Monthly Archives: June 2007

THE LANGUAGE OF POLITICS

June 28, 2007
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When I stopped listening to Rush Limbaugh I went on to I hesitate to To know the enemy I subscribed to Human Events Magazine when they produced an expose on Barak Obama

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KEEPING OUT OUR CARS

June 28, 2007
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Mayor Bloomberg wants to charge $10.00 for vehicles entering Manhattan. Initially I think this is a great idea. There ae too many cars, too much road rage and too many bad drivers. The congestion will go down I know because my wife and child will no longer drive into the City to go to...

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THE EQUIVALENT

June 20, 2007
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Whenever the main conservatives and pundits sit down, liberals should feel free to make the comparisons I suggest below because these conservatives all contribute to Human Events, an outfit that spews that to which I respond. https://www.conservativebookclub.com/Join/SingleBookJoin.asp?sour_cd=sb397az&prod_cd=c7077 The link above will take you to a “Witty, fully illustrated guide to Peace Moms, Blacktivists, Granolas,...

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THE NEOCON LEVIATHAN

June 7, 2007
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After wracking my brains to arrive at a coherent understanding of the Neocons justification, I have finally arrived.The Neocons believe that the clear Social Contract, which embodied social and economic justice, enforced in The New Deal and The Great Society are invalid. They believe them invalid because this form of justice or classism has...

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BOOK REVIEW: Being Logical – A Guide To Good Thinking by D.Q. McInerny

June 6, 2007
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BOOK REVIEW  The best way to…wait…wait…the logical way to look at DQ’s book is to begin in his (Table of) Contents. AS I am writing this in real time. I note that the Contents seems to lay bare his basic argument…which I expect to be deconstructionist in that the more clear and sure of...

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JUST WAR CRITERIA SET AGAINST IRAQ

June 5, 2007
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As a follower and observer of religion and politics, I have heard references to Just War Theory and its arguable application to the Iraq Conflict. The claim usually comes by way of the same Christian-Republican suspects who seek to impose biblical law in America in place of the Constitution. The characters, such as Stephen...

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POLITICS AND FAITH and DEED/WORD

June 4, 2007
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Soledad O’Brien, who I usually disdain in the way I disdain Paula Zahn, “moderated” a useful forum on Faith & Politics. The forum was useful inasmuch as it gave air time and a push to those to whom faith is “not worn on the sleeve” and whose faith is “measured by deeds, not by...

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HEY KIDS: ISHKABIBBLE AT THE RESTAURANT

June 4, 2007
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Ishkabibble sits at a restaurant table happy to be eating flavorful Indian food. The waitress comes to the table and asks for his order. Ishkabibble relays his order and adds, “And please, keep the spices down. I can’t take too many spices, so give it to me mild.” The waitress’  lip curls-up a touch...

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WHY IS DADDY A DEMOCRAT?

June 1, 2007
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Ha! I just ran across the book, “Why Is Mommy A Democrat.” The book looks good, but probably reinforces Chris Matthews crap-ass coining of the phrase “Democrats are the Mommy party, Republicans are the Daddy party.” While it is good that Mommy is a Democrat, let’s see why Daddy is a Democrat: (1) The...

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