And now for some levity on this Thanksgiving Eve!

The Palin Book Signing - What her supporters have to say

This was kind of funny, but the more I thought about it, the scarier it seemed. Currently, there's no way Palin could win the presidency. She's never going to have enough votes. But this group of people is one aspect of the Republican base- fearful, uninformed and in some cases, intellectually incurious. There's no critical thinking going on here, which makes them easy to exploit- and the grand populism people like Sarah and Glen Beck are igniting with their scare tactics are doing just that.

These people like Sarah, but aside from vague notions of freedom, empowerment, tax cuts and a common religion, they don't really know why. They toss ideas out without having a grasp of what those words mean- Cap and trade. Socialism. Communism. They are afraid of the mysterious other and believe in American exceptionalism without knowing what's behind it.

This is why education is so important.

Mr Diety and the Woman

This is pretty funny- God doesn't understand his own creation.

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"I believe in an America that is officially neither Catholic, Protestant nor Jewish–where no public official either requests or accepts instructions on public policy from the Pope, the National Council of Churches or any other ecclesiastical source–where no religious body seeks to impose its will directly or indirectly upon the general populace or the public acts of its officials–and where religious liberty is so indivisible that an act against one church is treated as an act against all."
- John F. Kennedy, 1960

"And I'm glad you no longer burn those you disagree with. But as a liberal Christian, you keep the fires burning, don't you? And I think in your heart of hearts, if you were able to revert back to the special privilege religion used to get, you'd silence people like me."
- George calling in on TAE

The dangers of Christian Extremism

I agree with VJack over at Atheist Revolution that the label of Christian Extremism hasn't been applied (or even acknowledged!) by anyone with any real influence in the media.

For me, the problem started when Dr. Tiller was murdered. Aside from a few of the progressive news shows (specifically Rachel Maddow and Keith Olberman) there wasn't much about how this was an act of terrorism.

"Look, this could be some lone nut out there," said Mary Kay Culp, the head of Kansans for Life about Scott P. Roeder.

But he wasn't.

Obama was "shocked and outraged" at the murder. But months later, the radical pro-life movement is still doing what it was doing and Tiller's murder has become old news.

It seems difficult for Americans to admit there are American terrorists. Some of them are Christian extremists. And the latest meme those extremists have engaged in is praying for Obama using Psalms 109:8, essentially praying for the death of their president.

Where is the media on this? Where is the outrage? Where are the so-called moderate Christians? I want to know.

Because silence is tacit approval.

Obama Does Sex to Chinese President Hu Jintao

SNL, while not consistently funny, does pull off a hilarious spoof from time to time...

Kids reenact the First Thanksgiving...

"Here's some blankets with smallpox for you."
"Thank you! I will give these to my vulnerable wife and children."

Close Encounters of the Redneck Kind.

This was just delightful.

Enjoy!

Going Rogue is Going Rogue!

Here is a hugely funny satire of cop dramas and Sarah Palin. Two things that can't be satirized enough.

Look for the Rachael Maddow cameo... "We have the first body!"

"That means it's armed."

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"Glitter is the herpes of craft supplies."
-R. Stevens