Bob always finds a way to say it better. Granted, this is his job and all, but here he is calling out the GOP for making the world a more dangerous place and then whining and grandstanding on the fact that it is a more dangerous place.
America: What works, and what doesn’t – latimes.com
In short, we can do better. And if we stop worrying about petty crap such as inflated lies about the “dangers” of gay marriage or “illegal immigrants”, maybe we can actually fix our damn problems and figure out how to provide freedom to all and security to all without acting like a bunch of sugar-high crazy infants.
Top Scientific Breakthroughs of 2009 | Wired Science | Wired.com
Yeah, another year end wrap-up thingy. The important thing here however, is that we now have national leadership that actually sees science as a GOOD thing. These are good things. Let’s hope there is more to come.
Best From a Decade That Changed the Auto Industry | Autopia | Wired.com
There wasn’t a lot of good news from the automotive industry in recent years, but the decade did show us now new advances and innovations, as detailed here.
VetVoice:: GOP Candidate: Vet Congressman is a Radical, More Dangerous than a Terrorist
“Our country is being destroyed. Every generation has had to fight the fight for freedom… Terrorism? Yes. That’s not the big battle. The big battle is in D.C. with the radicals. They aren’t liberals. They are radicals. Obama, Pelosi, Walz: They’re not liberals, they’re radicals. They are destroying our country.”
– GOP Traitor Allen Quist
The hypocrisy of the GOP rears it’s ugly head again. Yet another Rethug challenges and diminishes the service of a highly decorated veteran in order to win office.
But hey, this ploy sadly works for these so-called chickenhawk “patriots”. Bush “won” elections over both Gore and Kerry, the latter a combat vet. Hell, let’s be honest, Bush legitimately beat McCain for the nomination in 2000 by attacking the veteran in that fight.
Chambliss beat out Max Cleland by directly calling him everything short of a traitor, including a terrorist sympathizer.
Why Americans allow these assholes to insult our veterans at the same time they circle jerk to Lee Greenwood songs while wearing the flag on their underwear is beyond me. Something is seriously screwed up with these “sunshine patriots” and they should be ashamed of themselves.
That said, between this asshat, Pawlenty, and Bachmann, there’s something seriously f’d up about Minnesota.
Republican Hero: Don McLeroy – Reactionary Revisionist
Here’s a profile on one of the lead assholes dedicated to turning our children stupid, racist, and into Talibangelical zealots instead of thinking, intelligent citizens who are in favor of democracy.
Fight these evil pricks at every turn lest we actually lose what is good about this nation.
Americans’ Role Seen in Uganda Anti-Gay Push – NYTimes.com
They are trying to excuse themselves from it, but the reactionary Talibangelical pricks who keep encouraging Ugandans to fear gay people are suddenly “shocked” that that nation is planning to make homosexuality a death sentence offense. They have only themselves to blame for such hatred.
Why do conservative pseudo-Christians refuse to believe that their twisted faith traffics in fear and hatred of others? Why do they not see the evil they create? It is truly sad and it would be pathetic if not for the violence it visits on innocents.
Rachel Maddow has done a LOT of reporting on this. Some of the key segments follow in reverse chronological order.
Bob Cesca’s Awesome Blog! Go!: Hardball Win
Chris Matthews gets it, once in awhile anyway. Here he is calling out Politico for being a Cheney mouthpiece, which, frankly, they ARE very conservative.
Republican Hero: Sheriff Joe Arpaio Forces Woman to Give Birth While Shackled
Here’s the law-and-order anti-immigration Sheriff in action abusing yet another human being.
Nexus One Teardown – iFixit
A pretty cool breakdown of the innards of the new Google Nexus One phone.
Not that I’ve got the cash to get one, mind, but if I did I’d probably pick one up.