Honk honk, Smirk smirk?

What. The. Hell?

~ SOMETIME comedian & U.S. Senator “Al” Franken “honking” a sleeping female member of a tour for the U.S. military? And getting photographic evidence of a sexual assault (legally)… and force-kissing her in a public skit? Brilliance in action.

“By their fruits ye shall know them”, as The Man said.  Here’s the Senator’s squishy apology.. was it for getting caught, or for having been a pig in the first place?  Hard to say with this kind of public character.

Then there’s this horrible sketch ‘comedy’. A peek into a creepy mind?

Make a difference. Why not let good old Al know what you think?

‘Mistakes’ Were Made

Of course, this is a terrible quandary for the progressive “truth is relative” crowd, isn’t it? If it seems right to Spacey & Weinstein & Franken & their ilk, how can it be actually & objectively ‘Wrong™‘?

Even so, the tribal hooters are springing to the defence of “their” guy, for political reasons.. just like they did for old rapey Clinton, and yelling “Oh YEAH? Republicans!”. . Hell,  yeah Republicans, Democrats, Independents… pretty much a large part of DC & U.S. political culture is all about the crazed sex, power, and getting away with bad things, like spoiled children; like God isn’t watching.

Franken’s crisis is now all part of deposing the evil rapey God-emperor Trump (as they see him).  You know, because he talked about grabbing crotches once.

Awkward questions.

Click for her story.

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“I couldn’t believe it. He groped me, without my consent, while I was asleep. I felt violated all over again. Embarrassed. Belittled. Humiliated. How dare anyone grab my breasts like this and think it’s funny? I told my husband everything that happened and showed him the picture.”

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Man In The Mirror

Let’s remember: these are simply uninvestigated accusations, at this point. Let’s not go nuts & grab the torches & pitchforks just yet. Accusers lie, real perps cover up, and not all the accused are actually guilty.

And before we enjoy any more finger-pointing and moral panics, let’s recall that Jesus said it wasn’t enough not just to refrain from adultery– we must also refrain from lusting after others (as objects), and seek rather to love them and do them good, as our neighbour, and co-pilgrims to heaven, and sons and daughters of Our Father.

And we cannot rush to forgive the exact same activities on the part of people we like, either. God’s justice is merciful, but true.. for all, or else for none.

As for the woman above? If he did what he’s accused of, I’d file legal and civil charges against the virtue-signalling “feminist” self-righteous doofus Senator. Cough up, Mr. Giggles.

So saith,

Teh Binks

Honk. Honk.

It’s LIVIA– Read, Link, Share!

~ I AM AN ONLINE FRIEND of Donna’s and am excited to see launch of her new project– Livia Magazine. How do we live well in the midst of our times? How do we redeem our days and years to live and be fully and joyfully alive?

In this first article I’ve seen, Donna herself speaks up on a very current matter to her, to modern women and families, and a modern suffering-averse society tending more and more to ugly eugenics, and erasing the blessings of having children with special needs–

It’s Kitty! An angelic blessing.

‘I am Blessed to be a Special Needs Mother’ – the Unexpected Joys of Having a Child With Special Needs

Wow.. smart, interesting, unflinching, thoughtful discussion about a serious question posed by life in a child-indifferent and disability-hating society– what lives are worth living? How shall we bear our burdens as parents, friends, or supporters of special needs people, as an affirmation of life? Where will we find the blessing in life as it is actually lived?

What She Said…

Our Philosophy

“We at Livia believe in the innate worth of every single human being as a unique person.

We believe that the key to a good life lies in discovering our potential as a unique person, and through that, developing a health sense of self-worth.

And we believe that society is strongest when the people within it are able to harness their true potential to the benefit of themselves, their families, their friends and their communities.

Our mission at Livia is to help young women embrace their womanhood and realise their potential. We do this by encouraging them to:

• engage with the wider world around them: its culture, its history and its people.
• think for themselves, to develop their own opinions, and to critically assess new ideas and concepts.
• be the best them they can be, by trying out new activities and finding out what it is that they are gifted at.

Broadly centre-right in our political positioning, our voice is generally informative, but also witty, light, interesting, lively. We embrace and promote Livia values of self-reliance, entrepreneurship, curiosity, civic-mindedness and, of course, femininity.

Crucially, we feel that in these divisive times a commitment to emphasising the ties that bind us is essential. At Livia we are determined to maintain a positive outlook in our editorial output.”

Sounds pretty good, huh? Binks thinks so. As most of you know, I calls ’em like I sees ’em– if this was crap, I’d say so, friends or not. I think Livia Magazine is the beginning of something really good.

So please support this project with your stories, your hits and reading and sharing and pondering. Pass on the articles to people who might need to read them, and gain a better perspective on all the topics Donna puts out there. Seek to live well, and to encourage others to do likewise.

So saith

Teh Binks

 

She Blindsided Me With Science!

~ RECENTLY, Canadian Governor General Julie Payette exploited her position for a bully pulpit, abusing her role & authority as a chance to tell off the peasants.

Some pundits have chimed in:

>>> Rex Murphy: Governor General appoints herself umpire of questions of faith and science

>>> CBC Opinion: In what universe is it appropriate for a Governor General to deride people for their beliefs?: Urback

>>> CTV: Trudeau applauds Payette for standing up for science in convention speech

>>> Brian Lilley: GG Payette stepped way out of line

Yeah. It has been stepped in. It has hit the fan.

So the ever-humble Binks wrote the GG the following, partly stolen from a past blog post wherein I bashed some smarter-than-thou guy. Enjoy, peasants!

So saith,

Teh Binks

Prime Minister with a certain Science-worshipping woman. 

 

Your Excellency:

Congratulations on serving as Canada’s new Governor General, and representing the Queen to Canada, and Canadians to the Queen. It is an historic and storied role. Representing all Canadians is a wonderful opportunity.

Thank you for speaking out for science recently, at the 9th annual Canadian Science Policy Conference on Wednesday, November 1. Canada has long led the way in technology, innovation & invention, and in medical fields, amongst many others.

However, during your remarks it is reported that you said:

“”Can you believe that still today in learned society, in houses of government, unfortunately, we’re still debating and still questioning whether humans have a role in the Earth warming up or whether even the Earth is warming up, period,” she said.

“And we are still debating and still questioning whether life was a divine intervention or whether it was coming out of a natural process let alone, oh my goodness, a random process.

“And so many people — I’m sure you know many of them — still believe, want to believe, that maybe taking a sugar pill will cure cancer, if you will it!

“And every single one of the people here’s personalities can be determined by looking at planets coming in front of invented constellations.”.

Your Excellency– as I understand it, your role is to speak to and represent all Canadians– including those who need to use non-prescription supplements, those who believe that there is no contradiction between science and religion, those who are not convinced– on actual evidential bases that climate change as popularly represented is primarily anthropogenic– or whatever other beliefs are out there which you seem to have slighted in your comments.

The following distinguished people have believed there is a divine being: Aristotle, Socrates, and Plato. Einstein. Moses & Jesus. St. Thomas Aquinas. Galileo. Leonardo. Sir Isaac Newton. Nicholas Copernicus.

The following Noble Laureates in Science are also people who had some kind of agnostic or actual faith in God (mostly Jewish & Christian)–

http://www.adherents.com/people/100_Nobel.html

Also include the following Christians who were– or are– leading inventors & scientists in their respective fields-

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Christians_in_science_and_technology
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Catholic_scientists
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Roman_Catholic_cleric-scientists

My father was trained in the fields of computers, nuclear physics, general medicine, and the difficult specialty of pathology & medical examination. He served Canadian communities up and down the Annapolis Valley for two decades, as did his immigrant Scots father– also a Pathologist– did for 30 years prior. My father was also a Christian. He had no difficulty believing that God both created and was creating– through his created things and beings– all that is.

As a Canadian, I do not feel anyone in such a position as Governor General of Canada should be– or be seen to be– alienating or dividing our country, or possibly provoking and insulting Christians, Muslims, Buddhists, Sikhs, Jews, or those who follow aboriginal beliefs.

I hope this letter finds you well, enjoying your opportunities for the betterment of our Country, and richly blessed in all you do. Thank you for your time and attention to this matter.

Yours very sincerely,

Etc., etc., so on and so forth.

UPDATE– VICTORY!  😉

Dear Mr. Binks,

Thank you for sharing your views and suggestions with Governor General Julie Payette.

Responses to specific inquiries can be expected within three weeks. All emails will be read, but general comments and opinions may not receive a response.

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Monsieur Binks,

Nous vous remercions d’avoir transmis vos points de vue et vos suggestions à la gouverneure générale Julie Payette.

Veuillez prévoir trois semaines pour l’obtention d’une réponse à une demande précise. Tous les courriels seront lus, mais les opinions et les commentaires généraux ne recevront pas automatiquement une réponse.