Here we go again... The Teabilly Express steams on...

Well here we go again, the anti-choice, Teabilly, meatstick Republican party has done it once again. This time they’ve made the U.S. a laughing stock in the international community with their obsessive, narrow minded idiocy.

On December 3rd, 2012 the U.S. Senate voted on a measure to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. Just a bit of background here on what the treaty was.

The U.N. drafted the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities treaty based on the Americans with Disabilities Act. The act covers the following:

Random thoughts on a late Saturday night...

Sorry I haven't posted in a week or two, but things have been busy... sort of... I've been doing a lot of posting and image work with GIMP... now if anyone tells you GIMP is just as good as Photoshop please smack them in the head for me... twice...

 I've also been working on securing parts for my new computer. My old Alienware machine died last year after 6 good years of service. Unfortunately last October it decided it didn't want to stay cool anymore and kept shutting down. Cleaning the heat sinks, recharging the liquid cooling system and various sacrifices to the computing Gods could not get it to stay alive. The old machine was retired and usable parts have been stripped from the old case. Over the last year I've been slowly buying parts for my new machine so I can build it myself.

The F-Files

I’ve been trying to wrack my brain for the last few days for something to write about and then this gem of insight and scientific understanding came up this morning. As a result I’m going to add a new feature to the Liberal Nerd Chronicles called…

*Insert Dramatic Music*

The Face Palm Files:

So apparently this came and went on Friday and I initially missed it, but thanks to The Daily Kos and Wonkette.com this little gem popped up.

The Americans with Disabilities Act under attack

On July 25th, 1990 President George H.W. Bush signed the Americans with Disabilities Act into law, giving millions of Americans equal protection of the law. This law details the right of the disabled concerning Employment, Public Transportation, Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities and Access to Telecommunications. There are some very good summaries of the law online and I would encourage you to read them if you know someone who is disabled.

For a more in depth review of the A.D.A. go to the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 Wiki and the < a href=”http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ADA_Amendments_Act_of_2008” target=”_blank”>ADA Amendments Act of 2008 for more information.

Dealing with the Disabled for Dummies

Now for the most part I try and be pretty easy going and even tempered. It’s pretty unusual for me to get really mad. I’m talking steam coming out of the ears, cussing like a drunken sailor mad.

However one of the few things that will get me from 0 to seething pissed off in a heartbeat is being talked to like I’m some drooling moron. You know that condescending tone people will use when they talk to an 8 year old that’s having a temper tantrum or when speaking to someone who they perceive as mentally incompetent. You know the tone of voice where they talk slower, a bit louder, a slight lilt in their voice and they parse their words very precisely. Almost like they’re talking to someone with whom English is their second language. Now I’m not saying I’m the most articulate person out here because at times I can sound like a babbling idiot, but English is my first language. I failed French is high school and took a year of Spanish in College which I remember enough of not to butcher a menu at a Mexican restaurant.

SCIENCE...!!! Wait what? Did you really say that?

Ok so I'm well aware it's an election year and at times there are statements made by political candidates that are less than truthful or play fast and loose with the facts.  Maybe the candidate is not fully up on the details or nuances of something technical.  I can excuse that... it happens to everyone whether you're in politics or just talking with friends.  We've all had that happen...

Then there's Missouri Congressman Todd Akin... 

... and here we go...

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