It seems right after our local fight here in Bloomington for the atheists to have the right to say that they too can be good, even without god, that now the city of New York finds itself in the same situation. And who better to remind the citizens of New York of the horrible atrocity that this represents to those of faith than the big man himself, the truest christian of America, the man who lives by the adage “Easier for a camel to fit through the eye of a needle than a rich man to get into heaven” than Sean Hannity?

There’s nothing better than a good gut laugh on a cold day to cheer the soul. And Sean Hannity delivers better on this than any comedian I’ve ever heard. Who else could continue this monotonous culture war as far as he is? With Jeff Hostetler (not the qb, the former indiana rep) no longer available to decry the “War on Christianity”, thank goodness Sean is still around.  It’s funny how those most against the fairness doctrine, and who promote themselves as fair and balanced, throw a hissy fit the day that there’s an atheist ad between the millions of church ads and billboards in NYC. Yes, they certainly lack churches and the right to promote them in NYC.

I was thinking it might be fun for the IDS to sponsor a contest like this at Kilroy’s some Saturday night, but I don’t think there’s enough money in the budget to give out prizes for a 500-way tie for 1st place…

Saying the words “my boy” before stating the name of any male friend: 69 points
Pumping the cologne bottle 10+ times before hitting the bars: 420 points
Saying something that gets posted to the Overheard at IU Facebook group: PEN 15 points

If you can think of anything more douche-tastic, post it in the comments.

I never meet face-to-face with Bloomington’s more radical political entities, however, my car has enjoyed that distinct pleasure. Three times.

I sport a McCain bumper sticker (at least, I try to). But it has been torn off my car twice, and the third reincarnation has been defaced with a sloppily written “fuck” on it. Apparently, the intended message is “fuck” John McCain 08. Who says poetry has to rhyme?

Personally, I prefer it defaced. It doesn’t speak well of the opposition, supposedly rabid defenders of such organizations as the ACLU, who refuse my simple privilege of voicing my support for The Good Senator. Either way, my car now not only tells you who you should vote for, but why.

Peter recently was so kind as to share a clip with us that can only be described as agonizing. So bad was it that it inspired fierce debate as to whether the “McCain Girls” were truly enthusiastic yet shockingly out-of-touch McCain supporters, or undercover libs trying to make all McCain supporers appear shockingly out-of-touch. I think most of us were leaning towards the latter, but it it looks as if this finally exposes them definitively as frauds:

I mean, there’s no way this can be real, right? They really should have quit while they were, umm… ahead.

But even if they’re fakers, it seems they’re still a little sensitive about their weight, appearance and vocal abilities - click here to watch the “lead” McCain girl give a sassy response to their critics.  Interesting to note as further evidence of their insincerity that her potty mouth shoots down my theory that the McCain Girls appeared to be part of a women’s Bible study group, trying to “make a difference” (although I guess they could be members of Jeremiah White’s, James David Manning’s, or Michael Pfleger’s churches, where it’s apparently not so important to “bridleth thy tongue”).

Whaddaya think? Anyone out there still think these ladies are legit? I say BS.

You gotta wonder.

You know that guy’s a Democrat.

Speechless.

A professional golfer is facing charges for killing a hawk. With a golf ball.

PGA Tour golfer Tripp Isenhour was charged with killing a hawk on purpose with a golf shot because it was making noise as he videotaped a TV show
Isenhour was with a film crew for “Shoot Like A Pro” on Dec. 12 at the Grand Cypress Golf course. The 39-year-old golfer, whose real name is John Henry Isenhour III, was charged Monday with cruelty to animals and killing a migratory bird.
According to court documents, Isenhour got upset when a red-shouldered hawk began making noise, forcing another take. He began hitting balls at the bird, then 300 yards away, but gave up.
Isenhour started again when the hawk moved within about 75 yards, Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission officer Brian Baine indicated in a report.

Seems pretty impressive to me, but apparently it’s a crime to hit hawks with golf balls. I’ll have to keep that in mind next time I’m out on the links. The story didn’t say what his punishment would be if convicted. I wonder what you get for killing hawks with golf balls? A simple “Nice shot” and a pat on the back might have been my first inclination.

Golfer Tripp Isenhour shoots a “birdie.”

Hey, I just wanted to send out a thank you to everyone who’s been reading our blog. Here at IU we’re right in the heart of midterm season, which is why we’re not quite as active with blogging right now as we usually are. Next week is probably not looking much better for the blog, due to Spring break. I will be in Croatia for a course I’m taking in the Kelley School of Business called “Emerging Markets,” and I doubt I’ll have much chance to do blog posts there. Probably most of the other bloggers will be doing stuff that prevents them from blogging as much, too. So keep visiting, as we’ll be updating as much as we can, but know that the next week and a half will be a little harder than normal for us to get on the blog.

I’m definitely excited to go to Croatia for Spring break, but I’m a little sad to think of all the fun I’ll be missing here… if there’s one thing we know how to do here in the Red States, it’s par-tay:

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