You know what I think is totally asinine? This whole drama surrounding the Tea Party rep who superimposed an image of Obama on a chimpanzee baby as a joke.

And here's why: Who hasn't seen some version of this image before?

I get that there at least used to be this whole historically inaccurate opinion that blacks came from monkeys while whites ( Read more... )

I've found a cause I feel passionate about helping (other than the ocean) - finally. I've been hoping there would be some political movement I felt was worth fighting for to change our way of life - something that could put an end to all this waste and destruction of our environment - something that could completely shift the way we look at our ( Read more... )

Last night in sociology, Mr. Barlow was discussing the ideas of Capitalism vs. Communism, according to Marx & Engels. We were going through the ideas that were presented in The Communist Manifesto (which I now must read in its entirety). Now, anyone who knows me knows my general attitude about politics is, 'bleh, politics suck. Can we talk about ( Read more... )

We kill people. Legally. We legally send people into whatever is waiting after this life, and people believe this is an acceptable way of life. It boggles my mind. We're all bouncing around in this phenomenon that is conscious life on earth, none of us knowing why or how it all came to be. Only some of us wagering guesses as to how it all works. ( Read more... )

President Baby Bush ( Read more... )

So I sometimes think about the nature of the human experience, and I wonder about such ideas as capital punishment and war. We as a race have long believed we have right to take the life of another human being if certain circumstances come into play. The usual 'crimes against humanity' types - the Timothy McVeys, the Osama Bin Ladens, the Hitlers, ( Read more... )

So, I decided to read the California Statewide Special Election Official Voter Information Guide that I received in the mail, and I found that I must quote some interesting comments found in the Candidate Statement section ( Read more... )

The Contra Costa Times reports today that "'Roe' files to reopen '73 case on abortion," and all I can say is... *insert gagging sound here*So, apparently the case that gave women the right to abortion's namesame (known by the monicker 'Jane Roe' in the case) Norma McCorvey has found God and subsequently decided that life begins at conception, and ( Read more... )

I hate politics. I want to be interested in politics, and it seems like the older I get, the more a lot of the people I know are interested in politics. I've tried to analyze why I think that politics bores me. This is what I've come up with thusfar ( Read more... )