Sorry for the alliteration, but it's my blog: sue me. Money quote from Sullivan:
"(H)er faith has been a political tool in her career. She will use it when it helps - as in getting to be Mayor of Wasilla and governor of Alaska - and drop it when its in her way. There is something truly, deeply Rovian about Sarah Palin."Full commentary, including analysis from an Evangelical calling BS on Palin, here.
"I need to know if she really thinks dinosaurs were here 4,000 years ago. That's important....Because she's going to have the nuclear codes."
Matt Damon, "political analyst"
Palin has not pushed for teaching creationism in Alaska's schools. She has said that students should be allowed to "debate both sides" of the evolution question, but she also said creationism "doesn't have to be part of the curriculum."
FactCheck.org
"Teach both. You know, don't be afraid of information....Healthy debate is so important and it's so valuable in our schools. I am a proponent of teaching both. And you know, I say this too as the daughter of a science teacher. Growing up with being so privileged and blessed to be given a lot of information on, on both sides of the subject -- creationism and evolution. It's been a healthy foundation for me. But don't be afraid of information and let kids debate both sides."
Sarah Palin, quoted by the Anchorage Daily News, cited by Michael Paulson
What to believe? I think you don't just open the idea of creationism in schools to let the kids decide, you do it in the context of showing them that this is an antiquated way of thinking that is shamefully being shoved on us by the shameless. THAT'S the context in which I'd like to see creationism taught in public schools. And NOT in a science class, either...stick to science.
As if crystal-balling, he imagines himself as president, his aides informing him every day that 1,500 Americans have died from the illness. “Imagine if I go to sleep [in the White House] and I wake up the next day and they come in the afternoon and aides say, ‘Another 1,500 died today, sir.’ I can figure that out. That’s a f---ing problem! So there’s 1,500 … 1,500 … 1,500 … I mean, after 20, 30, 40 years of that, people start to take that as just part of the deal. And it shouldn’t be.”
Vanity Fair interview with Lance Armstrong
"(The Large Hadron Collider is) like NASCAR for nerds — they get to spin things together at high speed and smash them together."
Dr. PZ Myers
It bears repeating, but it's your patriotic duty as an American to love this place:
"Evolutionists Flock to Darwin-Shaped Wall Stain."
McCain has finally gone too far. His latest TV ad tries to say that Barak Obama favors comprehensive sex-education for kindergartners, a shameless attempt to make Obama out to be a lech. FactCheck.org says otherwise:
The ad refers to a bill Obama supported in the Illinois state Senate to update the sex education curriculum and make it "medically accurate." It would have lowered the age at which students would begin what the bill termed "comprehensive sex education" to include kindergarten. But it mandated the instruction be "age-appropriate" for kindergarteners when addressing topics such as sexually transmitted diseases. The bill also would have granted parents the opportunity to remove their children from the class without question:A spokesman for Obama puts it bluntly, and good for them:
SB 99: However, no pupil shall be required to take or participate in any family life class or course on HIVThe bill also called for all sex education course materials to include information that would help students recognize, among other activities, inappropriate touching, sexual assault and rape.AIDSor family life instruction if his parent or guardian submits written objection thereto, and refusal to take or participate in such course or program shall not be reason for suspension or expulsion of such pupil.
"Last week, John McCain told Time magazine he couldn’t define what honor was. Now we know why."Open letter to
From The Unabridged Devil's Dictionary...
Christian n. One who believes the New Testament is a divinely inspired book admirably suited to the spiritual needs of his neighbor. One who follows the teachings of Christ insofar as they are not inconsistent with a life of sin.
The REALLY scary thing is, these people are allowed to vote, drive automobiles, and own guns; all without a psychological evaluation.
And what do you want to bet the pastor did NOT pay his own way...?
Only a former POW could do this with credibility, but boy, is it about time someone did...
"John McCain's temperament makes it clear that he is not cut out to be President of the United States."HT: Ed Brayton.
Yet again, I'm struck by two things: How much of a man-crush I have on Jon Stewart, and how pathetic it is that this country's best news show is a comedy program.
HT: Pharyngula
He absolutely nails it, again: Does Bush Believe McCain was tortured? Because we're doing the same thing to torture terror suspects that the NVA did to McCain.
Updated 8/20 to correct wording.
Greg Laden put it best in this piece:
"We are obligated, by virtue of demanding our own liberty, to protect the liberty of others."
