Archive for the ‘Rhetoric’ Category
Thursday, July 17th, 2008
In the following video, Dan Dennett discusses the power of ideas (memes) to hijack evolutionary rules and therefore the individual. When this happens, depending upon the idea, society and the individual can become the virtual victim of a parasite that promotes actions that are actually contrary to our genetic fitness. ...
Posted in BIO, Religion, Rhetoric | 2 Comments »
Wednesday, July 16th, 2008
For years, Jesse Helms blocked measures intended to provide care and assistance to homosexuals suffering from the ravages of HIV. In true Helms backasswards bravado, he often insinuated that the only way such legislation would pass would be over his dead body.
Surprise...it gets even better! Republican Senator Elizabeth Dole, ...
Posted in BIO, GLBT, HIV, Health, LGBT, Republican, Rhetoric, Right Wing Nut | 1 Comment »
Tuesday, July 15th, 2008
A Tip O' the Satirical Cap to Station Agent
Fill in the blank. A New Yorker magazine cover is to Barak Obama what a National Review cover is to (blank).
A geriatric John McCain in a wheelchair! Get it? Now THAT'S funny! But, what about those thousands of Nimrod-in-Chief Hitler caricatures? Funny ...
Posted in 2008 elections, Barack, Campaign News, Contributors, Democrat, Democrat elections, John McCain, Obama, Political, Politics, Republican, Rhetoric, candidates, humor, media, presidential elections, satire | 6 Comments »
Monday, July 14th, 2008
When Stephen Colbert coined the term "truthiness", he hit the nail on the head as it applies to our Barney Fife administration. The Great Flip-Flopper sends his PR minions to spin corrections to stories and statements so often, they can "truthifully" claim they did or didn't say something as it ...
Posted in Bush, Contributors, FOIA, George W. Bush, Political, Politics, President, Rhetoric | No Comments »
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
Have you ever wondered what a modern day slave would look like and how he or she might behave? Ever consider who might be the owners of plantations, staffed by these slaves, if they were "permitted" to exist today? Has it ever crossed your mind that the only thing that's ...
Posted in 2008 elections, BIO, Barack, Economics, Global Warming, Obama, Politics, Race, Religion, Rhetoric, presidential elections | 1 Comment »
Wednesday, July 9th, 2008
When we hear the terms Fatwa or Jihad, we often think about radical Middle Eastern extremists whose intention is to impose their religious beliefs upon those they define as infidels. As Americans, we find the declarations of those leaders (Mullahs, Imams, etc.) who support such actions to be offensive and ...
Posted in BIO, Bush, George W. Bush, Iraq, Middle East, Military, Religion, Rhetoric, Right Wing Nut, Terrorism | 5 Comments »
Monday, July 7th, 2008
Amongst the administration's multitudinous scandals and dubious actions is the question of whether the Justice Dept. was too zealous in choosing only employees and interns who were politically Bushonion clones. Now - after Roberto Gonzales has been kicked to the curb and Karl Rove and others have been subpoenaed - ...
Posted in Bush, Contributors, Legal News, Political, Politics, Rhetoric, conservative | No Comments »
Monday, July 7th, 2008
When it's all said and done, very little in life changes...and the changes that are made are often painfully slow. All too often we get lost in our efforts to change (direct) others when what we really need to do is change (redirect) ourselves. This years election, more so than ...
Posted in 2008 elections, BIO, Barack, Campaign News, Obama, Religion, Rhetoric, Vote | No Comments »
Friday, July 4th, 2008
Thinking about the meaning of Independence Day... maybe I'm weird, but I've always wondered about people taking pride in something they had no part in accomplishing, whether that's who their ancestors were or winning the Revolutionary War. Maybe it has to do with confusing different definitions of the word "pride", ...
Posted in America, General, Miscellaneous, Patriot, Quickie, Rhetoric | 2 Comments »
Thursday, July 3rd, 2008
While I despise the efforts of fundies to push their ideology, I have to give them credit for being so persistent. When the Bible speaks of a great pestilence, who new it could have its origin in the pews of the pious. Yes, I know that's a harsh assessment of ...
Posted in Agenda, BIO, Education, Religion, Rhetoric, Right Wing Nut, Science | 139 Comments »
