Boobs and Books and Bimbos

This whole mammography thing has got me seething. The media strikes again, making this sound like the greatest controversy since the dawn of mankind. It paints women as “dithering” (Dick the “dick” Cheney’s word) and flustered and this change in recommendations. We are all having the vapors waiting to be told what to do next. Yeah, right, women are such simple creatures, unable to read, digest, ask. We await paternalistic advice.

Go read up on the literature, make an appointment with your doctor and together decide what’s best for you. End of story. Well not quite.

As might be expected the “they’re coming to take me away” crew in the Rethug party wasted no time in jumping on the bandwagon. “First step toward rationing care, ” they warn. The blasted health care reform will mean that women will die! Oh shaddup will ya. The usual braindeads are active again as in Michelle and various other not so smart women.

It seems that a Democrat, one Rep. Jerrold Nadler ( D-NY) introduced a bill requiring insurance companies to cover annual mammograms and other breast examination screenings. He had 79 co-sponsors of the bill. Guess what? Only one Republican is a co-sponsor. And none of course of our crazy ladies who are running around yelling that the sky is falling.

Just the usual politics of innuendo and lie. Such is our political world today.

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I guess when you are thoroughly dishonest, it’s just really hard to know how to be honest. Last week Foxy Noise was caught with it’s pants down when it was discovered that Sean Hannity and his band of merry wackos had substituted film from another rally to enhance the numbers at the teaparty on Capital Hill on the eve of the House health care reform bill debate and vote.

Oops, they said. We are having meetins’ and meetin’ with everyone, and promisin’ that it was a mistake, an inadvertent oops factor. Trust us.

Except, that well, it seems to have happened again. Foxy was all shivery and giddy with orgasmic glee at the Sarah book tour in Grand Rapids, Michigan. They wanted to share with their moronic viewers the crowds that gathered to buy that great “policy” book offered by the Moosish One. But alas, the “crowds” weren’t very impressive, so Fox jazzed it up a bit by showing footage of the 2008 campaign, passing if off as the actual book buying crowd.

I guess it’s another oops. But trust them. They are fair. . . . and oh yeah, balanced.

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I just ran into this site and so I make no promises as to whether its worthwhile or not, but it certainly looks promising.

Most of us bloggers, well some of us, well me, at least, dream of being published. Course, that does require actually writing a book, or at least trying to compile all these posts into something coherent.

Most of us are deterred from working very hard at said dream since we know that dang few folks are ever published unless you are a celebrity. Then apparently compiling  “Dick and Jane went down the road with Spot,” seems more than adequate to make any publisher all jiggly with greed.

This site promises to help you write, format and break into the publishing world. It’s free. It’s called Fast Pencil. As I said, I’ve not had time to examine this site, but I sure plan to go back and look it over and sign up and see if I can finally move this dream to some fruition. At least that’s my hope. If so inclined, take a look.

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I seriously tried to avoid anything on Sarah today. I too get tired of the Moosalini and her warped mind. But this was just too funny.

It seems that the author stopped at a Border’s to sign books. All the fine folks of the town had been there for hours, standing in the rain, buying their books and getting their guarantees that Sarah would sign their books.

Well, Sarah got tired of signing, had better things to do, or otherwise had, as they say in the post, mavericky business to attend to. So she left.

Said citizenry were, how do I say this. . .IRATE. They called her “Quitter!” and vowed that their love affair was over with the diva from the North.

Given that anybody who supports Palin is not a bright light in the constellations of  the heavens anyway, it should not surprise us that their “support” turns out to be fickle as well. We just heard yesterday that a young lady was unaware that Ms. Palin had supported the bank bail-out back in the day of the campaign (remember when McCain had to suspend his campaign to rush back to Washington to save the country by pushing through that vote?). Well, now it seems to her, testing the winds of the uninformed and uneducated, that the bailout was bad, so Sarah no longer supports it. The poor supporter was clueless, but sure that “Sarah doesn’t support it now” and that would be correct. I guess the flip flopping is okay from Rethugs.

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He Ain’t Heavy, He’s My Bro?

The next time you call your husband a Neanderthal, you might be accurate. Actually not. Just kidding. Genetic testing tends to suggest that in the human genome there is little if any trace of the Neanderthal in us. But that doesn’t negate that he was a close relative albeit now extinct.

Let me explain. Nova has been doing a three part series on what makes us human. It has been fascinating, as all such things are to me. Like any science, there are always questions unanswered, and competing theories around the edges. This is what drives science in general and frankly we cannot expect or want certainty. For then we admit there is nothing more to learn.

In the last several years, questions remain and have been looked at afresh about how we came to be us. Exactly how and why did we evolve away from our chimp and ape cousins? I have spoken on this before, but frankly it has always been something of a mystery what happened to the happless Neanderthal. At least now, we have some good theories.

The amazing thing in the area of paleontology, is that like many other disciplines, there is a lot of overlap. This seems obvious when you think about it, since the planetary development of Earth makes it an organic whole. It stands to reason and would be a serious problem should archaeology, geology, astronomy and so forth, not tend to support  each other in conclusions which touch them both.

And that is where real progress has been made. It seems that Neanderthal was part of that initial migration out of Africa. They settled mostly in the northern European lands and frankly soon were busy fighting the climate. Ice ages came and went, and Neanderthal became adept at living in this harsh environment.

From where came this homo sapien then? Well it seems that climate change in Africa, meant the reduction and almost total elimination of the rain forests. Our remaining ancestors, perhaps down to as few as 800 breeding individuals were forced from the in lands to the sea shores around the continent.

Here they learned new techniques. Their tool making became refined, they clearly turned to eating seafood. They adapted to new conditions. And it appears that genetic changes conducive to such adaptation, worked  to enlarge our brains, at least as to the cognitive parts.

An amazing thing can be done with bones these days. We are actually what we eat. It is exactly true. What we eat is translated into our bones in terms of chemical trails. We can now test Neanderthal bones and determine their diet. It was almost exclusively meat. Although their environment contained both eatable plants and berries, they eschewed such fare in favor of meat.

This may be because of all the food available, meat was by far the most numerous and most plentiful, given the harsh climate. Meat provided the fuel necessary to survive.

What happened when the omnivorous creature, Homo sapien entered the picture, having now decided to explore himself?  No doubt confrontations occurred between the two groups. In the past, theories abounded that Neanderthals were either killed off by superior weaponry or inbred with the sapiens, and thus disappeared.

Such seems not to be the case. No trace of Neanderthal DNA is apparent in the human genome as I said.

Most all the bones of Neanderthals found show multiple fractures. Life was harsh and dangerous for this group. Their weapons were spears and they they were not throwing spears. They got up close and personal with game, and no doubt suffered grievous injuries. Few lived beyond their 30’s.

It is now thought that Neanderthals were basically pushed out of the way, much as American Indians were pushed out of their lands by the white settlers in the US. Finally they were confined to the Rock of Gibraltar, and there they died out. They may have been forced to the extremes of their climate.

Much of this work has been done by the Max Planck Institute in Germany, a premier science institute in paleontology research. There, scientists are working multi-disciplinarily to uncover the rise of humanity.

It seems that the cell deteriorates at a fixed rate, and based on this, we can determine with some clarity when the two, Homo Sapien and Neanderthal had a common ancestor. That appears to be around 200,000 years ago.

Little by little, we are learning why we stood up, how our thumbs became specialized, how our brains grew, and how we adapted to various climate conditions. They are what drove us upward and onward. Near, at one point, to extinction ourselves, we held on, adapted to new conditions, and ultimately flourished. Perhaps we have kind of over did it now, as our very numbers now threaten the well-being of our planet.

But it is easy enough to sit back and look on in amazement. What has God wrought? Apparently quite a lot of humans!

They are Calling Her Palinochio

Yes, I am aware that it is considered a cheap shot to kick a dead horse.

Still, it at some point must be admitted that this is just too good to pass up.

I can but imagine the nightmares that one John S. McCain has lived with, knowing that this moment must come–Sarah would write a book!

We cannot feel a bit sorry for the old codger. He asked for this, exactly this actually. He purposefully chose an incompetent but comely woman in the hopes of resurrecting a dying campaign. He, in his, sexist world, bet the house that women would be so thankful for any woman running for the almost presidency, that they would abandon all ideology in favor of pure girl power.

He bet wrong, because shocks of all shocks, he was dead wrong. And the consequences, as they say, can be a bitch. It is unalterably true that after the short bump, McCain’s fortunes began a steady downward fall as the public got to know his dream barbie. And with that, it was also unalterably true that said barbie would write a book throwing off the defeat at someone else’s feet. Certainly not her own.

So the weary warrior begged his campaign team to lay low, and most especially not to comment on the diva’s ghost written blame book. He begged them not to, because he was in a no-win situation. If he condemned his little Muppet sidekick, he risked the ugly truth that he had knowingly chosen an incompetent person at a critical time in history to be but a heartbeat from supreme power.  If he took the high-road and refused to condemn her, he allowed her condemnation of his team to go unanswered.

He decided that silence was the best response. Never explain. Yet the troops refused to comply as most of them figure they have lives yet to lead and jobs yet to get and there is no way they are going to go quietly into the night  or languish twisting in the wind.

And so the farce begins. Sarah has begun her “book” tour, and for the most part, is engaging in the same, half finished sentences, thoughts, jumbled up, stream of conscience drivel that we so have come to expect. And not only from the McCain VEEP team, but also from media, and worse yet from her own mouth, the lies are becoming apparent.

And outright lying is what it is all about. Republicans for reasons that are not at all clear, continue to believe that anything they say is immediately wiped from the tv, radio and print media archives. She now categorically claims she never said “she could see Russia from her house.” Technically, she didn’t, but she alleged that her state’s proximity to Russia gave her unique abilities of perception, and “did you know Charlie that there are land places in Alaska from which you can see Russia?” Indeed my demented little miss, but so what?

She tells Oprah or Barbara that there was no family vote on her taking of the VP offer, yet she tells Bill-O the Clown that there was a family vote and it was unanimous.

She categorically blames the entire loss on the economy tanking. Nothing to do with her at all. She claims its unfair to ask about her wacko ministers in Wasilla would are extracting demons from people, since she barely ever attends, and then suggests that the Rev. Wright was fair game in the campaign.

She admits her daddy was a science teacher, and then tries to please her right wing crazies by agreeing with creationism, all the while Rethug insiders say she was questioned carefully as part of the vetting, and they were satisfied she was at best an ID proponent, with little of any real understanding of what it even meant anyway.

She claims she learned that the campaign was leaving Michigan as a lost cost from a reporter, but footage of the event shows categorically that she told the reporter she had read the reports herself, and had heard of these intentions and didn’t agree.

Sarah is simply a liar, and doesn’t work any harder than most of the crazy right wing to hide it. She, like her compatriots at Foxy Noise have such a low opinion of their cultish followers, that they know these inconsistencies won’t come to them or won’t be granted any importance if they do. Illogical people are perfectly set to believe illogical arguments.

Mostly, Sarah just continues to embarrass me as a woman. Women have had to fight long and hard to be taken seriously in all areas of life beyond the home. We continue to labor and receive unfair wages for our efforts. We continue to have to be better than most men to get our toe in the door.

It is a shocking shame to most of us, that an air-brain dilettante like Sarah Palin has the unmitigated gall to “represent” us. It is as if some male gay porn star was elevated to be the spokesperson for gay marriage. With “friends” like this, who needs enemies.

Worse, it has divided women, and forced educated and thinking women to be embarrassed by all those women who have so little political acumen that someone “just like me” is what they consider viable as a candidate for President of the United States of America.

So Sarah, please, spare me. Go home with your  trigs and bristol meyers, and other oddly named progeny, and leave the discussion to adults. You are so far out of your league. We just got through apologizing to the world for our insufferable lack of paying attention in the elections of one George W. If you keep asking us to take you seriously, no doubt we will soon be swamped with the psychiatric bills of millions overseas who are ready to bunker down at the thought that you are looking Putin in the eye.

Who’s Listening?

It goes without saying, that people blog for as many reasons as why they eat chicken. It’s best if I only speak to why I do so.

I have to laugh at times, as sometimes, a detractor or two, expresses his/her chagrin at my “rhetoric” and announces that somehow I’m not being “fair” to other points of view, or somehow enticing people here with gimmicks and them lambasting them with “liberalism.”

I laugh  since such people are apparently not very savvy when it comes to blogging. It is, after all, a personal place to speak, and thus the speaker controls perfectly the message.

I’m quick to admit that I have been obsessed in the past with “stats”.  I write a lot, I am passionate in my opinions regardless of how “factually” right I am. I have something to say, I want to be heard. I plead guilty. Others, who have no such need, don’t blog. I am thrilled when people comment, yet I’ve come to realize that some of my most ardent readers probably never comment. They have no desire to speak their opinion.

As many of you have noticed, I have a “flag counter” and from time to time, I go to the site to see exactly how things break down. It’s a shock to me that only 62% of my readers are from the US. Of course, other large groups come from Canada and Great Britain. However Germany far outstrips Australia to the tune of about 3 to 1. I’m read in India as well quite regularly. But more people in Turkey read me than in New Zealand.

I wonder at what all this means. I don’t see a lot of discussion by bloggers of their international audience. SiteMeter does give you an option to see your visitors plotted on a world map similar to the cluster maps also located on the side bar. I don’t know if my percentages are odd or normal frankly, but somehow I suspect they are somewhat odd.

Regular readers here certainly notice that I am quick to speak harshly about my country and my government when I feel it is appropriate. The only folks, (I like to think anyway) who are unabashedly flag waving “my country right or wrong” folks, seem to be those whose education stopped forevermore at the completion of a basic GED. Given that most of the history taught in most schools in the US consists of our “achievements” this is rather expected.

One has to read long and systematically both history and politics to learn that the US is no different than most others in the thinking and motivations of its leaders. We tend to look out for number one, and unfortunately that has meant that a whole lot of folks around the world have paid rather severe prices for our needs to be met. We reap and will continue to reap the consequences of those actions.

No one seriously doubts that much of the anger directed at the US in the form of terrorism today is the direct result of our rather callus treatment of those “less well developed” than ourselves over the centuries. We carried on the European, and indeed world domination scheme that has always been with us. We have done little if any better than most of them in ruling our dynasty.

I like to think that I am read by so many over seas because they know that I will call a spade a spade as they say. I will not whitewash nor glorify the US when she is wrong. If we are ever to solve the seemingly unsolvable social issues that divide us internationally, then honesty must be attempted.

I like to think that I am read because over time, some have concluded that I represent fairly a segment of the population that is sane, rational, and still thinking. One comes here and will not find bizarre fantasies of creationism, American exceptionalism, neo-conservative power ploys, Christian superiority and other such flap. I hope my international brothers and sisters see that America is full of folks like me, and that we are working hard to undo some of the damage done over the decades and especially over the last eight misery laden years.

I hope they see that America is generally still sane. I like to think they see that most in America greet the rest of the world as equals, as responsible humans trying to figure out how in the best Rodney King display, “we can all just get along.”

The greatest sadness to me is that blogging has not caught on around the globe the way it has here. I have spend long hours searching for similarly situated blogs around the world, and have had little success. I would welcome an international discussion of policy and issues. For the most part that has not happened. I’m not sure why exactly, but just as there are people who write letters to the editor and there are people who would never dream of doing such a thing, the same seems to be part of the blogging/commenting world.

It is still a bit daunting and awesome to me to think that in some sense people might think I reflect some American truth. Those who worry about what we will do next and how it will affect them, perhaps find reason to have some faith that a steady hand is taking the tiller. Certainly President Obama has done much to give such assurance.

If I can do some tiny part to help that along, then I am gratified. On the other hand, I may be touted worldwide as nothing but an example of the crazy American that all must guard against. It’s perhaps a toss up. Still, I ponder, and in my imagination, I like to think I make some difference. How’s that for arrogance?

Note to self: revisit the definition of humility.

Got Style?

Jeffrey A. Johnson’s latest book, Got Style: Personality Based Evangelism, couldn’t have come along at a better time. Some weeks ago, at a “Jubilee Ministries” meeting at my church, a number of us began discussing the issue of evangelism, and what we can do to attract those people who may be “spiritual” but unchurched. How do we get out the word that our church ought to be a place that seeking people need to take a look at?

As you know, I’ve expressed some reservations about evangelism in general, in the past. I mostly think of those people who camp on your doorstep and otherwise corner you and then tell you all about how Jesus died to save you, and if you don’t listen up you’ll surely go to hell.

I find such practices highly ineffectual at best, and downright invasive at worst. However, as we came to conclude in our new group, “Infectious Faith,” there are people out there who very much would be  a part of a believing community, if they only knew. If they only knew that some of their worst fears about church are not present, and more importantly, if they understood that they could live out their desire for serving their community through church based ministries.

So, it was with that inevitably serendipity that I received an e-mail from Kim Shimer, Marketing Director at Judson Press, asking me if I would like to participate in the “virtual book tour” of Johnson’s new book. I read the book eagerly, wondering if it would convince me that evangelism was something I could promote.

And indeed I can recommend this book. Mr. Johnson has all the credentials necessary to speak on this subject.  Long experience and education in the field have led him to some, at least for me, really new ideas on how to attract new people to the joy of faith.

Jeff Johnson is quite humble in stating that he has discovered nothing new, but has really added to work of others in the area. But indeed, his contribution is exceptional here. Instead of the usual “methodology” for approaching and engaging non-believers, leading to the same sorry statistics for success, Johnson brings a whole new idea forth.

The idea, is that we are all different personality types, and we are best in using our strengths as individuals when attempting to promote our faith to the world. We are called to evangelism clearly in the bible, yet most of us feel fairly uncomfortable in discussing our faith and certainly in trying to get others to join us in our churches.

Johnson shows us that we are naturally inclined to two basic types: word type evangelism and action type. The word types subdivide into assertive, storytelling, and analytical and the action types subdivide into relational, invitational, and incarnational. A handy test is available in the book so you can determine which type you are.

A church can use such information broadly speaking to determine the general strengths and weaknesses of its congregation, and then to help education and train people to use those methods that are most conducive to their personalities, and thus will prove most authentic and realistic to those who are approached.

Johnson’s work is backed up by reference throughout with biblical reference to those persons, apostles and disciples, and others who use these various types in their own work in history. Johnson is pastor of the Mount Vernon Baptist Church in Hurricane, West Virginia, but by no means should anyone get the idea that this evangelistic system is limited to any particular type of Christian group. In fact, it can be used in any congregation, whether it be one that considers itself liberal or conservative.

Each style of evangelism is presented, defined, and explained in terms of weaknesses and strengths. Examples in the bible are given for each. Any church, or individual can use this information to determine what types are most common to themselves, and how best to use that to their advantage in engaging those whom they identify as potential new members.

Quite frankly, it is hard to avoid the claim that evangelism is merely a means to an end to enlarge the coffers and increase the “numbers” power of any particular congregation. And no doubt, the naysayers will focus on this. But in reality, all churches are called to spread the “good news.” While arguably it can be asserted that all people are pretty much aware of Christianity, it is palpably clear that many have very odd and often wrong ideas about and proper evangelism can do much to correct these misunderstandings.

And no one would deny that most churches are engaged in very important ministries to help the less fortunate in our communities. New members are essential both to fund and to people the groups who work tirelessly to alleviate some of our most pressing social ills. Evangelism serves to improve and increase these ministries and there can be no doubt that this is both good and useful.

While I am no expert here, I found this book fascinating and one that I intend to bring to the attention to my group and my pastors. I think it worth a good look by all those who must allot a shrinking budget to growing social problems. Make this a topic of conversation at your next church meeting and consider this book as model for how to engage the issue. It is well worth the read.

***This is just a reminder that the book reviewed above was provided free of cost by the publisher. This blog was also listed and linked on the publisher’s site regarding this book, as participating in this book promotion. No discussion occurred whatsoever as to the content of this review. It remains my personal opinion.

Updating Around

Times have been busy as I’ve alluded to a number of times in the last few weeks. By and large, it’s been good. I’ve been reading my fool head off and am nearing my completion of study of Genesis. On to Exodus next of course. With a number of other calls on my time, I’ve found less and less time to devote to just relaxing online and reading blogs. I have missed a goodly number.

This has been a bit lessened in impact by the fact that I’m a daily visitor to FFacebook, and follow any number of links to several blogs a day anyway. I wish a few of my favorite bloggers would join the Facebook interface. I find it highly useful in both promoting my blog, and learning of others I’d not likely run into. I also get a nice bunch of links to good news stories.

As most of you know, my foray into renewing friendships with old classmates hasn’t fared as well. It turns out that my neighborhood turned out to be a hotbed of fundamentalist blubbery. Who could have known. Yet, I’ve had a few pleasant conversations with some who remained undamaged by this brainwashing.

On the other hand, I’ve met a number of friends of other bloggers and have been enriched by their wit, intelligence, and eye for the great news story. Their hearts are deeply in the right place, and I am delighted to find so many passionate and compassionate people.

In any event, I’m here today to alert you to a number of new blogs that I’ve run across. They are rather eclectic (what’s new?) this time. I hope you will stop by a few and see if any of them tickle your fancy.

In the non-believers category, see the following: Atheist Ethicist, and  Atheist Revolution. Both are well written and thoughtful. You don’t have to agree, but if you are to understand your faith, you should listen to other voices I believe.

In the category crafting,  look up Corner Paint. Vicki does have the most amazing eye for color and her blog is just enjoyable for the beauty she brings together. Eye candy all the way. The blog leans toward decorating ideas.

In the religious category, add, Ancient Hebrew Poetry, Biblia Hibraica, Experimental Theology, Father Jakes Stops the World, God’s Politics, NYT’s Religion and Belief,  and Paul of Tarsus. These run the gambit. Some are quite technical and designed for the more serious biblical student, the others are more general and often deal with issues of the day.

That’s it for now. Hope you link up along the side with a few of these and try them out. And I do hope that more of you will go over to Facebook. I think it’s a great way to stay in touch between bloggers, as well as other groups you are interested in.

And just a little tidbit. This traveled around the better circles on Facebook. Hope you like it. It certainly tickled me!

Qualifying for Civil Rights

One thing you can surely count on these days, is that the great slavering beast that is the ultra right, will turn on a dime to attack the latest media subject favorite of the day. The dripping canines are all too happy to release their hold on health care reform rhetoric in favor of biting into the new kid on the block–Gitmo trials and Muslims in general!

We spoke about the ugly backlash against Muslim Americans and Muslims in general just a few days ago, and we’re sobered to report that the rhetoric of hate is alive and well. One Willie Kristol of Foxy Noise and the Weekly Standard, is  wont to argue that the Muslim psychiatrist charged in the murders at Fort Hood, hardly needs a trial.

“ They should just go ahead and convict him and put him to death.” Yes, we all know the outcome Kristol reasons, why waste the time and money over rights and trials and all that stuff? It’s oh so understandable why such people favor torture and other suspension of rights for those they deem unworthy, opines blogger Andrew Sullivan.

Get into the Gitmo uproar and as they say, let the games begin. The wingnuttery right is aghast and shocked at the idea that we are going to try some of those long incarcerated at Guantanamo Bay in courts in the USA. Yep, treat them like the criminals we believe them to be. Try them. What’s to be upset about?

Well, the wacko right is plenty upset. It even got on Sarah’s radar as she posted on Facebook. Course, she has little if any idea what it is all about, but some of her handlers told it was the side to be on. So she is suitably “appalled.”

Now, me, I’m the proverbial average person who wonders, “how can this be?” What is all the hoopla here? Why are we not wanting people charged with crimes tried in our civilian court system? Is there something wrong with it? If so, why aren’t these same patriots calling for the system to be shut down against all persons charged with criminal offenses?

No, you don’t hear that. You do hear that such trials pose a clear and present danger to the public. Can’t have shackled men shuffling from cell to courtroom and back again. The danger is palpable. So many wreak havoc under similar circumstances.

And prison! If they are convicted and end up in state or federal prison! Why how can we let that happen. I mean, everyone knows they are a sieve. How many times now has Charles Manson escaped his custody?

No the real issue here is stated quite freely by the brainless right. If they are tried in civil courts, why they will have “RIGHTS.” CIVIL RIGHTS. And whoa, that is wrong. Civil rights are those reserved for red blooded Americans, not unChristian foreigners. I think it actually says that in the Constitution doesn’t it? Reserved for citizens?

Everyone knows that all kinds of illegal crap was done at Gitmo. And in civilian court, Lord have mercy, such evidence will be suppressed. They won’t be able to use all those “confessions” obtained by waterboarding. To think of such a turn of events! UNFAIR! Cheating! Consequences to actions? How can you have that?

You see, we are always talking about exporting our wonderful system of democracy. We cherish our “freedoms” as “God given” and as “human” rights. But hey, terrorists, that’s another story entirely. They ain’t human apparently. We don’t share our freedoms even when a foreigner is tried in this country. Or at least we don’t want to.

Again, what do we claim when one of ours is caught in some country doing wrong? Do we validate their system of justice or not? Does it depend on whether their system upholds our “freedoms” and protections? Most certainly. Yet, when we flip the coin?

Oh, yeah, you Muslims are not entitled to them. Nope, not even if you have that piece of paper that proves that you too carry American citizenship. Doesn’t matter. Rights are reserved for. . . could it be CHRISTIANS? After all, they are God given, and as these a-wipes would have it, are reserved for the tried and true.

I mean this is not hard to discern. Plenty of the conservative GOP is more than willing to state that this is exactly the reason for not trying them on American soil. They will have rights and we can’t allow that.

If you are having trouble wrapping your perfectly normal brain around that, well, welcome to the club. While most of the noise about this comes from the conservative right, no doubt the evangelical right supports the argument.  None other than Sarah has already stated it is wrong. And nobody is more holier than thou than Sarah with her faith-healing, demon extracting Wasilla pastors by her side. Just another example of the perversion to which Christianity can be put by those who use it to serve their own agenda of protecting moi.

Pretty disgusting if you ask me. ( And the Contrarian says that Khalid Sheikh Mohammed could be best punished by subjecting him to a full body wax once a month. Now that would be torture indeed!)