Some people have marveled at what they’ve characterized as my insensitivity in wearing the costume I wore on Purim. My initial reaction in learning of this was one of shock because my intention was never to hurt or make fun of anyone. Those who know me—in politics and in my personal life—already know this. But others who don’t know me have expressed hurt and outrage, so I am writing to address that once and for all. Unintentional as they were, I recognize now that the connotations of my Purim costume were deeply offensive to many.
The question that is on the tip of everyone’s tongue is why did he even do this in the first place? There are like a bazillion different costume choices that could have been made, Mr. Hikind (who is a freaking politician!) had to go with the one that offends the maximum number of people.
Destrore: #8 leftynyc Yes, it seems that we should call conservatives what they are - be they Democrat or Republican - conservatives tend to be bigots. We have a 2 party system so we get all kinds in the parties based on the overall party registration of a district. That's why my problem is not so much with Republicans but with "conservatives".
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This woman is pure evil. Pamela Geller is telling her fellow anti-Muslim activists to convince Congress to reject a resolution "urging the Government of Burma to end the persecution of the Rohingya people and respect internationally recognized human rights for all ethnic and religious minority groups within Burma." The Rohingya minority have faced vicious persecution in Burma, but Geller accuses them of "waging jihad ...
The anti-vaccination movement has long since become a public menace. It's responsible for the resurgence of numerous serious diseases that were on the decline, including measles, mumps, and whooping cough. Now the movement has been given a big booster shot by Katie Couric, who devoted a large portion of her daily talk show Wednesday to some highly emotional and scientifically dubious claims by critics ...
So, anyway, this happened. Be advised. The United States House of Representatives -- one-half of the national legislature, which is one third-of the national government, if you're keeping score in civics class -- exists now solely to gin up enthusiasm in, and to raise money from, the increasingly demented political base of the Republican party. It is a campaign mechanism, not a governing institution. ...
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And this guy is the chairman of the House Committee on Science, Space, and Technology. I expect the bombshell revelation that Michele Bachmann is, in fact, from Mars. The hearing's charter states that, "With the discovery of potential Earth-like planets outside of our Solar System, the hearing will also investigate what methods are being used to determine if any of these planets may harbor ...
We all know about the importance of context in understanding and judging the actions of others. If the person who stole a loaf of bread was starving, and trying to feed her starving child, we judge the theft differently from the way we judge an equivalent theft carried out by some opportunistically looting hooligans. So what would you think of someone who told you ...
A Michigan tea party activist missed a scheduled court appearance in Wisconsin because he spent Thanksgiving weekend in jail on felony charges in the Upper Peninsula. Doug Sedenquist was arrested last week and charged with extortion, using a computer to commit a crime, aggravated stalking and possession of a drug chemically similar to a controlled substance. The extortion and computer crime charges each carry ...
The War on Science crosses all boundaries. Usama Hasan was the imam of a mosque in Leyton until he was driven from the post by death threats. This is perhaps the most extreme reaction there has ever been to an article on Comment is free: the death threats were the response of a section of his congregation to a piece he wrote here defending ...
This is a strange story with a lot of missing pieces. It could well be just coincidence that Reed happened to be collecting bomb materials before the plant blew up, and behaved like a grandstanding goofball afterward. Otoh, I am glad he is behind bars, even if for just a few years. That will keep him on ice long enough for new evidence, if ...
Dangerous dogs which are outlawed in Britain may be no more unsafe than other breeds - they simply attract bad owners, researchers have suggested. Currently under the Dangerous Dogs Act 1991, it is illegal to own certain types of dog including the Pit Bull Terrier, Japanese Tosa, Dogo Argentino and Filo Brasileiro. But the University of Lincoln has argued that the act stigmatises breeds ...
Driving into work this morning, I noticed like a half-dozen Tea Party license plates on SUVs and sports cars. That was an extra large number today; I only usually see one or two. I wondered what the average member of the Tea Party movement would think/feel about if they were transported back in time to the Eisenhower era. Of course I picked November 5, ...
Dylan's quotes came in response to a question about whether he sees parallels between Civil War-era America and the US of today. "It's like . . . the United States burned and destroyed itself for the sake of slavery. The USA wouldn't give it up. It had to be grinded out. The whole system had to be ripped out with force. A lot of ...
Last spring, my half-sister Michele called me concerned about her 21-year-old daughter's mental health, as she'd had several bouts of depression and it appeared another one was coming on. This time, Michele was eager to get in touch with her daughter's therapist before their next meeting. She had some new--and potentially treatment-altering--information. "Her tests came back," Michele told me. "Turns out she's got a ...
Courtesy of Slate: Park rangers set up a tiny camera in Western Australia last May to film fresh-water crocodiles in the Margaret River. When it disappeared, they figured it had fallen into the water. They were wrong. The camera was later recovered and returned to the rangers, who then strung together the delightful footage above. A misguided young sea eagle snatched up the device ...
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For all the history buffs out there. A treasure trove of ancient bibles and rare Greek and Hebrew texts are being made available to the public through a website set up by the Vatican and Oxford University. A priceless 1455 copy of the Gutenberg Bible -- the first major book to be printed with movable type in the West and one of fewer than ...
Yeah, I can relate to this. Allen makes a crucial point when he reminds us that extreme wingnut dominance in Texas is a comparatively new phenomenon: It has been less than 20 year since Ann Richards, may she rest in peace, was governor. There are many reasons for the far right ascendancy in recent years, many of them having to do with the power ...
If it can be conceived as music, it can be executed as music, and presented to an audience in such a way that they will perceive it as music: "Look at this. Ever seen one of these before? I built this for you. What do you mean, 'What the f*ck is it?' It's a goddam ETUDE, asshole."
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re: #8 leftynyc Yes, it seems that we should call conservatives what they are - be they Democrat or Republican - conservatives tend to be bigots. We have a 2 party system so we get all kinds in the parties based on the overall party registration of a district. That's why my problem is not so much with Republicans but with "conservatives".
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