Monthly Archives: June 2008

No, Maha, It Isn’t Weird at All

The Uruk-hai Republican base is used to being told what to think.
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Posted in 'Snuggles' McCain, Authoritarianism, Conservatives, Fucking Morons, Propaganda, The Soviet | 4 Comments

Sunday Sermon: Obama Needs to Make Some Chanage, Not Just Talk About It

If Obama and his advisors think FISA is a tough vote, then he’ll fold when the shit really hits the fan.
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Posted in Civil Liberties, Democrats, Progressives, The Rule of Law | 8 Comments

Drug Treatment: Iran Gets It, and the U.S. Doesn’t

More evidence that the U.S. is suffering from a severe epidemic of dumbitude.
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Two Must-Read Posts by Driftglass

Some good posts that I nearly missed and you shouldn’t.
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Posted in Bloggity Blog | 2 Comments

As If an Outbreak of Teen Pregnancy Wasn’t Bad Enough, Now We Have a Ninja Threat?

We, as a society, have gone insane.
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Posted in WhatEVAH! | 7 Comments

Dowd, Creationism, PhysioProf, and Why We Need to Keep the Pressure On

Of course, Dowd hasn’t changed what she fundamentally believes; those with massive personality disorders rarely do. But she can change what she writes, even if it’s for the ‘wrong’ reasons.
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Posted in Creationism, News Media | 10 Comments

A Cancer-Causing Virus…Protects Against Cancer?

That’s right: a virus that occasionally results in leukemia protects you from gastric cancer.
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Posted in Antibiotics, Cancer, Microbiology, Viruses | 4 Comments

Why I’m Glad I Donated to Dodd’s Campaign

Too bad he’s one of the few senators actually worth a damn, because he wouldn’t be a bad VP.
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Looks Like the Blogosphere Had Some Influence on Maureen Dowd

Either all of the shouting from the bloggysphere did some good, or else she’s been replaced with a pod person.
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Posted in News Media | 2 Comments

Blackflies, Caribou, and Conservative Talking Points

If Republicans claim that oil pipelines are good for caribou, I wonder what they’ll make of the blackfly outbreak in Maine. Yes, Congressman Bachmann is involved.
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Posted in Conservatives, Environment, Fucking Morons, Global Warming, Oil, The War on Science | 4 Comments