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SPIRIT IN THE SKY
So, I’m on the alert for lightning bolts directed at me right now because I hereby present one Penn Gillette, one of my fave people on Earth, rating the presidential candidates on their friendliness toward — cringe! — atheists.
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I’m not really trying to cause trouble here (oh, alright, yes I am) but a little balance is in order, no?
The Fox News rightists had apoplexy a week and a half ago when President Obama neglected to mention the all-powerful sugar daddy during his annual Thanksgiving message to the nation. Those campaigning to become president and those fortunate — or unfortunate — enough to become one rarely miss an opportunity to thank their sky-dwelling BFF.
Anybody who hopes to become president has to believe in god, still, today, some 300 years after the Age of Enlightenment and nearly 130 years after Neitzsche pronounced, “Gott ist tot” (god is dead.)
Me? I’m looking for the first prez aspirant who, well, doesn’t believe.
There’s your balance.
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WHO’S AMERICA’S BIGGEST LIAR IN 2011?
Hey, PolitiFact, the website that vets political statements and claims, has released its 2011 Lie of the Year Finalists. The lucky contestants include Mitt Romney, Michele Bachmann, Rick Perry, Facebook posters who claimed Republicans have proposed “zero job creation” legislation, and — horrors! — Barack Obama.
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Go there and vote. It’s fun.
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LOOK OVER YONDER
Here’s a good song for your Saturday morning, by Tommy James and the Shondells. It made the charts during that magical summer of 1969.
And just to show what a broad-minded fellow I am, it mentions, um, y’know, that big guy in the sky.
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