Loathsome atheists

Enabled by loathsome "human relations" commission:

... a Pennsylvania-based restaurant ...has been offering a 10 percent discount for individuals who bring in a church bulletin on Sundays.

... Citing this action as discriminatory, John Wolff, a local atheist, filed a complaint with the Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission (PHRC). Now, the restaurant will be forced to offer discounts to any individual who brings in a pamphlet involving religious faith — including atheism.

"Discriminatory"? Sure the restaurant was being discriminatory.  That's its right and no business of the bleeding government.

Note that the PHRC polices human 'relations' rather than human 'rights'.
Note also that the PHRC designates atheism as a "religious faith".  The atheists can't be too happy with that.

The UN’s ‘utterly regrettable’ decision to recognize Palestine

Baird hits out at UN’s decision:

Foreign Minister John Baird said today that Canada was “considering all available next steps”

... Palestinians erupted in wild cheers, hugging each other and honking car horns after the vote of 138 in favour, nine against and 41 abstentions.

... Baird said the resolution will set back any two-state negotiations in the Middle East.

... Israel, the United States, Canada and a handful of other members voted against what they saw as a largely symbolic and counterproductive move by the Palestinians...

  Good show Canada!  Most of the rest of the world ... Booooo!


Update 9 (Nov 30): Defiant Israel approves 3,000 new settlements after UN vote

Benghazi coverup - UN Amb. Susan Rice has a history of political deception

From Rwanda to Benghazi, Susan Rice's Record of Political Cronyism

... Many people on both sides of the political spectrum are well aware of Ms. Rice’s history of political cronyism and her tactic of twisting truth to protect the political fortunes of the administrations in which she has served.

... Ms. Rice stated, in her attempted defense of the Clinton Administration’s inaction in response to the genocide that was taking place in the tiny African Nation of Rwanda in 1994, “If we use the word 'genocide' and are seen as doing nothing, what will be the effect on the November congressional election?"

... It was later revealed that President Clinton, along with Madeline Albright, Anthony Lake, Warren Christopher, and Ms. Rice were all part of a coordinated effort not only to block U.N. action to stop the genocide, but to work behind the scenes to craft public opinion on the issue by removing words such as "genocide" and "ethnic cleansing" from official State Department and CIA memos.

Radical eco-feminista from BC is latest Liberal leadership entrant

Joyce Murray [former BC Environment Minister] enters federal Liberal leadership race:

... called ...for an end to all oilsands pipeline projects to the B.C. coast
...  favours the legalization, regulation and taxation of marijuana
... supports a national carbon tax
... endorses cooperation between "progressive" parties at the riding level to defeat ... Stephen Harper
... vowed that if she becomes prime minister, a minimum of 40 per cent of her cabinet, and the same percentage of appointees to federal boards, agencies and commissions, would be women. 

It's shaping up to be quite a lame contest - with light-weight Justin Trudeau as reputed front runner.  It says volumes about the state of the Liberal Party. Little wonder that Mark Carney declined the invitation to run.

The $50 dollar lesson

(A story from an American citizen that is worth more than a hundred studies on how to end unemployment and welfare)

Recently, while I was working in the flower beds in the front lawn, my neighbors stopped to chat as they returned home from walking their dog. During our friendly conversation, I asked their little girl what she wanted to be when she grows up. She said she wanted to be the President some day. Both of her parents, liberal Democrats, were standing there, so I asked her, “If you were President, what would be the first thing you would do?”

She replied, “I’d give food and houses to all the homeless people.”

Her parents beamed with pride!

“Wow, what a worthy goal!” I said. “But you don’t have to wait until you’re the President to do that!”

“What do you mean?” She asked.

So I told her, “You can come over to my house and mow the lawn, pull weeds, and trim my hedge, and I’ll pay you $50. Then you can go over to the grocery store where the homeless guy hangs out and give him the $50 to use toward food and a new house.”

She thought that over for a few seconds, then she looked me straight in the eye and asked, “Why doesn’t the homeless guy come over and do the work, and you can just pay him the $50?”

I said, “Welcome to the Republican party.”

Her parents have stopped talking to me.

[Shamelessly cribbed from William Gairdner]

ABC science show host equates climate skepticism with pedophilia

Graham Young - Paedophilia, climate science and the ABC:

In today’s Science Show Robyn Williams smears climate change sceptics by comparing scepticism of the IPCC view that the world faces catastrophic climate change because of CO2 emissions with support for paedophilia, use of asbestos to treat asthma, and use of crack cocaine by teenagers....

... The government, via the Australian Research Council is involved in suppressing dissent. 

Williams’ comments are part of an interview he conducted with Stephan Lewandowsky, a professor of psychology who has received over $2 million worth of ARC funding to support his efforts to equate climate change scepticism with mental disorder. ...

... Heads must roll over this, including Williams’. But the problem is obviously more widespread and involves the University of Western Australia, where Lewandowsky holds his chair, the ARC, the ABC, and possibly even the government.

Jo Nova - Skeptics equated to pedophiles ... Time to protest.

Anthony Watts - Climate Ugliness goes nuclear

Lubos Motl - Climate propaganda in Australia

Conservative approach noted as a lesson for the GOP

Glenn Reynolds:

... This kind of outreach, done right, would do more good than amnesty bills.