Archive for January, 2008

Ezra Levant vs. The Banality of Evil

Monday, January 14th, 2008

Ezra Levant is a conservative Canadian commentator and former publisher of the magazine the Western Standard. Two years ago his magazine published the Danish cartoons depicting the Muslim prophet Mohammad. Predictably, this exercise of Free Speech was met by complaints from radical Muslims. However, unlike the United States (so far) in Canada they have taxpayer-funded […]

Voltaire: God Thinks

Sunday, January 13th, 2008

God Thinks by Voltaire.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KFt8WQkEvb8

God thinks all blacks are obsolete farm equipment
God thinks the Jews killed his son and must be punished
God thinks the white man is Satan
God, they know what God thinks
God thinks we should all convert to Judaism
God thinks we must all be Christians and
God thinks we should all embrace Islam
God thinks the only […]

Randy Newman: God’s Song

Saturday, January 12th, 2008

God’s Song by Randy Newman

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cyvztDNJTZw

Cain slew Abel, Seth knew not why
For if the children of Israel were to multiply
Why must any of the children die?
So he asked the Lord
And the Lord said:
Man means nothing, he means less to me
Than the lowliest cactus flower
Or the humblest Yucca tree
He chases round this desert
‘Cause he thinks that’s where […]

Manoj Baghel: False Prophet

Friday, January 11th, 2008

To make a short story even shorter, in India late last year young priest Manoj Baghel drank poison claiming he would come back to life three days later. The results were (dare I say) predictable…
Priest who committed suicide for rebirth cremated
Raipur: A three-day “miracle” drama in Chhattisgarh’s industrial town of Raigarh ended on Monday afternoon […]

John Lennon: God, U2: God Part II

Friday, January 11th, 2008

God by John Lennon

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UuknBhy-lN4

God is a concept
By which we measure
Our pain
I’ll say it again
God is a concept
By which we measure
Our pain
I don’t believe in magic
I don’t believe in I-ching
I don’t believe in Bible
I don’t believe in tarot
I don’t believe in Hitler
I don’t believe in Jesus
I don’t believe in Kennedy
I don’t believe in Buddha
I don’t believe […]

Gershwin: It Ain’t Necessarily So

Thursday, January 10th, 2008

It Ain’t Necessarily So by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin from the play Porgy and Bess.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gZV5kSEl-aw

It ain’t necessarily so,
It ain’t necessarily so,
The things that you’re liable,
To read in your Bible,
It ain’t necessarily so.
Little David was small, but oh my!
Little David was small, but oh my!
He fought Big Goliath,
Who lay down and dieth,
Little David was small, […]

A Little Bird Told You

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

I now have a Twitter account, so if you want to tune into my ongoing answer to the question “What are you doing now?” then feel free to follow my tweets. The sidebar of my blog now also includes my latest tweets. I plan to keep them to two to three per day, and I’ll […]

Imagine

Wednesday, January 9th, 2008

Imagine by John Lennon. First a cover by A Perfect Circle including a moving fan video:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wdybbBXDlOc

And the original:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEOkxRLzBf0

Pat Robertson: False Prophet

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

Welcome to 2008! Pat Robertson’s prediction of a national disaster last year did not come true. Pat Robertson is a false prophet. Surprise, surprise.
Pat Robertson makes his prediction

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DJBTL85b1bI

Pat Condell calls out Pat Robertson

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HXdwcIWIB_o

Sinfest: Armed and Dangerous

Tuesday, January 8th, 2008

It’s been awhile since I’ve plugged Sinfest, which truly is the greatest comic on the face of the Internet. Click each comic to see the full-size version.