07 Oct

Parents in prayer death get 6 months in jail

WAUSAU, Wis. (AP) — A central Wisconsin couple who prayed rather than seek medical care for their 11-year-old dying daughter were sentenced Tuesday to six months in jail and 10 years probation in the girl’s death.

Dale and Leilani Neumann could have received up to 25 years in prison for the March 2008 death of Madeline Neumann, who died of an undiagnosed but treatable form of diabetes. They were convicted of second-degree reckless homicide in separate trials earlier this year.

In sentencing the couple, Marathon County Circuit Court Judge Vincent Howard said the Neumanns were “very good people, raising their family who made a bad decision, a reckless decision.”

“God probably works through other people,” Howard told the parents, “some of them doctors.”
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06 Oct

Karl Rove Endorses Creationist Florida Candidate Rubio

Karl Rove came out today in support of Florida’s former state House Speaker Marco Rubio, in his bid to upset Governor Charlie Crist in the election for one of Florida’s Senate seats.

It gives me no pleasure to report that, like almost every Republican politician, Marco Rubio is a creationist — and he wants to see his anti-science dogma taught in public school science classrooms: Rubio: Florida House open to legislative fix on evolution.
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17 Sep

Rachel Maddow on the Crazy Right

Yet again Rachel shows us that the Republicans on the right are lying out of their asses then has a great guest on. Frank Schaeffer does a great job of explaining the right.

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13 Sep

The 9-12 DC Tea Party

A good video from the 9-12 march in DC. The Tea Party people would get more support if they had a real message. This video shows that they don’t really have a unified message and to top it off, they don’t even really know why they are upset.


31 Aug

Creepy Glenn Beck moment

Glenn tries to make a cute little comment and you can almost hear the sound of crickets chirping. When will this guy realize what a tool he is.