Friday, June 5, 2009
Virgin Rape Myth
There is a dangerous myth in Zimbabwe that men will be cured of HIV/AIDS if they have sex with a virgin. This advice -- given by some traditional healers -- is one reason behind rapes. These rape victims are often young girls. CNN briefly profiles a child-rape survivor (now age 37) who has been fighting against this abuse. Due to threats on her life, she now lives in the UK.
Thursday, June 4, 2009
Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Andrew Sullivan on Gay Rights, Obama, & Cheney
I love Anderson Cooper...I don't even begrudge him his glass closet.
Monday, June 1, 2009
Gibbs is funny
I think Gibbs is funny. So does the press corps, apparently. Somebody actually counted the number of times laughter happened during press briefings. Here are the numbers, for the first 4 months of press briefings:
Robert Gibbs: 600+
Dana Perino: 57
Scott McClellan: 66
Tony Snow: 217
Of course, I think Gibbs also thinks he's pretty funny. That number includes when he laughs and when the press corps laughs. If you watch the video in the link above, you'll see quite a few where he appears to be the only one laughing...
Robert Gibbs: 600+
Dana Perino: 57
Scott McClellan: 66
Tony Snow: 217
Of course, I think Gibbs also thinks he's pretty funny. That number includes when he laughs and when the press corps laughs. If you watch the video in the link above, you'll see quite a few where he appears to be the only one laughing...
Sotomayor and the race card
The headlines say that Sotomayor is a "reverse racist" or whatever.
Thankfully, somebody actually bothered to look at her record. He concludes that she rejects discrimination-related claims by a margin of at least 8-to-1. Here is an example of one of her dissenting opinions, where she supported a claim of discrimination:
So, you know, it's a little hard to argue that she's all preoccupied with race because she's Hispanic.
Thankfully, somebody actually bothered to look at her record. He concludes that she rejects discrimination-related claims by a margin of at least 8-to-1. Here is an example of one of her dissenting opinions, where she supported a claim of discrimination:
"In Pappas v. Giuliani, 290 F.3d 143 (2002), she dissented from the majority’s holding that the NYPD could fire a white employee for distributing racist materials."
So, you know, it's a little hard to argue that she's all preoccupied with race because she's Hispanic.
Beware the Flip Flop!
Every summer they have a story about how bad flip flops are for you. No arch support, you can break a leg if you try to run in them, if you mow in them you could cut your toe off (OK, you're a dumb dumb if you mow in flip flops), they can cause back pain.
OH WELL! I love my flip flops. So there.
OH WELL! I love my flip flops. So there.
Dr. Tiller shot dead....O'Reilly to blame?
Dr. Tiller, an abortion provider in Kansas, was shot and killed at his church on Sunday.
Dan Savage, Daily Kos, & Andrew Sullivan are pointing fingers at Bill O'Reilly for painting a target on Dr. Tiller's back.
On the one hand, O'Reilly does repeatedly discuss Tiller and refer to him as the Baby Killer (29 segments worth). However, if you really view abortion as murder, then loudly protesting and bringing attention to the matter is completely valid. He doesn't say, "This guy should be dead." I'm not fan of Bill O'Reilly, but I don't think we can blame him for every single nutjob out there.
Dan Savage, Daily Kos, & Andrew Sullivan are pointing fingers at Bill O'Reilly for painting a target on Dr. Tiller's back.
On the one hand, O'Reilly does repeatedly discuss Tiller and refer to him as the Baby Killer (29 segments worth). However, if you really view abortion as murder, then loudly protesting and bringing attention to the matter is completely valid. He doesn't say, "This guy should be dead." I'm not fan of Bill O'Reilly, but I don't think we can blame him for every single nutjob out there.
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