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Month: April 2008

Here’s A Way To Locate A Valuable Tool

April 30, 2008Burt Likko 1 Comment

After all, it’s important to have an open mind. It’s important to be willing to evaluate new ideas on their face and not discard them out of hand. Skepticism doesn’t mean that you close your mind to different ideas. So.… Continue Reading →

Antiscience, Bullshit Alert, Really Bad Ideas, Science, Sickness and Health

Nasty Extremist

April 30, 2008Burt Likko 2 Comments

That’s my pro wrestling name. How about you?

Unimportant but Mildly Amusing

Balance Of Power Shifts To The Inside Game

April 30, 2008Burt Likko

It’s official — HRC cannot win without superdelegate support. There are not enough pledgeable delegates left for her to put away the nomination before the convention. She needs both more pledged delegates and superdelegates than BHO now. BHO theoretically could… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, Barack Obama, Domestic Politics, Hillary Rodham Clinton

Paris Vaut Bien Une Messe

April 29, 2008Burt Likko

Yesterday, I ghostwrote an imaginary speech by Barack Obama denouncing Rev. Jeremiah Wright after his way-over-the-top remarks at the National Press Club. I suggested that Senator Obama say: Friends, I heard Rev. Wright yesterday at the National Press Club. I… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, Barack Obama, Domestic Politics, Religion, Scandal

It’s The Sauce

April 29, 2008Burt Likko

I’m likely just a little bit stinky for The Wife. After my mediation today in Century City, I stopped off with my client at Zankou Chicken, the best damn roasted chicken in Los Angeles or anywhere else I’ve ever been… Continue Reading →

Food

Freedom Walkers

April 29, 2008Burt Likko

A question that sometimes people like me get asked is: “Churches do a lot of good works out there. What are atheists doing that is so good in the world?” Another question is, “The past is dead, so why study… Continue Reading →

Atheism, Constitutional Law, Domestic Politics, Government, History

Powerful Object Lesson

April 29, 2008Burt Likko

If you’re like a lot of Americans, you have a lot of of stuff. Stuff you spent a lot of money to acquire. Stuff you use only rarely, if ever. Stuff you probably don’t even t look at all that… Continue Reading →

Link Love, Philosophy

A Little Girl Dies And Exposes An Injustice

April 29, 2008Burt Likko 5 Comments

If I get sick, please don’t pray for me. Instead, get me to a doctor. Don’t do what the obviously very faithful Dale and Leilani Neumann of Weston, Wisconsin (a rural town near Wausau, smack dab in the middle of… Continue Reading →

Antiscience, Crime and Punishment, Law, Religion, Scandal, Wisconsin

Knock

April 29, 2008Burt Likko 2 Comments

Often, opportunity only knocks once. You’ve got to listen, hard, to understand what you’ve been offered, and it’s easy to let the moment pass you by while you weigh alternatives and options. If you’re Barack Obama, you need to find… Continue Reading →

2008 Election, Barack Obama, Domestic Politics, Scandal

My Late April Sunday In Haiku Form

April 28, 2008Burt Likko 2 Comments

Allergy attack! Eight hours of snot in my nose And bad attitude

Sickness and Health

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