http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/ en-us doug@shoutstudios.com 2008-04-02T22:23:17-05:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/archives/000400.html 400@http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/ Politics 2008-04-02T22:23:17-05:00 http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/archives/000280.html With the destruction from hurricane Katrina, the ongoing unrest in the middle east and most importantly, the inability to refine enough crude oil to meet the ever growing demand, gas prices jumped a total of 22 cents in the past... 280@http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/ Politics 2005-08-31T09:02:48-05:00 http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/archives/000273.html NPR has been running a four part story this week on the Galapagos Islands, with the final installment delving into the controversy over ID and Evolution. This story was preceded by a story about the Kansas board of education drafting... 273@http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/ Politics 2005-08-11T08:15:40-05:00 http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/archives/000227.html In reference to my previous posting about Sponge Bob and tollerance, you've got to love it when the United Church of Christ speaks out against the notion that Sponge Bob is too tolerant and is a homosexual. Read about it... 227@http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/ Politics 2005-02-01T13:48:57-05:00 http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/archives/000218.html Turns out, this is hot once again. A Federal Judge in Atlanta Georgia ordered one school to remove stickers from their science text books stating that evolution "is a theory, not a fact". MSNBC has an article about the decision,... 218@http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/ Politics 2005-01-14T08:04:42-05:00 http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/archives/000212.html When I was in school, there was little debate over whether or not Creationism should/could be taught as an alternative to Darwinian evolution. While we were only taught evolution, it was always addressed very carefully as the generally accepted hypothesis... 212@http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/ Politics 2004-12-15T11:27:42-05:00 http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/archives/000199.html While I did not get to see any of the first Presidential debate, or see most of the Vice Presidential debate, I am well aware of how bad the Republicans looked, thanks to NPR. I was quite impressed, however, that... 199@http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/ Politics 2004-10-07T17:03:58-05:00 http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/archives/000144.html I got a forwarded email from a friend today calling for a boycott of the gas and oil industry on Wed, May 19, 2004. My response is posted below: Things like this may sound great on paper and in print,... 144@http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/ Politics 2004-05-17T09:33:11-05:00 http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/archives/000119.html Over the past 2 days, there have been inquiries into the possibility of preventing the terrorist attacks on America on 9/11/2001. From what I've been reading on my favorite media site, it looks like both the Clinton and Bush (2)... 119@http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/ Politics 2004-03-24T22:09:25-05:00 http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/archives/000096.html Here is an except from The Religious Left that I find enlightening. Should make the conservatives think a bit when they want to base their definition of marriage on what the bible says about it. The Presidential Prayer Team is... 96@http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/ Politics 2004-02-28T09:13:24-05:00 http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/archives/000065.html Alright, I know we went through this over on John's blog in a very energetic and fueled debate, but I just have to post this. According to MSNBC, President Bush is going to openly support a constitutional amendment to ban... 65@http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/ Politics 2004-02-24T10:54:58-05:00 http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/archives/000064.html I was checking out MSNBC this morning and came across this article about the new constitution and the interim government that America is trying to "help" set up over in post-war Iraq. I must say that I am outraged about... 64@http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/ Politics 2004-02-16T10:30:02-05:00 http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/archives/000061.html In the interest of sparking an intelligent debate on a deeply philosophical issue, I'm going to comment on this article that I found while reading Leo Laporte's Blog.... 61@http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/ Politics 2004-02-12T16:39:37-05:00 http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/archives/000049.html I was reading Leo Laporte's blog this morning and I came across this article. Basically, the republicans were taking advantage of a software bug which allowed them to access private documents without a password. They are being accused of leaking... 49@http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/ Politics 2004-01-23T10:26:38-05:00 http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/archives/000047.html You all know my very strong political views on most of what Bush said last night, but I just want to comment on the whole "gay marriage" issue. Granted, it can be abolished by an amendment, but I don't see... 47@http://www.shoutstudios.com/~doug/blog/ Politics 2004-01-21T12:38:12-05:00