Pardon My Politics

Pope Benedict XVI is in Washington, D.C. on a mission to energize the U.S. Catholic community. Benedict arrived yesterday, and it’s first visit to the U.S. Earlier today, more than 9,000 people greeted the Pope at a White House ceremony. This evening, Bush will host a birthday party in Benedict’s honor. He’s 81 today.

On his trip over to the U.S., the Pope chose to bluntly address the sex scandal within the Catholic Church, saying he’s deeply ashamed by the action of the pedophile priests. The Pope is also likely to address the U.S.-led war in Iraq and the upcoming presidential election. Read the rest of this entry »

It was not too long ago, when supporting old growth forests meant you were a left wing whacko who liked owls more than people. Of course one has never had owl cut them off in traffic, or believe in the stupidest things imaginable, so maybe one can like owls more. And before that if you supported women’s right to vote, or equal rights for the races you were thought to be a bleeding heart with no common sense, who was out to destroy Read the rest of this entry »

Republican presidential candidate Senator John McCain wants to save you money when you fill up with gas. On Tuesday April 15th he proposed a gas tax holiday which would suspend the federal tax on gasoline from Memorial Day to Labor Day. Read the rest of this entry »

Presidential hopeful Barack Obama’s wife Michelle appeared on the Colbert Report Tuesday April 15t, fending off jokes and songs from Stephen Colbert. The comedian is hosting his show from Philadelphia this week. Read the rest of this entry »

No one wants to believe there is a possibility of mind control being used in the political arena. Have you ever wondered why so many people rally behind a particular political candidate? How are they able to raise millions of dollars to advance their personal agendas? By using a simple technique of total sensory perception, a person can gently persuade an audience into their values and ideas. Read the rest of this entry »