Reviewing Why Republicans Hate Sesame Street
I don't want America to forget that Mitt Romney explicitly said he wanted to kill Sesame Street. Yeah, KILL Sesame Street. The show that has proven itself over decades. Why would Republicans hate...
View ArticleWhy the Boy Scout Ban Matters So Much
The Boy Scouts of America are about, we hope, to vote on overturning their "gay ban". I'm hoping it's not going to be some quarter-baked solution of separate-but-equal or local-decisions-by-troops but...
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Pastor Apologizes for Participation in Sandyhook Vigil
This week, Newtown Connecticut Lutheran pastor Rob Morris offered an apology to members of his own Christ the King Lutheran Church for an appalling lapse in judgement. The uncut video of his...
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Was Jock Tim Tebow Bullied by "The Gays"?
In an apparent reversal in the age-old saga of jocks bullying gays, it would appear that semi-professional NFL quarterback Tim Tebow has been suffering at the hands of some very intolerant...
View ArticleNew Video: "God Hates Flags"
I've had it up to here with narrow-minded phobics who purport to know the mind of a being they themselves claim is omniscient.In light of this week's comments by a certain smug, second-rate songwriter...
View ArticleHating gays does not make us a hate group.
Kudos to the Southern Poverty Law Center in adding anti-gay groups to their list of hate groups. A recent issue of the SPLC’s magazine, Intelligent Report, claims that gays are now the most targeted...
View ArticleOn Privilege, Paternalism, and using the lack of privilege as a shield or...
This diary is prompted by all of the events of the past several days in regards to incivility, civility, etc and this wonderful blog entry by former Kossack abrauer,...
View ArticleFight for Your Muslim Brother and Sister!
"A leading member of Congress stated bluntly: 'There are too many mosques in this country'. A former speaker of the House falsely claimed: 'America's experiencing an Islamist cultural political...
View ArticleYou’ve Got to be Carefully Taught
In this year’s sixth-grade tolerance education class here in rural red-state Nebraska, I took a bold new step: I invited a Muslim-American in to speak. His goal was not to give dawah but to educate....
View ArticleThe End of All Hope?
Happy Festivus Everyone!It's been one of those out on the ledge times for me the past few weeks.When the kid in my avatar is more optimistic than I am.Anyone else noticed the level of hate and insanity...
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Republican's inhumane rant about gays: They want 'free medical because...
Dave Agema served as a Republican in the Michigan House of Representatives from the 74th District for three terms. He was a US Air Force ighter pilot for 27 years. He was a commercial airline pilot...
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Duck Dynasty Proves Americans Are Drifting Further Away From The Art Of...
Intolerance: (noun) lack of toleration; unwillingness or refusal to tolerate or respect contrary opinions or beliefs, persons of different races or backgrounds, etc.Before The Duck Dynasty Phil...
View ArticleSaddest and Truest Conservative Facebook Comment Ever?
I don't often report on off site interaction with RWNJs. I've done a little lately as it seems to have reached a new peak, or nadir I suppose would be a more appropriate word, for truly bewildering...
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Top Comments - Tim Scott, Liar Liar
In the 1997 film, Jim Carrey’s character’s son makes a wish that his dad (Jim Carrey’s character, who has a penchant for making promises to his son that he never keeps) cannot lie for a 24 hour period....
View ArticleTolerance & Intolerance: What Is Person To Do?
Tolerance means to "bear with repugnance" meaning you may not like what someone is doing, but for some reason or another you will not persecute them rather you would respect their right to choose their...
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Comeback of the Hitler Youth haircut worries Jewish and progressive groups...
(Written by an American expat living in the European Union)The truth is though Adolf Hitler has been dead for a good long time, it seems he will haunt Europe forever. I understand the Daily Kos is a...
View ArticleTrail Life USA: Disturbing Image
A story popped up on news.msn.com this morning and the image picked to illustrate it sort of made my blood run cold. I have to wonder, did the creators of this new youth group really want to invoke the...
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Another Republican Rewards Bigotry
The Big Questions: WHY IS BIGOTRY TOLERATED? WHY IS BIGOTRY PRAISED? Once again, I’m blogging on how Republicans see fit to reward Bigotry. Just in the past week or so, we have seen a Republican...
View ArticleGod Hates Flags 2.0
Last year, reacting to the intemperate remarks of a celebrity, I spat out a song and video in rebuttal.Though I don't regret my reaction, I have become convinced that the larger message in the piece...
View ArticleThis Time, I Do Think One Of Us Went Too Far.
It takes a lot to cause me to break ranks with the LGBT community and its allies. Rarely will I do it. I defended the boycotts of Chick-fil-A, I defended the suspension of Phil Robertson, and I...
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