Put the Mormon Church out of its misery. Please!

First they spend ridiculous amounts of money on Prop 8 (that could have been used for all kinds of good deeds, but whatever...)

Today I spy this article which covers the fact that the Mormon church has been baptizing Jews killed in the holocost for YEARS.

What is wrong with these people?

Things that make me crazy.

The top 5 companies in the US according to Fortune 500:
1. Wal*Mart
2. Exxon Mobil
3. Chevron
4. General Motors
5. ConocoPhillips

Seriously? THREE of the top 5 companies in terms of size and profitability are oil companies. That is completely messed up. Excuse me while I go research plug-in electric cars and biodiesel.

And I must repeat a line from a previous blog here:
180 million people shop at Wal*Mart? Really? Stop It!

Oh no he didn't

Romney: I "cannot let my campaign be a part of aiding a surrender to terror"

WHAT. THE. FUCK.

Mitt Romney is an ass.

This makes me very, very angry.

In short, on a 12 hour drive with his family some time ago, Mitt Romney found it reasonable to strap his dog's carrier (with dog inside) to the top of the car roof in the summer heat. The dog got sick (shocker) and the man's response was to hose everything down and continue on his way.

You don't do that crap. Ever. When any living thing is suffering, especially one YOU are responsible for, DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT. Be sensible. Would you strap your kid on the car roof for a 12 hour trip? How insensitive can you be?

Oh, and just for good measure, when questioned about the event Mitt's defense was "The dog liked it." I'm half tempted to go on a 12 hour drive in the summer heat with a friggin' Mitt Romney strapped to the roof. Asshole.

Happy Good Times

Today's happy note:
Not a single newspaper in my beloved state carries Ann Coulter's craptacular opinion column. Not One! Minnesota is FABULOUS!

Here is a list of newspapers that do. 5 newspapers have recently dropped her column after she spewed her typical venom at the Conservative Political Action Conference last week.

I've never really understood the appeal. She can't hold her own in an argument and resorts to name calling and bashing of groups as a way to draw attention to herself (NOT her cause - she only appears to be interested in advancing herself and cares very little about what the topic is, so long as it gets a rise out of people). It's too bad she isn't capable of understanding just how nasty she is.

Which is why I'm positively giddy the spotlight is swinging away from her. If we're lucky, her next tirade won't even make front page news. :)

It's Cookie Time!

Last year I went on a rant about the evils of girl scout cookies.

This year, someone else went on a rant about the evils of girl scout cookies.

One cookie to rule them all...
P.S.(I'm pretty sure a thin mint would be the one cookie. Evil bastards.)

He did NOT!

I'm no slave to fashion. That doesn't mean I don't take obscene pleasure at reading about NYC's fashion week ridiculousness!

This one floored me. Witness Max Azria's BCGC collection...



OK, whatever. It doesn't knock my socks off, but it's not "burn out my retinas" bad either. Eh. But then I read this - He sent THAT down the runway to the song "Big Girl (You Are Beautiful)."

Hold on, I'm over here trying to decide whether to laugh or cry. BIG?!?! Egos, yes, but big girls? DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT BIG MEANS?? These people don't even have HIPS! I doubt they've even seen a big veggie platter! GAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!

On behalf of 'curvier' women across America, bite me Max Azria.

Deeply Disturbing

I don't think it comes as a surprise to anyone who knows me that I am deeply disturbed by many things happening in the US these days. I just read an article interviewing a career military man about the rise of Evangelicals in the military. It's a fairly shocking read - right down to the part where his children (3rd generation military) had to take insults to their Jewish faith from higher ranking officers.
The officer being interviewed runs a foundation to oppose religious intimidation in the military. He mentions that 96% (96%!!!!) of the reports regarding religious intimidation the foundation receives are from Christians being told by Evangelicals that they aren't Christian enough (and are going to hell as a result.) The officer talks a bit about history and pulls out a quote that really struck me:

“When fascism comes to America it will be wrapped in the flag and carrying a cross.” - Sinclair Lewis (1930s after visiting Germany)

I often wonder why a religion needs to hang threats (like hell) over the heads of both followers and non-followers. What's the purpose? (I should say 1. I fully understand and acknowledge that not all religions use threats. Some do. I'm just sayin'. 2. I don't understand the concept of eternal damnation. I don't accept that good people who don't follow a certain path are to be punished while positively horrid people who do follow a given path are "redeemed." Makes zero sense to me.) If your faith offers such a wonderful life to people, shouldn't that be enough? I don't understand trying to beat people, in a variety of ways, into believing what you believe. Just accept that some people don't want your version of salvation and get on with it already, wouldjya...

Which is where things are going horribly, horribly wrong in this country. Religion is a powder keg you don't want to mess with, and I'm tired of the controlling agendas pushed into the public realm based purely on the Evangelical picture of a perfect world. Here's a concept: let's try using logic and not faith to govern. A land where decisions are made based on science and research, not ideological whimsy. A place where institutions are not used as weapons against people who think differently. A country where people are treated with respect REGARDLESS of their religious beliefs, orientation, family status, skin color or pretty much anything else for that matter. Novel.

Enough ranting for today. I must go as Christmahanukwanzica is almost here and I am not yet shopped out. :)

Some People's Children.

Troy Lee Gentry makes me sick. The "Country Music Star" label is enough to start the nausea, but he cemented it by coming to Minnesota, buying a tame bear and essentially chasing it around in its pen until he shot it with enough arrows to kill it.

Nice. I hope it makes you feel like a big man, you dirtball.

He got a bit of a punishment, but it's not much. Essentially he can't keep the hide and can't hunt in MN for 5 years. Not enough. I vote for locking him in a pen and shooting arrows at him....