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[elfs]

John Gorenfeld compares Jeremiah Wright with Sun Myung Moon, noting carefully that Moon has the ear of a hell of a lot more Republicans than Wright does Democrats.

John McCain has so much media cred he can get away with a "senior moment," revealing that he doesn't know the difference between Shia and Sunni, or between al-Qaeda and the al-Sadr Militia, without being called on it. If Clinton made such a gaffe, it would be nightly news for the next two weeks. George Will said McCain's mistake-- which he made on five separate occasions-- will not hurt him because "it's a given that this man knows what he's talking about." It should not be a given anymore!

I mean why isn't McCain's BFF John Hagee's statements like "Catholics worship the great whore of Satan" being put to this much scrunity?

"I would much rather export gays from the United States than import them." Ah, feel the good, Christian love™.

The Bush Administration announces cuts to Spirit and Opportunity. They're going to shut down at least one of the rovers. Total savings? About 15 minutes worth of war funding. For the price of three days of warfare we could repeat the whole damn mission: construction, launch, landing, and four years of research!

Atheist does not die due to black magic. The leader of India's "rationalist" movement challenged India's best black magician to kill him with, well, we'd call it voudou. It was a bit of a giggle all around.

Ten reasons to have sex. Stress relief, a better immune system, exercise, better sleep are just four. Oddly, because it's fun and feels good not on the list.

And because it is so sweet (and NSFW!), I must echo lisakit's posting of this large motivational tribute to Grandmaster Gary Gygax.

Comments

[zonereyrie.livejournal.com]

I'd love to know what anime the 'Lesbian Stripper Cowgirls' image came from. Looks like fun. ;-)

[zvi-likes-tv.livejournal.com]

The leader of India's "rationalist" movement challenged India's best black magician to kill him with, well, we'd call it voudou. You'd only call tantra voudou if you didn't know what the hell you were talking about. Religions aren't fungible.

[elfs.livejournal.com]

Oh, come on. He tried to kill the guy by torturing a doll-shaped idol of the man. You're pedantically right, but I'm not apologetic.

[zvi-likes-tv.livejournal.com]

Shockingly, more than one religion uses sympathetic magic to manipulate the supernatural. I don't believe it works, but I don't have to be a tool about it either.

[tagryn]

I don't get how its automatically a given that Shia Iran would never, ever help Sunni al-Qaeda, seeing how the 9-11 Commission Report found logistical cooperation between the two, at minimum. Add in the history of the Qods Force and Imad Mugniyah, and the possibility of continuing cooperation doesn't seem at all far-fetched.

As I recall, at the time most people would have considered the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact a ridiculous impossibility given the incompatibility of the two doctrines; yet, it happened. Enemy-of-my-enemy thinking can make for some strange bedfellows.

[lisakit.livejournal.com]

"I would much rather export gays from the United States than import them."

*snicker* So is this a new industry? For what purpose does he want to export gays? Is this the Fab Five on an international scale?


Doh! I totally spaced that so much of the motivational tribute wouldn't be safe for work. Sorry.

PS

[lisakit.livejournal.com]

BTW - "7. Sex Reduces Pain" Now *that* is an excellent reason!

[mundens.livejournal.com]

Best Gygax tribute evah! Will be passing on, along with the reasons for sex. Because such things need to be passed on!