Monthly Archives: October 2008
God, the Universe, & Everything Else
Wonderfully-named British journalist and TV host Magnus Magnusson here grapples with expansive issues of Life, The Universe, and Everything, drawing on the considerations of several leading scientific thinkers of the 1980s to help figure things out regarding our existential reality. … Continue reading
Filed under 2008 US Election, John McCain, Wingnuts
Scare Tactics of the Religious Right
Is it any wonder that there’s so much ridiculous hate polluting the web in these final days leading up to next week’s election? And the reason for their panic? Update: Another wonderful TPM “Day in 100 Seconds” montage… Update2: A … Continue reading
Filed under 2008 US Election
An Open Letter to Liblogs
I’ve always liked to think that that the Liberal Party is a “big tent” and that its unofficial online aggregator reflects that same diversity of opinion. But there are limits to this notion. For some inexplicable reason, you’ve decided to … Continue reading
Filed under Liberal Party of Canada, Liblogs
Prop8 Crapola
Here’s an appealing advertisement running for the “Yes” side of Prop8 in California that invokes the teachings of Jesus Christ to condemn the supposed “intolerance” of those who reject the idea of outlawing SSM: It’s a fairly convoluted argument that … Continue reading
Filed under 2008 US Election
“A Clash of Civilizations”
A rather incredulous Bernard-Henri Lévy describes the partition of opinion in the US presidential election. Maybe it’s me, but there’s something vaguely reassuring to be drawn from BHL’s wry observations about what he perceives as a deep undercurrent that’s steadily … Continue reading
Filed under 2008 US Election, US Politics
The Day in 100 Seconds
More of the political zeitgeist… Who knew that In the absence of a functioning press corps, Rick Sanchez (good grief, of all people!) would turn into one of the most entertaining and provocative hosts on cable TV? As for Mike … Continue reading
Filed under 2008 US Election, Media
“A Massive Pit of Sex”
Sounds like fun, doesn’t it? In any case, here’s our own home-grown evangelical wingnut “Dr.” Charles McVety expressing some manufactured outrage over the activities of a group attempting to revive the “Summer of Love” experience from the late 60s for … Continue reading
Filed under Wingnuts
Signed. Sealed. Delivered.
Wonkette editor Ken Layne unloads a blistering attack on pretty much everything in a piece that poses a rather salient question: “Who Wants to Be President of HELL?” Notwithstanding all the faithful talk of “hope” and “change” surely it’s an … Continue reading
Filed under 2008 US Election
Yawn
Oh look, Steven Harper has shuffled his cabinet. Could we care less? Hey, way to go Conservative voters in Saanich and the Islands! You now have a Minister of State for Sport. How thrilling. Oh, and I just love Chuck … Continue reading
Filed under STEPHEN HARPER Govrnment of Canada
