Saturday, April 28, 2007
Regent University: The Bush Administration's Favorite Law School
Is there any wonder why our current administration is full of morons and political hacks when the most highly represented law school in current appointed positions is Pat Robertson's Regent University?
Jon Stewart opines on Monica Goodling's grant of immunity and Pat Robertson's "prestigious" law school.
One of the funniest damn things I've seen from Jon Stewart in a while. Here's the Daily Show clip.
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Woman ‘tricked into sex’ by penis cream treatment
A Syrian-born airline pilot allegedly tricked a schoolteacher from Haverfordwest into having sex with him by pretending he had to administer ointment on the end of his penis, a jury heard yesterday (Tuesday).
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Friday, April 27, 2007
Catholics, Crow, Kids and Cancer
Now, I understand that the Archbishop has standards he must live by and doctrines to follow. But aren't we being a little short-sighted here? This isn't about you or your religion, padre. This is about helping kids with cancer. This is about helping support a center that provides medical care for kids fighting a disease that very well might kill them. And you, in your pius view, believe that who sings at this event and their personal political views are more important than helping these kids? You must, because not only have you resigned your post on Cardinal Glennon's board, but you also believe Catholics — even those who already have bought tickets to the show — "should think hard before attending."
According to Knopf, "Komen has not funded any grants involving human embryonic stem cell tissue, but has funded grants involving adult stem cells. Whether embryonic stem cells will have a role or be of value in the fight against breast cancer has not been clearly determined."
So, just to recap... The Archbishop resigns from his position of Chairman of the Board of Cardinal Glennon Children's Hospital and encourages his flock not to attend a charity event for kids with Cancer because Sheryl Crow is appearing. He also has a letter sent to local catholic schools basically encouraging them not to donate to a well-respected breast cancer charity based on things that aren't even factual.
How Christian of you, Father. Glad to see you are watching out for the young and the weak and the helpless...
Thursday, April 26, 2007
Jack Valenti Dead at 85
While Valenti is hailed as an innovator in this sense, be sure to expose yourself to the full story of the MPAA (Motion Picture Association of America) and how they rate films.
Be sure to check out This Film Is Not Yet Rated. Released in 2006, this is an expose on the inconsistent and sometimes bizarre system used to rate film releases.
America's Mayor loses my respect
Rudy seemed like a decent enough candidate that fit most of my qualifications. You see, I'm somewhat conservative when it comes to fiscal issues and issues regarding the military, national security, and illegal immigration. I also consider myself pretty damn liberal on social issues including abortion and civil rights (like gay marriage and the legalization of drugs). So, Rudy and me seem to jive on a few things.
However, Rudy totally jumped the shark yesterday as he revealed himself to be just another of the many fear-mongers hiding under the cloak of the Republican party. Yesterday, at a Lincoln Day dinner in New Hampshire, Rudy puked this bile from his beak:
"We're going to win that war whether there's a Republican president or a
Democratic president or any other president. The question is going to
be: How long does it take and how many losses will we have along the way?
And I truly believe that if we go back on defense for a period of time,
we're going to ultimately have more losses and it's going to go on much
longer."“If any Republican is elected president — and I think obviously I would be
best at this — we will remain on offense and will anticipate what (the
terrorists) will do and try to stop them before they do it.”"If one of them gets elected, it sounds to me like we're going on the
defense. We've got a timetable for withdrawal from Iraq. We're going
to wave the white flag there. We're going to try to cut back on the Patriot
Act. We're going to cut back on electronic surveillance. We're going to cut
back on interrogation. We're going to cut back, cut back, cut back, and
we'll be back in our pre-September 11 mentality of being on defense.""I want to be your president because I think I understand this at least as
well as anyone else and I think better than most."
Popping my Cherry
So, if you want to come by and check out this blog from time to time, I promise to be honest and share my thoughts on pretty much whatever chapping my ass at the time. I can't promise to be entertaining, but I hope I am on occassion.