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Milton Bradley’s 2010 Tune: It Ain’t Me, Babe

07 Sunday Mar 2010

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Several days ago Promethean Times opined optimistically on Milton Bradley’s coming year in Seattle.  While it’s still too early for hand-wringing, Bradley’s seeming inability to take any responsibility for the toxic situation in Chicago (and presumably San Diego, Los Angeles and Cleveland before that) is troubling.

Read In The Seattle PI About Milton Not Manning Up: Bradley: Blame Chicago for struggles, not me.

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From Times Online: Muslim Woman Refuses Body Scan

05 Friday Mar 2010

Posted by in Culture, Europe, Islam, Political Correctness, Religion, Terrorism, World Affairs

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An unnamed Muslim woman at Manchester Airport in the UK is thought to be the first person to refuse a mandatory body scan.  Rather than submit to the scan, the woman forfeited her plane ticket.

Promethean Times wholeheartedly supports this woman’s brave display of religious conviction, and is pleased that the issue was resolved to the satisfaction of all parties.  The woman didn’t have to abrogate the tenets of her faith, nor Manchester Airport its security.  It’s apparent that the unnamed passenger understands that airline travel is a privilege, and not a right. 

Read About The Slow Boat To Mecca: Muslim woman refuses body scan at airport – Times Online.

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Moonbeam Returns

02 Tuesday Mar 2010

Posted by in General Foolishness, People, Politics, Regional Politics

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Jerry Brown plans to run for Governor of California.  I wish him luck.  Fortunately, he can’t be as bad as the similarly named governor of California in the 1970s, who farted around in an economy car, lived in a bachelor pad rather than the Governor’s Mansion, dated Linda Ronstadt (not everything he did was goofy) and asked Californians to lower their expectations.

Anyone but that guy.

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Farrakhan: A Light In The Midst Of Darkness

01 Monday Mar 2010

Posted by in Cults, Culture, General Foolishness, Islam, National Events, Political Correctness, Religion

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By Smaktakula
 

It Ain't Ego, It's My Love For You

It’s nice to know that the Sinister Minister has a healthy self-image.  Describing himself, he modestly opines:     

The word ‘prophet’ is too cheap a word.  I am a light in the midst of darkness.     

All this while managing to keep a straight face.     

I’m not sure what it is–Farrakhan’s megawatt smile, his past life as the calypso-singing Charmer, or simply that the man cuts a dashing figure in a suit–but for whatever reason, the incendiary head of the Nation of Islam (a race cult which should not be confused with the legitimate religion Islam) gets a break from the press.    If other public figures were make statements as vile and inflammatory as those the Honorable Louis makes regularly, they would be rightly excoriated.     

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Johnny Depp To Make Rare Television Appearance For West Memphis Three

26 Friday Feb 2010

Posted by in Constitutional Issues, Crime, Culture, Justice, National Events, People, Religion, Television

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By Smaktakula

Johnny Depp will be lending his talents to the CBS show 48 Hours on Saturday, making a rare return to television to bring attention to the West Memphis Three.

A star’s involvement with a cause does little to sway me to the rightness of said cause.  This is true even with actors and actress whom I like and admire, as many celebrities seem to mistake their fame for correctness.  For this reason, I would normally be suspicious of a show featuring Depp, Eddie Vedder, the Dixie Chicks and noted shoplifter-cum-actress, Winona Ryder.  However, I have been following the story of the West Memphis Three for years, and for a number of reasons, it resonates deeply with me.  Despite the attention this case has received over the years, including two outstanding HBO documentaries (Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills and Paradise Lost 2: Revelations), it still has yet to tickle the greater conscience of the American people, and an injustice remains fully unaddressed.

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California Assembly Passes Resolution For Cuss-Free Week

26 Friday Feb 2010

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A cuss-free week? 
I’m not sure which is more irritating–that the California Assembly would even entertain an idea like this when the state is beset by real problems, or simply the jaw-dropping inanity of proposing something as ineffectual and pointless as a cuss-free week.
 

Fuck That

   

Read more about this shitty idea: California Assembly passes resolution for ‘Cuss Free Week’ – San Jose Mercury News.

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Can The Pacific Northwest Cool Bradley?

25 Thursday Feb 2010

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Sir, I Beg To Differ

The unfortunately named and often irascible Milton Bradley is a Seattle Mariner, coming over from the Chicago Cubs in an offseason trade for the underperforming Carlos Silva.  This trade has a tremendous upside for both clubs, and for both players.  The Mariners and Cubs have each shed a player who had become a cancer on the clubhouse, as in Bradley’s case, or an overpaid bust like Silva.  For both players, the switch to a new team means a fresh start.    

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AP Writer Claims Republicans In a Tizzy Over RINO Scott Brown

24 Wednesday Feb 2010

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A possible Republitizzy.

According to Glen Johnson of the AP, the Republican faithful have branded Massachusetts Senator Scott Brown a ‘Benedict’ after voting with the Democrats on a recent jobs bill.

Much ado about nothing, I suspect.  I haven’t seen the Drudge piece which Johnson cites, but even assuming that the AP piece correctly captures the spirit of the Drudge article, I don’t believe that’s indicative of any widespread Republican rage.

At least I hope not.

The Republicans absolutely deserve to be where they are right now.  For years their ranks have been clogged with second-raters who have allowed the small-government/personal liberty core of Republican ideology to be diluted, and allowing Christian ideology to morph into Christian policy.

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Apparently, Noah’s Ark Was Circular

24 Wednesday Feb 2010

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And, if I’ve got my facts straight, it melts your face to look upon it.   

The Unicorn, Jackalope And This Fellow All Missed The Boat

For a less dubious appraisal, read this: Relic reveals Noah’s ark was circular | UK news | The Guardian.