You suck! Now vote for me!
-Talk about control freaks...-
In the latest crackdown on spiritualism in Tibet, the chinese government has "banned Buddhist monks in Tibet from reincarnating without government permission," calling the ban "an important move to institutionalize management of reincarnation." The move is an attempt by China to choose the next Dalai Lama, since each is considered a reincarnation of the previous one.
The current Dalai Lama, who's apparently able to control this sort of thing, says he won't be reincarnated in Tibet. Check and mate. (Newsweek)
-Protect your ignorance!-
(Atheist Nation, via reddit)
-Storm Troopers Comin'-
Word is that arena rocker and right wing nutjob Ted Nugent is considering a run for governor of Michigan. The story gives an idea of what life in the governor's office might be like with Ted behind the big desk. Asked if he ever gets tired of playing "Cat Scratch Fever," the report tells us, "He shouts repeated obscenities, then picks up a guitar and plays part of both 'Cat Scratch Fever' and his 1975 song 'Stranglehold' with unbridled enthusiasm."
He may have to fine tune his message though. "Michigan was once a great state," he says. "Michigan was a state that rewarded the entrepreneur and the most productive, work-ethic families of the state. Now the pimps and the whores and the welfare brats are basically the state's babies." Telling the voters you hate them may not be the best way to go. (Macon Daily)
