False Dichotomies

It's the last episode of 2008!

Intro music: "An Seandúine Dóite" by Eibhlin Ní Bheaglaoich

Infamous television "psychic" Sylvia Browne's predictions for 2008. Still think psychics can see the future?

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The RIAA is asking ISPs to help them enforce their copyrights, and in return ISPs are asking them to pay up.

Everyone's favorite giant-hat-wearing bigot, Pope Benedict XVI, announces that fighting LGBT rights is just as important as fighting to protect the environment.

Spencer Brodsky, an awesome teenager from Maryland, helped raise money to send fuel efficient stoves to help refugees from Darfur. Keep up the good work, man!

Congressman Barney Frank appoints a transgendered man to be his Senior Policy Advisor. Let's hope this improves his record on trans issues.

The United States has become the largest wind power producer in the world.

A San Francisco woman was beaten and raped by four men for being a lesbian. Just another example of the post Prop-8 rise in anti-gay hate crimes? Either way, here's how you can help out.

The Russian government is licensing faith healers. You think they'd try and figure out if they were actually legitimate first.

Campbell's soup stands up to the American Family Association's bleating about their pro-queer advertisement in the Advocate. Suddenly I feel like eating soup.

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Ad Hominem of the Week

Galveston, TX police officers arrested and beat a 12-year-old girl, claiming they mistook her for a prostitute. Three weeks later the girl is arrested at her school for "assaulting a police officer". Good work, boys. You gotta be a big, strong man to beat up a 12-year-old.

Seriously though, go fuck yourselves. I hope you never work in law enforcement again.
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Songbird 1.0 and Python 3k are out! They're worth checking out.

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That's it for this week. Send us your questions, comments and feedback to show@falsedichotomies.org

Outro music: "Stack of Barley" by Comhaltas

See you next time!