Why is it we liberals seem to get so butt hurt when someone questions evolution? We tend to be just as defensive when someone questions this one scientific theory as Christians when someone questions creationism. I made a simple comment that I have a few issues with evolution, and I was immediately jumped on for saying it on a forum.
So what did I say that was so offensive to the liberal mind? I simply stated that I had a few long term issues with evolution. Among them was the fact that their a multiple gaps in the fossile records that tend to not support evolution as we know it. Another problem is the fact that for evolution to have taken place as it's most commonly presented, well the odds would have been so astronomical that it's highly unlikiely.
Dr. Harold Morowitz, former professor of biophysics at Yale University, estimated that the probability of the chance formation of the smallest, simplest form of living organism known is 1 out of 10^340,000,000. One out of ten to the 340 millionth power is unimaginable odds.
I consider these reasonable doubts, yet most liberals seem to be somehow offended if you question these ideas. They defend them with the same vigor that christians defend creationism... So why are liberals so ass hurt?
Monday, September 7, 2009
Saturday, August 22, 2009
CIA used mock executions, power tools.
Newsweek just released an article that claims a CIA briefing, that will be released next week, includes damaging evidence of brutal interrogation techniques used by the CIA since 9/11. The article claims the CIA used mock executions, guns and power tools to interrogate prisoners. I would say this brings a whole new level of disgusting to the Bush administration.
Friday, August 21, 2009
Egyptian vendors honor Obama
From the AP:
CAIRO - For the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Egyptian fruit sellers have named their best dates of the year after President Barack Obama in a sweet tribute to the American leader for his outreach to the Muslim world.
Dates are a traditional food for Ramadan — which begins Saturday in most of the Islamic world — since the Prophet Muhammad is said to have used them to break the month's sunrise-to-sunset fast each evening.
The worst dates are named after, you guessed it.... Bush.
CAIRO - For the Islamic holy month of Ramadan, Egyptian fruit sellers have named their best dates of the year after President Barack Obama in a sweet tribute to the American leader for his outreach to the Muslim world.
Dates are a traditional food for Ramadan — which begins Saturday in most of the Islamic world — since the Prophet Muhammad is said to have used them to break the month's sunrise-to-sunset fast each evening.
The worst dates are named after, you guessed it.... Bush.
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Bush used alert system for political gain
An interesting story is coming out that involves Tom Ridges new book. Ridge writes that four days before the 2004 election, That the Bush administration pressured the department of homeland security to raise the terrorist threat level. Ridge admits that at the time, raising the threat level made absolutely no sense security wise, and was all but politicaly motivated.
I have to say this does not suprise me at all. While I doubt anything will ever come from this, it is worth mentioning that manipulating a government agency for political gain is illegal.
I have to say this does not suprise me at all. While I doubt anything will ever come from this, it is worth mentioning that manipulating a government agency for political gain is illegal.
Monday, August 17, 2009
Fox can't stop the bleeding
Even more sponors have bailed on the Glenn Beck show. As of today Wal-Mart, Best Buy, CVS, Alergen and Travelocity. Several other minor sponsors have also pulled the plug today. How much more ad revenue can Glenn Beck lose before getting the axe from Fox?
Sunday, August 16, 2009
The betrayal is now complete
From the AP:
WASHINGTON - Bowing to Republican pressure, President Barack Obama's administration signaled on Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance as part of a new U.S. health care system.
Facing mounting opposition to the overhaul, administration officials left open the chance for a compromise with Republicans that would include health insurance cooperatives instead of a government-run plan. Such a concession would likely enrage his liberal supporters.
WASHINGTON - Bowing to Republican pressure, President Barack Obama's administration signaled on Sunday it is ready to abandon the idea of giving Americans the option of government-run insurance as part of a new U.S. health care system.
Facing mounting opposition to the overhaul, administration officials left open the chance for a compromise with Republicans that would include health insurance cooperatives instead of a government-run plan. Such a concession would likely enrage his liberal supporters.
Saturday, August 15, 2009
Even more Glenn Beck sponsors run for the hills!
Announced today ConAgra, Roche, Sanofi-Aventis and the electronics retailer RadioShack have all pledged to remove adds from Glenn Becks Fox show. As many as 12 major American companies have now pulled ad support from the show.
At least some good news this week, Well done by these companies. :)
At least some good news this week, Well done by these companies. :)
Wednesday, August 12, 2009
Glenn Beck losing even more advertising dollars!
It's all downhill from here Glenn! I reported a few days ago that three large advertisers had pulled their ads from his show. Well as of today, the news has gotten worse for Glenn.
GEICO is the latest corporate sponsor refusing to be associated with Beck. GEICO joins Lawyers.com, Procter & Gamble, Progressive Insurance, Men’s Wearhouse, State Farm, Sargento and SC Johnson.
GEICO is the latest corporate sponsor refusing to be associated with Beck. GEICO joins Lawyers.com, Procter & Gamble, Progressive Insurance, Men’s Wearhouse, State Farm, Sargento and SC Johnson.
Glenn Beck "Liberals are building a master race"
Glenn Beck completely losses his mind. This is what Fox considers fair and balanced news!
Monday, August 10, 2009
Obama Sells Out Americans
As some of you may have heard recently on the news, The big pharmacutical companies decided to support Obama's health care reform. When I read this story for the first time, I cringed. I knew a backroom deal had been made, and a price would be paid for this deal. And now we know what that price is.
Obama has made an agreement with big pharma to not institute rules that would allow the government to regulate prescription drug prices. Such mandates, already in affect in countries such as Canada, Denmark, Sweden and England help control prescription drug prices.
We have the most expensive prescription drug costs in the world, and now thanks to Obama, they will stay that way.
Thanks President Obama!
Obama has made an agreement with big pharma to not institute rules that would allow the government to regulate prescription drug prices. Such mandates, already in affect in countries such as Canada, Denmark, Sweden and England help control prescription drug prices.
We have the most expensive prescription drug costs in the world, and now thanks to Obama, they will stay that way.
Thanks President Obama!
Sunday, August 9, 2009
Glenn Beck Jokes About Posioning Nancy Pelosi
And they parade this garbage around as fair and balanced news. Fox is a joke.
Friday, August 7, 2009
Glenn Beck's "Obama's a racist" costs Fox!
Fox News' Glenn Beck is feeling the consequences of his controversial comments on the July 28 episode of "Fox and Friends," when he said that Barack Obama was a "racist" who had a "deep-seated hatred for white people or the white culture."
According to TVNewser, Beck advertisers Procter and Gamble, Lawyers.com and Progressive Insurance have all pulled their ads from Beck's 5PM ET show.
According to TVNewser, Beck advertisers Procter and Gamble, Lawyers.com and Progressive Insurance have all pulled their ads from Beck's 5PM ET show.
The Republican party is dying.....
An analysis of Gallup Poll Daily tracking data from the first six months of 2009 finds Massachusetts to be the most Democratic state in the nation, along with the District of Columbia. Utah and Wyoming are the most Republican states, as they were in 2008. Only four states show a sizeable Republican advantage in party identification, the same number as in 2008. That compares to 29 states plus the District of Columbia with sizeable Democratic advantages, also unchanged from last year.
Thursday, August 6, 2009
Tuesday, August 4, 2009
Feigned Outrage
If you have been watching the news lately, you may have noticed what seems to be an odd trend at town hall meetings. It would appear, that their is a large amount of citizens showing up to these meetings against health care reform. This may strike you odd as some polls show upwards of 80% of Americans support reform. So, what's going on?
Well it turns out conservative groups, funded by corporations of course, have been bussing paid protestors across our country to these meetings. They then tell them to be as noisy and disruptive as possible, even giving them tips on how to appear as if they were a larger crowd then they actually are.
I hope this disturbs you as much as it does me. Big medical is desperate to kill health care reform, and it's turning ugly out there folks. If you support health care reform, like I do, please get out there to these town hall meetings and support our Democrats! If you can not go, then call, write or contact them by any means you can and support them and the health care bill we need!
We are at half-time here, we need to rally strong to finish the game!
Well it turns out conservative groups, funded by corporations of course, have been bussing paid protestors across our country to these meetings. They then tell them to be as noisy and disruptive as possible, even giving them tips on how to appear as if they were a larger crowd then they actually are.
I hope this disturbs you as much as it does me. Big medical is desperate to kill health care reform, and it's turning ugly out there folks. If you support health care reform, like I do, please get out there to these town hall meetings and support our Democrats! If you can not go, then call, write or contact them by any means you can and support them and the health care bill we need!
We are at half-time here, we need to rally strong to finish the game!
I'm back!
I would like to apologize. There has been a lack of updates on my blog recently, I have been working hard on finishing my new book, which I a happy to report, is now complete! :)
It's currently in Kindle format and I am working on finding a literary agent. The Kindle version can be found here.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002KAP48G
It's currently in Kindle format and I am working on finding a literary agent. The Kindle version can be found here.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B002KAP48G
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Tuesday, July 21, 2009
Mypoints
Ok this has nothing to do with politics, just something that has been annoying the hell out of me. I use Mypoints, I have since it's inception years ago. It's one of these sites you sign up for and recieve emails, click links and get points. I like them because many of the online sites I shop at such as NewEgg and netflix has offers on them so I get points for using them which I would anyways. You then use the points for gift cards to resturants, wal-mart... you get the picture.
Well recently that started sending out these survey's. You fill out the survey and if you qualify you get more points. Ok now the part that makes me want to strangle Mypoints. Does a survey really require 40 questions to determine if I qualify or not? Nothing better then spending 10 minutes filling out survey questions for it to decide you do not qualify and gives you zero points. 40 questions.... really!?
Well recently that started sending out these survey's. You fill out the survey and if you qualify you get more points. Ok now the part that makes me want to strangle Mypoints. Does a survey really require 40 questions to determine if I qualify or not? Nothing better then spending 10 minutes filling out survey questions for it to decide you do not qualify and gives you zero points. 40 questions.... really!?
Monday, July 20, 2009
Friday, July 17, 2009
Sandford was boinking mistress on taxpayer dime!
From the AP:
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford shed his fiscal conservatism on several taxpayer-funded international trips, including a South American jaunt that included time with his mistress, choosing expensive first-class or business-class seats while his aides sat in coach.
Sanford, who once criticized other state officials for costly travel, charged the state more than $37,600 for one first-class and four business-class flights overseas since November 2005, expense records show. Other state employees flew in the back of the plane at a fraction of the price, according to the documents.
South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford shed his fiscal conservatism on several taxpayer-funded international trips, including a South American jaunt that included time with his mistress, choosing expensive first-class or business-class seats while his aides sat in coach.
Sanford, who once criticized other state officials for costly travel, charged the state more than $37,600 for one first-class and four business-class flights overseas since November 2005, expense records show. Other state employees flew in the back of the plane at a fraction of the price, according to the documents.
Wednesday, July 15, 2009
It's official, Glen Beck is a moron!
The clip starts out with Beck mocking a caller, and ends with him sounding like an animal. He then goes into the usual Republican talking points and pulls some information out of his ass.
Sunday, July 12, 2009
Bush Administration lied about CIA program.
From The New York Times:
The Central Intelligence Agency withheld information about a secret counter terrorism program from Congress for eight years on direct orders from former Vice President Dick Cheney, the agency’s director, Leon E. Panetta, has told the Senate and House intelligence committees, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said Saturday.
The report that Mr. Cheney was behind the decision to conceal the still-unidentified program from Congress deepened the mystery surrounding it, suggesting that the Bush administration had put a high priority on the program and its secrecy.
Now keep in mind the penguin nor Bush had the legal authority to hide these programs. I am no lawyer but how is hiding information from congress then lying not a felony? You can read the full story here.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31867022/ns/politics-the_new_york_times/
One last note, the program in question is believed to be a CIA assassination program.
The Central Intelligence Agency withheld information about a secret counter terrorism program from Congress for eight years on direct orders from former Vice President Dick Cheney, the agency’s director, Leon E. Panetta, has told the Senate and House intelligence committees, two people with direct knowledge of the matter said Saturday.
The report that Mr. Cheney was behind the decision to conceal the still-unidentified program from Congress deepened the mystery surrounding it, suggesting that the Bush administration had put a high priority on the program and its secrecy.
Now keep in mind the penguin nor Bush had the legal authority to hide these programs. I am no lawyer but how is hiding information from congress then lying not a felony? You can read the full story here.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/31867022/ns/politics-the_new_york_times/
One last note, the program in question is believed to be a CIA assassination program.
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Congressman Hates on Michael Jackson
Just a follow up on the article I posted earlier. It rather proves my point.
Guilty until proven innocent...
Why is it in our society we have a tendency to look upon people accused of sex crimes as guilty until proven innocent? And in many cases even if those accused are found innocent they still carry the stigmata of being accused for the rest of their lives.
I have to admit what has me cranky about this is the recent coverage of Michael Jackson's life. I keep hearing people say they are glad he's dead, and how he was a horrible pedophile. Yes he was a strange, strange man but I just don't accept that he should be labeled as some kind of monster when there is very little proof he ever did anything wrong.
What bothers me is his first accuser's family settled for money, Let me ask you if your child was abused would you be out for cash or blood? I think this should cause serious doubt in anyones mind. Unfortunately after this first go around he should of cut off any contact with minors, but because he loved children he was foolish enough to stay in a situation where anyone looking for a quick buck could exploit the situation.
Look I'm all for protecting our children but I think we as a society have went off the deep end when it comes to this type of thing. People think everyone who smiles at their child in the store wants to molest them, It's gotten rather ridiculous. Another thing that is out of hand is these registry lists for sex offenders. A 18 year old who sleeps with his high school girlfriend who is 16 can be slapped with statutory rape and forced to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. And don't say it doesn't happen, there have been numerous cases of this.
And recently we have the case of a young girl who posted nude pics of herself on MySpace, she was charged with distribution of child porn... And now under Megan's law she could be forced to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life.
As I said we need to protect our children, but we also need to find a balance where the laws put into place to do it are not abused by overly zealous prosecutors. We also as a society have to stop this insane attitude that anyone who is even remotely accused of doing something needs to be locked away for life. I truly feel sorry for anyone who is falsely accused of these crimes, I cant imagine a worse feeling then being treated as if you are guilty before you even have your day in court... And if you are found innocent it can still haunt you for the rest of your life.
If anyone has the chance they should watch the documentary Witch Hunt on MSNBC, it tells the tale of a man who was locked away for 20 years of his life only to be released after his accusers recanted their stories and admitted nothing happened. When did this become acceptable?
I have to admit what has me cranky about this is the recent coverage of Michael Jackson's life. I keep hearing people say they are glad he's dead, and how he was a horrible pedophile. Yes he was a strange, strange man but I just don't accept that he should be labeled as some kind of monster when there is very little proof he ever did anything wrong.
What bothers me is his first accuser's family settled for money, Let me ask you if your child was abused would you be out for cash or blood? I think this should cause serious doubt in anyones mind. Unfortunately after this first go around he should of cut off any contact with minors, but because he loved children he was foolish enough to stay in a situation where anyone looking for a quick buck could exploit the situation.
Look I'm all for protecting our children but I think we as a society have went off the deep end when it comes to this type of thing. People think everyone who smiles at their child in the store wants to molest them, It's gotten rather ridiculous. Another thing that is out of hand is these registry lists for sex offenders. A 18 year old who sleeps with his high school girlfriend who is 16 can be slapped with statutory rape and forced to register as a sex offender for the rest of his life. And don't say it doesn't happen, there have been numerous cases of this.
And recently we have the case of a young girl who posted nude pics of herself on MySpace, she was charged with distribution of child porn... And now under Megan's law she could be forced to register as a sex offender for the rest of her life.
As I said we need to protect our children, but we also need to find a balance where the laws put into place to do it are not abused by overly zealous prosecutors. We also as a society have to stop this insane attitude that anyone who is even remotely accused of doing something needs to be locked away for life. I truly feel sorry for anyone who is falsely accused of these crimes, I cant imagine a worse feeling then being treated as if you are guilty before you even have your day in court... And if you are found innocent it can still haunt you for the rest of your life.
If anyone has the chance they should watch the documentary Witch Hunt on MSNBC, it tells the tale of a man who was locked away for 20 years of his life only to be released after his accusers recanted their stories and admitted nothing happened. When did this become acceptable?
Sunday, July 5, 2009
Tom Ridge smacks down Rush!
Looks like even Republicans are getting sick of Rush Limbaugh and his insane rantings. Here is a quote from Tom Ridge the former Republican governor of Pennsylvania.
"I'm so sick of Rush Limbaugh, He's the reason we losse elections and he needs to get the hell out of the Republican party. As far as I am concerned the man is not a Republican anymore, he is running and hiding he's to scared to face me."
"He sits there in his "southern command post" and destroys the Republican party. I would just like to have just three rounds in a boxing ring with that guy so I could shut him up. I'm calling you out Limbaugh, let's see if you have a big enough set of marbles to back up your crap."
Finally a moderate Republican who decided to not take crap from the extreme right.
"I'm so sick of Rush Limbaugh, He's the reason we losse elections and he needs to get the hell out of the Republican party. As far as I am concerned the man is not a Republican anymore, he is running and hiding he's to scared to face me."
"He sits there in his "southern command post" and destroys the Republican party. I would just like to have just three rounds in a boxing ring with that guy so I could shut him up. I'm calling you out Limbaugh, let's see if you have a big enough set of marbles to back up your crap."
Finally a moderate Republican who decided to not take crap from the extreme right.
Conservatives love porn...
I was reading a study done by Harvard Business School that sampled credit card data taken from 2006 to 2008. The data was supplied to them by online porn sites, they then took the data and cross referenced the postal codes of users to find which areas of the country are the biggest porn buyers. And the results are surprising... sorta.
Well it turns out that the more Conservative the state is the more they buy porn. And the most popular state for porn? Utah... yup Mormons love porn apparently. In fact 8 out of the top 10 states for porn consumption voted for McCain. They also found that states that ban gay marriage have a much higher rate of porn buyers then states that allow it.
They also found that states where people claim to have strong, traditional morale values purchased porn at a rate of almost 4 times more then other states.
Hmm Mr. Republican are you sexually repressed much?
Well it turns out that the more Conservative the state is the more they buy porn. And the most popular state for porn? Utah... yup Mormons love porn apparently. In fact 8 out of the top 10 states for porn consumption voted for McCain. They also found that states that ban gay marriage have a much higher rate of porn buyers then states that allow it.
They also found that states where people claim to have strong, traditional morale values purchased porn at a rate of almost 4 times more then other states.
Hmm Mr. Republican are you sexually repressed much?
Thursday, July 2, 2009
The Death of Wikipedia
Something a little different folks. Wikipedia for a time was a valuable community resource where anyone could contribute information. Sadly it's turned into nothing more then a small group of "wiki inner circle" who control just about all the editing that is done on the site. And unless you are in this small inner circle of Wiki nerds, sadly you are not welcome.
I had heard from many people the horror stories of how these Wiki Nazi's will shut down any content that they do not specifically approve. But I had never experienced it first hand myself until today. As many have said Bloggers are not welcome on Wikipedia, Apparently that is true. You know the section at the bottom of a Wikipedia page that has outside resource links, Well I posted a link to one of my blogs on one of them. Keep in mind I have seven years of real world experience on the subject, and unlike the other two links my blog had actual useful real world information.
In under 30 seconds it was removed, no explanation except that it was "nonconstructive". Apparently a four page article with information anyone interested in the subject should know is "nonconstructive". Anyways I've decided I will not use Wikipedia anymore, If I want the flow of what I am allowed to read or write controlled I would move to Iran.
I had heard from many people the horror stories of how these Wiki Nazi's will shut down any content that they do not specifically approve. But I had never experienced it first hand myself until today. As many have said Bloggers are not welcome on Wikipedia, Apparently that is true. You know the section at the bottom of a Wikipedia page that has outside resource links, Well I posted a link to one of my blogs on one of them. Keep in mind I have seven years of real world experience on the subject, and unlike the other two links my blog had actual useful real world information.
In under 30 seconds it was removed, no explanation except that it was "nonconstructive". Apparently a four page article with information anyone interested in the subject should know is "nonconstructive". Anyways I've decided I will not use Wikipedia anymore, If I want the flow of what I am allowed to read or write controlled I would move to Iran.
Michele Bachmann owned by her own party!
Everyone knows crazy Michele Bachmann, the insane congress woman from Minnesota. Well last week she came out and said how Republicans should not fill out the 2010 census because mean ole President Obama may come grab your family and stick them internment camps.
Well besides being oh I don't know ILLEGAL to not fill out the census it's also horrible advice. If a large group of people fail to fill out the 2010 census it means the area could be under counted and they could lose a Congressional seat... and guess who's district would most likely be on the chopping block... yup you guessed it Bachman's.
So today her fellow Republican members of congress Reps. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, Lynn Westmoreland of Georgia, and John Mica of Florida had this to say.
"boycotting the constitutionally-mandated census is illogical, illegal and not in the best interest of our country."
Ouch, that's gotta sting.
Well besides being oh I don't know ILLEGAL to not fill out the census it's also horrible advice. If a large group of people fail to fill out the 2010 census it means the area could be under counted and they could lose a Congressional seat... and guess who's district would most likely be on the chopping block... yup you guessed it Bachman's.
So today her fellow Republican members of congress Reps. Patrick McHenry of North Carolina, Lynn Westmoreland of Georgia, and John Mica of Florida had this to say.
"boycotting the constitutionally-mandated census is illogical, illegal and not in the best interest of our country."
Ouch, that's gotta sting.
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Franken Wins!
The supreme court of Minnesota today ruled in favor of Al Franken, Norm Coleman has conceded the election to Franken. Al will most likely be sworn in next week as Minnesota's second senator.
We now have the magical 60 "super majority" in the Senate. So President Obama can we please now stop this pi-partisan unity crap and start ramming some bills down the throats of Republicans? Now is the time for change, Now is the time for health care reform and an end to religious intolerance in this country against gays and lesbians. So let's unroll the laundry list of changes and get to work!
We now have the magical 60 "super majority" in the Senate. So President Obama can we please now stop this pi-partisan unity crap and start ramming some bills down the throats of Republicans? Now is the time for change, Now is the time for health care reform and an end to religious intolerance in this country against gays and lesbians. So let's unroll the laundry list of changes and get to work!
Monday, June 29, 2009
Rep. Cynthia Davis voted "Ass Clown" of the week
From the River Front Times:
"Yes, in stunning fashion Daily RFT readers voted State Rep. Cynthia Davis (R - St. Charles) as the region's most embarrassing headline maker of the last week for a newsletter she sent out criticizing hungry (and presumably lazy) Missouri families. The newsletter also earned her mention on Olbermann's show."
Michael Savage makes threats against Liberals
As some of you may know Media Matters is a political news site with a Liberal slant. However what they really focus on is posting links and quotes to Republican commentators such as Limbaugh and O'Rielly. They post these comments in a fair way including the context in which they was said. So what is the problem you may ask? Well the problem is lately Republicans can't seem to remove the foot from their collective mouths. So when they are called out and quoted on some of the more insane rantings, they come off looking usually like huge jackasses.
So here comes Republican radio host Michael Weiner (AKA Michael Savage) who has decided to encourage his listeners to post pictures and personnel information about any editor or contributor on Media Matters. While Savage stops short of suggesting harm against these people his innuendo suggests it.
We have a disgusting trend in this country among Republican commentators who seem to think it's perfectly fine to encourage personnel attacks on what they consider Liberal targets. Let's post pictures of planned parenthood doctors along with addresses and for good measure let's call them "baby killers" 47 times in a course of a few years, afterall that is what Bill O'Rielly did. They then hide behind free speech and condemn murderers after they stalk and kill one of these people.
I find it ironic that Savage will claim this is free speech, although he is responsible for attempts to sue activists for encouraging advertisers to pull ads after he made several homophobic references. This guy is as low as slimes comes.
So here comes Republican radio host Michael Weiner (AKA Michael Savage) who has decided to encourage his listeners to post pictures and personnel information about any editor or contributor on Media Matters. While Savage stops short of suggesting harm against these people his innuendo suggests it.
We have a disgusting trend in this country among Republican commentators who seem to think it's perfectly fine to encourage personnel attacks on what they consider Liberal targets. Let's post pictures of planned parenthood doctors along with addresses and for good measure let's call them "baby killers" 47 times in a course of a few years, afterall that is what Bill O'Rielly did. They then hide behind free speech and condemn murderers after they stalk and kill one of these people.
I find it ironic that Savage will claim this is free speech, although he is responsible for attempts to sue activists for encouraging advertisers to pull ads after he made several homophobic references. This guy is as low as slimes comes.
Friday, June 26, 2009
American Health Care
As I was watching the news earlier today, I heard one of the most common tag lines from a Republican Senator that seems to be spewed out on a almost hourly basis "America has the best health care in the world!". We have the best health care in the world? That's an interesting statement, looks have a look at some hard numbers shall we.
The World Heath Organization currently ranks the United States 37th in the world in health care, ranking behind such countries as France, Spain, Denmark, Iceland and Saudi Arabia... yes you heard me correct, Saudi Arabia.
Life expectancy in the United States ranks 24th in the world.
We currently have 44 million uninsured Americans in this country.
The United States has the world's highest prescription cost! And unlike many other countries we have no laws or bans that regulate the advertisements of prescription medicines.
We also have a serious issue with doctors in this country. We are beginning to have a lack of general practitioners, to many young adults currently in medical school have chosen to specialize. To put it plainly we have far to many people who want to make the big bucks of specialized medicine and fewer who want to be family doctors. After all why only have one BMW when you can own five?
So think about these statistics next time you hear a politician proclaim the excellence of American Health Care. Then remember they have a comprehensive health care plan paid for by you the American taxpayer.
The World Heath Organization currently ranks the United States 37th in the world in health care, ranking behind such countries as France, Spain, Denmark, Iceland and Saudi Arabia... yes you heard me correct, Saudi Arabia.
Life expectancy in the United States ranks 24th in the world.
We currently have 44 million uninsured Americans in this country.
The United States has the world's highest prescription cost! And unlike many other countries we have no laws or bans that regulate the advertisements of prescription medicines.
We also have a serious issue with doctors in this country. We are beginning to have a lack of general practitioners, to many young adults currently in medical school have chosen to specialize. To put it plainly we have far to many people who want to make the big bucks of specialized medicine and fewer who want to be family doctors. After all why only have one BMW when you can own five?
So think about these statistics next time you hear a politician proclaim the excellence of American Health Care. Then remember they have a comprehensive health care plan paid for by you the American taxpayer.
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Governor Sanford to take his own advice?
As most of you have heard by now it turns out Governor Sanford who was missing for almost a week was in Argentina having an affair with a woman now known as Maria. The ironic part of this story is Sanford was one of the most outspoken critics of President Clinton during the whole Monica Lewinsky scandal. Here are a few of his quotes about President Clinton.
"very damaging stuff, I think it would be much better for the country and for him personally to resign."
"I come from the business side, If you had a chairman or president in the business world facing these allegations, he'd be gone."
"I think what he did in this matter was reprehensible... I feel very comfortable with my vote."
That last quote was concerning his vote to impeach President Clinton.... Ironic no? So how about it Governor Sanford, Will you take your own advice?
"very damaging stuff, I think it would be much better for the country and for him personally to resign."
"I come from the business side, If you had a chairman or president in the business world facing these allegations, he'd be gone."
"I think what he did in this matter was reprehensible... I feel very comfortable with my vote."
That last quote was concerning his vote to impeach President Clinton.... Ironic no? So how about it Governor Sanford, Will you take your own advice?
Homosexual Demons, And no I'm not joking.
Yup thats right, Homosexual demons! Have a gay friend? Get them exorcised today! But seriously folks this stuff has to stop, being gay is not a lifestyle choice, and it's not caused by homosexual demons.
I just feel sorry for this poor kid who is being brainwashed into thinking he's either possessed by demons or somehow mentally broken because he's gay.... this is disgusting folks.
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
O'Reilly & Beck Make Fun Of Waterboarding
Had to share this, the Wiegers are a group of Chinese Muslims we held in Gitmo for the last few years as suspected terrorists, We mistreated and tortured them only to admit they was innocent and finally let them go... apparently Bill O'Reilly and Glen Beck from Fox news find this amusing.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC3ilaTTsYE
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LC3ilaTTsYE
Monday, June 22, 2009
"Hunger can be a positive motivator."
Those are the words of Republican State Representative Cynthia Davis in Missouri. This is a comment on the state program which supplies free lunches during the summer to low income children. Here is the full quote."Who’s buying dinner? Who is getting paid to serve the meal? Churches and other non-profits can do this at no cost to the taxpayer if it is warranted. Anyone under 18 can be eligible? Can’t they get a job during the summer by the time they are 16? Hunger can be a positive motivator. What is wrong with the idea of getting a job so you can get better meals? Tip: If you work for McDonald’s, they will feed you for free during your break. It really is all about increasing government spending, which means an increase in taxes for us to buy more free lunches and breakfasts. "
Sunday, June 21, 2009
Iran Election
So as most of you know Iran held a presidential election last week, and without much surprise Ahmadinejad was announced the winner. Let's also face the fact that the election was rigged. Basic logic tells you this... Unless you think counting 40 million paper ballots in under 3 hours is normal. Or how about the fact that several of the areas in Iran had over 100% voter turnout, some have been reported having as much as 140% turnout, which obviously means massive voting fraud.
Iranians have taken to the streets in protest over the last week, even recently in the face of brutal crack downs by the Iranian government. Dozens of people have died this last week at the hands of President Ahmadinejad's security forces. Response in the U.S. has been mixed, both congress and the president have condemned Iran for the response against protesters.
Ironically, Republicans have said the president is not doing enough. So my question to them is what would you have him do? Attack Ahmadinejad's resources, Invade Iran? I sympathize with those in Iran but the issue comes down to them making or breaking this revolt against the current regime. I think it would be very dangerous for the United States having much involvement in this issue. The mass consensus in the Muslim world already is that the U.S. interferes to much in the politics of Muslim nations, So us getting involved in this situation could be disastrous for U.S. relations.
No... what must happen here is for the Iranian people to not bow to the will of a oppressive regime. They must stand against that which holds them down. And before you think they could not possibly change things in Iran on their own, Keep in mind what was once said about a bunch of colonials with muskets. After all what could a bunch of farmers possibly do against the might of the British Empire?
Iranians have taken to the streets in protest over the last week, even recently in the face of brutal crack downs by the Iranian government. Dozens of people have died this last week at the hands of President Ahmadinejad's security forces. Response in the U.S. has been mixed, both congress and the president have condemned Iran for the response against protesters.
Ironically, Republicans have said the president is not doing enough. So my question to them is what would you have him do? Attack Ahmadinejad's resources, Invade Iran? I sympathize with those in Iran but the issue comes down to them making or breaking this revolt against the current regime. I think it would be very dangerous for the United States having much involvement in this issue. The mass consensus in the Muslim world already is that the U.S. interferes to much in the politics of Muslim nations, So us getting involved in this situation could be disastrous for U.S. relations.
No... what must happen here is for the Iranian people to not bow to the will of a oppressive regime. They must stand against that which holds them down. And before you think they could not possibly change things in Iran on their own, Keep in mind what was once said about a bunch of colonials with muskets. After all what could a bunch of farmers possibly do against the might of the British Empire?
Friday, June 19, 2009
Religulous review....
So my girlfriend wanted to watch Religulous, so we got it from Netflix. Let me say first she's a big Bill Maher fan, I also enjoy his show as well but she never misses it. First allow me to say both me and my girlfriend are Agnostic, and our view on the movie comes from that background. Also I must say that I had my concerns about the film and they proved to be correct.
Maher comes off with his usual atheistic view point, and tends to spend more time mocking peoples beliefs then trying to debate them. Another complaint that my girlfriend shared with me is instead of finding educated theologians , Maher instead looks to interview some of those most backward, uneducated people he can find.
The movie starts off with him questioning some truckers in a road side church where he promptly cusses inside the building, While agnostic I don't find this needed and rather unclassy and very disrespectful. The movie then spends the next hour or so following Maher around the world where he then mocks people without really holding much in the way of debate.
Maher also comes off looking rather poorly when he states such facts as "there is no evidence Jesus even existed" however regardless if you believe in the divinity of Christ or not there is a fair amount of historical evidence that proves that Christ was at least a real person who was executed by the romans. Even the most well know Jewish historian Josephus writes of Jesus. Maher makes several of these remarks which puts his basic knowledge of Christianity into doubt.
If you are looking for a movie with educated debate over religion, you will be disapointed. If you want to see Maher poke fun at peoples beliefs and even mock them on several occasions... you may enjoy the movie.
My girlfriend gives it a two out of five, and I must say I concur with her vote.
Maher comes off with his usual atheistic view point, and tends to spend more time mocking peoples beliefs then trying to debate them. Another complaint that my girlfriend shared with me is instead of finding educated theologians , Maher instead looks to interview some of those most backward, uneducated people he can find.
The movie starts off with him questioning some truckers in a road side church where he promptly cusses inside the building, While agnostic I don't find this needed and rather unclassy and very disrespectful. The movie then spends the next hour or so following Maher around the world where he then mocks people without really holding much in the way of debate.
Maher also comes off looking rather poorly when he states such facts as "there is no evidence Jesus even existed" however regardless if you believe in the divinity of Christ or not there is a fair amount of historical evidence that proves that Christ was at least a real person who was executed by the romans. Even the most well know Jewish historian Josephus writes of Jesus. Maher makes several of these remarks which puts his basic knowledge of Christianity into doubt.
If you are looking for a movie with educated debate over religion, you will be disapointed. If you want to see Maher poke fun at peoples beliefs and even mock them on several occasions... you may enjoy the movie.
My girlfriend gives it a two out of five, and I must say I concur with her vote.
Thursday, June 18, 2009
Crazy David Letterman Protesters Say Unbelieveable Things
You know, when you start thinking maybe there are some Republicans who aren't complete nuts.... well then you see something like this.
Tuesday, June 16, 2009
A story worth reading....
I posted yesterday on the topic of Abortion. Since then I have heard a few different people try to use the excuse that late term abortions are never needed and are only performed for the money. I wont get into allot of detail because I feel this is a very uneducated view and these people should really know better. But what I did want to do is post a story I think everyone should read.
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2004/01/25/my_late_term_abortion/
http://www.boston.com/news/globe/magazine/articles/2004/01/25/my_late_term_abortion/
Monday, June 15, 2009
Abortion
Well here is a touchy subject to talk about, that has once again took the national spotlight because of the unfortunate shooting of the late Dr. Tiller. It seems as if abortion is one of the few topics that really drives a wedge in our society. On January 22, 1973 the Supreme Court ruled on the now infamous Roe vs Wade case, And since that date few issues have polarized us more.
First allow me to say I support womens right to decide on this issue. I also want to say personally I abhor abortion. Now I know what you may be thinking, how can you say you abhor abortion then claim to believe it should stay legal?
Well for starters as a man I feel regardless of my personnel feelings it's not my place to tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her body, I believe this is a fundamental right we all share, and no person or government should ever be allowed to tread upon this idea. I also believe it becomes a complex issue with the medical issues behind it.
I want to share something with you that my girlfriend recently shared with me. She recently turned 40, As many of you may know women who have children past the age of forty statistically have more issues with children being born with mental illnesses. They also have the ability now to test in the early stages of pregnancy for problems with the fetuses such as mental defects, commonly called mongoloid etc.
I bring this up because I think it's an important view on the subject. It allows a woman or a couple to decide early on if they wish to terminate a pregnancy if they know there are medical problems with the fetus. Raising a child who is born with mental retardation is no easy task, I applaud anyone who has done it, but on the same note I completely understand any couple who would decide to terminate a pregnancy over this issue.
We also have the issue of a womans health, certain conditions can cause serious health risks for the expecting mother. While rare, a persons health should never be put into jeopardy because someone else believes an unborn fetus is more important then a mothers life.
We also have a huge issue with unwanted pregnancy in this country. And ironically I blame the Republicans who have made the issue worse for years now. For years the conservative right has pushed abstinence only education in schools, This has been a terrible decision and multiple studies have shown it simply does not work.
Here is a disturbing fact for you, a recent national study said 1/3 of teenagers will contract some form of venereal disease in their teen years. 33% of our children will contract a VD... I don't know about you but those numbers should scare the hell out of any parent Liberal or Conservative. The fact is our children are having sex, and short of locking them in a room until they hit legal age it's going to be hard to stop them. So what can we do? For starters we must start educating them again, make them understand oral sex is SEX and yes you can contract a VD from it.
The reason I am trying to hammer this home is that recent statistics show on a yearly basis about 20-30% of all abortions in the U.S. are girls under the age of 19. And that repeat abortions by teen girls has risen a staggering 70%. People we have to start educating our kids on safe sex, if your schools sexual education classes wont do it we as parents have to step up.
Let's look at this logically, people have been attempting for decades to make abortion illegal. Regardless of what certain right wing groups claim they are no closer now then they was 30 years ago when it comes to getting it banned. It's a unfortunate fact of society, and it will continue. And that changing it would be a horrific step backwards, We don't need women going to back alley doctors for $50 abortions because they can no longer do it legally.
But what we can do is change how we think about the subject. Imagine if instead of throwing millions of dollars at the issue in a failing attempt to try to outlaw it conservative groups instead used that money to educate teens, and young mothers to the alternatives. Unfortunately we as a people cant seem to have a logical discussion in this country, it quickly deteriates into questions of what god wants. I simply feel instead of presuming to know the mind of god we make an attempt to understand each others minds on this issue, we may actually get somewhere.
First allow me to say I support womens right to decide on this issue. I also want to say personally I abhor abortion. Now I know what you may be thinking, how can you say you abhor abortion then claim to believe it should stay legal?
Well for starters as a man I feel regardless of my personnel feelings it's not my place to tell a woman what she can and cannot do with her body, I believe this is a fundamental right we all share, and no person or government should ever be allowed to tread upon this idea. I also believe it becomes a complex issue with the medical issues behind it.
I want to share something with you that my girlfriend recently shared with me. She recently turned 40, As many of you may know women who have children past the age of forty statistically have more issues with children being born with mental illnesses. They also have the ability now to test in the early stages of pregnancy for problems with the fetuses such as mental defects, commonly called mongoloid etc.
I bring this up because I think it's an important view on the subject. It allows a woman or a couple to decide early on if they wish to terminate a pregnancy if they know there are medical problems with the fetus. Raising a child who is born with mental retardation is no easy task, I applaud anyone who has done it, but on the same note I completely understand any couple who would decide to terminate a pregnancy over this issue.
We also have the issue of a womans health, certain conditions can cause serious health risks for the expecting mother. While rare, a persons health should never be put into jeopardy because someone else believes an unborn fetus is more important then a mothers life.
We also have a huge issue with unwanted pregnancy in this country. And ironically I blame the Republicans who have made the issue worse for years now. For years the conservative right has pushed abstinence only education in schools, This has been a terrible decision and multiple studies have shown it simply does not work.
Here is a disturbing fact for you, a recent national study said 1/3 of teenagers will contract some form of venereal disease in their teen years. 33% of our children will contract a VD... I don't know about you but those numbers should scare the hell out of any parent Liberal or Conservative. The fact is our children are having sex, and short of locking them in a room until they hit legal age it's going to be hard to stop them. So what can we do? For starters we must start educating them again, make them understand oral sex is SEX and yes you can contract a VD from it.
The reason I am trying to hammer this home is that recent statistics show on a yearly basis about 20-30% of all abortions in the U.S. are girls under the age of 19. And that repeat abortions by teen girls has risen a staggering 70%. People we have to start educating our kids on safe sex, if your schools sexual education classes wont do it we as parents have to step up.
Let's look at this logically, people have been attempting for decades to make abortion illegal. Regardless of what certain right wing groups claim they are no closer now then they was 30 years ago when it comes to getting it banned. It's a unfortunate fact of society, and it will continue. And that changing it would be a horrific step backwards, We don't need women going to back alley doctors for $50 abortions because they can no longer do it legally.
But what we can do is change how we think about the subject. Imagine if instead of throwing millions of dollars at the issue in a failing attempt to try to outlaw it conservative groups instead used that money to educate teens, and young mothers to the alternatives. Unfortunately we as a people cant seem to have a logical discussion in this country, it quickly deteriates into questions of what god wants. I simply feel instead of presuming to know the mind of god we make an attempt to understand each others minds on this issue, we may actually get somewhere.
Thursday, June 11, 2009
Single Payer Insurance
So it seems the idea of getting single payer insurance is losing ground in congress in favor of a 'public option'. In case you are unaware of the differences basically here is a quick run down of what they would mean.
Single payer insurance would basically mean we would switch to a European or Canadian style of healthcare. Everyone is covered and the government acts as your insurer and you pay no premium of any kind. The positives of this system are many, One you no longer have to pay insurance costs. You also do not have to worry about your provider dropping you for any reason or denying to pay for your expenses.
The other upside of this program is it forces an overhaul of our medical industry. The government negotiates what it is willing to pay for medical services and prescriptions. This is why prescription drugs are much cheaper in Canada then the United States. A prescription here that may cost $70 for a months worth of pills may only cost $10 in Canada.
So what is the downside you ask? Well you will pay higher taxes, how much depends on how quickly and efficiently we overhaul the costs of health care. And again obviously wealthy Americans will pay more in taxes.
The second option is 'public insurance' and it has being getting allot of traction lately unfortunately. With public insurance the government becomes a insurance company. You can then decide to keep the health insurance you have or to sign up for the governments insurance policy. The plus to this is that the governments insurance would have much less overhead then private owned company's around 2% compared to 12% of private firms. So in theory the government offered insurance would costs less and no discriminate against anyone due to prior illness and so forth.
The downside to a public insurance program is that you still must pay insurance premiums, albeit possibly cheaper then you pay now. The other downside is the public option still does very little to correct the issue of inflated health care costs. It's basically turning the government into an insurance company who then competes against the other insurance giants.
The third option is to do nothing, and keep the system we have now with massive medical costs and millions of Americans being uninsured. Obviously this third option of doing nothing is unacceptable.
So the real debate is between single payer and public insurance. The problem with public insurance is it still requires people to pay premiums, which many of uninsured Americans simply cannot afford. Allot of family's currently scrape by now, and the public insurance does nothing to help those who cannot afford health insurance. If a family cannot afford $500 a month in premiums dropping that to $400 doesn't really fix the problem now does it?
The other problem is it does nothing to get control of the insurance and medical industry who routinely deny proper health care to people. We have a serious problem in this country when it comes to health care. We are the only country in the civilized world where we allow fellow Americans to die because they do not have health care.
Let's for example say someone needs a kidney transplant. If that person does not have insurance they cannot be put on the donor list because the hospital does not consider that person a viable candidate because they are unable to pay the costs for the transplant or afford the anti rejection drugs they would need.
So, because they do not have health insurance we have basically said sorry... nothing we can do. And you have basically handed that person a death sentence. As a society we are allowing people to die because of situations like this. We also are driving health costs even higher because people don't have access to proper prescriptions because they cannot afford them. In turn these people who may have easily treatable medical conditions end up getting worse and most likely end up in the ER time and time again.
The only solution that makes these problems obsolete is the single payer option, where every American regardless of class, race, job or income level receives the same health care they need.
Single payer insurance would basically mean we would switch to a European or Canadian style of healthcare. Everyone is covered and the government acts as your insurer and you pay no premium of any kind. The positives of this system are many, One you no longer have to pay insurance costs. You also do not have to worry about your provider dropping you for any reason or denying to pay for your expenses.
The other upside of this program is it forces an overhaul of our medical industry. The government negotiates what it is willing to pay for medical services and prescriptions. This is why prescription drugs are much cheaper in Canada then the United States. A prescription here that may cost $70 for a months worth of pills may only cost $10 in Canada.
So what is the downside you ask? Well you will pay higher taxes, how much depends on how quickly and efficiently we overhaul the costs of health care. And again obviously wealthy Americans will pay more in taxes.
The second option is 'public insurance' and it has being getting allot of traction lately unfortunately. With public insurance the government becomes a insurance company. You can then decide to keep the health insurance you have or to sign up for the governments insurance policy. The plus to this is that the governments insurance would have much less overhead then private owned company's around 2% compared to 12% of private firms. So in theory the government offered insurance would costs less and no discriminate against anyone due to prior illness and so forth.
The downside to a public insurance program is that you still must pay insurance premiums, albeit possibly cheaper then you pay now. The other downside is the public option still does very little to correct the issue of inflated health care costs. It's basically turning the government into an insurance company who then competes against the other insurance giants.
The third option is to do nothing, and keep the system we have now with massive medical costs and millions of Americans being uninsured. Obviously this third option of doing nothing is unacceptable.
So the real debate is between single payer and public insurance. The problem with public insurance is it still requires people to pay premiums, which many of uninsured Americans simply cannot afford. Allot of family's currently scrape by now, and the public insurance does nothing to help those who cannot afford health insurance. If a family cannot afford $500 a month in premiums dropping that to $400 doesn't really fix the problem now does it?
The other problem is it does nothing to get control of the insurance and medical industry who routinely deny proper health care to people. We have a serious problem in this country when it comes to health care. We are the only country in the civilized world where we allow fellow Americans to die because they do not have health care.
Let's for example say someone needs a kidney transplant. If that person does not have insurance they cannot be put on the donor list because the hospital does not consider that person a viable candidate because they are unable to pay the costs for the transplant or afford the anti rejection drugs they would need.
So, because they do not have health insurance we have basically said sorry... nothing we can do. And you have basically handed that person a death sentence. As a society we are allowing people to die because of situations like this. We also are driving health costs even higher because people don't have access to proper prescriptions because they cannot afford them. In turn these people who may have easily treatable medical conditions end up getting worse and most likely end up in the ER time and time again.
The only solution that makes these problems obsolete is the single payer option, where every American regardless of class, race, job or income level receives the same health care they need.
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