Insane Quote of the Day

From Peter King of New York:

"There's evil people in the world. Drones aren't evil, people are evil. We are a force of good and we are using those drones to carry out the policy of righteousness and goodness."

Because what is more emblematic of righteousness and goodness than raining death down indiscriminately on people at weddings and birthday parties? I guess?

 The second most insane quote of the day is also from Peter King from the same interview:

"I think we have to assume that the Russians would use drones if they could," King explained. "Just as we had to assume during the Cold War that they would use nuclear weapons. 

Did we? Did we really? Did we really have to assume that? Was it a smart idea to assume that they would use nukes? Because, I don't know if you know this, Mr. King, but they never did. Not even once. We, on the other hand have used them at least twice. So, if you're keeping score at home, that's US: 2. USSR: 0.  Which is great if we're playing soccer, but not so great if you're counting WMD's.

Things I don't get -- Christian Mingle

 

Okay, the basic idea makes sense. A dating site for Christian singles. It makes sense that people would want to date/marry/whatever someone who shares their religious beliefs.

  

He was a Zoroastrianist, she worshipped Ba'al.

Star-crossed lovers.

What I don't get is their slogan.

 

Find God's match for you.

My wife's cousin is single, I'm just sayin'.

So God has someone in mind for you. But what, he doesn't do retail? He needs a middle-man?

Man. I'd really like to see Jim and Judy get together, those kids would be perfect for each other, but if I set them up, then I"m going to have to fix up everybody, and who has the time?

 

Plus, last time didn't work out so great, and I'm never gonna hear the end of that!

How is it not offensive to claim that their business is to hook you up with "God's Match?" Since they are the ones doing the matchmaking, are they not claiming to be God? Is that not blasphemy? Does that not earn you a stoning?

  

Or are they saying that once you pay them your money, then and only then will  God reveal unto them the person who is the perfect match for you, and quell suprise! she's also a Christian Mingle client! And somehow God never reccommends anyone who isn't a client of their company. Just a coinicidence, I'm sure.

Worst concert series EVER

 I guess because you'd have to be really really drunk to sit through any of these?

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Here is a concert series I would sooner attend:

The First-Year Music Student String Quartet plays Stravinsky




Masters of the Cat Piano






Gwen Stefani



William Hung and the Hung Jury



Ernest & Tova Borgnine Sing Romantic Duets With Risque' Overtones




Garfunkel, Messina, Oates and Lisa

Well, Jeezus Christ, how did you not see this coming?

When Mitt Romney's campaign put out this weird i-Phone app to let people take pictures of whatever they wanted and have some sort of Mitt-friendly caption embossed on it, did they not know they were just asking for "I'm With Mitt" pictures of wee-wees and boo-boos and other such things?

And also general weirdness








And mockery of Mitt:

Holy Shit, I think I knew this guy!

Former Spokesperson for Anti-Gay Lutheran Group Sentenced on Child Porn Charges

Posted June 5th, 2012 by John M. Becker

Another anti-gay religious leader has been caught with his pants down, so to speak.
Joel W. Hochmuth, 52, was sentenced yesterday to one year in jail with work release privileges and 10 years probation for the possession of child pornography.
At the time of his arrest, Hochmuth was the communications director for the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, a conservative, virulently anti-gay branch of Lutheranism that, with 389,364 members in the United States, is the country’s third largest Lutheran denomination.

I grew up in a W.E.L.S. church in Northern California (another hint as to my secret identity). My grandparents attended a WELS church in the San Jose area, and their minister was named Robert Hochmuth. So unless Hochmuth is a much more common name than I think it is, I'm fairly sure this is his son.
 (yep, according to this bio, he is Robert Hochmuth's son)

This brings to three the number of WELS-affiliated sex offenders I have personally met in my relatively short life.

I went to high school with this guy.

 I'm not neccessarily drawing any conclusions from this, but I would suggest that if you are in the market for a church, you look elsewhere than the WELS.