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Tag Archives: Politics
Bush Declares War on the Zombies
Ron Paul: Evolution Does Not Matter … and that makes his supporters smile!
[Hat Tip: One Good Move, and Thanks Brent!]
One of the greatest minds of our day
Is it a good thing or is it something more equine in nature?
Please go check this out and come back and tell me what you think…..Top Evangelical Scientist Joins Science Debate 2008 PushI honestly hope it is a good thing…
Candidates on SNL
One of these pols is not like the other. One of these pols is not the same.
Geek the Vote
Popular Mechanics (one of those magazines that genteel people refuse to admit they read, but that is actually a blast) has published a thing called “Geek the Vote.” According to an email from PM, this is:
…an online guide to all the candidates’ stances on issues related to science and technology including energy policy and climate change, gun control, science education and infrastructure investment. The full chart, which can be navigated by candidate or issue, is [provided]
The site is here.This is apparently in response to (maybe not, but there is evidence to suggest this) the Science Debate 2008 initiative (see this). Continue reading Geek the Vote
Saudi Rape Victim Pardoned; Slave Couple Convicted
You will recall this story about a woman raped in Saudi Arabia and convicted of her crime of being a victim.There is an update. Continue reading Saudi Rape Victim Pardoned; Slave Couple Convicted
Loony Climate Denialism Holdouts
A small group of US experts stubbornly insist that, contrary to what the vast majority of their colleagues believe, humans may not be responsible for the warming of the planet Earth. Continue reading Loony Climate Denialism Holdouts
Messing with Wikiland
Wikileaks busts Gitmo propaganda team
The US detention facility at Guantanamo Bay has been caught conducting covert propaganda attacks on the internet. The attacks, exposed this week in a report by the government transparency group Wikileaks, include deleting detainee ID numbers from Wikipedia last month, the systematic posting of unattributed “self praise” comments on news organization web sites in response to negative press, boosting pro-Guantanamo stories on the internet news site Digg and even modifying Fidel Castro’s encyclopedia article to describe the Cuban president as “an admitted transexual” [sic].
Bali: Are we there yet?
The Cost of twenty years of Reagan and Bushes has been very high. In about 1991, I wrote an article for a monthly newspaper in which I summarized the available data for Global Warming, and was very easily able to conclude that it was a real phenomenon with consequences already felt in a number of areas, a reasonably well understood mechanism, and a tangible set of solutions to work on. In 1997, the Kyoto protocol was signed on to by a number of nations (the US not included because of congressional Republican opposition). This month, in Bali, a re-run of something like Kyoto happened, and finally, the US is also signed on with most of the rest of the world.
The Bible-Thumping Grinch who Pissed on Christmas
I am amazed at the giddiness amongst Christian Fundamentalists that has fomented from the mere utterance of a holiday greeting by Richard Dawkins. The counter-insurgents in the War on Christmas … the Red White and Blue, squeaky-faced smirking shits that call themselves commentators or preachers are creaming in their jeans. But they are also stepping over the line, and I’m calling them on it.
Continue reading The Bible-Thumping Grinch who Pissed on Christmas
The ICR Master’s of Creation Research: An On Line Teaching Degree
The Texas Based Institute for Creation Research would offer an online degree in Science Education. Approved by a State Advisory Board yesterday, the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board will consider the degree in January.
Continue reading The ICR Master’s of Creation Research: An On Line Teaching Degree
Worst, Worser, Worserest
This should make you feel better
Sorry about the O’Reilly video, that must have been difficult to look at. So, to make you feel better, have a look at this: