My post on the challenge from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to debate Bush live on TV was picked up by the Constitutional Matters Project which goes live on the web on the 10th.
I'll post again on the CMP once it is up and running.
Thursday, September 07, 2006
World Dunce Champion of the World
Looks like my idea of televising a royal smack down debate between the President of the United States and the President or Iran is making headway.
My post on the challenge from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to debate Bush live on TV was picked up by the Constitutional Matters Project which goes live on the web on the 10th.
I'll post again on the CMP once it is up and running.
My post on the challenge from Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to debate Bush live on TV was picked up by the Constitutional Matters Project which goes live on the web on the 10th.
I'll post again on the CMP once it is up and running.
Wednesday, September 06, 2006
Iran to Purge Liberal Profs
Iran's president, Ahmadinejad, is calling for the universities to purge all of the liberal professors from it ranks in order to get back to a more "fundamental" form of education.
Now, where have I heard this before?... Hmmm... Oh yes, that is right. The conservatives in our own country are constantly calling for the liberal professors to be purged from the ranks of academia. It has long been the cry of American conservatives that liberal educators are destroying the traditional, wholesome Christian values in this country.
This is just more proof that conservatives of middle east and west are ideologically the same. If conservatives in this country had their way, liberal professors in this country would be heading for early retirement as well.
Iran head wants liberal teachers ousted
By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press Writer
Tue Sep 5, 6:50 PM ET
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's hard-line president urged students Tuesday to push for a purge of liberal and secular university teachers, another sign of his determination to strengthen Islamic fundamentalism in the country.
With his call echoing the rhetoric of the nation's 1979 Islamic revolution, Ahmadinejad appears determined to remake Iran by reviving the fundamentalist goals pursued under the republic's late founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Ahmadinejad's call was not a surprise — since taking office a year ago, he also has moved to replace pragmatic veterans in the government and diplomatic corps with former military commanders and inexperienced religious hard-liners.
Iran still has strong moderate factions but Ahmadinejad's administration also has launched crackdowns on independent journalists, Web sites and bloggers.
Speaking to a group of students Tuesday, Ahmadinejad called on them to pressure his administration to keep driving out moderate instructors, a process that began earlier this year.
Dozens of liberal university professors and teachers were sent into retirement this year after Ahmadinejad's administration, sparking strong protests from students, named the first cleric to head Tehran University.
(Full Story)
Now, where have I heard this before?... Hmmm... Oh yes, that is right. The conservatives in our own country are constantly calling for the liberal professors to be purged from the ranks of academia. It has long been the cry of American conservatives that liberal educators are destroying the traditional, wholesome Christian values in this country.
This is just more proof that conservatives of middle east and west are ideologically the same. If conservatives in this country had their way, liberal professors in this country would be heading for early retirement as well.
Iran head wants liberal teachers ousted
By NASSER KARIMI, Associated Press Writer
Tue Sep 5, 6:50 PM ET
TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's hard-line president urged students Tuesday to push for a purge of liberal and secular university teachers, another sign of his determination to strengthen Islamic fundamentalism in the country.
With his call echoing the rhetoric of the nation's 1979 Islamic revolution, Ahmadinejad appears determined to remake Iran by reviving the fundamentalist goals pursued under the republic's late founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini.
Ahmadinejad's call was not a surprise — since taking office a year ago, he also has moved to replace pragmatic veterans in the government and diplomatic corps with former military commanders and inexperienced religious hard-liners.
Iran still has strong moderate factions but Ahmadinejad's administration also has launched crackdowns on independent journalists, Web sites and bloggers.
Speaking to a group of students Tuesday, Ahmadinejad called on them to pressure his administration to keep driving out moderate instructors, a process that began earlier this year.
Dozens of liberal university professors and teachers were sent into retirement this year after Ahmadinejad's administration, sparking strong protests from students, named the first cleric to head Tehran University.
(Full Story)
Tuesday, September 05, 2006
Friday, September 01, 2006
BLM Gets Called Out By Internal Investigation
The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) is known by anyone who has any experience with environmental law, to be an agency of industry (mainly oil, gas, and mining) and not really an agency of the government. It is supposed to protect and preserve the lands owned by the American people while also putting it to productive uses.
Well, it puts the lands to productive use... but only in order to make industry a lot of money at the expense of the taxpayer. Industry can get drilling and mining rights for pennies on the dollar compared to what would be paid to a private land owner.
Now, the BLM is not even monitoring the oil & gas industry as it promised to do to get around the fact that they are not protecting and preserving the land as is in there mandate.
Neglected Vows Cited At BLM
By Blaine Harden
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, September 1, 2006; Page A03
The Bureau of Land Management has neglected its public commitments to monitor and limit harm to wildlife and air quality from natural gas drilling in western Wyoming, according to an internal BLM assessment.
In the Pinedale, Wyo., field office of the BLM, which oversees one of the most productive and profitable gas fields on public land in the West, there is often "no evaluation, analysis or compiling" of data tracking the environmental consequences of drilling, according to the document, which was written in May and which BLM officials confirm is genuine.
(Full Story)
Well, it puts the lands to productive use... but only in order to make industry a lot of money at the expense of the taxpayer. Industry can get drilling and mining rights for pennies on the dollar compared to what would be paid to a private land owner.
Now, the BLM is not even monitoring the oil & gas industry as it promised to do to get around the fact that they are not protecting and preserving the land as is in there mandate.
Neglected Vows Cited At BLM
By Blaine Harden
Washington Post Staff Writer
Friday, September 1, 2006; Page A03
The Bureau of Land Management has neglected its public commitments to monitor and limit harm to wildlife and air quality from natural gas drilling in western Wyoming, according to an internal BLM assessment.
In the Pinedale, Wyo., field office of the BLM, which oversees one of the most productive and profitable gas fields on public land in the West, there is often "no evaluation, analysis or compiling" of data tracking the environmental consequences of drilling, according to the document, which was written in May and which BLM officials confirm is genuine.
(Full Story)
Thursday, August 31, 2006
Laffey Leads Chafee in RI
A lot has been said about the defeat of Lieberman in CT by Ned Lamont and how this shows that the Democratic party has drifted to far to the left...
Well, I guess the GOP tent is not as large as they thought either. GOP primary contender, Steve Laffey, has taken a commanding lead over Senator Chafee (51%-34%) with likely GOP primary voters.
Surprisingly, this is even after the National Republican Committee has come out and run ads against Laffey.
At this point, the only saving grace for Chafee is that independents can vote in the GOP primary. This would give moderates the chance to beat back the far right wing factions that are supporting Laffey.
Laffey Takes Commanding Lead in Republican U. S. Senate Primary
Date Posted: August 31, 2006
U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee may lose his seat to challenger Steve Laffey, according to a new statewide Republican primary voter poll released today by the Bureau of Government Research and Services at Rhode Island College.
The survey was conducted August 28-30, 2006, at Rhode Island College by Victor L. Profughi, director of the Bureau of Government Research and Services. It is based on a statewide random sample of 363 likely Republican primary voters in Rhode Island. The sample was proportioned among the state’s geographic regions to reflect the likely voter contribution from each portion of the state. Overall, the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 5.1 percentage points.
If the September 12 primary were held today, 51 percent say they will vote for Steve Laffey, 34 percent support Senator Chafee, and 15 percent are undecided. A BGRS survey of Republican voters conducted in June had Laffey at 39 percent and Chafee at 36 percent. Chafee’s base is virtually unchanged since the June survey, while the number of Laffey supporters has grown 12 percentage points.
In the current poll, Laffey buries Chafee among male voters by nearly a 2 to 1 margin, 58 percent to 32 percent, with only 9 percent undecided. This gap has widened from 10 percent in June to 26 percent today. Among women, Chafee’s support has remained stagnant, while Laffey’s has increased. In June, 37 percent favored Chafee, compared with the current 36 percent. Laffey’s support among women has gone up from 35 percent in June to 45 percent.
(Full Story)
H/T - TPM
Well, I guess the GOP tent is not as large as they thought either. GOP primary contender, Steve Laffey, has taken a commanding lead over Senator Chafee (51%-34%) with likely GOP primary voters.
Surprisingly, this is even after the National Republican Committee has come out and run ads against Laffey.
At this point, the only saving grace for Chafee is that independents can vote in the GOP primary. This would give moderates the chance to beat back the far right wing factions that are supporting Laffey.
Laffey Takes Commanding Lead in Republican U. S. Senate Primary
Date Posted: August 31, 2006
U.S. Senator Lincoln Chafee may lose his seat to challenger Steve Laffey, according to a new statewide Republican primary voter poll released today by the Bureau of Government Research and Services at Rhode Island College.
The survey was conducted August 28-30, 2006, at Rhode Island College by Victor L. Profughi, director of the Bureau of Government Research and Services. It is based on a statewide random sample of 363 likely Republican primary voters in Rhode Island. The sample was proportioned among the state’s geographic regions to reflect the likely voter contribution from each portion of the state. Overall, the poll has a margin of error of plus or minus 5.1 percentage points.
If the September 12 primary were held today, 51 percent say they will vote for Steve Laffey, 34 percent support Senator Chafee, and 15 percent are undecided. A BGRS survey of Republican voters conducted in June had Laffey at 39 percent and Chafee at 36 percent. Chafee’s base is virtually unchanged since the June survey, while the number of Laffey supporters has grown 12 percentage points.
In the current poll, Laffey buries Chafee among male voters by nearly a 2 to 1 margin, 58 percent to 32 percent, with only 9 percent undecided. This gap has widened from 10 percent in June to 26 percent today. Among women, Chafee’s support has remained stagnant, while Laffey’s has increased. In June, 37 percent favored Chafee, compared with the current 36 percent. Laffey’s support among women has gone up from 35 percent in June to 45 percent.
(Full Story)
H/T - TPM
Taxi Cab Terrorists
Yes, Democratic Senator Byrd (WV) is a former member of the KKK... At least he admits to it and condemns his history of being a racists.
On the other hand, Republicans Senator Conrad Burns (MT) seems to still revel in racism.
In the past, Burns has commented on how hard it is to live in Washington D.C. with all of those "niggers" around.
He called the man painting his house a "nice little Guatemalan man" and then questioned his legality in the country.
Along with his racism, he has proven himself to be a misogynist, telling professional women that they should be stay at home mothers instead of career women.
He berated a group of firefighters who had traveled 2000 miles to help out on a forest fire for doing a "piss-poor job."
Now, he is following the lead of George Allan's (VA) ridicule of all people darker tha he, and classifying all taxi drivers as terrorist. I am assuming that Burns is stereotyping taxi drivers as all Arabs. Either way, it is just further proof that in the GOP, if you are not Anglo-Saxon, you are just not a real American.
And it you are not a real American... Well than you must be a terrorist, too.
Sen. Burns: Terrorists drive taxis by day, kill at night
By MATT GOURAS, Associated Press Writer
BELGRADE, Mont. - Republican Sen. Conrad Burns whose recent comments have stirred controversy, says the United States is up against a faceless enemy of terrorists who "drive taxi cabs in the daytime and kill at night."
During a fundraiser Wednesday with first lady Laura Bush, the three-term Montana senator talked about terrorism, tax cuts and the money he has brought to his state. Burns is one of the more vulnerable Senate incumbents, facing a tough challenge from Democrat Jon Tester.
He has drawn criticism in recent weeks for calling his house painter a "nice little Guatemalan man" during a June speech. Burns, whose re-election campaign is pressing for tighter immigration controls, also suggested that the man might be an illegal immigrant. The campaign later said the worker is legal.
Burns, 71, also had to apologize after confronting members of a firefighting team at the Billings airport and telling them they had done a "piss-poor job," according to a state report. In July, the Hotshot crew had traveled 2,000 miles from Staunton, Va., to help dig fire lines for about a week around a 143-square-mile wildfire east of Billings.
At the campaign event with Bush, Burns talked about the war on terrorism, saying a "faceless enemy" of terrorists "drive taxi cabs in the daytime and kill at night."
(Full Story)
On the other hand, Republicans Senator Conrad Burns (MT) seems to still revel in racism.
In the past, Burns has commented on how hard it is to live in Washington D.C. with all of those "niggers" around.
He called the man painting his house a "nice little Guatemalan man" and then questioned his legality in the country.
Along with his racism, he has proven himself to be a misogynist, telling professional women that they should be stay at home mothers instead of career women.
He berated a group of firefighters who had traveled 2000 miles to help out on a forest fire for doing a "piss-poor job."
Now, he is following the lead of George Allan's (VA) ridicule of all people darker tha he, and classifying all taxi drivers as terrorist. I am assuming that Burns is stereotyping taxi drivers as all Arabs. Either way, it is just further proof that in the GOP, if you are not Anglo-Saxon, you are just not a real American.
And it you are not a real American... Well than you must be a terrorist, too.
Sen. Burns: Terrorists drive taxis by day, kill at night
By MATT GOURAS, Associated Press Writer
BELGRADE, Mont. - Republican Sen. Conrad Burns whose recent comments have stirred controversy, says the United States is up against a faceless enemy of terrorists who "drive taxi cabs in the daytime and kill at night."
During a fundraiser Wednesday with first lady Laura Bush, the three-term Montana senator talked about terrorism, tax cuts and the money he has brought to his state. Burns is one of the more vulnerable Senate incumbents, facing a tough challenge from Democrat Jon Tester.
He has drawn criticism in recent weeks for calling his house painter a "nice little Guatemalan man" during a June speech. Burns, whose re-election campaign is pressing for tighter immigration controls, also suggested that the man might be an illegal immigrant. The campaign later said the worker is legal.
Burns, 71, also had to apologize after confronting members of a firefighting team at the Billings airport and telling them they had done a "piss-poor job," according to a state report. In July, the Hotshot crew had traveled 2,000 miles from Staunton, Va., to help dig fire lines for about a week around a 143-square-mile wildfire east of Billings.
At the campaign event with Bush, Burns talked about the war on terrorism, saying a "faceless enemy" of terrorists "drive taxi cabs in the daytime and kill at night."
(Full Story)
Bush Appointees Still Corrupt as Ever
Ken Tomlinson, the Bush appointee that formerly was the Chairman of the CPB (Corporation for Public Broadcasting) who was forced to resign from his position last year after it was determined that he was trying to tamper with PBS and NPR by intimidating reporters and producers, and trying to turn PBS and NPR into conservative propaganda outlets (Bush's PBS Pick Broke the Law), has continued to be a corrupt Bush political appointee.
Tomlinson, a close and personal friend of Karl Rove, remained on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) as a Bush political appointee, even after it was determined that he was a hack and a liar.
Well, now a new investigation shows that he has been dishing out money to his friends, using the taxpayers money to support his horseracing business, as well as billing two separate government agencies for the same hours worked.
Tomlinson Cited For Abuses at Broadcast Board
By Paul Farhi
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 30, 2006; Page C01
A year-long State Department investigation has found that the chairman of the agency that oversees Voice of America and other government broadcasting operations improperly used his office, putting a friend on the payroll and running a "horse-racing operation" with government resources.
The report, released yesterday, marks the second time in less than a year that an internal investigation has found evidence of rules violations by Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
In November, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting inspector general found that Tomlinson had made improper hires, had tried to tamper with PBS's TV programming and appeared to show political favoritism in selecting CPB's president while he was chairman, Tomlinson resigned his CPB post that same month.
The new allegations against Tomlinson, 62, stem from his chairmanship of the BBG, which oversees the federal government's array of international broadcasting services, including VOA, Radio and TV Marti in Cuba and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
Tomlinson defended his performance as BBG chairman, saying, "I believe it will become clear that this [inspector general] investigation was inspired by partisan divisions."
Although the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting are unrelated entities, Tomlinson's alleged violations overlapped both federal agencies. He conducted CPB work and "personal matters" while working for the Broadcasting Board, and directed BBG employees to do the same, the State Department's investigation found. Investigators said he received compensation from both the BBG and CPB for the same days worked on 14 occasions, but did not specify an amount.
The investigation also found that Tomlinson -- a former Reader's Digest editor and longtime Republican ally of White House political adviser Karl Rove -- helped hire a friend as a BBG contractor without the knowledge of other board or staff members. The friend -- whose name was withheld from a public summary of the investigation but whom Tomlinson identified as retired VOA employee Les Daniels -- received nearly $245,000 for unspecified services over a two-year period. Tomlinson signed the invoices for these payments even though there was no documentation that the work had been completed, investigators said.
(Full Story)
Tomlinson, a close and personal friend of Karl Rove, remained on the Broadcasting Board of Governors (BBG) as a Bush political appointee, even after it was determined that he was a hack and a liar.
Well, now a new investigation shows that he has been dishing out money to his friends, using the taxpayers money to support his horseracing business, as well as billing two separate government agencies for the same hours worked.
Tomlinson Cited For Abuses at Broadcast Board
By Paul Farhi
Washington Post Staff Writer
Wednesday, August 30, 2006; Page C01
A year-long State Department investigation has found that the chairman of the agency that oversees Voice of America and other government broadcasting operations improperly used his office, putting a friend on the payroll and running a "horse-racing operation" with government resources.
The report, released yesterday, marks the second time in less than a year that an internal investigation has found evidence of rules violations by Kenneth Y. Tomlinson, chairman of the Broadcasting Board of Governors.
In November, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting inspector general found that Tomlinson had made improper hires, had tried to tamper with PBS's TV programming and appeared to show political favoritism in selecting CPB's president while he was chairman, Tomlinson resigned his CPB post that same month.
The new allegations against Tomlinson, 62, stem from his chairmanship of the BBG, which oversees the federal government's array of international broadcasting services, including VOA, Radio and TV Marti in Cuba and Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty.
Tomlinson defended his performance as BBG chairman, saying, "I believe it will become clear that this [inspector general] investigation was inspired by partisan divisions."
Although the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting are unrelated entities, Tomlinson's alleged violations overlapped both federal agencies. He conducted CPB work and "personal matters" while working for the Broadcasting Board, and directed BBG employees to do the same, the State Department's investigation found. Investigators said he received compensation from both the BBG and CPB for the same days worked on 14 occasions, but did not specify an amount.
The investigation also found that Tomlinson -- a former Reader's Digest editor and longtime Republican ally of White House political adviser Karl Rove -- helped hire a friend as a BBG contractor without the knowledge of other board or staff members. The friend -- whose name was withheld from a public summary of the investigation but whom Tomlinson identified as retired VOA employee Les Daniels -- received nearly $245,000 for unspecified services over a two-year period. Tomlinson signed the invoices for these payments even though there was no documentation that the work had been completed, investigators said.
(Full Story)
Tuesday, August 29, 2006
SMACK DOWN 2006!!! BUSH vs. AHMADINEJAD!!!
SUNDAY - SUNDAY - SUNDAY!!!
TITLE MATCH UP OF THE WORLD!!!
In this corner - weighing in at 145lbs, but 235lbs once you deflate his head and let the hot air out - George "flowers for Algernon" Bush.
And in this corner - weighing in at a 147lbs, but a buck o' two once you get all the crap out - Mahmoud "I hear voices" Ahmadinejad.
This match up is for the undisputed cockiest, dim-wittedness, ate the lead paint chips as a kid, god loves me more than everyone else, nuttiest president in the world.
******************
This could be a reality. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has thrown down the gauntlet and challenged Bush to a televised debate. This would be the greatest and saddest thing to ever be televised around the globe... but at the same time, we can use it to end poverty.
We sell this as pay per-view for $29.95 a pop. There are around 6 billion people in the world. I figure at least we would get 500 million to tune in. That is... um... carry the 6... well, a crap load of money.
It would be some weird cross between Jerry Springer, celebrity boxing, and any title match with Mike Tyson who is feeling a little peckish.
Just remember... we will sell you the entire seat - but you will only need the edgeeeee!!!
Ahmadinejad challenges Bush to TV debate
By Parisa Hafezi
Reuters
Tuesday, August 29, 2006; 10:55 AM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday challenged President Bush to a televised debate and voiced defiance as a deadline neared for Iran to halt work the West fears is a step toward building nuclear bombs.
"Peaceful nuclear energy is the right of the Iranian nation. The Iranian nation has chosen that based upon international regulations, it wants to use it and no one can stop it," he told a news conference.
The White House said Ahmadinejad's call for a presidential debate on global concerns was a "diversion" from international concerns over Iran's nuclear program.
The U.N. Security Council has given Iran until Thursday to suspend uranium enrichment -- a process which can produce fuel for civilian reactors or explosive material for warheads -- and has threatened sanctions unless it does so.
"Talk of a debate is just a diversion from the legitimate concerns that the international community, not just the U.S., has about Iran's behavior -- from support for terrorism to pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said in New Orleans.
(Full Story)
TITLE MATCH UP OF THE WORLD!!!
In this corner - weighing in at 145lbs, but 235lbs once you deflate his head and let the hot air out - George "flowers for Algernon" Bush.
And in this corner - weighing in at a 147lbs, but a buck o' two once you get all the crap out - Mahmoud "I hear voices" Ahmadinejad.
This match up is for the undisputed cockiest, dim-wittedness, ate the lead paint chips as a kid, god loves me more than everyone else, nuttiest president in the world.
******************
This could be a reality. Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has thrown down the gauntlet and challenged Bush to a televised debate. This would be the greatest and saddest thing to ever be televised around the globe... but at the same time, we can use it to end poverty.
We sell this as pay per-view for $29.95 a pop. There are around 6 billion people in the world. I figure at least we would get 500 million to tune in. That is... um... carry the 6... well, a crap load of money.
It would be some weird cross between Jerry Springer, celebrity boxing, and any title match with Mike Tyson who is feeling a little peckish.
Just remember... we will sell you the entire seat - but you will only need the edgeeeee!!!
Ahmadinejad challenges Bush to TV debate
By Parisa Hafezi
Reuters
Tuesday, August 29, 2006; 10:55 AM
TEHRAN (Reuters) - President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad on Tuesday challenged President Bush to a televised debate and voiced defiance as a deadline neared for Iran to halt work the West fears is a step toward building nuclear bombs.
"Peaceful nuclear energy is the right of the Iranian nation. The Iranian nation has chosen that based upon international regulations, it wants to use it and no one can stop it," he told a news conference.
The White House said Ahmadinejad's call for a presidential debate on global concerns was a "diversion" from international concerns over Iran's nuclear program.
The U.N. Security Council has given Iran until Thursday to suspend uranium enrichment -- a process which can produce fuel for civilian reactors or explosive material for warheads -- and has threatened sanctions unless it does so.
"Talk of a debate is just a diversion from the legitimate concerns that the international community, not just the U.S., has about Iran's behavior -- from support for terrorism to pursuit of a nuclear weapons capability," White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said in New Orleans.
(Full Story)
Monday, August 28, 2006
In God We... We Have No Choice
Katherine Harris is really grasping at the evangelical base in order to pull out some sort of victory in her electoral bid. Unfortunately, it is also proving how nutty she is.
She has claimed that separation of church and state is a "lie" and that God chooses our "rulers."
If this does not explain to you why political secularist, such as myself, are scared senseless by these right wing "Christi-fascists," nothing will. And this should show that any religion; Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc, that is taken to an extreme is a danger to democracy. There are no benign religions when an extremist is involved.
First off.... Rulers? Are you kidding me? We have rulers now and not elected representatives?
And if God chooses our rulers, doesn't that mean that all the evangelicals who believe this should just stay home on election day since the outcome it pre-ordained?
Harris clarifies comments on religion
MIAMI - U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris told a religious journal that separation of church and state is "a lie" and God and the nation's founding fathers did not intend the country be "a nation of secular laws." The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate also said that if Christians are not elected, politicians will "legislate sin," including abortion and gay marriage.
Harris made the comments — which she clarified Saturday — in the Florida Baptist Witness, the weekly journal of the Florida Baptist State Convention, which interviewed political candidates and asked them about religion and their positions on issues.
Separation of church and state is "a lie we have been told," Harris said in the interview, published Thursday, saying separating religion and politics is "wrong because God is the one who chooses our rulers."
"If you're not electing Christians, then in essence you are going to legislate sin," Harris said.
(Full Story)
She has claimed that separation of church and state is a "lie" and that God chooses our "rulers."
If this does not explain to you why political secularist, such as myself, are scared senseless by these right wing "Christi-fascists," nothing will. And this should show that any religion; Christianity, Islam, Judaism, etc, that is taken to an extreme is a danger to democracy. There are no benign religions when an extremist is involved.
First off.... Rulers? Are you kidding me? We have rulers now and not elected representatives?
And if God chooses our rulers, doesn't that mean that all the evangelicals who believe this should just stay home on election day since the outcome it pre-ordained?
Harris clarifies comments on religion
MIAMI - U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris told a religious journal that separation of church and state is "a lie" and God and the nation's founding fathers did not intend the country be "a nation of secular laws." The Republican candidate for U.S. Senate also said that if Christians are not elected, politicians will "legislate sin," including abortion and gay marriage.
Harris made the comments — which she clarified Saturday — in the Florida Baptist Witness, the weekly journal of the Florida Baptist State Convention, which interviewed political candidates and asked them about religion and their positions on issues.
Separation of church and state is "a lie we have been told," Harris said in the interview, published Thursday, saying separating religion and politics is "wrong because God is the one who chooses our rulers."
"If you're not electing Christians, then in essence you are going to legislate sin," Harris said.
(Full Story)
Thursday, August 24, 2006
It Hurts... It Hurts So Much
I am in court today and don't have time to blog, but I just wanted to leave you with this...
Pregnant with a cigarette in her hand and she is worried about jackhammers?
The average person is an idiot...
Which means half the population is dumber than that.
Wednesday, August 23, 2006
That Slow Sinking Sound
I had posted previously about the slow undoing of George Allen's presidential aspirations (Macaca Me Rosy, George Allen Steps in it, Webb Wins Va. Democratic Primary).
The Moderate Voice has a pretty nice little rundown about the blunder that is the Allen campaign.
Job Opening For A Blogger (See Senator George Allen)
The Moderate Voice has a pretty nice little rundown about the blunder that is the Allen campaign.
Job Opening For A Blogger (See Senator George Allen)
Piss Off Bin Ladin... Become a Liberal
Conservatives always try to say that Islamic extremist love liberals...
What a load of crap.
Extremist hate liberals. They hate everything that liberals stand for.
Islamic extremist hate the fact that women can vote, drive and speak for themselves.
Islamic extremist hate secular governments that stay out of religion and allow each and every person to seek there spiritual connections in anyway they wish.
Islamic extremist hate that fact that we can publicly be atheists.
Islamic extremist hate the idea that all are considered equal under the law and that the government will protect the minorities from the whims of the majority.
Islamic extremists hate the idea that homosexuals can display their "affliction" in the open.
Islamic extremist hate the idea that the government is not allowed into our bedrooms and private lives.
Islamic extremist hate the fact that in the U.S. "alternative lifestyles" are the prerogative of the individual.
Islamic extremist hate what liberals stand for. So if you really want to give Bin Laden a big ol' F-YOU, drop you opposition to gay marriage. Encourage individualism in your children. Support the separation of church and state.
On the other hand, if you want to validate Bin Laden and his posse's positions, be a conservative.
What a load of crap.
Extremist hate liberals. They hate everything that liberals stand for.
Islamic extremist hate the fact that women can vote, drive and speak for themselves.
Islamic extremist hate secular governments that stay out of religion and allow each and every person to seek there spiritual connections in anyway they wish.
Islamic extremist hate that fact that we can publicly be atheists.
Islamic extremist hate the idea that all are considered equal under the law and that the government will protect the minorities from the whims of the majority.
Islamic extremists hate the idea that homosexuals can display their "affliction" in the open.
Islamic extremist hate the idea that the government is not allowed into our bedrooms and private lives.
Islamic extremist hate the fact that in the U.S. "alternative lifestyles" are the prerogative of the individual.
Islamic extremist hate what liberals stand for. So if you really want to give Bin Laden a big ol' F-YOU, drop you opposition to gay marriage. Encourage individualism in your children. Support the separation of church and state.
On the other hand, if you want to validate Bin Laden and his posse's positions, be a conservative.
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