2012 archive
Freedom for Religion 0
At the Guardian, Katherine Stewart considers the attempts of religionists to construe “of” into “for”: to change “freedom of religion”–the right of persons to believe as they will–into “freedom for religions“–the ability of theocratists to bend others to their will under cover of law, that is, to define their freedom of religion to include controlling your beliefs and resulting actions.
Also, RICO.
The Voter Fraud Fraud 0
Speaking the truth about gut out the vote: Pennsylvania House Republican Leader Mike Turzai.
Via everybody Bob Cesca.
TSA Security Theatre 0
Ashes to ashes.
When he arrived at the TSA checkpoint, “They opened up my bag, and I told them, ‘Please, be careful. These are my grandpa’s ashes.’ She picked up the jar. She opened it up.”
The agent not only opened the sealed jar, but stirred the contents with her finger, allowing an estimated quarter to a third of the ashes to spill out on to the floor.
Gross frantically tried to scoop up as much of his grandfather’s remains as he could, “She didn’t apologize. She started laughing,” he said . . . .
The TSA says that the agent violated policy.
Via Raw Story.
QOTD 0
Wilma Rudolph, from the Quotemaster (subscribe here):
No matter what accomplishments you make, somebody helps you.
Break Time 0
Off to drink liberally.
Driving while Brown 0
The St. Petersburg Times cuts to the quick: it was all about hatin’ on persons who are different (emphasis added).
The Republican fear and horror about immigrants is no more than the Southern Strategy v. 2.0.
Fries with That? 0
According to cops, James Hackett, 26, got into an argument about money with his wife after the couple–and the woman’s 11-year-old daughter–picked up food at the drive-thru window of a McDonald’s in Lowell.
Daughter was trying, as daughters can do, to get the parents to stop fighting.
Droning On, Coming Soon to a Neighborhood Near You 0
RT speculates on the drones in your life.
No Beach Buns 0
No wonder Bruce wanted to get out of town.
For decades, there has been a little-known ordinance in the Monmouth County city banning bathing suits on the boardwalk. “No person clad in bathing attire shall be on the boardwalk or the public walks adjacent thereto,” it reads.
Louise Murray, chairwoman of the local Republican party, said she no longer sees the law enforced and is worried skimpy attire at the boardwalk’s bars and restaurants is threatening to wipe away Asbury Park’s image as a “classy” Jersey Shore town.
At one time, there were changing rooms, probably like those cabanas you see in old movies.
No surprise that a Republican is behind this. It’s a party of the hung-up and their hang-ups and hangers-on.
QOTD 0
John Larroquette, as Dan Fielding:
If you can’t laugh at other people, who can you laugh at?
Night Court, Season 1, Episode 5.
Drinking Liberally Virginia Beach Tomorrow 0
Fun and fellowship for liberals. Join us.
When: Tuesday, June 26th, 6 p
Where:
Lubo Wine Tasting Room
1658 Pleasure House Road (Map)
More here.
Unfinished Business, Omerta Dept. 0
At the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Ruth Ann Dailey considers two significant trials that concluded with guilty verdicts last week: the case of Monsignor Lynn, charged with covering up and facilitating pedophiles, and the case of Jerry Sandusky, charged with serial pederasty. A nugget:
And all they did then was take away Mr. Sandusky’s keys.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
The Chicago Trib rounds up some random (and sometimes amusing) facts about firearms.
Among them is this nugget:
Plus ca change.