Brother Craig is keeping an eye on the ever-vigilant Idiot Sect of domestic Christian fundamentalism.

"I'm sitting there listening to how evolution is studied and understood on
the molecular level while children are being lied to in Kentucky. Absolutely
shameless."

The lies to which Craig refers are those being put forth by the new "Creation Museum" in Kentucky, which basically just made a movie set based on the text of the Judeo-Christian book of Genesis, and then opened to the public so that soft young minds could wander through an elaborate, panoramic brainwashing chamber (more or less...but we all know that little kids are prone to believing some pretty fantastic and far-fetched stuff). Check out the non-chalant fashion in which these two-bit hucksters brush-off perfectly reasonable criticism here.

University Professors Sign Petitions Against Creation Museum:

In case you haven’t heard, there are a few folks out there who are opposed to the content of the Creation Museum. It’s not that they disagree with our right to have our views, they explain; it’s just that they disagree with our right to express our
views.

No, it's simply that you are making a lame attempt at expressing your "views" as facts, which basically spits in the face of centuries of scientific progress. Instead of reaching for a fundamental understanding of how our universe works, these jackasses are willing to bet the farm on some hocus-pocus which is not even remotely reproducible, or even quantifiable.



I think I may have figured out the underlying cause is here, though...



On the left below is a picture of Ken Ham, who is the head of the Creation Museum. On the right is....well, you know.

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There seems to be much stir out there in blogland in response to Cindy Sheehan's recent return to lucidity:

Here

and Here

and also Here

and I'm sure there are many, many more.

I suppose that having been stoned on national attention for the last two years must have been very emotionally and physically taxing (celebrities often make this claim), but I don't think that Sheehan's departure from "The Scene" is what makes her lengthy diatribe most interesting. No, quite to the contrary, the context of her rant is actually coherent, and painfully accurate.

Now, this is surprising for a couple of reasons. I am a little stunned myself at the idea of using the words "lucid," "coherent" and "context" whilst describing Sheehan...I can unequivocally say that in the last several years, I never once had the notion to do so.

Hats off to Cindy Sheehan for actually believing in something, and additionally for trying to do something about it. I wish she would have displayed this (apparently) recently adopted comprehension/tone a long time ago...

Cindy has finally realized that her disenchanment is not bourne of one man or one political party, but rather of a broken machine. It really is unfortunate that she has spent the last two years fueling and fortifying that machine.

Labels: americans with fuzzy memories, Birkenstocks, common freakin sense, Lying Politicians, war

He's really giving transparency a new meaning!

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Protesters clash with police in Caracas after Hugo "It's for your own good" Chavez shut down the television station RCTV.

Soooooo,......this is ok with his "freedom fighting" brethren Sheehan, Belafonte, and Glover???

Isn't it ironic that the loudest voices of protest in America support the suppression of free speech in Venezuela??

Priceless, simply priceless.

Labels: misguided liberal asshats, pompous asses, treasonous bags

For anyone who hasn't followed the link at the left to Mike Kole's blog, you really should do so occasionally. Mike does a fantastic job of projecting not only general talking points, but also analytical breakdowns of those points and he does so without losing readers in a tidal wave of techno-babble. People of better-than-average intellect often don't take the time to ensure a level of fairly easy audience comprehension in their writing. Luckily, Mike does exactly that...so even dumb-asses like yours truly can follow his train of thought.

Here's what Mike's up to on this fine Friday:

Here's the main thing about gasoline: The commodity belongs to the people who produce it, until it is sold to the people who agree to buy it at a particular price. Frankly, I don’t believe the producers of gasoline have nearly as much to explain for the variable nature of day-to-day prices as consumers do for their ability to wail and moan without doing a single thing to alter their consumption.

He elaborates nicely, so by all means go read it.

Labels: Big business, energy, Mike Kole

From the Dallas Fort Worth Channel 8 Website:

Labels: higher education, hilarious, insincere mooching protesters in need of attention, public education

H/T Link

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The parking lot at Al Gore's speech in Marin County.

And you want ME to quit driving my SUV??

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I just found this 1999 article from CNN kind of interesting:

Article link

The money quote from the AP courtesy of CNN in 1999:

Iraqi President Saddam Hussein has offered asylum to bin Laden, who openly supports Iraq against the Western powers.

Now why on Earth would anyone today think there was ever any kind of link??? Hmmmm

Labels: journalists with fuzzy memories and changing agendas, politicians with fuzzy memories

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Masson eulogizes Jerry Falwell in a fashion worthy of a link.

There you have it.

I never paid this guy much more attention than I did to Jesse Jackson or Al Sharpton, and basically for the same reasons. I plan to carry on likewise from this point forward, since he is now the Late Jerry Falwell. That being said, I now end this post.

Labels: bigotry, bigots, Blogsurfing: Best of the Web, blowhards, old men that probably smell funny, pompous asses, those wacky Christians

Lobbying Reform Losing Steam in House
Lobbying Reform Losing Momentum in Congress After Democrats Touted It for 2006 Election
The Associated Press
By CHARLES BABINGTON Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON May 11, 2007 (AP)

House Democrats are suddenly balking at the tough lobbying reforms they touted to voters last fall as a reason for putting them in charge of Congress.
Now that they are running things, many Democrats want to keep the big campaign donations and lavish parties that lobbyists put together for them. They're also having second thoughts about having to wait an extra year before they can become high-paid lobbyists themselves should they retire or be defeated at the polls.
The growing resistance to several proposed reforms now threatens passage of a bill that once seemed on track to fulfill Democrats' campaign promise of cleaner fundraising and lobbying practices.

WOW! You mean they didn't tell us the truth? But they said they'd be the most ethical congress in history! Damn! No surprises there, eh??

read the rest

Labels: politicians with fuzzy memories, pompous asses

So were you lying sacks o' shit then, or are you lying sacks o'shit now???





Click here to view the movie.

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You know, there are plenty of reasons I think this old fuck ought to just go lie down and let his pups suck, but here's a glaring example of why DEMOCRATS with ANY sense of fiscal responsibility should lead the charge in confining this ratchety old crank to his quarters.

This oxygen deprived blowhard is the king of pork barrel bullshit and has been for years. He's completely bent out of shape because a colleague on the Appropriations defense subcommittee (Todd Tiahrt Republican from Kansas) voted to shut down the National Drug Intelligence Center saving a mere 23 million bucks. Last year, the House Government Reform Committee also called for its shutdown. Seems the center (in Fozzy Bears' hometown no less) is basically worthless but Murtha still wants to blow YOUR 23 million bucks on the center.

Now how is any ACLU card carrying, immigration loving, war protesting, dope smokin', George Bush hating, gay marriage lovin', democrat supposed to justify Murtha's WAR ON DRUGS???

This I gotta hear!!!

This story would seem to have a dramatic impact on the debate going on within our own government:

On Tuesday, without note in the U.S. media, more than half of the members of Iraq's parliament rejected the continuing occupation of their country. 144 lawmakers signed onto a legislative petition calling on the United States to set a timetable for withdrawal

Reached by phone in Baghdad on Tuesday, Al-Rubaie said that he would present the petition, which is nonbinding, to the speaker of the Iraqi parliament and demand that a binding measure be put to a vote.

Will the decider continue to reject timelines if the Iraqi parliament votes for them? Can he legally do that?

If this story is accurate then I think things are about to get real interesting...

(H/T Daily Kos)

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This is a post of Fred Thompsons' from the ABC radio networks. I was going to just link to it, but like most of his stuff it needs to be read in full to appreciate the similarity to todays version of the Religion Of Peace.....
From the Halls of Montezuma to the Shores of Tripoli. We fight our country's battles in the air, on land and sea.First to fight for right and freedom, and to keep our honor clean;We are proud to claim the title of United States Marine.
That’s from the Marine Corp Hymn, of course, and you can thank me for not singing it. When I was a boy, a lot of America kids knew that verse -- and probably a few more. I hope they still do, but I get the impression that might not be the case.
That's one reason I'd like to spend some time talking about the heritage this song represents. Another reason is that the lyrics hold a history lesson critical to America’s future. I realize a lot of you already know this material, but indulge me for the sake of those who might not.
The very first line written for the Marine Corps Hymn, about the shores of Tripoli, refers to America's first foreign war. After the Revolution, U.S. ships were sailing the world in search of trade without British protection. With no real navy to protect our merchants and travelers, American vessels and citizens were being targeted for looting, enslavement and ransom. The enemy was the so-called Barbary pirates -- agents of the North African provinces of the Ottoman Caliphate.
Ransom and protection money were demanded and paid. Stories of terrible treatment of American men and women in the dungeons of North Africa were well known. Behind it all, the country was having a pro- and anti-war debate.
On the one hand were those who took the "no blood for trade" approach. They had legitimate concerns about the cost and political impact of maintaining a standing military. They favored negotiations and payments rather than fighting. For a long time, their side was winning the argument. In 1786, Thomas Jefferson and John Adams even went to London to negotiate directly with the envoy from Tripoli.
Several historians and writers have reminded us recently of the ambassador’s nearly forgotten answer. Fortunately, Jefferson prepared a written report for the government and left other records of the incident. Here’s a description from The Atlantic Monthly in 1872:
“Disguising their feelings as best they could, they ‘took the liberty to make some inquiries concerning the ground of the pretensions to make war upon nations who had done them no injury.’ The ambassador replied that it was written in their Koran, that all nations which had not acknowledged the Prophet were sinners, whom it was the right and duty of the faithful to plunder and enslave.” He claimed every one of their guys who was “slain in this warfare was sure to go to paradise."
This answer may have helped sway the debate to the side of those who favored military response over further attempts at diplomacy. Some believe it had a personal impact on Jefferson himself, though higher and higher ransoms probably helped too. Congress finally acted, creating the US Navy in 1794. This included approval for the construction and manning of six frigate warships, including the USS Constitution -- which is afloat and commissioned to this day.
Still, though, congress refused to act directly against the Barbary pirates for years. Eventually, between 10 and 20 percent of U.S. revenues would be paid annually without ever buying actual safety for Americans. In the end, Thomas Jefferson acted on his own, sending forces into harm’s way. America entered into its first and protracted foreign war. From beginning to end, in fact, the conflict lasted approximately 14 years. I couldn’t tell you, by the way, if the Barbary wars were ever described as a “quagmire” or "lost."
I won’t describe here the taking of Tripoli by courageous American soldiers. And I sure don’t have time to talk about America's eventual victory over the forces of that era's religiously justified terrorism. I would though encourage you to read about it for yourself. It's a great story and it holds an important lesson about the nature of the world.
Sometimes folks around the world mock Americans for not having more of a sense of history. They might be right, but I think it is often for a good reason. Americans are a people who look to the future instead of the past. We hope and believe that things can and will get better. We are more than willing to forgive our old enemies and move forward together in peace. So we tend to forget the bad things we left behind.
Unfortunately, some of our enemies feel differently. They neither forgive nor forget. Listening to the messages of al Qaida's leaders, you understand that they see their old defeats in very personal and contemporary terms. They are in a “long war” against us, even if we don’t know it. And they’re committed to winning it.

posted by Fred Dalton Thompson on 5/7/2007 2:52:28 PM

http://abcradio.com/article.asp?id=403017&SPID=15663

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For those of you out there that don't believe Al Queda pays attention to the democrats, and that we are only fight Iraqi's caught up in their own civil, read the entire interview at http://www.lauramansfield.com/j/default.asp

Here's a taste of it:

Interviewer: The American Congress recently passed a bill which ties the funding of American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan to a timetable for the withdrawal of American forces from Iraq which ends next March. What is your comment on this resolution?

Big Al's response: This bill reflects American failure and frustration. However, this bill will deprive us of the opportunity to destroy the American forces which we have caught in a historic trap. We ask Allah that they only get out of it after losing two hundred to three hundred thousand killed, in order that we give the spillers of blood in Washington and Europe an unforgettable lesson which will motivate them to review their entire doctrinal and moral system which produced their historic criminal Crusader/Zionist entity.

Please read the whole interview and see if you still think we're still there just because W is stubborn, or it's all the oil, or it's for halliburton, or any of the other ridiculous lines the left wing whackos repeat over and over.

There's a much bigger picture here, and the likes of Reid, Pelosi, etal are without a doubt EMBOLDENING Al Queda....If you don't believe it, just ask them.

Labels: Democraps, The Religion of Peace, treasonous bags

I put up a few pictures on the Kaduk family photo blog last weekend. We started the re-landscaping around our pool. I am uprooting the perennial plants and flowers in favor of rocks and a few ornamental grasses...

Labels: around the house, landscaping

I'm not entirely sure what these nitwits are trying to accomplish, but thank god they're only using taxpayer dollars and time to do it.

Any competent advisor would have certainly discouraged this little ménage à trois of stupidity, right?

Oh well.

Labels: crackhead lawmakers, funny shite, legislative bed-shitting

I think this pretty well sums-up the state of the American work force and its relationship to higher education.

My theory is that employers prefer college grads because they see a college degree chiefly as mark of one's ability to obey and conform. Whatever else you learn in college, you learn to sit still for long periods while appearing to be awake. And whatever else you do in a white collar job, most of the time you'll be sitting and feigning attention. Sitting still for hours on end -- whether in library carrels or office cubicles -- does not come naturally to humans. It must be learned -- although no college has yet been honest enough to offer a degree in seat-warming.

The rest of it is pretty good too.

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http://www.cnn.com/US/9812/16/clinton.iraq.speech/

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