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State GOP Chair Says McCain Like Jesus
Categorized: Religion
Tagged: Fundamentalism, Religious Freedom, Republicans
Here at WWJV4 we try to focus on the infringement of radical religious interests into our government and politics. Very seldom however do we see such a blatant statement mixing the two as what we get from Georgia Republican Party chairwoman Sue Everhart. wow, just wow.
“John McCain is kind of like Jesus Christ on the cross, He never denounced God, either.”
Sue Everhart was praising John McCain for refusing to denounce America under torture. JUST LIKE JESUS! Whats more insane is that she claims that she was not trying to make a comparison between McCain and Jesus. She was just, you know, saying that he was like Jesus. Clearly not a comparison.
Look, Sue Everhart is free to hold whatever delusions she wants about the Jesusness of John McCain. However making comparisons between the GOP’s candidate and Jesus is absurd and insulting. To be honest if John McCain is actually elected president we all better hope that he is even Jesusier than Sue thinks he is because he has no plan at all to fix any of the problems facing this nation.
Personally I will side with The Carpetbagger Report and others and say that John McCain has much more in common with underpants gnomes than with Jesus. His three step plan for fixing any problem seems very much like the underpants plan.
Step 1: Steal Underpants.
Step 2: …????…
Step 3: Profit!
Bow Before McCain ToastMcCain is like Jesus, what will they stoop to next to make the Republican base like the guy? Pretty soon were going to be hearing about people seeing his face on toast. I guess the Republican mantra of do whatever it takes to win doesn’t stop at blasphemy.
One final pondering on this. Is being likened to Jesus better or worse than being hailed as the second coming of Reagan?
William ~ WWJV4.com
RSS Roundup 5-13-08
Categorized: Politics
Tagged: Big Business, Good Science, Honesty, Iran, Iraq, John McCain, LGBTQ Rights, Republicans
Good morning everyone, this issue of our RSS Roundup is going to be really short as I have a project that is taking up all my time. As you all know this is an open thread so please feel free to comment on anything that is currently in the news. I’m also playing with a new format so let me know if its more readable.
No NASA Has Not Found Aliens
Retrofitted HubbleEveryone has been excited about a cryptic announcement made by NASA about “the discovery of an object in our Galaxy astronomers have been hunting for more than 50 years”. NASA was waiting until the Hubble was modified but PZ Meyers had to ruin the fun. Creationists discovered Russell’s Teapot and are planning on putting into space.
The Rest of the News
- Republicans and the Bush Administration are once again backing big business over average Americans. This time its by fighting to prevent Kansas based Creekstone Farms from testing all of its meat for mad cow disease.
- Opponent not saying anything controversial? Then lie about it. Thats what Republicans are doing. Just ask Al Gore or Barack Obama.
- 18 year old resident of Austin openly lesbian Randi Shade easily defeated incumbent Jennifer Kim with 64% of the vote for Austin City Council. (Thanks for the correction Dan)
- 82% of American’s now say that the country is seriously on the wrong track. Or if your an optimist 18% say things are going great.
- Leading Republican Roy Blunt agrees that McCain offering third Bush term on economic policy. (and 18% of Americans cheer?)
- 5 of the (at least) 112 lobbyists working inside John McCains campaign have been tied to ruthless dictators. 2 of those who represented the Burma regime in Myanmar have already quit the campaign. There is now a petition for the firing of 3 more here.
- The Bush Administration has been hyping Iran’s involvement in weapons for Iraq without evidence for a while now. Here is yet another article on how the media is covering up this lack of evidence.
Daily Video
Today’s video is from Brave New Films and it exposes once again the Republican Yacht Party’s true interests. In California Republicans are fighting to keep open a tax loophole that lets them buy yachts tax free. If closed this would bring in around 26 million to a state that is being forced to lay off teachers. Read More about this issue here.
Thanks for reading,
William ~ WWJV4.com
Monday Morning Funnies
Categorized: Politics
Tagged: Christianity, Fundamentalism, Good Science, Just For Fun, Republicans, Wacknuttery
I hope everyone had a good Mothers Day weekend. It went really well at our house except pretty much everyone was sick at some point. There seems to be some little bug going around that lasts a couple days. At least I’m hoping thats all the longer it lasts because the weather is getting nicer and I want to stop being sick til next winter.
Well it’s Monday morning so here is some light news and humor to start your week out right.
The Republican’s started off Mother’s Day weekend by voting against Mothers Day. This isn’t really funny, its just sick. And you all thought that Republicans were the family values party. lol (final vote results here)
This is really cool and not as geeky as it sounds initially. There is a new game Fold It that makes protein folding competitive and fun. As you work through the levels you are taught the basics just like any other problem solving game. The game requires no science knowledge as it relies on intuitive thinking and problem solving skills. What makes this really cool is that as you advance you have the potential to make actual scientific discoveries as you work on unsolved proteins. (h/t Richard Dawkins)
A group known as “The Resistance“, which is an incestuous crossbreed of conspiracy theorists and Christian fundamentalism, has launched a boycott of Starbucks over its new Logo which shows a topless mermaid. The Resistance also supports Ron Paul. I know thats obvious from the description of the group but I wanted to point that out anyhow.
God Tube Video Of the Week
Every week we will be featuring our favorite crazy video from God Tube. If you haven’t checked it out that place is a virtual gold mine of crazy. I just started watching video’s from there last week and it is simply AMAZING. If you have a favorite clip from God Tube let me know and if its funny and crazy enough I’ll post it so we can all point and laugh.
Music Video of the Week
This weeks music video was first posted at Loganotron so stop by and say thanks. You probably know this one so go ahead and sing along. Get your co-workers in on the fun too. This version is Corky and the Juice pigs who do a very good rendition of “I’m The Only Gay Eskimo”.
There you all go, have a great Monday and as always consider this an open thread. I would like to hear if anyone did anything great this weekend for your mothers, sisters, wives … etc.
Thanks
William ~ WWJV4.com
The Surge is Working Flowchart
Categorized: Republicans
Tagged: Iraq, National Security, Republicans, Terrorism
By now everyone should be sick to death of hearing how we are winning in Iraq. After 5 years, 3 trillion dollars,and around a million casualties we are no closer to achieving anything resembling lasting peace in Iraq and the Republicans know it. We should have never taken our aim off of chasing terrorists through the mountains of Afghanistan and Pakistan to embark on a pointless campaign for oil and they know that too.
Now I have talked with enough blind and dumb as shit war supporters to never want to do so again. However on the plus side this exposure has led to me deciphering the “Republican Surge is Working Argument Flowchart” which I am sharing with you today. I have included the surge and two common arguments so you can see how it works, but its the same regardless of specifics. In fact I would say it applies to every argument you will ever have with a conservative.
Enjoy and feel free to use or modify this.
Another Bush Crony Resigns Amid Allegations
Categorized: Republicans
Tagged: Alphonso Jackson, Bush Administration, HUD, Republicans
The newest Bushie to leave the administration is HUD Secretary Alphonso Jackson. He has announced his resignation, to spend time with his family, effective 4/18/2008. Not surprisingly his farewell speech made no mention of his criminal investigation or many allegations of political favortism.
Of course, President Bush, who lived in the same neighborhood as Jackson in the 80’s, called him a “strong leader and a good man.” He has been a leader with HUD for 7 years and in that time has had many, many controversial moments.
The FBI began looking in October 2007 at Jackson’s alleged favoritism. A friend of Jackson received $390,000 as a construction manager in New Orleans after Jackson asked another friend to give his name to the Housing Authority of New Orleans.
In 2006, Jackson bragged to a group of executives that he had revoked a contract because the applicant said he didn’t like President Bush. This was investigated but no action was taken against him. The investigation did uncover very strained relationships between the Secretary and several contractors that had been doing business with HUD for a long time, most of them donors to the Democratic party.
Another situation came to light in which the Secretary himself blocked a contract for several months to one Democratic donor. He tried to blame the tie up on his aides but they were having none of that. One of the aides contradicted his account to the HUD Investigator General. Shockingly, nothing was done about that incident either. *sarcasm*
So we bid you adieu, Mr. Jackson. May you ride the tidal wave of corruption into your next lucratively paying position secured by your many years of political ass kissing and reckless disregard for the laws of this nation.
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