http://christinatm.blogivists.com Burning the candle of liberty at both ends since 2008 Mon, 15 Sep 2008 00:52:20 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As of today, I am no longer updating this blog. Sam Adams is not paying me anymore, and I have recently discovered thisisby.us, which does pay me. So I’m writing there now. In fact, I already have a post for them. You can view my thisisby.us writings here. The more votes ... http://christinatm.blogivists.com/2008/06/25/so-long-farewell-auf-wiedersehen-goodbye/ If you’re an avid reader of this blog, or if you know me personally, you can probably tell that military stuff is very important to me. So when I first saw the trailer for Stop-Loss over Christmas break, I immediately knew I was going to despise it. Not only did ... http://christinatm.blogivists.com/2008/06/22/stop-loss/ Pat Robertson founded a fine university, but he’s still a major loose cannon and I’m hardly a fan of his. Now, I’m less of a fan. Recently, Robertson joined the Christians embarrassing themselves by jumping aboard the environmental bandwagon with the likes of Al Sharpton. The two have even made a ... http://christinatm.blogivists.com/2008/06/21/pat-robertson-loses-what-little-mind-he-had/ If I told you that researchers in Silicon Valley have found bugs that poop crude oil, you’d probably think I was quoting some bad Saturday morning filler on the Sci-Fi Channel. What’s next, you wonder? “Soylent Green is people!” (it is, by the way)? I’m not quoting bad Saturday morning filler ... http://christinatm.blogivists.com/2008/06/17/fuel-of-the-future/ In today’s world, everyone wants to be a victim. It’s the cool thing to do, especially if you’re gay, black, or a woman. If you’re all three, it’s even cooler. But that’s not what this post is about. This post is about history becoming subordinate to victimology. Spike Lee (black guy, ... http://christinatm.blogivists.com/2008/06/13/55/ I and those of my ilk have said for a long time that Barack Obama is unqualified to be President for a number of reasons. Chief among these are a lack of experience and being a screaming socialist. Most of us also think he’s unqualified because he’s (sort of) black. ... http://christinatm.blogivists.com/2008/06/12/could-it-be-could-it-be/ Next time you go through I-95 in Philadelphia, keep your eyes peeled for a white sign with fluffy white clouds that says “Don’t believe in God? You’re not alone.” It’s the truth, and Steve Rade of the Philadelphia Coalition of Reason will gladly attest to it. Of course, the billboard has spawned ... http://christinatm.blogivists.com/2008/06/06/atheists-get-free-speech-too/ Under fire from, well, anyone with the IQ of their toilet bowl, Barack Obama has announced that he will resign from Trinity United Church of Christ in Chicago. The straw that broke the camel’s back, it seems, was Fr. Michael Pfleger (I’d like to know who ordained him, and why ... http://christinatm.blogivists.com/2008/06/02/more-pastoral-problems-for-barack-obama/ To be accused of “McCarthyism” is among the highest criticisms a politician can receive. It carries with it connotations of wild-eyed Red-scare-era witch hunting. The expression, of course, finds its origin with the infamous Sen. Joseph McCarthy (R-WI) in the early 1950s. The typical History 101 story goes as follows: ... http://christinatm.blogivists.com/2008/05/29/blacklisted-by-history-the-untold-story-of-senator-joe-mccarthy-and-his-fight-against-americas-enemies/ The more I see of California, the more I think the movie 10.5 should become reality. At the end of it, California ends up floating in the Pacific Ocean, completely separated from the rest of the United States. That may not be such a bad fate for one of our ... http://christinatm.blogivists.com/2008/05/28/marriage-a-roni-the-san-francisco-treat/