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http://news.yahoo.com/s/yblog_thelookout/20101115/us_yblog_thelookout/gay-michigan-student-defends-suspended-teacher#mwpphu-container
So I was reading this story about a 14 old kid who made a speech defending his suspended teacher who helped out the kid and kept him from committing suicide...
....because academia is too left leaning.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100312/ap_on_re_us/us_texas_schools_social_studies
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/ynews_ts1253#mwpphu-container
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/jeff-schneider/an-open-letter-to-the-tex_b_497695.html
Also, something to note...
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ynews/20100211/ts_ynews/ynews_ts1129
I don't know what's to apologize for. The Tea Baggers ARE a bunch of angry white folks who don't like the government and carry crazy stupid signs. Maybe they should apologize for being stupid and irrational instead of being portrayed...
http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2010/2/2/832988/-The-2010-Comprehensive-Daily-Kos-Research-2000-Poll-of-Self-Identified-Republicans
Nothing really too surprising (at least not to me) but still disturbing and infuriating.
42% are birthers. 24% think Obama wants terrorists to "win". 53%...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=59NCduEhkBM
This is one despicable asshole. But I'm not surprised. There always seems to be one religious figure who goes around blaming the victims of tragedy when a disaster like this happens.
http://buzz.yahoo.com/buzzlog/92599?#comments
So I found this on Yahoo news about another key transitional fossil that was found recently. And a few things irks me. First is the very first line of that Yahoo news blurb:
"Folks who subscribe to the theory of evolution have long wondered about...
Does the phrase "my fellow atheist" offend you?
I ask because I left a comment about "being disappointed at my fellow atheists" regarding some stupid drama between a few Youtube atheists and some took offense. Some thought I was lumping atheists in a group and making Atheism sound like...