Archive for the 'Politics' Tag

Via Londonist, Salon, and others, London BNP leader Nick Eriksen blogged (back in 2005, apparently) that, since women enjoy sex, being raped is just like being force-fed chocolate cake. He has deleted the post from his blog (after the public uproar started, presumably), but Google knows all:
Rape is simply sex (I am talking about ‘husband-rape’ [...]

From Friendly Atheist via Spazeboy, MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann has named bigoted wanna-be fascist Rep. Davis tonight’s “worst person in the world”.

Preach it, brother! It’s great to see this hit the mainstream media. We may get some justice after all.

via skippy the bush kangaroo.

via Change of Subject by way of Friendly Atheist
Well, now I’m glad I don’t live in Illinois anymore. Illinois District 27 Rep. Monique Davis (a Democrat, sadly) said this to Rob Sherman in a General Assembly meeting on Wednesday:
Davis: I don’t know what you have against God, but some of us don’t have much against [...]

via Friendly Atheist, there is currently a Senate resolution in committee (PDF) to make the first weekend in May “Ten Commandments Weekend” in order to celebrate what an important and vital cornerstone the Ten Commandments are in American society.
But don’t worry. I know it sounds like they’re trying to establish a state religion, but [...]

All the urban legends and smear campaigns about Obama being Muslim and taking his oath of office on the Koran (I would guess that at least some of these people are confusing him with Keith Ellison, who is a Muslim and did swear in on a Koran) have me thinking about a political ad I’d [...]

From Daylight Atheism:
A frequent refrain among the religious right is that the United States of America is a “Christian nation”, or that this country was founded on Christian principles. However, I’ve never seen any religious apologist explain what exactly this is supposed to mean beyond making the mere statement. If this nation was founded on [...]

Talking Points Memo: “McCain: Constitution establishes a ‘Christian nation’”
A recent poll found that 55 percent of Americans believe the U.S. Constitution establishes a Christian nation. What do you think?
I would probably have to say yes, that the Constitution established the United States of America as a Christian nation. But I say that in the broadest [...]

I know the right wing has a penchant for diagnosing people by video, but this is ridiculous.

Vice President Dick Cheney has had the battery in his pacemaker replaced.
The operation to replace his pacemaker battery was carried out at George Washington University Hospital in Washington.
During his June physical check-up, doctors said the pacemaker had been functioning properly and that the vice-president showed no signs of new coronary blockages.
Unfortunately, the vice-president also [...]