Monthly Archives: November 2007

Social Security and Compromise: Kevin Drum Doesn’t Get It

Posted on November 21, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

All Drum’s proposal would establish a commission that, guess what, would be used to support the false idea that there is a Social Security crisis. It’s the sucker’s play.
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Posted in Compulsive Centrist Disorder, Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Social Security | 1 Comment

Tasmanian Devils Need Your Help

Posted on November 20, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

The Tasmanian Devil, already teetering on extinction, is being hard hit by a transmissible cancer.
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Creationists Just Don’t Understand Antibiotic Resistance and Compensatory Mutations

Posted on November 20, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Let’s deal with the claim that mutation leads to “a loss of functional systems.” The short version: that claim is utter bullshit.
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Posted in Antibiotics, Creationism, Evolution, Fucking Morons | 6 Comments

The Dollar: Never Mind OPEC…

Posted on November 19, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Jay-Z has ditched the dollar in favor of the euro.
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One Reason Why Saletan and Sullivan Are Wilfully Ignorant About IQ

Posted on November 19, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Genetic predetermination fits nicely with conservatism–it’s 21st century Social Darwinism.
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Posted in Conservatives, IQ, The War on Science | 6 Comments

Let the Presidential Election Be About Being President…

Posted on November 19, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

…and not a surrogate for gender issues. Yes, Chris Matthews is a sexist asshole with severe gender hangups. But what does that have to do with ‘Hillary’s’ hawkish position on Iraq?
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Posted in Democrats, Fucking Morons, Sexist Pigs | 2 Comments

Some Sunday Links

Posted on November 18, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

Here are some links for you.
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The War on Climate Science: The Smithsonian Front?

Posted on November 18, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

More from the dog bites man files: political interference in a Smithsonian exhibit–about climate change. Having viewed this exhibit, I’m not sure what to make of these claims.
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CNN Scripts ‘Audience’ Questions at Debate

Posted on November 17, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

How can a CNN debate be considered news when questions supposedly asked by the audience are actually scripted? This is why commercial news organizations should not be sponsoring debates.
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Posted in News Media, Propaganda | 3 Comments

What the Hell Is NARAL Thinking (Again)?

Posted on November 16, 2007 by mikethemadbiologist

NARAL just doesn’t get it: when NARAL supports Republicans or Democrats who, by undermining Democratic initiatives, weaken the Democratic Party, NARAL is strengthening those who oppose legal and safe abortion.
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Posted in Civil Liberties, Fucking Morons | 2 Comments