Crimes Against The Planet

The World of the Cross   •   Terry Kruger Urantia is the sentimental shrine of all Nebadon, the chief of ten million inhabited worlds… So why is BP allowed to continue to despoil our beautiful planet?  A convicted corporate felon, for decades it has demonstrated a reckless disregard for all life, from the top of the food chain to the …

Sign Of The Teabagger Times

Billboard in Mason City, Iowa, by the North Iowa Tea Party I hope someone puts this on a handheld sign and brings it to Glenn Dreck‘s big Teabagger love-in in Washington, D.C. next month.  Billed as “Restore Honor”, the rally is to be held at the Lincoln Memorial on the 47th anniversary of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr’s “I Have A …

My Mind Is Made Up, Don’t Confuse Me With Facts

“Tell me anymore of your sweet little lies and I’ll sic Woody Woodpecker on your woody  ass” Picking up on the theme of my previous post concerning the role that facts play, or more to the point, don’t play, in the poisoned narratives that infect  the Wingnutosphere, Digby draws our attention to an article posted over the weekend in the …

Destroying The Gulf In Order To Save It

Rep. Paul Broun (Wingnut-GA) dishes up the classic cognitive misdirection some people say ploy, which simultaneously feeds his audience’s Obama Derangement Syndrome while giving himself cover from the M$M by not saying it himself. The issue this time is the disaster unfolding in the Gulf of Mexico: BROUN: Our President he is utilizing this crisis of this oil spill to …

BP’s Bleeding Assholes

Ordinary citizens  mobilize in response to Gulf tragedy Despite the best efforts of the BP/US government duopoly to minimize the sheer magnitude of the unfolding disaster in the Gulf of Mexico, scientists, reporters, politicians, community leaders, and activists of all stripes  are saying enough is enough, and are taking the initiative to deal with it. In previous weeks, much of …

Jindal Makes It Legal To Bring A Gun To Worship

The Sisters of Mercy preparing for their annual communion host skeet shot competition Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal just made it legal for individuals in his state to come to their local house of worship packin’ heat: Gov. Bobby Jindal signs bills allowing guns in church Gov. Bobby Jindal has signed into law one of the more controversial bills from the …

Colbert Schools The Economist On Using Photoshop

The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c The Economist Photoshops Obama’s Picture www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes 2010 Election Fox News Not that we here at US would ever stoop to using Photoshop to message a particular political POV (alright, MAYBE on a rare occasion, or whenever).  But in the interest of furthering mature and reflective discussion on …