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George Carlin: May 12, 1937 – June 22, 2008
The comedian who spoke truth to bullshit died yesterday. Thank you, Mr. Carlin, for keeping it real.
Frisbeetarianism is the belief that when you die, your soul goes up on the roof and gets stuck.
George Carlin
School board to decide fate of GSA at Irmo High
SC Progressive Network member group Sean’s Last Wish is asking for community support at tonight’s meeting of the Richland Lexington District 5 as the board makes a final decision regarding extracurricular clubs at Irmo High School. See more about the school’s policies, the history behind the GSA controversy and more at the school district’s web site.
School Board Meeting on Monday, June 23, 7pm
H.E. Corley Elementary School,
1500 Chadford Road
Irmo, SC 29063
You can see video of a recent rally supporting the GSA here.
Democrats legalize Bush’s crimes
By Robert Parry
consortiumnews.com
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi claims that a key positive feature of the new wiretap “compromise” is that the bill reaffirms that the President must follow the law, even though the same bill virtually assures that no one will be held accountable for George W. Bush’s violation of the earlier spying law.
In other words, in the guise of rejecting Bush’s theories of an all-powerful presidency that is above the law, the Democratic leadership cleared the way for the President and his collaborators to evade punishment for defying the law.
So, why should anyone assume that the new legislative edict demanding that the President obey the law will get any more respect than the old one, which established the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978 as the “exclusive” means for authorizing electronic spying?
It wasn’t that Bush and his team didn’t understand the old law’s language; they simply believed they could violate the law without consequence, under the radical theory that at a time of war – even one as vaguely defined as the “war on terror” – the President’s powers trump all laws as well as the constitutional rights of citizens.
Essentially, Bush was betting that even if his warrantless wiretap program was disclosed – as it was in December 2005 – that he could trust his Republican congressional allies to protect him and could count on most Democrats not to have the guts to challenge him.
Holy moly!
This was forwarded by Columbia Christians for Life. Scary stuff. These folks’ preoccupation with “gay abomination” looks a whole lot like sicko titillation.
Wiley Drake is a California pastor vying to be president of the Southern Baptist Convention.
He caused a stir last year after he used church stationery and an Internet radio program to endorse former Gov. Mike Huckabee for president. After Americans United for Separation of Church and State protested, Drake issued a call for “imprecatory” prayer — specifically for the death of several of the AU leaders.
Using God as a hit man? Now that’s deviant!
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From: wileydrake @hotmail.com
Subject: Legal Same Sex Marriages
Date: Tue, 17 Jun 2008 23:45:22 +0000
What Legal Same Sex Marriages Bring into society………..
Oral Sex with the ingesting of semen and anal contamination bringing about hepatitis A, gonorrhea, HIV, and hepatitis B
Rectal Sex brings a mixing bowl for saliva and its germs and/or an artifical lubricant which penetrates the rectal lining (which is only one cell thick) rectal intercourse is the most efficient way to spread hepatitis B, HIV, syphilis and a host of other blood-born diseases. This brings about the enteric parasites collectively known as “Gay Bowel Syndrome”
Urine Sex In a San Francisco survey of 655 same sex people, 5% drank urine, 7% practiced fisting, 33% ingested feces via anal/oral contact.
Some say same-sex marriage is ok and we should be concerned about the community that want same-sex marriage. We should be concerned when their life style brings early death to them and the rest of society. God called what same-sex marriages do sodomy and those who do it sodomites.
If we do not stand and fight this plague God will as He did in sodom and their neighborhood.
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Date: Thu, 19 Jun 2008 14:38:01 -0400
To: Columbia Christians for Life
From: Columbia Christians for Life
Subject: What Legal Same Sex Marriages Bring into society………..
Exactly – we don’t need just to DEFEND “traditional” marriage – we need to re-criminalize the filthy, immoral, abominable commission of ACTS of SODOMY!
I smell cake!
Hard to believe, but this blog is a year old today. Time do fly. I’ve learned a lot since that first, hopeful post, not the least of which is that I may not be a Luddite after all. Who knew? I’ve found this to be a truly swell tool for grassroots organizing, and I’m committed to making this space as useful and relevant as I can for as long as folks keep stopping by.
And it promises to get better. Next month I’ll be going to St. Paul, MN, for a three-day workshop put together by the Progressive Technology Project. (Me, Little Luddie, going to a techie conference!) So watch out, boys and girls. Once my good intentions are supported by real skills, there’s no telling. I especially want to learn how to produce and share video clips of our members (meaning the SC Progressive Network – this blog’s daddy) who are doing amazing things in the trenches, largely unnoticed by the mainstream press.
Thanks to New Morning Foundation, the Network got a camcorder this year and, as communications czarina, I get to play with it. It is the best toy ever but, novice that I am, the videos posted here and on the Network’s new YouTube channel, so far have been, well, just sad. Sorry. But I have every reason to believe that the good people at the Technology Project can help.
The plan is to feature profiles of our Network members, clips from our meetings and trainings, video of rallies, protests, vigils, legislative hearings and whatever else we hope might interest the uppity class in South Carolina. Note to Network member groups: if you want us to document something you’re doing, or if you want to borrow the camera to shoot your own footage, e-mail me at becci@scpronet.com. Also, if you are a writer-sort/thinker interested in a soap box upon which to rant – politely – let me know. We need more local voices here, more original content about what’s going on in the Palmetto State – and what ought to be.
Finally, thanks to Steve Hait for all the years of tech support at POINT and the SC Progressive Network. We owe you big.
Becci Robbins
Funnies
I’m voting Republican
Olbermann challenges McCain’s comment on troops in Iraq
North Carolina advances public financing options
North Carolina added the town of Chapel Hill to its Voter-Owned Elections roster this week (we call them Clean Elections here is South Carolina) when the town council approved a measure to offer a full public financing option for town council races.
Following the national trend, the cost of running for office has risen in Chapel Hill in recent years, putting the cost of running for office out of reach of many town residents. Public financing will help remove that barrier to entry, and encourage people from all backgrounds to seek office.
North Carolina has made steady progress in advancing Voter-Owned Elections policy thanks to the efforts of Democracy North Carolina and their allies. Candidates for the state’s Supreme and Appellate courts as well as three of the nine Council of State positions all have the option to run with public financing.