More Reasons to NOT Vote for Obama

Wonderful:



Olbermann does a decent job:

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Americans Ignorant of History and Supreme Court

Probably not a surprise to most people. Findlaw.com surveyed 1,000 (+/- 3%) Americans and asked them to name the current members of the Supreme Court. Only one percent could name all nine. A quick break down:

• Clarence Thomas – 19%
• John Roberts – 16%
• Sonia Sotomayor – 15%
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg – 13%
• Antonin Scalia – 10%
• Samuel Alito – 8%
• John Paul Stevens – 8%
• Anthony Kennedy – 6%
• Stephen Breyer – 3%

To add to this debacle we have The American Revolution Center's survey. Over 1,000 Americans were given a multiple choice test about the revolution, over 80% failed. Take a look at the quiz here to see just how sad this is.

Richard Curtis

Most of you will first ask who and then wonder why I'm posting something so after the fact. Firstly, Richard Curtis is was going to run against Patty Murray, secondly I think the article he wrote bowing out of the race is worth a read.

School

Well, I know I've barely posted over the past few months, mostly because work has really picked up and I've finally gone back to school. Not sure if it's actually possible for me to post less, but somehow I will. If there are any other local atheists out there who would like to post to this blog, shoot me an email. am91962(at)yahoo.com

Andrew

TED.com

I wanted to post this video to promote TED.com. They have hundreds of videos from their conferences. Just about anyone will find a video they'll like. Videos of science, technology, entertainment, religion, philosophy, etc., etc. I suggest you check it out.

Atheist Rapper

Not sure how I hadn’t heard about him until a few days ago, I must be slipping. I grew up in Southern California and was introduced to hip-hop at a very young age, and though my tastes have expanded somewhat hip-hop has always had a special place in my heart.

So, a few days ago I found a site where someone had created, what can best be described as skeptic baseball cards. Going down the list I noticed a young guy named Greydon Square. To say the least I was intrigued, atheist rappers don’t exactly grow on trees. After listening to a few of his songs I was absolutely hooked. If you click on his name it will take you to his myspace page where you can listen to a few of his songs.

As far as I know he doesn’t swear in his songs except for the occasional “damn” or “hell”. There are the occasional references to violence (he’s an ex-gang member and Iraq War vet) and drugs, so listen for yourself and decide if it’s okay for the younguns.

AHA Throws Prom in Mississippi

The American Humanists Association has stepped up to throw a prom for Itawamba County Agricultural High School after the school board canceled the prom to punish a lesbian student. The full story is here.