Category Archives: Geography

Mapping America

I remember linking a few map links and figured now was the time to lay down a post about them.

First off, from Wired, American Vice: Mapping the 7 Deadly Sins. What is most interesting to me in this is how the “Bible Belt” is chock full of Envy, Wrath, Lust, and Pride.

Wrath: Number of violent crimes (murder, assault, and rape) per capita.

Here is a writeup in the Catholic Globe, plus more maps reprinted in the Las Vegas Sun, including Nevada state breakdowns.

Worried about climate change? If you are a citizen of the Plains/MidWest you’d better be. Not only are Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa in the crosshairs of major change, they are also represented by Republican global warming deniers that won’t be doing a damn thing to help out the Americans that will be hardest hit.

At the same time, resistance to climate change legislation by Republicans is costing their supporters jobs. Don’t believe me? Check out the following map:

Meanwhile, politically, a map that gives hope that we may eventually silence the Talibangelicals and Rethugs and at least get the GOP back to “just” racists and trickle-down theory idiots again. I mean, if THIS is what the Angry White Right for Jebus has to offer, the Republicans will find another way. Won’t they?

Think Progress » Woman yells ‘Heil Hitler’ to Jewish man praising Israel’s national health care system.

Folks, the Reich Wing has come to Vegas.

Here’s the video to the event:

Basically, since John Ensign is hiding from the public and Harry Reid doesn’t have a spine – and Lord knows what our Reps are doing – we haven’t had any of the town hall bullshit here. At least until a local racist radio shitheel decided to hold one – in a country/western dance hall.

No, I’m not kidding.

While there, a proper Rethug begins launching into Hilter chants while trying to shout down a Jewish man speaking.

That, in a nutshell, is the Republican Party folks. When something doesn’t go their way, call everyone a commie, bring out the Nazism, and kick in the racial slur machine. Add a dose of angry religion even Jesus wouldn’t recognize as anything he’d ever said and turn the volume up to 11.

Somehow this works. I don’t know why. You’d think people would raise their children to learn that throwing a tantrum is not adult behavior. You’d think people would raise their kids to not be bigoted jerks either. Then again, I guess you’d call those folks anything but Republican.

UPDATE: According to DailyKos, the lady is ironically wearing an Israeli Defense Forces t-shirt. So much for that pro-Israel policy. Or as the posting goes:

Apparently the wingnut love affair with Israel goes only as far as getting Israelis killed in the race to the Rapture.

When an Israeli wants to talk about health care, it’s right back to “Heil Hitler.”

….Now, why does an American wingnut wear an IDF t-shirt to a health care event? To prove wingnut bona fides, of course. But… first thing out of her mouth when she meets a real Israeli? “Heil Hitler!”

A Jew disagrees with her. The mask comes off.

New poll reveals Ensign’s status sinking – News – ReviewJournal.com

Granted, the Review-Journal is probably one of the most conservative daily papers I’ve ever read – and no, I very, very rarely pay money for that rag – but even the local conservathugs are beginning to find John Ensign to be a piece of crap.

That said, most of them think he should not resign. Hooray for flexible Republican morals!

Hypocritical bastards.

Marriage a choice, just like religion – Las Vegas Sun

Thank God not all of Vegas is infiltrated by Talibangelicals. Give this a read and be sure to down some painkillers before starting in on the comments.

I truly wish that those bigoted hatemongers who supposedly speak for the Almighty would kindly shut the hell up and let actual caring folks speak for their religion.

Not that I’m holding my breath or anything….