"Religion is the sigh of the oppressed creature, the heart of a heartless world, & the soul of soulless conditions. It is the opium of the people." - Karl Marx

Friday, August 04, 2006

Ignorant ass of the day

Here is our first official ignorant ass of the day.....an honor bestowed only upon those with a complete disregard for fact:

Senator James Mountain Inhofe : Oklahoma (R)

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Senior Senator, Oklahoma
Term of office:January 1995–Present
Political party:
Republican
Born:
November 17, 1934Des Moines, Iowa
Spouse:
Kay Inhofe


For those of you who are not familiar with Mr. Inhofe, here is a quick rundown of his position on some of todays key issues.......brought to you by Wikipedia

Environment

In a July 28th, 2003 Senate speech, he said that he had "offered compelling evidence that catastrophic global warming is a hoax...."

In a 2006 interview with the Tulsa World, Inhofe compared environmentalists to Nazis. He said, "It kind of reminds... I could use the Third Reich, the Big Lie... You say something over and over and over and over again, and people will believe it, and that's their [the environmentalists'] strategy... A hot summer has nothing to do with global warming. Let's keep in mind it was just three weeks ago that people were saying, 'Wait a minute; it is unusually cool...." He then said, "Everything on which they [the environmentalists] based their story, in terms of the facts, has been refuted scientifically." Inhofe had previously compared the Environmental Protection Agency to the Gestapo.

The contributions Inhofe has received from the energy and natural resource sector since taking office have exceeded one million dollars

"Global warming is still considered to be a theory and has not come close to being sufficiently proven,"

Homosexuality

"The homosexual marriage lobby, as well as the polygamist lobby, they share the same goal of essentially breaking down all state-regulated marriage requirements to just one, and that one is consent. In doing so, they're paving the way for illegal protection of such practices as homosexual marriage, unrestricted sexual conduct between adults and children, group marriage, incest, and, you know, if it feels good, do it"

Israel

"I believe very strongly that we ought to support Israel; that it has a right to the land. This is the most important reason: Because God said so. As I said a minute ago, look it up in the book of Genesis"

"This is not a political battle at all. It is a contest over whether or not the word of God is true."


Wow, It's amazingly sad/scary that American politicians still believe global warming is only a theory.....especially when the politician in question is the chairman for the Committee on Environment and Public Works.


You can find out more about James Inhofe from the following sites

Official Website

Wikipedia Entry

Press Releasefrom Inhofe on the Science of Climate Change

1st post ever!!

so here goes my attempt to maintain a blog......on a somewhat daily basis.
ignoranceisbliss is blog that tries to look at things from different angles.


Lately I have found that the mainstream media is twisting news to suit their own agendas, or leaving important stories out of the public eye altogether. We get a generic, one size fits all explanation of current events, and in some cases (as in many areas of the USA) just bringing light to the other side labels you a terrorist....unpatriotic....or a traitor. Well this is not true......how can anyone fully understand a situation unless they have examined it from every angle.

You will see things in this blog that you do not agree with, that you think are wrong (or perhaps you will agree).....but the purpose is not to pick sides, or even change ones views, but to find a level of understanding. A middle ground shall we say.

please make note that not all posts are my personal opinions
the point is to make information available to all......what you do with that information is up to you

 
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