I read this in a friend of mine's LJ, and I had to share it with my minuscule readership. Way to go, Marc, for laying it out there balls to the wall.

"If Forest Gump can win Best Picture, Sarah Palin can win the election. Like Gump, Palin is an Everyperson, slightly retarded, who shrewdly suggests that brains and education are irrelevant."

I hope all of you were sitting down when you heard that news that Clay Aiken spilled the beans to People magazine that he is, in fact, gay. Because that was like a camouflage condom--no one saw it coming. /sarcasm ( Read more... )

William Blake, Romantic poetic visionary, made this statement in the late eighteenth century. I wish he had appended it thusly: "All religions are one crock of shit." I've always believed this, but last night I did sort of have my eyes opened ( Read more... )

In case any of my small readership wondered whether or not I had any thoughts on the recent nomination of Sarah Palin as Chipmunk Cheeks McCain's running mate, of course I do. I just have had time to properly lambaste it. So now that I have a little down time in my office, beware Governor of Alaska.

MadKingGeorge asked recently at a photo op/ ( Read more... )

NayA Texas judge threw out a lawsuit against Victoria Osteen, wife of Joel Osteen, pastor a mega-church and overall douchebag. According to reports, Osteen shoved a flight attendant against a wall and elbowed her over a stain on her first-class seat. Why? It's pretty simple. She loves Jesus. She'd never do anything like that. She's not a ( Read more... )

I'm finally back after two weeks on the Left Coast (and still on Pacific time, hence the hour of this update). I have to say after having seen more or less the greater portion of the U.S., its greatest treasures and natural wonderlands lie in Oregon and Washington. And to top it off, both Victoria and Vancouver, located in our venerable neighbor ( Read more... )

Just to give everyone a heads up, tomorrow I am flying out to the left coast for two weeks of rest and relaxation. I will have internet access at a few points on our trip, but for the most part I plan on kicking back and taking a break from everything but my family. So if I don't answer messages, comments, and the like, that would be the reason. ( Read more... )

I know I swore off these things, but there was an intriguing one on a friend's site so I had to oblige ( Read more... )

I know this, and I know I said I'd stay off Hillary, but I saw this on one of my favorite websites and just had to dedicate it to her. Let the hate mail begin again.


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Matt Taibbi on the Daily Show made me laugh until it hurts. Thank you, man with a funky last name for exposing the incredible nonsense of the lunatic fringe in America. And they say atheists are fucked up?