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Italian Bishop, RNC Chair & Other Hypocrites

There is no shortage of sobering articles about controversy in the Catholic church recently.  Here are a couple worth reading.

Gays shouldn’t be given funerals, argues Italian bishop - PinkPaper  

To Sinead O'Connor, the pope's apology for sex abuse in Ireland seems hollow - washingtonpost.com

The pillars of conservatism in American politics are likewise getting caught "with their pants down."  Here is an example.

Think Progress » RNC spent $1946.25 at sex-themed nightclub Voyeur West Hollywood.

 Once on the ground, FEC filings suggest, Steele travels in style. A February RNC trip to California, for example, included a $9,099 stop at the Beverly Hills Hotel, $6,596 dropped at the nearby Four Seasons, and spent $1,946.25 at Voyeur West Hollywood, a bondage-themed nightclub featuring topless women dancers imitating lesbian sex.  (snip)  RNC communications director Doug Heye explains, “It takes money to make money.”

 

Why Do Anti-Government Tea Partiers Love Government Handouts? « SpeakEasy - MORE hypocrites

Humans Too Stupid to Save Planet, says Lovelock

James Lovelock: Humans are too stupid to prevent climate change | Environment | The Guardian

Today's weather - sandstorms in Beijing, blizzards in the UK in April

 
  

Massive sandstorm over China spotted by NASA satellite

 Interactive: How climate change will affect temperatures around the UK in 2050 | Environment | guardian.co.uk

Michaelangelo's David Returns to Italy After Being on Loan to US

(Thanks to David Beasley)

Tea Partiers on the Dole / Conservative Woodstock / Rightwing Burning Man (actual news stories)

With No Jobs, Plenty of Time for Tea Party - NYTimes.com

They want a smaller government with less social programs, but have no qualms about accepting government money themselves.

"Conservative Woodstock?" Fox News' all-day promotion of anti-Reid tea party rally | Media Matters for America

On March 27, Fox News continued its political activism by aggressively promoting that day's Tea Party Express rally, which targeted for defeat Sen. Harry Reid and other members of Congress who support health care reform. The rally was sponsored by a political action committee run by Republican consultants and headlined by Fox News contributor Sarah Palin, whose speech Fox broadcast live.   (Media Matters)

Tea Partiers To Hold 'Conservative Woodstock' Event In Harry Reid's Hometown | TPMDC

A press release from Tea Party Express boasts of supporters arriving to camp out: "It doesn't get closer to a 'Conservative Woodstock' than this."

A commenter reminds the partiers not to take the brown antacid!  That last article had a subheading about "rightwing Burning Man" yesterday that has been taken down.

t r u t h o u t | Secrets of the Tea Party: The Troubling History of Tea Party Leader Dick Armey

As the Tea Party movement has gained momentum during the last 12 months, it seems few Tea Partiers have caught on to the troubling past of the man at the center of their movement: FreedomWorks chairman, former House Majority Leader and recently-retired lobbyist extraordinaire, Dick Armey. (TruthOut)

Dave Grohl Really Likes His Coffee

Fallout from Lady Gaga "Telephone" Video - Donnie Osmond; Parody

The parody isn't bad!

Donnie Osmond doesn't like the original and wouldn't want his kid to see it, but as a 17 year old commenter said, "I watched it and it didn't make me want to go out and write bad checks or anything."

Donny Osmond Slams Explicit Lady Gaga and Beyonce Video for Telephone 

Received from France: Tea Party Propaganda (2 million views in 10 days)

Best Ever New York Times Tea Bag Cartoon (with Frank Rich Op-Ed)

 Op-Ed Columnist - The Rage Is Not About Health Care - NYTimes.com - very good Frank Rich today

EARTH HOUR Tonight (with poem by Laurence Overmire)