The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

While I refer to myself as an agnostic or a humanist, I still fight for everyone's right to believe as they so choose without governmental persecution. In saying that, however, there are still times I have to chuckle when hearing another talk about their religious beliefs. One example of this is when celebrities thank God for a victory, an opportunity, etc. "First and foremost I have to thank God, the creator, for giving me this opportunity to succeed doing what I love to do." What's funnier yet is how I don't hear anyone else chuckle at such statements. Think about what these celebrities are saying for a moment... "First and foremost I have to thank a man I've never seen before, never heard speak, someone I can't even prove ever existed, yet know he created the world and sent his perfect son to die on the cross for our sins, only to rise from the dead three days later. Anyway, I have to thank him for giving me this opportunity to succeed doing ...

It's been estimated that a child is born every 8 seconds in the United States, and in recent days, a similar statistic could likely be used to estimate the number of Republicans entering the 2016 presidential race. From Ben Carson and Carly Fiorina, to Mike Huckabee and Rand Paul, to Marco Rubio and Ted Cruz, to likely candidates Jeb Bush, Scott Walker, Rick Santorum, Rick Perry, Chris Christie, and beyond, "Which Republicans aren't running for president in 2016?" may soon become an easier question to answer than, "Which Republicans are running for president in 2016?" That'll especially be the case now that five new Republican hopefuls have announced they too will be running for president in the 2016 election: John McClane; Jack Bauer; Rambo; Elmer Fudd; and Walker, Texas Ranger (AKA Cordell Walker). The five presidential hopefuls made their announcements earlier today, in front of dozens of supporters, aired on Fox News. While it'd be impossible to ...

A handful of times every year, I have to roll my eyes at a poll, as I think to myself, "What was the point of that exactly?" That very thing happened just this morning as I read a headline regarding a Reuters poll, which said, "Fictional TV Presidents Are More Popular Than President Barack Obama, Poll Finds." Oh, it just gets better (worse) from there. According to this poll, here's how the presidents' (real or fictional) approval ratings stand at this very moment: David Palmer (from the show 24 ): 89% Jed Bartlet ( The West Wing ): 82% Laura Roslin ( Battlestar Galactica ): 78% Fitzgerald "Fitz" Grant ( Scandal ): 60% Frank Underwood ( House of Cards ): 57% Barack Obama (the actual president): 46% Yeah, based on this poll, expect to see the following headlines from future Reuters polls: - "Animated animals more popular than Congress" - "If he were on the ballot, Santa Claus would be our next president" - ...