Did you know that there is liberal bias at Wikipedia? The editors at Conservapedia most certainly do, and to  get the word out they have helpfully compiled a list of over 160 examples.  Here are thirteen of my favorites with the occasional comment added for amusement and/or clarification.

EXAMPLE: Wikipedia uses trivia to push its liberal icons on readers. In its first 200 words about conservative Chief Justice William Rehnquist, Wikipedia includes the meaningless trivia that he was born on the same day as (liberal) Jimmy Carter. Yet nowhere in Carter’s entry does it say he was born on the same day as Rehnquist .

I think Stinquers will agree with me that it is difficult to think of a more nefarious example of leftist bias than ruining Rhenquist’s special day by needlessly brining Carter into the conversation (while sparing Carter a similar indignity, no less!!!). Read more »

Uh, oh… the Pope is pissed. Seems someone in Belgian law enforcement didn’t get the message that the Catholic Church is above the law, and decided to conduct a raid of church offices in a wholly unwarranted investigation into the trivial misdemeanor (is it even a crime?) of child rape:

ROME — In a sign of sharply rising tensions between the Vatican and Belgium, Pope Benedict XVI on Sunday criticized as “surprising and deplorable” a raid on church property last week by Belgian police investigating sex abuse by clerics. Read more »

As you may or may not have heard by now, a circuit judge has overturned the Obama administration’s moratorium on further deep sea oil exploration in the Gulf of Mexico. According to the Associated Press, Judge Martin Feldman based his decision on the opinion that, despite the fact that the Gulf of Mexico and the coasts of Lousiana, Mississippi and Florida are experiencing the worst man-made ecological disaster they have ever endured, and despite that it has become amply clear that no technology exists to stop a deep water spill of this nature, and despite the fact that endemic corruption has completely undermined the effectiveness of the Minerals Managment Service, and despite the fact that oil companies have been allowed to draft their own equipment inspection reports for rubber stamping by corrupt MMS officials,  “…the Interior Department failed to provide adequate reasoning for the moratorium. He says it seems to assume that because one rig failed, all companies and rigs doing deepwater drilling pose an imminent danger.”

Oh yeah, there’s also the tiny matter of the Judge’s financial ties to the oil industry… Recusal? What the hell is that?

In one of the more memorable scenes of Casablanca, French police captain Louis Renault feigns shock at the uncovering of a secret gambling room at the rear of Rick’s Cafe Americain. Just moments later, with perfect comic timing, an employee of the establishment walks up to Renault and hands him the proceeds from his winnings that evening.

I couldn’t help but think of this moment when I came across a story in Slate’s news digest section titled “Partner in damaged oil well slams BP for ‘reckless’ actions — and inaction.” Read more »

According to the technology site Gizmodo, British Petroleum has just purchased 32 of the oil/water separation centrifuge devices that the brother of actor Kevin Costner developed shortly after the Exxon Valdez oil spill. Costner set up a company to market  his brother’s invention, investing $20 million of his own cash and has been pushing for BP to adopt the technology as it fights the massive oil spill in the gulf. The machines themselves are said to be capable of cleaning 288,000 gallons per day.

This means, of course, that Kevin Costner has already done a whole lot more to clean the Gulf Coast than Sarah Palin. But then, if you think about it, so probably has Trig.

So in recognition of Costner’s noble efforts, we hereby officially forgive him Dances with Wolves.

Meanwhile, we’ll keep a look out for giant meteors hurling towards Earth that might provide Costner with the opportunity to atone for Waterworld.

Q: What’s thicker than the orange sludge that’s killing sea-life and washing up on Louisiana shores these days?

A: The nonsensical bullshit spewing from half-term Alaska governor Sarah Palin’s mouth when she’s invited to give her analysis of the President’s recent address to the nation on the BP oil spill.

Indeed, you’ve got to be pretty hopeless if you show up on O’Reilly’s program to slam the president and the host makes you look like an idiot by tossing you a few softball questions and watching as you swing wildly and strike on every one.

Palin begins her absurd denunciation of the president’s speech with a rambling disjointed and often contradictory series of thoughts that makes the typical Mad Lib seem a model of insight, clarity and coherence by comparison:

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OK boys and girls… set aside your frustrations, just briefly, and enjoy this moment of levity:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f1DtanchTS8

Now, good night. Sleep tight. Tomorrow we crank the ol’ machine up again and go at it for another few rounds.