The Cover Girls formed in 1987 and are still a “dance” music group today, although they’ve had many lineup changes. Here they are 20 years ago, as we saw them, and today (as well as website links).

http://www.mcgillismusic.com/the_cover_girls.htm

http://www.myspace.com/thecovergirls

Dennis, you saw Twilight, right? Was it good? How was Kristen Stewart?

We’ll use a different, better recording technique going forward…at least until someone creates a 64-bit Skype recording program. Someone, anyone, please!

Isn’t open-mindedness the basic concept behind science? Not accepting fairy tales told to us and searching for real explanations? Not believing that diseases can’t be cured, problems can’t be overcome? I put my full faith in science.

One gripe about the episode: Greg’s audio was crummy. I hadn’t noticed that in the previous episodes I’ve heard. You could hear everything he said, but there was annoying crackle/wobble kind of sound every few 5 seconds or so.

Maybe Sarah Palin should get one of those blankets!

I also think it’s bad news when fiction writers start believing the stuff they write. Stephen King doesn’t believe that cars actually come to life and try to kill people.

You wrote that you enjoy our show. What are some things you like about it?

They should have got the people responsible for this KFC commercial to do the movie:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZBTDlvShYg

Dennis, I agree that people’s personal beliefs shouldn’t have anything to do with government policy. Religious fanatics should stay out of politics. What does religion have to do with national security, public education, health care, roads, or energy? Nothing.

Greg, I agree that the Republicans will eventually regain control. I just hope that when they do, they go easy on the military spending, oil drilling, privacy violations, scare tactics, and lieing.

Americans were smart enough to elect a forward-thinking President. Maybe someday soon they’ll be smart enough to stop driving SUVs and eating Cheez Whiz, too.

You are right, the fear mongering no longer works. Especially when you are broke! However, there is still a near solid 40-45% of the electorate who are staunchly conservative and will not budge. The Center-Right coalition has been destroyed though by Bush. It might take 10 years, but they’ll be back, you can count on it.

Was PETA involved in the Prop 2? I thought that was mainly the Humane Society of the US? I often give money to the HSUS and the ASPCA, but like you am ecstatic with Peta. Their investigations into the puppy mills and factory farming have been extremely worthy, but the lady who founded it is just way over the top and her, frankly, obsession is counterproductive.

And Rob, where are you, I said take that Palin picture down! Down I say!

I meant that Evangelicals have lost the edge to influence a national election. Outside of California’s repeal of gay marriage, which was only brought upon by heavy spending by Mormons (over 74 million!), and indifference by the people in the Bay Area it would not have passed, most of the props on the ballots were in deep red states. Colorado, NC, Virginia, Ohio all have strong evangelical communities and helped Bush in the last 2 elections. The same fire and brimstone speeches really had no effect this year. In NC, for example, AM radio is all gospel on Sunday, and once you go 10 miles west of Chapel Hill, it’s all stars and bars and churches. These same people still voted for Obama! And Liddy Dole’s godless attack aid on Kay Hagan fared miserably this year and cost her a Senate seat(which was Jesse Helm’s no less!) Republicans can not cling to the bible if they want to have influence in the next 20 years or so. Even Michigan passed stem cell research and medicinal marijuana. We are not like Europe yet, but beliefs in mythological beings affecting present day legislation seems to be waning on a national level. Arkansas, Mississippi need not apply.

Prop 2 was good vote, although I buy only organic free range poultry and beef, so it doesn’t affect me all that much. However, as a researcher I worry about PETA influence in animal testing. Without animal research, we would be living in stone age.