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Today (Saturday, November 19th 2011) is moving day!  We hope you will like the features available there. Please be patient while the new site is still undergoing some construction.http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/11/annoucing-not-so-big-move-to-word.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-1118905591542120282Sat, 19 Nov 2011 13:05:00 +00002011-11-19T07:05:41.454-06:002012 electionsDog GoneHerman CainLibyan RevolutionI wonder if this is something that 'we need a leader, not a reader' anti-intellect candidate Herman Cain will notice?  Or is it yet another instance where he will be caught unprepared and inadequate when faced with a challenging (rather than softball) question?  I'm betting that if he hasn't yet, Cain will be paying someone soon to read for him.  Or to him. From MSNBC news and news serviceshttp://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/11/new-developments-in-libya.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-583956388411609672Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:51:00 +00002011-11-19T06:51:43.372-06:00Dog GonescienceToday I'm indulging my enjoyment of the sciences.  Clean, safe drinking water is a problem world wide.  It is a huge problem after natural disasters; the problems in Japan after their tsunami damage is just one example that comes to mind. Water supplies also remain a problem for countries that have experienced the ravages of war, like Iraq, which destroyed so much of their infrastructure. So http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/11/science-of-clean-water-and-implications.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-4968027007770834740Sat, 19 Nov 2011 12:43:00 +00002011-11-19T06:43:04.677-06:00Dog GoneNational Science Foundationcorrupt partisan politics Also not about firearms, but interesting, and shows a common bias on the Right This is about energy, but it is also about a larger issue which is annoys me.  There have been a number of people on the right who misrepresent science and grants. Sarah Palin did it when she made stump speeches ridiculing fruit fly research that she was too stupid and ignorant to understand, and http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/11/right-left-science-and-partisan.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-1662652379428193017Thu, 17 Nov 2011 15:56:00 +00002011-11-17T09:56:41.758-06:00Dog GoneSCOTUSObamacare2012 Presidential Electioncorrupt partisan politicsKaganThe following story raises some very deep and troubling questions about our current Supreme Court Justices.  The LA Times Story below is not the only instance  where the Justices appear to have relationships, including financially benefiting from activities, that compromise their appearance of propriety, as shown here in the New York Times from earlier this year. We should be pursuing removal ofhttp://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/11/recalls-seem-to-be-going-well-maybe-it.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-8452445565930937570Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:46:00 +00002011-11-11T13:46:40.644-06:00Dog GoneRick Perry2012 Presidential Election The Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10c Indecision 2012 - Mercy Rule Edition www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogThe Daily Show on Facebook followed on Comedy Central by this: The Colbert ReportMon - Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Indecision 2012 - Sorry, Oops www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/11/jon-stewart-nails-republican-debate-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-2213187966953682328Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:35:00 +00002011-11-11T11:35:59.009-06:00John Boehner2012 electionsfact check failureDog Gonefactcheck.orgcorrupt partisan politicsI find the political right to be consistently and chronically dishonest on the subjects of the economy, the 1% of the wealthiest citizens, and especially on taxation issues. The following is about a common right wing lie which always annoys me. Along with the bullshit about not taxing the wealthy because they are 'job creators' (they aren't, in fact they are routinely job exporters and job http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/11/little-taxation-education-courtesy-of.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-4382086286401102393Thu, 10 Nov 2011 21:12:00 +00002011-11-10T15:12:29.942-06:00Gabrielle GiffordsDog Gonemass shootingsMayors Against Illegal Gunshttp://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/11/sign-do-it-today.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-8283021331653479029Wed, 09 Nov 2011 10:15:00 +00002011-11-09T08:46:52.173-06:00personhood at conceptionDog Goneright wing union bustingright wing extremism2011 electionsRecall electionsRepublican Governor John Kasich had his butt handed to him on Tuesday.  Republicans overreach, they do it every time they win majorities in elections that they believe give them mandates, mandates which they mistake for support for right wing extremists.  But after the 2010 elections, they outdid themselves. Kasich, along with Governor Scott Walker of Wisconsin, were in the front of the right http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/11/ohio-senate-bill-5-overwhelmingly.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-7762977495815251449Tue, 08 Nov 2011 21:24:00 +00002011-11-08T15:24:46.737-06:00Dog GoneOhio senate bill 5Issue 2union bustingWhat is widely expected to be a referendum that will be a significant indicator for the 2012 elections, in Ohio they are voting on Senate Bill 5 (read the text here), relating to the rights of people to engage in collective bargaining -- in other words, unions.  The Republicans in the legislature along with the governor, stripped those rights away, along partisan lines.  Today, Issue 2 on the http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/11/ohios-senate-bill-5-todays-day-they.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-6397433242654082154Mon, 07 Nov 2011 21:45:00 +00002011-11-07T16:13:06.378-06:002012 electionsfact check failureDog Goneplanned parenthoodabstinence-only sex education failureright wing erotophobiaabortion Planned Parenthood is under attack, nationally and here in Minnesota.  The right-wingers like to malign it with factually inaccurate accusations.  One example would be Michel Bachmann's fear-mongering that there was a danger of children being taken by school authorities to Planned Parenthood for abortions, and then getting on the school bus at the end of the day to go home as if nothing had http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/11/who-was-it-that-really-targeted-black.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-8747061748459655198Sun, 06 Nov 2011 14:16:00 +00002011-11-06T08:16:10.824-06:00Dog Gone Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/11/change-we-can-participate-in.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-6849534626232831161Sat, 05 Nov 2011 14:59:00 +00002011-11-07T16:11:10.448-06:00Recently, a vile man (sorry, but his comments define him as nothing less) decided the proper course of action in reacting to a comment he didn't like (and admittedly, the comment was mildly demeaning), well, he decided the proper course of action was to engage in speech which any of us, standing on a street corner and hearing, would make us think the man was unhinged, vulgar, and disgusting. http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/11/hate-speech.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penigma)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-3920126736240440890Sat, 05 Nov 2011 06:53:00 +00002011-11-05T01:56:19.226-05:00Dog GoneHerman Cainplanned parenthood2012 Presidential ElectionabortionHerman Cain has been promoting lies, including the most convincing kind of lies, the ones that have some grain, some detail, of truth in them. From the Guttmacher Institute: Facts on Induced Abortion in the United States August 2011 INCIDENCE OF ABORTION • Nearly half of pregnancies among American women are unintended, and about four in 10 of these are terminated by abortion.[1] http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/11/is-this-right-wing-racism.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-219681695312187627Fri, 04 Nov 2011 19:18:00 +00002011-11-04T14:32:09.789-05:00Ser8dbanDog Goneterms of service and blog rulesI am making the decision to now more stringently enforce the ban on Ser8d from commenting here.  This is in response to extremely offensive comments on Penigma, my 'home' blog where he followed me from posting and commenting on another blog where I write.   I believe his comments are not only offensive, but can be reasonably construed as sexual harassment.  It does not appear that I am thehttp://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/11/regrettably.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-5997684276770141535Thu, 03 Nov 2011 17:32:00 +00002011-11-03T12:54:57.099-05:00Dog GoneCrimeOccupy Wall Street protestersThis addresses the problems with homeless and drug addicts, others, who are NOT PART of the protests mingling with protesters. Some of the more pertinent sections are near the end. From MSNBC.com: Sex assault arrest highlights security concerns at 'Occupy' protests By Miranda Leitsinger, Senior Writer and Editor, msnbc.com NEW YORK -- Highlighting growing security concerns at “Occupy” http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/11/this-addresses-problems-with-homeless.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-4861002283394763601Tue, 01 Nov 2011 21:32:00 +00002011-11-01T16:35:27.106-05:00Dog GoneMilgram experiment http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/11/how-evil-are-you-redux.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-3183929995331993537Sun, 30 Oct 2011 15:30:00 +00002011-10-30T11:22:42.245-05:00I went out to dinner with my wife (Laurie) Friday night to one of our favorite dives. They offer good Mexican food, excellent margaritas, with good service at a reasonable price (I think we paid about $50 and we had a drink (each) and an appetizer).While we were waiting for the food my wife commented that during her recent visit to Branson, MO, she noted that at every show they honored veterans, http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/10/conservative-mythology.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (Penigma)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-6803238261810392759Wed, 26 Oct 2011 13:38:00 +00002011-10-26T08:38:18.816-05:00My monitor has crashed and burned, but the new one arrives tomorrow (Thursday), so there will be a brief interruption until we have new content posted. When the new monitor arrives, I look forward to posting some interesting new developments on the climate denier front, and to begin cross posting a series started over on another blog where I also write (MikeB's blog - see our blog roll for  linkhttp://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/10/brief-interruption.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-5565531339914327756Sat, 22 Oct 2011 20:12:00 +00002011-10-22T15:33:59.384-05:00Dog Gone2012 Presidential Electioncorrupt partisan politicsBat-shit Crazy Michele BachmannDear New Hampshire former Bachmann Staff / volunteers: Seriously, what did you expect?  From the ABC News blogs: Rep. Michele Bachmann said she was surprised to hear that her entire New Hampshire campaign staff had quit en masse today, even though they “had not been paid for a month,” one of the departing staffers told ABC News. [bold, italics my emphasis - DG] That Bachmann is a known nut-jobhttp://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/10/michele-bachmanns-staff-leaves-en-masse.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-8475787180644412522Fri, 21 Oct 2011 14:54:00 +00002011-10-21T09:57:31.675-05:00partisan politicsQuadaffi and LibyaDog Gonethe daily showThe Daily Show With Jon StewartMon - Thurs 11p / 10cNo'Amor Qaddafiwww.thedailyshow.comDaily Show Full EpisodesPolitical Humor & Satire BlogThe Daily Show on Facebook That pretty much says it all about the right wing spin. (If for some reason the video clip doesn't play, go to http://www.thedailyshow.com/watch/thu-october-20-2011/no-amor-qaddafi.)http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/10/more-on-moamar-from-daily-show.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-5657140277267961595Fri, 21 Oct 2011 04:07:00 +00002011-10-20T23:31:11.393-05:00Dog GoneQuadaffiMichele BachmannLibya HARRIS: Congresswoman Bachmann, on the same theme, you opposed the U.S. intervention in Libya. If President Obama had taken the same view, Gadhafi would, in all likelihood, still be in power today. Moderator, Reagan Library Republican Debate, September 2011 quote courtesy of The Political Guide.com Michele Bachmann is an embarrassment to Minnesota, because she is so damned ignorant, and so http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/10/michele-bachmann-on-moamar-quadaffi-and.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-4596558244636076409Tue, 18 Oct 2011 04:42:00 +00002011-10-18T13:12:26.883-05:00Dog GoneEnd DaysThis is significant for a blog that covers politics, as there are a number of political figures on the right who believe sincerely in the 'end days' happening sometimen very soon.  This should be a very real concen for every member of the electorate, because they base their political plans and decisions on the improbable occurrence, a matter of faith rather than reason, and have indicated they http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/10/update-on-comet-elenin-non-disaster-non.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-3152651919848075895Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:05:00 +00002011-10-16T05:05:00.672-05:00Dog GoneEnd DaysCamping   SOME say the world will end in fire, Some say in ice. From what I’ve tasted of desire I hold with those who favor fire. But if it had to perish twice,        I think I know enough of hate To know that for destruction ice Is also great And would suffice. - Robert Frost December 1920 Insanity: doing the same thing  over and over again  and expecting different results. - Albert http://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/10/elenin-and-brimstone.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6337568240689378702.post-7890038597419671419Sun, 16 Oct 2011 10:00:00 +00002011-10-16T04:09:36.046-05:00economicsDog GoneHerman Cain2012 Presidential Electionfrom Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, MSNBC.com : Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy So........how simple, how transparent, how much EASIER is this 9 9 9 plan of Herman Cain? NOT AT ALL. It is superficial, and ill conceived, and the numbers don't add up - yet again, more Republican math failures, with dumb ideas masquerading underhttp://penigma.blogspot.com/2011/10/herman-cain-you-are-too-ignorant-to-be.htmlnoreply@blogger.com (dog gone)2