The Smug Baldy Speaks

Les Jenkins over at The Stupid Evil Bastard tagged me, so I must needs out this damn spot by upholding my end of the bargain. First, the rules: We have to post these rules before we give you the facts. Players start with eight random facts/habits about themselves. People who are tagged need to write [...]

Just in case you think Alabama is all about good ol’ boy politics, we find a bit of refreshing news that former Alabama governor Don Siegelman, and his partner in crime Richard Scrushy, were taken to prison in shackles yesterday. Siegleman was convicted of bribery, conspiracy and mail fraud, and was sentenced to 7 years [...]

Yesterday, a fey President Bush had this to say in defense of Alberto Gonzales, concerning the upcoming no-confidence vote of his embattled Attorney General in the United States Congress: “They can have their votes of no confidence, but it’s not going to make the determination about who serves on my government.” That’s right, he actually [...]

According to CBS News, a recent Gallup Survey shows that 68% of Republicans “Disbelieve Scientific Explanation of Creation”: A Gallup poll released Monday said that while the country is about evenly split over whether the theory of evolution is true, Republicans disbelieve it by more than 2-to-1. Republicans saying they don’t believe in evolution outnumbered [...]

In today’s issue of the eSkeptic, Stephen Asma reviews New Creation Museum that recently opened in Kentucky. If you recall, I wrote a bit about this museum a while back, and at the time I thought that the most interesting thing would be how they managed to deal with dinosaurs. It turns out that explaining [...]

My wife gets all the props for this. HometownBaghdad.com isn’t the evening news, but rather some college kids in Baghdad with video cameras and compelling stories. They describe it as: The brave Iraqi subjects and crew risked their lives every time they turned on a camera to make this series. They want to show the [...]

You’re not really trying to be stealthy, since you’re carrying a flak cannon and you know how to use it. The enemy base is in front of you, and their flag is right there, just waiting for you to pick it up. You barrel in, blasting one camping defender to a cloud of gibs before [...]

One thing fundamentalist Christians need to be concerned with, especially as the End Times near, is how to communicate with their friends and loved ones after the rapture. Well, according to The Post-Rapture Post, it’s now possible for Christians to send cards and letters to those they leave behind after Christ takes them home. How [...]

This letter appeared in today’s Mobile Press-Register, and it raises a few questions about the science and politics behind the so-called global warming “debate”. I’ll present it in it’s entirety, and will then address some specific issues. Global warming claim a ‘hoodwink’ Nancy Pelosi, in addition to being speaker of the House, has apparently become [...]

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