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Meet the Reverend, Fred Phelps

The ‘Reverend’ Fred Phelps is an example of religion gone haywire. He is a man much like Osama Bin Laden, using a legitimate faith to justify his hate. But is he really so unusual in America? Christianity is blasphemed by people who use that brand of faith as justification for separating and dividing people. The […]

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Pope in America

Bill Maher is on a role in this video.  Maher directly takes the Pope and the Catholic Church to task.  Referring to Pope Benedict as John Paul’s Dick Cheney, Maher hits this nail right on the head. The value of comedic interpretation of current events is never more evident than it is in this monologue […]

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Addiction Humor

So what is funny about getting drunk or high on drugs? Just about everything – if you are observing someone else. These two comedians, Robin Williams and Bill Cosby, are very funny because they are so accurate in their depictions of people on drugs. We laugh because we recognize ourselves and others in their comedy […]

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Does President Bush Drink?

I don’t know what to think.  This video is on youtube.  Has it been doctored?  Slowed down?  Check for yourself: [wp_youtube]lHSiqQpg7Uc[/wp_youtube]

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Robin Williams on Golf

Caution to readers – this Robin Williams is hilarious – but he uses strong language to punctuate his message.  Williams pulls every trick out of his big bag of humor to make this work.  He is animated, uses slang, stresses ethnic accent, and adds to the humor by throwing in a drunk Scotsman.  This is […]

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