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9.22.2007
Rather: I was forced to step down - CNN.com "You can't have freedom of the press if you're going to have large, big corporations and big government intruding and intimidating in newsrooms. The chilling effect on investigative reporting is going to be something we don't want to see," he said.Of course. CBS knew which way the winds were blowing and decided to take the easy way out even though the story of Bush and the TANG were never really given the airing they needed. We'll see, now that the "Bush Aura" is gone that people will come out of the woodwork to reinforce the truth that is already so well know to people willing to pay attention to details: That Bush is/was an awful president. Rather is right.. we do not have freedom of the press. He should have known this all along, or else he was a fool all along. Powered by ScribeFire. | 7.19.2007
The Raw Story | Tom DeLay tells College Republicans that abortion, illegal immigration are linked "I contend [abortion] affects you in immigration," DeLay told the Washington-area gathering. "If we had those 40 million children that were killed over the last 30 years, we wouldn't need the illegal immigrants to fill the jobs that they are doing today. Think about it." So... abortion is really about the poor's failure to breed an underclass willing to do menial labor? Even the language - "If we had those 40 million children..." belies a feeling of ownership, as if Delay and his Republican colleagues are entitled to a workforce ready and willing to support their wealth and power. Of course, the Republican's do feel entitled as white christians to sit atop the global food chain and decide who should be allowed to do what. Its just rare to hear it so plainly stated without all the confusing rhetoric that is reserved for less sympathetic audiences. Powered by ScribeFire. | 7.05.2007
Iraq like historic US war, says Bush - World - smh.com.au Offering a history lesson on the 231st anniversary of the Declaration of Independence from Britain, Mr Bush said: "We were a small band of freedom-loving patriots taking on the most powerful empire in the world." Our president is clueless. Powered by ScribeFire. | 5.28.2007
Bigotry - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A bigot is a prejudiced person who is intolerant of opinions, lifestyles, or identities differing from his or her own. ..... because someone asked how I could say that Falwell was a bigot. I think we all battle bigotry - some more than others, Falwell declared defeat and ran wild with his hatred for others. Powered by ScribeFire. | 5.15.2007
Reverend Jerry Falwell, the Baptist minister who used television to bring his message to millions and then founded the Moral Majority to help politically mobilize the religious right, has died. He was 73. Well, that sad chapter in our country has ended. And as much as I would like to be optimistic about our willingness to move beyond the hateful and bigoted path that Falwell wished us all to follow, I suspect that there will be others more than willing to take his place as the voice of false righteousness. Powered by ScribeFire. | 4.11.2007
Ok,a quick quiz for everyone still paying attention: Which of these things entitles you to treat another human being like dirt: a) I'm rich and they are not! b) My vehicle could easily run theirs over.... c) I have a professional job and they are just lowly workers! d) I'm more educated. e) I'm better looking... f) All of the above. g) None of the above. answer: g) None of the above. | 2.17.2007
Gallup Poll(ht) If Your Party Nominated A Generally Would You Be Comfortable Its still acceptable to say that you would be prejudiced against someone for their lack of religion. | 2.15.2007
There is a misunderstanding of non-religious people. In particular, there is this outrage from the religious when non-religious people fail to take their beliefs seriously. Its pretty simple to understand. Religion in any form is not important to me. Its just not part of my considerations. There is this notion, that even though I profess to have no interest in religion, that I should still take it into account when I make decisions in my life. I find it strange that people might be offended or outraged when I say that their religious faith is completely unimportant to me. Its almost as bad as when I tell jazz fanatics that I don't really like jazz. Its not that I can't appreciate a good jazz song or that I haven't marveled at some stupendously talented jazz artists... but I don't listen to jazz because its not my taste. Religion is not my taste. I consider it a fortuitous circumstance that I find myself in an era where I can openly express my disinterest in prevailing the mythologies without fear of my life. Its simply an annoyance. I recognize that people before me did not have that privilege. I can't express how much I dread ever going back to the "good ol' days" where we all had to pay lip service to the authorities that pressed us all to fall in line. I would say though that I am actively hostile to religion. I see it as a threat to my freedom. Saying yes to religion means saying yes to an authority. Religion is a social authority. That is its appeal to many. Religion has the answers to what we are "supposed" to do. It sets up pretty clear guidelines for us to follow and we are supposed to follow them. It makes things cleaner and easier for people to understand the world. Now consider that you are a non-jazz person living in a jazz world. Everywhere you go people want to talk about jazz and are asking you what your favorite Miles Davis song is. There are weekly jazz concerts that people keep inviting you to attend. On corners throughout town there are jazz halls where people hang out and learn about jazz. In the summers there are free schools to teach about jazz to kids. Ok, annoying, but still understandable... you might just scratch your head a little and go about you life. Now consider, that you not only fail to like jazz, but that you really like rock music. Consider that everywhere you go people expect you to be listening to jazz music. They want to talk about it. Some people even look at you strange when you start talking about rock music. Others go on about the evils of rock music and express in public, without recrimination or debate, that we should all just like jazz and that the people who like other kinds of music are deviant and should but subjected to all kinds of social strife as a result of their deviancy. Some feel so strongly about their love of jazz that they put up billboards, they go door to door and they put stickers, decals and license plate frames on their cars promoting jazz to non-jazz people that may be following behind them... Sound silly? It is. Religious people get away with such silliness all the time because non-believers are treated to such confusion when they express their utter lack of interest in the fantasy world in which people immerse their minds. | 2.12.2007
The election season is heating up and we are already seeing the attacks on the up and coming Democratic candidates. The salvo launched against Edwards and his staff bloggers is just absurd considering the nature of the accuser. Its not like us non-believers don't have to put up with a constant barrage of negativism from the so called "spiritual majority" in this country. But apparently its considered bad form for any prominent politician, (by proxy) in this country to say anything negative about the people who believe in the great bearded being in the sky? Go figure? When it seems so obvious, in this modern age, to point out the absurdity of religious affiliation.... Its strange how we hold on to tradition even when its clear to everyone with a functioning sense of skepticism that the tradition has long since served its purpose. Watched the Grammy Awards. I think there were too many good albums and songs out this year to have the Dixie Chicks steal the show. So.. why is it that we see so few artists every year walk away with the awards? Especially when they are bound to disappear from the radar in the following years. The Super Bowl - glad to see the Colts win. Last year was one of the worst Super Bowls in recent memory and this year made up for it. | 1.14.2007
Its become obvious to me, and I would think to everyone else as well that we are being lied to on a fairly regular basis - and we have just stopped caring. We've become immune to the small lies of advertising so much so that we hardly blink when we hear something that is so obviously untrue. From a Subway ad: referring to the meatiness of the advertised sub: "...makes even the burliest burger question its manhood." A statement so ridiculous that we might be tempted to dismiss it as blatant hyperbole. Fair enough... From a Samsung ad: Referring to its new Blackjack phone: "Stunning video, Mp3 sound, broadband speed internet and email, all working flawlessly together in one ultra-thin device" Flawless means without flaw. Are they seriously claiming that their product is without flaw? Are we to assume that if this product does not work flawlessly then they will replace that product? Not likely. This is not to mention the various and numerous commercials that prey on the egos and bruised self-images of modern Americans. For instance, the Visa credit card commercials that suggests that paying with cash will slow everyone down and everyone around you will wonder why you are such a moron to not use your visa check card. Of course there are reasons. Visa says cash and checks represent a $21 trillion opportunity for itself, and for other card companies able to convince customers that charging is preferable to handing over actual dollars and cents. So what the hay... why not mess with the human psyche a little more in an attempt to fatten our wallets some more. I can't seem to shake the feeling that this relentless drive to commoditize everything, then drive our human instincts to desire, crave and even need these products is messing with our abilities to be happy. Last example... that stupid f**king Chevy commercial that has John Mellencamp singing about how this is OUR COUNTRY, all the while putting up images of typical red state rural lifestyles. As if certain ways of life have a monopoly on what it means to be american. And to fit into that way of life certain purchases must be made in certain ways. | |
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