National Day of Love, April, 22, 2010

Sun Apr 18, 2010 5:47 AM EDT

I am calling for a National Day of Love. There is so much hate and division in this melting pot. Republicans against democrats, gay versus straight, black versus white...it's really bringing me down. So...download this pamphlet.

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u-s, united-states, racism, love, us-news, hate, nation, division, segregation, homophobia

Egg harvesting ban faces uncertain future--only in Oklahoma!

Seeded on Wed Mar 24, 2010 5:00 PM EDT (The Enid News and Eagle)

Legislation currently proposed in Oklahoma would make it unlawful for women to be compensated for their eggs, effectively saying that a woman's reproductive organ's are never hers and that the only say she has over her reproductive organs is "Yes."

oklahoma, abortion, right, rights, odd-news, government, legislation, freedom, insanity, intrusion

Report: Bush Lawyer Said President Could Order Civilians to Be 'Massacred'

Seeded on Fri Feb 19, 2010 10:01 PM EST (Newsweek)

Leave it to the Bush administration to say that the president effectively has as much power as he wants, to do whatever he wants...even ignore the laws of our nation and wipe out entire communities with impunity. Does this sicken anyone besides me?

bush, iraq, cheney, constitution, president, war, law, massacre, illegal, lawyer

A Cure for Conservatism...People Turn More Liberal With Age!

Seeded on Wed Feb 17, 2010 1:59 PM EST (Live Science)

I knew that conservatism was an illness! Now they have found that it can also be cured in most cases, or, in the very worst cases, at least the symptoms improve; all it takes is age! As most of us know, with age comes wisdom...I wonder what that says about Rush and Dick?

bush, cheney, guantanamo, michelle, clinton, gore, war, justice, future, disease

Soldier Waterboards 4-year-old daughter.

Seeded on Mon Feb 8, 2010 2:36 PM EST (United Press International)

A soldier has been arrested for abuse after waterboarding his daughter. While this IS horrible, I wonder how he can reasonably be charged if waterboarding isn't torture?

military, soldier, torture, child-abuse, us-news, criminal-charges, water-boarding, reciting-alphabet

Too Terrible to Be True

Seeded on Thu Jan 21, 2010 3:12 PM EST (Slate)

With mounting evidence that the atrocities committed by the former administration were much worse than we were told, why is the current administration doing nothing? Are we monsters for not demanding justice?

bush, terror, war, war-crimes, horrors, murder, guantanamo-bay, lies, obama, torture

Arkansas Police Use Taser on 10-Year-Old Girl - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.com

Seeded on Wed Nov 18, 2009 6:47 PM EST (FOXNews.com)

Now we tase 10 year old girls...where do we draw the line? A father tasered his child and was charged with child abuse. What is the difference?

force, child, abuse, peace, police, corruption, cops, taser, us-news, officer

No smoking in your own apartment!?!

Seeded on Tue Oct 6, 2009 1:19 PM EDT (Slate)

Recent court decisions have made it almost criminal to smoke in your apartment, on top of all the other places where smoking has been banned. Is this going too far?

health, smoking, freedom, liberty, apartments, legislating-morality

NH court orders home-schooled child into government-run school

Seeded on Sat Aug 29, 2009 3:06 PM EDT (New Hampshire Free Press)

A NH court has ordered a homeschooled child into a government school in order to expose her to different perspectives and world views. Has the court gone too far?

home, court, politics, school, government, new-hampshire, freedom-of-religion, homeschool, fascism, relgion

Get Ready for Gruesome Cigarette Warnings - MSN Health & Fitness - Health Topics

Seeded on Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:49 PM EDT (MSN)

Now when you buy packs, you can save and collect the entire series so you have a complete set of gruesome pictures! And for the avid collectors--you can also try to have the complete set of gruesome diseases and disorders to go along with them PLUS, under the proposed health ref …

tobacco, cigarette, smoke, smoking, us-news, pack, pictures, fascism, health-care-reform, gruesome

Is CIA Suppressing “Holy Grail” Torture Report That Would Undercut Cheney?

Seeded on Wed Jun 17, 2009 3:45 PM EDT (The Plum Line)

With the release of "the Holy Grail report" due this Friday, many are wondering if the CIA is trying to cover up for Cheney. As I have noted in numerous discussions, the claims of efficacy touted by Cheney are supported only by Cheney.

bush, cheney, cia, war-crimes, holy-grail, torture, us-news, geneva-conventions, war-on-terror, human-rights-violations

I Didn't Write This...

Thu Jun 4, 2009 11:47 PM EDT

...but I love it so much I wanted to share it with everyone. I have no idea who wrote it, but they deserve a big round of applause and a very sincere thank you, so "thank you, whoever you are!"

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football, evolution, hair, religion, prostitution, homosexuality, funny, witty, christianity, sarcasm

How TV Affects Your Child - Page 3 - MSN Health & Fitness - Kids' Health

Seeded on Tue Apr 14, 2009 10:50 AM EDT (MSN)

I think the crux of the problem is that many parents prefer to let their TVs babysit their children rather than spending lots of quality time together. We are the TV generation and our kids do as we teach them.

education

Theologian Debunks the Creationist Argument Against Evolution

Thu Apr 9, 2009 11:29 PM EDT

Let me start by saying, I am an ordained minister. I generally try to err on the side of compassion and grace. While I sometimes fail to accomplish this, I am, for the most part, an understanding and accepting individual.

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evolution, religion, war, intelligent-design, darwin, creationism, christianity, scopes, blasphemy, heresy

$1.6 billion went to bailed-out bank execs

Seeded on Sun Dec 21, 2008 11:52 PM EST (msnbc.com)

Banks that are getting taxpayer bailouts awarded their top executives nearly $1.6 billion in salaries, bonuses, and other benefits last year, an Associated Press analysis reveals.

business, msnbci, economy-in-turmoil