http://david.barillari.org Ex Historia, Non Est Salus...Cultural, Social & Politcal Satire Mon, 15 Mar 2010 12:12:26 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Church Sex Abuse Scandal 'Has Now Reached' The Pope: AP NICOLE WINFIELD | 03/12/10 06:24 PM | AP VATICAN CITY — Germany's sex abuse scandal has now reached Pope Benedict XVI: His former archdiocese acknowledged it transferred a suspected pedophile priest while Benedict was in charge and criticism is mounting over a ... http://david.barillari.org/8224 * * * Jim Bunning Gets Cheers At Home In Kentucky ROGER ALFORD | 03/13/10 10:40 PM | AP HEBRON, Ky. — Irascible Republican U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning has been a pariah among his congressional colleagues. Back in the conservative swath of northern Kentucky he calls home, though, he's being heralded as a hero. * * ... http://david.barillari.org/it-may-affect-his-slider * * * * * * The story is here. Special thanks go to Vincenzo Kolchak and Patapsco Jack. --- Image: (Jihad Jane) tolerance.ca via huffingtonpost.com; (King Farouk) Time Magazine cover via thisdayinbadhistory.com; (Terminator 2) via neoseeker.com http://david.barillari.org/from-king-farouk-studios-in-studio-city guardian.co.uk home Badge Michael Tomasky Blog The hand of God You have to hand it, as it were, to Sarah Palin sometimes, no? Last weekend at a pro-life fund-raising event in Ohio, she noted that other people wrote on their hands, too. Notably: God. * * Her wink always reminded me of those post-middleweight fight photographs ... http://david.barillari.org/why-doesnt-that-self-promoting-ignoramus-shut-the-up * * * Hadi Mizban / AP * * * * Khalid Mohammed / AP * * * * Images: via the huffingtonpost.com http://david.barillari.org/sundays-iraqi-elections-bring-out-crowds * * * * * * * * * * * * Here is the story. Images: (Top) Yul Brynner as Ramses in Moses via images.bloguez.com via omurtlak.com; Pyramid via; (Middle)  Wences' man in the Box via povonline.com: Senor Wences' arm and Johnnie 2.bp,blogspot.com via historiasdeiregatecha.blogspor.com: Senor Wences & Johnnie via magicposters.net: Head of Amenhotep III via bbc.co.uk;  (Bottom) Land Rover via vismod.com; ... http://david.barillari.org/huge-head-of-pharaoh-unearthed-in-egypt-bbc-news-headline-3012010 * * * The Rasin Building, also known as the Dancing House or the Fred and Ginger Building, designed by Frank Gehry in Prague, Czech Republic. * * * Frank Gehry's Stata Centeer, M.I.T., Cambridge, MA. * * * Building in Conception, Chile after an 8.8 * * * Images: (Stata) via foxnews.com (Rasin) via architecture-student.com (top caption) via academyofachievement.org http://david.barillari.org/frank-gehry-gives-the-term-visionary-architect-a-whole-new-meaning * * * * Here is the story. http://david.barillari.org/sen-alexander-using-reconciliation-to-pass-health-care-reform-would-%e2%80%98end-the-senate%e2%80%99-thinkprogress-headline-2282010 Do you think Steve favored collecting these during his younger days? * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Here is the story. Images: (Rage For Men) lh4.ggpht.com via menspulpmags.com; (Mars Attacks Card) via runningwithscissors.com; (Man's Life & Men Today) via normansaunders,com (steve in) #1 i.ytimg.com via dipity,com; #3 nvia outragedpatriots.com; #4 Jeff Malet @ maletphoto.com; http://david.barillari.org/i-think-if-we%e2%80%99d-abolished-the-irs-back-when-i-first-advocated-it-he-wouldn%e2%80%99t-have-a-target-for-his-airplane-united-states-house-representative-steve-king-r-ia-quoted-in-think-progress What about birth defects among children born to women who had not had an abortion?  Was it Satan? Or, did God make a mistake? *** THINK PROGRESS.com "By Amanda Terkel at 1:45 pm Virginia lawmaker: Children with disabilities are God’s punishment to women who previously had abortions. Bob Marshall On Thursday, Virginia State Delegate ... http://david.barillari.org/people-actually-elected-this-guy science + religion today * * Feb 19, 2010 What Texas Thinks of Evolution According to a poll conducted by the University of Texas and The Texas Tribune, 30 percent of people in the state believe that humans and dinosaurs lived at the same time, and more than half—51 percent—don’t believe that “human beings, as ... http://david.barillari.org/reason-4867-why-china-is-eating-our-lunch * * When his trusty blackboard had no effect on the audience, Glenn went to Plan B. Sadly, Yin-Yang Yo-Yo only  confused the assembled conservatives more. * * * Image: (Yo-Yo) CSPAN (toy) crystallink.com; (string) expertvillage.com via ehow.com http://david.barillari.org/glenn-beck-attempts-to-explain-economics-at-the-cpac-conference Jesus was 'gay:' Elton John (AFP) – 1 day ago NEW YORK — British pop superstar Elton John stirred controversy in a magazine interview Friday when he claimed that Jesus Christ was "gay." "I think Jesus was a compassionate, super-intelligent gay man who understood human problems," John said in an interview posted on ... http://david.barillari.org/as-guy-grand-was-fond-of-saying-thatll-make-it-hot-for-em * * * * * * Image: (Palin) via article in thinkprogress.com http://david.barillari.org/sarah-comes-out-swingin Texas Tea Party candidate: ‘There are some very good arguments’ that government was involved in 9/11. By Alex Seitz-Wald on Feb 11th, 2010 at 5:43 pm Texas Tea Party candidate: ‘There are some very good arguments’ that government was involved in 9/11. * Debra Medina, a nurse and Tea Party activist running for the ... http://david.barillari.org/a-comment-on-a-tea-party-gubernatorial-candidate-story-from-think-progress-inspired-the-license-plate Vincenzo Kolchak sent the story and his idea for dancing electrons... Speed Limit70Cruise better with SHELL Gasoline With Platformate *** I wondered, "Why stop with electronic freeway signs?"   On a two-lane blacktop somewhere near Modesto... * *** The article is here. Image: (sign) upload.wikimedia.org via commons.wikimedia.org;  (Sears) acgadmin.fry.com via autoclubgroup.com http://david.barillari.org/to-ease-budget-woes-california-might-sell-ads-on-electronic-freeway-signs-sacramento-bee-headline-252010 For a second, I wondered if this were a "When did you stop beating your wife?" question.  Then I noticed it was on THE WALL STREET JOURNAL site. http://david.barillari.org/will-we-ever-again-trust-wall-street-headline-262010 *** 600                         ____________  =  .000001944   308, 630, 470 *** Yet, the media treat this as if it were a mainstream event. http://david.barillari.org/about-600-people-some-from-as-far-as-hawaii-sat-through-sessions-on-how-to-expand-the-movement-kate-zernike-in-the-new-york-times-262009 *** The story is here. Image: (Palin) via grizzlybay.org; (Wallace) foxnews via newsbusters.com http://david.barillari.org/chris-wallace-takes-what-he-can-get *** dpa German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schauble registers his opinion of the Gnomes of Zurich as Chancellor Angela Merkel flinches. "Still," she said resignedly, "It's better than a cowboy neck rub." *** http://david.barillari.org/isolation-is-no-longer-an-option-for-switzerland-der-spiegel-headline