WASHINGTON, DC - Senator Dianne Feinstein, Chairman of the Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies, today announced the program for the 56th Presidential Inauguration, which will take place on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol on January 20, 2009.
I find it amusing that there’s a Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies. I wonder if [...]
I was spending a relaxing afternoon listening to right-wing lunatics spouting off, when I came across this gem. Even though it’s over 3 years old, it’s topical in that it frames the conservative argument against gay marriage perfectly.
The block-quoted text is linked to the audio clip of ‘Dr.’ James Dobson spouting his vile nonsense.
“Why will [...]
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Democrats panic a little too quickly. It’s understandable after having a Presidential election stolen from them in 2000, and having one Swiftboated out from under them in 2004.
This year won’t necessarily be any different, but it also won’t necessarily be the same.
When the polls show McCain gaining slightly, it gets really angsty in the [...]
The silliness of the financial ‘crisis’ and the first ‘debate’ is finally blowing over, and more critical matters are moving back to the forefront.
In that spirit, it is time for the latest update to the Hot Free Press Godometer and Antichristometer. I fired up the meters, and found that there have been significant changes [...]
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Dear Sarah,
Let me preface what is to follow by announcing, proudly, that I’m an old earth evolutionist. I am also a gravitist and a heliocentrist. I feel like it is time for me, and others like me, to emerge from the shadows.
Since you and your Christian apologist, creationist, prophesying, tongue-speaking, faith-healing, snake-handling, rapture-awaiting, [...]
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I am hypertensive. This is a new development caused by watching TBN, the Trinity Broadcasting Network. In an effort to better understand the religious right, I have been exposing myself to it in measured doses, as my health allows. In this post, and many to follow, I will be sharing my observations, analysis, and [...]
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