The Funniest Palin

I wish I had the luxury of finding this situation merely amusing, but as a citizen who might someday be subject to the talking parrot, I'm afraid I only find it frightening. Thanks james_the_evil1for this!

Score One For The Skeptics!

I don't know how many of you who read my journal have also viewed the various evolution vs. creationist YouTube videos (I referenced them once, but I don't remember where now), but I just found the video in which VenomFangX had to apologize to Thunderf00t!

A little backstory, VFX is one of the most arrogant and ignorant of the creationist apologists and makes YouTube videos spouting his effluvia of creationist bilge. Thunderf00t is a proponent of evolution and has a quite remarkable series entitled "Why Do People Laugh At Creationists".  In some of Thunderf00t's videos, he takes on VFX personally and debunks many of his claims.  VFX took exception to this and filed false (and hence, illegal) DCMA takedown notices (which are, very simply put, a charge that someone is violating copyright laws and a demand for YouTube to remove the video).  Thunderf00t obtained evidence that these charges were false and, not only got his videos put back up, but got the most awesome retribution ever! 

Because what VFX did was a felony charge, Thunderf00t legally had the right to sue the pants off of him and press charges.  Instead, what he did was require that VFX publicly apologize and spell out exactly what he did wrong and why it was wrong, including a statement of relief and gratitude for Thunderf00t's handling of the whole situation.

Thunderf00t has just made my list of personal heroes.

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