so one day, John McCain walks into a talent agency...

Slashdot | Bill Would Extend Online Obscenity Laws to Blogs, Mailing Lists:

"Senator John McCain has proposed a bill to extend federal obscenity reporting guidelines [CC] [MD] [GC] to all forms of internet communications. Those who fail to report according to guidelines could face fines of up to $300,000 for unreported posts to a blog or mailing list. The EFF was quick to slam the proposal, saying that this was the very definition of 'slippery slope', and citing the idea of 'personal common carrier'."

( my reply? likely to be banned under this bill, so hurry up and report me... )

'nuf said.  That bitch McCain ain't EVER going to get my vote.

Lewis Black: How homophobic do you have to be...

...to have PENGUIN GAYDAR?  (A you-tube bit from Back in Black on the Daily Show)

Gilbert Gottfried knows what to say here...

Slashdot | Texas Lawmaker Wants To Let the Blind Hunt:

IHC Navistar writes with a story from Reuters Oddly Enough. A Texas lawmaker has introduced a measure that would allow blind people to hunt any game that sighted people can currently pursue [CC]. The article notes that the bill may have clear sailing in the hunting-besotted state of Texas. An education outreach person from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department explained it this way: "A blind person can shoot a rifle by mounting an offset pistol scope on the side of the rifle instead of on top. This allows their companion behind them to peer over their shoulder and help them sight it, but the blind person can pull the trigger."

...but I'm gonna say it anyways.

What the FUCK?

Seriously, has there ever been a blind person who felt less of a man not because he was blind specifically, but because he couldn't hold a gun and shoot a living animal simply for the hell of it?  Ever?