load of research before going on the air.Source...
Tuesday, February 25, 2014
That's not a fish Bristol Palin.
Courtesy of Facebook Caption: waiting for karate to startYou know I think martial arts training is really good for kids. IF they...
In the world of religious fundamentalism there are no victims of sexual assault, only sinners sinning with sinners.
Courtesy of Salon: The small city of Missoula, Montana recently grabbed headlines after the Department of Justice sent a letter to the Missoula County Attorney’s Office, asserting it had “substantial evidence” that the...
George Takei has written a letter addressing Arizona's "Turn Away the Gay" bill.
George Takei has written a letter addressing Arizona's "Turn Away the Gay" bill. Courtesy of Liberals Unite:“Dear Arizona, Congratulations. You are now the first state actually to pass a bill permitting businesses–even those...
George W. Bush sheds a single hypocritical tear for the thousands he sent to their deaths, or sentenced to a lifetime of pain and suffering.
VideoCourtesy of Raw Story: In an interview that aired on Sunday, ABC’s Martha Raddatz asked the former president if the new initiative helped him cope with the 6,800 service members killed, and 51,000 wounded. “No question it helps,”...
White supremacist, and recurring guest on CNN and Nancy Grace, says that "The only time a black life is validated is when a white man kills him." Well, isn't that special.
Courtesy of Addicting Info: Audio of outrageous comments made by Frank Taaffe, on a weekly podcast called ‘Stand Our Ground,’ prove that in spite of denials to the contrary, Taaffe is a full blown white supremacist. Taaffe’s...
The importance of Atheist organizations.
Courtesy of Alternet: Atheists want the benefits of a secular society, but too many refuse to do the work. They are more concerned with a dictionary definition of atheism that they forget what is at stake. Without atheists...
Sarah Palin congratulates winning Iron Dog team, and makes excuses for her fake husband's fake attempt to participate in the race.
Courtesy of the Tundra turdslinger's Facebook page: Congratulations Iron Dog champs Team #16 Minnick/Olstad! It was great seeing racers cross the finish line on the frozen Chena River in Fairbanks yesterday. Team #11 Palin/Huntington...