Any More Stupid? – Reprise
Just a few days ago, I wrote about how stupid the world had become with James Dobson and his Focus
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Race And Republican Politics
It hasn’t taken long for the Bushies to take up and start trying to play the race card. Interesting, as its something the right continuously criticizes Democrats for doing.
Read moreCalifornia Secedes?
Dear President Bush – Congratulations on your victory over all us non-evangelicals. Actually, we’re a bit ticked off here in California, so we’re leaving.
Read moreCan It Get Any More Stupid?
We’ve gone from the Christian Rights concern about Barney’s (the purple dinosaur) sexual orientation, to Jerry Falwell’s obsession with Teletubby Tinky Winky’s handbag to now having James Dobson of Focus On the Family claiming Spongebob Squarepants is complicit in advancing the homosexual agenda.
Read moreWhy Are We Talking Torture
Over the past two weeks the U.S. Senate has been conducting the confirmation hearings for Alberto Gonzales and Condi Rice.
Read moreA Cool Project-Barnabas
Information about an idea I had for a special project. The Palma Ceia United Methodist Church Barnabas Project. A way to use weblogs to pay tribute to people that provided inspiration in our lives.
Read more2005 The New Year
So what’s this year going to be all about. Most certainly this is going to be a year of change for me.
Read moreFour More Wars
The Bush administration is planning a massive expansion of covert military efforts in the war on terror, veteran journalist Seymour Hersh charges in The New Yorker, and has for months been carrying out secret reconnaissance missions in preparation for possible air strikes in Iran.
Read moreTurthsayer Powell-We're Losing
Outgoing Secretary of State Colin Powell has issued his bleakest assessment of Iraq yet, just two weeks out from the country’s first elections since the overthrow of Saddam Hussein’s government. The Financial Times reports that Bush recently asked Powell for his views on Iraq. “‘We’re losing,’ Mr Powell was quoted as saying.
Read moreThoughts on Martin Luther King
Most of us that get the MLK Holiday treat as most of the other holidays…having no real significance beyond the day off. I’ll admit to being guilty, but I did do some reflecting on how Dr. King might have responded to the America we have today.
Read morePaying The Inagural Bill
Well, the City of Washington, D.C., what some might consider a terrorists target, isn’t supposed to spend its homeland security money on protecting the City and it’s residents, but on providing the security for Bush’s inaguration.
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