Fox News And The Nevada Democratic Debates
Posted by Rich | Filed under Politics
If you pay attention to politics, you know that Fox News and the Nevada Democratic Party were going to host a Democratic candidate debate. Many Democrats were against this type of debate and ultimately the debate was killed. Some folks were happy about this outcome and others were less than thrilled. Frankly, I don’t think that any news organization is un-biased and if the Democratic party as whole does not want to debate on Fox News, then that is their choice. Another manufactured tempest from both sides.
The other night while I was watching the Simpsons, I happened upon episode 14 from season 14. The episode was titled “Mr. Spritz Goes To Washington” and had a relevant section where Fox News “Your Voice For Evil” hosts a debate between the Republic candidate, Krusty the Klown and the Democratic candidate, some unnamed guy. This episode aired on 3/9/2003.
The segment is a perfect example of why the Nevada Fox hosted debates should have been killed.
Of course, I do think the debate would have gone something like this:
Andy Griffith Hates America
Posted by Rich | Filed under Politics, Stupid Quotes
Compare what Andy says to our the current administration stance on privacy. Do you think that Andy is un-american or is unregulated eavesdropping on mail and conversations un-american?
A better Inconvenient Truth Ad
Posted by Rich | Filed under Politics, Technology
An Inconvenient Truth
Posted by Rich | Filed under Memes, Politics
I am a bit excited about seeing this film:
I know a few folks will be negative about this type of thing, but when have done a little more research on *both* sides of the issue, then please feel free to comment.
Sony Can Break The Law And Remain Free
Posted by Rich | Filed under Politics, Technology
Sony puts out one of the largest single computer virus infections in the history of the Internet. If I did this I would go immediately to jail, because they are a large corporation with a large political lobby, Sony will go free. Still think you live in a democracy?
25 Mind-Numbingly Stupid Quotes About Hurricane Katrina And Its Aftermath
Posted by Rich | Filed under Politics
From About.com…25 very stupid things said about Katrina. More evidence that 51% of you picked the wrong horse.
1) “I don’t think anybody anticipated the breach of the levees.” –President Bush, on “Good Morning America,” Sept. 1, 2005, six days after repeated warnings from experts about the scope of damage expected from Hurricane Katrina (Source)
2) “What I’m hearing which is sort of scary is that they all want to stay in Texas. Everybody is so overwhelmed by the hospitality. And so many of the people in the arena here, you know, were underprivileged anyway so this (chuckle) – this is working very well for them.” –Former First Lady Barbara Bush, on the Hurricane flood evacuees in the Houston Astrodome, Sept. 5, 2005 (Source)
Nero Fiddles While Rome Burns
Posted by Rich | Filed under Politics
photo credit: AP
Brilliant slow response from the administration on the disaster in New Orleans. Another demonstration of the arrogance that is guiding America in the wrong direction.
Intelligent Design in The Skools
Posted by Rich | Filed under Memes, Politics
So the debate over Intelligent Design rages on but who was the intelligent designer of our current school system?
Humor courtesy of Scrappleface
The Moore’s Law Dialectic
Posted by Rich | Filed under Politics, Technology
Dana Blankenhorn writes about the coming change in politics from a cultural schism to a technological divide. If you follow my writings and screenshots you will see that I am strongly against proprietary operating systems and media. I use Linux to watch movies. As Microsoft and Apple follow the path of “trusted computing” which serve to restrict my rights for the media and software I purchase, I will be eventually defined as an outlaw everytime I don’t watch a movie or listen to music on a “trusted” platform. Of course, the “trusted” platform has nothing to do with my trust, but with the media company’s ability to “trust” that I wil not use my media in a way they don’t condone.
Did You Freaks Really Vote For This Guy?
Posted by Rich | Filed under Politics
So our President, who clearly won his last re-election with an overwhelming 51% majority, today said he believes schools should discuss “intelligent design” alongside evolution when teaching students about the creation of life. I just want to make sure everyone is clear on the differences between the two theories:
Theory of evolution - can’t say for certain because we haven’t been there to watch for billions of years as things evolved, but the principles that support the theory are testable and have been rigorously examined.
Hypothesis of intelligent design - can’t say for certain because we weren’t there to watch as God touched the tiny cube of matter when the Big Bang happened, but the principles that support the hypothesis are not testable, have never been rigorously tested, and thus are completely non-scientific.
I’m not thoroughly familiar with Intelligent Design (ID), but if it simply stated that science might assert that there is a God, then I have no problem with it as long as the proof was clear and scientific in its method. There are scientists who believe in God, and others who don’t. Their merits as scientists should have little relation to their personal deistic beliefs.
Unfortunately, Intelligent Design is a device that intrudes into scientific inquiry, and becomes a sieve for data and public debate. I personally don’t believe that the existence of God is provable, or else we would need no faith. Science seeks to prove — by observing, recognizing and measuring. Let the proponents of ID prove scientifically that their hypothesis has merit and then we should debate ID’s inclusion into popular culture and scientific thought.
Something about the current Intelligent Design debate depresses me. Large swaths of my scholastic childhood was staffed by nuns, brothers and priests in a Catholic school, and never once did they suggest that evolution was an improvable theory, or cast doubt on scientific inquiry. I grew up thinking that the Scopes Trial was resolved. Obviously, I was wrong.
The worst part is that few people in America care. We seem to catch statements coming from “our president” that indicate his complete disdain for science and rational thought and we collectively put our heads in a place where we can never find the truth.
