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Obama Soft on Crime: Pardons Turkey
President Barack Obama is being targeted by some on the right for being soft on crime after pardoning a Turkey yesterday. While this was the first pardon of his short presidency some worry that it sets a a dangerous precedent. How after all, they wonder, will he stand up to terrorists when he can’t even take [...]
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National Teabagging Day
Teabaggers across the nation are gathering in large groups of 1000 or sometimes 2000 to protest paying taxes today. If your like me your probably confused that people would protest taxes given that Barack Obama will be lowering taxes on 95% of all Americans. So as a public service to the teabaggers everywhere here is [...]
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RSS Roundup 6-2-08
Categorized: Politics
Tagged: Barack Obama, Fundamentalism, Iraq, Just For Fun, Progressive Religion
k, so it’s not really Monday morning anymore but if the pot of coffee you drank this morning hasn’t gotten you going maybe this will. However since I took a long weekend to finish up a project (almost) I want to do a super special RSS Roundup / Monday Morning Funnies combo edition. Thats double the value for the same low price of free! Lucky you.
Sleater-Kinney Song Stuck in my head
Could do worse. Sleater-Kinney is/was an amazing band that has been broken up now for the past two years. This weekend I was listening to some of their stuff and now this song is stuck in my head. Normally listening to it over and over again gets it out but that hasn’t worked. So I’m trying to spread the joy and maybe that will help.
Everything Else You Need Know, So Sit Down and Shut Up
- Obama Quits his Church. I’m disappointed that Obama would quit the church where he was married and where his daughters were baptized for political expediency.
- 5 Most Badass Presidents of All Time. I found this while reading 6 Most Badass Stunts Ever Pulled in the Name of Science. Read them both their awesome. (h/t Skepchick).
- Blog carnival for progressive Christians, read more at Fetch me my Axe. We wholly support progressive religions, Christian or otherwise, so looking forward to reading some good posts.
- Catholicism, leading the fight for equality for women.
- More “progress” in Iraq. Sunnis have withdrawn from the Iraqi government AGAIN after Maliki rejected their entire list of nominated ministers.
- We all like to give Congress a hard time but Crooks and Liars points out one thing they have done perfectly right, Social Security. So I’m joining them in giving Pelosi a nice big round of applause for keeping the Republicans from killing an important program.
- Really with the popular vote totals so close can we stop talking about them and focus on the only thing that actually counts, delegate count. Isn’t this like trying to argue who won the super bowl based on rushing yards and not the final score?
Video of the Day
Robert F. Kennedy: 80% of Republicans Are Just Uninformed Democrats.
RSS Roundup 5-28-08
Categorized: Politics
Tagged: John McCain, Kathleen Sebelius, Libertarian Party, Religious Freedom, Support The Troops, Wacknuttery
Wow, it feels good to be back. I took full advantage of the holiday weekend and totally unplugged from news. I really needed it and I have a clearer head now. It’s something I totally recommend everyone doing. Of course I missed some stuff but nothing that I can’t live without knowing. It is good to be back writing again though so here is the RSS Roundup for everything important that happened in the blogosphere yesterday.
Novak Attacks Gov. Sibelius For Supporting Womens Rights
The other day douchebag of liberty Robert Novak wrote an opinion piece for the Washington Post praising Kansas Democratic Governor Kathleen Sebelius for her strong support for women’s rights and reproductive freedom. I wanted to thank Robert Novak as I don’t think that the nation is aware of the many progressive values and accomplishments of our wonderful Governor. Being from Kansas, Sibelius has been branded a moderate Democrat and I think this article was exactly what she needed to help bolster her progressive image. Glad to see I’m not the only one who thinks so either.
The Rest of The News
- John McCain thinks that the reason American’s are dispirited is because we haven’t passed a trade agreement with Colombia. Yup, that nails it perfectly. It’s not endless pointless war, 4$ gas, an economy in the toilet, and his view of 4 more of the same … it’s that Colombia thing that has us all down. Dumbass.
- Former Republican Bob Barr secures Libertarian Party nomination. There is talk that this could cause problems with McSame but really I’m just happy that the crazy Libertarians have a party. Makes it easier to tell who they are and avoid them.
- John McCain continues to lie and distort about the Webb G.I. Bill that would greatly improve education benefits for our soldiers.
- The Republicans like to tout our all-volunteer army, especially when avoiding responsibility for their deaths and disabilities. Only we don’t actually have an all-volunteer army as thousands of troops have been forced to remain in active duty after their contracts expire. Well, now Democrats are trying to make sure these troops are fairly compensated. lets see how fast the Republicans prove that “Supporting the Troops” is just a bumper sticker.
- A Ford dealership, Keiffe & Sons Ford, in Mojave CA is running an ad that clearly discriminates against non-Christians.
But did you know that 86% of Americans say they believe in God? Since we all know that 86 out of every 100 of us are Christians, who believe in God, we at Keiffe & Sons Ford wonder why we don’t tell the other 14% to sit down and shut up. I guess maybe I just offended 14% of the people who are listening to this message. Well, if that is the case then I say that’s tough, this is America folks, it’s called free speech. None of us at Keiffe & Sons Ford are afraid to speak out. Keiffe & Sons Ford on Sierra Highway in Mojave and Rosamond, if we don’t see you today, by the grace of God, we’ll be here tomorrow.
Ford has been less than concerned about this as well. Well, I this makes my next car purchase that much easier.
- Lieberman apparently compared Pastor Hagee to Moses? I don’t really understand either but I have long ago given up on understanding conservatives and soulless leaches like Lieberman and McCain. Curious though, does that mean that to guys like Lieberman when McCain denounced Hagee’s endorsement (after first seeking it) it’s akin to denouncing Moses? Interesting.
Video Photo Montage of the Day
Michelle Malkin, who is famous for having a fat ass and a … sorry, thats someone else … has surpassed her previous record for stupidity by making the insane connection between celebrities wearing scarves and supporting terrorists. So as a public service I feel the need to expose the other hidden terrorists lovers hiding in Hollywood.
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- Diane Kruger
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- Jay Z
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- Jennifer Garner
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- Jessica Alba
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- Jude Law
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- Lindsay Lohan
Thats after just 5 minutes on Google. I shudder to think how many terrorists loving scarf wearers are lurking out there. I’m going to have to subscribe to Malkins RSS Feed so that she can keep me safe.
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I do not think it means what you think it means
Categorized: Politics
Tagged: Bush Administration, Crazy Republicans, Wacknuttery
One of the words that the Bush Administration likes to throw around when talking about their failing policies is the word PROGRESS. No matter the topic; whether it’s the Iraq War, the economy, jobs, gas prices, you name it and were making “progress” on it. Like any sane and intelligent American I have long wondered what crazy metric they were using to measure this success. Well I have had an epiphany on this and I wanted to share it with you all.
When I first started hearing this I was under the assumption that “progress” was just another insecure platitude to quiet the angry masses. You know, just another way to string out the Iraq war until it becomes the Democrats problem. Now I realize that the conservatives belief that we are making progress is sincere and honest and is exactly the reason why they are unfit for government.
As a liberal and as a fan of facts and reality I tend to define the word progress, in the context used by Republicans, as meaning “the act of moving forward toward a goal”. I naturally measure this progress by how far from the goal we are and by whether or not were getting closer to that goal. I think that this way of looking at the world is not only natural and logical, but its essential for any kind of real success.
As I’m sure you can relate to this definition of progress left me confused and angry whenever conservatives used it. It’s much like accepting the offer of an apple, which you assume to be a red tasty fruit, only to receive a punch in the nose. Now imagine that happening for 7 years. Eventually you figure out that what they call an “apple” isn’t an apple at all and the last thing you want is more of their “apples”.
Understanding the conservative view of progress had me baffled until I realized one thing. For liberals success is dependent on the quantifiable achievement of a set goal. Conservatives seem to accept that success is guaranteed and that all they have to do is wait for it. This assurance of success makes things like timetables, goals, strategy, planning all irrelevant. For America to be successful we simply need to wait.
So when you start with the faith that success is inevitable the definition of progress changes. As their is no goal other than to wait for success the liberal definition of progress makes no sense. The conservative definition of progress is nothing more than the “progress through time”. When conservatives say we are making progress they don’t mean that goals are being achieved or that a sound strategy is being successfully carried out. They simply mean that time is still passing and therefore we are that much closer to our inevitable glorious success.
With that in mind watch this short clip taken from Keith Olberman’s 5/1/2007 episode. You will see that if you think of the word progress as a rational acceptance that time has not stopped the words of George Bush make sense. See that piece in context here.
This method of government that the conservatives are offering has clearly not worked. I would be interested in hearing a single thing that the Bush Administration has actually made better. If we allow another conservative like John McCain to be elected we can expect 4 more years of Republican “progress”.
Site Comments Fixed, I Hope
Categorized: Politics
Tagged: Website News
A while back I added a spiffy new spam filtering plugin in the hopes of cutting out some of the spam and junk I get every day. Well apparently this plugin, which will remain nameless to protect the innocent, was preventing unregistered users from commenting. This should be fixed now, if not please let me know.
Thanks to gmknobl for the heads up!
RSS Roundup 5-22-08
Categorized: Politics
Tagged: 2008 Election, Barack Obama, John McCain
I want to start out today by apologizing for putting this blog on the back burner the past two weeks. I have been really busy getting a large programming job done by this weekend. The good news is that if everything goes well I will have the front end done today and tomorrow everything will be tested. Of course there will be more functionality as always but the core code will be in place. I’m excited.
I know I always say this but todays RSS Roundup is really short. Thanks for putting up with me.
Obama Gets Specific on What Change Is
- a tax code that rewards work instead of wealth
- a health care plan that guarantees insurance to every American who wants it
- an energy policy that doesn’t rely on buddying up to the Saudi Royal Family and then begging them for oil
- giving every child a world-class education
- ending a war that we never should’ve started
The Little Thats Left
- American prisoners held in Guantanamo Bay have allegedly been abused and tortured at the behest of the Chinese government. Wow, I knew that we flew prisoners to other countries to be tortured but I never thought that we would fall so low as to be one of those countries for someone else. And for China no less. I have no words.
- Myanmar is turning away US aid for cyclone victims.
The Video of the Day
I have been saying all along with my McCain vs. McCain series that there are two John McCain’s. I would have thought that the vast differences between beliefs and positions of the two would have made it obvious. Well, finally the media is starting to wake up to this fact. Thanks Crooks and Liars
For more on the Two McCain’s revelation:
Thats it for today, told you it was a short one. Hope you all have a great day and I’ll try to get out a real story later this afternoon. Depends on how well the coding goes.
William ~ WWJV4.com
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