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Christopher Hitchens

2010-02-10T16:07:14Z

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[[Image:Hitchens,_Stanford.jpg‎ |right|thumb|200px|Christopher Hitchens]]
'''Christopher Eric Hitchens''' (born April 13, 1949, in [[Portsmouth]], [[England]]) is a journalist, author and literary critic. Hitchens received degrees in philosophy, politics and economics from [[Oxford University|Balliol College]], [[Oxford]], in 1970. From 1971-1981, he worked in [[Britain]] as book reviewer for ''The Times'' newspaper. He emigrated to the United States in 1981, and has written regularly, or been a contributing editor for ''Harper's'', ''Vanity Fair'' and [[Nation (magazine)|''The Nation'']]. He is an avowed [[Atheism|atheist]] and [[Antitheism|antitheist]]. Hitchens has a younger brother, [[Peter Hitchens]], who is also a journalist, author and critic.

Christopher Hitchens was a member of the International Socialists and an active [[Trotskyist]] during his youth. Today he is "on the same side as the neo-conservatives," but does not consider himself a conservative. He supported [[George W. Bush|George W. Bush's]] foreign policy, but has a negative attitude towards Bush's support of [[intelligent design]].

He is a harsh critic of [[Ronald Reagan]], and considers [[Henry Kissinger]] a [[war criminal]].

==Opposition to Islam and Support of the War on Terror==

Christopher Hitchens became an activist against [[Islam]] when Ayatullah Kohmeini declared a [[fatwa]] against his personal friend [[Salman Rushdie]]. The event has led him to become very vocal in his support of the war in Iraq and heavily critical of Muslim society and ethics.

==Insults toward Jerry Falwell==
In a TV interview with Hannity and Colmes a day after [[Jerry Falwell]]'s death, Christopher Hitchens expressed his anger over Fawell's legacy, calling the media coverage of his death uniform in its "stupidity" and calling Fawell himself a "vulgar fraud and crook"<ref name=FAL>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=doKkOSMaTk4</ref>. Hitchens went on to state such outrageous comments as "we have been rid of an extremely dangerous demagogue who lived by hatred of others and prejudice", "that it's a pity there isn't a hell for him to go to", "the evil he did will live after him", and "and I think his death is a deliverance" <ref name=FAL/>. [[Hannity]] said that such comments were "crude", "thoughtless", "mean", and "hateful."

==Interview with Todd Friel==
In a radio interview with Todd Friel on [[Wretched Radio]], a Christianity based radio broadcast, Christopher Hitchens repeatedly ignores Todd Friels line of questioning. At the end of the interview, Todd asks, 'Is it possible the reason you rage so much against god is because you just want to live your own autonomous way, living any way that you want to, living any lifestyle that you prefer without being accountable to your creator?' '''Hitchens replies, 'I think that is highly probable, yes.''''<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E01VPsdozSo</ref>

==Select bibliography ==
*''Callaghan: The Road to Number Ten'' (Cassell, 1976)
*''Hostage to History: Cyprus From the Ottomans to Kissinger'' (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1989)
*''Imperial Spoils: The Case of the Parthenon Marbles'' (Hill and Wang, 1989)
*''Blood, Class and Nostalgia: Anglo-American Ironies'' (Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1990)
*''The Missionary Position: Mother Teresa in Theory and Practice'' (Verso, 1995)
*''Prepared for the Worst'' (Hill and Wang, 1989)
*''For the Sake of Argument: Essays & Minority Reports'' (Verso, 1993)
*''No One Left to Lie To: The Values of the Worst Family'' (Verso, 2000)
*''God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything'' - outside the US, published with the alternate subtitle ''The Case Against Religion'' (Atlantic, 2007)

==External links==
*[http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1662757,00.html "Why Christopher Hitchens Is Wrong About Billy Graham"], Nancy Gibbs and Michael Duffy, ''[[Time magazine]]'' Tuesday, Sep. 18, 2007

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Homo sapiens

2010-02-10T15:59:23Z

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'''Humans''', or '''human beings''', are classified by biologists as '''''Homo sapiens''''', from the [[Latin]] ''homo'' meaning "man", and ''sapiens'' meaning "wise",<ref>[http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?search=Homo+sapiens&searchmode=term Online Etymology Dictionary]</ref>.
Modern humans, along with [[Cro-Magnon]] man, are more specifically classified as ''homo sapiens sapiens''.<ref>[http://www.historyworld.net/wrldhis/PlainTextHistories.asp?historyid=ab12 History of Homo sapiens] (History World)</ref>

Humans inhabit every continent including [[Antarctica]], with a total population of over 6.5 billion as of 2007.

A roughly consistent growth rate for human population over time suggests a a population of merely a handful of human ancestors as of 5,000 or so years ago. Atheists seeking to disagree with the Bible have advocated a wide variety of other dates of origin, such as 130,000 years ago.<ref>Alemseged Z, Coppens Y, Geraads D (2002). "Hominid cranium from Omo: Description and taxonomy of Omo-323-1976-896". Am J Phys Anthropol 117 (2): 103-12.</ref>.

== Characteristics ==

Humans have great intellectual abilities such as abstract reasoning, [[language]], and introspection. This mental capability, combined with a body suitable for standing erect such that their upper limbs are free to manipulating objects, allows humans to make far greater use of tools than any other species.
The design of the [[larynx]] gives a physiological capacity for speech. Consciousness is of unknown source; speculations include being an emergent property of a complex brain and the mind existing independently of the body.

Humans have more [[hair]] follicles than chimpanzees, one of the next most similar species, but shorter finer hair in most body areas makes this hard to see. Hair and skin color varies according to the amount of melanin, a pigment that helps protect skin from the sun. Originally an adaptation to climate, pigment variation is now found globally.

==Tool use==
Because humans are bipeds with opposable thumbs, they can create tools more skillfully than other species. Humans inhabit almost all areas of the planet, using technology to overcome inhospitable environments. They are the only species to deliberately control fire to cook food.

Human thirst for knowledge and tool-building capacity has led to many ways of investigating and exploring the universe and culture. These include the scientific method, philosophy, art, and literature.

==Social organization==
Human self-expression has led to complex competitive and co-operative social groups. Some groups are based around abstract symbols or arbitrary land divisions associated with group history, others around perceived genetic or philosophical differences. Humans may belong to several groups simultaneously. Competition for resources plus greed leads to wars, and the human capacity for tool-building to improved technology with which to fight them.

== Longevity ==
Humans in modern times have been known to live to ages of just over 100 years, although much greater ages have been recorded in the distant past.
According to the [[Bible]], pre-[[great flood|flood]] people sometimes lived for over 900 years. According to certain Creationist and Jewish views, God subsequently limited the lifespan of man to 120 years. ({{Bible ref|book=Genesis|chap=6|verses=3}} and the lifespan of [[Moses]] in {{Bible ref|book=Deuteronomy|chap=34|verses=7}}), although other creationists believe that Genesis 6:3 is not referring to an age limit for humans. Some creationists have postulated that the pre-flood earth had climatic conditions unlike those found today. The flood may have been the first rain on earth, while previous to the flood, water was received by a constant mist or fog that covered the land. This mist would have blocked out most [[ultraviolet]] radiation which would have dramatically reduced cell damage and greatly lengthened life span.<ref>http://www.jpdawson.com/lifetime.html</ref> This post-Flood climate change may also explain the apparent great extinction of dinosaurs, pterosaurs, and other creatures after the flood. However, most creationists have since dropped this idea.

The oldest human ever authenticated in modern times was [[Jeanne Calment]] of [[France]] who lived 122 years and 164 days.<ref>Guinness World Records 2006, p.20.</ref>

== The Origins of Man according to Creationists ==

A large number of [[Christian]]s, Jews, Muslims and [[Creationism|Creationists]] have postulated that Homo sapiens were created in [[God|God's]] image on day 6 of [[creation]].[http://www.apologeticspress.org/articles/2313]
:''And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth. So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.'' ([[Genesis]] 1:26-27)

:''And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.'' (Genesis 2:7)

The first man was [[Adam]].
:''And the LORD God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.'' (Genesis 2:15)
The first woman, [[Eve]], was made from one of his ribs.
:''And the rib, which the LORD God had taken from man, made he a woman, and brought her unto the man.'' (Genesis 2:22)

Because of the sinful nature of man [[God]] sent a [[Great Flood]] which annihilated all the people on Earth except for the then 600 year old [[Noah]] and his family. All people alive today are descendants of [[Noah#Family of Noah|Noah and his family]].

==The Origins of Man according to Evolutionary Biologists and Anthropologists==

In more recent times [[Theory of evolution|evolutionary biologists]] and other scientists in the fields of biology and more specifically, anthropology, have postulated that humans have been around in anatomically modern form for approximately 130,000 years<ref>Alemseged Z, Coppens Y, Geraads D (2002). "Hominid cranium from Omo: Description and taxonomy of Omo-323-1976-896". Am J Phys Anthropol 117 (2): 103-12.</ref>. One version of this theory maintains that ''Homo sapiens'' evolved from ''[[Homo ergaster]]'' or ''[[Homo erectus|Homo erectus]]'', and from other earlier primates. Humans' closest living relative is the [[chimpanzee]]. However, despite sharing 98.4% of their DNA sequence and a common ancestor six million years ago, the genetic difference between chimpanzees and humans is 10 times greater than between unrelated humans. <ref> http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/238852_chimp01.html</ref>

Humans evolved on the [[Africa]]n savannah during the [[Pliocene]] and [[Pleistocene]] epochs. Bipedalism was one of the first traits that our ancestors developed. This occurred around four million years ago. The recovered remains of "Lucy" (''[[Australopithecus afarensis]]'') suggest to evolutionists that the Australopithecines had developed bipedalism before developing into ''Homo'' contrary to popular depictions of cavemen as not being fully bipedal, although the evidence for bipedalism is questioned. About 2.5 million years ago at the Plio-Pleistocene boundary the first ''Homo'' appeared. ''Homo habilus'' was believed to be the first hominid to use [[Stone age|stone tools]] but it was later discovered that [[Paranthropus]] (aka the "robust Australopithicines") also used the same primitive stone technology known as [[Oldowan]] culture, as ''Homo habilus''.

Later in the Pleistocene, man took on a more modern appearance. ''Homo erectus'' was close to the same size as a modern human and had a brain capacity 70-80% of that of modern humans. Fully modern humans did not appear until around 130,000 years ago and then, according to one version of the story, migrated out of [[Africa]] and replaced all other human populations throughout the world. Two other human species, ''[[Homo florensis]]'' and ''[[Homo neanderthalensis]]'' were contemporaries of modern man but both species are now extinct, possibly because of us.

==The Origins of Man according to non-Abrahamic religions==
Myths about the creation of mankind are an important method by which anthropologists may discover more about the societies they are studying, as they show the important facets of human life to that culture. A list of creation myths in various cultures can be found at <ref>http://www.plesiosaur.com/creationism/creationmyths/index.php</ref>. Some notable myths are presented below.

===Hindu===
According to Hindus, humans were created from a part of the cut up body of Purusha.

===Iroquois===
According to the Iroquois, humans came about fully formed in the Sky World before descending through a hole caused by the uprooting of a tree into a lower world, originally a sea, which the humans manipulated by sending creatures to dive to the sea bottom and bring up mud for the creation of earth on which they could dwell.

===China===
Various creation myths exist in China, the most popular being the story of Nuwa. Nuwa was a lonely goddess, who one day looked in a pool and decided to create figures from mud based on her image in the water; creating many figures of grown ups, children, males and females (where the inspiration for males and children came from is not explained) and blowing on them to give them life (the idea here being that breath is the most important thing to all humans), Nuwa saw that the world became much livelier, and she appreciated it. She decided, too, that creating humans one-by-one was too slow, so she picked up a rope and whipped it into the mud, and many figures tumbled out, which she again blew on to give them life. This kind of creation of humans is common in cultures that have a strong pottery tradition. In the pre-modern Chinese scientific tradition, no creator is ascribed to creation - simply, one became two, two became three, and three generated all things in the universe, and this includes humans.

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Liberal hate speech

2010-02-10T15:58:30Z

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'''Liberal hate speech''' is [[hate speech]], that is, widely provocative speech to denigrate a legally protected class or group of citizens defined by legislation, employed by [[liberals]]. Liberals support [[affirmative action]] and [[political correctness]], but their use of liberal hate speech indicates that true [[tolerance]] does not necessarily follow from these tenets.

==Liberal hate speech against persons with disabilities==
*Obama [[White House]] Chief of Staff [[Rahm Emanuel]] is reported to commonly denigrate persons he disagrees with as "retarded". [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/02/03/AR2010020303001_pf.html]
*Former Vice President, Nobel Prize winner, and senior [[Democratic Party]] elder statesman [[Al Gore]] mocked children with disabilities by referring to his political critics as having "an extra chromosome." [http://www.nationalreview.com/comment/miller200406010833.asp]
*Liberal pundit and columnist [[Maureen Dowd]] referred to "extra chromosome conservatives" in an interview with [[Bill Maher]]'s on HBO. The [[National Down Syndrome Society]] issued a statement saying use of the term "extra chromosome" as a negative descriptor "is insensitive and demeaning to the more than 350,000 people in the United States who have Down syndrome, which occurs when there is an extra copy of the 21st chromosome. Regardless of who originally coined the term... Ms. Dowd has perpetuated it as a slur against hundreds of thousands of Americans who are contributing members of society and who deserve the same respect that we all expect." [http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1195999/posts]
*On March 3 2009, President [[Barack Hussein Obama]] ridiculed children with disabilities on [[Jay Leno]]'s program when answering a question about his bowling prowess. Obama said "It was like Special Olympics." <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vb-ZSZNaCc0</ref><ref>[http://weblogs.newsday.com/entertainment/celebrities_blog/2009/03/barack_obama_jay_leno_and_the.html Barack Obama, Jay Leno and the Special Olympics line] Newsday.com, March 20, 2009</ref> <ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xs3aRxTTgaI&annotation_id=annotation_900911&feature=iv</ref> The CEO of the Special Olympics defended the program noting the President had "set us back decades with his comments." [http://www.necn.com/Boston/Politics/2009/03/20/Obamas-comment-sets-us-back/1237552251.html] Gov. [[Sarah Palin]] whose youngest son Trig was born with Down syndrome observed, "This was a degrading remark about our world's most precious and unique people, coming from the most powerful position in the world." In her resignation speech as Governor of [[Alaska]], Palin stated:
:"this decision comes after much consideration, and polling the most important people in my life - my children, where the count was unanimous. In response to asking: 'Want me to make a positive difference and fight for ALL our children's future from OUTSIDE the Governor's office?' It was four "yes's" and one "hell yeah!" ... much of it had to do with the kids seeing their baby brother Trig mocked by some pretty mean-spirited adults ..." [http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/livewire/2009/07/full-text-of-palins-resignation-speech.php]
*News24 of South Africa has on its website an obituary for [[Ronald Reagan]] entitled, ''Gay about Reagan's death''. <ref>[http://www.news24.com/News24/World/News/0,,2-10-1462_1538744,00.html ''Gay about Reagan's death''], News24, 07/06/2004.</ref> and quotes Jon Beaupre, a gay journalist and Los Angeles radio talk show host as saying, "I have a feeling that an awful lot of [[gay]] people are going to be cheering, that 'Ding-dong! The wicked witch is dead'."

*Actor [[George Clooney]] is unapologetic about tasteless ridicule of an [[Alzheimer's]] sufferer:
:KURTZ: O'Reilly also criticized you for making a joke about [[Charlton Heston]], the former NRA chief, having Alzheimer's.

:CLOONEY: Yes.

:KURTZ: Was that in poor taste in retrospect?

:CLOONEY: Yes, oh, yes. It was in poor taste. It was a funny joke. It was in a room of 100 people. Yeah, (UNINTELLIGIBLE). I have a lot of good friends who -- in fact, I have a very good friend who is dying of Alzheimer's. And it was just a funny joke. <ref>[http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0310/26/rs.00.html Interview With George Clooney], Transcript CNN Reliable Sources, October 26, 2003.</ref>

*Multi-billionaire Democratic Party donor [[George Soros]] on [[CNN]] compared President [[George W. Bush]], who may suffer from dyslexia [http://books.google.com/books?id=Wty3o92hyigC&pg=PA43&dq=George+Bush%2Bdyslexia#v=onepage&q=George%20Bush%20dyslexia&f=false], to [[Nazi]]s. [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DuafAqAHrc]

*[[Democratic]] Senator [[Al Franken]] of Minnesota peddled a book entitled ''[[Rush Limbaugh]] is a Big, Fat, Stupid Idiot'', viciously ridiculing a person struggling with obesity and hearing disabilities.

* In 2007, [[White House]] Press Secretary Tony Snow announced his cancer had returned. The liberals remarked on the leftwing [[Daily Kos]] website "the world would be better off without him".<ref>http://www.dekalb-chronicle.com/articles/2008/10/30/opinions/national_columnists/doc4906535aad7b3848499949.txt</ref>

*[[Liberal]] talk radio host [[Mike Malloy]] lashed out at [[conservative]] commentator [[Glenn Beck]], a recovering [[alcoholic]], told his radio audiend "I have good news to report.Glenn Beck appears closer to suicide. I'm hoping that he does it on camera....given his alcoholism and his tendencies towards self-destruction, I am only hoping that when Glenn Beck does put a gun to his head and pulls the trigger, that it’s on television, because somebody will capture it on YouTube and it will be the most popular little piece of video for months." [http://www.cnsnews.com/public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=52109]

*Congressional [[Democrats]] wrote into the so-called "[[health care reform]]" bill of 2009, the outdated and offensive language, "A hospital or a nursing facility or intermediate-care facility for the ''mentally retarded'' . . ." (emphasis added).[http://www.nypost.com/seven/07262009/news/nationalnews/retarded_house_bill_181448.htm] Families of person with learning disabilities, mental health experts and advocates were outraged at the insensitivity of the proposed language in the new law. [http://patterico.com/category/political-correctness/]

==Liberal hate speech against women==
*In August 2007, former [[Democratic]] Presidential, Vice-Presidential candidate and amateur [[pornographer]]<ref>[http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/06/29/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5122267.shtml CBSNews.com], June 29 2009.</ref> Senator [[John Edwards]] viciously attacked social commentator [[Ann Coulter]], calling the petite embodiment of women's aspirations for equality in the marketplace of ideas a "she-devil" <ref>[http://blogs.abcnews.com/politicalradar/2007/08/edwards-calls-c.html Edwards Calls Coulter 'She-Devil'], ''ABC News'', August 17, 2007.</ref>
*Liberal "comedian" and "entertainer" [[Sandra Bernhard]] made extraordinary offensive, vicious, despicable and threatening remarks to Gov. [[Sarah Palin]] during a so-called "comedy performance" before a paying audience. [http://beltway.blips.com/video/sandra_bernhard_dishes_sarah_palin_at_theater_j/]
*During the 2008 Presidential election campaign season, Barack Obama compared Sarah Palin to a pig. <ref>http://video.yahoo.com/watch/3473318/9666330</ref>

==Liberal hate speech against African-Americans==

*[[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice [[Clarence Thomas]] has been the relentless target of the most vile liberal hatred since his appointment; Spike Lee called him "A handkerchief-head, chicken-and-biscuit-eating Uncle Tom."

*[[Colin Powell]] is a respected and popular Statesman who rejected offers to be drafted for President in 1996. In an interview, [[liberal activist]] Harry Belafonte, who is also African-American, stated, "There are those slaves who lived on the plantation, and there were those slaves who lived in the house. You got the privilege of living in the house if you served the master to exactly the way the master intended to have you serve him. That gave you privilege. Colin Powell is permitted to come into the house of the master, as long as he will serve the master according to the master's dictates." <ref>[http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=06/01/30/157217&mode=thread&tid=25 Interview with Harry Belefonte], ''Democracy Now'', January 30th, 2006.</ref> In a highly visible action reminiscent of the [[Maoist rectification]] campaign, Powell later admitted to errors and his reputation partially rehabilitated among [[leftist]]s by endorsing Barack Obama for President in 2008.

*Former [[Vermont]] [[Governor]] and current DNC chairman, [[Howard Dean]] joked during a speech, “You think the Republican National Committee could get this many people of color in a single room? Only if they had the hotel staff in here.” <ref>[http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A17718-2005Feb11.html], The Special-Interest Group Hug, Feb 12th, 2005 </ref>

*Leftist "entertainer" [[Sandra Bernhard]] described, what in her view, is stereotypical of the behavior of African American men in Manhattan. [http://newsbusters.org/blogs/tim-graham/2008/09/19/sandra-bernhard-palin-would-be-gang-raped-blacks-manhattan]

*California Senator [[Barbara Boxer]] made racially condescening remarks to the CEO of the National Black Chamber of Commerce during a Senate Environmental and Public Works Committee hearing on [[Global warming]]. [http://www.breitbart.tv/god-awful-black-chamber-of-commerce-ceo-rips-sen-boxer-for-condescending-racial-remarks/]

==Liberal hate speech against Hispanics==
*[[Alberto Gonzales]]. The first Hispanic U.S. Attorney General, was consistently mocked on liberal websites as 'Alberto "Speedy" Gonzales' <ref>[http://boards.historychannel.com/thread.jspa?threadID=800028910&start=0 ''Speedy Gonzales to Resign''], Aug 27, 2007. Retrieved from History.com message boards August 30, 2007.</ref> during his tenure. Speedy Gonzales is a reference to a disparaging stereotypical cartoon character of Hispanics that Hollywood attempted to popularize in the 1950s and 60s. Upon his retirement, ''[[NBC News]]'' anchor [[Matt Lauer]] called Gonzales "a piñata" for the Democrats. [http://newsbusters.org/static/2007/08/2007-08-28-NBC-TDYpinata.rm]

==Liberal hate speech against Jews==

*Rev. [[Jesse Jackson]] said on January 25, 1984, "all Hymie wants to talk about, is Israel; every time you go to Hymietown, that's all they want to talk about." <ref>[http://www.thecrimson.com/article.aspx?ref=187440 Jesse and the Jews], Michael W. Hirschorn, ''The Harvard Crimson'', March 05, 1984.</ref>
[[Image:PETAHolocaust plate.png|thumb|400px|right|Image from a PETA fundraising effort. The group claimed, "Six million Jews died in concentration camps, but six billion broiler chickens will die this year in slaughterhouses." [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2003/12/21/INGH63PBJ81.DTL]]]
*Anti-war activist [[Cindy Sheehan]] said "Casey was killed for lies and for a [[PNAC]] Neo-Con <ref>[http://h-net.msu.edu/cgi-bin/logbrowse.pl?trx=vx&list=h-antisemitism&month=0304&week=&msg=4zdiWX1EuCVzeRLDdQySKA&user=&pw= 'Neo-conservative' is a codeword for Jewish], Dr. Barry Rubin, director of the Global Research in International Affairs (GLORIA) Institute, Interdisciplinary Center of Herzliya, H-Net discussion April 6, 2003.</ref> agenda to benefit Israel", <ref>National Review, [http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=N2FjYjA3NDU2NThiZjI4YzFkYTdkZmViY2M5M2U4MTE= ''Dear Useful Idiot''], Catherine Seipp, May 26, 2006. </ref> accusing members of a vast right-wing Jewish conspiracy of being responsible for her sons death to benefit Israel.

*Former First Lady and Secretary of State [[Hillary Rodham Clinton]] referred to a campaign subordinate as a "Jew bastard."<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/State-Union-Complex-Marriage-Hillary/dp/0060193921]</ref><ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_qa3827/is_200007/ai_n8910772 Did Hillary commit a hate crime?], Human Events, July 28, 2000. </ref><ref>[http://www.guardian.co.uk/US_election_race/Story/0,,344475,00.html Hillary faces voters' wrath for alleged ethnic slur], Michael Ellison, London Guardian, July 18, 2000.</ref><ref>[http://www.sobran.com/columns/1999-2001/000718.shtml Hillary’s Manners], Joseph Sobran, July 18, 2000.</ref><ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=15015 I agree with Clinton!], Joseph Farah, WorldNetDaily, July 20, 2000.</ref>

*[[Richard Dawkins]] claimed that Jews "more or less monopolize American foreign policy." His comments have been criticized by the Anti-Defamation League as "classic Anti-Semitism."<ref>[http://www.israelnationalnews.com/News/Flash.aspx/134346 Dawkins: Jews Control US Policy], Israel National News, October 8, 2007.</ref>

*Barack Hussein Obama's pastor and mentor [[Jeremiah Wright]] was asked about Obama when he said, "Them Jews aren't going to let him talk to me." The story was buried by the liberal-aligned [[MSM]]. [http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/06/10/wright-suggests-jews-white-house-wont-let-speak-obama/]

*[[Ward Churchill]] was referring to the victims of the 9/11 attacks as "little Eichmann’s", comparing them to the infamous Nazi leader. [http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=42638]

*Rev. [[Al Sharpton]] picketed a Jewish store in Harlem, NY over a landlord dispute. Sharpton personally incited the protesters chanting 'bloodsucking Jews.' When it was all over, a protester ran into the store shooting people and set the place on fire. <ref>[http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110004192 Democrats Embrace 'Impresario of Hatred'] Wall Street Journal, October 20, 2003</ref>

*[[People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals]] (PETA) equated the victims of [[National Socialism]] with slaughterhogs and broiler chickens in a fundraising effort.

==Liberal homophobia==
*[[HBO]] ''[[Real Time]]'' host [[Bill Maher]] 's on air [[homophobic]] comments about Republicans were [[censor]]ed by CNN. <ref>[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2006/11/08/censored-by-cnn-bill-mah_n_33701.html Censored by CNN : Bill Maher Suggest RNC Chair Mehlman is Gay], ''The Huffington Post'', November 8, 2006.</ref>

==Liberal race baiting==
*An anonymous editor at the ''New York Times'' attacked Rep. [[Tom DeLay]] with the most vile [[hate speech]] in Delay's [[Wikipedia]] biographical entry. [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Tom_DeLay&diff=prev&oldid=85320018][http://wikiscanner.virgil.gr/name2ip.php?orgname=New+York+Times&location=]

==Liberal hate speech against South Asians==

*[[Michael Moore]] affecting a mock Indian accent live on air and ridiculing CNN Chief Medical Correspondent Dr. Sanjay Gupta's name. <ref>[http://www.racewire.org/archives/2007/07/moore_attacks_cnn_network_spew.html Moore attacks CNN network, spews anti-South Asian sentiments], ''RaceWire.org'', July 10, 2007.</ref>

==Liberal hate speech against people of faith==

*[[Radical]] [[extremist]] [[Katherine Yurica]] stated the [[Republican Party]] gained power through "[[Hitler]]ian tactics", [[evangelical]] leaders from [[Billy Graham]] to [[Jerry Falwell]] "had to have read Hitler’s [[Mein Kampf]]" and [[Christian]]s have "[[fascist]]ic tendencies."<ref>[http://www.ird-renew.org/site/apps/s/content.asp?c=fvKVLfMVIsG&b=494491&ct=928973 ''President Bush Called “Evil,” Evangelicals Equated With Nazis at NCC-Supported Conference''], John Lomperis, The Institute on Religion and Democracy. </ref><ref>[http://the-fourth-world.blogspot.com/2006/11/apocalypse-no-christian-fascism-and.html Apocalypse No! Christian Fascism and the Nazi Legacy], Apocalypse No! An Indigenist Perspective, by Juan Santos, November 01, 2006.</ref><ref>[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia_talk:Requests_for_comment/Pravknight#POV_editing Wikipedia talk:Requests for comment/Pravknight/POV editing], Retrieved from Wikipedia October 22, 2007.</ref>

*[[Richard Dawkins]] in his 2006 book ''The God Delusion,'' states fundamentalist religion "saps the intellect,"<ref>[http://www.sciencefriday.com/pages/2006/Oct/hour2_100606.html Sciencefriday.com page on Dawkins]</ref> and refers to belief in [[God]] as a "mind-virus."<ref>[http://www.alternet.org/mediaculture/47052/ The Dawkins Delusion] by Alistair McGrath</ref>

*Liberals and [[liberal Christian]]s regularly promote their [[theory of Fundamentalist anti-Semitism]], a long-standing hoax falsely accusing [[Conservative Christian]]s of anti-Semitism. In reality, a 30 year study of the [[liberal Christian]] magazine ''[[The Christian Century]]'' concluded that it was in fact consistently anti-Semitic.

*In his latest book ''The Resilience of Conservative Religion'' (2002), [[liberal]] professor of sociology [[Joseph B. Tamney]] puts Christian conservatives into the same religious category as one of the most radical and most hate-filled Islamic figures of the late 20th century: [[Ayatollah Ruholla Khomeini]].

==Liberal hate speech against well known conservatives==

* A written response about [[Vice President of the United States of America|Vice President]] Dick Cheney's trip to [[Afghanistan]] and an attempt against his life "Better luck next time" <ref>http://newsbusters.org/node/14164 , Newsbusters.com Bill O’Reilly Disgusted, July 17, 2007</ref>

*Alleged Hollywood talent [[Alec Baldwin]] urged a television audience of approximately 3 million viewers to [[murder]] Congressman [[Henry Hyde]]. [http://www.mrc.org/cyberalerts/1998/cyb19981215.asp#5]

*[[Clark Clifford]], a high level trusted confident, cabinet secretary, and Ambassador-at-Large to [[Democratic]] Presidents [[Truman]], [[Lyndon Johnson]], and [[Jimmy Carter]] referred to President [[Ronald Reagan]] while in office as "an amiable dunce." Clifford was at the time caught up in the notorious [[BCCI]] scandal.

* 'Alternative' comedian [[Ben Elton]]'s repeated references to [[Margaret Thatcher]] as 'a mad old cow', a sexist jibe that belied his supposed pro-feminist stance. <ref>http://www.bfi.org.uk/sightandsound/feature/44</ref>

==Liberal hate speech against others==
*[[U.S. Supreme Court]] Justice [[Sonia Sotomayor]] has stated, "gender and national origins may and will make a difference in our judging....a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male."<ref> Sotomayor, "A Latina Judge’s Voice," (2002), [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/15/us/politics/15judge.text.html?_r=1&pagewanted=all online edition]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://hq.protestwarrior.com/?page=/featured/PHS/PHS.php Bryan Henderson's attempts to balance socialist political science teacher], a civil libertarian come face to face with leftist hate.
*[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=29414 Liberal hate speech], Judith Reisman, ''[[WorldNetDaily.com]]'', October 25, 2002.
*[http://www.godhatesfredphelps.com/ God Hates Fred Phelps], Retrieved from http://www.godhatesfredphelps.com/ October 25, 2007.

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[[Category:Liberal Traits]]

Abstinence education

2010-02-10T15:51:20Z

MenAtWork: rv

'''Abstinence education''' encourages unmarried teens to refrain from premarital sex for reasons of emotional, spiritual and physical health.
{{cquote|"Abstinence Programs Show Promise in Reducing Sexual Activity and Pregnancy Among Teens," an article printed by Family Research Council, states that an abstinence program for girls in the Washington D.C. area called [[Best Friends]] reported only one out of 400 girls become pregnant since the program began (1). Between 20 and 70 pregnancies are common for the same sized group of fifth to ninth grade girls in the District of Columbia" (1). Upon adopting an abstinence-only curriculum by Teen-Aid, Inc. entitled "Sexuality, Commitment, and Family", at San Marcos Junior High in San Marcos, California, only 20 girls became pregnant in two years compared to 147 girls the year before (1). Nathan Hale Middle School in a Chicago suburb had a number of already pregnant girls at which time they adopted an abstinence program. Many parents were skeptical until the school graduated three pregnancy-free classes in a row (2). <ref>[http://www.unm.edu/~abqteach/hdm/00-02-08.htm "Cost and Benefits of Life-Style Choices", Phyllis Sandoval] </ref>}}
Conversely,
{{cquote|"Teenagers who pledge to remain virgins until marriage are just as likely to have premarital sex as those who do not promise abstinence and are significantly less likely to use condoms and other forms of birth control when they do, according to a study released today.
The new analysis of data from a large federal survey found that more than half of youths became sexually active before marriage regardless of whether they had taken a "virginity pledge," but that the percentage who took precautions against pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases was 10 points lower for pledgers than for non-pledgers. <ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2009/01/another_study_shows_failure_of.php</ref>}}

== Criticism ==
Abstinence education is often criticized by groups such as the American Psychological Association,<ref>[http://www.apa.org/releases/sexeducation.html Comprehensive Sex Education is More Effective at Stopping the Spread of HIV Infection]</ref> the American Medical Association, the National Association of School Psychologists,<ref>[http://nasponline.org/about_nasp/pospaper_sexed.aspx NASP Position Statement on Sexuality Education]</ref> the Society for Adolescent Medicine,<ref name=%25252526quot%2525253BAdolescent Health">{{cite web | url = http://www.adolescenthealth.org/PositionPaper_Abstinence_only_edu_policies_and_programs.pdf | title = Abstinence only education policies and programs}}</ref> the American College Health Association,<ref name=%25252526quot%2525253BAdolescent Health"/> the American Academy of Pediatrics,<ref name=%25252526quot%2525253Baap%25252526quot%2525253B%25252526gt%2525253B[http%2525253A%2525252F%2525252Fpediatrics%2525252Eaappublications%2525252Eorg%2525252Fcgi%2525252Freprint%2525252F108%2525252F2%2525252F498 Sexuality Education for Children and Adolescents - Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health and Committee on Adolescence 108 (2): 498 - Pediatrics]</ref> and the American Public Health Association.<ref>[http://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=1334 APHA: Policy Statement Database]</ref>

States that teach abstinence education, such as Texas and Mississippi, are shown to have a much higher teen birth rate than states that teach regular sex education. This is because abstinence only education teaches nothing about condoms or birth control as a means of preventing conception.

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:Education]]

Abstinence education

2010-02-10T15:49:06Z

MenAtWork: rv conservative deceit, liberals do not promote teen promusciuity

'''Abstinence education''' encourages unmarried teens to refrain from premarital sex for reasons of emotional, spiritual and physical health.
{{cquote|"Abstinence Programs Show Promise in Reducing Sexual Activity and Pregnancy Among Teens," an article printed by Family Research Council, states that an abstinence program for girls in the Washington D.C. area called [[Best Friends]] reported only one out of 400 girls become pregnant since the program began (1). Between 20 and 70 pregnancies are common for the same sized group of fifth to ninth grade girls in the District of Columbia" (1). Upon adopting an abstinence-only curriculum by Teen-Aid, Inc. entitled "Sexuality, Commitment, and Family", at San Marcos Junior High in San Marcos, California, only 20 girls became pregnant in two years compared to 147 girls the year before (1). Nathan Hale Middle School in a Chicago suburb had a number of already pregnant girls at which time they adopted an abstinence program. Many parents were skeptical until the school graduated three pregnancy-free classes in a row (2). <ref>[http://www.unm.edu/~abqteach/hdm/00-02-08.htm "Cost and Benefits of Life-Style Choices", Phyllis Sandoval] </ref>}}
Conversely,
{{cquote|"Teenagers who pledge to remain virgins until marriage are just as likely to have premarital sex as those who do not promise abstinence and are significantly less likely to use condoms and other forms of birth control when they do, according to a study released today.
The new analysis of data from a large federal survey found that more than half of youths became sexually active before marriage regardless of whether they had taken a "virginity pledge," but that the percentage who took precautions against pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases was 10 points lower for pledgers than for non-pledgers. <ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2009/01/another_study_shows_failure_of.php</ref>}}

== Criticism ==
Abstinence education is often criticized by groups such as the American Psychological Association,<ref>[http://www.apa.org/releases/sexeducation.html Comprehensive Sex Education is More Effective at Stopping the Spread of HIV Infection]</ref> the American Medical Association, the National Association of School Psychologists,<ref>[http://nasponline.org/about_nasp/pospaper_sexed.aspx NASP Position Statement on Sexuality Education]</ref> the Society for Adolescent Medicine,<ref name=%252526quot%25253BAdolescent Health">{{cite web | url = http://www.adolescenthealth.org/PositionPaper_Abstinence_only_edu_policies_and_programs.pdf | title = Abstinence only education policies and programs}}</ref> the American College Health Association,<ref name=%252526quot%25253BAdolescent Health"/> the American Academy of Pediatrics,<ref name=%252526quot%25253Baap%252526quot%25253B%252526gt%25253B[http%25253A%25252F%25252Fpediatrics%25252Eaappublications%25252Eorg%25252Fcgi%25252Freprint%25252F108%25252F2%25252F498 Sexuality Education for Children and Adolescents - Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health and Committee on Adolescence 108 (2): 498 - Pediatrics]</ref> and the American Public Health Association.<ref>[http://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=1334 APHA: Policy Statement Database]</ref>

States that teach abstinence education, such as Texas and Mississippi, are shown to have a much higher teen birth rate than states that teach regular sex education. This is because abstinence only education teaches nothing about condoms or birth control as a means of preventing conception.

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:Education]]

Bias

2010-02-10T15:41:53Z

MenAtWork: /* See also */

'''Bias''' has numerous meanings. It literally means ''diagonal'' or ''slant.''

== Electronics ==

Bias is a [[DC]] voltage level added to an [[AC]] signal which is to be amplified. This is done to put the AC signal within the amplifying transistor's linear operating area.

Bias is also a name for a high-frequency sine wave that is added to an audio signal as part of the process of magnetic tape recording; it has the effect of eliminating distortion that would otherwise be caused by magnetic hysteresis.

== Statistics ==

Bias means flaws in the collection, analysis or interpretation of research data that lead to incorrect conclusions.<ref>http://www.cdc.gov/vaccines/about/terms/glossary.htm#b</ref>

== Psychology ==

A bias is sometimes defined as a violation of a normative standard. For example, the fact that people will be less likely to trade an object they are endowed with for another one-regardless of which initial object they possess-violates the normative standard that preference for an object should not be swayed by what is already possessed.

Studies of biases in psychology have shown that many principles assumed in economics are incorrect (Kahneman 2003) by illustrating that the notion of a free [[rational agent]] is idealistic.

== Encyclopedias ==

In works describing a potentially controversial topic, '''bias''' refers to the tendency of an author who holds a particular viewpoint to express that viewpoint (whether intentionally or subconsciously) in his work. This typically goes against the ideal of compendiums which are meant to be neutral, such as encyclopedias. For example, if an article on [[abortion]] is written by someone who supports it, it will likely be biased towards that viewpoint, and vice versa.

== See also ==
*[[Media bias]]
*[[Liberal bias]]
*[[Conservative bias]]
*[[Bias-Original Work]]
*[[Liberal quotient]]
*[[Essay: Accuracy vs. neutrality on Conservapedia]]

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Disambiguation Pages]]

Abstinence education

2010-02-10T15:35:42Z

MenAtWork: /* Criticism */ fixed bad link

'''Abstinence education''' encourages unmarried teens to refrain from premarital sex for reasons of emotional, spiritual and physical health.
{{cquote|"Abstinence Programs Show Promise in Reducing Sexual Activity and Pregnancy Among Teens," an article printed by Family Research Council, states that an abstinence program for girls in the Washington D.C. area called [[Best Friends]] reported only one out of 400 girls become pregnant since the program began (1). Between 20 and 70 pregnancies are common for the same sized group of fifth to ninth grade girls in the District of Columbia" (1). Upon adopting an abstinence-only curriculum by Teen-Aid, Inc. entitled "Sexuality, Commitment, and Family", at San Marcos Junior High in San Marcos, California, only 20 girls became pregnant in two years compared to 147 girls the year before (1). Nathan Hale Middle School in a Chicago suburb had a number of already pregnant girls at which time they adopted an abstinence program. Many parents were skeptical until the school graduated three pregnancy-free classes in a row (2). <ref>[http://www.unm.edu/~abqteach/hdm/00-02-08.htm "Cost and Benefits of Life-Style Choices", Phyllis Sandoval] </ref>}}
Conversely,
{{cquote|"Teenagers who pledge to remain virgins until marriage are just as likely to have premarital sex as those who do not promise abstinence and are significantly less likely to use condoms and other forms of birth control when they do, according to a study released today.
The new analysis of data from a large federal survey found that more than half of youths became sexually active before marriage regardless of whether they had taken a "virginity pledge," but that the percentage who took precautions against pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases was 10 points lower for pledgers than for non-pledgers. <ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2009/01/another_study_shows_failure_of.php</ref>}}

== Criticism ==
Abstinence education is often criticized by groups such as the American Psychological Association,<ref>[http://www.apa.org/releases/sexeducation.html Comprehensive Sex Education is More Effective at Stopping the Spread of HIV Infection]</ref> the American Medical Association, the National Association of School Psychologists,<ref>[http://nasponline.org/about_nasp/pospaper_sexed.aspx NASP Position Statement on Sexuality Education]</ref> the Society for Adolescent Medicine,<ref name=%2526quot%253BAdolescent Health">{{cite web | url = http://www.adolescenthealth.org/PositionPaper_Abstinence_only_edu_policies_and_programs.pdf | title = Abstinence only education policies and programs}}</ref> the American College Health Association,<ref name=%2526quot%253BAdolescent Health"/> the American Academy of Pediatrics,<ref name=%2526quot%253Baap%2526quot%253B%2526gt%253B[http%253A%252F%252Fpediatrics%252Eaappublications%252Eorg%252Fcgi%252Freprint%252F108%252F2%252F498 Sexuality Education for Children and Adolescents - Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health and Committee on Adolescence 108 (2): 498 - Pediatrics]</ref> and the American Public Health Association.<ref>[http://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=1334 APHA: Policy Statement Database]</ref>

States that teach abstinence education, such as Texas and Mississippi, are shown to have a much higher teen birth rate than states that teach regular sex education. This is because abstinence only education teaches nothing about condoms or birth control as a means of preventing conception.

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:Education]]

Abstinence education

2010-02-10T15:31:25Z

MenAtWork: rv, I don't think even liberals promote teen promsucity, its in no one's interest especially the kids

'''Abstinence education''' encourages unmarried teens to refrain from premarital sex for reasons of emotional, spiritual and physical health.
{{cquote|"Abstinence Programs Show Promise in Reducing Sexual Activity and Pregnancy Among Teens," an article printed by Family Research Council, states that an abstinence program for girls in the Washington D.C. area called [[Best Friends]] reported only one out of 400 girls become pregnant since the program began (1). Between 20 and 70 pregnancies are common for the same sized group of fifth to ninth grade girls in the District of Columbia" (1). Upon adopting an abstinence-only curriculum by Teen-Aid, Inc. entitled "Sexuality, Commitment, and Family", at San Marcos Junior High in San Marcos, California, only 20 girls became pregnant in two years compared to 147 girls the year before (1). Nathan Hale Middle School in a Chicago suburb had a number of already pregnant girls at which time they adopted an abstinence program. Many parents were skeptical until the school graduated three pregnancy-free classes in a row (2). <ref>[http://www.unm.edu/~abqteach/hdm/00-02-08.htm "Cost and Benefits of Life-Style Choices", Phyllis Sandoval] </ref>}}
Conversely,
{{cquote|"Teenagers who pledge to remain virgins until marriage are just as likely to have premarital sex as those who do not promise abstinence and are significantly less likely to use condoms and other forms of birth control when they do, according to a study released today.
The new analysis of data from a large federal survey found that more than half of youths became sexually active before marriage regardless of whether they had taken a "virginity pledge," but that the percentage who took precautions against pregnancy or sexually transmitted diseases was 10 points lower for pledgers than for non-pledgers. <ref>[http://scienceblogs.com/dispatches/2009/01/another_study_shows_failure_of.php</ref>}}

== Criticism ==
Abstinence education is often criticized by [[liberal]] groups such as the American Psychological Association,<ref>[http://www.apa.org/releases/sexeducation.html Comprehensive Sex Education is More Effective at Stopping the Spread of HIV Infection]</ref> the American Medical Association,<ref name=%26quot%3Bama%26quot%3B%26gt%3B[http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eama-assn%2Eorg%2Fama1%2Fpub%2Fupload%2Fmm%2F15%2Fph_sexual_health_ed%2Epdf American Medical Association – Issue Brief: Adolescent Sexual Health Education]</ref> the National Association of School Psychologists,<ref>[http://nasponline.org/about_nasp/pospaper_sexed.aspx NASP Position Statement on Sexuality Education]</ref> the Society for Adolescent Medicine,<ref name=%26quot%3BAdolescent Health">{{cite web | url = http://www.adolescenthealth.org/PositionPaper_Abstinence_only_edu_policies_and_programs.pdf | title = Abstinence only education policies and programs}}</ref> the American College Health Association,<ref name=%26quot%3BAdolescent Health"/> the American Academy of Pediatrics,<ref name=%26quot%3Baap%26quot%3B%26gt%3B[http%3A%2F%2Fpediatrics%2Eaappublications%2Eorg%2Fcgi%2Freprint%2F108%2F2%2F498 Sexuality Education for Children and Adolescents - Committee on Psychosocial Aspects of Child and Family Health and Committee on Adolescence 108 (2): 498 - Pediatrics]</ref> and the American Public Health Association.<ref>[http://www.apha.org/advocacy/policy/policysearch/default.htm?id=1334 APHA: Policy Statement Database]</ref>

States that teach abstinence education, such as Texas and Mississippi, are shown to have a much higher teen birth rate than states that teach regular sex education. This is because abstinence only education teaches nothing about condoms or birth control as a means of preventing conception.

==Notes==
<references/>

[[Category:Education]]