Yes, really. Not only is it a fetish, but it absolutely reeks of Xtianity, too. It’s that it introduces the concept of “sin” into a discussion about public health. I realize that Sam surely didn’t intend it that way. It’s telling that Christianity is so pervasive that its ideas even penetrate atheist circles. “Self-discipline” can’t really be extracted meaningfully in this debate from the concept of sin and punishment. […]
May 12, 2012
May 12, 2012
Obama’s Enemies List getting results [Darleen Click]
Nixon never had it so good … Businessman Frank Vandersloot, the CEO of Melaleuca, has been targeted by the Obama campaign after donating money to Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign. “Three weeks ago, an Obama campaign website, ‘Keeping GOP Honest,’ took the extraordinary step of publicly naming and assailing eight private citizens backing Mr. Romney,” Kim Strassel of the Wall Street Journal reported. “Titled ‘Behind the curtain: a brief history of
May 12, 2012
Spinal Tap as serious performance “art” [Darleen Click]
Recall the description of the cover art Spinal Tap wanted for their Smell the Glove album: We laughed. We chuckled. Now David Thompson points out: You will, therefore, be thrilled to the tips of your nipples by Mr Fabre’s recent curatorial triumph. Sweat is a performance piece by Peter De Cupere, in which five fellow narcissists spend fourteen minutes rolling about and jumping up and down – naked, obviously –
May 12, 2012
Democrat Training 101: No matter what a Republican says, “it’s racist.” [Darleen Click]
Ok, we knew this anyway, but now they even have training materials House Democrats received training this week on how to address the issue of race to defend government programs, according to training materials obtained by The Washington Examiner. The prepared content of a Tuesday presentation to the House Democratic Caucus and staff indicates that Democrats will seek to portray apparently neutral free-market rhetoric as being charged with racial bias,