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One of these things is not like the other … except where they are

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So, Republican Christine O’Donnell is a crackpot because she said that masturbation is lust outside of marriage, and that is equivalent to adultery?

What she actually said was:

“Lust in your heart is committing adultery, and you can’t masturbate without lust.”

Ever heard that part about lust and adultery before?

Sure you have. There is this little book called The Bible. Maybe you’re familiar with it?

“Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not commit adultery:

But I say unto you, That whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.”

— Matthew 5:27-28

Then again, if you only know what you read in the newspapers or hear on the TV, you might have missed that.

Jimmy Carter in Playboy Magazine

Unless you remember the 1976 presidential election, when the Democrat nominee, Jimmy Carter, told Playboy magazine the same thing about lust and adultery:

“The Bible says, ‘Thou shalt not commit adultery.’ Christ said, I tell you that anyone who looks on a woman with lust has in his heart already committed adultery. I’ve looked on a lot of women with lust. I’ve committed adultery in my heart many times…”

Now, Carter did catch a lot of crap about that interview. Part was because he gave the interview to Playboy. Part because of what he said about lust and adultery.

He was the butt of jokes at the time. But, it didn’t cost him the election. It actually helped him in the Bible Belt. The Playboy part didn’t; the Bible quote did.

Will O’Donnell be hurt by the talk about masturbation, lust, and adultery? I don’t know.

Is the media treating her fairly over it?

Well, I haven’t seen any media outlet approach Jimmy Carter for a comment on O’Donnell. That silence says a lot.

Now Democrats are saying don’t elect someone who supports Democrats

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In Alabama’s State Senate district 27, there’s an interesting battle going on.

The Democrat Party nominee is 8-term incumbent, Ted Little.

The Republican Party nominee is Tom Whatley.

What makes this so interesting is that the Democrat is criticizing the Republican by saying he’s really a Democrat.


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It’s not that Ted Little’s ad is making any false claims. As far as I can tell, the ad is true.

But it’s funny to see a Democrat criticizing an opponent … by calling him a Democrat.

Little, the Democrat, is saying don’t vote for the Republican because the Republican supports Democrats and you don’t want someone who supports Democrats winning this election!

This is certainly an interesting political year.

They Make it Too Easy

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The Democrats unveiled their fancy new logo today:

Didn’t take long for me to figure out what it looked like:

Just needs a new slogan to go with it.

“Crap that splatters”, maybe?

Feel free to chime in with your suggestions.

Do you feel older? Well, do ya … Harvey?!?

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While nobody was looking … somebody got old.

Well, not really old. I was his age once.

Harvey is older today. Of course, you’re older today than you were yesterday. It’s just that Harvey is older on the anniversary of his getting older.

I’m saying it’s his birthday.

How old is Harvey? I’ll let him tell you. Or you can figure out my hint.

Anyway, wish Harvey a happy birthday. Because, well, he deserves it.

Obama Is…

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Hat tip to Steve for pointing out what happens when you start typing “Obama is” into Google. Image is the search at 9:20 pm 9-11-10:

International Delete A Koran Day?

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Well, the Wacky Moustache Minister called off International Burn a Koran Day, making a lot of people happy.

But IMAO Reader Laurie dropped me a line with the following intriguing thought:

Is burning a Koran any different than deleting a file of a Koran?

Here is a pdf which includes pages of the Koran:

http://www.muhammadanism.org/Quran/translations_koran.pdf

I downloaded it and deleted it.

Nothing bad happened.

Shame on her for insulting all those peaceful Muslims who threaten to kill people unless their demands are met.

Full pdf versions of the Koran also available in 17 different languages.

So, how’d that whole “Ask A Congressman” thing go?

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One word: Not too good.

Okay, that’s three words. But it describes that whole “Ask A Congressman” thing.

Rep. Mike Rogers (R-AL/3) held a town hall in Phenix City last week, and I asked you to submit questions for me to ask. Only, he wouldn’t take your questions.

While the crowd wasn’t huge, locals had some questions. So, when it was all done, I asked if he had time for some questions from blog readers. Since most of you live outside his district, he declined to take them, beginning to say that his town hall was for the 3rd district. He was polite, but that’s what the answer was. Almost. He didn’t get through it, because someone else interrupted him mid-sentence to shake his hand. So, I didn’t get to remind him that … I live in the 3rd district!

He was up against a timeline, having a scheduled meeting with county officials across town.

His press secretary asked me to send the questions her way. However, there hasn’t been a response.

But, that doesn’t mean he didn’t answer some of the questions. Sort of.

Let’s ignore the silly questions for a minute — Mike Rogers isn’t Thaddeus McCotter and IMAO isn’t Red Eye, after all — and focus on serious questions.

Some asked, about repealing Obamacare. As it turns out, in his remarks, Rep. Rogers did address that. He said the new GOP Congress will try, but he thinks the effort will fail:

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Let’s assume best case scenario, both houses flip. “You’re gonna repeal all this stuff that’s been done in the last two years?”

Well, we’re gonna try, but it, everybody in this room knows that, let’s say, for example, that we put a bill on the floor to repeal the health care reform bill, and we pass it through both chambers. Do you think the president’s gonna sign that new law? No, he’s gonna veto it.

Well, the fact is it takes a two-thirds vote to override a veto. So I want people to have realistic expectations about what can be done, uh, over the next two years.

Best thing is we can stop, we can put the brakes on the spending, because the Congress controls the budget. That’s the best thing that can happen.

There were questions about spending, which he also addressed in those same remarks. Remember that whole “we can put the brakes on the spending” comment?

So, while he didn’t answer questions — heck, he didn’t even let me ask them — he did address the top two topics asked on the blog or sent to me in email.

No, I’m not happy he didn’t take the questions. But, seriously, would you take questions from you? I didn’t think so.

And, despite my displeasure, it’s not like I’m gonna campaign or vote for the guy who’s running against him. I don’t even know who that guy is. I think it’s a guy. Doesn’t matter.

I’m voting for Rogers in November. Again. I voted for him in 2008. And 2006. And 2004. And 2002 (when he first ran for Congress).

Ask a Congressman

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You ever want to ask a Congressman a question? If you’re like lots of people, you don’t ever get a chance.

Well, I’m not offering you the chance to ask your Congressman a question, but you can a Congressman a question.

Rep. Mike Rogers, a Republican from the 3rd District of Alabama, will be about three miles from where I work in Columbus next Monday.

He’s not the Congressman that represents Columbus. For one thing, Columbus is in Georgia. And, Columbus is split between Georgia’s 2nd and 3rd districts. (A Republican represents the 3rd district, but I don’t know why I never hear about any town hall meetings he holds. A Democrat represents the 2nd district, and that’s why exactly he doesn’t hold any town hall meetings. That and people like me asking for questions.)

So, sorry, there’s no chance to ask questions to a Democrat Congressman. But, there’s a Republican Congressman that will answer questions. So, I’m going to be at Congressman Rogers’ meeting next Monday. And I’ll ask my questions. And your questions.

If you want to ask a question of Congressman Rogers, leave it in the comments here.

If you want to submit a questions without leaving it here, email it to me at this address.

Oh, and serious questions are welcome, too.

(UPDATE: We’re accepting questions until Saturday, August 28, 2010)

Microsoft hates America!

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The other day, I ran into a situation with a date field on a Website. Someone who I was telling about the issue (it involved ColdFusion and a valid time value) was inspired to research valid date-time fields in databases. And, as it turns out, Microsoft SQL Server has date limitations.

For instance, you can’t store a date prior to January 1, 1753 in a Microsoft SQL database.
You may ask, why would I want to store a date prior to January 1, 1753 in a database? Well, if your database is on American history, or about great Americans, then you just might need that.

George Washington’s birthday was February 22, 1732 (or, February 11, 1731 O.S.) — which means you can’t store George Washington’s birthday in a Microsoft database!

The Father of our Country! First in war, first in peace, first in the hearts of his countrymen! Our nation’s first president under the Constitution! Microsoft won’t let you store his birthday in their databases? That’s outrageous!

Why does Microsoft hate America?

Correct Me If I’m Wrong

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The government doesn’t get enough money to cover expenses, so Obama wants to jack up the tax rates to increase revenue.

Didn’t Obama JUST finish demonizing insurance companies for using EXACTLY the same argument to justify raising insurance premiums?

Fred Thompson on Soccer

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If you think Frank has a low opinion of professional soccer [apologies for the preceding oxymoron], you should hear what Fred had to say about it.

My favorite line, which starts around the 4 minute mark:

“The part that bothers me the most, I think, deep down inside, is it places the most value on these little guys who are so agile and quick and could do a pirouette on the tip of a steak knife with that ball – which is very cute, and very entertaining, kinda like a juggler at a circus. But, I mean, is this a sport for grown men?”

Your Next Haircut

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Will be at Burd’s Barber Shop in Franklin, North Carolina:

Thanks to IMAO Reader Jon for passing this along. He also adds this note:

He has a sign on his wall that says: “My bookkeeper’s name is Helen Waite. If you need credit, go to Helen Waite.” BTW, there’s no back door. We lure the hippies back there and punch them in the face three ways: hard, fast, and continuously.

“Liberal” Defined

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Someone who’s still angry about slavery 145 years after it ended, but wants you to “get over 9/11”.

It Can’t Be Just Me

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First, I want to say that it irritates me to no end, the effort the media is putting into glamorizing this Fievel Shazam character. Seriously? A smirk, a Bluetooth, and RayBan’s with a glinting sparkle of light reflecting perfectly off the lens? I’ve seen movie posters with less zazz:

He’s a pretty one. They’re gonna love him up good in prison.

But what really bugs me is this other smirky-sunglasses picture that’s floating around.

Every time I see it, I mistake him for Obama.

Come on, check it out side by side and tell me there’s no resemblance:

Frank Missed One

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Feature of the new $100 bill that is.

I was watching the video that explains all the fancy features of the new currency, and there (about 3/4 of the way through) I saw it – the single best line from the Declaration of Independence, clear as day, right over the number:

“That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new Government”

It’s like every $100 bill has a Tea Party commercial printed on it.

Don’t tell Obama.