Rand Paul:
Call me cynical, but I didn’t think his [Obama's] views on marriage could get any gayer.
We won't call Rand cynical. Ignorant, bigoted asshole is more fitting. An adult using ...
Happy Friday.
The best from Political Humor‘s collection of the week’s late night political humor.
"President Obama came out with approval of same-sex marriage. He said that over the years, he has ...
I've never understood Log Cabin Republicans - gay conservatives who give their support to a homophobic political party that derides their sexuality and refuses to grant them equal rights under ...
Finally.
“I have to tell you that over the course of several years as I have talked to friends and family and neighbors when I think about members of my own ...
Election roundup:
Indiana.
As polls forecast, the Tea Party's efforts to cleanse the GOP of any impure conservatives has Dick Lugar out and teabagger Richard Mourdock in. Mourdock is the new Republican ...
There are lies...and then there are lies.
My own view, by the way, was that the auto companies needed to go through bankruptcy before government help. And frankly, that’s finally what ...
From the papers captured last year at Osama bin Laden's Pakistani hideout comes this.
Like any public figures, bin Laden and his advisers were mindful of the media. Adam Gadahn, one ...
The best from Political Humor‘s collection of the week’s late night political humor. Happy Friday.
"Today Mitt Romney visited a firehouse here in New York City. Of course, he was disappointed ...
It happened to Kerry. Can it happen to Obama? Nope says Margaret Carlson.
Obama’s belief system -- in that hopey-changey business and the post-partisanship thing -- has been altered by reality. ...
Sullivan:
What do Republicans call a gay man with neoconservative passion, a committed relationship and personal courage?
A faggot.
Exactly right, but then could one expect anything different from a political party that ...
And they claim that atheists are immoral?
The ugly side of religion shows its face once again. The words below were spoken at a Sunday sermon by Sean Harris, a pastor ...
It's been fun watching conservatives and Romney twist themselves into pretzels trying to undo Mitt's past words on GM and bin Laden.
Romney, April 2007:
It’s not worth moving heaven and earth ...
In an op-ed piece in the Washington Post, a couple of scholars from liberal and conservative think tanks, discuss the state of American politics.
We have been studying Washington politics and ...
Romney's VP-in-waiting, Marco Rubio, is perfecting the conservative sleaze play.
He has proposed his version of the Dream Act in which people who entered the country illegally as children will be ...
Beyond the rhetoric, the political BS, the lies - that is, the concerted effort by the right-wing noise machine to distort and misinform at every opportunity - is the very ...
It was never a matter of 'if'...only of 'when'.
Two constituencies that President Obama is holding onto about as strongly now as he did four years ago are voters under 30 ...
I'm not sure what one does with information of this sort but I thought it important you know. From Alex Pareene's new ebook, The Rude Guide To Mitt.
Every good Romney ...
Guess whose illustration made the May cover of a national magazine? Mine!
I'm quite sure there isn't much Stephen Moore/Newsmax and I share in common as far as politics goes but ...
Jesus (c. 30 CE):
Render unto Caesar the things which are Caesar's, and unto God the things that are God's.
Bishop Daniel R. Jenky of the Catholic diocese of Peoria, Illinois (2012 ...
I’ve been debating global warming for years and the one thing I’ve discovered is how little so many actually know about a phenomena which has been at the top of the news for the last 20 years. We tend to get our information in bits and pieces from whatever sources we use to get informed. For the most part, many don’t really care to know the actual facts and prefer to piggyback onto the views of their favorite teevee personality.
And with that intro, I introduce potholer54, a science writer who has produced a number of intelligent and informative videos on climate change. Over the next few days, I’ll showcase his climate change video series which, if nothing else, should give you a sound understanding of the facts and a deeper appreciation of what is at stake. It avoids propaganda and politics and gets to the core of the debate. Enjoy. .
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Honestly, without addressing the whole issue of “Climate Change” and it’s inherent dangers to the Earth….we watched a special on History Channel (I think. It was a ’2012′ explanation thing) that explained in layman’s terms a lot of things about the Earth’s Magnetic poles and how they protect the Earth from many things.
Guys, if you look into it, our existence is pretty tenuous and completely dependent on any number of circumstances over which we have absolutely no control.
I think if one were to really inform one’s self about all the dangers, one MIGHT reach the conclusion that Mankind’s contribution to Climate Change is one of the least dangers we face in a hostile universe.
In reality, humans could be brushed from the face of this Planet like an irritating gnat with little consequence to anything…. but Us!
@Deniers: A specific person & known radical right winger has flip flopped on this, so, that said, it’s obviously not going to matter what we say. When Global Warming becomes the disaster it’s destined by man/womankind to be, I hope the deniers don’t have any future relations left. It won’t be a pleasant life, AND, it can’t be undone at that point. You won’t be able to apologize for this disasterous error either, so maybe you just don’t care. Perhaps you feel it won’t matter to you because *you* won’t be here. In that case, I hope reincarnation is accurate so that you have to suffer with everyone else for destroying this beautiful planet. Personally, I love our planet, even though I won’t be here when it gets particularly nasty, but I don’t want anyone else to anguish for our stupidity. Well, almost everyone. ;-) -Anomaly-
The earth’s atmosphere is going to change no matter what. It has over billions of years. But we humans are contributing to accelerating the process.
Ford made his car and the industrial revolution brought us to what we have today. Yes indeed. The same scientists that invented all these things that are causing global warming now want to talk about it. Ironic, isn’t it. Too many brilliant minds inventing things that are dangerous to the earth and consequently humans. Now all these brilliant minds want to fix it.
I loved this video and look forward to part two and the skeptic’s side of the story. The question is not whether the earth is warming – all are in agreement, it is whether the earth is warming due to what we are doing. In other words, what is the “design tolerance” of Earth and what does it take to exceed that tolerance?
I’ve deleted a lot of the comments on this post because they were obscuring the thread. I can tolerate the odd personal smack if it’s in keeping with making a point relevant to the thread. I have less tolerance when the statements have NOTHING at all to do with the topic.
It is unfair to others who wish to comment but are put off by the personal remarks.
Honestly, without addressing the whole issue of “Climate Change” and it’s inherent dangers to the Earth….we watched a special on History Channel (I think. It was a ’2012′ explanation thing) that explained in layman’s terms a lot of things about the Earth’s Magnetic poles and how they protect the Earth from many things.
Guys, if you look into it, our existence is pretty tenuous and completely dependent on any number of circumstances over which we have absolutely no control.
I think if one were to really inform one’s self about all the dangers, one MIGHT reach the conclusion that Mankind’s contribution to Climate Change is one of the least dangers we face in a hostile universe.
In reality, humans could be brushed from the face of this Planet like an irritating gnat with little consequence to anything…. but Us!
@Deniers: A specific person & known radical right winger has flip flopped on this, so, that said, it’s obviously not going to matter what we say. When Global Warming becomes the disaster it’s destined by man/womankind to be, I hope the deniers don’t have any future relations left. It won’t be a pleasant life, AND, it can’t be undone at that point. You won’t be able to apologize for this disasterous error either, so maybe you just don’t care. Perhaps you feel it won’t matter to you because *you* won’t be here. In that case, I hope reincarnation is accurate so that you have to suffer with everyone else for destroying this beautiful planet. Personally, I love our planet, even though I won’t be here when it gets particularly nasty, but I don’t want anyone else to anguish for our stupidity. Well, almost everyone. ;-) -Anomaly-
@Mario: I love the artwork, specifically, the Polar Bears. (my favorite animals!)
-Anomaly-
I’ve decided to start smoking again because I’m going to die eventually anyway.
@mario the illustration is very moving.
The earth’s atmosphere is going to change no matter what. It has over billions of years. But we humans are contributing to accelerating the process.
Ford made his car and the industrial revolution brought us to what we have today. Yes indeed. The same scientists that invented all these things that are causing global warming now want to talk about it. Ironic, isn’t it. Too many brilliant minds inventing things that are dangerous to the earth and consequently humans. Now all these brilliant minds want to fix it.
How brilliant are the scientists?
anon, so if you like polar bears so much, what did you think of this commercial?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uxvt_KY2LZM
Jeez. The climate is changing right here.
I personally do not think any brilliant mind is going to fix this. This is beyond repair. They are just attempting to ameliorate the unstoppable.
I loved this video and look forward to part two and the skeptic’s side of the story. The question is not whether the earth is warming – all are in agreement, it is whether the earth is warming due to what we are doing. In other words, what is the “design tolerance” of Earth and what does it take to exceed that tolerance?
Sigh.
I’ve deleted a lot of the comments on this post because they were obscuring the thread. I can tolerate the odd personal smack if it’s in keeping with making a point relevant to the thread. I have less tolerance when the statements have NOTHING at all to do with the topic.
It is unfair to others who wish to comment but are put off by the personal remarks.
Please and thank you.
Thanks for great info. I will visit your blog for more interesting posts like this. I have a blog on Global Warming. If you want you can check it out.