Large Hadron Collider Will Switch On Tomorrow; World Will Be Fine

Amidst a bunch of conspiracy theorist nonsense, CERN will be switching on the Large Hadron Collider to begin the process of experimentation tomorrow (it's already been switched on twice before for testing).At roughly 3:30 a.m. Eastern time, scientists at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, say they will try to send the first beam of protons around a 17-mile-long ...

Left Behind Authors Say Obama Is Not the Antichrist

The authors of the best-selling Left Behind authors have done their research and are now positive that Barack Obama is not the Antichrist.But even the series authors Tim LaHaye and Jerry B. Jenkins don't think Obama is the antichrist. What may have been created as a farce has generated a firestorm of controversy on the internet. LaHaye and Jenkins take a ...

Obama the Antichrist?

Here's one of John McCain's recent ads: You would think that the rational response to this ad would be to chuckle to yourself, as it does do a nice job of making fun of some of the messianic fervor that some of Obama's fans have. (Yeah, I'm voting for him, but I've no illusions that Obama is anything more than ...

With the Furies Breathing Down Your Neck

NASA is indicating that the asteroid 99942 Apophis, which had previously been deemed to not be an impact risk, might pose a bigger risk than originally thought: It turns out that there are a few things we still don't know about the orbit of Apophis, which could change its projected course by millions of miles, according to an article yesterday in ...

Not With a Bang But a Whimper (In the Press)

Writing for Slate, Tim Noah nails exactly why the possible destruction of the Earth later this year when the Large Hadron Collider is switched on isn't getting much attention in the press: I can well understand why the Times doesn't want to give sustained big play to the possibility that the world will end on or around Labor Day. In addition ...

Hillary Clinton Fighting On

As predicted, we'll continue to have Hillary Clinton to kick around: Hillary Rodham Clinton says she will remain in the presidential race "until there's a nominee." The former first lady declined to say whether that meant through the roll call of the states at the Democratic National Convention this summer. I'm not convinced she'll drop out then, either. UPDATE (Alex Knapp): For ...

How Clinton Could Win

Adam Nagourney offers a "bruising scenario" by which Hillary Clinton could still pull out the Democratic nomination. It's not a particularly novel one; indeed, it's the one that Clinton has been banking on for weeks: the superdelegates put her over the top. There are about 800 of them, and they are going be weighing two main arguments: Mr. Obama’s contention ...

McCain’s “Spiritual Guide” Wants a War With Islam

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about John McCain being "honored" to receive the endorsement of the pro-Apocalypse, pro-destruction-of-Israel preacher John Hagee, an endorsement which John McCain has refused to repudiate, even after the revelation of Hagee's bigoted and outright nutjob ideas. Now it turns out that Hagee isn't the only crazy religious bigot with whom John McCain ...

John McCain ‘Honored’ To Receive Endorsement From Bigot

Yesterday, John McCain announced that he was "honored" to receive the endorsement of Pastor John Hagee, a Texas-based preacher who can probably be most charitably described as "pro-Apocalypse". McCain lavished praise on him for being "pro-Israel", but as Sarah Posner (via Matthew Yglesias) points out, what he actually stands for is the destruction of Israel in order to facilitate ...

Beltway Blizzard Bumper Cars

On a day when DC area schools are shut down for miles in each direction because of something on the order of one inch of snow, Stacy McCain reflects on the phenomenon of "Beltway blizzard bumper cars." Ignoring common cautions most Americans learned as 15-year-olds — e.g., always check your blind spot before changing lanes to your right — D.C. drivers ...