I Believe: The Lie and Delusion of the LDS “Big Step”
01 hour ago
The LDS Church’s “Big Step” yesterday was nothing more than a well crafted, sugar coated move to legalize bigotry and discrimination; you know, as long as you sprinkle enough Jesus on your hate. This is poison. This is bad, and the number of people jumping on the Kool-Aid train is not only startling, it’s mind mindbogglingly worse.
Beliefs are tricky. I believe that the LDS Church should pay taxes. I believe that my pals on the left that think something amazing happened yesterday, need to catch the shuttle out of Stepford, and settle into some serious rational, intellectual thinking; casting aside the feel good fiction they’re helping to manufacture.
From the Huffington Post:
The new Mormon position is like that candy with a razor blade inside that your mom warned you about on Halloween. While calling for LGBTQ people to be protected from those who hate them for non-religious reasons (and who are those people, anyway?), they have hidden their real agenda, which is to legalize such discrimination by anyone who claims their prejudice is backed by faith.
I believe that the Republican dumbing down of America was engineered for exactly this kind of thing – an ignorant population, blissfully cheering their own repression, ’cause the pretty talk sounds like nice words, even if they don’t know what the words mean anymore.
I believe that using the Oxford comma is what separates us from the animals.
221 The LEFT Show – I Just Don’t Get It
03 days ago
I’m having a rough time keeping my energy up, but I was rescued this week by Taylor, Bob, and Kristal Starr Nelson from the Hello Sweetie Podcast. We cover all the things we normally do, including President Obama’s State of the Union address, more wackiness from the Gun Nut Lobby, another insane Cop Murders Unarmed Black American, and the most insane video of white privilege you’ve ever seem (heard).
All this, and, oh, so much more! Clean your poopers, folks! It’s time for The LEFT Show!
The LEFT Show LINKS
SCIENCE!
NASA Has Released The Largest Picture Ever Taken And It Will Shake Up Your Universe http://bit.ly/1EjSaXI
Here’s A Spider So Awful You’ll Wish It Would Only Bite You To Death http://bit.ly/1EjSWE8
New Planet: Another Earth Discovered by Scientists http://bit.ly/1EjU7U5
PROs AND CONS OF GUN CULTURE
5-year-old boy finds gun, shoots baby brother in head http://bit.ly/1EjSo0X
Video Shows Black Man “With His Hands Raised” Shot To Death http://bit.ly/1EjSq97
Black Man Lawfully Carrying Gun Gets Pummeled by White Vigilante at Walmart http://bit.ly/1EjStSt
STATE OF THE UNION
Amazing – Democrats won 20 million more votes and lost http://bit.ly/1EjSQwd
Top 12 Funniest Tweets In Response To Moronic GOP State Of The Union Rebuttal http://bit.ly/1EjSGF7
The Ted Cruz video response to the State of the Union he wishes never got out (VIDEO) http://bit.ly/1EjTYjA
REPUBLICAN STUFF
GOP Deletes ‘Civil Rights And Human Rights’ From Subcommittee’s Name http://bit.ly/1EjTAS3
Paris Plans To Sue Fox News For Insulting The City http://huff.to/1EjTFVQ
Iran Sanctions Supporters Don’t Want To Improve Nuclear Talks. http://huff.to/1EjUjTc
City Wifi: Fast, Cheap, and No You Can’t Have It City Wifi: Fast, Cheap, and No You Can’t Have It
PALATE CLEANSERS
The verdict is in: Rick Springfield not guilty http://bit.ly/1EjUM7O
Feminist Queen Elizabeth II Gave Saudi Arabia’s King a Lesson http://bit.ly/1EjUMVn
2015 Salt Lake Comic Con FanX Panel Schedule!
03 days ago
This is where you can find your favorite DefenMedia folks at the Comic Con FanX! Drop in! Say Hi! Win love and affection (and possibly prizes)!
Thursday, January 29
JM Bell
Ten Years of Supernatural :: Ballroom B – 5:30 pm
Robert J. Defendi
What We Know About Star Wars: The Force Awakens :: Room 250A – 6:00 pm
Melissa Merlot
Nerdy Girls and the Rise of Girl Power :: Ballroom A – 5:30 pm
Better Endings for Disappointing Movies (18+) :: Room 151G – 7:30 pm
Taylor Hunsaker
Awesome Villains Across Film, Television, Comics, and Gaming :: Room 151G – 4:30 pm
Friday, January 30
JC Carter
The Best of Doctor Who :: Ballroom B – 11:30 am
I’m Hooked on a Feeling: How Marvel Turned Guardians Into the Surprise Blockbuster of 2014 :: Room 250A – 8:00 pm
JM Bell
Remain as You Were – The Hero and the Status Quo, Villain as Progressive :: Room 150G – 12:00 pm
Robert Easton
Shakespeare and Fantasy: Once More Into the Breach :: Ballroom A – 2:30 pm
I’m Hooked on a Feeling: How Marvel Turned Guardians Into the Surprise Blockbuster of 2014 :: Room 250A – 8:00 pm
Robert J. Defendi
I’m Hooked on a Feeling: How Marvel Turned Guardians Into the Surprise Blockbuster of 2014 :: Room 250A – 8:00 pm
Melissa Merlot
“She Turned Me Into a Newt!” Monty Python’s Holy Grail Turns 40 :: Ballroom B – 12:30 pm
Fairy Tales From The Dark Side :: Room 151G – 1:30 pm
Taylor Hunsaker
The Stuff of Nightmares: Why Kids Love to be Scared :: Ballroom A – 5:30 pm
Good Movies, Bad Descriptions (18+) :: Ballroom B – 7:30 pm
Saturday, January 31
JC Carter
Marvel Cinematic Universe: Phase 3 :: Ballroom A – 5:30 pm
JM Bell
Comic Books on Television – DC :: Ballroom B – 1:30 pm
Gender in Comic Books – Is There a Double Standard? :: Room 250A – 6:00 pm
Robert Easton
The State of the Marvel Universe :: Ballroom B – 11:30 am
The Muppets: Why They Still Matter to Lovers, Dreamers, and Me :: Room 250A – 3:00 pm
Superhero Spotlight: Why Spider-Man is Amazing :: Ballroom A – 7:30 pm
Robert J. Defendi
Movie Monster Armageddon: Witches vs. Werewolves vs. Vampires :: Ballroom C – 12:00 pm
The Hobbit Trilogy: Post Mortem :: Room 151G – 5:30 pm
Telling Stories in RPGs :: Room 150G – 7:00 pm
Taylor Hunsaker
Geek Fashion is Finally Cool! :: Ballroom A – 3:30 pm
Don’t Go There: Forbidden Con Topics (18+) :: Room 151G – 7:30 pm
Aaron Burton
Positive Psychology of Fandom :: Room 150G – 12:00pm
220 The LEFT Show – It Might Be Manstration
01 week ago
This episode has JM Bell, JC Carter, Ultimate Bob, and Melissa Merlot. We cover the results of Fat Camp 2, talk about the re-launch of Podcast Phil with new, Forrest flavored information, and all the goofy ass news you may, or may not, have heard of this last week.
THE LEFT SHOW LINKS
FATCAMP2 – THE RETURN OF PODCAST PHIL
Fans say goodbye to Paris on the Platte http://dpo.st/1EdM4oS
LET’S RELIGION, SHALL WE?
Christian Woman ‘Outraged’ By Satanic School Bus Lights, Compares Them To Swastikashttp://bit.ly/17Xnzll
Satanists victorious in wild scheme to disrupt Florida school district’s Bible planhttp://bit.ly/17XnNJm
Rush Limbaugh Gives Pope Frank A Piece Of His Mind http://bit.ly/17XnLB7
LOUIE GOHMERT GOHMERT OF THE WEEK
America’s Dumbest Congressman praises Egyptian dictator, still thinks Obama Muslimhttp://bit.ly/17XnEp4
THIS WEEK’S MEDICAL MUCK-ABOUT
VIDEO – Should Children See These Dancing Cartoon Genitals? http://voc.tv/17Xo2Ec
3 Medical Conditions That Bacon Can Cure http://bit.ly/1IXAr6e
THIS WEEK IN HATE
Russia says drivers must not have ‘sex disorders’ http://bbc.in/17Xo8M5
Sheriffs Demand Obama’s Lynching At DC Protest While Leader Meets With GOPhttp://bit.ly/17Xo6np
Open Carry Texas Plans Armed Rally To ‘Educate’ Police. No, Reallyhttp://bit.ly/17Xoan0
Officer Who Raped Teen in “Explorer Program” Gets Insultingly Low Sentencehttp://bit.ly/17Xobr3
THIS WEEK’s POLITICAL RE-PREVIEW
How campaigns are courting 16-year-olds http://politi.co/17XnT3H
Supreme Court Agrees To Hear Same-Sex Marriage Cases http://bit.ly/17XnRsw
Yup, a Climate Change Denier Will Oversee NASA. What Could Possibly Go Wrong?http://slate.me/1IXAuio
PORN WORTH PAYING FOR
Because Rule 34: Yes, Porno Can Be Episodic Too http://uproxx.it/17XofY4
PALATE CLEANSER
Teen Who Saved Cop’s Life While Handcuffed to Receive Award From Policehttp://bit.ly/17Xop1p
219 The LEFT Show – Blues Valentines, Je Suis Charlie
2 weeks ago
There is no way that the news this week was going to be the normal giddy romp through the news we normally have here on The LEFT Show. In fact, it’s a dire, and depressing fucking mess, really. I called for backup to 2/3 of the Geekhead Radio gang and male Aaron Burton and the witty, intelligent, and pretty Taylor Hunsaker to sit in with me, JC Carter, and Bob Easton.
This show was SO HEAVY that JC had to leave early.
This show was SO HEAVY that Jason couldn’t make a The Sidetrack.
THE LEFT SHOW LINKS
FatCamp Roundup
Did DOT cameras catch glimpse of Bigfoot and family? You decide http://bit.ly/1xZii6Q
Tiny Mittens Needed For Fire-Ravaged Koalas http://thedo.do/14kzsiZ
FUCKABUNCHA RELIGION SHIT
The attack on Charlie Hebdo Terror in Paris – http://econ.st/14kzyHj
Cartoons That Terrorists Thought Were Worth Killing Over http://huff.to/14kArzC
Charlie Hebdo hunt: Bloody end to sieges http://bbc.in/14kzCqz
Arsonists Attack German Newspaper That Republished Charlie Hebdo Cartoonshttp://nbcnews.to/14kzI1k
PALATE CLEANSER
Gohmert: ‘It’s going to devastate this country’ if I’m not elected Speaker of the Househttp://bit.ly/14kAA69
GOP JESUS WANKER OF THE WEEK
#1 – God Is Now The Owner Of A Town In Alabama And All Hell Is Breaking Loosehttp://bit.ly/14kAFXy
#2 – Pat Robertson Threatens Legal Action Against Filmmakers For Exposing Charity Scam http://bit.ly/14kB4sX
#3 – Arrested Catholic Archbishop’s computer contained over 100,000 images of childrenhttp://bit.ly/14kBcbN
#4 – Fired Oregon cop-turned-evangelical pastor charged with dozens of sex crimes against kids http://bit.ly/14kCnYN
PALATE CLEANSER
Asshat who’d Fire Employees If Obama Won Is Now Giving Them Raiseshttp://bit.ly/14kBAY1
GOPpers GOPpers Everywhere
PolitiFact Busts Mitch McConnell For Trying to Steal President Obama’s Economic Recordhttp://bit.ly/14kBLm2
United Replaces Unionized Baggage Handlers With Minimum Wage Contractors,http://bit.ly/14kBXle
LET’S DISCUSS – Panel Vote
#1 – 10 things America does so much worse than Europe – http://bit.ly/14kEoUM
OR
#2 – GAME OF THRONES AND SEASON 5 TRAILER COMING TO IMAX –http://bit.ly/14kEhJ1
218 The LEFT Show – Raspberry Yogurt Blues
3 weeks ago
It’s time for The LEFT Show! This week, JM Bell welcomes Dan Ellis, from the Godless RebelUTion to the DefenMEDIA Studios to hang out with Melissa Merlot, Ultimate Bob Easton, and JC Carter. It’s a wild and festive romp of irreverent pomp, and inappropriate circumstance.
The LEFT Show Links!
STARTING WITH SCIENCE!
Archeologists discover Mythical Tomb of Osiris, God of the Dead, in Egypthttp://bit.ly/1AnRjkI
Luminary DailyNASA Spacecraft ‘Wakes Up’ Near Pluto http://bit.ly/1F2SL1i
SHITTY PARENTS
Transgender teen commits suicide, cites Christian parents in blog http://bit.ly/1F32vIM
Suicide note of 17-year-old transgender girl is DELETED from her Tumblr pagehttp://dailym.ai/1F32QLK
AUTOPLAY – An Ohio transgender teen’s suicide, a mother’s anguishhttp://cnn.it/1F333yn
THIS WEEK IN RACISM!
Scalise In 1999: I Agree With KKK Leader On ‘Conservative’ http://bit.ly/1F3009y
New Ku Klux Klan Billboard Welcomes Visitors To Harrison http://bit.ly/1F30cp8
RACISM’S FAVORITE PARTY
21 Stupid Things Republicans Did in 2014 http://bit.ly/1F31xfC
What Did We Get Stuck In Our Rectums Last Year? http://bit.ly/1F31z7t
DICK DICK DICK VAGINA!
Hasbro reportedly swaps out toy after complaints about phallic component in sethttp://bit.ly/1F339Gf
A Video Game Controller That Goes In Your Vagina? http://bit.ly/1F33oRG
ENTERTAINMENT NEWS
AUTOPLAY Bono: Bike Crash Means I May Never Play Guitar Againhttp://nbcnews.to/1F33xo9
A Topless Activist May Face Charges For Attempting To Steal Baby Jesus http://uproxx.it/1F33GIo
R.I.P. Christine Cavanaugh, voice of Babe, Rugrats’ Chuckie, Dexter’s Laboratory’s Dexter http://avc.lu/1AnRixb
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