From the WP:

Bush told Texas newspaper reporters in a group interview at the White House on Monday that he believes that intelligent design should be taught alongside evolution as competing theories.

Here’s the best bit, though:
Gary L. Bauer, a Christian conservative leader who ran for president against Bush in the 2000 Republican primaries said:

With the president endorsing it, at the very least it makes Americans who have that position more respectable, for lack of a better phrase.

Stephen Bochco’s Over There, a new FX series about soldiers in Iraq, debuted last nite. I was a little disappointed, and not at all bothered by the fact that it’s about a war that’s still going on. What with embedded journalists and cameras on the tips of missiles, I’ve seen all the war footage I need to see.

One thing that really bothered me… The climax of the first episode was a gun fight between insurgents holed up in a mosque and US troops. The insurgents decided to make a frontal assault on a dug-in group of US troops. I thought the real situation is more like Vietnam, where we don’t know who to even shoot anymore. I haven’t heard about many actual battles since the Republican Guard surrendered. But as a viewer, I got to feel the satisfaction of alot of dead Iraqis.

Oh, and another thing: during the show there was an ad for a Black Hawk Down game that takes place in the Somalian capital where so many marines died. Now that’s pretty fucking sick.

In case you haven’t heard, a somewhat popular console/PC game called Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas has come under fire. Some extra content was found in the code and unlocked by a ‘hacker’. The extra bits involved the euphamism of ‘hot coffee’, because in the game as released, you can gain girlfriends around town and then they invite you in their house for coffee. Boom-chicka-wow-wow.

The ESRB today recalled the mature rating on GTA San Andreas and recommended it be relabelled AO (adults only) or pulled from stores until a new version is released, without the ‘objectionable’ content. Amazing what a little sex mini game will do, in this country. Violence to the nines? no problem! Simulated sex? OMG! Protect the kids!

The NRA is pulling out of its plans to host their 2007 convention in Columbus, Ohio after the Columbus City Council enacted a ban on assult rifles. NRA Executive Vice President Wayne LaPierre said,

Hundreds of exhibitors will not fill your halls with the latest guns, outdoor gear and hunting accessories.

Wayne, remind me again why that’s bad…

This is just like the Reverend Wayne’s Pearly Gates burbclave in Snow Crash… but far lower-tech.

A group called Christian Exodus is calling out to conservative Christians across the country to move to South Carolina. There, they will concentrate their rectitude and political power and secede from the US.

I have only one question…

What can I do to help?

They call themselves conservative, but a little perspective is warranted here. The group has a:

distrust of President Bush — they believe he’s been soft on abortion and homosexuality

I’ve always been fascinated by the Red Scare. Partly because of the equating of atheism with communism that led to a popular false dilemma (God-fearing patriot vs. godless pinko). Partly because of the irony. Proponents of the Red Scare criticized communism for, among other things, persecuting dissidents of the incumbent regime (can you say House Un-American Activities Committee?). So here’s a 1961 comic book called Treasure Chest published by the Catholic Guild that had a story titled This Godless Communism. This is pure Red Scare gold. It even has a forward by J. Edgar Hoover.

But did you know that he is an evil fucking bigoted asshole? Check out “I’m Used To It, Already!” on his blog.

Jesse would never have let this happen. Now we gotta pee on the side of the highway this weekend. Lookee…

Bring back Jesse brother!!!! OH YEAH! *crotch chop*