Trump's EPA chief suggests that Global Warming could be good for humans. No, really!

Courtesy of HuffPo: 

Scott Pruitt, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, alluded earlier this week that global warming may be beneficial to humans, once again questioning the world’s leading scientists who have declared the phenomenon one of the greatest known threats to humanity. 

In an interview that aired Tuesday on KSNV, a Nevada television station, Pruitt questioned how accurately scientists could predict the planet’s ideal temperature in 2100, or even this year, and said humans had “flourished” in times of past warmth. 

“We know humans have most flourished during times of what, warming trends,” Pruitt said during the interview. “I think there’s assumptions made that because the climate is warming, that that necessarily is a bad thing. Do we really know what the ideal surface temperature should be in the year 2100, in the year 2018?” 

He continued: “That’s fairly arrogant for us to think that we know exactly what it should be in 2100.”

This is not a parody folks, this is actually what he said. 

I have to wonder, is it arrogant of us to note that hurricanes and storms have dramatically increased in their destructive powers?

Or that people all around the country are dying from unprecedented drought conditions?

Is it arrogant to realize that much of the premier beach front property enjoyed by millions will soon be underwater, and that available land mass could be greatly reduced?

Is recognizing the rapidly increasing spread of disease and the loss of entire species of animals also arrogant of us?

Yeah, I think I see some arrogance as well.

And it is embodied by the asshole currently leading he EPA. 

Bill O'Reilly does not blame himself for being a sexual deviant, he blames God for letting him get caught.

Courtesy of CNN: 

Bill O'Reilly has repeatedly blamed reports of sexual misconduct on a politically motivated media. On Monday, he admitted that he also blames a higher power. 

"You know, am I mad at God? Yeah, I'm mad at him," O'Reilly said on the latest episode of his web series, "No Spin News." "I wish I had more protection. I wish this stuff didn't happen. I can't explain it to you. Yeah, I'm mad at him."

Damn, I have heard about people being completely incapable of self awareness, but to actually blame the God who claim to worship instead of taking responsibility for your actions is a whole new level of denial.

I think in many ways Bill O'Reilly is an emotional doppelganger to Donald Trump.

Two arrogant megalomaniacs completely unable to accept responsibility for their mistakes and determined to shift the blame to anybody else.

Even if they are an imaginary sky god.

P.S. I wonder if O'Reilly also blames God for his talent agency dropping him like a hot potato after learning about that 32 million dollar payout?

Did the RNC suggest that Donald Trump was the second coming of Christ? On Christmas? Maybe.

#MerryChristmas pic.twitter.com/5GgDmJrGMS

— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 25, 2016

The above was Trump's season greetings to his deplorable followers.(Yes I know he has decreed that we all say "Merry Christmas," that's why I didn't!)

As you might imagine he was mocked mercilessly over that tweet, as well he should have been.

@realDonaldTrump pic.twitter.com/kX0nzR2ktt

— Orli Matlow (@HireMeImFunny) December 25, 2016

However even more disturbing was this message from the RNC:

In a holiday message sent out by the GOP, Reince Priebus, the outgoing RNC Chairman and incoming chief of staff, wished a "Merry Christmas to all!" 

"Over two millennia ago, a new hope was born into the world, a Savior who would offer the promise of salvation to all mankind. Just as the three wise men did on that night, this Christmas heralds a time to celebrate the good news of a new King," the message said. "We hope Americans celebrating Christmas today will enjoy a day of festivities and a renewed closeness with family and friends."

 "Just as the three wise men did on that night, this Christmas heralds a time to celebrate the good news of a new King."

 Say what?

Now I don't know about you but that seemed to say that not only does Donald Trump want to take ownership of the phrase "Merry Christmas," but that he would like to co-opt the entire season and make it all about him.

"Who needs that Jesus Christ dude now that you have a new savior in town?"

Spokesguy Sean Spicer was quick to correct the record.

Christ is the King. He was born today so we could be saved. Its sad & disappointing you are politicizing such a holy day. https://t.co/NEOkLNd1Mz

— Sean Spicer (@seanspicer) December 25, 2016

Yeah, fuck us for simply using reading comprehension and NOT utilizing our Republican to English phrase book.

So according to this guy Donald Trump is NOT trying to replace Jesus in the hearts and minds of the American people.

At least no yet, but I think we all know that is on the agenda.

Fox's Todd Starnes interviews Franklin Graham about Supreme Court decision on marriage equality so you know this will be ridiculous.

Courtesy of Right Wing Watch:  

While it is a sad day for America when the Supreme Court will "endorse sin," Graham vowed that "I will never recognize it in my heart" because "God gave us marriage and God does not change his mind." 

Graham went on to warn Christians that "you had better be ready and you had better be prepared" because the wholesale persecution of Christianity will now be unleashed, as will, ultimately, God's judgment on this nation. 

"I do believe that God's judgment will come on this nation," he said, noting that just as God brought judgment upon the nation of Israel in the Bible, so too will He bring judgment on America.

Of course Graham's assertion that marriage was given to us by his Christian god is absurd.

In fact marriage, both polygamist and monogamist, existed many of thousands of years before Christianity, and even Judaism.

Not only that but there are societies that do not even recognize a deity where marriage is just as important as it is to religious assholes like Graham.

Christians seem determined to take ownership of marriage, as if the marital unions of those from other religions or secularists were somehow illegitimate by comparison.

It is that kind of arrogance which is causing people to leave the Christian church in droves.

Professor Neil deGrasse Tyson on why some people fear a cosmic perspective, while others embrace it.

"I assert that if you are depressed after learning, and being exposed. to the cosmic perspective you started your day with a unjustifiably large ego."

I love that!

Religious people often attempt to portray themselves as humble servants of God, but I contend that such a thing is virtually impossible if you actually believe the planet and the universe were created just for you.

Pope Francis compares arrogant Christians to pagans. "It is an ugly thing."

Courtesy of Raw Story:  

At his weekly General Audience on Wednesday, Pope Francis urged Christians to imitate Jesus Christ by being humble and “small among the small.” 

“It is an ugly thing,” he said, according to Vatican Radio, “when you see a Christian who doesn’t want to humble himself, who doesn’t want to serve, a Christian who struts about everywhere: it’s ugly, eh? That is not a Christian: that’s a pagan!” 

He warned Christians against placing themselves above others and called on the faithful to be in solidarity with the poor. 

“Jesus Himself reminds us: He who has fed, welcomed, visited, loved one of the smallest and poorest of people, has done it for the Son of God,” the pope said.

Still holding out on my final verdict on this Pope, but damn I certainly like it when he knocks the legs out from under so-called "Christians" like Sarah Palin, Pat Robertson, and Franklin Graham. 

However I take great umbrage over the comparison of arrogant Christians to pagans, because helping others and being humble is NOT specifically a Christian trait, and to say otherwise is also arrogant.

Did Ann Romney say "We've given all YOU people need to know and understand about our financial situation and how we live our life?"

Courtesy of The Atlantic:

"We've given all you people need to know and understand about our financial situation and how we live our life." 

Needless to say, using "you people" is pretty much never a good look -- at the very least, it comes across as patronizing and condescending. Dan Amira reviewed the tape and comes away arguing that's not actually what she said -- that in fact she just stumbled verbally. It's a tough call, but you can watch and decide for yourself. But who cares if Ann Romney had a brief slip? As verbal gaffes go, this one ranks pretty low. People who see this as proof of Romney's irredeemable snobbiness almost certainly felt she was irredeemably snobby already. Nor is it news that the Romneys aren't big fans of the media.

Okay I almost posted this earlier, but I came away unsure if in fact she had said this.  I am definitely partisan but I do try to be as fair as I can be, and I don't want to make crap up like the other side does all of the time, (And like WE get accused of doing constantly.)

However this thing has gone viral, and is all over Twitter, so I figured the least I could do is post it and give all of you the chance to make your own determination.

Did she, or didn't she?

P.S. Even if she DIDN'T actually say "you people" she STILL came off as terribly arrogant and condescending. In my opinion.

Well gee, how dare we?

This is what I always think of when religious people call me arrogant.

And is telling people that we don't have the answers, yet remain unconvinced by the arguments put forward by religion, make us MORE arrogant than those who claim that they DO have the answers?

I mean really?