January 7, 2006

• Before I get into any post, of course, you know I have to mention this from Yahoo:

  Christian broadcaster Pat Robertson suggested Thursday that Israeli
  Prime Minister Ariel Sharon's stroke was divine punishment for
  "dividing God's land."
  "God considers this land to be his," Robertson said on his TV program
  "The 700 Club." "You read the Bible and he says `This is my land,' and
  for any prime minister of   Isreal who decides he is going to carve it up and give it away, God says, `No, this is mine.'"

  In Robertson's broadcast from his Christian Broadcasting Network in
  Virginia Beach, the evangelist said he had personally prayed about a
  year ago with Sharon, whom he called "a very tender-hearted man and a
  good friend." He said he was sad to see Sharon in this condition.

  He also said, however, that in the Bible, the prophet Joel "makes it
  very clear that God has enmity against those who 'divide my land.'"

  Do you say this sort of thing about all your friends? Jerry Falwell is
  a friend of yours Pat, is the recent mining accident God's wrath
  because of something he did? Pat Robertson has got to be one of the
  most hate filled people in America and, although a majority of people
  don't take him seriously, there is a small percentage of people that
  do, and his thoughts and beliefs on Jews, gays, liberals,
  evolutionists, abortionists, Muslims and just about any other non
  conservative is helping to fuel the fires of hate. Somebody, please
  stop him.

  Here is another thing that is way crazy:

  Group irked at "gender confusion" Barbie

  PlanetOut Network

  published Wednesday, January 4, 2006

  

  A right-wing Christian group warns that Barbie is not just a child's
  toy, but also a tool for the "transgender movement."

  The Concerned Women for America, an activist U.S. group that says it
  "promotes biblical values," made the claims Dec. 30 after seeing a poll
  on the doll's Web site, which asked users whether they were "a boy," "a
  girl" or "I don't know."

  The group says the toy's manufacturer, Mattel, has "overstepped a
  line," accusing it of joining forces with the "transgender movement."

  However, the manufacturer said the reason for the neutral answer was
  more to do with human error than anything sinister.

  Lauren Bruksch, a spokeswoman for Mattel, told ABC news that the
  inclusion was an oversight, since on all online polls the company tries
  to include a neutral answer for younger children.

  In this case, the correct answer offered by the site should have
  been "I don't want to say," Bruksch said.

  However, Concerned Women for America has urged its members to
  boycott Barbie and other Mattel products in light of what group
  spokesman Bob Knight called the "very dangerous" issue.

  The Barbie flap comes three months after the right-wing American
  Family Association and the Pro-Life Action League threatened to boycott
  Mattel over its American Girl dolls. Some of the dolls were involved in
  a promotion for Girls Inc., a nonprofit group that promotes leadership
  and self-esteem among young girls. Girls Inc. also supports abortion
  rights and acceptance of lesbians, to the dismay of the right-wing
  activist groups.
  END OF ARTICLE

  There is a transgender movement? Why am I always the last to know?
  You know, I think those Christians need to find more Christian like
  things to do, you know, like blowing up abortion clinics or fighting
  the evils of evolution than to worry about Barbie's fucking website.
  Why is it that they are always so quick to organize a boycott? Heres an
  idea, how about instead of a boycott of Mattel, you organize a food
  drive for "God's victims" of Katrina or a fundraiser for the families of
  the mining accident. Just a thought.

  Today, I left work and got to my car only to discover a rather
  unusual site: 4 post it notes on my car. They weren't your typical post
  it notes; these were rather large (probably 4 inches by 6 inches), were
  white, and had flowers around the edges. The first post it note I read
  said "I know where you live" which was sorta creepy, but I thought it
  could be one of 3 people: This lady Colleen who used to be in my
  department, a lady Annah who just quit last week or Danel. The next
  post it note was a peace sign and I knew then that it was Danel. Next I
  read one that said "Don't be a skank" and the last one said "go to the
  Foundry" (the Foundry is a rather large sports bar right next to my
  work). So, I did as I ordered, walking across the parking lot and into
  the Foundry. Danel was there with some people I used to work with at
  AAA. I will spare you some of the details, except to say my burger was
  good, but I lost playing the OTB. I only bet one race, but a funny
  story it was. It was a $6 bet, which I placed and walked away. I came
  back 21 minutes later to watch the race I bet on. The guy behind the
  counter called me over there and said that I had paid the $6 with a $20
  bill but did not wait around to get my $14 back. I have done things
  like this before. Stupid lack of patience!!!

  After the Foundry, Danel and I went to the mall so that I could make
  an appointment at the Lens Crafters. I get a rather large discount from
  work. Its sweet. So, I walked in and made an appointment for Tuesday.
  Danel and I walked around the store picking out a "new face" for me. I
  tried on several pairs of glasses which she took pics of. If she emails
  them to me (which, she more than likely will) I wil post the pics of
  some of the more goofy ones. Anywho, I was looking at one pair and
  didn't know if it was boy person glasses or girl person glasses, so I
  walked over to the worker and asked. She said "actually, they are
  unisex." and I quickly shot back "Really? So am I." This brought a
  laugh from not only Danel, but several of the customers. The worker on
  the other hand, did not even crack a smile. In fact, she looked rather
  annoyed by it. Lighten up lady, its a damn joke.

  After that, we went to Marshell Field's so Danel could make. We
  started to go up the escalator when Danel stopped and started to walk
  away. I paused for a second with a confused look on my face and watched
  a guy at the top of the escalator coming towards us. This was the down
  escalator and not the up one. What a couple of dumbasses. While at
  Marshalls, I saw a lady I work with and her husband. She and Danel went
  to the can together while I talked with the lady's husband about all of
  his tattoos.

  Danel and I continued around the mall for another hour or so like a
  couple of teenagers. It was great. I haven't been shopping with her
  (does it still count as shopping if we don't buy anything?) in a long
  time, I had forgotten how much fun it was.

  Tomorrow is another card game. I wonder if I will suck?

  
  
  
  
  

   

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