The Yahoo! News headline (courtest of Live Science) reads: Quarter of Republicans Think Obama May Be the Anti-Christ.

This, ladies and gentlemen, is why Wall Street Fat Cats and Corporate Tycoons run America… because for the most part the people aren’t in any shape to do so.

I have a strong feeling this survey isn’t exactly accurate, but any measurable number of people who feel this way (combined with the Tea Party wingnuts, “Birthers”, and anyone who has threatened a Congressperson), is too many.

America… what the hell is wrong with you people?!?!

Here’s a story (</madden>) that you probably won’t see in many US Media outlets:

Guantanamo guard reunited with ex-inmates
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That is the question… but the answer may surprise you. A recent study, highlighted in this article via theweek.com, will probably surprise you.
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Fantastic post. My favorite:

Bear sighting: An item in the National Briefing in Sunday’s Section A said a bear wandered into a grocery story in Hayward, Wis., on Friday and headed for the beer cooler. It was Thursday.

Apparently there was some sort of kerfuffle over the holiday weekend involving Tiger Woods. And by ‘apparently’, I mean it was completely impossible to avoid hearing about it. Trust me, I tried. So TW backed his car into a fire hydrant, and may or may not have cheated on his wife. This has led to articles all over teh interwebz that boil down to two points:

1. Tiger Woods has tarnished his image.
2. Tiger Woods needs to tell the truth about everything.

To which I say:

1. Perhaps.
2. No, he absolutely does not.
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