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Posts from — April 2009

More Money, More Problems

President Obama’s valiant attempt to find $100 million dollars in budget cuts (in a $3.5 TRILLION budget) doesn’t look too impressive when visualized this way.

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April 28, 2009   No Comments

“Swine Flu” Name Deemed Offensive

News reports that an Israeli official has stated that the term “swine flu” is offensive to both Jews and Muslims. Deputy Health Minister Yakov Litzman has proposed renaming it the Mexican Flu. Evan Coyne Maloney at BrainTerminal has a hilarious response to the news.

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April 28, 2009   No Comments

The Secular Army Marches On

According to an article by Dru Sefton in the April 13, 2009 issue of Current, the magazine about public TV and radio in the United States, the PBS Board has informed its member stations that allowing religious or “sectarian” programming “would cause the public’s trust in PBS to erode, along with the value of the brand.” The Board appears ready to force stations to choose between PBS membership or sectarian programming. And so the Secular Armies of the Night continue their assault on the religious values of America.

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April 27, 2009   No Comments