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Lone Survivor – A Movie Review

July 15, 2014July 15, 2014 B. John 204 Views 0 Comments Mark Wahlberg, Peter Berg, Emile Hirsh, Ben Foster, Action, Drama

Marcus Luttrell and his team set out on a mission to capture or kill notorious Taliban leader Ahmad Shah, in late June 2005. Marcus and his team are left to fight for their lives in one of the most valiant efforts of modern warfare. The acting was not terrible, and overall it was a good story, but some of the dialogue was a little strained. The cinematography and sound design were excellent, and I believe it received a couple of Oscar nominations for these technical aspects. I can see why.

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Anti-Children “Christians”

July 15, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 509 Views 1 Comment Arizona, Christianists, Refugees, Paul Babeu, Children, Krazy Kristian Kooks, Immigration

As we all know, there is a refugee problem on our southern border as nearly 50,000 children (many unaccompanied) are making the dangerous trek to try to escape grinding poverty and violence in their home countries for a better life. But the country which gave our ancestors their chance at a better life for us, who took in the tired and the poor of the world, is no longer open for business. The white “Christians” have theirs now, so the doors are closed, and that’s why the anti-children Christians get today’s Douche Award.

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Robert Jeffress – Foul Pharisee

July 14, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 645 Views 0 Comments Robert Jeffress, Refugees, Douce, christian, Pastor, bigotry, Children

Perhaps nothing is more troubling to me at this time in my life than the insertion of religion into politics. Mega-Church pastors become political pundits, and it never comes to a good end. Thomas Jefferson himself wrote in 1813, “History, I believe, furnishes no example of a priest-ridden people maintaining a free civil government. This marks the lowest grade of ignorance of which their civil as well as religious leaders will always avail themselves for their own purposes.” Robert Jeffres suddenly decides he’s a border security expert, and that whole thing about “suffer the children to come unto me,” well, that’s just for white protestant children. So, meet Robert Jeffress, foul Pharisee and our Douche of the Day.

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Louie Gohmert-History Professor

July 11, 2014July 10, 2014 B. John 450 Views 0 Comments Border Security, Islamic, Pancho Villa, Terrorists, Louie Gohmert

Well, you had to know it wouldn’t take long for Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Texas, naturally) to earn our Daily Douche award. (I can imagine Louie becoming the reigning champion.) So Louie, ever obsessed with illegal aliens, now has a solution for the child refugees fleeing the drug wars in their Central American home countries. Louie thinks we should invade Mexico just like John Pershing did in pursuing Pancho Villa (so successfully).

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Daily Douche-Sen. Brandon Smith (R-Mars)

July 10, 2014July 11, 2014 B. John 526 Views 0 Comments Global Warming, Environment, Brandon Smith, senate, mars, Kentucky, EPA

For the life of me, I can’t understand this complete aversion to science that is so de rigueur with Republicans, but they sure are riding it for all it’s worth. Most recently we have Kentucky State Senator Brandon Smith denying global warming by claiming that the Earth and Mars have the same temperature. It will come as no surprise when you learn that the good Senator owns a coal company.

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Daily Douche – Mac Butner

July 9, 2014July 9, 2014 B. John 2394 Views 0 Comments Rowan County, Malcom Butner, Douchebag, North Carolina

I was thinking about starting this new series, as yesterday seemed to bubble to the surface a rash of people and organizations deserving of the “douche” designation. So the morning started with me thinking about who to feature first, and then a few items down in my Facebook stream, what do I find but an article about Malcom “Mac” Butner the appointed chairman of the Rowan County Housing Authority, and Republican extraordinaire. It seems Mac has been busy on his Facebook wall lately. I’d say it makes him Republican Presidential material.

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Finding a Right in the Constitution

July 2, 2014July 9, 2014 B. John 587 Views 0 Comments Marriage, supreme court, LGBT, Equality

You’re likely aware that a number of state laws and constitutional amendments limiting the right so LGBT people to marry, have recently been found to be unconstitutional. The anti-equality pundits then issue their (now pretty standard) press releases denouncing the ruling, and explaining how the judge “found” a non-existent “right to gay marriage” in the U.S. Constitution. I’m here to theorize that one does NOT go to the Constitution to find a right.