“Mark my word. If and when these preachers get control of the [Republican] party, and they’re sure trying to do so, it’s going to be a terrible damn problem. Frankly, these people frighten me.”
— Barry Goldwater speaking four decades ago on the subject of religion and politics
Obviously, Goldwater’s prediction hasn’t just come true, it’s turned into a nightmare! God save America from the Judeo-Christian Taliban!
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“Early in my political career I had the opportunity to read the speech and I almost threw up.”
– Rick Santorum reflecting on John F. Kennedy’s 1960 speech advocating the separation of church and state
Now Santorum is trying to back away from that repulsive and dramatic statement. You can’t put toothpaste back in a tube (although some have tried), and Santorum can’t do much to make up for such an idiotic description. Santorum isn’t half the man that Kennedy was in his short life and probably never will be. The thought of Santorum in the Oval Office –with his medieval views of society and the various people who occupy it – makes me want to throw up! Fortunately, most Americans – even conservative Republicans – are too moderate and logical to let this clown get that far.
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Beauregard, a Chihuahua, waits with his owner, Pat Day, at the start of the Mardi Gras Dog Parade held Sunday, February 19, 2012 at Baytowne Village in Sandestin, FL. Beauregard was dressed in surfer garb to reflect the theme of this year’s parade, “Fetch a Wave.” Just for doing that to Beauregard, I think Pat should be skinned, quartered and hung out to dry butt naked in the town square! And then, arrest her for indecent exposure. God save the animals! Photo courtesy Devon Ravine AP /Northwest Florida Daily.
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Yemeni women hold up posters of Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi, the country's vice president and the only candidate in Tuesday's polls.
“Maybe you can call them elections, but for me, elections should have more than one candidate.”
– Nadia Abdullah of Yemen, after casting a ballot that listed only acting President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi
Any American who feels like they have to choose between the lesser of 2 evils next time they head to the polls should consider this statement. Either that, or they can just shut the hell up and stay home! Either way thank goodness for a democratic society.
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The moon, Venus and Jupiter align in the skies over Mooresville, NC. Photograph courtesy John Green and the ULAO Project.
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“He could easily not have known, because as you can imagine, at these kinds of parties you’re not always dressed, and I challenge you to distinguish a naked prostitute from any other naked woman.”
– Henri Leclerc, attorney for former International Monetary Fund chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, about a French investigation into use of corporate funds to stage orgies.
I know the feeling. I’ve been to so many parties where people are butt naked that I’m hard up to tell who’s there to make some quick cash and who’s there just to have fun. I mean, seriously! Why are the French even investigating this? Isn’t this what they do all the time over there anyway?
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PBS has launched its first Online Film Festival and showcase of twenty short films from independent filmmakers. The Festival, featuring award-winning films with a wide array of styles, perspectives and subject matter, will run from February 27 through March 30 and can be accessed via the PBS website and the PBS YouTube channel.
The theme of the PBS Online Film Festival is ‘Watch Us Surprise You.’ Visitors can vote for their favorite film by “liking” it, either on the Festival’s page on PBS.org or the PBS YouTube channel. The overall winner will receive top placement on the PBS.org homepage, video portal and YouTube page, promotion on PBS’s social media channels and an official badge for their site. A People’s Choice award will be given to the film with the most votes.
PBS has always been a supporter of independent film and television projects, giving voices to new generations and different perspectives on the world.
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