On The Luther College Incident

It was a pellet gun, ok? It wasn't an actual gun. Prior to knowing that, I imagine it was a rather scary experience. Now, however, I have to say that with all the attention this is getting is a trifle overblown. See, once you find out that you were never in any danger, who cares?

A few years back, a guy at work shot himself in the face, in the front foyer, we worked a full shift. When I was a young man, I was robbed at knifepoint. Never caught the guy, never gave it another thought. When I was around 10, a guy at my elementary school hung himself. We didn't even stop for the day.

I'm far more concerned that all this unwarranted hype will drive other losers to imitate this loser.

Election Time

Usually, I get all fired up for these things. This time? Not so much. My vote will go where it went last time, even though my MP is an absolute tool. I'm staying the course simply because Harper hasn't screwed things up enough to warrant an ouster.

Even if the Conservatives had screwed things up royally, what would my alternatives be? The Liberals? Dion is awful. The NDP? Hardly. The Green Party? What? Are you on glue?

Onstage With Iron Maiden

Me and my wife on stage. Thanks to "HairyNutz" from the Fan Club for allowing me to use these pictures.

Expelled

As if I needed any more ammo to question my conservative credentials, I find a 22 page discussion on Hot Air regarding the movie "Expelled". The bulk of the discussion revolves around what a good thing it is to expose those nasty Darwinists and their atheist agenda.

Good lord. Look, ID is not science. It cannot be taught as science. It is religion, it is unquestionably a God of the Gaps theory. There's so much wrong with what is being put forth by Luddite Fundies that I don't know where to begin.

Fortunately, actual scientists have taken up the cause, so click on Expelled Exposed.

The Libel Thing

I'm rather disappointed that Lance took down the Aggregator. I don't think that he can be held responsible for the comments of others, but I'm no law talkin' guy.

The more I get caught up on the goings on of this stuff, the more apparent it is to me that if the "New Media" is to ever compete legitimately, then the due diligence bloggers demand must also be practiced. Yeah, it is a big enough deal to omit the word "allegedly".

Stupid Video Post

An utterly inappropriate video regarding a poor fellow who lost his testicles due to medical malpractice. I nearly died laughing. Essentially work safe.

A Return To Purpose

I've been following, with some concern, a certain goings on in the right wing side of the blogosphere. The best round up can be found at Little Green Footballs. It seems that some think it's "okay" or "suitable" to ally oneself with neo-fascist elements as long as their main stated purpose is similar to their own. "The enemy of my enemy is my friend", so goes the saying.

Not for me, not now and not tomorrow. I have clearly stated that the moderates in Islam must rise up and repudiate their extremist leaders. I would be a hypocrite if I did not do the same, and repudiate the "front line" of defense against Islamic Fanaticism.

So, here it is. If you are sympathetic to the European Fascist groups then you really have missed the point of defending our way of life. Replacing one form of Fascism with another because the other form is slightly more in line with your way of thinking is a non-starter. You are, literally, no better than those you seek to destroy.

The point of Western Civilization is openness and freedom. The point of the Euro-Fascists is to remove that. You will be in no better position regardless of which group of dictators is in power. This is where the famous Ben Franklin quote actually works. You can't give up essential liberty for temporary safety.

Looking Ahead

The NDP has a problem. Suppose, just suppose, that the Sask Party runs the province relatively well for the first 4 years. The gist of the NDP election campaign has been, by and large, if you elect the Sask Party, all the Crowns will be sold, and there will be debt beyond measure. So, really, all the Saskatchewan Party must do is not sell the Crowns and keep the budget balanced.

That is the basic problem with running a campaign on scare tactics. Unless you really do end up with the worst government in history, the party employing those tactics is finished for at least two terms.