Blind Faith

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This is my first attempt at resurrecting my comic after two years and the joke is based on this story.

Parents question why Ozark police used stun gun on injured son

Excerpted from KY3.com:

By the time officers arrived, the teen was off the 30-foot overpass, lying on the shoulder below along U.S. 65, with no good explanation as to how he got there.

“According to the doctors, all injuries are consistent with a fall,” said his aunt, Samantha.

Mace's dad believes it was just that, a fall, not a jump. The question is why.

“They tested his system. He was clean of drugs and alcohol. We don't know why unless just being in shock and the whole thing in itself caused him to forget everything,” said Hutchinson.

His aunt says he is undergoing major surgery for a broken back and broken heel. While he was lying on the ground, she wonders why Ozark police used an electric stun gun on him up to 19 times.

“I'm not an officer, but i don't see the reason for ‘Tasering’ somebody laying there with a broken back. I don't consider that a threat,”

His dad says the use of the stun gun delayed what would have been immediate surgery by two days.

“The ‘Tasering’ increased his white blood cell count and caused him to have a temperature so they could not go into the operation.”

“He refused to comply with the officers and so the officers had to deploy their Tasers in order to subdue him. He is making incoherent statements; he's also making statements such as, ‘Shoot cops, kill cops,’ things like that. So there was cause for concern to the officers,” said Ozark Police Capt. Thomas Rousset.

Police say although there are several unanswered questions; the reason for the use of a stun gun is not one of them.

“It's a big concern for the officers to keep this guy out of traffic, to keep him from getting hurt,” said Rousset.

Ok, where do I start?

1. He was reported on top of a 30 ft overpass and when they get there he is below it lying on the ground. Gee, I wonder how he got there, an elevator perhaps?

2. He is obviously underage.

3. He isn't moving, most likely because (and I am no Adrian Monk or Sherlock Holmes but I'm guessing) he fell!!!

4. They wanted him to move away from traffic so he doesn't hurt himself.

Ok... So why the fuck did you tase him not once, but nineteen times?!?

Oh because he supposedly said "shoot police" and "kill cops"? You no what that sounds like to me? Bullshit. Only in the Ozarks.

I hope his family sues them into oblivion.

Ted "The Incredible Hulk" Stevens Indicted

Excerpted from the New York Times:

Veteran Republican U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens was charged on Tuesday with concealing more than $250,000 worth of gifts, including home renovations, that he received from an Alaska oil services company, the Justice Department said.

The Alaska politician, who has served 40 years in the Senate, was charged in a federal grand jury indictment with seven counts of making false statements on his Senate financial disclosure forms from 2001 to 2006, the department said.

Stevens denied the charges but said he stepped down as required by party rules as top Republican on the Democratic-led Commerce Committee, Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense and Homeland Security subcommittee on Disaster Recovery. He gave no indication he planned to resign from the Senate.

"I am innocent of these charges and intend to prove that," Stevens said in a statement.

Of course those of you who have been paying attention saw this coming months ago...

Douche Bag of the Week: Michael Weiner Savage

Rightwing Radio shock jocks are not exactly known to be anything other than douche bags, but this outburst is a new level ofdouchbagery.

"Now, you want me to tell you my opinion on autism? ... A fraud, a racket."

[snip]

"Now, the illness du jour is autism. You know what autism is? I'll tell you what autism is. In 99 percent of the cases, it's a brat who hasn't been told to cut the act out. That's what autism is.

What do you mean they scream and they're silent? They don't have a father around to tell them, 'Don't act like a moron. You'll get nowhere in life. Stop acting like a putz. Straighten up. Act like a man. Don't sit there crying and screaming, idiot.'"

Perhaps Mr. Savage needs to actually work with autistic children sometime. What's funny is how he goes on to talk about his father and how he would tell him if he was being an idot. My question to Mr. Savage: "Where is your father now when you obviously need him the most"?

Patriotic answer to $4-a-gallon gas: Drive less, and slow down

Excerpted from Yahoo News:

The main force reducing mileage is air drag, says Dr. Greene. The faster you go, the greater the drag. Drag forces increase exponentially, so doubling your speed from 40 to 80 increases drag fourfold.

It makes a huge difference, for at 80 m.p.h. your car pushes against wind with the force of a hurricane.

Consumer Reports tested the effect of higher speeds on gas mileage. David Champion, director of auto testing, found that boosting the highway speed of a 2006 Toyota Camry cut gasoline mileage dramatically:

•55 m.p.h. – 40.3 miles per gallon

•65 m.p.h. – 34.9 miles per gallon

•75 m.p.h. – 29.8 miles per gallon

On a hypothetical 1,900-mile round trip from New York City to Disney World in Florida, the Camry would use 47 gallons of gas at 55 m.p.h.. But at 75 m.p.h., it would burn nearly 64 gallons – a $70 difference.

Tell that to the pushy raised pick-up trucks with yellow ribbon magnets that try to run me off the road on a near daily basis.

Amonia on Mars?

Excerpted from BBC News:

Ammonia may have been found in Mars' atmosphere which some scientists say could indicate life on the Red Planet.

Researchers say its spectral signature has been tentatively detected by sensors on board the European Space Agency's orbiting Mars Express craft.

Ammonia survives for only a short time in the Martian atmosphere so if it really does exist it must be getting constantly replenished.

There are two possible sources: either active volcanoes, none of which have been found yet on Mars, or microbes.

I sure hope they find microbes just because I would like to see how the creationists would explain that one.

I couldn't help but notice...

...that for some reason conservatives are Freeping my Presidential poll. So, are you boys learning anything from my site or are you just vainly manipulating a poll of a website that damn near no one looks at.

Silly troglodytes, unscientific polls are for kids.

John McCain's Gorilla Rape Joke

Wow... but did you hear that Obama doesn't wear a flag lapel pin? Now that's real news.

Republican Billboard: "Please Don't Vote for a Democrat"

Ummm... I don't get it. How could a national emergency be handled any worse than this?



Yeah, a Democrat might not have the steely resolve to finish a photo-op during the next terrorist attack.

Bless his little heart.

"You know, God bless him, bless his heart, president of the United States, a total failure, losing all credibility with the American people on the economy, on the war, on energy, you name the subject..."

--Nancy Pelosi

Ha ha.

Ballot Measure to Name Sewer Plant in San Francisco after George W. Bush

Excerpted from The UK Independent:

Some presidents get carved into Mt Rushmore; others have airports, motorways, and even entire cities named in their honour. But when George Bush leaves office, his most visible memorial may be a mouldering patch of human effluent.

In November, alongside casting their ballot for the next president, the people of San Francisco will also vote on a measure to rename one of the city's largest sewage works the George W Bush Sewage Plant, to provide a "fitting monument" to the outgoing commander-in-chief's achievements.

I hope this passes.

Right Wing Wackoes Panties in Bunch over Pixar's WALL-E

Excerpted from Think Progress:

Shannen Coffin: From the first moment of the film, my kids were bombarded with leftist propaganda about the evils of mankind. It’s a shame, too, because the robot had promise. The story was just awful, however.

Greg Pollowitz: It was like a 90-minute lecture on the dangers of over consumption, big corporations, and the destruction of the environment. … Much to Disney’s chagrin, I will do my part to avoid future environmental armageddon by boycotting any and all WALL-E merchandise and I hope others join my crusade.

Glenn Beck: I can’t wait to teach my kids how we’ve destroyed the Earth. … Pixar is teaching. I can’t wait. You know if your kid has ever come home and said, “Dad, how come we use so much styrofoam,” oh, this is the movie for you.

Dirty Harry: Have we lost Pixar? Have we lost the wonderful studio who brought us The Incredibles and Ratatouille to Bush Derangement Syndrome? Here you have a winning streak going back ten-years, enormous amounts of public goodwill, equal amounts of credibility as serious storytellers, and they stop things cold, yanking you out of the story with the liberal nonsense. Quite a disappointment.

Jonah Goldberg: I agree with the charges of hypocrisy. I agree that the Malthusian fear mongering was annoying.

This is for my buddy Stan, who I was trying to explain this to last night. Not that he cares or anything.

Telecom Immunity Treason Bill is passed.

Excerpted from Salon:

The Democratic-led Congress this afternoon voted to put an end to the NSA spying scandal, as the Senate approved a bill -- approved last week by the House -- to immunize lawbreaking telecoms, terminate all pending lawsuits against them, and vest whole new warrantless eavesdropping powers in the President. The vote in favor of the new FISA bill was 69-28. Barack Obama joined every Senate Republican (and every House Republican other than one) by voting in favor of it, while his now-vanquished primary rival, Sen. Hillary Clinton, voted against it. John McCain wasn't present for any of the votes, but shared Obama's support for the bill. The bill will now be sent to an extremely happy George Bush, who already announced that he enthusiastically supports it, and he will sign it into law very shortly.

And all this time I had the Audacity of Hope that you would do the right thing and support the Fourth Amendment. Looks like I voted for the wrong contestant in the primaries. Still, I won't be a douche like the troll on my site and cut off my nose and vote for McSame, but my opinion of you is dwindling... much like our civil liberties.

McCain on Social Security

Yeah, I would like to give you some straight talk John. The Social Security system has always been a pay as you go system, that is always how it has worked and it is one of the most popular social programs ever created. That said, you have priorly stated we should privatize the system and that is no doubt your plan, though you are quick to deny it. I mean, Privatization has worked so well with the California energy crisis and the Walter Reed Veteran's Hospital. And speaking of Walter Reid, do you know who made out from this privatization dick move? You guessed it... Haliburton.

And if these two examples have proved that privatization doesn't work to lower prices for the consumer/tax payer, nor does it provide a more reliable system, then what the fuck are you doing trying to adhere time tested failed policy to Social Security?

I'm working on a new Animation...

I have been working hard to put out another cartoon since I haven't completed one since Republican Lite. You will notice the characters are drawn much better this time around.

The Metaphysics of Media

Just randomly caught my eye while scanning Youtube.

John McCain: "I hate the bloggers."

Expressing his frustration grasping the inherrent democratic nature of the Internets...

NBRA Billboard claims MLK Jr. was a Republican

No, seriously... This is not satire. Funny thing is Martin Luther King's opinion of the Republican Party is clear in his autobiography...

The Republican Party geared its appeal and program to racism, reaction, and extremism,"

Of course evidence is not a pre-requisite for Republican front groups, and the Florida Republican Party has predictably declined to comment on the billboards.

Of course underhanded tactics like this should not surprise anyone because they have done this before.