Clockwork Fox

Fox Bastardizes "The Day The Earth Stood Still" in Yet Another Crappy Remake

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:54:00 GMT

This is a link to a gentleman who has had the dubious pleasure of seeing the script to this upcoming chunk of shit. Another classic film turned into a whiny emo PC pile of crap...

http://www.aintitcool.com/node/36336

Did I mention the son plays violent video games, and the dad was killed in Iraq? Chunk of shit, I say!

Texas has now made Bible courses mandatory in public schools

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:40:15 GMT

Kicking the First Amendment while it's down.

"This is a huge victory for the people of Texas and, I think, for people across the country for academic freedom," said Jonathan Saenz, a lawyer....

What part of forcing someone to do something is "freedom"? Oh, yeah. This is America...

http://www.worldnetdaily.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=73821

Palin's False "Christian Heritage" Declaration

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 17:15:34 GMT

Sarah Palin flagrantly and fraudulently misquotes nearly all of the founding fathers' views on religion in order to promote "Christian Heritage Week"

http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2008/09/palins_christian_heritage_decl.php

Thanks to rmuser for linking this.

Anti-gay Christian "family" group folds in wake of founder's affair

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Sat, 09 Aug 2008 13:35:56 GMT

A fundamentalist organisation run by a former police officer turned preacher has reportedly been disbanded.

The Christian Congress for Traditional Values, founded in 2005, was instrumental in organising anti-gay demonstrations outside Parliament opposing the Sexual Orientation Regulations.

The closure of CCTV was sparked when its founder, former Met officer Michael Reid, was caught having an affair with the choir mistress of his church in Brentwood.

http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8648.html

"Traditional values" my ass. If they were after traditional values to begin with, they would have supported arranged marriages and dowries. How many of these groups have to fall in order for people to realize they're pretty much universally hypocrites?

The Most Absent Member Of The Senate Blasts Congress For Taking A Week Off

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 11:47:31 GMT

This morning, Sen. John McCain appeared on MSNBC and blasted Congress for being lazy. He said that instead of taking a Fourth of July recess, senators should have stuck around and passed a housing bill...

McCain’s criticisms don’t hit very hard, considering he hasn’t been present for any of the six votes on the housing bill (HR 3221) in the past month. In fact, he hasn’t actually voted on anything in the Senate since April 8.

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/08/mccain-congress/

McCain now ranks as the #1 most absent senator of the 110th Congress, having missed 61.8 percent of the votes. He even beats Sen. Tim Johnson (D-SD), who took several months off while recovering from a brain hemorrhage.

Overzealous drug war claims another casualty

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Wed, 25 Jun 2008 19:03:33 GMT

The question isn't whether a Pembroke Pines police officer was justified in fatally shooting Vincent Hodgkiss in his home early Thursday morning, or whether illegal drug activity was taking place there.

The real question is this: Was a paramilitary-style dawn raid the best way to go about serving a drug-related search warrant?

http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/columnists/sfl-flbmayocol0615sbjun15%2C0%2C6471138.column

POLICE

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Sun, 08 Jun 2008 15:34:10 GMT

EDIT: As I look at it in recent retrospect, perhaps I should have put the word "Helpfully" at the beginning.

Bush IQ: Mild Mental Retardation

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Thu, 22 May 2008 16:07:04 GMT

Researchers at the National Archives today uncovered a stack of the president's test scores from the 1960s. On a standardized IQ test given to him in seventh grade, President Bush scored a 57, which is within the range of mental retardation.

The documents further reveal that George W. Bush re-took the test every year through his senior year at high school, apparently scoring the same result: 57.

http://the-republicant.blogspot.com/2008/05/bush-iq-mild-mental-retardation.html

It is a monkey.

Some things should not be sold used...

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:10:06 GMT

Found at our local Goodwill store:

Yes, this is used strawberry flavored body butter.

Not important

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Sun, 16 Mar 2008 00:48:42 GMT

Just testing LogJam (a Linux-based LJ client) under andLinux running under Windows XP. Trying to get the best of both worlds here. ^_^

Bush’s Surprise Serenade Hits YouTube

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:08:29 GMT

President Bush has turned up on the popular Internet site singing an off-key spoof of “The Green Green Grass of Home,” which he performed Saturday night at the supposedly off-the-record Gridiron Club dinner in Washington.

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/03/13/bushs-surprise-serenade-hits-youtube/index.html?hp

[T]he lyrics... poke fun at some of the most controversial moments in the Bush administration – the prosecution of vice presidential aide Scooter Libby, the collapse of his nomination of Harriet Miers, former White House counsel, to the Supreme Court...

Cop's 8742 child porn "mistakes"

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Fri, 14 Mar 2008 16:04:16 GMT

A Queensland police officer caught with more than 8000 child porn images on his home computer has avoided spending any time in jail.

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/news/queensland/cops-8742-child-porn-mistakes/2008/03/13/1205126085158.html

Goth clothes 'prompted killing'

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Thu, 13 Mar 2008 16:10:51 GMT

A 15-year-old boy kicked and stamped to death a woman because she was dressed as a Goth, a court heard.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/lancashire/7291985.stm

While I'm not fond of the lack of fashion found here, I can't approve of such an action.

What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Wed, 12 Mar 2008 05:03:09 GMT

I Am A: Chaotic Neutral Human Wizard (5th Level)

Ability Scores:
Strength-13
Dexterity-11
Constitution-14
Intelligence-14
Wisdom-15
Charisma-15

Alignment:
Chaotic Neutral A chaotic neutral character follows his whims. He is an individualist first and last. He values his own liberty but doesn't strive to protect others' freedom. He avoids authority, resents restrictions, and challenges traditions. A chaotic neutral character does not intentionally disrupt organizations as part of a campaign of anarchy. To do so, he would have to be motivated either by good (and a desire to liberate others) or evil (and a desire to make those different from himself suffer). A chaotic neutral character may be unpredictable, but his behavior is not totally random. He is not as likely to jump off a bridge as to cross it. Chaotic neutral is the best alignment you can be because it represents true freedom from both society's restrictions and a do-gooder's zeal. However, chaotic neutral can be a dangerous alignment because it seeks to eliminate all authority, harmony, and order in society.

Race:
Humans are the most adaptable of the common races. Short generations and a penchant for migration and conquest have made them physically diverse as well. Humans are often unorthodox in their dress, sporting unusual hairstyles, fanciful clothes, tattoos, and the like.

Class:
Wizards are arcane spellcasters who depend on intensive study to create their magic. To wizards, magic is not a talent but a difficult, rewarding art. When they are prepared for battle, wizards can use their spells to devastating effect. When caught by surprise, they are vulnerable. The wizard's strength is her spells, everything else is secondary. She learns new spells as she experiments and grows in experience, and she can also learn them from other wizards. In addition, over time a wizard learns to manipulate her spells so they go farther, work better, or are improved in some other way. A wizard can call a familiar- a small, magical, animal companion that serves her. With a high Intelligence, wizards are capable of casting very high levels of spells.

Find out What Kind of Dungeons and Dragons Character Would You Be?, courtesy of Easydamus (e-mail)

I don't know about the accuracy of the alignment -- maybe you can tell me -- but seriously try this out. There are a lot of good questions in it and it's actually quite a fun piece of work.

EDIT: Oh, on the problem I mentioned with the alignment, I don't want to "destroy harmony and order" at all. I simply feel that people can get along with each other without a third party pointing guns in their direction and, if not, they can still resolve the situation themselves. People are generally capable of interacting with each other on a voluntary basis without the threat of violence looming over their heads.

EDIT EDIT: MOOSE!

Prisoner Receives Atheist Books… Read What Happens Next

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:19:43 GMT

My friend Leslie Zukor has been running a service project for a few years now where she donates freethought books to prisoners. It’s to balance out the amount of Christian literature that seems to be prevalent in prisons everywhere.

The prisoners who request and/or receive the freethought books are usually very excited and thankful.

One of them recently sent Leslie a letter, which she shared with me.

http://friendlyatheist.com/2008/03/09/prisoner-receives-atheist-books-read-what-happens-next/

On Terrorism - Retail and Wholesale

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:16:55 GMT

We keep hearing certain words – "democracy" is one, "terrorism" is another -- that are seldom defined. The pretense is that we all know what these words mean. Yet that’s hardly the case.

Here’s how the U.S. State Department defines terrorism: the use of violence or the threat of violence to harm or intimidate civilians for political purposes.

http://uruknet.info/?p=m41850&hd=&size=1&l=e

Wait a minute... this isn't the point of the article, but doesn't that describe the police?

Theocracy Rejected: Former Christian Right Leaders 'Fess up

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 16:14:46 GMT

Frank Schaeffer, John Whitehead and Cal Thomas have repudiated the theocratic movement they once led. Here’s why.

http://www.alternet.org/story/78818/

First impressions of Super Smash Bros. Brawl

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 06:27:49 GMT

Stood in line for the midnight release of SSBM, surrounded by a bunch of complete idiots and assholes, managed to finally get our prepaid game which has been pushed back over and over, time and time, for months and months... got it home, slipped it into the Wii, and...

...goddamn thing don't work.

Huckabee Signed 'USA Today' Ad Backing Idea of Wife as 'Servant'

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Mon, 31 Dec 2007 15:11:50 GMT

Mike Huckabee... signed a full-page ad in USA Today backing the idea of the wife in any marriage serving as a "servant" in relation to her husband.

http://www.editorandpublisher.com/eandp/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1003690055

Family values, anyone? He's already made his statements on equal rights, but you people don't freakin' listen.

What Color Are You?

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Sun, 23 Dec 2007 00:16:11 GMT

Take the Magic: The Gathering 'What Color Are You?' Quiz.

Pointless, I know, but I swore long ago I'd post pointless things like this here.

Check out Huckabee! More insanity.

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Sun, 16 Dec 2007 16:35:25 GMT

Huckabee's cover up for his son's cruel deed reflects his ethics

Two boy scout counselors, 17 year old Clayton Frady and 18 year old David Huckabee, the son of Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee, have admitted to catching a stray dog during their summer session at Camp Pioneer in Hatfield, AR, and hanging the dog by his neck, slitting his throat and stoning him to death.

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2007/12/16/74357/414/311/422763

David Huckabee, a son of Republican presidential candidate Mike Huckabee, was arrested at Little Rock's airport Thursday after a federal X-ray technician detected a loaded Glock pistol in his carry-on luggage.

http://digbysblog.blogspot.com/2007/12/thats-my-boy-by-digby-im-not-big-on.html

It's all right. This is how God wants them to act. By the way, if anyone's not clear on why Huckabee "surged ahead" in straw polls, I'll cover that as well.

President Bush’s Surge Forcing Iraqi Children Into Prostitution

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:18:37 GMT

We already know that our evangelical Christian president’s invasion of Iraq caused the slaughter and displacement of hundreds of thousands of Iraqi Christians, and his surge has worsened the dire humanitarian crisis for the Iraqi people. Digging deeper into the crisis you find that not only are the thousands of Iraqi refugees living in Syria surviving hand to mouth, many are forced to turn to prostitution to survive — and many of them are children.

http://www.crooksandliars.com/2007/12/10/president-bushs-surge-forcing-iraqi-children-into-prostitution/

ROFL

Anti-Gay Boy Scout Leader Arrested.... For Molesting Boys

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:16:26 GMT

Yay! More pseudochristian hypocrisy! When is the populace at large going to realize that nobody authentically believes this stuff and everyone's just smoke screening?

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/07/us/07scoutmaster.html?_r=1&oref=slogin

So, Mr. Pseudochristian... what's your perversion?

Romney’s ‘Faith in America’ Address

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Sat, 08 Dec 2007 13:39:09 GMT

Mitt Romney calls on Americans to refrain from misjudging him because of his Mormon faith. He then adds: "Radical violent Islam seeks to destroy us."

link to article

Of course, this hypocritical bastard says that his faith will have no influence on protecting American freedom and then in the next breath states that he intends to make sure "God" stays in our ~~schools~~ propaganda indoctrination centers.

Fuck Mitt Romney.

Insanity: House votes to criminalize the Internet, 409 to 2

foxsynergy@gmail.com — Fri, 07 Dec 2007 06:03:49 GMT

Before the House vote, which was a lopsided 409 to 2, Rep. Nick Lampson (D-Texas) held a press conference on Capitol Hill with John Walsh, the host of America's Most Wanted and Ernie Allen, head of the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

Not one Democrat opposed the SAFE Act. Two Republicans did: Rep. Ron Paul, the libertarian-leaning presidential candidate from Texas, and Rep. Paul Broun from Georgia.

http://www.news.com/8301-13578_3-9829759-38.html?tag=nefd.top

I just don't have anything I can possibly add to this, nor are there any comments I can make. Excuse me while I throw up forever.