The Kind-Hearted Smart Aleck

As anyone who knows me could confidently state, I'm a major proponent of research, studies, and just science in general. Yes, I'm one of those crazy ones that likes to learn through observing, testing, and reading, as opposed to through ancient books, psychics, and conspiracy theories. In saying all of this, however, there are times when I'll read about a study that will have me shaking my head, rolling my eyes in a manner which would make Linda Blair impressed, and wondering aloud, "Why in the hell was this really necessary?" Such a study was just released by some Bristol University researchers and published in the most recent edition of the journal Alcohol and Alcoholism . What did this "study" showcase? Oh, just the following, as reported by David Freeman of The Huffington Post : - "For the study, researchers at Bristol University took three headshots each of heterosexual students ranging in age from 18 to 30 years: one showing the student so...

Following a showdown like the one we just experienced through the government shutdown, talking heads on the cable news and talk radio like to the play the who-won-and-who-lost game, because I guess everything is a competition in this country and it allows them to fill air-time. Humorously enough, though, while without question, it was the American people who lost more than anyone during this shutdown, amazingly, many in the Tea Party feel they won. So, let me get this straight. The Tea Party shutdown the federal government, cost this country $24 billion, cost many people their jobs, and brought this nation to the brink of an economic-apocalypse, as multiple economists and investors labeled it, yet they somehow came out of this thing smelling like roses? Okay... Not only that, but according to polls, the American people were not at all happy with the shutdown, blamed the House Republicans (led by the Tea Party) more than anyone else, were not in favor of defunding Obamacare which th...

The House GOP has been more worthless than a counterfeit penny. Not only have they voted to repeal Obamacare 40 times with a Democrat-controlled Senate and President Obama still in office, but they've now voted to block funds for ACORN 13 times. ACORN (Association of Community Organizations for Reform Now) is as alive now as Osama bin Laden. The group stopped receiving federal funds in the fall of 2009 and disbanded in early 2010. So, no, ACORN was not somehow responsible for the re-election of Barack Obama (as some conspiracists claim) and it's not in need of having more of its funding blocked, for it hasn't been receiving any for going on 4 years now. While the House GOP is at it, they might as well try passing bills which would defund the following: - Dodo birds - Unicorns - Dinosaurs - Unbiased and reliable cable news channels - Intelligent House Republicans http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/08/05/gop-acorn-defunding_n_3690753.html

Sometimes, Republicans just don't know which fights to pick, do they? Like with trying to repeal Obamacare 37 times and failing all thirty-seven of those times, Kansas Representative and man voted most likely to be the hybrid of a tramp and a KKK member - Tim Huelskamp - said this in response to the Supreme Court's DOMA ruling yesterday: "My response to this will be later this week to file a federal marriage amendment." Recent CNN and Gallup polls have shown that a majority of Americans believe that gay marriages should be recognized by federal law (55% in the CNN poll and 53% in the Gallup poll), yet what did Mr. Huelskamp have to say about this? "A majority of Americans don't like President Obama as president, but he's still the president. What did not happen is what the court and then the folks pushing for [DOMA repeal] hoped would happen: that it would end the debate. The debate is not over." At this current time, 46.4% of Americans appro...