WOW.....

I've never really brought this up here because it's by far the biggest non-issue of all time. I know some people who are convinced that there's some kind of gay conspiracy to take over the world. Last year, a conservative blogger tried to argue the point to me that homosexuality actually threatened the existence of the human race, as if it were some kind of deadly, infectious disease that could instantly afflict anyone at anytime. That was definitely weird, but this is weirder:

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These are the stats from the conservative-alternative website to wikipedia. There's a million different ways to interpret these results, but I'll let you be the judge.

Why Do Conservatives Deny Global Warming?

From Daily Kos:
At least for Iraq and creationism this movementarian absolutism has an element of self interest to it. Contrariwise the farther you step back from the climate “debate” the less sense it makes. In fact it looks almost exactly like the tobacco “debate” that was really settled some time in the 50’s, but stayed alive for decades after because of a brilliant and blindingly cynical PR campaign by the tobacco lobby. The entire gamut of false front astroturf groups, slanted studies and bogus experts forcing the appearance of a debate comes straight from the tobacco playbook. The only question is why the right wing felt such a compelling need to get behind it this time. Is there something inherently liberal about avoiding catastrophe?

It seems to me that the sad saga of warming denial illustrates a major weakness of conservative monementarianism. Climate science isn’t really partisan in any meaningful way, yet as long as the movementarians think that attacking the science will score a victory against liberalism they will go on attacking just the same. All the petro lobby needed to do was polarize a scientific matter along political lines and the rightwing movement willingly became what amounts to the private army for a cause almost completely tangential to their individual interests. Retired tobacco execs look on with a mix of humor and deep jealousy. -Tim F.

--SHORT ANSWER: Because they're incapable of critical thinking and of objectively analyzing any issue. They do not believe in the TRUTH, only in individualism and self-interest... one of those interests being willingly brainwashed by people with big mouths who get big money by serving the self-interest of their corporate oil and gas buddies. I have yet to find a denier's argument that isn't chock full of holes and a gross misrepresentation of the facts.

Jon Stewart's the Coolest Guy Ever

From Mixed Media:
Stewart Will Keep Striking 'Daily' Writers Afloat

If the writers strike fails, it won't be on account of Jon Stewart.

In a show of solidarity with his fellow scribes, the Daily Show host has told his writing staff that he will cover all their salaries for the next two weeks, according to a well-placed source. He has also vowed to do the same for writers on The Colbert Report. A Comedy Central spokesman referred my inquiry about this to Stewart's personal publicist, who has yet to respond.

Stewart's intention, says the source, is to ensure his writers will face no financial hardship should the strike, which kicked off at 3 a.m. local time, conclude within that timeframe.

Meanwhile, both Stewart and Stephen Colbert are reportedly working on their contingency plans in case it doesn't. "There are indications that Mr. Stewart and Mr. Colbert will come back in tweaked form if the strike is a long one, leaning on interviews and other writer-free approaches to keep both programs alive in a very busy political season," reports today's Times.

It should come as no surprise that Stewart is a union die-hard: He tells the current issue of Rolling Stone that his childhood heroes included socialist leaders Eugene V. Debs and Norman Thomas.
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UPDATE: It looks like he might not be. There's conflicting stories as of right now. There was definitely a rerun on last night, so it's not looking like it. I guess being paid by Stewart and still writing for the show defeats the entire purpose of a strike, but who knows. Either way I stand by the title, Jon's still the coolest guy ever.

HANNITY: By the way, Halloween is a liberal holiday, because we’re teaching our children… to beg for something for free. Halloween… is teaching our kids to be liberals…. Because we’re teaching kids to knock on other people’s doors and ask for a handout.