Perspective, people!

This swine flu hysteria is ridiculous. We’ve got Egypt slaughtering pigs, Mexico shutting down its economy, Rush Limblob and the right-wing fucktards blaming  Mexicans, Obama  and the Democrats for the “pandemic.”  Frankly, the World Health Organization (WHO) isn’t helping at all by raising the “pandemic” alert, and the Media, who never met a fake crisis they [...]

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I think it’s been here for awhile

Two co-workers of mine got very sick last week.  Their symptoms sounded remarkably like those of swine flu. Confirmed now: Swine flu in Nevada (Washoe County)

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I can’t get excited about Specter

A bunch of my Facebook Dem friends are squealing with delight at Arlen Specter’s defection to the Democratic ranks. So, with the defection of Specter and the inevitable seating of Al Franken in the Senate the Dems will now have their magic “60″ that is needed to get through all the legislation that they’ve sworn [...]

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This guy is a “health official?”

Then surely he must be aware that the flu originated in swine, right? Right? I had to double check to make sure this wasn’t from The Onion. Israeli official: Swine flu name offensive The outbreak of swine flu should be renamed “Mexican” influenza in deference to Muslim and Jewish sensitivities over pork, said an Israeli [...]

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Skepticism Affirmed

I just fetched the May/June edition of the Skeptical Inquirer – The Magazine for Science and Reason from my mailbox and this little gem caught my eye immediately.  I had to share. Affirmations of the New Skepticism by Paul Kurtz The methods of critical inquiry used so effectively in science need to be extended to [...]

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Have you sent your fax?

From CorrenteWire: My local single payer activist passes along the following: It appears that Congressional leaders are being deliberately dismissive of single-payer to the point of ludicrous statements. It’s like they have put their fingers in their ears and are yelling “I can’t hear you, I can’t hear you.” Here they are in all their [...]

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Where Twitter might come in handy

The CDC is providing updates on swine flu at www.twitter.com/cdcemergency

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And then there’s Maude

Rest in peace.  Check out The Confluence for a great tribute to Bea Arthur. Maude TV Opening Theme – The best bloopers are a click away

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Cindy Trigg for NV-02, Campaign Kick-Off

Last night I had the pleasure of attending the campaign kick-off event for my good friend, Cindy Olivas Trigg, who has thrown her hat in the ring for NV-02.  The event was well attended and I had my video camera in hand.  This is a Republican dominated district, but I firmly believe that Cindy can win. [...]

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With Democrats Like These…

Who needs Republicans?

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