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News of the Bogus:

• New Hampshire Jury Nullifies Major Felony Marijuana Case http://www.thenewamerican.com/usnews/crime/item/12892-new-hampshire-jury-nullifies-major-felony-marijuana-case
  • Jury clears NH man of felony pot charge, use was part of Rastafarian religion http://www.unionleader.com/article/20120919/NEWS03/709199941
• Parent-child events banned in Cranston http://www.wpri.com/dpp/news/local_news/west_bay/parent-child-events-banned-in-cranston
  • ACLU Prompts Cranston To Cancel Father-Daughter Dances http://bristol-warren.patch.com/articles/aclu-prompts-cranston-to-cancel-father-daughter-dances
  • Cranston schools ban ”father-daughter” dance after ACLU complaint http://630wpro.com/Article.asp?id=2535273&spid=37719
• Dramatic moustache causes man to flee hometown http://tribune.com.pk/story/435247/dramatic-moustache-causes-man-to-flee-hometown/

Biggest Bogon Emitter: Ben ”Bubbles” Bernanke http://www.federalreserve.gov/monetarypolicy/fomcpresconf20120913.htm

Idiot Extraordinaire: Barack Obama http://www.businessinsider.com/obama-administration-fights-for-the-ndaa-2012-9

This Week’s Quote: ”We the people are the rightful masters of both Congress and the courts, not to overthrow the Constitution but to overthrow the men who pervert the Constitution.” —Abraham Lincoln

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News of the Bogus:

• School withholds valedictorian’s diploma for saying ”hell” http://kfor.com/2012/08/18/46913/
• Little Evidence of Health Benefits from Organic Foods, Study Finds http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/09/120903221122.htm
• Man says hospital denied him treatment due to goth garb http://www.calgaryherald.com/health/says+hospital+denied+treatment+goth+garb/7215339/story.html

Biggest Bogon Emitter: Anthony Gucciardi http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8PmqUA8qfRQ

Idiot Extraordinaire: Ken Ham http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxX11c1cSWU

• Bill Nye: Creationism Is Not Appropriate For Children http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHbYJfwFgOU
• Genetic Algorithms: http://www.obitko.com/tutorials/genetic-algorithms/
• Design by evolution: engineering biology in the 21st century http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GGpMeJdvy08
• Robert Full: Engineering and evolution http://www.ted.com/talks/robert_full_on_engineering_and_evolution.html

This Week’s Quote: ”Our freedom to doubt was born out of a struggle against authority in the early days of science. It was a very deep and strong struggle: permit us to question—to doubt—to not be sure. I think that it is important that we do not forget this struggle and thus perhaps lose what we have gained.” —Richard Feynman

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News of the Bogus:

• Hand-gun fired: Nebraska school says deaf toddler’s name sign violates weapons policy http://rt.com/usa/news/nebraska-deaf-sign-gun-785/
• Sheriffs Deputy: Sailor I shot in her backyard ‘startled me’ http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/08/22/sheriffs-deputy-sailor-i-shot-in-her-backyard-startled-me/
• US Attorneys Refuse to Assure Judge That They Are Not Already Detaining Citizens Under NDAA http://dailycloudt.com/voice/358/us-attorneys-refuse-to-assure-judge-that-they-are-not-already-detaining-citizens-under-ndaa
• Labor Department spends stimulus funds for ads during Olbermann, Maddow shows http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2012/aug/21/stimulus-funds-spent-obama-ads-olbermann-maddow/
  • Labor Force Statistics from the Current Population Survey http://data.bls.gov/timeseries/LNS14000000
• FDA Ensures Magic Rituals Are Done Properly http://www.randi.org/site/index.php/swift-blog/1807-fda-ensures-magic-rituals-are-done-properly.html
• Louisiana Lawmakers Object To Funding Islamic School Under New Voucher Program http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/13/louisiana_n_1593995.html

Biggest Bogon Emitter: The Department of Homeland Security http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20120720/02530219774/homeland-security-issuing-its-own-dmca-takedowns-youtube-to-stifle-speech.shtml

Idiot Extraordinaire: The Republican Party http://www.examiner.com/article/gop-glad-to-rid-themselves-of-ron-paul-supporters-the-move-to-libertarian-party

• Boehner Booed at Convention as Chaos Erupts on Convention Floor Over Ron Paul Delegates http://www.theblaze.com/stories/boehner-booed-at-convention-as-chaos-erupts-on-convention-floor-over-ron-paul-delegates/
• RNC Bus Driver “Gets Lost” Forcing VA Delegates to Miss Crucial Rules Change Vote http://redalertpolitics.com/2012/08/29/rnc-bus-driver-gets-lost-forcing-va-delegates-to-miss-crucial-rules-change-vote/
• IOC to strip Hamilton of 2004 Olympic gold medal http://www.cyclingnews.com/news/ioc-to-strip-hamilton-of-2004-olympic-gold-medal

This Week’s Quote: ”Every man takes care that his neighbor shall not cheat him. But a day comes when he begins to care that he does not cheat his neighbor. Then all goes well. He has changed his marketcare into a chariot of the sun.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson