tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891Thu, 14 Mar 2024 10:15:57 +0000politicsreligionelectionscienceanti-sciencecreation museumcreationismeducationSarah PalinevolutionhuckabeeJohn McCainabortionglobal warmingintolerancereviewBarack ObamaGeorge BushSaudi Arabiaapplecatholic churchchristianitychuckerconservativehumorintelligent designiphoneobamatortureyoutube60 minutesAlaskaAndrew SullivanGraysonGuantanamoHarry PotterNaderTexasTom Daschleabstinencebasketballbigotryblu-raybusinesscelebritiescharlestonclimate changeclimate destabilizationclintoncomedycoultercover flowcrisisdavid walkereditorialenvironmenteric lindenevironmentexpelled moviefaithfinderfiscalgeologisthannityhigh definitionhome schoolhuman rightsibmignoranceinterfaithinternationalislamjapanjim goochkentuckyliberalmacmedicalmicrosoftmother teresamovienorthern kentuckyos xpaycutpresidentpz myersracerapesex educationsexismskepticismsouth carolinasurfacetaijutsutechnologytimetolerancetravelvacationwaterboardingwonderingmind42The value of me, minus liabilitieshttp://net-wurth.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.com (netwurth)Blogger96125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-4391037293253733057Tue, 03 Feb 2009 15:11:00 +00002009-02-03T13:16:29.417-05:00Barack ObamapoliticsTom DaschleDoes that sting?Damn you Daschle. George Packer at The New Yorker doesn't think Obama can afford hypocrisy. The NYT agrees. This is not the kind of attention he needs right now. This is two tax evading politicians too many.UPDATE - A reader over at 'The Daily Dish' points out:"Someone should make the point that the theory on which Daschle did not pay taxes on an extraordinary non-salary benefit http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2009/02/ghost-of-campaign-ads-past.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-5924478878751708235Mon, 26 Jan 2009 20:50:00 +00002009-01-28T07:51:47.937-05:00abortionBarack ObamaelectionGeorge BushGuantanamopoliticspresidentsciencetortureI have never made it a secret that I supported Obama and I'm thrilled that he was elected. It was strong statement from the majority of the country that we had gone too far down Bush and Cheney's rabbit hole of cronyism, abuses of power, warrentless wiretaps, torture, mismanagement of this war, etc.So now that he's in office how do I feel about it and his decisions so far?1. The Inauguration - I http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2009/01/obamas-decisions-so-far.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-1937754563602173473Tue, 18 Nov 2008 01:06:00 +00002008-11-17T22:06:34.190-05:00abortionanti-sciencecatholic churcheducationskepticismIt wasn't really a good week for the Catholic church in the news. One tale of idiocy after another.A priest dared to ordain women and he's being excommunicated. I have to say that even though I don't share his beliefs I respect the fact that he's standing up to these misogynistic tendencies of the church.A priest denies communion to Obama supporters. Apparently they are cooperating with "http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/11/fun-catholic-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-3068463303356520712Sun, 28 Sep 2008 18:57:00 +00002008-09-29T05:12:12.087-04:00Andrew SullivanJohn McCainpoliticsSarah PalinWell I am about halfway through the first debate. I've been watching it on Youtube since I couldn't watch it it live. So far nothing much has jumped out at me. When I finish the debate and read up on some of the facts of what were said then I'll probably offer an opinion. Initial responses online and polls seem to say Obama won but I will need to see the whole thing.But as usual Sarah Palin has http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/09/well-i-am-about-halfway-through-first.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-2168041124691330441Sun, 07 Sep 2008 15:18:00 +00002008-09-07T11:54:55.325-04:00abortionabstinenceSarah Palinsex educationI hope this is the last posting where I feel compelled to mention Palin. The fact that her daughter is pregnant has drawn some media attention. I think most people would agree that this is a family matter and not really the business of the American people or a situation in which to pass judgement on either the teenage daughter or the parents. Teenagers are dealing with a lot of pressures both http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/09/abstinence-only-education.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-486403701426367392Sun, 07 Sep 2008 13:53:00 +00002008-09-07T10:43:25.039-04:00George BushJohn McCainpoliticsreligionSarah PalinI wasn't really sure if I could be any more adverse to having McCain/Palin occupy the Whitehouse. But they really are the gifts that keep on giving me reasons to vote for Obama/Biden.I already covered several reasons why Palin is a just wrong for the job. But that doesn't stop friends and family of mine from cheering her on as 'spunky' or 'feisty' and joking that while they don't really care for http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/09/another-installment-of-palin-problems.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-3850768141572965543Mon, 01 Sep 2008 04:14:00 +00002008-09-01T01:14:47.298-04:00AlaskacreationismelectionJohn McCainpoliticsSarah PalinWell I haven't written a blog entry in quite some time. Since I have no regular readers and I've had other things keeping me busy this isn't much of a problem. But with election season getting a boost from the conventions and the VP selections I have to weigh in on what I've found out so far about Gov. Palin from Alaska who is now on McCain's ticket.Adding her to the ticket certainly doesn't http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/09/sarah-palin.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-7621477069900428489Mon, 07 Apr 2008 00:42:00 +00002008-04-06T21:32:21.408-04:00japantaijutsutravelWell after a long trip back home and some time to sleep I'm finally awake enough to write a little bit about my week long stay in Noda Nodashi, Chiba-Ken, Japan.I traveled there to train in a martial art at the home dojo. Let me first say that going to Japan with someone who knows the how to speak and read the language was extremely helpful. I will have to learn these things before I go back. It http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/04/back-from-japan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-6306655382834428542Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:19:00 +00002008-03-27T15:19:16.042-04:00scienceWith all the pseudo-science shows on TV this would be a welcome addition.Jumphttp://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/03/skeptologists.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-8685755259713480684Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:18:00 +00002008-03-27T09:18:33.038-04:00educationhome schoolWhen wrote my last post on the crazy creationist tour guides I made the point that home schooling is a problem because there is a lack of regulation. I missed this story when it first came out but back on February 28th a California Court passed a ruling making it unlawful in a particular case for parents to home school their children without having a teaching certificate.Justice Walter Croskey http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/03/ruling-from-courts-on-home-schooling.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-478861244784447316Thu, 27 Mar 2008 13:17:00 +00002008-03-27T09:17:17.069-04:00ignorancereligionIn Wisconsin an 11 year old girl died of diabetic ketoacidosis. The reason? Her parents prayed for her instead of taking her to the doctor. The autopsy showed that she was probably ill for about a month suffering from symptoms like nausea, vomiting, excessive thirst, loss of appetite, and weakness.The girl's parents, Dale and Leilani Neumann, attributed the death to "apparently they didn't have http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/03/girl-dies-after-parents-prayed-for-help_27.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-447870163484102796Tue, 25 Mar 2008 14:56:00 +00002008-03-25T11:00:27.794-04:00creationismreligionscienceThis is a completely appalling video of home schooled christian children being subjected to a kind of child abuse. They are systematically being stripped of rational thought by their parents and these hucksters who take them around a natural history museum and teach them that it's all wrong. They're creationists tour guides for Jesus. Fortunately the news report isn't exactly sympathetic to them http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/03/biblically-correct-tour-guides-for.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-2958208405127919340Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:31:00 +00002008-03-22T19:11:14.476-04:00electionhannityobamapoliticsraceOver at NewsHounds they've got video from an episode of Hannity & Colmes of Sean Hannity and Frank Luntz discussing Obama's recent speech on race. Most people found the speech inspiring, moving, and overdue. In true Hannity form he manages to be a complete jackass, spouting ignorance, and being divisive. This is the same guy who loves to refer to Obama by his middle name in order to conjure http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/03/sean-hannity-doing-what-sean-hannity.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-7929681389088983843Sat, 22 Mar 2008 22:20:00 +00002008-03-22T19:11:33.561-04:00creationismevolutionexpelled moviepz myersThis absolutely made my day. PZ Myers over at Pharyngula blog recounts an interesting story. If you're unfamiliar with the 'Expelled' documentary that Ben Stein and Mark Mathis are putting out then continue reading. Other wise skip the next paragraph.Ben Stein and company are working on a documentary called 'Expelled: No Intelligence Allow'. The theme or idea they are putting forth is that http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/03/expelled-from-expelled_22.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-8490501458685338678Wed, 05 Mar 2008 18:20:00 +00002008-03-05T13:21:40.321-05:00clintoneducationelectionhuckabeeobamapoliticsWell I'm a little more than perturbed that Hillary won both Ohio and Texas. I was kind of hoping this battle would come to a close with these two primaries. I appreciate the fact that they have both lasted so long and that Democrats are so passionate about both candidates. However, now that McCain is officially the Rep. nominee he can start campaigning for the national election. Obama and Clintonhttp://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/03/clinton-takes-texas-and-ohio-huckabee.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-219403362713970870Tue, 04 Mar 2008 12:50:00 +00002008-03-04T07:52:53.838-05:00educationelectionhuckabeepoliticsscienceThis could be bad. Huckabee had hoped to gain ground in Texas by marshalling evangelical voters. However, it looks like McCain will pull out the win and clench the Republican nomination. Honestly, I thought he already had it.Evangelicals don't like McCain. That's something we can at least agree on although I'm sure we have different reasons. Their boy is Huckabee but he isn't going to be http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/03/teaching-darwin-huckabee-factor.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-5039763986728970423Mon, 25 Feb 2008 15:09:00 +00002008-02-25T10:26:54.618-05:00electionGraysonpoliticsThis piece is a few weeks old but relevant especially to people who live in states like Kentucky where the primaries for the presidential election do not occur until May. By this time primary candidates are already chosen and many states have virtually no say in the selection. It also leads to messes like we had this year when a couple of states moved their primaries up in the schedule to have http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/02/how-to-fix-primary-system.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-5209444491992922708Mon, 25 Feb 2008 14:18:00 +00002008-02-25T09:54:59.918-05:00electionNaderpoliticsRalph Nader announced on 'Meet the Press' with Tim Russert that he is running for president in 2008. He has been blamed by many Democrats for costing Al Gore a very close election in 2000. At that time his support was approximately 2.7%. In 2004 when he ran again it was a mere 0.3%. Current numbers are showing that he may have even less support this time around.We all know he doesn't have a http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/02/nader-runs-again.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-4715714920210931316Sun, 17 Feb 2008 19:42:00 +00002008-02-17T14:51:15.497-05:00blu-rayhigh definitiontechnologyThis has been coming for a while as the remaining movie studios started switching to the Blu-Ray format. The latest blow was when Wal-Mart along with Netflix decided to drop HD-DVD and only provide Blu-Ray. Reuters reports that Toshiba, the leading HD-DVD supporter, will stop producing the equipment. Now we just need to wait for Blu-Ray prices to come down.http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/02/high-definition-media-format-war-ends.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-634121948294381161Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:42:00 +00002008-02-15T08:56:54.014-05:00basketballbigotryreligionA religious school has caused some problems with their screwed bigoted belief system in Kansas.  St. Mary's Academy near Topeka refused to allow a female referee to officiate a basketball game because of their beliefs that a woman should not be a position of authority over boys.The Activities Association said it is considering whether to take action against the private religious school. St. http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/02/more-religious-bigotry-in-heartland.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-108198661559936289Fri, 15 Feb 2008 13:17:00 +00002008-02-15T08:57:07.249-05:00human rightsinternationalintoleranceislamreligionSaudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia is in the news again.  It's more of the same.  This country is full of some of the most batshit insane, barberous, disgusting humans on the face of the planet.The illiterate woman was detained by religious police in 2005 and allegedly beaten and forced to fingerprint a confession that she could not read.Among her accusers was a man who alleged she made him impotent.Human Rights Watchhttp://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/02/vile-stuff-in-saudi-arabia.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-2558901904395618880Wed, 06 Feb 2008 00:49:00 +00002008-02-05T20:03:29.755-05:00comedycreationismevolutionI hadn't heard of this guy before but after seeing this video I'm going to be checking out his show on IFC.http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/02/henry-rollins-on-evolution.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-2767832264730910259Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:29:00 +00002008-02-05T08:43:12.760-05:00politicsreligionI don't have much to say about this. I'm not that surprised that with all the problems we have in this country that members of Congress still find crap like this on which to focus their energy. Of course maybe Chuck Norris had something to do with it.Responding to complaints from the Religious Right, Congress has passed legislation mandating that the phrase "In God We Trust" be moved from the http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/02/in-news-that-isnt-really-news.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-2457587287743181076Tue, 05 Feb 2008 13:10:00 +00002008-02-05T08:49:21.754-05:00politicsreligionThis is a pretty interesting piece breaking down American demographics by religious belief. It breaks down and explains each group, including how they voted in the 2004 presidential election. I was surprised to see that the Religious Right comprises the same percentage as the Religious Left. Just goes shows you what better organization can do for a particular 'cause'.Jumphttp://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/02/12-tribes-of-american-politics.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31781891.post-7672947632357785966Wed, 23 Jan 2008 16:54:00 +00002008-01-23T12:05:28.960-05:00businessibmpaycutSo by now many people outside of IBM have heard about the recent developments. It's true that IBM settled a lawsuit having to do with how they had classified workers who should have been eligible for overtime pay.As reported, IBM is issuing 15% base pay cuts to around 7600 employees. Spokesmen from IBM say this is a cost neutral move since they found that most employees work at least 5 hours http://net-wurth.blogspot.com/2008/01/ibms-15-downward-adjustment.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (netwurth)0