September 2010
13 posts
“First rule of politics, kiddo: don’t ever let the truth get in the way of a good story.”
—Nucky Thompson, Boardwalk Empire 1x01 (via fortuneandglory)
“The DEA has led an aggressive national law enforcement effort that results in a marijuana arrest every 38 seconds, propelling the U.S. to become the biggest incarcerator on the planet, housing one out of four of the world’s prisoners. Despite mass arrests, incarceration and the tearing apart of millions of families, the war rages on with no end in sight. … Is there any reason to think that millions more arrests - with costs running into the billions - will win the marijuana war? … Voters should ask themselves: Has the marijuana war, with more than 800,000 arrests each year, worked?”
—Kevin Zeese, Time for California to End the Unwinnable Marijuana War (via fortuneandglory)
Fortune and Glory: Galileo was wrong. →
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Or so says Dr. Robert Sungenis – and he’s a doctor, which means it’s true. Forget the fact that his degrees are not very scientific, this man is well-studied and well-rounded with his B.A. in religion from George Washington University, an M.A. in theology from a “theological seminary”…
“I believe in an America that protects those who are the victims of hate and prejudice. I believe in an America that says you have the right to worship whatever God you have, wherever you want to worship. And I believe in an America that says to the world that we are a loving and generous people and if a bunch of murderers steal your religion from you and use it as their excuse to kill 3,000 souls, then I want to help you get your religion back. And I want to put it at the spot where it was stolen from you.”
—Michael Moore, If the ‘Mosque’ Isn’t Built, This Is No Longer America (via fortuneandglory)
