In this time of hyper-partisan politics, with compromise and mutual respect seemingly things of the past, I find myself contemplating Memorial Day. Today. May 25th, 2015. Very few times in history have we been as divided as a people as we are now. Never before has the average man had such a huge voice. And […]
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The Patriotic Racist
April 28, 2015 
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Take a look at this picture I saw on Facebook yesterday. Let me describe it to you. This self-proclaimed patriot, Dave Southern, ostensibly says he takes issue with flag burning. He’s crouching in front of an American flag, an AR-15 cradled in his lap. He’s wearing a tactical vest, sunglasses, a baseball cap, and appears to […]
Continue reading Why this Liberal is Not Offended by the Duck Commander’s Opinion On Homosexuality
December 20, 2013 1 Comment
Phil Robertson from the popular A&E show Duck Dynasty set the world ablaze this week because of his statements about homosexuals, promiscuity, and black people. His remarks concerned A&E significantly enough for them to pull him from the show indefinitely. This is what Phil Robertson said on homosexuality: Start with homosexual behavior and just morph […]
Continue reading 9/11: The Toxic Nature of Hate
September 11, 2013 2 Comments
Another 9/11 anniversary is here. Predictably, my Facebook newsfeed is filled with the obligatory cheap and disposable patriotism that emerges on this day now. It’s always amazing to me how people can treat patriotism like a t-shirt; put on and pulled off at need. Like a young adult getting dressed for a night of partying, […]
Continue reading Boston Just Proved That The Terrorists Have Won
April 19, 2013 3 Comments
(EDIT: lively Facebook discussion on this blog here. Feel free to join in) On the 10-year anniversary of 9/11 I blogged about how the terrorists had succeeded in changing the very fabric of our culture and had thus won. Now, in the wake of the horrific events surrounding the bombing of the Boston Marathon, I say again […]
Continue reading More TSA Tomfoolery
March 10, 2013 0 Comments
This question isn’t whether or not the TSA should allow knives on planes. The question is why is the TSA even involved in private travel in the first place? (why is there even such a thing as the TSA?) Security is the job of the airlines and the airports; not the federal government. When a […]
Continue reading Why I Won’t Be Voting for Phil Diamond for Mayor of Orlando
March 13, 2012 11 Comments
See this man featured here? That’s Phil Diamond. He’s running for Mayor of Orlando. And he’s my next door neighbor. Literally. His house is right next to mine; less than 25 feet separate our houses. He has spoken less than 25 words to me in the two years I have been living next door to him. The […]
Continue readingHow Advanced is Binarybiker.com?
October 7, 2011 0 Comments
Google has a feature that allows you to show the reading level of a website as a filter in advanced search results. There are three categories, Basic, Intermediate, and Advanced. You can use it to rate the overall level of material on any given site. This is a quick way to see what the reading […]
Continue reading The Terrorists Have Won
September 12, 2011 2 Comments
I didn’t watch any of the memorial services yesterday. I didn’t tune into the radio and listen to the 9/11 commentary, ten years later. When I was on the elliptical machine at the gym last night, I kept my headphones in my MP3 player instead of watching the solemn and respectful services. I didn’t […]
Continue reading American Politicians Take Lessons from Internet Trolls
September 5, 2011 4 Comments
American politics are a mess. I have never been more disturbed and concerned about the future of our nation than I am right now. Our politics have never been more partisan. Our leaders have never been less willing to compromise. Grand gestures and impossible ideology have become more important than doing the right thing. Ad hominem attacks […]
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