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This newly enacted law, H. 3531, is not \u003Ci\u003Ethat\u003C\/i\u003E bad by itself. I am unaware of what other animals South Carolina prohibits the private possession of, but I am, for once, pleased to see that this law only regulates big cats, which does not include servals, caracals, Asian leopard cats, ect., bears, and great apes. Particularly interesting is that only great apes, not monkeys, are addressed when I often see them lumped into the same category. 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There are no exceptions. The ‘least dangerous’ of the\nbig cat group are cheetahs, snow and clouded leopards, but these are still\nsizable felines that regularly take down large prey in the wild. Their temperament\nand specialist hunting and prey preferences are the only factors that make\nserious attacks uncommon with them, but they should not be owned by ‘just\nanyone’.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times,\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times,\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003EAll bears can be deadly and should be treated as such. As for great\napes, recent legislation probably makes owning one privately today near\nimpossible. Mostly chimps and less often orangutans have been owned as pets in\nthe past; as far as I know gorillas and bonobos haven’t. Chimps are one of the\nmost dangerous ‘exotic pets’ a person can own.\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times,\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times,\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003EI’ll always maintain that anyone that can provide safe and secure care\nfor large, potentially dangerous carnivores and primates should be permitted\nto, although they should be able to prove this. I don’t expect any state to\nentertain the idea that animal care ability, not a USDA license, should be the\ndeciding factor. As is typical, such minimally licensed facilities are exempt. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times,\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times,\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003EThere are, unfortunately, many smaller zoos that shouldn’t have these\nanimals and wonderful private owners that should be allowed. A license, one\nthat a private owner can’t get because the USDA doesn’t regulate pets, does not\nmake these animals less dangerous to the public or the owner or protect their\nwelfare, as the Animal Welfare Act enforces only the bare minimum standard of\ncare. Many facilities have several violations but continue to operate.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times,\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times,\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003EUnfortunately,\nthese laws do not get things exactly right, but the lack of absurdly listed species\nin this ban make me cautiously optimistic; if there \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: \u0026quot;Calibri\u0026quot;,\u0026quot;sans-serif\u0026quot;; mso-ascii-theme-font: minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003Ehas\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003Ci\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-style: normal;\"\u003E to be a ban that reaches North\nCarolina I hope it follows suit. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/i\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times,\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times,\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: small;\"\u003E“Prior to passage of the bill, South Carolina was one of\nonly five states with virtually no laws regarding private possession of\ndangerous wild animals, which has resulted in situations such as a woman who\nwas mauled by a relative’s pet black bear, an 8-year-old boy who was bitten by\nhis family’s pet tiger, and the discovery of a tiger in a filthy, cramped cage\nin a citizen’s front yard – all of which happened in the state of South\nCarolina.”\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: inherit;\"\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-family: Times,\u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;,serif; font-size: small;\"\u003EThe Humane Society’s dumbness knows no bounds as they list a\nbite and filthy cage as a reason to ban something, as though the exact same\ncircumstances haven’t occurred with the accepted traditional pets. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr 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auto;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/c1.staticflickr.com\/3\/2752\/4333040740_c1f09983cc_b.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003Ctr\u003E\u003Ctd class=\"tr-caption\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003EPicture of of a wolf\u003C\/td\u003E\u003C\/tr\u003E\n\u003C\/tbody\u003E\u003C\/table\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nSometimes exotic pet owners are their own worst enemy. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nAlex Komechak is the owner of the\npopular Youtube channel Camelsandfriends. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nShe regularly uploads videos about her\nanimal collection, as well as videos of her wolfdog with click baity titles\nsuch as “\u003Cb\u003EMy Wolf Intends To KILL: A Patience \u0026amp; Intensity UNRIVALED (by all\nothers?\u003C\/b\u003E)” and “\u003Cb\u003EWolf wants INSIDE my house during a storm SO... WOULD YOU LET\nHIM IN\u003C\/b\u003E?” and “\u003Cb\u003EDOBERMAN OR WOLF -- Which one will back down first?\u003C\/b\u003E”…among many\nothers.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nThe first thing that needs to be said\nis that Lorne, the animal in question, is \u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003Enot\u003C\/i\u003E\na wolf, he is an upper-mid content wolfdog, as confirmed by many people in the\nwolfdog community who are familiar with his breeders. Their Facebook page can be found \u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/wolfambassadors\/\"\u003Ehere\u003C\/a\u003E. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nYet her videos constantly are titled\n‘Wolf vs.’ ‘Wolf this’ and ‘Wolves that’. She claims her wolfdog is ‘as pure as\na wolf can get without taking one from the wild’, which is a falsehood. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nKomechak makes money from her videos\nand has asked for and received bountiful donations several times with GoFundMe,\ndespite being a private pet owner, not a charity or animal rescue. She only 'rescues' animals in the same vein as any person who has ever adopted a dog.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;She also regularly receives\ndonations from an Amazon Wishlist, which even included a large cage that cost\nhundreds sent to her. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nContinuing the traffic-baiting trend,\none of Komechak’s latest videos is entitled \u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;\"\u003E“\u003Cb\u003EGirl Survives Wolf Attack - Could YOU remain this\ncalm? (CAUGHT ON CAMERA)\u003C\/b\u003E”.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;\"\u003EWhile there is some aggressive behavior present, the\ncamera has only ‘caught’ the audio; the ‘attack’ is otherwise completely\nabsent. The audio of the ‘attack’ however, does sound pretty severe. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;\"\u003EThe\nVideo\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;\"\u003EKomechak is shown sauntering around her pet while he\nis gnawing on a meaty bone giving clear signals he does not appreciate her\npresence. She tosses a small rock toward him. She approaches him and a large jug can\nbe heard possibly being kicked before Lorne is shown for a quick second\napproaching her. The camera is then shaken and falls as we hear intense\ngrowling and Komechak calmly speaking to the animal while he snarls. As the\ngrowling continues the video ends abruptly. \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;\"\u003EIt’s\nWas An Ant’s Fault\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5565\/14619929771_b2bc95fde5_o.jpg\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" height=\"240\" src=\"https:\/\/c2.staticflickr.com\/6\/5565\/14619929771_b2bc95fde5_o.jpg\" width=\"320\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-fareast-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/b\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;\"\u003EWho’s to blame for Lorne’s outburst? Carnivores can\nbe food aggressive, and we know Lorne does resource-guard as has been shown in\nanother one of Komechak’s videos where she is attempting to train him to\n‘release’ a desired object on command.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;\"\u003EShe claims she must do this to get\nrespect from the animal. Did she provoke this attack which would be in line\nwith not only wolf, but canine behavior in general? No, according to Komechak.\nShe did nothing wrong. She blames \u003Cb\u003Ean ant\u003C\/b\u003E for the whole thing. Below is part of the video's description: \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cblockquote class=\"tr_bq\"\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nLorne was stung by a fire ant and\nre-directed his aggression at me. He grabbed me by my skull, sunk his teeth\ninto me and dragged me into a corner. He had a good grip on me and I was\nbleeding profusely and of course in pain. He would have certainly ended my life\nin a quick second had I not remained calm. \u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nIt would not have been his fault. It would not have been my fault. It was\nmiscommunication.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nHow cold Komechak \u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003Eeven see\u003C\/i\u003E an ant bite (not sting) the wolfdog? Why would she\nconclude that this was the cause despite clear evidence that it was her\ndecision to bother the animal while it was eating, a dangerous mistake as\nconfirmed by multiple experienced wolfdog and wolf owners that I’ve consulted\nwith, seen in the video’s comments and in a wolfdog Facebook group?\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nNot only does Komechak say it’s not her\nfault, not only does she have the audacity to claim this video that depicts bad\npet keeping is “educational”, and not only does she clearly and shamelessly\nfish for views to make money…she also uses it as an opportunity to ego trip.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nCould you remain this calm? If not - DO\nNOT GET A WOLF OR WOLFDOG OR INVOLVE YOURSELVES WITH THEM IN ANY WAY.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nWolves and wolfdogs will challenge you. Unless you can remain as calm as I do\nin this video you will be killed or seriously injured. Ask yourself honestly if\nyou can show no fear and stay calm through this attack. If the answer is no---\nthen wolves and wolfdogs are not for you.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nThis is reality. This is an educational video. This is not meant to demonize\nwolves. I have no fear of Lorne and we were playing again by the end of the\nnight-- no hard feelings. This is a wild animal. An apex predator. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"smallText\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nKomechak wants to direct the viewers’\nattention to the fact that she was calm during the attack so she can present\nherself as a fearless wolf owner with a special ability. In doing this, she\nsuggests that an attack like this is a \u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003Enormal\noccurrence\u003C\/i\u003E for an owner of a wolf or wolfdog and that you should be able to\nhandle a situation like this instead of prevent it in the first place.\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ciframe width=\"320\" height=\"266\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/3PDhrIoxif4\/0.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/3PDhrIoxif4?feature=player_embedded\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nShe claims the wolfdog ‘grabbed her by\nthe skull’, a claim I find suspect given that food aggression should not result\nin such a severe attack, rather an animal would carry out what is called\n‘posturing’, which is a scary-looking bluff (this is information from wolf and\nwolfdog experienced owners). \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nIf Komechak is being truthful about the\nencounter, it reveals the dangerous consequences of misunderstanding animals\nand trusting your own ego over the advice of professionals. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Ch3 class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003EThis\nVideo Is Anything But Educational\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Ch3\u003E\n\n\u003C\/h3\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"smallText\"\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nKomechak has many followers who hang on\nher words and respect her. They view her as a professional, educated, and\nexperienced animal handler. I’ve dealt with many people in the comments who\nthink she is running a legit rescue or owns Lorne as an ‘educational\nambassador’. \u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EShe has zero credentials\nand does no formal presentations. She’s just a well-liked Youtuber with a large\npet collection. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EKomechak actually has ‘canine\nbehaviorist’ listed on her Facebook page as an occupation.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ca href=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vMeoYBJfFyk\/WQe1QIhc0dI\/AAAAAAAAAL0\/lTseLCQu5xwXZcQxvS4LWftU4L8f347mQCLcB\/s1600\/komechak%2B1.png\" imageanchor=\"1\" style=\"margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;\"\u003E\u003Cimg border=\"0\" src=\"https:\/\/1.bp.blogspot.com\/-vMeoYBJfFyk\/WQe1QIhc0dI\/AAAAAAAAAL0\/lTseLCQu5xwXZcQxvS4LWftU4L8f347mQCLcB\/s1600\/komechak%2B1.png\" \/\u003E\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nShe is not a professional behaviorist,\nor even a skilled amateur. When an experienced wolfdog owner commented\ncomplaining of her conduct and alleged deleting of their comments, Komechak had\nthis to say: “I do not have the time to read this other than to say: I do not\nnormally delete comments-- rarely ever.”\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nShe went on to explain how she does not\ndelete comments even though she apparently does not have time to read criticism\nof her animal handling. All ironic considering she uploaded a video\nentitled\u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E“\u003Cb\u003EThink You Want a Wolfdog?\nAbuse \u0026amp; Vanity of the Human Ego\u003C\/b\u003E”. She is obviously not alluding to herself\nwhen speaking of egos. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nKomechak believes her wolfdog is not a\npet.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nIf you think this doesn’t make sense it’s because it doesn’t. Komechak\nowns Lorne and cares for him, but she has multiple videos stating that you\nCAN’T own a wolfdog and that they are not pets. She hammers in that only her\nand perhaps a few special people cannot own, but ‘be the companion of’ a wolf\nor wolfdog. It’s an example of animal mysticism and romanticization.\u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp; \u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nHuman-reared wolves and certainly\nwolfdogs which are essentially a ‘breed in progress’ are not wild animals, all\nthey need is a caretaker that can take on the challenge of doing research and\nproviding proper care. They need to place their ego aside and take advice from\npeople who’ve owned the animals before.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nKomechak has owned ostriches, maras,\nemus, and various livestock, but not wolfdogs. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nHer ego is dangerous for both herself\nand people who own or wish to own wolfdogs.\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\nUnfair legislation is always\nlurking around the corner and her ridiculous video serves to provide evidence\nthat wolfdogs are inherently dangerous instead of misunderstood. Komechak needs\nto admit she made a mistake (as she seems to have done in the comments but the\nvideo's description remains unchanged) and retract the BS about the ant bite\nbefore it’s too late. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"line-height: normal; mso-margin-bottom-alt: auto; mso-margin-top-alt: auto; mso-outline-level: 1;\"\u003E\n\u003Ci\u003EP.S. Komechak has also uploaded a video\nthat click baits, again, with a title that incorrectly states that she will\nexplain what happened with the attack. Instead, she rambles on about how humans\ncommitted a sin for domesticating dogs and she sounds either under the\ninfluence, or mentally unbalanced. \u003C\/i\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-bidi-font-weight: bold; mso-fareast-font-family: \u0026quot;Times New Roman\u0026quot;; mso-font-kerning: 18.0pt;\"\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2947492658580781863\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2017\/05\/attacked-by-pet-wolfdog-youtuber.html#comment-form","title":"9 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mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri;\n mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin;\n mso-fareast-font-family:\"Times New Roman\";\n mso-fareast-theme-font:minor-fareast;\n mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri;\n mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin;}\n\u003C\/style\u003E\n\u003C![endif]--\u003E\n\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nImagine that you are conversing about illnesses with one of\nyour good friends and the subject of disease transmission from pets comes up.\nLast week, you suffered from a debilitating fever that made you stay home from\nwork. Your friend informs you that it is possible to contact certain diseases\nfrom your pet dog. You acknowledge this risk, but at the same time, it would\nnever enter your mind that you would discontinue keeping your best friend just because\nit has the small potential to transmit disease. If such a conversation occurred\nabout your beloved pet, how would you feel? \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nFor various reasons, people do not think pet owners are as\nconnected to their lifestyles as are cat and dog owners. In many cases, exotic pet\nowners are \u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003Emore\u003C\/i\u003E invested in providing\nelaborate care for their animals. \u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003EWith\nthis fact, the bans, judgments, and disrespect that exotic animal owners\nreceive are a double blow. Being lectured by people who could hardly call\nthemselves ‘animal people’ about what pets we should not own, or are allegedly\nincapable of caring for, will obviously not be welcomed. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr \/\u003E\nI can at least vouch\nfor my perspective; the animals that I choose to care for (current and future)\nare extremely important to me, and I design my schedules, vacations (or lack\nthereof), and other common aspects of a person’s life that they do not need to\nconsider and take for granted. Of course, the rewards of such a life are the reasons\nwhy many animal owners take on the challenge, and many cannot imagine being\ndenied the right to do so. \u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"separator\" style=\"clear: both; text-align: center;\"\u003E\n\u003Ciframe allowfullscreen=\"\" class=\"YOUTUBE-iframe-video\" data-thumbnail-src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/DmfQ1GYCusc\/0.jpg\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"266\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DmfQ1GYCusc?feature=player_embedded\" width=\"320\"\u003E\u003C\/iframe\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cb\u003EAttention keepers of animals of any kind.\u003C\/b\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nFrom owners of farm\nanimals to dogs, iguanas, sugar gliders, ants, cats, wolf hybrids, pit bulls, eels,\nwallabies, peacocks, brine shrimp, watusi, Siamese fighting fish, fireflies\nthat you caught at the park during a July 4\u003Csup\u003Eth\u003C\/sup\u003E fireworks festival and\ngarter snakes. Do you support zoos, educational presentations involving animal\ndisplays or class room pets? \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nThe climate of today’s society is rapidly changing. There is\na strong disdain overall for the practice and lifestyle choice of captive\nanimal keeping. Even animals that flourish, mentally and physically, in top of\nthe line zoos and aquariums are not safe from the sentiment that animals long\nto be free and are suffering. \u003Cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003E\u0026nbsp;\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nThe zoos of the past were certainly something to complain\nabout. It was common for animals to be kept in small, barren cages that were\nunappealing to the visitors and denied the captive animals of their basic\nfreedoms and overall health. Animals often succumbed to death early, and basic\nenrichment techniques were not developed. Today, scientific research has led to\nliterature addressing all aspects of proper animal husbandry, offering captive\nanimals a stimulating environment that meets all of their physical and psychological\nneeds. These principals apply to ALL animals, not just the ‘wild’ ones. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nWith that being said, animal ownership has devolved from a\nchoice, right, and way of living to an unstable privilege of a few outside of ‘traditional’\npets, being heavily prone to removal if even a single animal owner whom is not\nrepresentative of the whole, is negligent in their care or actions.. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nMost pet owners are hard workers, have families, and pay\ntaxes too. There are bad zoos, bad pet owners, bad drivers, bad teachers, bad\ndog owners, bad doctors, and bad \u003Ci style=\"mso-bidi-font-style: normal;\"\u003Epeople\u003C\/i\u003E.\nBut don’t ever let an incident involving an animal occur, because if it does,\nthat means something should be banned; whether it be an ‘exotic’ pet, or\n‘bully’ breed type of dog, or reptile. The expectations of certain pet owners\nare staggeringly high. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\nEven more important is the fact that as citizens, our choices\nthat make our lives meaningful are not even taken seriously. How else would you\ndescribe such quick banning of non-lethal animals with insufficient evidence or\nfacts showing that this group of animals is more harmful than those which are\nconventional? These animals that very small numbers of people keep are rarely\neven given the chance to be regulated as they should have been in the first\nplace. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cdiv class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003E\n\u003Cb style=\"mso-bidi-font-weight: normal;\"\u003EBanning pets is not\nlike banning fireworks\u003C\/b\u003E. It’s akin to telling a gardener they can no longer\ngrow plants, or informing a dog owner they can only keep cats because some dogs\nhave killed people. Non-pet owners and domesticated pet owners seem to refuse\nto abide by the philosophy that we should respect people’s differences. Respect\ndoesn’t mean you have to condone something. All pet owners should be able to\nkeep their pet of choice as long as they are not mistreating those them.\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E\n\u0026nbsp;There\nare many reasons why a person may want to keep a non-domesticated animal over a\ndomesticated one (or both). There is no place for judgment on the reason, and\nonly the welfare of the animal and the (possible) impact on the public remain\nvalid concerns. However, it is illogical and unfair to expect better results\nfrom exotic pets over that of traditional pets. Nearly every animal can bite.\nAll pet owning situations may result in a negative occurrence. Respect us and let us live our lives. \u003C\/div\u003E\n\u003Cbr \/\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2847682464106228678\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2017\/04\/the-exotic-pet-ownership-debate-where.html#comment-form","title":"3 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/2847682464106228678"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/2847682464106228678"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2017\/04\/the-exotic-pet-ownership-debate-where.html","title":"The Exotic Pet Ownership Debate: Where Are Our Rights?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Melissa"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/05719251517587569861"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"32","height":"24","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/-x8Uy7ipZFfo\/VJSkxQYu_yI\/AAAAAAAAAG4\/AWudNE9eWxA\/s1600\/*"}}],"media$thumbnail":{"xmlns$media":"http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/","url":"https:\/\/img.youtube.com\/vi\/DmfQ1GYCusc\/default.jpg","height":"72","width":"72"},"thr$total":{"$t":"3"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-7777712641321280143"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-25T17:03:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-25T17:03:09.012-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Administrative"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"An end and a beginning – an intro and an outro"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003EThis is officially the end of Respectful Defiance. Well, not exactly – the blog's not going anywhere; I'm keeping it online and available as an archive for anyone wishing to peruse it, but I shall no longer be posting here.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EI will be keeping comments open however, and will respond to any received.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EI became irked with the title itself for multiple reasons, plus the blog's template has become so hopelessly mangled (by me) that I cannot in good conscience keep using it as it is. And so, I am pleased to introduce you to my new haunt:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Ch4\u003E\u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/preliatorcausa.blogspot.com\/\"\u003EPreliator pro Causa\u003C\/a\u003E\u003C\/h4\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EI hope to see you all migrate there as I have. It's really quite nicer, methinks. =)\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7777712641321280143\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/end-and-beginning-intro-and-outro.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/7777712641321280143"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/7777712641321280143"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/end-and-beginning-intro-and-outro.html","title":"An end and a beginning – an intro and an outro"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-8082056129384039136"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-24T12:00:00.007-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-24T12:00:01.114-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Friday Canine"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Friday Canine: Yellow warning signs"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg title=\"Wolf with captivating yellow eyes\" src=\"http:\/\/img4.imageshack.us\/img4\/620\/072409wolfwithyelloweye.jpg\"\/\u003E\u003Cbr\/\u003E\n\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:85%;\"\u003E(via \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.loriboothroyd.com\/newsletter\/Graphics\/eyesofwolf.jpg\"\u003ECentered Living\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/span\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8082056129384039136\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/friday-canine-yellow-warning-signs.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/8082056129384039136"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/8082056129384039136"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/friday-canine-yellow-warning-signs.html","title":"Friday Canine: Yellow warning signs"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-7758782500938559615"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-23T22:49:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-23T22:49:03.874-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Administrative"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Closin' up shop – soon (hopefully)"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003EI've been debating this for a little while, and I've finally decided that Respectful Defiance is coming at an end. Well, not exactly – I won't close the blog, it will remain open for any and all to read at their leisure, and I'll also allow you to comment if you wish – but meanwhile I'll be setting roots somewhere else.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EI've had a nice run here at RD, but ultimately I've done all the customizing as a noob and now the template is so mercilessly mangled I can't do anything more with it without succumbing to crippling errors. And so, I'm just gonna spawn a new Blogger blog.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EKeep an eye out for a brand-new blog with a fancy Latin name soon. ;)\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7758782500938559615\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/closin-up-shop-soon-hopefully.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/7758782500938559615"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/7758782500938559615"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/closin-up-shop-soon-hopefully.html","title":"Closin' up shop – soon (hopefully)"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-1631887694518807361"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-23T12:17:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-23T12:17:59.946-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stupidity"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"No, Vox, what's absurd is how you continually miss the point as though you can't comprehand basic implications"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003EPerusing Vox Popoli (hell of a misnamed blog if ever there was one) I came across this latest entry where – surprise! – Vox \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/voxday.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/now-theyre-just-getting-absurd.html\"\u003Ecompletely misses the point\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"negative\"\u003EOn the other hand, climate change that isn't happening is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.boston.com\/news\/politics\/politicalintelligence\/2009\/07\/kerry_panel_loo.html\"\u003Eas dangerous as terrorists who aren't attacking\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EMassive crop devastation, melting glaciers, water shortages, millions of displaced people -- all of these will drag the US military into conflict if global climate change goes unchecked, a Senate panel was warned today.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing, convened by Senator John F. Kerry of Massachusetts, focused on what so far has received only modest attention in the climate change debate: the effect it is bound to have on national defense.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\"Addressing the consequences of changes in the Earth's climate is not simply about saving polar bears or preserving the beauty of mountain glaciers,\" retired Navy Vice Adm. Lee F. Gunn, president of the American Security Project, told the panel. \"Climate change is a threat to our national security.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd frankly, even if AGW\/CC was occurring, I don't know if the U.S. military would be up to the challenge of defending the American people from rampaging super-evolved aquatic polar bears anyhow.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EUm ... ever heard of \"civil unrest\", you wanker? And what part of \"millions of displaced people\" doesn't immediately make you think \"massive military involvement to try and uphold stability\"? Seriously?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EVox Day: proving day after day, with increasing obviousness, that even a supposed genius can be a total dumbass.\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1631887694518807361\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/no-vox-whats-absurd-is-how-you.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/1631887694518807361"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/1631887694518807361"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/no-vox-whats-absurd-is-how-you.html","title":"No, Vox, what's absurd is how you continually miss the point as though you can't comprehand basic implications"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-367277120369149537"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-23T10:55:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-23T10:56:23.748-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kookery\/Crankery"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stupidity"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Daily Dose o' Comfort: Man comes from the soil – the proof is we share six common constituents!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003EIt's becoming increasingly hard to read Ray Comfort's daily posts without bursting out in pure derisory laughter. Seriously. The complete absence of any critical thinking or even remote signs of intelligence have me continually baffled – though mostly just amused.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ENow, Comfort examines the Biblical claim that humans were created from the Earth and its soil (always fun, Biblical literalism is). And what's his \"proof\" that mankind was indeed molded from the dirt? That \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/raycomfortfood.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/god-made-man-from-soilare-you-kidding.html\"\u003Ewe share six common elements\u003C\/a\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EJust wait 'til you read it – it's even more mind-boggling.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ERight from the very first paragraph he says something completely stupid and contradictory, and this time I honestly \u003Cem\u003Edid\u003C\/em\u003E let slip an amused guffaw just reading it:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"negative\"\u003EIt was eminent scientist, Stephen Hawking, who said, \"There have been various ideas, but for me the most attractive is that the universe was spontaneously created out of absolutely nothing.\" So it’s not too difficult to take that a step further and believe that it was God who spontaneously created the heavens and the earth.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EUh – what the hell? No, Hawking specifically said \"out of \u003Cu\u003Eabsolutely nothing\u003C\/u\u003E\"! What part of \"from absolutely nothing\" translates into \"Goddidit\"!?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd now, onto Comfort's unique brand of reasoning that allows him to demonstrate how humans come directly from the soil:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cspan id=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"negative\"\u003EBut the Book of Genesis goes on to tell us that God then made man from the soil of the earth. Such a thought seems a scientific impossibility. However, according to Yale university, the elements that make up the soil are:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E1. Potassium, 2. Calcium, 3. Magnesium, 4. Phosphorous, 5. Iron, and 6. Manganese .\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIf God made the human body from the soil, it make sense that both the soil and the body would be made up of the same elements. Let’s then see if these six elements that are present in the soil are also in the human body:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E1. Potassium: \"Potassium plays an important role in smooth muscular and cellular functioning, cardiovascular functioning, muscle contractions, nerve transmission, in conversion of glucose into glycogen and muscle building etc.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E2. Calcium: \"Calcium comes in many forms, and is a whitish substance which is a primary ingredient in things such as chalk, ivory, pearls, and bones. It is known as the fifth most common element in the earth’s crust and is a primary mineral in the human body.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E3. Magnesium: \"Magnesium is essential to the functioning of the human body because it transmits nerve impulses, causes the contraction of muscles and is integral to healthy development of teeth and bones.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E4. Phosphorous: \"Phosphorus is present in bones and teeth and combines with calcium to form calcium phosphate which is the substance which gives the skeleton rigidity. It is also present in every cell in the human body and in the body fluids as well.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E5. Iron: \"Iron is a mineral found in every cell of the body. Iron is considered an essential mineral because it is needed to make part of blood cells.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E6. Manganese: \"Manganese is an essential element to the human body...\"\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIs it then a coincidence that the same six elements that are in the soil are also in the human body? That’s what you have to figure out before death takes you into eternity . . . when your body decomposes and turns back to the soil, from which it came.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ENearly impossible to read that with a straight face, isn't it?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESure, those basic six elements are found both in soil and in the human body. But, um – they're also found in animals. And bugs. And trees. And mountains, plains, rivers and oceans. I'll even bet some distant planets have 'em (though I'm not certain, lacking in astrophysicist degrees as I am). That's because they are incredibly basic elements of nature, elements that constitute most of the known world around us. The fact that we also include them is proof of absolutely nothing, other than that we come from this world and not some strange alternate dimension where potassium, calcium, magnesium, phosphorous, iron and manganese don't exist naturally.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBut that's not the stupidest aspect of his claims. The problem with Comfort's assertions that us containing these six basic elements constitutes proof we come directly from the soil, is that we – and other lifeforms in general – also hold many, many other elements within our bodies. A few seconds of basic biological research will show this. And those are elements \u003Cem\u003Enot\u003C\/em\u003E found in the soil, nor found via combinations of earthen constituents. They are unique to biological tissue and life.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESaying that humans and soil having the same six elements is proof of our Creation is tantamount to claiming the Earth comes from the Sun because they also share common chemical and physical elements. It doesn't necessarily prove anything, though, does it now?\n\n\u003Cp\u003E(I'm also tempted to point out how humans do not return to the soil per se as he claims, instead undergoing very complex processes of decomposition and basically becoming mulch, but that's time wasted, really.)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/367277120369149537\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/daily-dose-o-comfort-man-comes-from.html#comment-form","title":"1 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/367277120369149537"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/367277120369149537"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/daily-dose-o-comfort-man-comes-from.html","title":"Daily Dose o' Comfort: Man comes from the soil – the proof is we share six common constituents!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"1"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-8177196647869173214"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-22T22:41:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-22T22:41:28.652-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Humor"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"\"Just 'cause Science doesn't know everything doesn't mean you can fill in the gaps with whatever fairy tale\""},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003EHe's got a tough accent to decipher (for me anyway), he's bald, and he's the funniest thing I've seen in a long time: Dara O'Briain speaks his mind about homeopathy and \"horseshit peddlers\".\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cobject width=\"480\" height=\"295\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/VIaV8swc-fo\u0026hl=en\u0026fs=1\u0026rel=0\u0026color1=0x2b405b\u0026color2=0x6b8ab6\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/VIaV8swc-fo\u0026hl=en\u0026fs=1\u0026rel=0\u0026color1=0x2b405b\u0026color2=0x6b8ab6\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"480\" height=\"295\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EI want his sack. And a crate of firecrackers.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp class=\"smallText\"\u003E(via \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/pharyngula\/2009\/07\/in_the_name_of_balance.php\"\u003EPharyngula\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8177196647869173214\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/just-cause-science-doesnt-know.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/8177196647869173214"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/8177196647869173214"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/just-cause-science-doesnt-know.html","title":"\"Just 'cause Science doesn't know everything doesn't mean you can fill in the gaps with whatever fairy tale\""}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-5295049400678387598"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-22T22:29:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-22T22:29:27.385-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Weirdness"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Hey, I like Little House on the Prairie, too, but this is a bit overzealous ..."},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003EMinnesota is in a bit of trouble. Take a look at what kind of nutjob is \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/minnesotaindependent.com\/24603\/laura-ingalls-wilder-is-god-and-her-disciple-is-running-for-mayor\"\u003Erunning for governor\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EJohn Charles Wilson announced on Tuesday that he would run for mayor of Minneapolis with the support of his newly founded political party, the Edgertonite National Party. Wilson says part of the reason he is running is to “unseat local officials who condoned police brutality at the [Republican National Convention].” He calls Minneapolis’ current mayor “Raymond Thomas ‘Tear Gas’ Rybak.”\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWilson’s \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.johncharleswilson.name\/About__Biography_.html\"\u003EEdgertonite National Party\u003C\/a\u003E is based on the Lauraist religion, a movement he created that believes Laura Ingalls Wilder is God and that the Lauraist homeland will occupy an area within a 240-mile radius of Minneapolis.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E“A new nation, to be called Edgerton, with its capital at Minneapolis, should be created on the land from approximately Hibbing to Des Moines, and from Fargo to Madison,” says Wilson’s campaign Web site.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ECommunism is the mode of government of said nation, with an abolition of all laws except those necessary for public safety.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWilson has written two books, “The Principles of Lauraism” and “The Conscience of a Communist.”\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E...\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EWilson says he was institutionalized in the early 1980s because of his political and religious beliefs.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ENo. Shit.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp class=\"smallText\"\u003E(via \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/pharyngula\/2009\/07\/o_minnesota.php\"\u003EPharyngula\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5295049400678387598\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/hey-i-like-little-house-on-prairie-too.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/5295049400678387598"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/5295049400678387598"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/hey-i-like-little-house-on-prairie-too.html","title":"Hey, I like \u003Cem\u003ELittle House on the Prairie\u003C\/em\u003E, too, but this is a bit overzealous ..."}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-8900238724304184463"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-22T22:03:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-22T22:09:04.493-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kookery\/Crankery"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Lying for Jesus, with fraudery!"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003ERemember that \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/06\/bible-thumpers-proclamation-for.html\"\u003Eridiculous \"Proclamation of Morality\"\u003C\/a\u003E from godbot Oklahoma rep. Sally Kern? You know, the one that basically pinned the blame for all the evils in America on abortion, porn, homosexuals and a lack of Bible-thumpers? Well, it's gaining momentum as it's collected a few signatures from government officials – or at least, it would be, if it weren't a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.news9.com\/global\/story.asp?s=10757274\"\u003Ecomplete fraud\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003ENow, a new controversy has taken center stage involving The Baptist Messenger, a weekly paper with about 68,000 subscribers put out by the Baptist General Convention of Oklahoma. The publication reprinted the proclamation in its July 16 edition, complete with state seal and a signature by Governor Brad Henry and Secretary of State Susan Savage.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\"It is not anything that the state is sponsoring, so to see it on such an official document that we filed is really surprising,\" Savage said.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESavage's office has to verify the governor's signature on all proclamations and affix the seal. Savage believes the paper took another proclamation signed on July 2 and merged the bottom half with the Kern proclamation.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\"I think it's unfortunate especially when it's something that's potentially controversial to have there be any misrepresentation of the state's official position on it,\" Savage said.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESo Bible-thumpers are trying to pass a dubious Christofascist proclamation for (their screwed-up version of) morality via fraudery and forging government officials' names onto the paper? Yeah, I'm shocked too.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ENow that the story's been blown wide open the godbots are, of course, backpedaling furiously, claiming that it was just a mistake:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EThe paper issued a statement saying, \"the artwork used was from previous editions of the paper and was used without the consent of the governor and secretary of state.\"\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThat's just stupid. So they admit that, on some previous version of the article, they'd purposefully and deliberately Photoshopped the officials' names onto the paper whilst fully knowing they didn't have their consent. Which means ... nothing at all. Other than they flat out lied. Again, how surprising.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBelow is a picture of the actual publication itself, courtesy of Bruce Prescott from \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/mainstreambaptist.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/baptist-messenger-sinks-to-new-low.html\"\u003EMainstream Baptist\u003C\/a\u003E via Ed Brayton:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cspan id=\"fullpost\"\u003E\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cimg title=\"Proclamation of Morality with fake signatures\" src=\"http:\/\/img200.imageshack.us\/img200\/3841\/baptistmessenger.jpg\"\/\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThose names do indeed look so accidental, don't they?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp class=\"smallText\"\u003E(via \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/dispatches\/2009\/07\/baptist_publication_fakes_sign.php\"\u003EDispatches from the Culture Wars\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E\u003C\/span\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/8900238724304184463\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/lying-for-jesus-with-fraudery.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/8900238724304184463"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/8900238724304184463"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/lying-for-jesus-with-fraudery.html","title":"Lying for Jesus, with fraudery!"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-1505093259981594445"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-22T21:02:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-22T21:02:01.178-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Joé's Music"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"New Song: 'Death of Innocence'"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:130%;\"\u003EDeath of Innocence\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\/\u003E\nBy Joé McKen\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cobject width=\"425\" height=\"344\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/qMSuvGAv0hc\u0026hl=en\u0026fs=1\u0026rel=0\u0026color1=0x2b405b\u0026color2=0x6b8ab6\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/qMSuvGAv0hc\u0026hl=en\u0026fs=1\u0026rel=0\u0026color1=0x2b405b\u0026color2=0x6b8ab6\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E'Death of Innocence'\u003Cbr\/\u003E\nComposed by Joé McKen\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EI've been reading some fiction stories around the web (really random stuff), and I came across one in particular that dealt with a rather poignant tragedy of sorts. Basically put, it dealt with a paramedic's attempts to comfort a rape victim. Sounds kinda gloomy, but let it be said it's a very touching story – plus it's written so damn well it really came alive in my imagination.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe story in question: [Warning – very NotSafeForWork, the website is][http:\/\/europe1.yiffstar.com\/?pid=87609] (the scene where the paramedic tries to convince the traumatized victim to board the ambulance with him).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAnd so, it gave me inspiration for a song, just for the fun of it, and this is what I came up with. This is the sort of theme I'd hear in the background if the scene in question (the very first scene in the story linked above) were on film.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E(PS – No comments with furry-hating, 'kay? Let's try and be mature for more than five seconds here. It's just a style, no better or worse than Trekkies or ... any other fandoms. Also, I'm not a furry myself; I just enjoy the art (graphic and written). If you don't like it, sue me.)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDon't forget to view in High Quality!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWritten \u0026 recorded with Sibelius 6.\u003Cbr\/\u003E\nI got the picture off DeviantArt. No copyright infringement intended.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ERate, comment \u0026 enjoy! =)\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1505093259981594445\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/new-song-death-of-innocence.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/1505093259981594445"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/1505093259981594445"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/new-song-death-of-innocence.html","title":"New Song: 'Death of Innocence'"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-1966373259745230742"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-22T14:31:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-22T14:31:12.846-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Joé's Music"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"New Song: 'The Finale'"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cspan style=\"font-size:130%;\"\u003EThe Finale\u003C\/span\u003E\u003Cbr\/\u003E\nBy Joé McKen\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cobject width=\"425\" height=\"344\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/fAReF4Dpky4\u0026hl=en\u0026fs=1\u0026rel=0\u0026color1=0x2b405b\u0026color2=0x6b8ab6\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/fAReF4Dpky4\u0026hl=en\u0026fs=1\u0026rel=0\u0026color1=0x2b405b\u0026color2=0x6b8ab6\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"425\" height=\"344\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\n\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E'The Finale'\u003Cbr\/\u003E\nComposed by Joé McKen\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EDon't forget to view in High Quality!\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EI've been watching a few Sci-Fi films lately (I'm the type that binges) and so I had inspiration for a sort of \"finale\" song, as would play over the ending of an ethereal, mystical climax or such. Kinda hard to explain.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EWritten \u0026 recorded with Sibelius 6.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ERate, comment \u0026 enjoy! =)\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1966373259745230742\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/new-song-finale.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/1966373259745230742"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/1966373259745230742"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/new-song-finale.html","title":"New Song: 'The Finale'"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-5657467198146357933"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-22T11:08:00.002-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-22T11:18:57.653-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Blogs\/Websites"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Freedom of Expression"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Why be so upset over this?"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003EOne of the poisons in society that pisses me off like few others is the oppression that is censorship. You know, someone ordering you (or forcing you) to shut up just because they don't like what you're saying, despite it being your inalienable right to say whatever the fuck you wanna say (as long as it's not overly dangerous or libelous of course – gotta stay legal).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBut this story that's been running along the blogosphere has got me a little perplexed. Basically put, it's a rather popular and \u003Cem\u003Erisqué\u003C\/em\u003E blog (not pornographic or overly brutal, just a little bit of strong language and taunting imagery), \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/girlinshortshorts.blogspot.com\/\"\u003EJust a Girl in Short Shorts Talking About Whatever\u003C\/a\u003E, over which \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/girlinshortshorts.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/end-of-beckys-blog.html\"\u003EBlogger inserted an \"objectionable content\" disclaimer\u003C\/a\u003E for anyone trying to access it. This obviously had the expected result of greatly reducing her flow of visitors.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAs a result, she's now \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/girlinshortshorts.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/au-revoir.html\"\u003Eclosing up shop completely\u003C\/a\u003E, pissed at the thoughtcrime and perceived censorship. And this is what I find to be ... well, silly, really.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003ESome \u003Cstrong\u003Ereaders \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/girlinshortshorts.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/end-of-beckys-blog.html\"\u003Ecomplained to\u003C\/a\u003E Google\u003C\/strong\u003E, and the \u003Cstrong\u003E\u003Cem\u003E“objectionable content”\u003C\/em\u003E splash page\u003C\/strong\u003E was inserted, no doubt by the click of some rather \u003Cstrong\u003Elow-level Google employee—tyranny\u003C\/strong\u003E of the \u003Cstrong\u003Econstable\u003C\/strong\u003E is often much more oppressive than the \u003Cstrong\u003EKing's tyranny.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe \u003Cstrong\u003Eblog\u003C\/strong\u003E, which had remarkably high \u003Cstrong\u003Epage rankings\u003C\/strong\u003E on a number of topics, is disappearing from the \u003Cstrong\u003Esearch engines\u003C\/strong\u003E by the minute--when an entry is not totally scrubbed it is replaced with an \u003Cstrong\u003EObjectionable Content Warning\u003C\/strong\u003E. Besides, I am not going to maintain a blog which is publicly identified and indexed as \u003Cstrong\u003Eobjectionable.\u003C\/strong\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EI may be called an insensitive clod for this (wow, that'd be a first), but really, this is Becky's problem, not Blogger's or society's (meaning that censorship is a societal issue, not an individual one). There is no censorship taking place. She is not being told to shut up, her content is not being deleted (that I know of), and she is not being forced off the Web. All that's going on is that Blogger's placed a warning before entering her site, informing visitors that the blog contains topics that could be offensive to some. It's not exactly screaming \"This is vile stuff, avert yer eyes NOW!\".\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThis seems like a bit of an overreaction to me. I know it's not the most pleasant thing to have one's readership suddenly cut short, but frankly, she brought it upon herself by hosting a blog that along fair conventions can be called \u003Cem\u003Erisqué\u003C\/em\u003E, or even offensive to some. If you want a shitload of people to find you and read you, don't post stuff that's liable to insult them – or to find yourself stuck behind an \"objectionable content\" disclaimer. It's not ideal, but it is reality, so as they say: you just gotta deal with it.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EClosing her blog altogether is far more an act of defeat and submission than \"in your face\". It's certainly not teaching anyone a lesson; it's a blogger that got pissed and left. Nothing more.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe rebellious thing to do, had Becky chosen that route, would've been to keep the blog nonetheless, and if anything, try and spread it as far and wide as possible. Thinking that search engines like Google are the only way a blog is found is ignorant and silly. Include the address wherever you post (forums, comments on other blogs or websites, eMails, whatever). Hell; even better, enter a tirade against Google or those who complained against her. \u003Cem\u003EThat\u003C\/em\u003E, while perhaps a little petty, would've been entertaining. Going away in defeat is just ... sad.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp class=\"smallText\"\u003E(via \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theagitator.com\/2009\/07\/22\/morning-links-220\/\"\u003EThe Agitator\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5657467198146357933\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/why-be-so-upset-over-this.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/5657467198146357933"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/5657467198146357933"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/why-be-so-upset-over-this.html","title":"Why be so upset over this?"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-1930425273747353053"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-22T10:32:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-22T10:32:07.790-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Politics"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"More opaque policies from Obama"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003EPresident Obama is rapidly losing credibility when it comes to his promise for transparency in Washington. Here's yet the latest case: Obama recently met, somewhat secretly, with healthcare industry executives at the White House to discuss the upcoming healthcare changes (and what a joke that's turning out to be). A watchdog group's request for information concerning the meetings \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/latimesblogs.latimes.com\/washington\/2009\/07\/obama-bush-policies.html\"\u003Ehas been denied\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EThe still sort-of new Barack Obama Democratic administration has again adopted yet another policy straight out of the administration of his much-criticized Republican predecessor George W. Bush.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EObama administration officials have rejected a watchdog group's request for a list of healthcare industry executives who've been meeting secretly in the White House with Obama staffers to discuss pending healthcare changes being drafted there and in Congress.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAccording to the Citizens for Ethics and Responsibility in Washington, which is suspicious of the influence of health industry lobbyists and company officers, it received a letter from the Secret Service citing an Obama Justice Dept. directive and denying access to visitor logs under the \"presidential communications privilege.\"\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESound familiar?\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAll too much.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIt's all the more stinging that we aren't being told what's going on with these meetings, considering this is the ailing national healthcare system we're talking about; somehow, I think people have a right to know what's being projected in Washington concerning their healthcare, no?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E*Sigh* President Obama may still be white over black compared to Bush and his cronies, but he's still giving us plenty of reasons to be disappointed. Let's hope he breaks out of this \"do what Bush did\" streak soon.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp class=\"smallText\"\u003E(via \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theagitator.com\/2009\/07\/22\/obama-follows-cheneys-lead-on-transparency\/\"\u003EThe Agitator\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1930425273747353053\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/more-opaque-policies-from-obama.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/1930425273747353053"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/1930425273747353053"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/more-opaque-policies-from-obama.html","title":"More opaque policies from Obama"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-325787049448115522"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-21T20:41:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-21T20:41:52.734-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Random"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Book deals are a dime a dozen these days, it seems"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003EHow else wold you explain the number of books being published by second-rate pseudo-celebrities? First we had Joe the Plumber and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/heres-one-book-you-need-to-stay-away.html\"\u003Ehis silly drivel\u003C\/a\u003E (the title of which still gets a smile out of me every single time), and now gormless wonder Carrie Prejean – the one who lost her no-doubt illustrious position as \u003Cdel\u003EQueen Bimbo\u003C\/del\u003E um, \u003Cem\u003EMiss California\u003C\/em\u003E, for speaking out against gay marriage like a true Conservative hero – is gonna be published as well.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E(AP)  The former Miss California who was stripped of her title last month has a book deal.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ECarrie Prejean will publish a memoir called \"Still Standing.\" Conservative book house Regnery (REG'-nur-ee) Publishing said Monday that it will release the book.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ECan anyone tell me what the hell an airheaded pretty-girl could possibly have to write a memoir about? Memoirs are for old successful types who've had lots of stuff to talk about, not beauty queens who stood on a stage and said something stupid.\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/325787049448115522\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/book-deals-are-dime-dozen-these-days-it.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/325787049448115522"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/325787049448115522"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/book-deals-are-dime-dozen-these-days-it.html","title":"Book deals are a dime a dozen these days, it seems"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-7778589654123979958"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-21T14:20:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-21T16:53:49.824-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Religion"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Stupidity"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Almost-daily Comfort dose o' stupid"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003EI find myself chronicling the stupidity that appears on Ray Comfort's blog so often these days I might as well make it a daily feature by now. I probably get more dumbass quotes from him than from Sarah Palin and Michele Bachmann combined (and that is saying something huge). Today, Comfort reprimands a commenter for not reading (or interpreting) the Bible correctly – and in doing so, merely \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/raycomfortfood.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/did-god-murder-his-son.html\"\u003Eexposes his lack of comprehension of basic English\u003C\/a\u003E. (And his own faulty interpretation of the Bible.)\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"negative\"\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\"Sorry Ray, I do not take my morals from a God who drowns opposing armies in the ocean, killed every living thing on Earth in a global flood, punished humanity for all time for eating a piece of fruit, rained fire and brimstone on entire cities because he didn't like their behavior, killed the first born of an entire nation, and murdered his own son. Thank God he does not exist.\" askegg\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIt seems that you don’t know your Bible. God didn’t \"kill every living thing on earth in a global flood.\" He allowed all the fish, and a family of eight people to be saved.\u003Csup\u003E[1]\u003C\/sup\u003E He didn’t punish humanity \"for all time for eating a piece of fruit.\" Adam was punished for his \"disobedience\" (see Romans 5:19).\u003Csup\u003E[2]\u003C\/sup\u003E If you refuse God’s mercy, you too will be punished for your disobedience, not for Adam’s.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EYou are also wrong when you said that \"God murdered His own Son.\"\u003Csup\u003E[3]\u003C\/sup\u003E\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EHow is it a guy who's never even read the damn thing cover-to-cover (or even a tenth of it) seems to know it better than a freakin' evangelist?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Col\u003E\n\u003Cli\u003ERight, he killed every single lifeform EXCEPT for the fish, and a family of eight. (Along with a single male and female of every species.) That's \u003Cem\u003Eso\u003C\/em\u003E much better, isn't it. It means he just killed about 99.995% of life on Earth, rather than a round 100%. Bless him.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cli\u003EUm – perhaps I'm remembering it incorrectly, but isn't it so that, once Adam had taken that damned (literally) bite from that apple, the \u003Cem\u003Erest of humanity\u003C\/em\u003E had also been cast out of the Garden of Eden to live in this fucked-up world? That sounds fairly much like punishing the whole of mankind to me.\u003C\/li\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cli\u003EYeah, the God who knows everything (including, I presume, the future) sent his beloved son down on Earth, \u003Cem\u003Eknowing\u003C\/em\u003E what we evil humans were gonna do to him (you know, the whole torture and crucifixion thing). Which, as far as logic allows us to tell, pretty much means he \"sent his son to die\", or as a rephrasing might result in, \"he murdered his son\".\u003C\/li\u003E\n\u003C\/ol\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ESigh. And that's just what I can do – imagine an actual Biblical scholar or something can do. (One who isn't brainwashed in apologetics, that is.)\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/7778589654123979958\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/almost-daily-comfort-dose-o-stupid.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/7778589654123979958"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/7778589654123979958"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/almost-daily-comfort-dose-o-stupid.html","title":"Almost-daily Comfort dose o' stupid"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-1437029193428833189"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-21T14:02:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-21T16:48:08.365-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Random"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Damned if you do, damned if you don't"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003EOkay, sorry for ripping off Balko's post title, but really, is there a single wordplay in existence that fits better to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/story\/0,2933,532922,00.html\"\u003Ethis amusing little story\u003C\/a\u003E?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003E\u003Cstrong\u003EMADISON, Wis. —\u003C\/strong\u003E  An Illinois teen knew he was too drunk to drive home after a Dave Matthews Band concert south of Milwaukee. So he fell asleep in his car, only to be awoken by a state trooper.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ETravis Peterson, 19, of Dixon, Ill., said even though he told the officer he was drunk and sleeping it off, the trooper ordered him to leave because the lot was being cleared.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce out of the parking lot, Peterson was arrested for drunken driving. He was subsequently found guilty and ordered to spend 60 days in jail.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EI wonder what Peterson would've told the cop who pulled him over for driving drunk ... \"I TOLD that other cop I was too drunk, but he MADE me drive!\". An odd thing to hear if you're a cop, I'm sure.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAh well, at least the story ended on a pleasant note: he won his appeal and was cleared of all charges. Not like he was guilty of anything, other than following a dumbass cop's orders. More evidence that sometimes, you really should just disobey.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp class=\"smallText\"\u003E(via \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theagitator.com\/2009\/07\/21\/damned-if-you-do-4\/\"\u003EThe Agitator\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/1437029193428833189\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-dont.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/1437029193428833189"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/1437029193428833189"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/damned-if-you-do-damned-if-you-dont.html","title":"Damned if you do, damned if you don't"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-5750647319442370830"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-20T14:24:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-21T16:45:42.023-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Animals"},{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Police Militarization"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Asshole cops and the killings of innocent dogs"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003ERadley Balko has a disturbing and infuriating piece (words that usually describe most of what he writes, anyway) at \u003Cem\u003EThe Daily Beast\u003C\/em\u003E, where he once again focuses on the militarization of police as they keep fucking up raids – and keep \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.thedailybeast.com\/blogs-and-stories\/2009-07-19\/dogs-in-a-deadly-crossfire\/full\/\"\u003Eshooting down innocent and perfectly harmless dogs\u003C\/a\u003E in the process. It's a horrible and disgusting trend that only Balko seems to dare to cover, so very much kudos to him for taking the lead in the matter.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThe piece is long and tormenting, and makes a number of infuriating or otherwise shocking revelations. For example, did you know that dog-killings are increasing every year? That there are 250 to 300 cases reported in the media every single year, with estimates on unreported incidents rising into the thousands? That many of the dogs being killed are breeds as inoffensive as \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theagitator.com\/2008\/12\/20\/dead-dog-tales\/\"\u003EDalmatians\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.newsargus.com\/news\/archives\/2008\/09\/21\/mount_olive_police_shoot_vicious_dog\/\"\u003ELabradors\u003C\/a\u003E, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.newsnet5.com\/home-backup\/16570314\/detail.html\"\u003EBoxers\u003C\/a\u003E and \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.jsonline.com\/news\/milwaukee\/35288314.html\"\u003ESpaniels\u003C\/a\u003E? And that many other dog killings are about \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.godanriver.com\/gdr\/news\/local\/danville_news\/article\/danville_family_grieves_after_they_say_dog_is_shot\/11650\/\"\u003Eminiature Dachshunds\u003C\/a\u003E, or \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.wcpo.com\/news\/local\/story\/Family-Outraged-After-Officer-Shoots-Their-Dog\/s8GbE4dftEigqCUBVDkUzA.cspx\"\u003E5-pound Chihuahuas\u003C\/a\u003E? And, perhaps most importantly of all: that New York is the \u003Cem\u003Eonly\u003C\/em\u003E state to mandate standard courses in dealing with dogs for cops – despite the ASPCA and other organizations' repeated generous offers to train cops themselves?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EAs Balko says in his last words: there's no doubt that sometimes, a cop truly does have to shoot an animal to save himself or bystanders. The problem is that far too often, lethal force is the first option taken, not the last.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp class=\"smallText\"\u003E(via \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theagitator.com\/2009\/07\/20\/puppycide-in-the-daily-beast\/\"\u003EThe Agitator\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5750647319442370830\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/asshole-cops-and-killings-of-innocent.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/5750647319442370830"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/5750647319442370830"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/asshole-cops-and-killings-of-innocent.html","title":"Asshole cops and the killings of innocent dogs"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-5910899351390586088"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-20T14:02:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-21T16:39:18.080-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Interesting Stuff"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Detroit's Beautiful, Horrible Decline"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003EHere is an interesting albeit saddening piece from Time.com where two French photographers strove to \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.time.com\/time\/photogallery\/0,29307,1882089,00.html\"\u003Ecapture the great Motor City's slide into abandonment on film\u003C\/a\u003E. It's surprisingly heavy.\u003C\/p\u003E \n\n\u003Cp class=\"smallText\"\u003E(via \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.theagitator.com\/2009\/07\/20\/morning-links-218\/\"\u003EThe Agitator\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5910899351390586088\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/detroits-beautiful-horrible-decline.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/5910899351390586088"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/5910899351390586088"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/detroits-beautiful-horrible-decline.html","title":"Detroit's Beautiful, Horrible Decline"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-5810761296745351780"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-20T13:41:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-21T16:42:31.197-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Media"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Another Republican thinks Joe the Plumber really should stick to plumbing"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003EMeghan McCain's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com\/the_daily_dish\/2009\/07\/friend-of-the-gays.html\"\u003Eexact words\u003C\/a\u003E:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cblockquote\u003EShortly before McCain sat for this interview, Samuel Wurzelbacher, aka Joe the Plumber, gave an interview to Christianity Today in which he complained about “queers” and declared, “I wouldn’t have them anywhere near my children.” Unprompted, McCain rails against the man her father’s presidential campaign touted as an American everyman and made a showpiece in the weeks before the election. “Joe the Plumber — you can quote me — is a dumbass. He should stick to plumbing.”\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EBut – he's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/voices.washingtonpost.com\/the-trail\/2008\/10\/16\/joe_the_plumber_not_a_licensed.html\"\u003Enot even a plumber\u003C\/a\u003E, remember? Which makes you wonder what he is (\u003Cem\u003Eother\u003C\/em\u003E than a fundamentally stupid and bigoted pseudo-celebrity, that is).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp class=\"smallText\"\u003E(via \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/dispatches\/2009\/07\/dumbass_quote_of_the_day_41.php\"\u003EDispatches from the Culture Wars\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5810761296745351780\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/another-republican-thinks-joe-plumber.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/5810761296745351780"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/5810761296745351780"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/another-republican-thinks-joe-plumber.html","title":"Another Republican thinks Joe the Plumber really should stick to plumbing"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-2823701226312214013"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-20T13:31:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-21T16:41:11.132-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kookery\/Crankery"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"What it sounds like when Glenn Beck is contradicted – and doesn't like it"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003EWarning to listeners of Glenn Beck's show: don't contradict him. He might pull an \u003Cem\u003EO'Reilly\u003C\/em\u003E on your ass and start screaming like a hysterical old lady:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cdiv align=\"center\"\u003E\u003Cobject width=\"480\" height=\"385\"\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/DGeZQrpZbjI\u0026hl=en\u0026fs=1\u0026rel=0\u0026color1=0x006699\u0026color2=0x54abd6\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowFullScreen\" value=\"true\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cparam name=\"allowscriptaccess\" value=\"always\"\u003E\u003C\/param\u003E\u003Cembed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/DGeZQrpZbjI\u0026hl=en\u0026fs=1\u0026rel=0\u0026color1=0x006699\u0026color2=0x54abd6\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" allowscriptaccess=\"always\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"480\" height=\"385\"\u003E\u003C\/embed\u003E\u003C\/object\u003E\u003C\/div\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\"I'm gonna lose my mind today!!\"\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EMoot issue, Glenn ... One needs to \u003Cem\u003Ehave\u003C\/em\u003E a mind to lose it.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp class=\"smallText\"\u003E(via \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/dispatches\/2009\/07\/glenn_beck_goes_apeshit.php\"\u003EDispatches from the Culture Wars\u003C\/a\u003E)\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2823701226312214013\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/what-it-sounds-like-when-glenn-beck-is.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/2823701226312214013"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/2823701226312214013"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/what-it-sounds-like-when-glenn-beck-is.html","title":"What it sounds like when Glenn Beck is contradicted – and doesn't like it"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-3377429524885874474"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-19T16:59:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-21T16:41:11.136-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Kookery\/Crankery"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Stupid Quote of the Day: Comfort and the correct answer"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003EMost of Ray Comfort's \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/raycomfortfood.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/dilemma-again.html\"\u003Elatest post\u003C\/a\u003E is him going on and on about how nothing could've come from nothing (*sigh*), but this little quote is of some amusement for those who can think for a few moments:\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003E\u003Cblockquote class=\"negative\"\u003EI am happy to acknowledge that answers have been given to explain the \"nothing created everything\" dilemma, and I choose to believe that those answers are wrong. There's nothing to refute.\u003C\/blockquote\u003E\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EOnce again, Comfort shows signs that he and logic are simply incompatible on an atomic level. There is no such thing as \"believing\" whether a given answer is right or wrong. It just \u003Cem\u003Eis\u003C\/em\u003E (either right or wrong). And in this particular case, the answers he was given (which I assume run along the lines of \"Atheism doesn't TRY to explain where everything came from so it's a moot dilemma as the origin of the Universe is a totally different field than one's beliefs regarding deities\") were most assuredly \u003Cem\u003Eright\u003C\/em\u003E.\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/3377429524885874474\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/stupid-quote-of-day-comfort-and-correct.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/3377429524885874474"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/3377429524885874474"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/stupid-quote-of-day-comfort-and-correct.html","title":"Stupid Quote of the Day: Comfort and the correct answer"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-5627858529278402790"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-19T02:18:00.001-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-21T16:21:45.962-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Administrative"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"Movin' on up to bigger and better things: TypePad"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003EIt's official: I've decided to create a whole new blog over at \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.typepad.com\/\"\u003ETypePad\u003C\/a\u003E. TypePad offers far more flexibility than I can get with Blogger – not to mention I can finally host my own damned files on their servers\/my site instead of scrambling around to find image hosts, media hosts, etc. – and with just a reasonably small price ($12 a month or so I think?) I can get pretty much anything I ever dreamed of for a blog.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThat's not to say I'm closing Respectful Defiance right here and now, of course. First I need to get myself a job (as soon as I find a good one in the newspaper), and with the starting salary in Québec currently set at a very pleasing $9\/hour (imagine, after only five days I'd already have over $360!), it really shouldn't be all that difficult.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003ERD will continue to operate whilst I get a job and amass the money necessary. Once the new blog is opened and operating, I will then lock this place down for the final time. I'll keep it up and running, but only as an archive as I will not be posting to it (though you will still be able to comment on blog posts if you wish).\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EI'm also planning to change the blog's name for the future blog. \"Respectful Defiance\" just doesn't work as well as I planned it to: it's too long, it's awkwardly similar to a \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/scienceblogs.com\/insolence\/\"\u003Ecertain other blog\u003C\/a\u003E, and it doesn't really seem to fit all that well with the blog content and purpose. The comments are entirely open to suggestions: anyone got any ideas? I'd love to hear 'em. =)\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/5627858529278402790\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/movin-on-up-to-bigger-and-better-things.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/5627858529278402790"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/5627858529278402790"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/movin-on-up-to-bigger-and-better-things.html","title":"Movin' on up to bigger and better things: TypePad"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}},{"id":{"$t":"tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5900253807357761753.post-2982240048294247384"},"published":{"$t":"2009-07-18T12:50:00.000-04:00"},"updated":{"$t":"2009-07-21T16:49:54.932-04:00"},"category":[{"scheme":"http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#","term":"Religion vs. Atheism"}],"title":{"type":"text","$t":"In which PZ Myers has already answered"},"content":{"type":"html","$t":"\u003Cp class=\"lead\"\u003EMariano from Atheism is Dead has \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/atheismisdead.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/atheists-no-god-no-reason-just-whining.html\"\u003Ejust come across\u003C\/a\u003E that pathetic and ironically whiny anti-atheism article from Charlotte Allen from a while back, \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/opinion\/commentary\/la-oe-allen17-2009may17,0,491082.story\"\u003E'Atheists: No God, No Reason, Just Whining'\u003C\/a\u003E. You know, the one where she rants and rants about atheists because she thinks we're ... well, \u003Cem\u003Eboring\u003C\/em\u003E. Makes sense, doesn't it?\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EThankfully, I don't even have to address a nice little rebuttal – PZ \u003Ca href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/news\/opinion\/opinionla\/la-oew-myers22-2009may22,0,1521283.story\"\u003Ebeat me to it\u003C\/a\u003E. Almost two months ago.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIt's a good read – be sure to check it out. And laugh at Mariano for thinking that article is in any way effective in its criticism of atheism. I've yet to find a single piece of writing that doesn't just reinforce my impression that those who spend their time critiquing atheism do so because they either hate-\u003Cem\u003Ehate\u003C\/em\u003E-HATE it ('cuz God told 'em to), (and\/)or because they simply know nothing about it.\u003C\/p\u003E\n\n\u003Cp\u003EIsn't it amusing how Christians and theists continually accuse atheists of ignorantly attacking their ridiculous beliefs when they themselves consistently fail to provide a single logical and rational argument against atheism? Hah ...\u003C\/p\u003E"},"link":[{"rel":"replies","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/feeds\/2982240048294247384\/comments\/default","title":"Post Comments"},{"rel":"replies","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/in-which-pz-myers-has-already-answered.html#comment-form","title":"0 Comments"},{"rel":"edit","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/2982240048294247384"},{"rel":"self","type":"application/atom+xml","href":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/feeds\/5900253807357761753\/posts\/default\/2982240048294247384"},{"rel":"alternate","type":"text/html","href":"http:\/\/respectfuldefiance.blogspot.com\/2009\/07\/in-which-pz-myers-has-already-answered.html","title":"In which PZ Myers has already answered"}],"author":[{"name":{"$t":"Joé McKen"},"uri":{"$t":"http:\/\/www.blogger.com\/profile\/08037015111554209304"},"email":{"$t":"noreply@blogger.com"},"gd$image":{"rel":"http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail","width":"26","height":"32","src":"http:\/\/2.bp.blogspot.com\/_Cvya_L2anog\/TD4bJGopPWI\/AAAAAAAAAGs\/l6UFi_sGJTQ\/S220\/13-07-10+%E2%80%93+Portrait+%5B200%C3%97245%5D.jpg"}}],"thr$total":{"$t":"0"}}]}});