A fellow POW on John McCain
Posted in Politics on Sep 3rd, 2008
Worth four minutes of your time. Someone who knew McCain at the Naval Academy and was in the same prisoner of war camp commenting on McCain’s temperament and history.
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Hiroshima Day
Posted in Politics on Aug 6th, 2008
August 6th is Hiroshima Day, the 63rd anniversary of the nuclear bombing of Hiroshima, Japan. That attack, and the bombing of Nagasaki three days later, remain the only nuclear attacks on civilians in history.
In honor of Hiroshima Day, I’d like you to take a minute to reflect on just how absurd it is for America [...]
Bringing new meaning to “so…umm…yeah”
Posted in Politics on Aug 5th, 2008
Okay, so I fully recognize that the media (particularly members the political cartooning camp) will always highlight the worst possible moments in a person’s career. But I’ve seen several DIFFERENT instances of this exact same thing happening.
After nearly 8 years of a man who can’t string a sentence together sitting in the [...]
Who’s afraid of Obama?
Posted in Politics on Aug 1st, 2008
Hilarious.
Girth of a Nation
Posted in Environment, Gourmand, Politics on Jul 30th, 2008
Thanks to The Economist for highlighting data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on the prevalence of obesity in America. Makes me happy to live in the little green spot in the middle.
John Cusack on John McCain
Posted in Politics on Jun 12th, 2008
Sign this!
Posted in Politics on May 30th, 2008
The Supreme Court of California ruled that marriage is a fundamental civil right and must not be restricted on the basis of sexual orientation. Now, on June 17th, California is poised to become only the second state in America to practice full marriage equality. Over the past decade the public has rapidly been embracing equal [...]
Peak oil and UFOs
Posted in Environment, Politics on May 7th, 2008
I like it. Salon’s How the World Works has a nice little post this morning on why we haven’t encountered any intelligent civilizations.
First, the Fermi Paradox. Given the size and age of the universe, there ought to be many technologically advanced civilizations in the universe. So why haven’t we found them?
Second, a [...]
What I think of McCain
Posted in Politics on May 2nd, 2008
Kudos to MoveOn.org. They’re dead right. Think they’re pretty different? Take the quiz to see if you can tell them apart.
Fafblog: Why We Fight
Posted in Politics on Apr 4th, 2008
A thousand thanks to the Itinerant Pedant for turning me on to Fafblog. Truly outstanding satire.
Reprinted here, without permission, are the highlights of the most recent post. I’d highly, highly recommend going to Fafblog to read the comments, many of which are as humorous as the original post.
Special multiple choice edition. Check all [...]
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