N.R.A. = Nuts. Radicals. A-holes.
N.R.A. = Nuts. Radicals. A-holes. These are the people that came up with the brilliant slogan: “ Guns don’t kill people, people kill people.” They are either so disconnected from reality or so smug in their Washington lobbying power, that they felt comfortable putting this patronizing, less-than-sincere marvel on bumper stickers. In the meantime, people, with just... Read More
Team Obama Delivers! Haters Sit Down and Take Note.
At 11:35 p.m. EST Sunday night, President Barack Obama addressed our nation and told us that, hours earlier, US forces had killed Osama Bin Laden and had taken his corpse into custody. Over the past 10 years, the US has spent considerable time and energy searching for Bin Laden. These efforts have been costly both in terms of lives lost and treasure spent. We have waged... Read More
Bachmann & Coulter: Why A Vaccine Against Stupidity Is Sorely Needed
Now it’s not hard to believe that GOP hopeful Michelle Bachmann has a shaky grasp of science. She’s on the record as stating that “hundreds and hundreds” of scientists believe in intelligent design and further, that carbon dioxide is “harmless,” a claim which makes me long for the opportunity to put a paper bag over her mouth and ask her to breathe into it for five... Read More
Amanda Knox: The Real Demons In Her Case
The Prosecution Speaks “Never let the facts get in the way of a good story”. Mark Twain might have said it, but Italian prosecutor Giuliano Mignini must have it tattooed on some part of himself he sees regularly. For it was Mignini, who over time, made the following claims about the part Amanda Knox played in the death of her flatmate Meredith Kercher, stabbed to death in... Read More
The GOP Debates: Not Grand, Getting Old, And Nothing To Party About
How Many More Of These GOP Debates Do I Have To Endure? I’m still recovering from the last GOP debate on September 7th in Simi Valley, California and bracing for the next one on September 19th in Tampa, Florida. Last week the “leaders” in the GOP race to become our country’s next president came together to explain their positions on everything from Obamacare... Read More
Perry And Romney: Products Of The Extreme Right And Wrong For Our Country
Could Perry & Romney Be Fraternal Twins Separated At Birth? You’ve heard this story before: twins separated at birth end up choosing the same career, making the same types of life decisions and behaving in uncannily similar ways. Now, after hearing about how Rick Perry is polling at the top of the GOP presidential field, ahead of Mitt Romney, and after suddenly noting how ... Read More
It Worked For The Mahatma; Will It Work For Anna?
Gandhi Did It Mahatma Gandhi did it. He fasted. And, in so doing, he forced the hand of the British colonial powers of his time. Aware of the Mahatma’s huge following, and fearful of repercussions that would arise from his untimely death, the British could not afford to let Gandhi starve himself to death, be it over the issue of separate political representation for the lowest... Read More
A Slutwalk in New Delhi: Is Change Afoot?
A Nice Slutwalk On A Sunday In New Delhi I walked in a Slutwalk in New Delhi not because I’m anywhere close to being a slut, but because I don’t want to be treated like one. I don’t want my teenage daughter to be treated like one either, so we walked together. I walked despite my dislike of the word slut and my initial reservations. The thought of young... Read More
Afghanistan: Are We Fast-Tracking To A Multi-Generational Conflict?
From Biking to Gun Toting The other day, I ran into someone I knew from back in high school. Back then he was young enough that I could have babysat for him. Now he’s in the military leaving for Afghanistan next week. When he told me this news, my first thought was something along the lines of, “Damn, I’m getting old.” My second thought, however, was that this kid couldn’t... Read More
Illegal Immigration: An Economic And Human Rights Dilemma
It’s the economy, stupid. While there was already anger towards illegal immigrants in the United States before the Great Recession began in late 2007, the economic downturn has only made that anger worse. I am sure few of us have forgotten the bill Arizona almost passed which would allow the police to stop any person suspected of being an illegal immigrant. Thanks to a large... Read More
