Anti-Evolutionary Scientist...Isn't That An Oxymoron?
From the Center for American Progress and the Washington Post:

It seems scientific reasoning is not what it used to be. After years of crafty strategizing orchestrated by conservatives, policymakers in nearly twenty states are now considering measures "that question the science of evolution." Though most do not seek to completely disavow the teaching of evolution, an overwhelming number of the proposals attempt to address the "gaps" in Darwinian theory by means of the intelligent design theory, which claims that the vast complexity of nature is evidence of the existence of a great cosmic "designer." Though many scientists are aghast at what is being called neocreationism, religious activists and anti-evolutionary scientists have long felt "persecuted" by the teaching of evolution and are now simply taking advantage of the opportunity provided by the Bush presidency, as President Bush himself believes the "jury is still out on evolution."

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Did you hear that? The JURY IS STILL OUT on evolution. Yes, that's right. Apparently, all of the empirical evidence that supports evolution was planted by the "Supreme Being" in an attempt at one big fabulous practical joke. Boy did he pull one over on us! Gosh, I feel so silly.

If it were only true...
"In the future, I will refrain from discussing my private life in interviews," [Britney] Spears wrote on her site. "It will be expressed solely through art."

Bwahahahahahahahaha!! Tears! The tears are blurring my vision! I can't see! Dear God, can it be? Is she really calling what she does...ART?!

Ah, Britney. All I can do is shake my head at your poor simple stupidity.

I knew I liked PETA
"Lopez may try to convince her fans that her rabbit-trimmed jackets are a must-have, but what she won't tell you is that bunnies killed for fur coats scream as they are skinned alive!"

ANOTHER Open Letter to Michael Jackson
Dear Michael,

If people think you like having kids in your bed, reminding them of your sleepwear might be a bad idea. It just isn?t good sense.

Love,
The World

Funnily enough, when I did a Google search of ?Michael Jackson + pajama pants? the number of links that didn?t have anything to do with this past week was truly frightening. And the picture attached to the above link? Yikes. His skin is pulled so tight that he looks like a freaking mummy. Michael? Please go away. I don?t want to deal with you anymore

Parker Posing
Can I be the first to comment on how utterly annoying and bitchslap-worthy Sarah Jessica Parker is in the new Gap commercial?

I mean, the one with her and Lenny was awesome. But this? SJP prancing around singing about how pretty she is?

I?d rather stab myself in the eye with a fork than see it one more time.

I Hope the Liberal Media Knows About This
From this morning?s New York Times:

Under the Bush administration, the federal government has aggressively used a well-established tool of public relations: the prepackaged, ready-to-serve news report that major corporations have long distributed to TV stations to pitch everything from headache remedies to auto insurance. In all, at least 20 federal agencies, including the Defense Department and the Census Bureau, have made and distributed hundreds of television news segments in the past four years, records and interviews show. Many were subsequently broadcast on local stations across the country without any acknowledgement of the government's role in their production.

This winter, Washington has been roiled by revelations that a handful of columnists wrote in support of administration policies without disclosing they had accepted payments from the government. But the administration's efforts to generate positive news coverage have been considerably more pervasive than previously known. At the same time, records and interviews suggest widespread complicity or negligence by television stations, given industry ethics standards that discourage the broadcast of prepackaged news segments from any outside group without revealing the source.

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You know what my favorite part of this "Wag The Dog" senario is? That Pubs will be all over this story, calling the NYT a rag and pointing at it as if to prove their claims of a Liberal Media.

Newsflash: The media is only as liberal as the rich, powerful and conservative moguls who own them.

One Last Kick to this Dead Horse
From FactCheck.org

In a new TV ad, Progress for America exaggerates the true state of Social Security's finances by comparing it to the Titanic. The ad claims the system will go "bankrupt" if nothing is done and that we must rescue the program "before it hits the iceberg." Actually, neutral experts predict the system can pay between 70 and 80 percent of currently scheduled benefits even if the Trust Fund is exhausted, which isn't predicted to happen for another 37 years, at least.

The ad also touts Bush's plan for "voluntary personal retirement accounts" as though that would improve the system's finances. But even the White House now acknowledges that individual accounts alone do nothing to fix the system's long-term financial shortfall.

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The lies just keep getting bigger and bigger and no one seems to care.

Social Security Stage Craft
Now Playing: Annie Lenox
I just read this article in Newsweek and it only served to solidify my first impressions of Bush's Stump-fest a week ago.

Here is my favorite quote:
"Bush received respectful coverage from the town's newspaper, the Westfield Leader, which said the meeting was simply meant to "gauge opinions of New Jerseyans." In fact, a day before the event, an advance team of White House officials held a dress rehearsal for the participants so they could fine-tune their testimonials. They do this before each show, usually with a stand-in playing Bush. It helps the people "say things clearer," says one FreedomWorks member."

Two Miscellaneous Thoughts
From the Center for American Progress:

CULTURALLY INSENSITIVE RIGHT-WING QUOTE OF THE DAY: "We don't do Lincoln Day Dinners in South Carolina.?It's nothing personal, but it takes awhile to get over things." ? Sen. Lindsey Graham, explaining that, in his opinion, South Carolina is still reeling from the Emancipation Proclamation. His thought process was probably news to at least 30 percent of the state's population, which is African-American.

~~Doesn't this just warm the heart? And people wonder why there's still so much racial tension in the South.

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MILITARY ? FLUNKING THE DOVER TEST: It's common knowledge that the Bush administration has banned photographs of caskets of U.S. soldiers killed in Iraq, but Salon reports the Bush administration appears to be pursuing a similar strategy with the wounded, "who are far more numerous." According to Salon, the Bush administration continues to engage in a concerted effort to hide dead and wounded soldiers from the American public. Flights carrying injured soldiers from Iraq and Afghanistan only arrive in the United States in the dead of night, under the cover of darkness. Soldiers are then taken to Walter Reed or Bethesda Navel Medical Center in ambulances or "unmarked black vans." Photographs are prohibited. The wounded soldiers are then unloaded at back entrances, not the common entrances closest to the emergency rooms. The result is that images of wounded soldiers continue to be "extremely scarce."

~~Gosh, I wonder why the government doesn't want us to see the wounded. Could it be that they're worried we might start thinking for ourselves?

Does This Sound Like a Desperate Cry For Attention to Anyone Else?
Now Playing: Crashtest Dummies
Crowe Says al-Qaida Wanted to Kidnap Him.

Really, Russell? You don't think al-Qaida has better things to do? I think al-Qaida is laughing their asses off in a cave somewhere over this story. I mean, really. You're a good actor, but you're a bit high-maintenence.

Oh, and also? Get over yourself.