Apparently there is a huge crisis brewing in Washington. Perhaps you heard already? On August 2nd the “debt ceiling” needs to be raised or else the Federal Government will not be able to borrow enough money to maintain itself. Can that be right? Okay, well it sounds crazy but that seems to really be what the crisis is all about.

What does that mean for you? Who the hell knows? The potential effects being touted by the newspeak media range from one extreme to another. Either the Federal government will be forced to downsize and start cutting programs, or the sky will fall and Chinese people will come to your house and repo your Playstation 3. The truth, as always, is somewhere in the middle. Bumble claims no insight into what could happen. Instead, he is just furious that nothing is being done about the looming dooming of the United States!

Despite the fact that the debt ceiling has been raised 74 times since 1962 (including 18 times under Reagan), Congress just refuses to do it now. Why? It would appear this is one of those “line in the sand” moments where the Republicans have enough leverage to bargain and force government to downsize. Or, it’s just really hard to get your credit limit raised if you are black. Even if you are the POTUS.

Will the world end on August 2nd? Uh no. One way or other the debt ceiling will ultimately be raised. The debate itself has already done significant damage to the US reputation among lender nations. Will the US change as a result of this whole mess? YES, if we make it happen.

Did you know that it costs the American tax payer over 2 BILLION dollars a year to pay the legislative branch of our government? That includes Congress, it’s staff and several ancillary agencies. Just what the heck are we paying these idiots for again?

Imagine if instead of paying these bozos, we pooled our 2 Billion dollars and bought stock in Apple? Do you know what that would be worth in 5 years?? People go crazy for Apple products!

Obviously, Bumble is fed up with the bickering in Washington. That’s why starting today Bumble refuses to pay Congress! That’s right fat cats! No soup for you! Of course it’s kind of hard to do that since they just take our money from taxes. But the next time Bumble writes a check he is writing “Not for Congress” in the memo field.

It might be a while before Bumble gets a chance to lash out on a check memo line though. So until then he has created a Facebook page which will represent our angst at paying these jackwagons and hopefully send them a message. Please Like the page and join us in the fight!

It’s been 10 years since 9/11, and eight years to the day since “Mission Accomplished”, but justice was finally served. Osama Bin Laden is dead. While the world may not be any safer for the fact, it is still hard not to breath a sigh of relief. For many of us September 11th, 2001 will be the day we never forget. Yesterday is a day we should remember with solemn resolve. As Americans we tend to have a short attention span. Not this time.  We said we would “Never Forget” and we didn’t.

Still, there are some conflicting emotions. Though at first we may all want to fire up the Toby Keith CD and rejoice in finally getting our man, the sad fact is that we would just as soon have never heard of Osama Bin Laden. The name will forever be tied to the most horrific day in US history (at least during our lifetime). The world irrevocably changed for us that day. Thousands of innocent people died for an extremist religious ideology of which most of the victims were blissfully unaware. The families of the fallen may take some solace in the news that the perpetrator is gone. They cannot do so without first remembering the horrible loss that he created. The loss of safety which we had taken for granted, the loss of family or friends, and most importantly the loss of our illusion of being untouchable on American soil.

April 30th went a long way to lend closure to 300 million Americans. While we spend the day trying to resolve a sense of pride and a sense of loss, let us not forget that the war will go on. TerrorIslam now has a martyr. They will be even further solidified in their fight to bring us to our knees. We too must tighten our resolve to continue our vigilence against enemies of freedom around the world.

Let those enemies be forewarned though. There is nowhere over time and place that we will stop the American people from seeking justice. Since the late 70′s, I can recall seeing footage of Iran chanting “Death to America”! Infidel Nation’s own beloved “Bumble” often replies to haters with his own version of the phrase.

Today, we at Infidel Nation are taking a break from our usual inane humor to give Bumble a chance to use his catch phrase with a poignant sense of pride. I think it will ultimately resonate with the deepest feelings of most Americans today. We are a nation of Infidels, and we embrace all that comes with it. Let’s join Bumble today in one final chant to Osama Bin Laden. If you want to share Bumble with friends, family and on Facebook, please feel free.

The U.S. Supreme court ruled on Snyder v. Phelps yesterday. The case centers around Fred Phelps and his mullet wearing family’s Westboro Baptist Church. Fred and his family/church are the idiots with hateful signs that protest at military funerals and anything “gay”.

The Supreme Court decision was the result of a case filed in 2006. On March 10th of 2006, Phelps and company protested about 1,000 feet away from a church in Westminster, Maryland. The event that stoked their ire enough to protest? The funeral of Marine Lance Corporal Matthew Snyder. The Marine’s father Albert Snyder filed a law suit which claimed defamation of character and emotional harm.

The Snyder’s were originally awarded $11 million. It was appealed to the district court where the sum was reduced to $5 million. Fred, of course, can’t pay that as most of his assets are tied up in poster boards and cowboy hats. It was appealed again and reached the United States Supreme Court. Which brings us to the ruling yesterday.

The Justices ruled in favor of Phelps (8-1) thus overturning the $5 million award. Fred’s behavior, though certainly douchebaggery at it’s most extreme, is protected by free speech. The applicable Maryland law restricted protesters at funerals from coming within 100 feet of a funeral. Fred and his family were clearly 900 feet behind the “douchebag line” and were therefore protected.

This is great news! Your right to express yourself freely has often been the subject of court decisions which rule on various types of expression. Earlier rulings have created a subset of “criminal speech” which effectively exclude specific types of expression from the First Amendment. Fortunately, being a douchebag has not been added to the list!

The main unprotected types of expression are defamation, causing panic, fighting words, incitement to crime and obscenity. Without Fred Phelps and the 8 brave Justices that overturned the case, douchebaggery expression would have been added to the list! The US really dodged a bullet there!

In the interest of everyone knowing your rights as they currently stand, lets take a closer look at the exceptions-

Defamation – Defamation is the public statement of an alleged fact which is false and damages the victim’s reputation. Spoken defamation is known as slander, while written defamation is libel.

Example of Defamation – “Fred Phelps is a good person.”

This would potentially be actionable as libel. The decision would be based on two factors. Is he actually a good person? Would influencing people to believe he was a good person harm his reputation? If you believe he is not a good person, and that he has carefully crafted a reputation as being a bad person then saying “Fred Phelps is a good person” could be seen as libel.

Causing Panic

The criteria here is whether or not a reasonable person would know that his words might cause a panic which leads to someone being hurt.

Example of Causing Panic – Fred Phelps yells “INS!” outside a crowded San Diego Home Depot

Would a reasonable person expect those words to cause a stampede of frantic illegal immigrants to run through the crowded Depot parking lot and potentially cause them to collide with others and moving vehicles in their rush for safety? If so, then yelling INS in this situation would not be protected.

Fighting Words

The criteria here is whether your words would lead any reasonable person to expect them to cause violence.

Example of Fighting Words – Fred Phelps calls Mike Tyson the “N word” to his face

The decision would rest on whether a reasonable person would expect that getting in Mike’s grill and calling him that word would face incite Mike to an “immediate breach of the peace.” Not only would the “N word” be the last thing Fred ever said; it would be unprotected by the First Amendment too.

Incitement To Crime

It is a criminal act to incite someone to commit a crime through words, speech, or expression.

Example of Incitement to Crime – Fred Phelps calls Mike Tyson the “N word” to his face

Though the obvious outcome would be that Mike would commit battery and/or murder it would probably not constitute an incitement to crime. It is extremely difficult to actually prove that someone else “incited” you to do anything. It would be really fun to watch this happen and probably qualify as fighting words, but it is unlikely to be qualified as an exception under “incitement to crime”.

Obscenity

Obscenity is defined loosely as whether an act, statement or work would violate the accepted community’s standards for acceptable sexual conduct, is patently offensive, or appeals to the prurient interests (i.e. sickos like it).

Example of Obscenity – Fred Phelps releases a sex tape.

If you would find watching this man have sex to be unacceptable sexual conduct, patently offensive or only appealing to sickos then a Fred Phelps sex tape could be classified as obscenity.

Douchebaggery Behavior

Douchebaggery behavior is defined as being obnoxious, rude, socially unacceptable, and intentionally offensive.

Example of Douchebaggery Behavior – Fred Phelps shows up at a military funeral with a sign that says “Thank God Your Son Is Dead”

Nope. Supreme Court says it is ok to be a douchebag.

So we can all thank the Supreme Court and Mr. Phelps for preserving our right to be douchebags. Thank god. Had douchebaggery become excluded under free speech protection you surely could not do this on your blog…

This message brought to you by the US Supreme Court

God bless America!

The Americar Is Up On Blocks

The Americar

I have a rusted out car up on blocks in my yard. It used to be an awesome car! I would love to restore it myself, but I am really busy watching American Idol and football. Money is pretty good so I decide that I will just hire someone to restore it for me.  I promise myself it’s a priority and write a blank check. I ask the mechanic to get all the expenses approved by my wife before he does anything. Since I really don’t pay attention to the money.

My wife meets with the mechanic. He starts buffing out the rust.

I go back to watching American Idol and football. My wife and the mechanic can handle the car for me. A month later I walk back to check on the progress. The car has been primed a nice bright red. I am happy with the progress and return to the couch.

I get really distracted for the next few months, but I trust my wife and the mechanic seems like a cool guy. Eventually I wander to the back yard. Other than it now being red nothing has changed.

I ask my wife, “Hey, what’s the deal”? She responds by saying we don’t have the money anymore.

She spent it all on elephant figurines. She loves elephant figurines and swears they are the way to invest in our future. She says if I give it a few years the elephants will pay off and the car will take care of itself. It sounds crazy, but I still trust her.  Plus, I still can’t be bothered to get involved myself.

A few years go by and I approach my wife. “Hey hunnie, are those elephant figurines paying off yet? I’d really like to get this car restored.”

She says that she is sorry, but they are actually pretty worthless. I leave her, get drunk and for the time being abandon hope of the car getting fixed up. Live and learn, I guess.

A year later, I find a second wife. She is really smart. I tell her about the car and she swears she loves it. We both agree how cool it will be once restored. She thinks my first wife is an idiot for even investing in elephant figurines in the first place. Everyone knows that donkey figurines are the way to make money. She buys a bunch of them for us.

I go back to the same mechanic. “Do whatever it takes, but get my new wife to approve the charges first”. I go back to drinking beer and watching TV.

A month later, I wander into the back yard. The car is still up on blocks but for some reason it’s now been painted with a new coat of primer. This time it’s blue.

“Hey honey, why did the car need to be primed again?”

“It didn’t really, but red is dumb. I like blue primer”.

Okay. Whatever. Just so this gets done soon. If it takes blue paint and donkey figurines I guess that’s what it takes.

A few months later, I run into the mechanic at a bar.

“Hey, how is that car coming along?”

“It’s not. Your wife won’t pay for any of it. She said some things came up”.

I go home right away. I am pissed!

“Hey, why did you tell the mechanic that you wouldn’t pay for anything?!”

“I didn’t say that. I just said that I wouldn’t pay that much for it. That mechanic is an asshole anyway. You should see what he wanted to charge.”

Maybe she is right. I have had that mechanic for four years now and the car has gotten even rustier. We fire the mechanic and start all over. Boy, I hope we get this car restored before it’s unfixable.

During last night’s broadcast of Countdown with Keith Olbermann, he told his audience “This is the last edition of Countdown”. He made no mention as to why he was leaving the network during the show. MSNBC released a statement saying simply that “MSNBC thanks Keith for his integral role in MSNBC’s success and we wish him well in his future endeavors.” Since the deal with Comcast to acquire NBC-Universal was recently approved, the timing led some to believe that Comcast may have initiated the maneuver. Comcast and MSNBC both denied that was the case. In fact, it is unlikely that Comcast would call for the termination of the biggest personality on MSNBC and a keystone that helped define the network.

Olbermann was suspended in November for violating NBC policy, and making campaign contributions to three Democratic politicians, including Arizona’s Gabrielle Giffords. Whatever the reason, Olbermann was terminated with 2 years left on his 4 year, $30 million contract. Whether or not you liked Olbermann, it is a sad day for cable news.

Even Bill O’Reilly will miss Olbermann. Big Poppa may not admit that, but the rivalry with Olbermann was great theater. It took partisan politics to a new level and provided some great, and entertaining moments for both their shows. Afterall, where would Hulk Hogan have been without Rowdy Roddy Piper?

Olbermann also gave Fox and O’Reilly a person to target when railing against “liberalism”. Though he should be remembered as the person that most defined the MSNBC network, it should at least be acknowledged by Big Poppa that he provided a foil for conservatives. Bumble can’t wait to hear what O’Reilly has to say about MSNBC’s decision. Will he take the high road and acknowledge that Keith Olbermann was a noble adversary? After being on Olbermann’s “Worst person in the world” list so often Bumble wouldn’t blame him for taking some shots though. Still, as a parting gift from Olbermann, Bumble expects record ratings for O’Reilly when he next airs as viewers anticipate his reaction.

Of course while Olbermann is off MSNBC, that clearly doesn’t mean he is done. In fact, this puts Keith in the driver’s seat in many ways. He left with over 1 million viewers and the highest rated show on MSNBC. Opportunities will present themselves quickly, whether it be from CNN, HBO, or perhaps even Fox News. How interesting would it be to put Olbermann as the “balance” to Hannity? Yeah, that will never happen but we can hope. In the meantime, Keith need be in no hurry and is likely reflecting today rather than fielding calls from agents.

That being said, on behalf of Infidel Nation, Bumble would like to offer Keith an opportunity to do a shoot interview. Keith, if you are interested in telling your side with no filters, and no corporate BS just send Bumble an email. Bumble has always been a fan, and will gladly give you the opportunity to be “mad as hell”.

For the record Bumble will greatly miss your show, your candor, and your humor. Good night, and good luck Mr. Olbermann.

January 8th is the birthday of the King of Rock and Roll Elvis Presley. As most people know, Elvis died ingloriously on a crapper in the summer of 1977. Today would mark his 76th birthday had he not died thirty three years ago on his bathroom floor, a bloated and paranoid version of his earlier stardom. Of course for many obsessive fans this was an unacceptable way for the King to go out. They simply denied that he was dead. In fact Elvis sightings were common throughout the following decades, particularly at flea markets and Wal-marts. As if that was any less embarrassing than dying in your bathroom.

Elvis is an icon. He is in four hall of fames, and changed the face of American pop culture. Isn’t that enough for one man? Do we really have to believe his death was faked because a drug overdose was not befitting the first true rock star? No! It’s actually really fitting!

So much of Elvis has been copied by subsequent generations, yet we fail to recognize he was the original “fallen star”. In fact drug overdoses amongst rock stars may be passe now, but give Elvis credit. It was shocking when he did it. Anyone dying that way now is just copying the King. They are not likely to rival him for his spectacular performances, nor his spectacular death spiral.

Though tragic and awful as his death was, it too set a bar for future generations of rock stars. So on his birthday Bumble just wants to say Happy Birthday Elvis! Thanks for setting a standard for rock stars in both life and death. To top him will take a hell of a tragic ending. Hopefully Aaron Carter or Justin Bieber is up to the challenge.

Today is the 30th anniversary of the murder of John Lennon. On December 8th, 1980 the voice of a generation was gunned down outside his home in New York by a crazed fan named Mark David Chapman. Chapman remained at the scene reading Catcher in the Rye until police arrived and arrested him.

Bumble really has to wonder about conspiracies when it comes to John Lennon. First, his killer had THREE names (Mark David and Chapman). We all know that murderers, even serial killers all have two names tops. Just look at the most notorious serial killers, Ted Bundy, Richard Speck, Jeffrey Dahmer, and David Berkowitz. All two namers, not to mention the fictional Dexter Morgan. You see, people with two names are capable of murder, mass murder, and even serial killing. However, to be a conspiratorial assassin you need three names! It’s practically a historical fact.

The most famous conspiratorial assassins are of course John Wilkes Booth (Lincoln), James Earl Ray (Martin Luther King Jr), and Lee Harvey Oswald (JFK). What about Mark David Chapman? Clearly he fits the profile of of an assassin trained by an overt agency. So it’s decided, Mark David Chapman was an assassin based on his name alone! Although reading Catcher in the Rye until police come is also a pretty good indication that you are a patsy.

So just who would have had John Lennon assassinated and why? Theories abound on the subject. As a political activist John Lennon had no shortage of enemies. He also had no shortage of talent. John Lennon wrote and co-wrote some of the most moving songs in the last 50 years including Imagine, Instant Karma, and Revolution 9. Beleibers if you don’t have any of those songs on your ipod, please download them. In case you hadn’t noticed The Beatles are now available on iTunes.

The marketing has been subtle...

Lennon’s songs went beyond music. He wrote lyrics with a message. Correct Bumble if he is wrong, but there haven’t been two many like him since 1980. With the possible exceptions of R.E.M and U2 making occasional political statements John Lennon has never been paralleled for making popular political music. In other words, he did something unique. He took poignant messages to the masses with a catchy tune.

Where are today’s protesting minstrels? Where are the songs questioning the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan? The future of meaningful music doesn’t look bright. If you are one of the few artists that makes a political statements, even an off hand remark, you are putting your career at risk. To actually infuse those thoughts into an intelligent and well written song would be suicide.

John’s death was a watershed event in music history. Since his passing nobody of his celebrity has picked up the torch and written great music with a message. Instead producers of the most innocuous, bubble gum pop are cranking out tween artists like crazy. So whether you like him or not, get used to Justin Beiber. Artists like Beiber and other record company creations are never going to be in danger of a three named gunman, because they have nothing revolutionary to say. Frankly, that’s a shame.

Relax Justin, You Will Be Around A Long Time

This just in from GOD (God and Other Deities)

Press Release—-

In response to the protests launched against everything from nerds to dead soldiers by Fred Phelps and The Westboro Baptist Church, GOD would like to clear a few things up.

God: First and foremost Fred Phelps was never actually appointed my spokesperson. While it is true that early on I did have a lot of wrath and hate,  I was young! I haven’t hated any group since the Phillistines. Like many parents I too learned a lot from my son. In fact his greatest lesson to me was that hate was a waste of energy. Forgiveness is the way to go. If you read a sign that says God Hates X,  please know that I don’t hate anyone! I am God, and capable of being above base human emotions. That also means I don’t hate Fred Phelps though I do hate the fact he’s never actually read my book. That’s another lesson I learned from my son. Hate the action not the person. Haven’t you all noticed since Jesus died that I stopped smiting people? It makes me sad to see all that hate in green and orange posters. Why not pray for each other instead of claiming you know something nobody else does? I look at the individual now, not the groups to which they belong to judge their hearts. Pretty sure that made it into one of my books…

Allah: Allah would also like to take this opportunity to say that Osama Bin Laden is not an authorized spokesperson for myself, Muslims, or Muhammad. Allah does occasionally hate people and in fact, Allah cannot stand that guy!

The Flying Spaghetti Monster: You all are nuts. All of you. Oh what the hell.. Chef Boyaredee is not an authorized spokesperson for Pastafarianism or TFSM.

Buddha on behalf of the group: We are all in agreement that when we want people to know our will we are capable of getting our point across ourselves. We don’t need the help of people in mullets with poster boards. That is all.

If having a poster board gives you the right to claim knowledge of the mind of God, then having a blog gives Bumble the right to elect himself the press agent for God and Other Deities.

Tomorrow the funeral services will be held for Dale Kridlo of Hughestown, PA.  Dale was killed on November 7th in Afghanistan. He will be interred at Arlington National Cemetary in Washington, D.C. on Thursday.

Dale and other fallen soldiers like him died protecting the American way of life, including among other things the right to freedom of assembly guaranteed by our Constitution. Yes, every American has the right to assemble and protest thanks to the fallen men and women of the armed forces like Dale Kridlo.

Unfortunately, some Americans do not recognize the difference between having the right to do something, and appropriately exercising that right. Tomorrow the band of  hate mongers masquerading as “Christians” from the Westboro Baptist Church led by Fred Phelps of Topeka, Kansas intend on protesting the funeral of Dale Kriplo. They will show up and protest at the funeral of a young man they never met, who died protecting the very right that allows them to publicly assemble. And that my friends is as far as Bumble can go while being civil.

Fred and his traveling douchebags have  protested over 44,000 times in all 50 states. Fred’s website godhatesfags.com (seriously) lists the total number of soldiers that “God Has Killed in Iraq and Afghanistan” So much of this is disturbing it’s hard to know where to start. Ah, yes rage!

First of all can a domain be classified as hate speech? Secondly, who elected inbred trash from the Midwest to be God’s webmaster? Protesting military funerals???

Are you kidding me? God kills soldiers because the war is wrong, therefore we protest the funeral of the soldier that died so we could tour the country spouting ridiculous hate speech? Listen Fred, God doesn’t kill soldiers and God doesn’t start wars. Ignorance starts wars. The same kind of ignorance which somehow allows you and your followers to claim to be Christians, without apparently ever opening the NEW Testament. Why is the lunatic fringe always a zealot religious group anyway?

You never see a protest by a group of baby eating atheists like this! Why not? Because atheists think and question what they are told. Sure they may have come to the conclusion that there is no God, but they arrive at that conclusion as part of a thought process!

You do not see signs that say “The Flying Spaghetti Monster Hates Fags”. Nor do atheists  skip the entire part of the Bible about tolerance, grace, and forgiveness so they can get on CNN. They may skip the whole Bible, yet  somehow they come out less ignorant for the lack of faith than the zealots.

Sadly the lunatic fringe be it Muslim or Christian is always a group that clings to doctrine as if it were carte blanche for ignorance and intolerance.

Some may question whether or not we should have named the WBC on our site. After all what do they want if not attention? Unfortunately it’s impossible to confront ignorance anonymously.

Believe it or not, Bumble has read the Bible several times throughout his life. In fact while there are many controversial scriptures which are frequently quoted to spread hate, there is also an underlying subtext particularly to the message of Jesus. To paraphrase it goes something like this…

Don’t be a douchebag!

Yeah, a simple message and moral imperative is lost on a bunch of idiots with employee discounts on poster board. Bumble assumes they all must work at discount department stores. The only question really is what is the reasonable response to the protesters from WBC? Some counter protest and try to  stop them from disrupting the funeral services.

Kudos to those of you that peacefully oppose them as they tour. It shows both the respect for the rights soldiers died for as well as a tolerance that bigots like Fred Phelps lack.

In a perfect world Bumble would like to see godhatesfags.com shut down or classified as hate speech and therefore immune to protection under free speech. In a perfect after world, Bumble would arrive at the pearly gates at the same moment as Fred Phelps and get to see Fred’s face when he reads the sign outside heaven.

And most other douchebags!

P.s. Fred, you are a hell of a lot older than Bumble. Bumble promises if he outlives you he will protest at your funeral and pee on your grave. Anyone else want to go on that bus tour?

The results are in! A bunch of angry people turned red and voted against blue. Let’s take a look at the Bumbletron 2010 results map. Notice no expense was spared in election coverage.

Senate now with 47% Redness, House now with 239 red people!

Red fish, blue fish, one fish two fish. In other words, so what? Whether you are in the party that promotes “change for hope” or “hope for change” your life didn’t improve this morning because your candidate (or witch) won or lost. Let’s look at the before and after…

Your Bills Before November 2

Your Bills After November 2nd!

Congrats! You beat nobody & a cat!

So basically, you lost either way. Bumble tried to warn you! Bumble even threw his name into the ring as a write in candidate! But did you write him in? As far as we know Bumble received exactly one vote, cast in the 20th Senatorial District in Pennsylvania, where Lisa Baker was running unopposed. For the record, Bumble would like to officially concede to the distinguished Republican. Good luck Lisa!

Bumble would like to give her his full support and encourage his supporter to put the election behind you. Now that it’s over we must all work together, reach around the aisle and all that.

However, Bumble woke up this morning wondering  just what happened! There were witches, teabaggers, bigots and racists running for Allah’s sakes! Bumble could have been the better of two evils in many, many districts! One vote!?

Obviously there is a conspiracy going on, and Bumble has figured it out! Bumble is a victim of…

BLACK-LASH!

Yeah, Bumble said it! There were three African American candidates for the Senate. All three lost! Bumble is also black, even if it is fur and not skin. The President is African-American and yet the Senate will be completely white! It’s gone completely crackers! Was this a subliminal message from America? Is Bumble a victim of racial voting? Ok, maybe Bumble never really stood a chance as he is a cat. Maybe the the three candidates that lost (Mike Thurmond, Kendrick Meek, and Alvin Greene) suffered more from being blue than black.

Still, Bumble cannot help but wonder if his fur color didn’t have an impact on his write in campaigns. After all this was the face of Black America according to the media…

Tomorrow is the big day! Mid-term election day! Will Obama get a big fat “F” on his mid-term report card? Will the democrats get thrown out of Congress on their bums?

Will the results have about as much impact for Americans as who wins the World Series? Yup. Really doesn’t matter either way in most races. Because…

The whole system is nuts!

There are approximately 100 seats up for grabs in the House. Republicans only need to capture 39 to get the majority there.

In the Senate, Republicans need only 10 of the 37 contested seats to gain a Senate majority. The Tea Party would need, uh, like 535 victories to gain absolute control of our nation. The rift between Democrat and Republicans has heated up the past few months, to the tune of $3.5 billion!

That’s not a typo, estimates are that $3.5 BILLION has been spent on advertising for the mid-term elections! That’s the most ever when the President wasn’t also up for re-election. Washington has just spent BILLIONS to sway us one way or the other. Bumble has a clear message for them…

Save your money next time! The calls went to voicemail! Bumble watches shows on DVR! Newspapers? Maybe to pee on!

What a waste! If these people were running a website they would get sand-boxed for spamming people. How is this fair? Does it really matter whose party wins control?

Sure, Bumble knows what you are thinking… “To me it does, because I support <insert hot button issue>”. Uh-huh. Allow Bumble to retort. It doesn’t matter whose party wins because…

THEY ARE ALL FULL OF CRAP! It’s true! These people would say anything to get elected and have billions of dollars to back it up. How the heck can we infidels weed through all that rhetoric to know what’s best for us? Most of us can’t. So instead we look at our voter registration card and vote straight party line.  This just begs the question to Bumble. What the hell kind of party is this anyway? Bumble doesn’t want to get drunk or bang any of these party goers!

Have you seen the candidates? Almost all of them are old honkies! Did you know there are only 17 women in the Senate right now? Bumble has a word for a party like that.

Sausagefest!

What a lame party. Who wants to go to any party where this chick is the hottest female? Even if it is bipartisan!

GOP candidate Christine O'Donnel demonstrates why she is popular with Tea Baggers, er Tea Party members!

Nobody that’s who! Whether Congress goes Red or stays Blue, you are still getting nada. The best you can look forward to is finishing dinner without a robo-call for at best 12 months. That’s when the 2012 stuff will start.

Well, no need to despair nation! Bumble has an alternative. Rather than chose the lesser of two evils, chose the better evil…

VOTE BUMBLE!

When you get to the polls regardless of what district, state or race, write in BUMBLE! Send a clear message to Washington that you have had enough party politics!

Not convinced yet? Fair enough, here are some campaign promises Bumble reserves the right to renege on later.

BUMBLE’S PROMISE TO AMERICA

• Bumble will never EVER get caught in an airport bathroom doing naughty things! This is kind of an empty promise as Bumble is a cat and neutered at that. Still, let’s see the old white guys say it!
• Sexually, the most scandalous thing Bumble will do with an intern is heavy petting. Anything else is genitally impossible.
• Bumble will take kick back money! Let’s just get that out there so you aren’t surprised later. Bumble LOVES pork bellies. Mmmmm pork bellies…
• Bumble will share his kick backs! Yes, that’s right! If you elect Bumble to your district he will publicly list all accepted kick backs here on Infidel Nation and share it with you (provided you voted for him, otherwise piss off).

That about sums it up. Won’t be sexually promiscuous and embarrass you. Will blatantly take kick backs, but will redistribute to his constituents ala Robin Hood. Hey, if you can beat that offer by all means vote Red or Blue. If not, crumble up that write in vote and hurl it back at Washington smelling like ammonia!

Vote Bumble on election day, he promises he didn’t inhale!

FYI - You don't inhale catnip, slappy! Bumble was stoned out of his mind! Meowhahahahaha!

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Daddy recently posted a wonderful article on “How America Has Changed Since 9/11″. Bumble gives him credit for taking the high road. Sadly Bumble just can’t let all the anger go, and finds himself on the low road today.

To the Pastor “Terry Jones”

Bumble really tried to stay silent on the good reverend’s plans to memorialize the dead on 9/11 with a Qu’ran burning. Apparently the story won’t just go away, and with each passing day Bumble get’s angrier and more upset. So despite giving Terry Jones some attention Bumble just had to say something.

Fortunately living in America gives us freedom of speech and freedom of religion. Unfortunately, those freedoms aren’t always exercised responsibly. In short, granting all Americans the same rights means that occasionally somebody uses them to preach ignorance from a bully pulpit, or try to garner 15 minutes of fame by ripping open old wounds.

It is not illegal to burn Bibles, the Qu’ran or the American flag provided they are not done as an incitement to violence. Bumble is forced to admit that Jones has every right to do it. Fortunately, the same rights allow Bumble to do this…

God bless free speech!

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9 years ago today the plans of a hate mongering Saudi Prince came to fruition leaving Manhattan devastated and 300 million Americans holding their breath. Yes, after 9 years the 6’7″ leader is still out there, somewhere. There is some comfort in knowing that the US Military has made sure he has known fear every day since 9/11. Bumble salutes the men and women of the armed forces that that continue to stalk, harass and disrupt his terror network to the best of their ability. Would catching or killing him even matter at this point? Probably not. Would it bring some form of closure? Maybe. Will they ever get him? Bumble thinks they can, and here’s how it could just happen…

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On September 6th, National Geographic will premier a special Giuliani’s 9.11. The commercials really sparked some thoughts for me, especially in light of recent political news regarding the “Mosque at Ground Zero.” Bumble has agreed to sit this one out and let “Daddy” finally do a guest post. I should warn you it is not the usual funny Infidel Nation content and it might be disturbing to some readers.

It has been nearly 9 years since the tragic attack on 9/11. How has it changed America? For better or worse, we now have a Department of Homeland Security, two wars, The Patriot Act, and terror alert colors.

How did Americans feel about Islam then as opposed to today? It’s always dangerous to try to answer a question like that. The best I hope to do is share my own experiences and emotions about that day and the years that followed. Hopefully I am not alone in still thinking about these things, but to understand where we are today we have to remember the events of 2001. For my generation I think that day is like the day Kennedy was assassinated. We will always remember where we were when we heard the news of the attacks.

That Day

My fiance and I had actually gotten up early that day to go to the local courthouse for our marriage license. We were in the car listening to the radio when the first plane hit. It was surreal. At first the details were very, very scarce. I immediately thought it was some small plane that just made a horrible error. We continued on to the courthouse. You could tell the employees in even this small town courthouse were tense and some were visibly shaken. Somehow we managed to get our marriage license and left the building under the assumption that this was just a bizarre aviation accident.

On leaving the courthouse we were immediately met by a beat reporter for a local newspaper. He stopped us and asked if we were nervous or afraid being inside the courthouse. My first though was “hell yeah, I just got a marriage license!”. He was kind enough to not quote that in the paper and took the time to explain that the second tower had been hit. We were in complete shock. Driving home we listened to the radio and realized for the first time that America was under attack. Unreal.

Once we got home we learned of the pentagon attack and what seemed like a bizarre crash in Shanksville, PA. My initial though was “my god they are just taking down planes anywhere they can”.

Then what were probably the most unforgettable images I have ever seen began to show on TV. The first tower falling and turning completely to dust. Then the second. I still can’t honestly process what that must have been like for anyone near ground zero. Nor can I imagine the courage it took to run towards that scene.

The attacks had the desired effect on me personally. I was terrified. I sat on the couch with my fiance watching the entire day transpire on the news. I recall even then thinking that America would never be the same. For one thing the media was actually just reporting. That day still stands out to me as the last time TV simply let the story unfold without interjecting opinions, speculation, and agendas. The event itself was big enough and didn’t need talking heads throwing out their two cents.

In The Aftermath

In the days after 9/11, I was shocked at what appeared to be an unprovoked terrorist attack on US soil. Initially it seemed unprecedented in history. Immediately, my own ignorance was exposed. In fact, this wasn’t even the first attack on the World Trade Center by Al-Qaeda trained terrorists. I had nearly forgotten the attack in 1993 in which a truck bomb was detonated below the North Tower. I vaguely remembered it, but somehow thought it was a domestic terrorist attack similar to the Timothy McVeigh bombing in Oklahoma City. Admittedly, if I had ever heard of Osama Bin Laden, or Al-Qaeda I had forgotten them or written them off as a one time threat that failed in ’93. Over the next months Osama Bin Laden became synonymous with the boogie man, and Al Qaeda became an elusive evil army.

In the days and weeks that followed, America learned all about how much the world hated us. We watched people dancing in the streets cheering the attack. We learned of Al Qaeda and knew just how well organized they were. Fear would seemingly forever be a part of American life, and it was clear that ignorance was dangerous.

On 9/12, one of my coworkers actually tried to tell me that we had been attacked by the “Philistines”. Granted, she wasn’t really bright. I guess giving her the benefit of the doubt, maybe she meant Palestinians (which was still way off). I knew the middle eastern countries constantly lived with daily terrorist threats, but those were far off places like Lebanon, Israel, and Jordan. Shanksville, PA didn’t seem to fit the mold.

Pride in Americans

The weeks that followed were filled with truly inspiring human stories and it was hard not to be proud of my country in the aftermath.

Accounts of heroism from everyday people began to fill the news. Fireman and Police from all over the east coast flocked to ground zero with one simple goal. Help someone, anyone. The tragic loss of civilian life was unprecedented, but so was the bravery shown by average New Yorkers and Emergency Response units that day. In the months that followed the death count rose to 2,996 dead. Citizens from over 90 countries died that day for no better reason than that they went to work. 411 emergency workers from the NYPD, FDNY, and Port Authority died in an effort to save lives.

Without their sacrifice many more people would have died that day. Out of the ashes rose the best of humanity regardless of race, religion, or nationality. For the people that were at ground zero none of that mattered. Everyone was equal in the chaos and deserved a chance to live. The hatred and ignorance of the terrorists was nothing compared to the courage and unconditional sacrifice made that day.

In the days that followed heroism took many forms. Here are just a few events that left a lasting impact with me.

Rudy Guliani – Stayed Strong From the day of September 11th to the years that followed the Mayor was a rock for New Yorkers and Americans. His constant presence on TV and radio was a reassurance to many that one day things could again be normal. If you put aside political opinions it is difficult to argue that the man transcended public office during that time and became a bastion of strength for everyone.

Bill Maher and HBO – Spoke Out Many people would disagree with me on this one, but that’s what makes America great. In 2002 Bill’s show Politically Incorrect was canceled by ABC in large part due to his “controversial” remarks after 9/11. In case you forgot, here are the controversial remarks. His comments were actually in response to a guests remarks from conservative pundit Dinseh D’Souza that the 9/11 terrorists did not act in a cowardly manner. Bill agreed with him saying, “We have been the cowards. Lobbing cruise missiles from two thousand miles away. That’s cowardly. Staying in the airplane when it hits the building. Say what you want about it. Not cowardly. You’re right.” Bill’s basic point then and over the next months was that Americans needed to better understand what they were fighting against.

In 2003 HBO picked Bill up and began to air Real Time With Bill Maher. Whether you love or hate Bill Maher give the man the respect he is due. In the aftermath of a terrorist attack when the country was too scared to think straight, Bill stood by his comments and exercised the very free speech that Islamic fundamentalists abhor. Is he a hero of 9/11? Certainly not of the same variety as the Emergency Response people that gave their lives. At the time though, I am sure Bill Maher thought his career was over and he still didn’t back down. For a comedian with a show that was based on satire, he showed more journalistic integrity and willingness to reconsider the enemy than most of mainstream America at the time. To me, that is heroic.

Saturday Night Live SNL was scheduled to premier just two weeks after 9/11. While they considered postponing the season premier, Lorne Michaels eventually decided that the best way to fight terrorism was to let the show go on. Giuliani again was front and center and opened the show with these remarks:

Mayor Rudolph Guiliani: Good evening. Since September 11th, many people have called New York a city of heroes. Well, these are the heroes. The brave men and women of the New York Fire Department, the New York Police Department, the Port Authority Police Department, Fire Commissioner Tom Von Essen, and Police Commissioner Bernard Kerik.

On September 11th, more lives were lost than on any other single day in America’s history. More than Pearl Harbor, and more than D-Day. The men, women and children who were in the World Trade Center came from across the country and 80 different nations. They were living their lives and pursuing their dreams, and they, too, are remembered as heroes. On our city’s darkest day, our heroes met the worst of humanity with the best of humanity. Their acts of heroism saved more than 25,000 lives. But even as we grieve for our loved ones, it’s up to us to face our future with renewed determination. Our hearts are broken, but they are beating, and they are beating stronger than ever. New Yorkers are unified. We will not yield to terrorism. We will not let our decisions be made out of fear. We choose to live our lives in freedom.

Lorne Michaels: On behalf of everyone here, I just want to thank you all for being here tonight, especially you, sir.

Mayor Rudolph Guiliani: Thank you, Lorne. Thank you very much. Having our city’s institutions up and running sends a message that New York City is open for business. “Saturday Night Live” is one of our great New York City institutions, and that’s why it’s important for you to do your show tonight.

Lorne Michaels: Can we be funny?

Mayor Rudolph Guiliani: Why start now? “Live, from New York! It’s Saturday Night!”

World Wrestling Entertainment Just two days after 9/11 Vincent Kennedy McMahon and then WWF Smackdown went back on the air. It was a seemingly small gesture with one caveat. Smackdown was filmed in front of a huge packed arena in Houston, Texas. Vince’s gang of Superstars was the first live event in an arena following 9/11.  It’s worth remembering how courageous every day life was right after 9/11. Even doing something as seemingly silly as attending a live wrestling show took courage only two days after the attacks.

To their credit, the WWE since 2001 has been awarded the first ever Corporate Patriot Award for it’s continued ongoing support of the U.S. Military and their families. To this day the WWE offers free tickets to US Military personnel to it’s live events. In addition, the WWE has held a Tribute to the Troops in Iraq and Afghanistan at Christmas since 2003. Superstars large and small have traveled to the front lines to perform for the troops over the holidays and throughout the year.

Dogs at Ground Zero

My Neighbor John – Defending “His” Country

Our neighbor John was part of the reserves during 9/11. He and his wife have three kids and were living paycheck to paycheck like a lot of Americans today. When the war in Iraq began in 2003 John was called up to active duty. As a veteran of the gulf war his experience was valuable. Within a few months he was deployed to Iraq. Unfortunately his family wasn’t in a great position financially. His wife had been working nights, and he had been working days. This left one of them always home with the 3 kids. With John away from home, his wife had no choice but to quit working. Their extended family was in Florida and there was simply no way around it.

To compound matters it took a few months for the military to get his first paycheck stateside. By that point things had fallen apart. Within a year they had to sell the house and his wife and kids moved back to Florida. I saw John when he was granted leave to attend his mother’s funeral. She died while he was in Iraq. He had easily lost 30 pounds from his thirty something domestic life physique. He never once complained. Not about his situation at home or being in Iraq.

I also have to mention that John was an immigrant. He was an immigrant that came here and was willing to fight for “his country”. Twice, as a matter of fact. First in the Gulf War and again in Operation Iraqi Freedom. It bothers me to this day when “immigrant” is thrown around as a dirty word. If you mean illegal aliens, say it. An immigrant is something totally different and in this case someone to respect. I honestly don’t know what became of him after his family moved to Florida. He was still serving at the time when they moved. All I can say is “thank you wherever you are”.

Flight 93 – “Let’s Roll”

To me no story embraced American defiance in the face of an enemy more than that of the passengers of Flight 93. These were normal husbands, wives, brothers and sisters no different from most Americans. On 9/11 they did something so extraordinary that I truly hope it is never forgotten in American history. They fought back.

It sounds so simple. While the rest of the country was in total disarray and the military had jets scrambling over the Atlantic by mistake these 44 people found the courage to fight back. Knowing that the plane would likely be used to attack another target, they took the risk and attempted to regain control of the cockpit. The plane crashed near Shanksville, PA. We may never know what the intended target was for Flight 93. It’s been speculated that it was the White House or the Capitol. What we do know is that Todd Beamer and the other passengers made it a moot point with their courage. May they never be forgotten.

America Today

As I stated earlier much has changed in the last 9 years. George Bush’s 90% approval rating in the weeks after 9/11 sure did. As did the universal respect for Rudy Giuliani. Some tremendous positives did come about as a result though and that’s a true testament to the American people. Unfortunately, there is still much work to be done to counter fear and ignorance with knowledge.

InfidelNation – Prior to 9/11 there certainly wouldn’t have been an Infidel Nation. Over the past 11 months the site has allowed Bumble the angry Persian cat to do what he does best. Make people laugh. Writing from the perspective of an angry Persian cat in America has given tremendous flexibility and artistic license, as well as some interesting takes on current events, pop culture and life. Humor is universal and frankly “funny” transcends religious and political affiliations. No doubt the character of Bumble wouldn’t be what he is today had he been born before 9/11. Many would argue that this is not a good thing at all. Bumble and I disagree.

Supporting Our Troops – Regardless of where pundits, people and politicians stand on Iraq and Afghanistan there is a well deserved respect for the men and women of the armed services today. Nobody would dare blame the soldiers for what may be an unjust or failing war. In that regard we have made tremendous progress since Vietnam. Finally Americans have realized you can still support the troops even if you oppose the war.

Respect for Firefighters and Police – Certainly 9/11 was a huge eye opener for most of America as to just what being a firefighter or police officer means. Though they always deserved our respect and admiration, it was only after 9/11 that most people began to give it to them. Sometimes it takes a tragedy to make people remember just how special some people are. In this case let’s hope we never forget the Firefighters and Police that still serve every day and do their best to keep American’s safe. I doubt we will for quite some time.

Zaytuna College in Berkely, CA The first ever Muslim college in the United States founded in 2009. Their motto is “Where Islam meets America”. This type of institution undoubtedly couldn’t have been launched in 2002. I know the initial reaction is probably one of mixed emotions, but it’s important to remember a few things. Catholic institutions like Villanova University, Notre Dame, Loyola Marymount and countless others are also faith based institutes of higher learning. So are Oral Roberts university, BYU and for that matter Yeshiva University in NY.

Yeshiva is similar to Zaytuna in that it is a liberal arts college in which students undertake classes in religious studies as well as liberal arts. That’s where the differences come in. Zaytuna College will attempt to merge liberal arts with religious learning only from an Islamic rather than Jewish faith base. Is Zaytuna College a good thing? Time will tell, but I think so. Zaytuna’s goal is to produce American Islamic scholars, since most Islamic scholars are produced abroad and naturally have a cultural perspective foreign to America. According to Imam Zaid Shakir, “We want to manifest Islam in a way that’s compatible with America”. At a minimum this institution deserves a chance at accreditation like any other. Hopefully it is a step towards a better understanding of Muslims here in America as well as abroad.

Islamaphobia Initially our ignorance was mixed with rage over the attacks. It was all too easy to lump Muslims all into the same small fringe group represented by Osama bin Laden. There really is no excuse for that 9 years later, and yet it still happens at an alarming rate. Pundits and politicians continue to use fear of the lunatic fringe to push their own agenda. For these fear mongers typical vision of a Muslim is portrayed as a crazed Arab with a turban and AK-47.

The truth is that there are 1.57 billion Muslims in the world today. To put this in perspective, there are 300 million Americans. The Muslim populations of  India and Indonesia combined are more than 300 million people. India is only 13% Muslim. Any way you slice it there are more Muslims in the world today than Americans, which of course is discounting the obvious fact that some Americans are Muslims too!

Less than 15% of Muslims are Arab, and the Anti-West fundamentalists are a tiny fringe group of fanatics within that 15%. Al Qaeda is a very real threat, no debate there. However, to say they are in any way representative of Muslims in general is absurd. Islam itself is largely fragmented into secular groups just like Christianity. There are Sunni and Shiite Muslims which are as different as Mormons and Catholics. There are repercussions in our own culture of failing to grasp the basics about Islam vs. TerrorIslam. We certainly can see it in the recent Islamophobia in the news regarding the proposed “Mosque at Ground Zero”.

The Mosque at Ground Zero I’ve seen reported “news” articles claiming everything from a victory mosque being built to Barrack Obama will worship there. The facts are a little less spectacular. There is currently a proposition to open a $100 million dollar Islamic Community Center 2 blocks from where the World Trade Center stood. The Community Center would include a prayer room.

First, it’s not at Ground Zero. Ground Zero isn’t even visible from the proposed site of the Cordoba House. It also is not a Mosque. It seems like opponents immediately wanted to paint a picture of the Dome of the Rock sitting at the foot of the Freedom Tower/One World Trade Center. That’s not quite right. It’s a proposed community center with a prayer room 2 blocks away.

Obama also didn’t say they should build it (nor that he would worship there). He did say that…

“Muslims have the same right to practice their religion as everyone else in this country. That includes the right to build a place of worship and a community center on private property in lower Manhattan, in accordance with local laws and ordinances,” he said. “This is America, and our commitment to religious freedom must be unshakable.”

He is correct. It’s private property and the owners can do what they want with it provided they have the permits. Ground Zero is the closest thing we have to sacred ground in the 21st century though. So it is totally understandable that this would be an emotional issue if it were a Mosque going where the Twin Towers once stood. To be accurate, that simply isn’t what was proposed. Nor is there any legal justification to stop it.

This is a huge hot button topic for one reason, mid term elections. Again, we see politics and pundits using Islamophobia to push their own agenda and tear down the other party.  That’s not to say it isn’t a truly emotional issue for New Yorkers. Unfortunately, that real emotion is being manipulated and exploited for political rhetoric. The question remains, should it be allowed to be built there?

I guess that is the real litmus test for how far we have come since 2001. So far more than half of New Yorkers oppose a Mosque at Ground Zero. Though I have to wonder if that poll explained it was a 13 story cultural center in the old Burlington Coat Factory building two blocks away. This particular issue will take months to reach resolution and by then the debate will have mucked up many an elected official. In reality it’s a moot point. We live in a country that tolerates freedom of religion. A group of Muslims bought the property and can build whatever they want there. Freedom of religion can’t just mean all religions except Islam.

For myself I would like to see one simple monument somewhere at the base of One World Trade Center or at the National September 11 Memorial & Museum. I’d like to see a  statue of one of the most inspiring photos taken during that tragic day when it seemed time stood still.

Ground Zero Statue?

I’d love to hear your comments and memories of 9/11 as well as how you think America has changed since. Please feel free to leave comments.

Today a court ruled that California’s Proposition 8, banning same sex marriage was unconstitutional. The issue is hardly resolved, but it is considered a major victory for proponents of same sex marriages.

Bumble is admittedly baffled to some degree by the ongoing debate. This is primarily due to Bumble’s overall bewilderment with marriage in general. It seems to be a uniquely human concept that Bumble just can’t get behind. Sheesh, did that sound gay? Marriage to Bumble appears to be some sort of legal contract binding one of you to do the laundry forever, and the other to be the “all time” groundskeeper. What’s worse, you may only enter this compact on condition that you both swear to never have sex with anyone else. If you mess it up, you lose half your stuff. My god! Why would anyone do that in the first place?? There are laundromats, landscapers, and hookers. In other words, there is an easier way to get your laundry done, lawn mowed, and um lawn mowed.

Fortunately, Bumble doesn’t have to understand the concept to identify the winners and losers in today’s landmark ruling.

Winners:

Fox News:

Well this ongoing debate is easy “editorial” fodder for months. Already interns are frantically trying to find 3 experts on gayness for Bill O’Reilly to yell at. In reality, anything like this can be misrepresented loudly as fact by pundits. Sadly, Fox is the Fear Factor of news. It’s only a matter of days before Hannity or O’Reilly drub up some crazy senario where the whole thing is a liberal media conspiracy perpetrated by Rachel Maddow and the Red Hat Society. Whatever they come up with, it should be entertaining.

Rachel Maddow: Hopefully she will get blamed by Big Poppa and the Fox henchman for Prop 8 being overruled. Bumble thinks she would take that as a great compliment and really like the attention. That kind of publicity might even allow her show’s ratings to finally beat Deadliest Catch. On the other hand, Rachel is now a step closer to having the right to be married. Oh wait, she lives in Massachusetts and already could have been married to her long time partner. Hmmmmm perhaps she is secretly with Bumble on the whole laundromats, landscapers and hookers philosophy.

Divorce Attorneys: Their potential client base at least in California has doubled. Ching, Ching. Congratulations gay Californians, you now have the right to pay a lawyer to determine who gets the Celine Dion box set after your next breakup.

Losers:

California gays and lesbians in a serious relationship but who have a fear of commitment: Yeah, you are screwed. The convenient excuse of “I would love to marry you hunnie, but sad to say it’s not possible” has just been removed. Talk about pressure. What’s the acceptable window before these people have to propose or start getting ultimatums?

Mel Gibson: Nothing to do with same sex marriage but any losers list really has to include him at this point.

Protesters of Same Sex Marriage: Yes the court’s decision is a blow hehe, but with protests like these Bumble is not surprised.

Nobody was even debating that! Bad protester!

That isn't much of a disguise and he still infiltrated your protest! Ha!

Man with sign, you are now an honorary infidel. Congrats!

In conclusion, if humans are going to support this insane institution it might as well be equally available to all kinds of crazy people. Frankly Bumble doesn’t see all the hub bub about gay marriage anyway. If you think homosexuality is wrong the surest way to kill it is to allow gays to get married. If their marriages are like straight marriages it will nearly assure that they stop having sex.

Feedback:

This was a good reply on Facebook and we thought we would share it here.

ok Bumble you are a big conspiracy type thinker.. what about this one. That the insurance companies, car, health, ect and the government would loose the extra money that …the “Gays” have to pay for separate policy’s and Separate tax’s. 2 health insurances , 2 life insurances, 2 car insurances.. no multi family member discounts here. And tax’s if your mommy and daddy had to pay 2 single tax’s rather than 1 married tax. They might not be able to help you keep your hosting account.. just thoughts to ponder.

BTW
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_animals_displaying_homosexual_behavior

CAT is on the list

Well, obviously that hub bub! Bumble actually meant he didn’t see why anyone would care to limit membership in this silly club. In retrospect the wording was open to interpretation and could seem ignorant. If there is one thing Infidel Nation doesn’t represent it is ignorance. =)

These are all really good reasons to allow gay marriage, and for the record Bumble agrees with you. Not allowing it is discriminatory and unconstitutional. Regardless of sexual orientation everyone should have access to the same benefits and drawbacks of married life. The benefits are pretty well stated above. If you want to save money on insurance and have your relationship recognized all for the low price of monogamy, involving lawyers in your break ups, and two sets of obligatory family functions every year you certainly should be allowed to roll the dice too.

Bumble’s point is more that marriage in general is a 50/50 proposition. The good marriages end in death! Are you sure you want to join? Perhaps marriage in general should be banned because it is a losing gamble for half the people that try it. Hey, maybe gay marriages will be more successful than 50% ending in divorce. Now that would be a real kick in the butt to the right wing family values preachers.

As to your link, yes some cats are gay. They are still not dumb enough to get married! Cats mate with any cat that is in heat, thus enabling them to walk away without cuddling and populate the earth with litters of bastard kittens. Sorry, cats are still smarter than humans.

Tonight at about 8 pm, the Senate will begin the process of voting on the 2000 plus page health care reform bill. First, a brief explanation of the process.

The vote tonight is not to actually pass the bill. In fact, this is only the first step. Tonight the Senate votes on whether or not to consider the bill. Yes, this is government at it’s finest. A vote to decide whether we should proceed and produce legislation worth voting on.

Hi my name was Ted before we started. They call me Bill now.

Passing tonight would put the bill before the Senate for consideration, amendment and modification. If the modified bill ultimately passed the Senate, this bill would be reconciled with the bill passed two weeks ago by the House. The final,  compromised bill would then go before the President who could sign it into law. Voila, health care reform!

So this is hardly the high drama of Mr. Smith Goes to Washington. But there is something in common with the classic Jimmy Stewart movie.

Filibusters!

Tonight could be an epic filibuster. What’s a filibuster you say?

A filibuster can happen when a person or group wants to stifle a bill. Essentially, the Senate rules permit a senator, or group of senators to speak for as long as they wish about any topic they wish. This process can be halted if 3/5ths of the Senate bring the debate to a close by invoking cloture. Tonight that would require all the Democratic Senators plus two Independents to kill any Republican  filibuster.

24 hours must have felt like a lifetime to everyone that didn't live to be over 100

The record for filibustering is held by none other than Strom Thurmond back in 1957. He was filibustering against a civil rights bill for just over 24 hours. Strom Thurmond lived to be 101 years old, passing away in 2003.

As of right now, there seems to be a consensus that there will be enough votes to invoke cloture tonight and stop any sustained filibuster attempt.

So why would the Republicans even bother? Well for Republicans who oppose the bill, they have an obligation to do everything in their power to represent their constituents.

She's baaaaaack!

So get ready for it folks. This afternoon, and into the early evening be prepared to hear old white men reading you excerpts from… dun dun dun…

Going Rogue!

Remember, Senators can speak about any topic. They don’t even have to talk about health care reform. Unless 60 Senators are willing to stifle it, one lone Republican can read the Senate the entire text of Sarah Palin’s memoir. Then he can pass it to another and so on.

Without the 60th vote, this can continue all night effectively killing Health Care Reform before it ever gets debated in the Senate.

There are 58 Democrats and two Independents that make up the potential 60 needed votes. The Independents are Bernie Sanders of Vermont, and Joe Lieberman. Senator Sanders recently wrote the elegant 2 page “Too Big to Fail, Too Big to Exist Act”. Bumble senses Bernie will vote to stop the old men from reading from Going Rogue. Anyone with a 2 page act probably has no patience for tomfoolery.

That leaves us with Joe Lieberman.

Bumble has a special message for Joe.

LET THEM GO JOE!

You bring the popcorn Bumble, and Joe will let them go!

Please, please, please let the Republicans read “Going Rogue” at least once! It is only fair that they are forced to read it. We can wait a few more hours to know if this bill will be considered, if it means some stodgy old codger is forced to say Sarah Palin’s thoughts out loud. Frankly, this could be the highlight of the debate!

Don’t spoil it by voting too soon. Bumble knows you have a sense of humor Joe. Let em read slowly.

At the very least, the Republicans will be forced to acknowledge what they have in the chamber for 2012.