From the monthly archives:

August 2008

And so it begins anew

August 29, 2008

John McCain has picked Alaskan governor Sarah Palin as his vice president.  She’s anti-choice, anti-gay marriage, thinks evolution is a myth, pro-death penalty and a few other things guaranteed to cause instant dislike amongst progressives.
She’s also a mother and wouldn’t you know that it is her status as mother that is the first slam:
How is [...]

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ABC hopes you’re dumber than the average rock

August 29, 2008

What else is there to say about this article besides that? Charles Dolan, head of Cablevision and one of the people named in the article, donated $25K to the RNC in May of 2000 and 2002.  In June 2004 he gave $25K to the RNC.  In 2007 & 2008 he gave thousands to Guiliani, McCain [...]

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Back it up, Bitch

August 27, 2008

said the anonymous police officer in Denver to the Code Pink protester before he literally knocked her off her feet (via):

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Richard Dawkins’ hate mail

August 25, 2008

Found this video over at The Good Atheist and thought I’d share it:

The best one has to be the one where the sweet little Christian hopes Dawkin’s gets hit by a church van and dies slowly.  Such a sweetheart, eh?

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Ben Stein’s still an idiot

August 25, 2008

He makes $35 to 50K per speaking engagement, owns (as of 2007) seven homes, an empty lot in Malibu and considers himself a member of the middle class:

Ben Stein also gave an interview in 2005 where he was asked about a financial mistake he regretted.  His regret?  At some point he purchased stock in Berkshire [...]

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It’s 2PM, wave goodbye to the Democratic Party

August 24, 2008

Well, folks it’s official.  The Democratic party has kicked off it’s week long celebration of the diversity within the Democratic party with an event that explicitly shuts out any Democrat or democratically inclined person that doesn’t believe in some kind of god.
Be nice.  Smile as you wave goodbye.  It’s the atheist thing to do.
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It’s 2PM, wave goodbye to the Democratic Party

August 24, 2008

Well, folks it’s official.  The Democratic party has kicked off it’s week long celebration of the diversity within the Democratic party with an event that explicitly shuts out any Democrat or democratically inclined person that doesn’t believe in some kind of god.
Be nice.  Smile as you wave goodbye.  It’s the atheist thing to do.
[...]

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It doesn’t get any simpler than this

August 22, 2008

Colleen of Boston Brahmina explains how the alleged important question of when a fetus becomes human is not so important afterall:
If it has none until birth, abortion does not violate human rights because there are none to be violated. If it has them at the moment of conception, or at 6 months’ gestation, or when [...]

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Act like a Christian? No, Thanks.

August 22, 2008

An event this coming Sunday is to be a first for the Democratic Party.  At exactly two pm at the Denver Convention Center the Democratic party will kick off the only “inter-faith” service it’s ever played host to.
This gathering will include clergy of a variety of faiths, Democratic leaders, elected Democrats and community leaders.  It’s [...]

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Can you get a refund for a gift god gave you?

August 20, 2008

Seriously!
A confident Barack Obama raised an extraordinary $7.8 million Sunday at three California fundraisers, most of it in large checks to a Democratic Party committee.
“I will win. Don’t worry about that,” he said to the crowd of about 1,300 at his third event of the evening, according to the pool report.
He was warmly received by [...]

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