You know what we do for fun at my house? We play Fox News Channel vs. The Kids. By "The Kids", I mean my kids, Mina (5 1/2) and Audrey (2 1/2).
For dinner, I served Baked chicken, broccoli and raspberries.
Mina: I like broccoli. Broccoli makes you smart.
Me: That's true.
Mina: And broccoli makes you walk faster.
Me: That hasn't been proven. Can you back that up with facts?
Mina: It's true.
Me: Why? Because you say it's true? Don't spout your lefty propaganda around here.
Mina: What's "ganda"?
Husband: Next you'll try and tell me carrots have feelings.
Audrey: Carrots are good!
Me: No need for ad hominem attacks here, little missy.
Husband: It's a strawman argument.
Mina: The strawman is in the Wizard of Oz.
Me: Frank Baum was a Communist.
Husband: Pinko Commie, just like the rest of the drive-by media.
Mina: Pink is my favorite color!
Me: Mina, why do you hate America?
Showing posts with label Sean Hannity. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Sean Hannity. Show all posts
Monday, March 19, 2007
Wednesday, March 7, 2007
Nobel Peace Prize
What do (Environment-obsessed) Liberals and (Jesus-obsessed) Conservatives have in common?
Faith.
When someone finds out I am a godless heathen, the first thing out of their mouth is usually, "Why not believe just in case?" Their reasoning is that if I'm right, I've lost nothing and if I'm wrong, then I still get to join their harp and lute band in the sky after I'm dead. When I counter that I've been down that road, and little things like facts and science dictate that I no longer buy it, they tell me to "have faith". For example, faith is supposed to make me overlook evolution ("It's just a theory!" "Scientists can be wrong!").
On the drive home from my parent's house last Friday, I hit some bad weather. It sucked and I was a little freaked out by the horrendous winds and snow. I needed a distraction from my impending doom, so I set my radio to WLS and caught a chunk of the Sean Hannity talk show. I figured I could channel my fear into rage and keep my car on the road.
Sean was discussing global warming and the fact that he doesn't believe we humans are responsible for it ("It's just a theory!" "Scientists can be wrong!"). Then a woman called in and mused that even if global warming is some kind of "cockamamie lefty propaganda designed to hurt capitalism" (to paraphrase Mr. Hannity), shouldn't we err on the side of caution just in case? In essence, shouldn't we have faith that the scientists are correct. Either way, we win by taking an active role in preserving our planet.
Maybe I'm grasping at straws here. It just struck me that both sides are essentially asking the other side to do the same thing: Have faith that the other is right.
Of course, this is coming from someone who neither goes to church nor recycles, so both sides hate me.
At least they can agree on something.
Faith.
When someone finds out I am a godless heathen, the first thing out of their mouth is usually, "Why not believe just in case?" Their reasoning is that if I'm right, I've lost nothing and if I'm wrong, then I still get to join their harp and lute band in the sky after I'm dead. When I counter that I've been down that road, and little things like facts and science dictate that I no longer buy it, they tell me to "have faith". For example, faith is supposed to make me overlook evolution ("It's just a theory!" "Scientists can be wrong!").
On the drive home from my parent's house last Friday, I hit some bad weather. It sucked and I was a little freaked out by the horrendous winds and snow. I needed a distraction from my impending doom, so I set my radio to WLS and caught a chunk of the Sean Hannity talk show. I figured I could channel my fear into rage and keep my car on the road.
Sean was discussing global warming and the fact that he doesn't believe we humans are responsible for it ("It's just a theory!" "Scientists can be wrong!"). Then a woman called in and mused that even if global warming is some kind of "cockamamie lefty propaganda designed to hurt capitalism" (to paraphrase Mr. Hannity), shouldn't we err on the side of caution just in case? In essence, shouldn't we have faith that the scientists are correct. Either way, we win by taking an active role in preserving our planet.
Maybe I'm grasping at straws here. It just struck me that both sides are essentially asking the other side to do the same thing: Have faith that the other is right.
Of course, this is coming from someone who neither goes to church nor recycles, so both sides hate me.
At least they can agree on something.
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