Wed, May 9th, 2007
While I’m no fan of Girls Gone Wild or the filthy producer who puts the videos together, I heard today on the radio that some people are pushing for a change to the law to prohibit 18-year-old women from consenting to appear in the videos. The reasoning? What seems like a great idea when you’re […]
Fri, May 4th, 2007
’08 Republicans Differ on Defining Party’s Future - New York Times
There were revealing moments that went past the well-rehearsed lines by all the candidates. Three of the candidates — Mr. Huckabee, Senator Sam Brownback of Kansas and Representative Tom Tancredo of Colorado — raised their hands to signal that they did not believe in evolution.
Do […]
Tue, May 1st, 2007
Read this comment and laugh or cry, depending on your mood. I think I did a little of both.
Sat, Apr 28th, 2007
Well, you have to blame somebody, and of course, the devil is as good as anyone else. A Utah Republican has introduced a formal resolution at the state’s Republican party convention to argue that immigration is part of Satan’s plan to destroy America. Satan, though, is apparently very busy these days. Not only is he […]
Thu, Apr 26th, 2007
Apparently, being Middle Eastern and taking out the recycling in rural Pennsyltuckyvania makes you a terrorist.1 And with the kinds of things Giuliani is saying these days, it is starting to feel like the Fall of 2001 all over again.
This produces some pretty funny potential slogans, like “Working for the Earth is working for the […]
Wed, Apr 25th, 2007
One thing that I think will come of the massacre at Virginia Tech is probably increased surveillance of students, under the guise of “security” for our “children.”1 This, of course, will be in addition to the already excessive pseudo-parental oversight that most schools exercise, and which most students seem more or less content with. I’ve […]
Thu, Apr 19th, 2007
Justices Back Ban on Method of Abortion
Mr. Bush welcomed the ruling, saying: “The Supreme Court’s decision is an affirmation of the progress we have made over the past six years in protecting human dignity and upholding the sanctity of life. We will continue to work for the day when every child is welcomed in life […]
Sat, Apr 7th, 2007
I know I’m a rad dude. But am I radical?
Apparently, the Bucks County Public Library thinks so.
A branch of the Bucks County Public Library recently refused the donation of two copies of Vegan Freak: Being Vegan in a Non-Vegan World, the book I co-authored with my wife Jenna. In returning the books to the donor, […]
Sat, Mar 31st, 2007
Controversial chocolate Jesus exhibit canceled - CNN.com
I always figured that a chocolate jesus made more sense than chocolate bunnies, but aparently Jesus didn’t have a dick, or if he did have a dick, it is somehow offensive to show his divine member. I don’t really get what’s so offensive about a chocolate jesus, but then […]
Thu, Dec 28th, 2006
Border Fence Firm Snared for Hiring Illegal Workers: the ultimate irony.
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Being vegan in a non-vegan world
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