Bullsh*t!

I might be stealing a bit of Stacey's thunder, but now that I've seen 4 or 5 episodes of Penn & Teller's "Bullsh*t!", I do have to recommend it. They basically take a current event, controversy, policy, law or organization and debunk it as complete bullsh*t. Of course, it IS based on their opinions on each matter, so obviously there is SOME bias but they do a fairly good job at presenting both sides of the story. In addition, since it's Penn and Teller, it's fracking hilarious too.

Some of the episodes are quite eye-opening. For instance, they had an episode on the Boy Scouts of America. Did you know this about the Boy Scouts? From the Boy Scouts of America Legal Issues FAQ:

Q. Can an individual who states that he does not believe in God be a volunteer Scout leader or member?

A. No. The Scout Oath represents the basic values of Scouting, and it addresses the issue of “duty to God” before duty to country, others, and self.


Q. Is Boy Scouts implying that homosexuals do not have good moral or emotional character? What about other types of sexual immorality?

A. Boy Scouts regards homosexual conduct as not morally straight as required in the Scout Oath. Morally straight is a broad term which includes all types of moral behavior. There are many persons who may be unsuitable role models of the Oath and Law for adolescent boys.

So, they use the fact they are a "private" club in order to control who can be a member, BUT they are also funded on tax-payers dollars. Seem fair?


I've only seen a few episodes from Season 3 (there's 4 Seasons) but now I want to go back and see them all. You can catch it on TMN On Demand, if you have Rogers.