If you remember a previous post of mine, “A Boatload of Nonsense,” you’ll know that I’m not a huge fan of the movie, Evan Almighty. Back in 2007, Girl talked me into seeing it with her and, today, believe it or not, I gave in again. This time the movie was on television. A cool, [...]
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A Boatload of Nonsense from our GOP presidential contenders
Posted in church and state, economics, media, political figures, politics, religion, religious leaders, tagged christianity, dominionism, Flood myth, Focus on the Family, fundamentalism, GOP, Herman Cain, michele bachmann, Newt Gingrich, Rick Perry, Ron Paul, separation of church and state, superstition, U.S. presidential election 2012 on November 21, 2011 | 5 Comments »
You know folks don’t like you when…
Posted in economics, media, parenting, politics, tagged 1%, 99%, Casey Anthony, Occupy, Person of the Year on November 13, 2011 | 4 Comments »
It’s that time. TIME Magazine will soon be choosing their Person of the Year; but, for now, they’d like to know who you’d choose. The poll is here, so go cast a vote for your favorite – or least favorite! – person of the year. Currently, in the least favorite category, Casey Anthony is trailing [...]
Not that I’m kvetshing, mind you
Posted in media, parenting, tagged inspirational, minutia, world of children on July 13, 2011 | 15 Comments »
…but our family traditions are changing. It’s not an easy thing because, as you know, without Tradition, life is precarious as a fiddler on the roof. Right? Right. So, here’s my short spiel. We’ve always used a clothes dryer. It’s a tradition. The Girl’s mama used one, and her mama’s mama before her. But, now, we now [...]
Herman Cain: A “real” black man is uneducated and racially pure
Posted in media, political figures, politics on July 5, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Looking over the sorry cast of Republicans running for president, it’s hard to choose the worst of the bunch. That said, Herman Cain is definitely a contender for top honors. Has anybody read his recent interview with New York Times Magazine? Wow. If you missed it, here’s an interesting excerpt (from Poltical Correction blog). NY Times: Before you announced your campaign, you said [...]
Republicans release their plan for economic recovery
Posted in humor, media, political figures, politics, tagged economy, Eric Cantor, GOP, Republicans on July 2, 2011 | 3 Comments »
The Borowitz Report is reporting, Republicans: Trillions Could Be Cut from Budget if We Eliminate Empathy. Speaking on behalf of congressional Republicans, House Majority Leader Eric Cantor (R-VA) said today that trillions could be cut from the Federal budget if Congress can agree to eliminate empathy. … Rep. Cantor noted that “the word ‘empathy’ comes [...]
The Slippery Slope
Posted in christianity, church and state, fundamentalism, media, politics, religion, religious leaders, tagged Bryan Fischer, christianity, history, huh?, irony, politics, religion, religious word play, separation of church and state, tweets, woo on June 28, 2011 | 12 Comments »
Donald Trump is a psycho
Posted in media, political figures, politics on June 8, 2011 | 4 Comments »
I’d tell him so, but he has disabled YouTube comments and ratings for his videos “From The Desk Of Donald Trump.”
Dear Muslims, Convert or Die! Yours Truly, America
Posted in christianity, church and state, evangelism, fundamentalism, irony, islam, media, military, politics, religion, religious leaders, tagged bigotry, christianity, evangelism, fundamentalism, irony, politics, religion, separation of church and state on April 29, 2011 | 7 Comments »
The cowardly Bryan Fischer at American Family Association is at it again.
Vote for the scariest homeschooling video
Posted in christianity, church and state, education, evangelism, fundamentalism, homeschooling, irony, media, parenting, politics, religion, religious leaders, tagged christianity, education, evangelism, fundamentalism, Home School Legal Defense Association, homeschool, homeschooling, humor, memes, parenting, politics, religion, religious word play, school, separation of church and state, skepticism, snark, world of children on April 20, 2011 | 7 Comments »
Did you know that HSLDA is having a video ad contest? I don’t know what they plan to do with the videos or where they hope to air them (Christian TV networks I presume), but you can vote for your favorite video at HSLDA – and/or in my poll below. :D ☠ 1. Old Time ☠ 2. [...]
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