Friday, September 26, 2008
Sunday, September 21, 2008
Saturday, September 20, 2008
It's Nice to Know that Eugenics Is Still Alive and Well.
In which the left continues to demonstrate that they're only in favor of a woman's right to choose so long as the choice is abortion.
OK, this is the last Palin post (for a bit), I promise.
The newest concern over Sarah Palin: A Canehdian doctor is concerned that "women have the choice of abortion and that greater public awareness of women making choices like Palin to complete a pregnancy and give birth to their genetically-abnormal baby could be detrimental and confusing to the women and their families."
Wow. How anti-(true)Feminist can you get? I think the Feminists for Life have the best response: "Feminism has long championed the strength and dignity of women and equality." The attitude that a woman would become "confused" by this and not make the (right) choice to abort, because she's not prepared for the difficulties of raising a (Down syndrome) baby is one of the most insulting thing towards woman I have heard.
Nope. Women aren't strong enough to be mothers of special-needs children. They might as well get back in the kitchen and bake me a pie.
Note the original LA Times article was removed because it incorrectly (so says the Times) emphasized Doctor Meng—er—Lalonde's concern. He's not concerned that abortions in general will decrease, only those of Down syndrome babies.
I'm sure Margaret Sanger is rejoicing in her grave.
* * *
Recipe for fun: take this comment from this LA Times article.
"I believe it to be an almost criminal act that when you find out (which is real easy these days) your baby will have down syndrome to go ahead and have the baby anyway. This is not only incredibly selfish, but ultimately it will be the state and taxpayers who will have to take car of that baby. This child will have a miserable and unproductive life at best and no religion in the world can make that any better. In this case pro-life is not much different than being pro torture."
Now replace "Down syndrome" with "Cystic Fibrosis", "Sickle-cell disease", "Haemophilia", "Phenylketonuria", "Autism", "Diabetes", "heart disease", "obesity", "cleft palate", "an increased chance of breast cancer", "Jewishness", "being black", or the genetic defect of your choice.
In which the left continues to demonstrate that they're only in favor of a woman's right to choose so long as the choice is abortion.
OK, this is the last Palin post (for a bit), I promise.
The newest concern over Sarah Palin: A Canehdian doctor is concerned that "women have the choice of abortion and that greater public awareness of women making choices like Palin to complete a pregnancy and give birth to their genetically-abnormal baby could be detrimental and confusing to the women and their families."
Wow. How anti-(true)Feminist can you get? I think the Feminists for Life have the best response: "Feminism has long championed the strength and dignity of women and equality." The attitude that a woman would become "confused" by this and not make the (right) choice to abort, because she's not prepared for the difficulties of raising a (Down syndrome) baby is one of the most insulting thing towards woman I have heard.
Nope. Women aren't strong enough to be mothers of special-needs children. They might as well get back in the kitchen and bake me a pie.
Note the original LA Times article was removed because it incorrectly (so says the Times) emphasized Doctor Meng—er—Lalonde's concern. He's not concerned that abortions in general will decrease, only those of Down syndrome babies.
I'm sure Margaret Sanger is rejoicing in her grave.
* * *
Recipe for fun: take this comment from this LA Times article.
"I believe it to be an almost criminal act that when you find out (which is real easy these days) your baby will have down syndrome to go ahead and have the baby anyway. This is not only incredibly selfish, but ultimately it will be the state and taxpayers who will have to take car of that baby. This child will have a miserable and unproductive life at best and no religion in the world can make that any better. In this case pro-life is not much different than being pro torture."
Now replace "Down syndrome" with "Cystic Fibrosis", "Sickle-cell disease", "Haemophilia", "Phenylketonuria", "Autism", "Diabetes", "heart disease", "obesity", "cleft palate", "an increased chance of breast cancer", "Jewishness", "being black", or the genetic defect of your choice.
How to tell when you've done something right:
Examine the level of vitriol spewing forth from your opponents.
And by that measure, apparently McCain has picked the best-possible running-mate. John C. Wright does a good job of rounding up the utter, utter hatred of Palin (so I'll just link him). From being called "not a real woman" by a spokeswoman for NOW to "a woman who hates women" by Pink, the left's seething attacks on her can only be taken as an indication that she's the right woman for the job.
The only question is should I put a Palin '12 or Palin '16 bumper sticker on my car?
(I think this was my favorite round-up article.)
Examine the level of vitriol spewing forth from your opponents.
And by that measure, apparently McCain has picked the best-possible running-mate. John C. Wright does a good job of rounding up the utter, utter hatred of Palin (so I'll just link him). From being called "not a real woman" by a spokeswoman for NOW to "a woman who hates women" by Pink, the left's seething attacks on her can only be taken as an indication that she's the right woman for the job.
The only question is should I put a Palin '12 or Palin '16 bumper sticker on my car?
(I think this was my favorite round-up article.)
Virgin Conception Shocks Nation.
In which Joe attempts to return to his roots of satirical fake news
In what is being called a detrimental blow to the concept of abstinence-only education, Bristol Palin, daughter of Republican Vice-Presidential nominee Sarah Palin has become pregnant without having engaged in sexual intercourse, according to sources.
"This just goes to show how completely unreliable abstinence-only education is," said Amanda Huggins, spokesperson for NOW. "It's irresponsible for us to be teaching such an ineffective method of birth control to our children."
Even though it is only the second time in recorded history that a woman has gotten pregnant without intercourse or IVF, it is still being used as an example of the failings of abstinence as a method of birth control. "That's why we need to teach our children about condoms," continued Huggins, "the fool-proof method of birth control that never fails."
* * *
The reaction to Sarah Palin's daughter's pregnancy is interesting to note. "The president running this country -- I want that person to have one point at least to have had a five minute conversation with their teenage kids about birth control. That's all," quips David Letterman. "Who needs sex education when you've got abstinence, right?" says the author of a popular webcomic that I (used to) read.
(Aside: do we know for a fact that Sarah or Todd Palin did not talk with their children about birth control? Do we know for a fact that Bristol did not use a condom?)
Dennis Prager pointed out the chutzpa of a man who's only child is five years old lecturing the parents of several teenagers about responsible parenting of teenagers.
I always chortle when someone rails against abstinence as an effective method of birth control. "Really," I think, "how many people do you know who got pregnant without having sex?" Discounting IVF, I can only think of one.
For some reason, if a child who is taught that abstinence is the only fool-proof method of avoiding pregnancy chooses to ignore her education and becomes pregnant, that is a failing of the education itself. But if a child who is taught the proper use of condoms uses one and becomes pregnant anyways, that is not a problem with the educational method.
Of course, the argument against abstinence goes something like, "well, you can't expect kids not to have sex. There are just too many societal pressures and peer pressures. It's unrealistic to expect them to remain chaste. We might as well just make sex as safe as we can for them."
Aside from the fact that this would seem to indicate a serious problem with society itself that ought to be dealt with, talk about setting your expectations low. Maybe if you lower your expectations enough, you can guarentee that kids will live down to them. You certainly won't be giving them incentive to try and achieve anything better.
It's interesting to note that this defeatist attitude is already creeping into other areas of teenage behavior. A couple years ago, I heard Laura Ingraham interview a woman who would throw "beer parties" for her teenage son and his friends. The attidue: "they're going to drink anyways, I might as well make it safe for them, so they don't have to drive home after they've gotten drunk." I wonder how long before anti-drug campaigns such as Above the Influence are given up on, and instead the focus changes to making recreational drug use as safe as possible, with schools teaching kids to always use clean needles.
The defeatist attitude is most apparent in the reactions to the Bristol Palin pregnancy. I have heard no criticisms of the Palins on the fact that their 17-year-old-daughter had sex, but instead everything is focused on the fact that she didn't have sex properly. This is perhaps the culmination of that attitude that "she's going to do it anyways."
And even more telling is the silence from those who you would expect to be on their case about the irresponsibility of a 17-year-old having sex (the right). Instead, we're still too awed about how much Sarah Palin talks the pro-life talk and walks the pro-life walk. She gave birth to a Down-syndrome baby and her daughter is fessing up to her mistakes and going to try to make a life for the person she created. What a perfect embodiment of the pro-life attitude that "all human life is precious."
Even though it is only the second time in recorded history that a woman has gotten pregnant without intercourse or IVF, it is still being used as an example of the failings of abstinence as a method of birth control. "That's why we need to teach our children about condoms," continued Huggins, "the fool-proof method of birth control that never fails."
* * *
The reaction to Sarah Palin's daughter's pregnancy is interesting to note. "The president running this country -- I want that person to have one point at least to have had a five minute conversation with their teenage kids about birth control. That's all," quips David Letterman. "Who needs sex education when you've got abstinence, right?" says the author of a popular webcomic that I (used to) read.
(Aside: do we know for a fact that Sarah or Todd Palin did not talk with their children about birth control? Do we know for a fact that Bristol did not use a condom?)
Dennis Prager pointed out the chutzpa of a man who's only child is five years old lecturing the parents of several teenagers about responsible parenting of teenagers.
I always chortle when someone rails against abstinence as an effective method of birth control. "Really," I think, "how many people do you know who got pregnant without having sex?" Discounting IVF, I can only think of one.
For some reason, if a child who is taught that abstinence is the only fool-proof method of avoiding pregnancy chooses to ignore her education and becomes pregnant, that is a failing of the education itself. But if a child who is taught the proper use of condoms uses one and becomes pregnant anyways, that is not a problem with the educational method.
Of course, the argument against abstinence goes something like, "well, you can't expect kids not to have sex. There are just too many societal pressures and peer pressures. It's unrealistic to expect them to remain chaste. We might as well just make sex as safe as we can for them."
Aside from the fact that this would seem to indicate a serious problem with society itself that ought to be dealt with, talk about setting your expectations low. Maybe if you lower your expectations enough, you can guarentee that kids will live down to them. You certainly won't be giving them incentive to try and achieve anything better.
It's interesting to note that this defeatist attitude is already creeping into other areas of teenage behavior. A couple years ago, I heard Laura Ingraham interview a woman who would throw "beer parties" for her teenage son and his friends. The attidue: "they're going to drink anyways, I might as well make it safe for them, so they don't have to drive home after they've gotten drunk." I wonder how long before anti-drug campaigns such as Above the Influence are given up on, and instead the focus changes to making recreational drug use as safe as possible, with schools teaching kids to always use clean needles.
The defeatist attitude is most apparent in the reactions to the Bristol Palin pregnancy. I have heard no criticisms of the Palins on the fact that their 17-year-old-daughter had sex, but instead everything is focused on the fact that she didn't have sex properly. This is perhaps the culmination of that attitude that "she's going to do it anyways."
And even more telling is the silence from those who you would expect to be on their case about the irresponsibility of a 17-year-old having sex (the right). Instead, we're still too awed about how much Sarah Palin talks the pro-life talk and walks the pro-life walk. She gave birth to a Down-syndrome baby and her daughter is fessing up to her mistakes and going to try to make a life for the person she created. What a perfect embodiment of the pro-life attitude that "all human life is precious."
Random Thought.
The Murloc's sister's husband's cousin caught a really big fish. So big, in fact, that it might be a world record.
We go to Ollie Williams for his in-depth report.
"That's one big fish!"
Thanks Ollie.
The Murloc's sister's husband's cousin caught a really big fish. So big, in fact, that it might be a world record.
We go to Ollie Williams for his in-depth report.
"That's one big fish!"
Thanks Ollie.
Friday, September 19, 2008
In honor of International Talk-Like-A-Pirate Day, I present to you...
Space PiratesThe Phantom Menace
Space Pirates
Episode I
Part I
Space Pirates. You know, pirates but in space.
This is only the first chapter. For the rest, e-mail me.
(Warning: LONG!)
Contructive criticism is, for once, highly appreciated. Please let me know if you find any spelling/grammar errors or other typos. "ur writing sux" is not constructive. I already know my writing sucks. Tell me how it sucks and how to improve it. "ur writing sux cuz ur characters r all 1 dimenshunul" is not much better.
P.S. I would like this to be considered as my official entry to the New Space Princess Movement of science fiction. While there are no Space Princesses, per se, the heroine's name is "Regina" which means "Queen" in Latin, so she is Space Royalty.
This is only the first chapter. For the rest, e-mail me.
(Warning: LONG!)
Contructive criticism is, for once, highly appreciated. Please let me know if you find any spelling/grammar errors or other typos. "ur writing sux" is not constructive. I already know my writing sucks. Tell me how it sucks and how to improve it. "ur writing sux cuz ur characters r all 1 dimenshunul" is not much better.
P.S. I would like this to be considered as my official entry to the New Space Princess Movement of science fiction. While there are no Space Princesses, per se, the heroine's name is "Regina" which means "Queen" in Latin, so she is Space Royalty.
Wednesday, September 17, 2008
My Hobby:
Naming variables and functions in Lolspeak.
public double lolfunction(int iminurfunction, LolClass[] storingurbits)
{
double icanhassum;
double vaguevariableisvague;
double tempvalueihasit = 0.0;
for (int lol = 0; lol < omg; lol++)
{
vaguevariableisvague = ihasavalue * (Math.Pow(storingurbits[lol].epicfail, HALP) - Math.Pow(tempvalueihasit, HALP));
if (vaguevariableisvague != 0) icanhassum = icanhassum + Math.Pow(storingurbits[lol].epicwin - vaguevariableisvague, 2) / vaguevariableisvague;
tempvalueihasit = storingurbits[lol].epicfail;
}
}
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
YouTube Video Links: The Lowest Form of Blogging.
I feel bad, just posting a link since I haven't written any content in quite a while, especially since Mrs. Pickles has totally upstaged me with 9 (!) posts in the last week.
But it was too funny not to link. Here is John Cleese talking about the God gene:
(Take that, Richard Dawkins)
(Link pirated from John C. Wright's blog)
I have come very close to posting something a couple times in the last few weeks, but always just stopped at the last minute. I always feel like no one would be interested in my random thoughts, so why bother?
Thursday, September 4, 2008
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