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Oil Spills Onto 1st Amendment, Making It Unreadable, Invalid
July 2nd, 2010 
Daniel Fincke 
Posted in Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Free Speech, Free Speech, Law, Law, Law & Politics, News, News Discussion, News Discussion, Politics, Politics 
Tags: 1st Amendment, BP, BP Oil Skill, Media 
No Comments »Obama’s New Avant-Garde Approach To His Weekly Address
June 28th, 2010 Daniel Fincke Camels With Hammers isn’t the only one shaking up its visual approach. Check out Othe White House’s new style of weekly video address: Weekly Address: Jobs Creation from White House Weekly Address on Vimeo. Trippy stuff. And it has a message. Your Thoughts?
Posted in Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Comedy, Comedy, Hilarious, Parody, Parody, Political Satire, Political Satire, Satire, Satire No Comments »Obama Acknowledges Two Father Families In Father’s Day Proclamation, Christian Right Flips Out
June 24th, 2010 Daniel Fincke Secular News Daily reports: As part of his Sunday proclamation, Obama included a reference to “two fathers”: Nurturing families come in many forms, and children may be raised by a father and mother, a single father, two fathers, a step father, a grandfather, or caring guardian. Tim Wildmon, president of the far-right American Family Association, responded [...]
Bad Science In The Gulf
June 17th, 2010 Daniel Fincke Rachel Maddow warns that the Obama Administration is ignoring scientific opinion about the way to rebuild the Gulf: Your Thoughts?
Olbermann And Matthews Rip Obama’s Oval Office Speech
June 15th, 2010 Daniel Fincke Thanks to Terri Lee for the heads up. Your Thoughts?
Posted in Barack Obama, Politics Tags: BP Oil Crisis, Chris Matthews, Howard Fineman, Keith Olbermann No Comments »Cults Of Inerrant Leaders
June 15th, 2010 Daniel Fincke Glenn Greenwald summarizes an atrocity of institutionalized injustice, whereby the executive branch of the United States has the power to abduct and torture innocent people with impunity: The Supreme Court today denied a petition of review from Maher Arar, the Canadian and Syrian citizen who was abducted by the U.S. Government at a stopover at JFK Airport when returning [...]
Posted in Andrew Sullivan, Authoritarianism, Barack Obama, Civil Liberties, Featured, George W. Bush, Law, Law & Politics, Politics, Right Wing Politics Tags: Canada, Glenn Greenwald, Maher Arar, Omnipotence, Superpower, Syria, the Center for Constitutional Rights, Torture, United States Supreme Court No Comments »Obama To Make Reassuring Eye Contact With Every Last American
June 9th, 2010 Daniel Fincke Obama turns to his strength: ROCKLAND, ME—In an attempt to convince an anxious populace that his legislative agenda is working and that everything is going to be all right, President Barack Obama embarked on a 50-state, 30,000-town tour Monday during which he plans to gaze assuredly into the eyes of each American citizen, one at [...]
Posted in Barack Obama, Comedy, Hilarious, Parody, Political Satire, Politics, Satire Tags: The Onion No Comments »Obama’s Correspondents’ Dinner
May 2nd, 2010 Daniel Fincke Pretty funny stuff as usual and just like last year his parody of Michael Steele’s forced attempts to make the GOP relevant to African Americans is one of his funniest stretches: Your Thoughts?
Obama Prays With Billy Graham
April 25th, 2010 Daniel Fincke As good as Obama is in his abstract thinking about the value of the separation of church and state, I loathe having to watch him pander to religious power brokers like Jeremiah Wright, Rick Warren, and, now, as president after president before him has, Billy Graham. Here’s Christopher Hitchens on Billy Graham: Your Thoughts?
Obama’s Rawlsian Defense Of Separation Of Church And State
April 25th, 2010 Daniel Fincke This video of a speech Obama made during his presidential campaign which is making the rounds among my atheist Facebook friends today: When the speech was made I commented on James Dobson’s faulty reaction to Obama. As I implied in that post, in the part not addressing Dobson, I think this speech is a spectacular [...]
Posted in 2008 Presidential Race, Barack Obama, Cultural Secularism, Ethics, News Discussion, Philosophy, Political Secularism, Politics, Religious Secularism, Secularism, Separation of Church and State, Videos Tags: Abraham and Isaac, James Dobson, John Rawls, Pluralism, Political Philosophy No Comments »Encouragements Of Imprecatory Prayers Against Obama
November 19th, 2009 Daniel Fincke So insidious: Over the past few days, a Biblical verse has reportedly topped the google trends charts. It is also turning up in bumper stickers and tee shirts across the country. It reads: “Pray for Obama: Psalm 109:8” But what do you see when you look up that Psalm? “May his days be few; may [...]
David Vitter Confronted By Rape Victim About His Vote Against Rape Victims’ Rights To Sue Haliburton
November 10th, 2009 Daniel Fincke A month ago we highlighted the unconscionable decision of 30 Republican senators to vote against Al Franken’s bill which would assure that those who were raped in connection with their employment at Haliburton’s would have rights to sue Haliburton. In this tense exchange, a rape victim confronts one of those senators, David Vitter. A transcript [...]
Posted in Barack Obama, Law, Law & Politics, Politics, Rape, Right Wing Politics, Videos, Women's Issues Tags: Al Franken, David Vitter, Haliburton, Haliburton/KBR No Comments »The Hard Case Against Perpetual War
November 7th, 2009 Daniel Fincke Salon’s Glenn Greenwald, an uncompromising, non-partisan champion of civil liberties and opponent of U.S. violations of the Geneva Conventions and the Constitution, sat down with Bill Moyers the end of last month and made a sobering case about the self-perpetuating character of war in America. I feel very conflicted personally since even though I opposed [...]
Posted in Barack Obama, Military, News Discussion, Politics, Videos, World Affairs Tags: Afghanistan, Bill Moyers, Civil Liberties, Glenn Greenwald, Left Wing Politics, Peace, Salon.com, War No Comments »FOX News’s Fair And Balanced Coverage Of The Obama Presidency
October 23rd, 2009 Daniel Fincke The epitome of self-parody: Your Thoughts?
Posted in Barack Obama, Glenn Beck, News Discussion, Politics, Videos Tags: Andrea Tantaros, Andrew Napolitano, Ann Coulter, Bill O'Reilly, Brett Baier, Brian Kilmeade, Brit Hume, Dick Morris, FOX News, Jesse lee Peterson, Megyn Kelly, Michelle Malkin, Monica Crowley, Neil Cavuto, Newt Gingrich, Reactionary Right Wing Politics, Right Wing Extremism, Right Wing Fear Tactics, Right Wing Politics, Rush Limbaugh, Sean Hannity, Steve Doocey, Tammy Bruce No Comments »Obama Administration Supports UN Exceptions To Free Speech Protections In Cases Of Religious Speech
October 19th, 2009 Daniel Fincke Upsetting: Around the world, free speech is being sacrificed on the altar of religion. Whether defined as hate speech, discrimination or simple blasphemy, governments are declaring unlimited free speech as the enemy of freedom of religion. This growing movement has reached the United Nations, where religiously conservative countries received a boost in their campaign to [...]
Little Boy Asks Obama “Why Do People Hate You?”
October 16th, 2009 Daniel Fincke Presidents have the darnedest things said to them: I love his response. He uses the opportunity as a chance to model both empathetic understanding for his enemies and an unflappably positive, resilient spirit amidst disdain. Your Thoughts?
For The Sake Of The Children
October 15th, 2009 Daniel Fincke From The Associated Press: A Louisiana justice of the peace said he refused to issue a marriage license to an interracial couple out of concern for any children the couple might have. Keith Bardwell, justice of the peace in Tangipahoa Parish, says it is his experience that most interracial marriages do not last long. Neither [...]
Posted in Barack Obama Tags: Derek Jeter, Halle Berry, Jason Kidd, Mariah Carey, Race Issues, Slash, Soledad O'Brien No Comments »Daily Hilarity: Marlin Hill’s Awesome Obama Impression
October 14th, 2009 Daniel Fincke This guy is so, so, so much better than the lame SNL one we seem stuck with. His Obama is as good as Carvey’s Bush, Sr. and Fey’s Palin.
Posted in 2008 Presidential Race, Barack Obama, Comedy, Hilarious, Parody Tags: Marlin Hill No Comments »Gore Vidal On America, Obama, Homosexuality, and Timothy McVeigh
October 14th, 2009 Daniel Fincke Johann Hari has an interview with Gore Vidal, in which Vidal expresses some wild opinions. First Hari’s rundown of Vidal’s one of a kind biography: At 83, he has lived through one third of the lifespan of the United States. If anyone incarnates the American century that has ended, it is him. He was America’s [...]
Posted in Barack Obama, Homosexuality, LGBTQAA, Politics Tags: Al Gore, Eleanor Roosevelt, Gaddafi, Gore Vidal, Jack Kerouac, Johann Hari, John F. Kennedy, Oklahoma City Bombing, Posse Comitatus Act of 1876, Reactionary Right Wing Politics, Tennessee Williams, Timothy McVeigh, Truman Capote No Comments »Judge This: Obama’s Speech On Gay Rights To Human Rights Campaign Last Night
October 11th, 2009 Daniel Fincke Here’s a key 2:34. And the full text, via the White House Press Office: REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT AT HUMAN RIGHTS CAMPAIGN DINNER Walter E. Convention Center Washington, D.C. 8:10 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Please, you’re making me blush. (Laughter.) AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you, Barack! THE PRESIDENT: I love you back. [...]
Posted in Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Gay Rights, LGBTQAA, Military, Politics Tags: Don't Ask Don't Tell, Human Rights Campaign No Comments »Why Did Barack Obama Win The Nobel Peace Prize?
October 9th, 2009 Daniel Fincke Geir Lundestad, Secretary of the Norwegian Nobel Committee explains the reasoning: (H/T) Your Thoughts?
Why Barack Obama Does NOT Deserve A Nobel Peace Prize At All
October 9th, 2009 Daniel Fincke As I already said, everyone left, right, and center is baffled today by Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize received out of the blue and before he has actually accomplished much of anything of what he had promised from his presidency (as Saturday Night Live compellingly argued). Earlier I made an argument that his election merits the award [...]
Posted in Barack Obama, Politics, World Affairs Tags: Afghanistan, Glenn Greenwald, Nobel Peace Prize, War in Afghanistan No Comments »Daily Hilarity: The Amazing Atheist On Barack Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize
October 9th, 2009 Daniel Fincke This guy’s pretty funny and insightful on the GOP and Obama. The real must-see bit starts at 2:34 when he explains how to figure out the GOP’s views on any issue: Your Thoughts?
Posted in Barack Obama, Comedy, George W. Bush, Hilarious, Politics, Videos Tags: Dick Cheney, Nobel Peace Prize, Nuclear Disarmament, The Amazing Atheist No Comments »Why Barack Obama DOES Deserve A Nobel Peace Prize Already
October 9th, 2009 Daniel Fincke Everyone left, right, and center is baffled today by Obama’s Nobel Peace Prize received out of the blue and before he has actually accomplished much of anything of what he had promised from his presidency (as Saturday Night Live compellingly argued). He certainly has failed to be a fierce advocate of gay and lesbian rights, failed [...]
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