John McCain has finally had enough of his Republican teabagging cohorts, Rand Paul and Ted Cruz.
In the latest expression of Republican frustration with conservative GOP colleagues, Sens. John McCain (R-AZ) ...
Our friend, John Liming, wonders how God might deal with two conflicting prayers of a political nature.
I have been reading an article on the website, Raw Story, where it is ...
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The Oklahoma tornado disaster has killed at least 24 people, left hundreds injured and caused millions of dollars in damage. But that has not stopped a senator from that ...
If you're new to right-wing think, here's an easy to remember rule of thumb to help you along; any and all evil in the world can be attributed directly to ...
From a political party overflowing with sociopaths and creeps, none other than Dick Cheney encapsulates to a greater degree what it is the Republican party has become. The blood of ...
It can be debated as to whether the filibuster came about as a political accident or was created to give minority parties a stronger say in opposing specific legislation they ...
While gun nuts sink a little deeper into madness with each passing day, Seattle is turning guns into bricks.
The Seattle Police Department collected more than 700 guns during a buyback ...
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Here's the full quote from Charles P. Pierce.
If your "way of life" involves handing deadly weapons to five-year olds, your way of life is completely screwed up and you should ...
A guest post from James Fidlerten.
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After September 11, 2011, America became united, as it grieved the loss of so many lives on American soil. The tragic event also changed so ...
I'm not sure that 'crazy' is strong enough an adjective to describe the many (or few) who go to the absurd lengths they do in defending America's out-of-control gun culture. ...
When an enabler of sexual abuse directed at children sits on the threshold of sainthood, you know you're living in a world of screwed-up priorities.
The canonisation of Wojtyla is getting ...
Retired Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, ponders Bush v. Gore, the Supreme Court case that decided the 2000 presidential election.
Looking back, O'Connor said, she isn't sure the high court should have ...
Barbara Bush on a Jeb run in 2016.
"We've had enough Bushes."
An entire planet concurs.
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The 19-year-old suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings has told interrogators that the American wars in Iraq and Afghanistan motivated him and his brother to carry out the ...
The above is in response to Maureen Dowd's ridiculous assertion that President Obama is incompetent for failing to get the 60 votes the Senate required to move the gun background ...
In desperate need of an excuse for voting against background checks, here's the one an unnamed Democratic senator is using.
“Guns, gays and immigration — it’s too much. I can be ...
The vote came in at 55 to 45 in favor of expanding background checks for gun sales. In most institutes of democracy, that would have been more than enough to ...
This battle between Dylan Ratigan and Glenn Beck over climate change is a no-contest affair.
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Beck comes off as a dimwitted fool showing absolutely no knowledge of science nor any willingness to understand. Of course this suits his audience of twits perfectly. Understanding takes effort. Stupidity takes absolutely none. It is much easier to approach science (and life, for that matter) from the perspective that what can be explained to you in twelve words or less is right and what cannot is wrong. Why take the time and effort to learn when you can have a Glenn Beck explain climate change science to you as easily as drawing a thermometer on a chalkboard. After all, is there anything more convincing than Beck rolling his eyes and giving you that, ‘come on people,this is so basic it has to be right’ look he has mastered?
Bill Nye makes an excellent point when he says that many (if not most) climate change deniers believe what they do not because of any true understanding of the underlying science but because the people who are concerned about global warming are left of center. In a wingnut’s minuscule brain, if Al Gore, Barack Obama and most liberals believe that global warming is endangering the planet, then it must be wrong.
I’m running out of adjectives to describe the sheer idiocy of these people so let me just say it in words I know they’ll understand. Hey, deniers…you are all so f***ing stupid, it’s frightening.
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It is ironic that many of these people believe that only God governs the fate of the planet but also believe that God granted us free will to do as we wish. It makes no sense. If humans have free will then what is so difficult in understanding that we also have the means to destroy our own planet.
I wonder if Beck is really THAT stupid, or if his shtick is merely for ratings/his mouth breathing audience? If these people REALLY honestly believe this foolishness he spews out, then God help us all, this country is in more trouble that we even can comprehend.
Everyone should be a skeptic in the sense that it motivates you to a) find reliable sources of information and b) not accept what people say at face value.
If 27 doctors told me I had cancer and doctor #28 told me I didn’t, of whom should I be skeptical? What should I do to determine whom to believe? Should I simply accept the diagnosis of the one doctor whose opinion was the most comforting or should I compare the data they compiled, the methods they used, and the doctors’ educations and histories?
This is why critical thinking is a key skill that needs to be fostered in our children.
When it comes to science, what is the difference between these people and the Taliban?
It is ironic that many of these people believe that only God governs the fate of the planet but also believe that God granted us free will to do as we wish. It makes no sense. If humans have free will then what is so difficult in understanding that we also have the means to destroy our own planet.
How many more people have to follow Beck and Palin down the rabbit hole before they wake up?
I wonder if Beck is really THAT stupid, or if his shtick is merely for ratings/his mouth breathing audience? If these people REALLY honestly believe this foolishness he spews out, then God help us all, this country is in more trouble that we even can comprehend.
Everyone should be a skeptic in the sense that it motivates you to a) find reliable sources of information and b) not accept what people say at face value.
If 27 doctors told me I had cancer and doctor #28 told me I didn’t, of whom should I be skeptical? What should I do to determine whom to believe? Should I simply accept the diagnosis of the one doctor whose opinion was the most comforting or should I compare the data they compiled, the methods they used, and the doctors’ educations and histories?
This is why critical thinking is a key skill that needs to be fostered in our children.