Conservative Christians have demonstrated their ignorance once again by championing March of the Penguins as an argument for intelligent design. In … [Read more...] about Penguin Pride
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Wingnuts for Dummies
That's the title I might give the advance copy of The Sanctity of Marriage Handbook that I've had an opportunity to read. The tidy little tome by … [Read more...] about Wingnuts for Dummies
All in a Day’s Work
Over the past couple weeks it appears that the mainstream news reporters have finally developed some sort of a backbone. Salon documents it in this … [Read more...] about All in a Day’s Work
Montreal: Authorites Baffled Over Dancer Deaths
Two male dancers were found dead in a quarry in suburban Montreal last week, and authorities still do not know how they died or why. Steve Wright, a … [Read more...] about Montreal: Authorites Baffled Over Dancer Deaths
Weekend Katrina Update
The story of Dr. Ben Marble, who lost his home to Hurricane Katrina, and last week told Vice President Dick Cheney, "Go Fuck Yourself, Mr. Cheney. Go … [Read more...] about Weekend Katrina Update
FEMA: What a Nightmare
UPDATE: Michael Chertoff announces that Coast Guard Vice Admiral Thad Allen is to replace Brown as principal Federal Officer with regards to Katrina … [Read more...] about FEMA: What a Nightmare
The Pelosi/Phillips Smackdown
A heated exchange between CNN's Kyra Phillips and Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi on the failures of the government following Katrina, in case you missed … [Read more...] about The Pelosi/Phillips Smackdown
NBC’s Brian Williams on Media Repression
As a follow-up to my post of last evening about press access to Jefferson Parish which has generated some heated comments, Brian Williams offers some … [Read more...] about NBC’s Brian Williams on Media Repression
Schwarzenegger to Veto Marriage Bill
This was expected: "In Governor Schwarzenegger's personal life and work in public service, he has considered no undertaking to be more noble than the … [Read more...] about Schwarzenegger to Veto Marriage Bill
The Cover-Up Begins
The Bush administration's censorship of media coverage of the recovery of the dead from the flood-ravaged city of New Orleans has begun in … [Read more...] about The Cover-Up Begins