Parade Magazine, that little insert that often comes in the Sunday paper that I’ve been reading probably since I could read, had an interview with the Romneys on August 26, 2012. The mag has always struck me as rather conservative and simplistic which can explain the questions asked and the lack of any follow up … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Parade Magazine’s Romney Interview
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Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Rough Men and taking a stand
People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf. – attributed to George Orwell, Winston Churchill etc, and likely to have some basis in Orwell’s comment about Rudyard Kipling: “He sees clearly that men can only be highly civilized while other men, inevitably less … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Rough Men and taking a stand
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – PA’s Voter ID law stands, for now
In Pennsylvania, the GOP/TP “suddenly” became alarmed by all of the voter fraud. They can’t show that it happens in any numbers above fractions of a percent, but oh, they did need to change the laws. Funny how it wasn’t a problem for them UNTIL a Democrat who happened to not be “white” won the … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – PA’s Voter ID law stands, for now
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – War on Religion
The culture wars have been revived yet again by the Romney campaign. Unable to get people to stop asking him for his tax records, and pointing out he has no economic plan other than Bush policies taking to extremes, Romney has returned to the usual attempts to create wedge issues between Americans, right out of … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – War on Religion
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Bombastic nonsense, Pennsylvania style
Seems that some Pennsylvania legislators can’t help themselves when it comes to being hateful idiots. The latest in bombastic lying comes from US Representative Mike Kelly, representing all or parts of Armstrong, Butler, Crawford, Erie, Mercer, Venango and WarrenCounties (contact him here ) These are in the central western to northwestern part of the state. This would … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Bombastic nonsense, Pennsylvania style
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – The slow slow progress of science
It seems I spend a lot of time trying to explain to my relatives how the scientific method works: observation/idea which creates a hypothesis, which is either confirmed or disproven by observation/experimentation and if proven, becomes a theory (a great explanation in more detail here). A theory, in this case, in the scientific sense, isn’t … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – The slow slow progress of science
Not so Polite Dinner Conversation – Tell them when they are wrong because they vote
If they can vote then they need to know the facts. As many people do, I got a forwarded email from an older relative. This wasn’t my “Uncle Jim” of recent internet meme, but from "Aunt Jane". This particular email was promulgating various lies and half-truths about how horrible stamps mentioning the Muslim holiday of Eid … Continue reading Not so Polite Dinner Conversation – Tell them when they are wrong because they vote
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Critical thinking, the lack of it and the usual result on the theistic mind
I’ll admit it was nice when I still was sure that some magical being that is omnipotent and omniscient agrees with whatever you decide it does. You can claim anything for this god and be sure that it has your back. If something happens that wasn’t what you wanted, you just convince yourself that this … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Critical thinking, the lack of it and the usual result on the theistic mind
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Veterans, Romney and a little background
I had the amusement and bemusement of being on a Romney campaign phone “town hall” the evening of July 3rd, around 7 PM about veterans’ affairs. I guess since my husband is a veteran, we were on the robocall list. Knowing how badly another call went for the Romney campaign, I couldn’t resist participating. Two … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Veterans, Romney and a little background
Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Well, at least we know where they stand
Rather than do my own blog post on the idiocy of the Texas GOP's official platform, I'll direct you to this excellent post here documenting how religion does poison everything and makes people silly and afraid: http://whyevolutionistrue.wordpress.com/2012/06/28/texas-officially-the-dumbest-state-in-the-union/ and if you want to really read it, a copy of their official platform to document it for posterity:2012Platform_Final … Continue reading Not So Polite Dinner Conversation – Well, at least we know where they stand
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