Oct
20
Now here’s some political parody that I can appreciate. Check out the satire of the Right-Wing Facebook.
If it seems a little too truthful, that’s because it’s meant to get a few messages across to a sometimes under-informed American public. The Right-Wing Facebook parody site is a project by People For the American Way and [...]
Apr
07
Even if George W. Bush has succeeded in drastically expanding the power of the executive branch, there is no anointed king here in America. No president has claimed to be a god, and senators are not priests.
In the United States, claims to divine authority tend to be somewhat more subterranean and implicit, if no [...]
Dec
30
Here’s an interesting list from AlterNet - their ten most popular stories of the year. ALterNet is a great resource, although a couple of the stories surprised me.
They also have the top ten most discussed (which leans hard on 9/11), the top ten Iraq myths, the top ten outrageous right-wing comments of 2006, the [...]
Nov
12
I would like to see more opposition to the (so-called) christian nationalism (or dominionism) movement that has such a destructive effect on the American values of liberty, justice, and freedom.
Opposition from the perspective of atheism(s) is one method:
As an “out atheist,” Collette-Van Deraa said she often feels scorned as the other - “capital O in [...]
Sep
26
Great B Movie stuff, for sure.
But don’t let the bumbling appeal fool you.
Whether Bush’s “problem” is real or artificial, it functions to encourage disbelief about the nature of his presidency and his administration. He seems like just a regular guy, a little dim, maybe a puppet, but not a “bad guy.” Right? Wrong.
What is [...]
Jul
02
Overly-true joke of the day:
What’s worse than a wolf in sheep’s clothing?
A wolf in shepard’s clothing.
And all the sheeple, too.
May
06
Listen to Neil Young’s new album, Living with War.
Visit the blog.
Don’t need no ad machine
Telling me what I need
Don’t need no Madison Avenue War
Don’t need no more boxes I can see
Covered in flags but I can’t see them on TV
Don’t need no more lies
Don’t need no more lies
Don’t need no more lies
Click on the track [...]