Month: July 2008

Why do “so-called” Christian people do stupid stuff like this?

Egad. I sleep late one day and all sorts of silliness breaks out. 🙄

Bill Donohue has released the hounds against a blogger. He’s an Atheist. He wrote a rather “smart mouthed” post on his science Blog. Well, Donohue didn’t like it and issued an call to arms towards this guy to get him fired.  Well, now, the blogger, PZ Myers, is appealing for help.

Okay, first of all, in case Mr. Donohue has forgotten, there is a thing in this country called freedom of speech, this is not Nazi Germany, nor Russia, But the United States of America, free speech is a right, given to us, by the First Amendment of the Construction of the United States of America.

The very idea, that a man, who supposedly represents the largest “so called”  religious organization in the World, would attempt to repress free speech in America, is absolutely reprehensible.

In fact, here is the contact information at the Catholic League:

450 Seventh Avenue
New York, NY 10123
(212) 371-3191
Fax: (212) 371-3394

and here is the contact information of the archdiocese in New York, call them and file a complaint against Bill and his League:

Cardinal’s Office

1011 First Ave

New York, NY  10022

Contact: Edward Cardinal Egan

Phone: 212-371-1000

This isn’t about Religion, this is about the repression of free speech, religious organizations have NO RIGHT to control ANY sort of free speech at all.

By the way, here’s Bill Donohue’s new mug shot:

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A News Article that Goerge W. Bush and Staff need to read..

This is serious Business and Bush had better read this. This here is why we cannot afford to go to war with Iran.

The Story: OPEC warns against military conflict with Iran (via International Herald Tribune)

The head of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries warned Thursday that oil prices would see an “unlimited” increase in the case of a military conflict involving Iran, because the group’s members would be unable to make up the lost production.

“We really cannot replace Iran’s production – it’s not feasible to replace it,” Abdalla Salem El-Badri, the OPEC secretary general, said during an interview.

Iran, the second-largest producing country in OPEC, after Saudi Arabia, produces about 4 million barrels of oil a day out of the daily worldwide production of close to 87 million barrels. The country has been locked in a lengthy dispute with Western countries over its nuclear ambitions.

In recent weeks, the price of oil has risen higher on speculation that Israel could be preparing to attack Iranian nuclear facilities. The saber-rattling intensified this week with missile tests by Iran. That has further shaken oil markets because of concerns that any conflict with Iran could disrupt oil shipments from the Gulf region.

“The prices would go unlimited,” Badri said during the interview, referring to the effect of a military conflict. “I can’t give you a number.”

I highly recommend that everyone, of all political stripes go read this article. This is why we cannot go to war with Iran. Not because of our Military, but rather because it would kill us, even worse than it is now, at the gas pump.

We just cannot afford, I cannot afford, the Nation cannot afford another war with another country.

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Whooops!

Barry does a joint party with Hillary and forgets to ask supports to support her. Whoops!

But about two minutes later Obama bounces back onto the stage. Waves his hands. Had he forgotten to mention about the jobs program?

The music stopped. Or maybe he neglected to praise his distant cousin Dick Cheney?

“Hold on a second,” he shouted. “I got one more thing.” Oops! It seems Obama had forgotten to mention the part about giving money to Hillary Clinton in the spirit of unity, the whole reason they were gathered there in the first place.

“Sen. Clinton still has some debt. And I could have had some debt — if I hadn’t won — so I know the drill. There are many supporters of mine here who have not yet given something to help her retire that debt. I would be very grateful if you looked under your chair. I think there should be an envelope or a pledge sheet or something.

“If people would take the time not only to pick it up but put something in it and mail it back…that is part of the process of making sure that we’re unified…Allright, turn on the music again. Let’s keep on partying.”

And so they did. In perfect unity, no doubt. – Clinton and Obama do joint fundraiser but he forgets the fund part | Top of the Ticket | Los Angeles Times

Great speaker? Yes. Liberal? You bet. Absent Minded? You have no idea.

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Speaking of Chimpy and G8

He pulls this stupid stuff too:

The American leader, who has been condemned throughout his presidency for failing to tackle climate change, ended a private meeting with the words: “Goodbye from the world’s biggest polluter.”

He then punched the air while grinning widely, as the rest of those present including Gordon Brown and Nicolas Sarkozy looked on in shock.

and of course:

The White House apologised for what it called “sloppy work” and said an official had simply lifted the characterisation from the internet without reading it.

Man, I hope the G.O.P. learned their lesson in electing an idiot like him. 🙄

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Someone needs to show Bush a Map

Like this: (H/T to Matthew Yglesias)

I mean, how idiotic:

“Amigo! Amigo!” Mr. Bush called out cheerily in Spanish when he spotted the Italian prime minister. “How you doing, Silvio? Good to see you!” Later, the president wondered about his former Russian counterpart, Vladimir V. Putin. “Did Putin come to see you since I saw you?” he asked Mr. Berlusconi. (He had not.)

🙄 and they wonder why we’re not liked in other parts of the world.

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On Gramm's Comments.

Yes, I know about McCain adviser Phil Gramm‘s comments.

Part of me, agrees with him.

However, a larger part of me. The part of me, who has not had a full time job since 2005 and the part of me, that has not had a long time, good paying job since 2000, very highly disagrees with him.

I know, McCain supposedly rebuked him, but it does not remove what he said, especially seeing he still stands by what he said.

I guess when you come from a middle class family and live in a state, that is having a one state recession with 7% unemployment. (and that’s the one’s collecting unemployment.) You tend to look at things a little differently, than if you’re a multi-millionaire from in Connecticut.

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Iran's Photoshop Psyops

It seems that Iran, Not content with trying to piss off the United States of America, not to mention the members of the United Nations, with the Missile test that it performed yesterday. Now it has been discovered that the Iranians actually photo shopped a picture, that was given to Reuters.

What does this mean? Well, for starters, it means that we cannot trust Iranian people, no further than we could throw one of them. It also means that they’re playing a little Psyops game with the rest of the World. Which really means, Iran is already in war mode, either they are convinced that The United States wants to attack them, or that Israel wants to attack them. Either way, that is a dangerous mentality to have, because Iran could attack Israel, because someone at the switch has heartburn or something. (Sort of a simplistic way of putting it, but I think you all know what I mean here…)

Either way, someone in that part of the country, like Qatar, needs to go to Iran and assure them, that we’re not interested in invading that country.

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