January 2011
39 posts
Roe v. Wade: 38 and Under Attack
yes, b/c forcing a child to raise a child, with no experience, no support, no source of income, no high school or college education, no husband or partner, then accusing the mother of doing a bad job, sticking the kid in jail, a foster home, or picking them up off the street, THAT’S moral. Try this:
“I care that you had sex, I care that you not have an abortion, though I don’t...
Homelessness In The Middle Class: Stable Families...
I’m sorry if this rocks your comfort zone, but yes, if they were black or hispanic yes. I’m really tired of listening to this kind of story about people who, if they wanted to accept a minimum wage job, would have money. Unfortunately, the mentality here, so pervasive among caucasians is that that’s not work, or it’s not ‘honest’ work, or it’s for college...
Why Do Atheists Read the Religion Section?
“how your belief impacts your life and how it benefits you.”—actually, it’s not about you. and no, no traditions are too confusing b/c i want a ‘god is real’, ‘there is no god’ answer. they’re confusing b/c they contradict themselves at every turn. how elitist and condescending of you. Is that how you treat others with respect? by saying if...
Black GOP Official Resigns, Citing Arizona Tea...
what I’m waiting for is this comment from any republican who is also a member of a racial minority group: “my race played a significant factor in my leaving my post.”, but that would be admitting the most uncomfortable thing imaginable: some of the people who have visited your home, or prayed with you, or eaten lunch with you, might be a bit racist. and Michael Steele, quite...
Historic Reading Of Constitution Sees Conflict
no confusion here. and the fact is that originalists in fact, are trying to roll back the clock on the constitution, including the 14th amendment, and a direct, sustained attack on the 1st amendment’s prohibition against an establishment of religion. I understand you don’t want to see what is going on regarding the usurpation of the rights you claim to hold so dear, and it is your...
The Vitriol in Our National Bloodstream
look, both sides could do this ALL day: http://mediamatters.org/research/200505180008. the truth is that words do matter. that’s why advertisers spend billions, that’s why there’s a movie and video game rating system, that’s why the FCC fines channels and stations for certain words. that’s why we don’t say particular words around children. Everyone knows...
Gabrielle Giffords Shot: Congresswoman Shot In...
hey, I thought we discussed this whole ‘reasonableness’ thing? we did, remember? I ‘member. we said ev’rybody stand on one side or another, and yell at the top of your lungs that the other guy is wrong—that’s how politics is SUPPOSED to work. gotta pay more attention dude. REASONABLE? C’mon, since when has that gotten us anything but...
The Giffords Gun Clip: How A 'Weapon Of Mass...
I keep trying to tell my liberal friends, a machine lathe, some pipe, and their 15yr old could build flash suppressors, a few cans, almost instant high capacity mags, basic chemistry and an internet search, black powder, and even nitro, napalm, or frags. it’s as if denying humans can be rather bloodthirsty makes it not true. I find the same from the extreme right about things like...
Glenn Beck Emails Sarah Palin About Arizona...
Dear glenn beck: (I don’t respect you enough to capitalize your name).
wherever you are, NEITHER YOU, NOR YOUR SISTER SARAH ARE IMPORTANT ENOUGH TO CAUSE THE NATION TO FALL. NEITHER ONE OF YOU. NEITHER EFFING ONE. CAN YOU HEAR ME GLEN? THIS IS EARTH CALLING. HELLO? IT’S CALLED NARCISSISM GLENN. ASK YOUR THERAPIST ABOUT IT. THEN ASK SOMEONE QUALIFIED.
The Vitriol in Our National Bloodstream
can you believe the shoes? more shoes than Imelda Marcos I bet. re: jeebus: there’d be less problems if modern xtians actually tried to do what he taught—I might not have become an atheist if they did.
The Vitriol in Our National Bloodstream
using the word ‘prevarication’ (and correctly spelling it, kudos for that), doesn’t make your statement any more impressive. by your logic, when we go to war, we should put our infantry in ranks in front, our archers at the rear, just behind our ball cannons, and the cavalry to either side to facilitate flanking maneuvers. thank you for reminding me why I’m a...
The Vitriol in Our National Bloodstream
I disagree on one point: ‘…anyone who takes a life through violent means…’ The truth is that ALL of us, any one of us posting here could be in that guy’s shoes—It’s not likely, but I don’t think that Jeff Dahmer’s mom knew she’d raise a cannibal. Every human being is capable of this, given the right circumstances. that’s why...
The Vitriol in Our National Bloodstream
if you want to shoot, you’ve gotta create a ‘target rich’ environment—so give the people what they want—an outlet for their hate. That may be what you’re getting at. And yeah, both sides do it, though it’s hard to deny it’s a much more grave issue for the political right than for the left.
California Veterans Memorial Cross Ruled...
um…actually, you’re wrong about that. the Founders fully intended there to be a division between gov’t. and religion. I understand that’s a conservative article of faith nowadays, but you’re wrong. and way to conflate arguments--no one said anything about the crosses at Arlington or any other cemetery. but thank you for trying to confuse those two things. oddly,...
California Veterans Memorial Cross Ruled...
after a rather unintelligible post by thoughtthrough, I suggested he or she leave the snark to professionals. you, friend, are a professional. Are you reading thoughtthrough? this is snark—when a pro does it. F/F for excellent snark!!
California Veterans Memorial Cross Ruled...
and by the way, you’re the one who wholly failed to convey whatever it is rattling around inside your noggin. and when you say ‘…I think wrongly so.’, at the end there, do you mean you ‘you think it was wrong’, or do you mean you ‘think wrongly’. I want to be clear, b/c I didn’t do at any point in time what you said I did, so I’m unsure...
California Veterans Memorial Cross Ruled...
that’s mature. ‘the donkey or hammer and sickle’ While I admire that you didn’t make any spelling mistakes (really), in future, leave the snark to the professionals. there’s a learning annex course on snark you know?
Republicans Block Congressional Health Care...
nice. 20. In truth, the only things you’re old enough to know about aren’t germane here. yes, i’m being dismissive b/c of your age, and no, my dismissive has nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that you can’t make a cogent argument. and….um.…you don’t know anything about me, do you?
run along now. I’m sure there’s a party you could be at.
Obama Objects To Gitmo Limits, But Doesn't Claim...
duh einstein. the question was “when congress offers you a bill, do you promise not to use presidential signing statements to get your way?” AND HE HASN’T. HEY EINSTEIN, HE SAID IN THE VIDEO YOU REFER TO, that he wouldn’t use them TO GET HIS WAY…and he hasn’t used this one to ‘get his way’, did he? So in point of fact, YOU FAIL. I bet you...
California Veterans Memorial Cross Ruled...
what I’m trying to explain is this: all people are enthralled by symbols, one has only to look at the wild, and IMO undeserved popularity of Dan Brown novels—as such, I abhor idolatry b/c it is designed, specifically, to short circuit our ability to think rationally. that being the case, the more xtianity is perpetuated through symbology, the more likely our society will remain...
California Veterans Memorial Cross Ruled...
wrong again. exactly what the ruling is NOT saying. I mean, EXACTLY THE OPPOSITE. At Arlington, each marker indicates the deceased’s religion—if the monument in this case represented all the religions (like at Arlington), there’d be no problem. The problem is that there’s ONLY a cross. If you want a straw man to attack (which, by your post, I can only assume you DO),...
Anger at God is Good for Atheists and Believers...
as an atheist, Mr. Hirschfield, I would like to point out that I know ‘god’ is real. It is real in the same sense that a schizophrenic’s visions and voices are real—and no, I am not insulting anyone. the concept ‘god’ is real enough that people kill in its name. being aware of that reality, however, does not mean that i ‘believe’ in...
Scalia: Women Don't Have Constitutional Protection...
let’s be clear, btw: you haven’t written two books, you haven’t founded anything, you haven’t written an amicus brief, you don’t know what the 14th amendment is, you cite a case which you yourself cannot explain your concurrence with, you’re not a lawyer, your go-to expert is a radio talk show host, and you think the word ‘tomes’ is impressive, is...
'Give It Back For Jobs' Helps Affluent Return Tax...
‘Even overseas investment benefits the American consumer ‘—i would agree, if it were true, but it’s clearly not true. b/c a product is cheaper, doesn’t mean it benefits the american consumer who doesn’t have enough to purchase it…b/c the company they worked for laid them off and moved the factory to India. economics is ‘dismal’ yes, but it...
Why Gays and Lesbians Should Never Argue Scripture
we are all humble primaverians in the eyes of the great and noodly FSM. And all differences, starchy and otherwise, are merely the MSG pulled over our eyes to keep us from all partaking at His Kitchen Counter and Breakfast Nook.
Why Gays and Lesbians Should Never Argue Scripture
I’m not insulted so much as bemused by what seems a lack of deliberate thought.
1:god=imaginary friend.
2:’but at the same time you completely dismiss things that fall on the other end of the spectrum.’—no sir, I did not, and do not—I value evidence exactly as you have said—the ‘spectrum’ is probability, and your position is, statistically...
Why Gays and Lesbians Should Never Argue Scripture
so….let me see if i get this…you proffer evidence....when your interpretation of that evidence is debunked, and the evidence is proved irrelevant to the proffered argument....you admit you are wrong on both counts, then reinterpret the lack of evidence as new evidence, then you condescend to the person who pointed out your error? yes…well…either you knew the evidence...
Why Gays and Lesbians Should Never Argue Scripture
if it would make you happy, go ahead. though science is not as simple as you would have it, and putting it in those terms debases the entire endeavor. but again, go ahead if it helps you sleep at night—though keep in mind, I do not concede you are correct in your…interpretation…I am saying you can, as is your right, put it how you like. I won’t condescend to you, though...
Why Gays and Lesbians Should Never Argue Scripture
actually, not to burst your bubble, but Darwin (Pasta blessings be upon him), does not say no. In fact, there are many instances IN NATURE, of homosexual behavior. Moreover, there are animals, notably more than a few amphibians, who spontaneously change sex during their lifetime, having both testes and ovaries, such that these creatures can fertilize themselves. As for ‘higher’...
Why Gays and Lesbians Should Never Argue Scripture
you’re the second person to say that to me. really. LET’S BE CLEAR PEOPLE-I AM AN EFFING ATHEIST. AN ATHEIST. IT’S NOT ‘MY’ BOOK—what I said was, b/c it’s the book that the Rev. was referring to, and the Rev. prefers not to refer to it to look for justifications for or against homosexuality, we (the imperial, impersonal, ‘we’) would have to...
Why Gays and Lesbians Should Never Argue Scripture
but chihuahuas got all the personality. i said the other day, if there’s reincarnation, I want to come back as a dog. they can lick themselves. they can h-u-m-p anyone’s leg, and Mike Vic is a changed man (I hope).
Why Gays and Lesbians Should Never Argue Scripture
sorry, but that lets christians and other believers off the hook too easily—-it’s great to say we should look at ourselves first, but the fact is that all religions are extremely adamant about who is being ‘saved’ and who is being ‘condemned’—which can only happen if you look at others, and place their ways of living on a rung below your own.
Why Gays and Lesbians Should Never Argue Scripture
I think it’s a good question, and being an atheist with zero tolerance for fanatics, I’d pose it myself, though bear in mind that it causes basically good christians (liberal minded, intelligent, educated) to have to defend basically bad christians (fundamentalists). Again, I’m not in disagreement with either your question, or the format in which you present...
Why Gays and Lesbians Should Never Argue Scripture
BTW, I’m not trying to be glib—‘snark’ is my default mode. to respond: taking your assertion at face value then, we’ve got the 600+ other things you aren’t supposed to do, which puts us in the unenviable position of reading god’s mind, to figure out which sins are worse than others—what if homosexuality is waayyyyy down at the bottom of the list?...
For Unemployed, New Jobs Come With Drop In Living...
I feel you—grad school killed me then, and it’s loans are killing me now. So I started my own business—it’s hard, but you gotta keep up the fight Apeman. try this (it helps me on the really bad days): http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/invictus/
For Unemployed, New Jobs Come With Drop In Living...
not really, it’s ideals have been put into form in many ways—a chicken in every pot, 2. whatever kids, a house in the suburbs, a minivan for mom and a muscle car for dad to tool around in, w/ your college car gift from dad passed on to junior, and etc. It’s vague not b/c we should seek it in individual ways, it’s vague, because like what a fortune teller tells you, or what...
For Unemployed, New Jobs Come With Drop In Living...
yes sir, of course sir. really? tell you what: go to college, graduate cum laude, go to grad school, graduate cum luade. start reading college texts at six years old. pass stanford binet with at least 170, take LSAT and MCAT, score in the top 3%, turn down at least one ivy, teach yourself to build computers, teach yourself to program computers, learn two languages other than, well, learn english...
For Unemployed, New Jobs Come With Drop In Living...
oh, by the way: it would be ‘incompetent dems at the helm’—‘dem’s is the possessive, and you want the plural. and you wrote it in the wrong order. MAY I SUGGEST SIR, THAT IF YOU ARE GOING TO LIVE IN THIS COUNTRY…
LEARN THE E F F I N G LANGUAGE.
For Unemployed, New Jobs Come With Drop In Living...
good, then we’re agreed: the current budget crisis, and the huge deficit, and the impossible economic position we’re in are not Obama’s fault. I’m glad we can agree on something. much obliged. oh wait, in one post you stated: ““and obama created his own trickle up wreckonomics” —so, which is it, intellectual dishonesty, misstatement, or misinformed?