February 2012
86 posts
" ... this makes me want to throw up ... "
‘I believe in an America where the separation of church and state is absolute; where no Catholic prelate would tell the President — should he be Catholic — how to act, and no Protestant minister would tell his parishioners for whom to vote.’ ~ John Kennedy
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Not mentioned by pRick Santorum is a statement Kennedy also made during the Houston speech: ‘I believe...
“Science has never killed or persecuted a single person for doubting or denying...”
– George P. Spencer
just sayin' . . .
TEHRAN—Amidst mounting geopolitical tensions, Iranian officials said Wednesday they were increasingly concerned about the United States of America’s uranium-enrichment program, fearing the Western nation may soon be capable of producing its 8,500th nuclear weapon. “Our intelligence estimates indicate that, if it is allowed to progress with its aggressive nuclear program, the United...
corporations are 'fueling' our peak oil crisis
… realize that “the unholy alliance of corporation and government is every bit as destructive as the alliance of church and state was perceived to be two hundred years ago.”
Read more: http://www.620kpoj.com/cc-common/mainheadlines3.html?feed=153120&article=9792177#ixzz1nK3NWc8Z
vulture politics, vulture capitalism
Oil prices are rising for three reasons — none of which has to do with offshore drilling or the XL pipeline.
The first, on the supply side, is Iran’s decision to cut in oil exports to Britain and France in retaliation for sanctions put in place by the EU and United States. Iran’s threat to do this has been pushing up crude oil prices for weeks.
The second, on the demand side, is rising hopes for...
latest repig debate . . .
Among the debate’s highlights, CNN’s John King asked each of the four candidates to define themselves using only one word.
Romney: “Asshat.”
Santorum: “Douche.”
Gingrich: “Blimp.”
Paul: “High.”
fukwad
If your opinion on the coverage of pre-natal screening within the Affordable Care Act is based on the notion that the president wants pre-natal screening to be used fundamentally as a Trojan Horse for culling disabled children from society, you’ve strayed pretty far from the pack. And if you start trafficking in the idea that, say, cap-and-trade is an expression of a...
the triumph of capitalism, that it has persuaded...
” .. It has led to the undoing of 200 years of struggle between ordinary people and the super-rich. Trade unions didn’t appear overnight, they were a response to exploitation. Their defeat has led to the ubiquity of precarious, and now free, labor. Workers are not protected in their workplace by capitalists, they are protected by the laws won by struggle against the capitalist. A...
before karen met rick
sick.
she was boinking her mom’s OB/GYN - the same one who delivered HER …
this is a twisted little story.
repiglickins never disappoint …
“Creationists believe they never evolved. I believe they are correct.”
– saboma
deficit spending
Eleven Februarys ago, in his first major speech to Congress, Bush vowed that the entire national debt would be paid off by … well, by right now. Not quite what happened. Indeed, what did happen on Bush’s watch is somewhat reminiscent of what took place under another fellow who made big talk about reducing the national debt: Ronald Reagan.
He came into office talking about how the...
Civilisation faces 'perfect storm of ecological... →
reagan-was-a-horrible-president:
Celebrated scientists and development thinkers today warn that civilization is faced with a perfect storm of ecological and social problems driven by overpopulation, overconsumption and environmentally malign technologies.
In the face of an “absolutely unprecedented emergency”, say the 18 past winners of the Blue Planet prize – the unofficial Nobel for the...
out of sight out of mind →
Like frogs placed in slowly boiling water, we have been lulled into seeing our current situation, in which we arrogate to ourselves the right to kill without formally being at war, as normal. But it is not normal. It represents a radical break with the way we have made war throughout our entire history.
Cheney, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, Wolfowitz, Bush #1 … they began planning this decades...
“Obama’s had to be the Jackie Robinson of American politics — never...”
– Bill Maher: What Is it About Obama That Makes Republicans Go Apeshit to His Face? (Hint: Racism) | AlterNet
Forget the economy, stupid! GOP’s new 2012 plan: God, Guns, and Gays
The Dead Ráibéad: The Real Female Privilege... →
nefariousnewt:
As a woman, you have the privilege of…
Being told by men that you do not have a right to do what you like with your own body.
Being told by men that they only find you attractive when you dress sexy.
Being told by men that if you dress sexy, you’re being “slutty.”
Being…
just wondering . . .
When is the all-female Congressional hearing on boner pills?
Foster Friese To Andrea Mitchell on MSNBC: “In My Day, Girls Used Aspirin For Birth Control” “They put it between their knees.”
Yep. He just said that on national TV.
Birth control is dependent on girls keeping their legs closed.
Friese is Santorum’s Sugar Daddy billionaire benefactor. The remainder of his interview was just as insightful. Sure to become a...
Big Government Republicans in Virginia Vote to... →
A new personhood law has passed in the Republican-controlled lower house of the Virginia legislature and is expected to sail through the Republican-controlled state Senate. Virginia’s right-wing extremist governor, Bob McDonnell, has signaled he will sign it.
Like similar proposals that were defeated in Mississippi last year by 16 points (58 – 42 percent) and in Colorado by 46 points (26.7 –...
“The Bible’s the greatest game of ‘Telephone’ in history. Jesus said ‘Love your enemies,’ Rick Santorum heard ‘Nuke Iran.’” — @JohnFugelsang
censorship
Five GOP Senators in Arizona have introduced a bill in Arizona that would make the lives of teachers and professors a living hell inside and outside of school. Senator Al Melvin, Senator Andy Biggs, Senator Don Shooter, Senator Lori Klein, and Senator Steve Smith are the sponsors of SB 1467, which would prohibit teachers from engaging in “speech or conduct that would violate the standards adopted...
There’s stupid, and then there’s really stupid. Finally, there’s blind, leaden stupidity, a quality personified in great detail by the loathsome Glenn Beck last week.
Beck has long been aware of his own ridiculous qualities, telling The New York Times for a major 2009 profile that he was a mere “rodeo clown,” not really a serious kind of a fellow. But that’s letting the one-time Fox News host off...
Beginning at noon on Monday, the progressive community will focus for 24 solid hours on the Keystone battle. We’ll try to generate half a million emails to the Senate — the most concentrated burst of environmental advocacy this millennium. We’ll know if it works if the Democrats who control the chamber do one simple thing: back their president.
Barack Obama did the brave thing....
