From Jesus to Shoelaces
Great little collection of quotes from recommended movie, The God Who Wasn’t There.
Republicans, religion, and the triumph of unreason. (Doesn’t that just say it all? From the [UK] Independent)
As a result, 18,000 US citizens die every year needlessly, because they can’t access the care they require. That’s equivalent to six 9/11s, every year, year on year. Yet the Republicans have accused the Democrats who are trying to stop all this death by extending healthcare of being “killers” – and they have successfully managed to put them on the defensive.
These increasingly frenzied claims have become so detached from reality that they often seem like black comedy. The right-wing magazine US Investors’ Daily claimed that if Stephen Hawking had been British, he would have been allowed to die at birth by its “socialist” healthcare system. Hawking responded with a polite cough that he is British, and “I wouldn’t be here without the NHS”.
Not anxious to start taking any statins anytime soon.
Mark this site: PolitiFact has a great Truth-O-Meter for catching out political lies.
15 cool and crazy ways to tie your shoelaces (spotted via the inimitable Liam)
CSM: The “war on drugs” needs a timeout. (The failure drones on.)
