And we celebrate on today’s show. Plus, we talk to Nezar Hamze about what it was like to be called a “terrorist” and rejected by his local Republican executive committee. Listen here.
Iranian pastor sentenced to death for apostasy
In the chron: Youcef Nadarkhani converted from Islam to Christianity when he was 19. Now he’s a 34-year-old pastor facing execution by Iran for apostasy. Because it involves the barbaric persecution of one of their coreligionists, Christian conservatives in the US and Europe have been doing their best to focus the world’s attention on Pastor...
Saudi Arabia promises to enter the early 20th century in four years
In the Chronicle: Every few years, the paranoid religious fundamentalists who run Saudi Arabia decree a policy change meant to lead the world into believing that they’re right on the verge of leaving the Middle Ages. Yesterday, King Abdullah decreed that in 2015, women will be allowed to vote and stand as candidates in municipal elections. How...
Journey with me now, won’t you?
As we reminisce about a simpler time…a time when neighbors helped neighbors, people left their doors unlocked and paid hospitals with chickens and smiles…a time, it turns out, that existed only if you believe the romanticized, made up crap that pours out of the maws of teabaggers…. Listen...
Tea party audience: Uninsured sick people should die
In the Chronicle: At CNN’s tea party debate last night, Wolf Blitzer asked elderly crank Ron Paul what ought to be done for an uninsured thirty year old who becomes gravely ill. Paul said freedom was all about taking risks, which brought applause from the GOP audience, because they love freedom, but apparently aren’t too keen on sick poor...
