it’s hard to believe i used to respect this guy
February 14th, 2007
three years ago, the evening before i protested the republican convention in nyc, i met him, shook his hand, and thanked him for what he had done.
nowadays, it’s completely obvious that his whole “outsider maverick” thing was bullshit. he’s not just supporting this ridiculous war, he’s pandering to the creationists!
what a jerkass. but, it’s refreshing to know that i won’t feel the least bit conflicted if he gets the nod from the republicans.
UPDATED 02/20: get your mccain hatin’ fix and more at The REAL McCain!
two killer flicks
February 14th, 2007
V for Vendetta is about terrorism, fascism, murder, and anarchy in the uk. it’s superb modern utopian lit, based on the graphic novel by Alan Moore and David Lloyd.
A Scanner Darkly is the creepiest/coolest film about drugs I’ve seen since Requiem for a Dream, based on the Philip K. Dick novel.
both are incredibly stylish, serious, risky, entertaining, and unsettlingly timely. grab them both and spend a couple of snowy nights inside. You won’t be disappointed.
rob corddry hates you
April 13th, 2006
from the link:
In Rob Corddry’s Wednesday report on the Daily Show entitled “Racist Like Me”, he ends his report saying people might say of him that “he’s a pretty decent guy, unless of course, you’re on of these things. In which case I hate your guts.
including:
Mohawk Indian
Hindu
Mary Kate & Ashley
Puerto Rican
Gay
Bisexual
Lesbian
Bicurious
College Lesbian
i love them catholics…
January 25th, 2006
Pope writes of sex in first encyclical - Europe - International Herald Tribune
so, loveless sex is is a sin. at first, this seemed redundant to me… if sex out of wedlock is a sin, and you’re supposed to love who you’re married to, then what’s the big deal? does this mean that loveless marriage a sin now?
no! the catholic church is admitting that people will have sex, married or not, and has retreated from trying to prevent the act.
one more step towards the destruction of the catholic church… hopefully. or maybe this is a brilliant move towards its preservation… they just stop telling people what to do, assure the masses that god loves them, and that they’re going to heaven, and everyone keeps sending money.
what next? adultery? theft? abortion? as long as it’s not loveless abortion, i suppose…
gawd, i’m going to hell for that one…
Remember, we are all His creatures.
August 19th, 2005
absolutely brilliant parody of the kansas school board, and the fucking tools promoting intelligent design. being a pastafarian, i am completely offended by their not recognizing my belief system as valid.
Open Letter written to the Kansas State Board of Education
Boin Boing entry on the topic
The Wikipedia article
Dawkins is one of my favorite authors… he was also a good friend of (recently more famous than ever before Hitchhiker’s Guide author) Douglas Adams.
from the article:
You delve into agnosticism in “The Ancestor’s Tale.” How does it differ from atheism?
It’s said that the only rational stance is agnosticism because you can neither prove nor disprove the existence of the supernatural creator. I find that a weak position. It is true that you can’t disprove anything but you can put a probability value on it. There’s an infinite number of things that you can’t disprove: unicorns, werewolves, and teapots in orbit around Mars. But we don’t pay any heed to them unless there is some positive reason to think that they do exist.
if this rings true with you, join the brights! it’s an organization devoted to promoting a naturalistic worldview.
