Hmm it seems I’ve not addressed my latest read as of yet. So here:
I offer up to you, friend(s) the 1926 novel Elmer Gantry, written by Sinclair Lewis. The book tells the tale of a boisterous, drinking, carousing, womanizing, and silver-tongued Elmer, who, though not especially religious, finds his calling as an [...]
Archive for April, 2009
Books To Read: Elmer Gantry
Posted in Books, Religion, tagged book reviews, Elmer Gantry, Sinclair Lewis on 04/30/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Peter Bjorn and John – Webster Hall 4/29/09
Posted in Music, tagged bands, Peter Bjorn and John on 04/30/2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Swedish trio had a go at the assembled collection of NYU kids, and people who hate NYU kids, last night; and it was good.
Proceeded on stage by an opening act calling themselves “The Craigslist Killuhz” (okay I made that part up; we purposely missed the opening acts), PBJ brought a swirl of festive eclecticism, [...]
Is New Hampshire Set To Be The Fifth State To Legalize Gay Marriage?
Posted in Lawmaking, tagged everyone named Kevin Smith must die, same-sex marriage on 04/30/2009 | Leave a Comment »
POSSIBLY? A gay marriage bill passed in the New Hampshire House of Representatives yesterday, and now awaits approval from the Senate before being passed onto the governor’s desk.
But Gov. John Lynch, a Democrat, has been opposed to same-sex marriage in the past, so it is uncertain whether he will sign the bill or veto [...]
Obama Holds His 100 Days Press Conference Tonight, And We Will Be Watching!
Posted in Music, tagged bands, Peter Bjorn and John, things to do on 04/29/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Of course this is not the case. We will not watch a minute of it.
We will instead be at Webster Hall, treating ourselves to the musical stylings of the Peter Bjorn and John, the slackers seen above. They are a fun-loving Swedish indie band of some regard, and they are good.
So [...]
Good Thing No One Is Overreacting Over This Swine Flu Thing
Posted in Traveling to the Foreigns, tagged and we're sure they built the pyramids?, dumb things, Economy, healthcare, News on 04/29/2009 | Leave a Comment »
On governmental orders, Egypt’s Health Ministry workers drove through the country, rounding up and slaughtering roughly 300,000 pigs on Wednesday. As a precautionary measure, you see. Good thing the virus isn’t spread through human-to-human contact. Oh, wait. What?
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Meanwhile, 300,000 pigs is a lot of meat. Especially to the 1 billion undernourished people [...]
RNC Members Do Not Want Chairman Michael Steele Spending All the Money On Chicken & Waffles
Posted in Politicking, Racisms, tagged Michael Steele, self-loathing black republicans on 04/29/2009 | Leave a Comment »
There is a proposal being circulated by some members of the Republican National Committee that, if enacted, would restrict RNC Chair Michael Steele’s ability to spend money. I guess he’ll have to return all those T-Pain cd’s he ordered for everyone on the board.
“The Pullen resolution would make it a written rule that contracts [...]
No Child Left Behind Law Leaving Behind Children All The Time
Posted in Education, tagged bad ideas, minorities is bad at maths, studies on 04/29/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Remember that law the Bush administration passed, promising to narrow the achievement gap between white and “minority” students? Turns out, it don’t work too good (which is surprising, in light of the success of Dubya’s other ‘progressive’ and caring social policies).
The good news of course, is that it’s blacks and Hispanics being left behind, [...]
I Don’t Need No License To Love Jesus, But Give It Here Anyway
Posted in Florida, tagged how about GO JEWS for my plate number? on 04/28/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Did you know Jesus was built like a brick shithouse? Has he been using the Iron Gym? No matter. Editor A G and I are moving to Florida right now, and buying a car, so we can get these license plates featuring ripped and hot blond Jesus taking a nap, with the [...]
Republican ‘Leadership’ Is None Too Pleased With Arlen Specter
Posted in Politicking, tagged we never liked you anyway on 04/28/2009 | Leave a Comment »
HE IS SO GAY BECAUSE LIBRULS IS QUEER: Your Grand Old Party is just hopping mad about Arlen Specter’s scurrilous defection from the party of JESUS AND AMERICA, yesiree!
National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn, of Texas, called Specter’s move “the height of political self-preservation,” which it is, of course. But that’s what [...]
CYBERWARS!!
Posted in Internet, War, tagged The Taliban is still using Norton Anti-virus on 04/28/2009 | Leave a Comment »
HERE’S YOUR LEAD: “When American forces in Iraq wanted to lure members of Al Qaeda into a trap, they hacked into one of the group’s computers and altered information that drove them into American gun sights.”
Oh say well isn’t that something?? This fascinating article in the New York Times delves into the lengths the [...]
Bad Lawmaking
Posted in Lawmaking, tagged prosecute God for miscarriages on 04/27/2009 | 2 Comments »
The Dominican Republic approved an amendment to its Constitution to outlaw abortion. ALL abortion. Even in cases of rape, incest, or cases where pregnancies endangers the woman’s life. Their reasoning? “The right to live is inviolable from conception until death.” I wonder what these legislators call denying a woman the right to treatment that could [...]
The Lord Offers a Pandemic; But Can We Deduce Its Meaning In Time?
Posted in The End of the World, tagged is the bacon in the fridge still okay? on 04/27/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Has God finally exacted revenge on Mexicans for illegal immigration, cockfighting, and Y tu mama tambien? Why has he killed off nearly 150 of them, as thousands more suffer, with this latest, crippling incarnation of Swine Flu? The citizens of our ‘South American’ neighbors have been asked to stay in their homes, to avoid [...]
Posted in Lawmaking, Wingnuts, tagged test him for swine flu on 04/27/2009 | 2 Comments »
DID YOU KNOW THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY WAS ACTUALLY JUST A “HATE AMERICA ANTI-CHRISTIAN OPEN BORDERS CABAL”? So says Don Larsen, a Springville, Utah, delegate who offered a resolution to warn his fellow delegates about left-wing organizations bankrolling the Democratic Party. The Democrats, he alleges, are allowing illegal immigrants easy entrance into our precious [...]
Texas Governor Suggests State Should Secede; New Poll Shows Texas Republicans Think This Is A Good Idea
Posted in Texas, tagged give us Houston and Austin and you have a deal on 04/23/2009 | 5 Comments »
There were these dumb Tea Party ‘events’ around the nation last week, that made some noise on the internets, and Fox News.
Doomed and ignorant wingnuts trolled out of their homes to protest the very idea of TAXES. Taxes, that provide the financing for goods, infrastructure and social services. These taxes-thingies are terrible, and [...]
The Immigration Disaster
Posted in Lawmaking, Racisms, Terrorisms, tagged good policework, illegal immigrants hate america and threaten our way of life, immigration, justice system, rants, with extreme prejudice on 04/23/2009 | Leave a Comment »
I think the immigration laws in this country are pretty fucked up, totally discriminatory, and mindlessly executed. And today’s piece in the New York Times further supports my point. The story of the woman they feature is a pretty convoluted one, so you can read that for youselves here; my goal in this post is [...]
The Thing About Torture
Posted in Lawmaking, Media, Politicking, Terrorisms, Uncategorized, tagged justice, narratives, politics, specious morality, writing all of this was torture on 04/23/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Something strange has happened in the hubbub over this thing, this torture thing, and I’m fairly certain you’ve noticed it as well.
A few years back, arguments raged as to whether the United States uses torture to extract information from enemy combatants. This was a big deal. Remember? The Bush administration was [...]
Why Do Fat People Hate the Planet?
Posted in Science, tagged dumb studies, yer sittin' on the planet bro on 04/22/2009 | 1 Comment »
A study from the London School for Hygiene & Tropical Medicine claims overweight people are doubly bad for the enviroment because not only do they eat more than thin people, but they are also more likely to travel by car.
According to the research, each obese person is responsible for about one ton of [...]
TARP Releases New Remix “Why Yes, We Do Want You to Bend Over and Just Take It”
Posted in Economy, tagged bailout, banking industry, Economy, Stimulus, Thieving Assholes Ream Populace on 04/22/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Hey, remember when the government decided to tax its people to rescue all those greedy, irresponsible banks with its magical TARP program, while the rest of its citizens went around without healthcare, homes, or even money? Well, part of the reason it got away with the bailout (aside from that whole ‘they govern the land’ [...]
Your Toxic Asset Relief Program
Posted in Economy, tagged Stimulus, USA? USA?, bailout, corruption, thuggery on 04/22/2009 | 1 Comment »
In just the 1st wave of investigations into TARP, federal inspectors have already opened 20 criminal probes of possible fraud, insider trading, and tax evasion. Hooray!!
According to inspector general Neil Barofsky, the total fraud within the $750B financial bailout program could reach into the tens of billions of dollars. Hooray!!
Here, read this, from [...]
Illegal Search and Seizure To Remain Illegal
Posted in Lawmaking, tagged the supreme court on 04/22/2009 | Leave a Comment »
In a decision reached yesterday, the Supreme Court limited the power of police to search a suspect’s car after making an arrest. Apparently, this is unconstitutional and has been repeatedly abused by the police. I wonder if y’all are as surprised as I am.
Anywho, police many now search a vehicle without a warrant only [...]
Genius Does What It Must
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dumb things, people named remo on 04/21/2009 | Leave a Comment »
Remo Spencer, who’s first name is Remo, worked at WalMart.
He decided to steal some shit, i.e. laptops, Ipods, what have you, in plain view of the storewide surveillance cameras. Hmm. Fine.
He then planned to sell his stolen goods for a damn fine profit . . .
. . . by posting the items for [...]
PRAISE JESUS!!!
Posted in Religion, tagged he's no reverend wright on 04/21/2009 | 1 Comment »
You must watch this thing all the time. This baby perfectly imitates the command, the inflection, the moves, and the fire & brimstone jibberish employed by all of your finer evangelical preachers, to GIVE GLORY TO GOD, WARN ALL OF DAMNATION, AND INSTRUCT THINE MASSES AGAINST VICE, IN PREPARATION OF [...]
