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Lawrence S. Mayer and Paul R. McHugh – Douchebags of the Day

August 24, 2016September 29, 2018 B. John 2713 Views 5 Comments Mark Regnerus, The New Atlantis, Johns Hopkins, Anti-Equality, Lawrence S. Mayer, Paul R. McHugh

This entry is part 11 of 54 in the series Daily Douche-Bag

It’s not a tie; they worked together to create some bullshit “research” to say that LGBT people aren’t really LGB or T. Ryan Anderson, the principal homocon at the right-wing Heritage Foundation is all atwitter about a study, “Sexuality and Gender: Findings from the Biological, Psychological, and Social Sciences,” published in the “New Atlantis Journal.” It is just another of those studies, like the Regnerus study of a few years ago, where anti-equality groups bought and paid for a particular result.

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Dark Ages in America: Now?

September 1, 2015September 29, 2018 B. John 2214 Views 1 Comment Climate Change, Dark Ages, Republic, Education, exploration, evolution, Creationism

In the previous century, America, through public and private cooperation and investment built an unrivaled infrastructure. We became the country that invented the things of a new and exciting world, and we built those things. We put in place a social safety net. We weren’t perfect, but we tried, and We looked to the future with excitement and anticipation, but today, we seem to be in a rush to go backwards as far and fast as possible. We fear everything, and demand absolute security, and think it can be found in some nostalgic past.

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Science vs Jindal

August 30, 2015August 29, 2015 B. John 1319 Views 0 Comments Climate Change, Jindal, Katrina, new orleans, Obama

This entry is part 14 of 54 in the series Daily Douche-Bag

Well, Bobby Jindal succeeds, yet again, in making an idiot of himself. He apparently decided that he should tell President Obama what the President should and shouldn’t say during his visit to New Orleans. An article on Think Progress discusses Jindal’s fear that actual facts and science might be discussed in Louisiana this week.

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The Evolution Vs Creationism Debate

February 13, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 580 Views 0 Comments Creationism, Bill Nye, Ken Ham, Science

I finally had a chance to watch the debate between Bill Nye (the Science Guy) and Ken Ham of the Creationism Museum. Ken Ham, and anyone who still believes in creationism should be ashamed. What a sad commentary that we have digressed in this country to the point where we even have to have this discussion.

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A Rainy Sundy

August 18, 2013September 29, 2018 B. John 449 Views 0 Comments Thunder, afternoon, rain, sunday

It has been overcast all day, and rainy for a good portion of the afternoon, and now into the evening.

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United Airlines Epic Fail

June 2, 2013September 29, 2018 B. John 1068 Views 0 Comments Customer Service, United Airlines, UAL, Airport, Fail, Chicago, O"Hare

Last week I flew to Chicago to attend a professional conference. Due to delays caused by weather, it came out that, despite United being willing to give me $200 to take a flight the next morning if mine were overbooked, they wanted to charge me $75 to give up that same seat, but take an earlier flight that would have actually got me home on time.

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Let Corporations Vote?

February 25, 2013March 5, 2013 B. John 344 Views 0 Comments Kansas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Gun Control, Creationism, Atlas Shrugged, Vote, Corporations, voting, Montana

Apparently, some Republicans didn’t get the memo from Gov. Bobby Jindal about not being the “stupid party.” Because if you live in Montana, you can thank state Rep. Steve Lavin (R) for taking the Supreme Court’s misguided notion that “corporations are people” to new heights of stoopid. Lavin introduced a bill to allow corporations to vote in local elections. Under Lavin’s bill, under the proposal, “if a firm, partnership, company, or corporation owns real property within the municipality, the president, vice president, secretary, or other designee of the entity is eligible to vote.”

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Christmas 2010-A Good One

January 3, 2011September 29, 2018 B. John 437 Views 0 Comments pictures, Christmas, Food, Peace, Video, Gifts

Well, Christmas 2010 has come and gone. Nothing left to do but pack up the decorations. I’d have to rate it as a pretty good Christmas. I think I managed to stick to a fairly tight budget, and despite a few arguments with Lay, we wound up with everyone getting something they really enjoyed. I got my shopping and gift wrapping done well ahead of time this year. The decorations were up right after Thanksgiving, and the Christmas Cards went out just after that, so I never felt rushed or hectic.

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BP Off the Hook for Oil Spill-WorldNet Daily Says it was God

June 27, 2010September 29, 2018 B. John 623 Views 2 Comments Israel, Tea Bagger Party, Diapers, God, David Vitter, Obama

Yes, that’s right folks. I knew it would be just a matter of time, but the tea bagger crazies are now claiming the oil spill in the Gulf was caused by God. So why would you say God would blow up an oil drilling platform off the Louisiana coast? Well, Katrina was because of those devil worshiping, gays down in New Orleans, so you might think this was because the people down there keep electing prostitution supporter, diaper wearing David Vitter, but you would be wrong. Turns out, it’s all Obama’s fault.

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Whitest Beaches in The World?

June 25, 2010September 29, 2018 298 Views 0 Comments florida, BP, Pensacola Beach, British Petroleum

This is a video posted on YouTube by Michael McLean. You start out seeing what’s been called the whitest beaches in the world, but ominously, in the background, you see the people in white jumpsuits and the crime scene tape. Indeed it is a crime scene as the videographer makes his way closer to the water line and you seen the puddles of oil and the black stained seaweed washed up.

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Recipe for Junk Science

February 18, 2010September 29, 2018 B. John 253 Views 0 Comments Scientific Research, junk science, Pam's House Blend, Comments, recipe

Take one preconceived notion and grasp it strongly. Bake this idea into your mind until well seared. If necessary, run around shouting it at the top of your lungs with your ears plugged and eyes shut so as to drown out any competing notions.