Archive for December 6th, 2001
What is Evil?

Sure, most Americans would say that Osama Bin Laden personifies evil in our world today. I be hard-pressed to call them wrong. However, let’s not forget that there are other evils out there.

Can you tell Jerry Falwell/Pat Robertson/Osama Bin Laden apart?

For the record, I got 6 out of 20. I’m pretty up on the news, though I can’t say I follow the Religious Right much, but I thought I would have done better than that. Clearly, this drives home the creators point that religious rhetoric sound the same whether you’re talking about God or Allah.

A Few Good Questions

A crazy dude was arrested outside the White House and taken into custody by the Secret Service. He was apparently carrying a foot long knife and driving a truck filled with an SKS assault rifle, another rifle with a scope, a bulletproof vest, a Kevlar helmet, and a handgun. Think he was planning something shady, or just sightseeing before a serious huntin’ trip?

Since the Queen is set to make evangelist Billy Graham an honorary knight, I wonder if his new nom de plume will be Sir Stupid the Intolerant. Have you heard the remake of Marvin Gaye’s classic “What’s Going On”? I know it was for a good cause and all, but could they have taken more than 45 minutes to put it together? That crap makes N’Sync look like the freaking Beatles.

You know the guy they arrested for sending anthrax hoax letters to abortion clinics? Well, he was picked up at a Cincinnati Kinko’s. Marshals suspected he’d been going there and logging on to store computers to read articles about himself on CNN.com and USA Today. Anyone else think he went there just to make copies of his ass?

Knight killed by pirates

Two-time America’s Cup winner Peter Blake was killed by pirates on the Amazon River early today. Involved in an expedition to raise international awareness of the Amazon’s threatened environment, Blake was shot and killed after pirates attacked his boat. I think I speak for everyone when I say, “Pirates?! WTF do you mean, pirates?!”