Main Stream Media

The problem with the media is not just that they suck, not just that they pander to the lowest common denominator, and not just they prize a pretty face above all other attributes.
The real problem is that they are proudly and aggressively stupid.  Witness this exchange with Dennis Kucinich:

Now, Kucinich is not exactly my cup […]

Damn! Creationists are Everywhere

And I was going to vote for this guy, too.  Yet another politician gets caught trying to make everybody happy and winds up upsetting everybody.
Why, John Tory, why?
Actually, I know why.  If you’re a complete ignoramus on the subject, then “teach the controversy” sounds quite sensible.  Both sides of the story and all that.
Except, in […]

No, No, Never, No Way in Hell

Not even to save my life.  Not in a million years.Nobody, but nobody, is performing a bilateral orchidectomy on this cowboy.
There is no pain sufficient to make me consider this as an option.
Jesus!  I think virtually all men, from any culture around the globe, will exhibit exactly the same facial expression when they read that […]

A Burning Ring of Fire?

Hell.  Go to Hell.  Hell on Earth.  A hellish experience.
Is there a Hell?
For an atheist like me, the answer is a straightforward no.
But, I have to ask, can any decent person believe in Hell?
I don’t think so.  I cannot say that anyone who would worship a deity that would consign the majority of their fellow […]

You’ll Die Laughing

Knock, knock.
Who’s there?
Hangman.
Hangman who?
Hangman coming to get you.
That’s not funny.  Once again, executions have become part of normality in the US.  That’s not a sign of a healthy society in the 21st century.

You Had To Know This Was Coming

John Travolta, never afraid to embarrass himself when it comes to his ‘religion’, now says that he agrees with Tom Cruise’s statements about psychiatry.
Undoubtedly, Kirstie Alley really believes obesity is caused by some sort of alien infestation but, hey, Jenny Craig pays well, so what the fuck.
Now, you have to give these guys credit.  They […]

Hum de Dum de Dum

LOL, as the saying goes.
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