RationalWiki:What is going on in the blogosphere?/September 2012

September 2012
Wool the real Romney please stand up? "New Zealand has trouble distinguishing Presidential candidate from a sustainable source of natural fibre." NYT: Obamacare is a Conservative's Dream. "The only thing wrong with the mandate? Mr. Obama also thought it was a good idea." Ben Goldacre interviewed by b3ta about his book Bad Pharma. "It's like fighting with homeopaths in suits." Why "they" still don't hate "us" Meet the Mayor of Reykjavík. In comparison, here's the "Mayor" of Toronto. Joe Scarborough says it like we never will. Monbiot: "Romnesia" - the ability of the very rich to forget the context in which they made their money. A philosopher Sokals the theologians. In spite of right-wing media nonsense, Stephen Harper is really, really not a friend to LGBT people. Particularly the 'T' ones. Cracked.com on wingnut assertions that Obama is the Antichrist -- Least efficient Antichrist ever. What sick cosmic joke is this? Cue millions of Republicans' brains exploding. UK Tories: Obama's one of us. The horrors of Guantanamo strike again. Sean Carroll: Scientists, Your Gender Bias Is Showing. Pull your heads out of your ass anti-vaccine cults. Flu vaccinations are safe for pregnant women. They also don't cause the flu, so quit lying about that. And there are some dangerous new swine flu viruses that need to be watched. Factcheck: "This shit again?" <vote poll=blog2593 closed="yes">Maybe parroting the biggest asshole on your team won't work out for you after all. <vote poll=blog2592 closed="yes">One of the actresses conned into performing in that movie, speaks out. <vote poll=blog2591 closed="yes">Rahm Emanuel doesn't like Nickelback <vote poll=blog2500 closed="yes">November 7, 2012. The Christian Reich: "Mittens lost because he wasn't bigoted conservative enough!" Trust us, you know that's the excuse the Tea Party Right is gonna make. <vote poll=blog2499 closed="yes">A president and his moose. (No relation to you-know-who.) <vote poll=blog2498 closed="yes">No one murdered because of this image. NSFW, The Onion <vote poll=blog2497 closed="yes">Apparently this is controversial. <vote poll=blog2496 closed="yes">Thanks for making Iraq an enlightened, freedom-loving nation, Bush. <vote poll=blog2495 closed="yes">Always a sign of hope in the darkness... <vote poll=blog2494 closed="yes">"Crowds of ignoramuses want to excuse their grievous lack of intelligence by fostering the idea that they never learned anything because teachers are stupid." <vote poll=blog2493 closed="yes">Ok, cut it with the Jim Cramer jokes for a sec. Update: Thankfully, there are always exceptions for the rich and famous. <vote poll=blog2492 closed="yes"> Canada's answer to Fox News, Sun TV, publishes and then disappears a ridiculously racist anti-Roma rant by Ezra Levant. Time to yank their broadcast license? Ya think? <vote poll=blog2491 closed="yes">The Onion: 9/11 Truther Convinced Government Destroyed Past 11 Years of his Life. <vote poll=blog2490 closed="yes">Why Does Sandra Fluke Drive Conservatives Bananas? <vote poll=blog2489 closed="yes">Wonkette thrashes another columnist who says unemployment benefits keep people from looking for work. <vote poll=blog2488 closed="yes">The Dalai Lama: "...the reality of the world today is that grounding ethics in religion is no longer adequate. This is why I am increasingly convinced that the time has come to find a way of thinking about spirituality and ethics beyond religion altogether." <vote poll=blog2487 closed="yes">A quiz "persecuted American Christians" need to take - How to Determine If Your Religious Liberty Is Being Threatened in Just 10 Quick Questions <vote poll=blog2486 closed="yes">The heir to Mencken's throne of snark: An American football player? <vote poll=blog2485 closed="yes">PROTIP: If you utterly rely on unpaid volunteers to run your website, don't sue them. <vote poll=blog2484 closed="yes"> Forbes on the causes of nuclear phase-out in Germany after Fukushima: "Germany’s past experience with large tsunamis was just too horrific to ignore." <vote poll=blog2483 closed="yes">Patton Oswalt: "I'm Voting for Obama Because I Love Money, But I'm Not Money's Bitch." <vote poll=blog2482 closed="yes">FactCheck: "Uh, guys? Do we have anything to criticize Clinton about?  Hello?  Shit." <vote poll=blog2481 closed="yes">Cracked.com: "5 Ridiculous Lies That Fooled the Whole World."  Number 1:  Andrew Wakefield. <vote poll=blog2480 closed="yes">Research links climate change deniers to conspiracy theorists; deniers suspect a conspiracy. <vote poll=blog2479 closed="yes">Goddamn Estonia. <vote poll=blog2478 closed="yes">Please leave me alone, I just want to read my book.

<vote poll=blog2476 closed="yes">"Legitimate" rape and the "gift" of pregnancy: An analogy as subtle as being hit with a slice of lemon, wrapped around a brick. <vote poll=blog2475 closed="yes">If only American TV journalists had the balls to say something like this on the air. Oh, and there is video of it on the intertubes (quote at 2:30).