Recent Sad, so very, very Sad

• The “No Comment” Department, Item 2

  from Harper’s Magazine:

  Unexpected Consequences from a Mug of Soda
  By Scott Horton
  The Bush Justice Department continuously tells us it is beleaguered, under-resourced, and having a hard time battling crime. But sometimes its enthusiasm for a prosecution is just effervescent. The latest episode showing the Justice Department’s more than curious notions of justice can be found this [...]

  September 20th, 2008

• Pictures of Indifference

  The Guardian reports that photographs that depict Italian sunbathers relaxing at the beach despite the nearby presence of the bodies of two Gypsy girls who had drowned, have raised questions about Italian attitudes toward the Roma minority.  This took place outside of Naples on Saturday. At about 1 p.m., four Gypsy teens, who had [...]

  July 21st, 2008

• People Are Stupid – Part 4: The New Yorker Obama Cover

  Much controversy has been stirred by the upcoming New Yorker cover featuring caricatures of the Barack and Michelle Obama.  The cover has been deemed as inappropriate and offensive by many, including Barack Obama himself.  I am an Obama supporter, and I look forward to his possible election as the new President of our nation, [...]

  July 17th, 2008

• People Are Stupid – Part 3: Todd Bentley and the Lakeland Church Revival

  The idea that anyone would think that God told them to kick a man who has colon cancer is actually beyond stupid, and yet hundreds and thousands of people involved in the “revival” taking place at the Lakeland Church in Florida seem to have no problem with this idea at all.  In fact, they have [...]

  July 1st, 2008

• Hannah Montana and the State of Morality in America

  This story is sad, but not sad in a sorrowful way. No it’s a sad commentary on the state of morality or ethics in America. It’s bad enough that a kid would lie on an essay in order to win tickets to a Hannah Montana concert. What’s worse is that her [...]

  December 30th, 2007