And here’s a good, if terse, synopsis of the article from Cognitive Daily: Nice analysis of why the Iranian election is probably fraudulent

Bill Bennett and others of his ilk still don’t get it. Or maybe their problem is that they can no longer sell it. Obama gets it and he’s selling it.

Give them enough rope and they’ll hang themselves…

Personally, I do think there was something “not quite right” with the recent election in Iran, but like everyone else I have no proof. Furthermore, it’s none of our freaking business! The Iranian people are dealing with this at the moment, so President Obama is doing the right thing in my book. The main reason people don’t like the U.S. the world over is because we often stick our nose in other peoples’ business. Our intentions are irrelevant and religious reasons are pure bullshit. Let them work it out for themselves and we’ll all be better off.

Bennett: Obama’s reaction to Iran ‘very disappointing’

Now, with that out of the way, check out this infuriatingly-great video at DailyKosTV.com that illustrates just how far we’ve fallen.

LOON WATCH: Right-wing bets against U.S. in pirate standoff

I’ve never heard of Pat Condell, but apparently he’s a comedian in the UK. If you have time you should check out some of his other videos.

FYI, here’s what he’s ranting about: U.N. body adopts resolution on religious defamation

Some of you young folks been saying to me,
“Hey Pops, what you mean ‘What a wonderful world’?”

How about all them wars all over the place?

You call them wonderful?

And how about hunger and pollution?

They ain’t so wonderful either.

Well how about listening to old Pops for a minute.

Seems to me, it ain’t the world that’s so bad, but what we’re doin’ to it.

And all I’m saying is see what a wonderful world it would be if only we’d give it a chance.

Love baby, love, that’s the secret. Yeahhhhhh.

If lots more of us loved each other we’d solve lots more problems.

And man, this world would be a gasser.

That’s why ol’ Pops keeps saying…


Anyway, here’s a great interview with my newest favorite “public Christian,” Frank Schaeffer.

I can see why the automakers want one fuel economy standard, because it makes life easier on them. But the real reason they don’t want California (and those states that will follow suit) to be able to set their own standard is because it’s more stringent than the national standard. But hey, the automakers could always just engineer their fleet to meet the more stringent requirements. It’s about time anyway, as even China has more stringent standards than the U.S.A. does.

If the RNC weren’t in the pocket of Big Business and stuck to their guns, they’d be all for California having their own standards. I mean, it is a “States’ Rights” issue, isn’t it?

Bush’s Secret Dictatorship

I mean, the late, great Hunter S. Thompson knew early on what a piece of shit jackass George W. Bush was. While he despised Tricky Dick to the core, he would’ve taken Nixon over GWB any day of the week.

Fear and Loathing, Campaign 2004

Memorable Quotes by Hunter S. Thompson