I got yer "family values" RIGHT HERE...

It is is very rare that I do this, but *trigger warning*.

Normally I roll my eyes when I see that, of course I have that privilege being one of the fortunate people to not have to cope with such things.  But I have to admit that this video made me SICK.  Already having read what it was all about, I was actually considering not even watching it.  But... If I'm going to blog about it, I of course owe it to my readers to have at least SEEN the damned thing. OMFG.  My stomach hurts now.  I'm physically sick over the disgusting, despicable display by these revolting, bigoted scumbags masquerading as "parents."



Here is what I have to say:



But every now and then, my faith in humanity is restored a little.

Here is a link to LOST AND FOUND, if you want to  help out, call or donate.

And here's the video of Uncle Pat, showing another set of "Christian Values."


Personally, I don't I could say it any better than Steveningendid on Kos:

You read/heard that right. Anyone with a head with which to think would have immediately told this woman that tithing at this point in this aged couple's life has come to a necessary end. In fact, a reasonable person holding a responsible position at a church might even ask if there is anything the church might be able to do to help. Perhaps dipping into the tithing basket to provide comfort to a fellow congregant in dire straits would please the Lord.

But no, this money grubbing scammer has been on the take for so long, it obviously didn't even cross his mind that a religious institution might look into its heart instead of someone else's wallet. Wouldn't the very philosophy of Christianity dictate that the least fortunate among the flock should not be put in a position to sacrifice medical attention or to keep the lights on for the sake of a tithe basket? 

I'm sure Pat didn't give it another thought as his driver drove him home to the manse.

There are your "Christian Values" for you.

*p'tu*

...it's STILL a scam though!

Crowd-funding a company?

That's just a way to get people to give you money without ever having to deliver ANYTHING in return!

If every bank, investor and venture capitalist out there turned them down, why on earth would I invest in them?

And if they DIDN'T pitch this to those people, then... they don't know how to DO STUFF.

Bottom line? If you're going to give someone money in order that they start something that's going to make THEM fabulously wealthy if it works, you'd better ask for something other than a coffea mug in return, like (1) your money back, with interest, or (2) equity in the project and a share of the profits.

Debunking the Solar Roadways Takedown

Note: Before you watch MY video, I highly recommend you watch SOLAR FREAKIN' ROADS!

And the two "debunking videos" I refer to are Thunderf00t's Solar Roadways, a VERY expensive joke? and EEVBlog's Solar Roadway's are Bullshit!

I highly recommend that you watch ALL three, actually, with an open mind.  The two "take-down" vid's are extremely well done - better than my own reply to them, I will freely and happily admit.  But they miss some pretty obvious things IMHO, and I'm just saying that as far away as SFR's are from being implementation ready, these guys are at least as far away from proving that the concept could never be feasible.

Republican Economic Polices Suck

By the way, I got something wrong... When I said "Michigan didn't have a hug bidget deficit last year, "that wasn't quite right. We actual had a rather large budget SURPLUS. So I ask again: WHY did this have to happen?!

And here is the KOS Article I mentioned: Minnesota Liberalism Trounces Wisconsin Conservatism
Well worth the read. Check it out. (Especially if you don't want to bother watching the video. LOL)

Ferguson Police Meme

A meme, by me, for the Ferguson Police Department and, sadly, many others.

THIS!

Maybe the Police should stop shooting all the black people?

Sources:

http://hiphopandpolitics.com/2012/04/06/29-black-people-have-been-killed-by-policesecurity-since-jan-2012-16-since-trayvon/

http://www.theroot.com/photos/2013/06/unarmed_black_men_shot_by_police_20_sad_stories.html

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2014/08/03/teen-totes-shotgun-through-town-still-shaken-by-mass-murder-because-2nd-amendment/

Also, Daily Kos has an excellent series of articles on Ferguson, and the absurd number of shootings of unarmed American Citizen (yes, Black ones) that have preceded. it.

Laura Ingrahm and LGBT "Child Abuse"

My take on Laura Ingrahm's recent statement that it's "child abuse" to give [transgendered] "children" "hormone therapy" and that parents "should let them go through puberty, for goodness sake."

I've also solicited some comments from others, who's opinions I both respect, and who are much closer to the issue at hand. I will add them as they come in, so this post will likely (I hope) be updated a few times in the near future.:


Rusty Shackelford (friend from MMFA):

"Besides the obvious (that she's in disagreement with the AMA, APA, HHS, and pretty much every major medical body and authority in the country), a valid point on this whole matter is the hypocrisy, as conservatives suddenly want government intervention into "parental rights" the moment the parents do something they don't like.  Parents hitting their kids is none of your business, but letting a boy wear a dress?  Call child services!"

Sterling Silver

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"It bothers me a lot that you want to broadcast that you’re associating with black people. Do you have to?"

"You can sleep with [black people]. You can bring them in, you can do whatever you want.  The little I ask you is not to promote it on that ... and not to bring them to my games."

"I’m just saying, in your lousy fucking Instagrams, you don’t have to have yourself with, walking with black people." 

"Don't put [Magic Johnson] on an Instagram for the world to have to see so they have to call me.  And don't bring him to my games."

~soon to be former LA Clippers Owner, Donald Sterling

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BTW, just so there is no confusion, I did not feel it necessary in my video to specifically condemn Sterling's remarks. That was not actually relevant to my overall point, and at this point is hardly necessary as so many people far greater than myself have already come down on him, hard, and rightfully so.

Obviously the remarks are despicable.  That should go without saying.

I had a kind of different take on the whole thing though, that was at once both cynical and optimistic. And THAT'S what I wanted to talk about here.

A new direction for the blog, and "small government"

...And since my YouTube skills are obviously lacking, here are the two "blink and you'll miss them" graphs that I referred to (and briefly showed) in the video:

And here are the sources for this information (note that Kos in turn has linked to HIS sources!):

Epidemic of GOPer virus will kill thousands in red states
The real IRS scandal that's costing Uncle Sam trillions

This guy's work is AMAZING

Nothing political this time.

Just wanted to share the website of an artist who makes custom toys based on children's drawings. OMFG, so cute... absolutely amazing.

Kicks you in the feels...

In only have two words for everyone who doesn't support gay marriage...

1) Fuck
2) You

A Cracked article EVERYONE should read

Here's something EVERYONE should read.

And AFTER reading that, to anyone who wants to throw around the "Obama's a Nazi" (or BUSH, for that matter!) or "Eddie's a Communist" or whatever...

To anyone who wants to throw those terms around lightly, let me give you a hearty FUCK. YOU.

When we actually start exterminating people (*ahem* gays) or start siezing property whole cloth (as opposed to the Right's bed-wetting about a 1% tax increase on the top 1%'ers) then FINE, there are Nazi's and Communists amoung us.

But UNTIL then?

FUCK. YOU.

Government Welfare or Private Charity?

Conservatives HATE the very idea, the very notion of WELFARE.

Me? I hate, nay I DESPISE inefficiency and ineffective solutions.  And it is with that thought that I give you this:

And this though by the immortal Ricky Gervais:

Yeah... Now would anyone like to even ATTEMPT to tell me why we should prefer to do thing things the way we do?

When the best thing you can say about organized religion is that it is a highly inefficient way to deal with poverty? Yeah: I say it's high time we started taxing [the shit out of] it, just as we do with EVERY OTHER VICE.

Good day.

The kid who made this has a future in political cartooning...

Well done.

Another great article...

...from Cracked.

I found this particularly interesting having done the interview I did with Christine Smith.

One item in particular: The inclusion of Transgenderism in the DSM. While I still believe in the point of medical legitimacy, there were several aspects of that that I had never considered. And yeah... based on these, it probably needs to go.

That's right...

...just keep voting Republican, you brain-dead, inbred, red-necks!

They deserve every ounce of their self-inflicted pain.

But that's certainly no reason to infect them on the rest of the country!

Appalling

Great article:

Six ways America is like a 3rd world country.

Absolutely appalling.  But by all means, keep voting Republican. I'm sure they desire to do absolutely nothing is gong to fix everything.

Oh my god... So perfect...

This is so profound... Everything that is wrong with and everything that is right about the world in one, sublime 'strip:

Amen.

A great post...

I will give the following Cracked article the highest praise I possibly can, and say that,  "I'd wished I had written it!"

It's important. Read it. Digest it. Remember it. And live it!