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Dobson gets it wrong...again

2008-06-24T19:13:00.001-07:00

"Even if we did have only Christians in our midst, if we expelled every non-Christian from the United States of America, whose Christianity would we teach in the schools? ... Would we go with James Dobson's or Al Sharpton's?" -Barack Obama This is one of the reasons I was behind Obama early. He's able to speak about religion,

RIP George Carlin

2008-06-22T23:39:00.000-07:00

Dead too young at 71. Carlin was eye-opening for me, with his take on culture, 7 dirty words, and one of my all-time favorite lines, suggesting that to piss off feminists all one needs to do is walk into the offices of NOW and say "which one of you cupcakes wants to come home, cook me a nice meal and give me a blowjob?". Obviously it's wrong on so many levels, but the visual on someone actually

The alternate reality of Planet HRC

2008-06-01T13:39:00.000-07:00

While sitting home sick this weekend (which sucks, I don't recommend it), I had the opportunity to watch the DNC Rules and Bylaws Committee decision and related reaction. I also had ample time to consider things about Hillary Clinton's campaign that have been on my nerves for weeks now. Hopefully I get this all out in a coherent fashion! First off, the RBC not only did the right thing, they did

Clinton and the pussification of Democrats

2008-05-05T18:28:00.001-07:00

I've taken my shots at Hillary lately, but this one popped in my head today as I was reading this article about the Reverend Wright "flap". In it, Washington "uncommitted" superdelegate Ed Cote (uncommitted in the sense that he hasn't made his intention to vote for Hillary public - yet) is quoted suggesting: The Wright firestorm is "worrisome because it's created a lot of footage for people to

What hath prudence wrought?

2008-05-01T20:38:00.001-07:00

Two stories catch my attention today. The first is a local story, about the Ferndale assistant track coach who went missing last week and was found, shot dead, on Tuesday. The other is the sad tale of the "D.C. Madam", who was found hanged in a shed on her mother's property this morning. I'll touch on Deborah Palfrey's story first. At the link provided above, some commenters speculate that she

Switzer runs

2008-04-27T22:14:00.001-07:00

I'm running again (I've lost 21 switzerpounds since last October, baby!), so that's good. I'm trying to build a base so I can start training, in September, for the Las Vegas Half-Marathon. Today was a banner day; put in 5.5 miles in a time that shall not be revealed because I've lost my youthful vigor and speed and it's none of your business and why can't you just be happy for me because I ran

For the Mt. Si High School GSA Day of Silence

2008-04-25T07:44:00.000-07:00

You go, Patty Murray!

2008-04-24T19:03:00.003-07:00

Check out Patty dressing down the VA (again) for lying. Anyone who thinks Patty doesn't earn every dime she's paid in the Senate are deeply, deeply confused and uninformed about the work she does on behalf of veterans. I'm just sayin'.

Grammer Frydai II

2008-04-24T19:03:00.001-07:00

{Posting on Thursday - tomorrow will be silent posting in support of Mt. Si High School's Gay-Straight Alliance's Day of Silence, and in protest of Ken Hutcherson's ongoing stupidity.} Wow! Two whole weeks in a row I'm doing this! I know, it's a switzer-record; I've actually done two installments in a series for the first time. A little sad, but what are ya gonna do? As a reminder, this is

In the Matter of Hutcherson v. Mt. Si High School

2008-04-24T18:26:00.001-07:00

This court rules that Ken Hutcherson is a douchebag and exhibit friggin' A that anti-gay crusaders are motivated by sex, not God. Okay, got that off my chest. Boy, I'm not even sure where to start with this. So, this article reports on Ken Hutcherson's planned "protest" at Mt. Si High School tomorrow during their GSA's annual Day of Silence. For those who don't know, during the DoS, gay

Grandpa McCain wants to help the poor

2008-04-23T16:24:00.001-07:00

...with tax cuts for the, um, not poor. Grandpa visited a shuttered factory in Ohio yesterday on his "I care, really I do" tour (not sure if his $100 million wife was there), and talked about free trade vs. protectionism, encouraging the out-of-work folks there to consider going to community college and learning how to work a computer. You know, be part of the "knowledge economy". According

Pennsylvania, vindication edition

2008-04-22T23:24:00.000-07:00

What did I say? 45.5% for Obama? (yes, I wrote 46.5%. Obviously, my math was idiotic). Final count is 45.3%. Don't doubt the Switzer!

Pennsylvania

2008-04-22T10:12:00.001-07:00

Okay, I haven't looked at the intertubes since 8:00 last night, so I'm making my prediction unsullied by third-hand breathless reports of BREAKING - PROBLEMS WITH POLLS IN PODUNK!!!!! or MASSIVE CROWDS IN PHILLY, OBAMA'S GOING TO WIN IN A ROUT!!! or any of that nonsense. Here we go... Switzer sez: HRC: 54.5, Obama 46.5. There. I predicted.

sigh I've had enough of Hillary

2008-04-21T12:15:00.001-07:00

I give up. It's just become too disgusting to bear. Now, Hillary's running an ad featuring Osama bin Laden. So, finally, it's enough for Switzer. Fuck off, Hillary. They're still talking about Obama having to answer "tough" questions at the last debate (and the media, btw, is happily supporting this talking point the linked CNN article says Obama was "asked several pointed questions"). As

Tough questions? Not so much...

2008-04-18T22:41:00.000-07:00

So Hillary's embrace of right-wing talking points is leading even the righty National Review is starting to swoon for her. After the ABC debate debacle, much has been made about the, um, paucity of quality questions. Much of the media agrees that ABC should be embarrassed by the quality of the questions, and Obama has enjoyed mocking them for wasting the first hour of the debate before asking

Junk science

2008-04-18T19:53:00.000-07:00

This is my house, in Kirkland, Washington...on April 18th. And a couple hours later... So, it isn't armageddon, I grant you this. But, really? Let's all pretend that climate change is just a big hoax, while every year gets more and more bizarre. I fucking hate snow - and now I'm seeing big, fluffy flakes out the window. Craig, Colorado, the town from whence I moved to escape cold and

Grammer Frydai

2008-04-18T17:48:00.001-07:00

What the hell? Let's start a weekly blogthingee wherein I complain like a crotchety old man about grammar or spelling mistakes that piss me off. I'll make this weekly-ish, and if you (both regular readers and the seven daily google-led switzer-stumblers) hate it, tough! First up: Rediculous. This has been popping up on the interwebs lately, in all manner of places. Since I peruse lefty

Dalai Lama, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, and one atheist

2008-04-17T00:30:00.001-07:00

I've been fortunate enough to spend a lot of time over the last 5 days listening to the Dalai Lama discuss compassion and early childhood development. For those of you outside the Seattle area, his visit was part of a 5 day event hosted by Seeds of Compassion. Well, it was the MAJOR part. Yesterday's event, which stretched over 4 hours, was a panel on interfaith discussion and spirituality

Hillary, Hillary, Hillary

2008-04-14T19:37:00.001-07:00

Yeah, I've been out for a while. Yeah, everyone's covered this to death. Whatever, sue me. My blog, my rules! I've been defending Hillary lately, despite the increasing difficulty of doing so and the increasing, um, unpleasantness of her supporters. I don't think she's destroying the party, although she's certainly doing us no favors and making herself no friends. I don't think she's ruining

Glenn Beck: Puts the 'douche' in 'bag'

2008-01-10T17:20:00.001-08:00

In this "commentary" from Glenn Beck, he complains that when he went in for some elective surgery (we should all be so lucky as to be insured enough to have surgery when we wish), things went badly and he felt he was treated without compassion. To be specific, he felt the staff (not the doctors, because they gave him an unbelievable amount of painkillers) was uncompassionate. You know, nurses..

The magical thinking of Republicans

2008-01-10T16:28:00.001-08:00

Well, frick. No sooner do I write about Bush's gas-tax blah blah blah (see post below), Devilstower at Kos goes and does a better job of it. Read my version if you want, but you

O Dan Savage will know they are Christians

2007-08-11T10:55:00.000-07:00

by their hurting gays even in death. How un-Christ-like is that? You find out that a valued employee and Navy veteran, whom you promised to the family to provide a memorial service for, is gay, and you cancel the memorial 24 hours before it is to happen? The church’s pastor, the Rev. Gary Simons, said no one knew Sinclair, who was not a church member, was gay until the day before the

Bush's Gas-tax Economic Impact (Bush is a pussy)

2007-08-10T11:57:00.001-07:00

So yesterday, Bush announced that we "won't raise" the gasoline tax $.05 (I put it in quotes, because the Transportation Appropriations committee will make that decision, not him). He feels that, instead of raising a tax, the Senate should "prioritize". In other words, since the transportation budget that he agreed not to veto isn't quite enough money to simply maintain our roads at the status

So wrong...but so funny

2007-07-28T02:03:00.000-07:00

Meet Oscar the death cat. My thanks to I can has cheezburger? .

The problem with the Plan B "morality" argument

2007-07-28T00:58:00.000-07:00

There’s a problem with these morons and their ‘argument’. For background, their argument: "It's all about when people think life begins and there's people on both sides of that fence and it's a very controversial issue, but we feel we need to take a position based up our beliefs," said Kevin Stormans, pharmacy owner, in June of 2006. And "Everybody draws their own lines," [Jim] Ramseth said. "