Monthly Archives: September 2010

So, Ed Miliband has won the Labour Party leadership contest and is now the new Labour Party leader. Surprise, surprise: what’s the first thing we hear about him as a criticism? Nope, you nor I probably wouldn’t have guessed it, … Continue reading →

There seems to be a lot of ‘you’re a Nazi and a bigot’ accusations being thrown back and forth between two very high profile charismatic male celebrities lately. I dunno, one minute the Pope is calling Richard Dawkins and his … Continue reading →

Apparently, now, by decree (in its infinite wisdom) of ‘our’ brand, spanking new Tory/Lib Dem Coalition government pact, if I were a civil servant, and were I ever to meet any of my ‘esteemed’ elected representatives – either through design … Continue reading →

Ha! Now I’ve heard it all. Apparently, news reports today are saying that a drunken 17-year-old British lad who had the temerity to send President Obamessiah an email criticizing him and calling him a prick has been banned from the … Continue reading →

Going crazy with two posts in one day here, but today I’m finding yet more astonishing stupidity courtesy of PZ Myers’ Pharyngula site. http://scienceblogs.com/pharyngula/2010/09/the_pope_has_landed_immediatel.php#comments Now, this post isn’t going to be about the fact that they go full-steam ahead to … Continue reading →

Now, what in the world would be the similarity between Juan Peron, former dictator of Argentina, and Professor PZ Myers, present dictator of Pharyngula? More than you’d think, perhaps…? Well, they’re both examples of demagogues with massive egos for a … Continue reading →

Quotes on book-burning: “What progress we are making. In the Middle Ages they would have burned me. Now they are content with burning my books.” Sigmund Freud “open, public criticism and disagreement” PZ Myers Whilst on the subject of the … Continue reading →

Apparently, famed burlesque icon Dita Von Teese, is intending to take her ex-landlord, Lallubhai Patel, to court over some extremely obnoxious – not to mention totally stupid and irrational – anti-Semitic remarks he made about Jewish people. http://www.courthousenews.com/2010/08/30/29985.htm Well, I … Continue reading →