Podcast for 4-11-2011

[MrBogosity]

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News of the Bogus:

• The Pigasus Awards: http://www.randi.org/site/jref-news/1260-pigasus-2011
• Tax Freedom Day: http://www.taxfoundation.org/taxfreedomday/
  Income Tax compliance costs: http://www.taxfoundation.org/taxdata/show/1962.html
• A wrong decision by the Supreme Court on civil rights: http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/opinionla/la-ed-connick-20110406,0,2117897.story
  Supreme Court Majority Rules DA is not Responsible for His Prosecutors' Misdeeds: http://www.allgov.com/Top_Stories/ViewNews/Supreme_Court_Majority_Rules_DA_is_not_Responsible_for_His_Prosecutors_Misdeeds_110407
  

Biggest Bogon Emitter: Sharyl Attkisson http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-31727_162-20049118-10391695.html

• Measels outbreak in Minnesota: http://autism-news-beat.com/archives/1541
• Minneapolis Measles Outbreak Traced to Fraudulent Autism Study http://www.heartland.org/healthpolicy-news.org/article/29641/Minneapolis_Measles_Outbreak_Traced_to_Fraudulent_Autism_Study.html
• Whooping Cough in Roanoke, VA: http://www.roanoke.com/news/breaking/wb/282367

Idiot Extraordinare: Jarrah White http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucvC7AAcj-M

• Astrobrant2's channel: http://www.youtube.com/user/Astrobrant2

This Week's Quote: "If you give a good politician the power to do good things, you automatically give a bad politician the power to do bad things." —Harry Browne

[Virgil0211]

Oh, come on. You mentioned Dragonball Z, and didn't make a bogon levels over 9,000 joke with the requisite audio clip? =P

J/k. Great podcast. The missus and I actually listen to this together.

[Lord T Hawkeye]

Seriously, if a guy locked in prison for years isn't entitled to compensation, who the hell IS?!  People living in iron lungs would send this guy flowers

[DtheB]

Yo MrBogosity! I remember you talking about the Underwriters Laboratories a long time ago on YouTube. So I thought that maybe you'd like to talk about http://www.fraudulenttestingbyul.com/ in your next podcast.

[MrBogosity]

Bogus whining and moaning from a single company that didn't like that UL failed their product. Why don't they appeal to the UL council? Why don't they sue UL for fraud? Why don't they just improve their damn product and have it retested?

[Virgil0211]

Bogus whining and moaning from a single company that didn't like that UL failed their product. Why don't they appeal to the UL council? Why don't they sue UL for fraud? Why don't they just improve their damn product and have it retested?

It's also a bit odd that that web site is the only place that has this 'information', if one can call it that. It's mentioned nowhere else I can find through google.

[MrBogosity]

And their "evidence" that it is true is that they haven't been sued by UL for defamation.

Did you see all the sideways shots about 9/11, as if they were closet "Truthers"?

[Virgil0211]

Can I make a nomination for Idiot Extraordinaire?

GoodScienceForYou

You're already familiar with his antics on the 'Evolution CAN Increase Information' videos, but there's more.... Just check out his youtube page and his *ahem* "forum".

http://www.evolutionforum.info/

He insults anyone who disagrees with him and regularly bans users for presenting evidence. It'd be funny if it wasn't so tragic.

[MrBogosity]

Thanks, but this coming week's idiot far outstrips him. Maybe next week...

[Virgil0211]

Thanks, but this coming week's idiot far outstrips him. Maybe next week...

I find myself disappointed that I did not find this week's idiot, intrigued that you found someone worse, horrified that there could BE someone worse, and excited yet apprehensive about finding out.

This should be GOOD.

[MrBogosity]

Geez, is that whole entire site just him and his sock accounts? Because all of the other posters seem to be playing right into his hands...

[MrBogosity]

I find myself disappointed that I did not find this week's idiot, intrigued that you found someone worse, horrified that there could BE someone worse, and excited yet apprehensive about finding out.

This should be GOOD.

I'm sure you're already familiar with him.

[Virgil0211]

I'm sure you're already familiar with him.

Vogter? O.o

Geez, is that whole entire site just him and his sock accounts? Because all of the other posters seem to be playing right into his hands...

I wouldn't be surprised. He's the owner, administrator, etc. The way he talks about it on his page, you'd think he was just a regular poster rather than the guy in charge of the damned thing.

[MrBogosity]

Vogter? O.o

Nope. You're thinking completely along the wrong lines.

[Virgil0211]

Nope. You're thinking completely along the wrong lines.

Nephy?