Monthly Archives: August 2008

60 Minutes interview with Obama and Biden

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Stuart Shephard’s Prayers Answered with 115 mph of Irony

Earlier this month, Stuart Shephard, director of digital media at Focus on the Family made a video in which he advocated praying for a torrential downpour to interrupt Barack Obama’s open-air acceptance speech at Denver’s INVESCO Field during the Democratic … Continue reading

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On Sarah Palin: Let Kristol Be Kristol

A spectre is haunting the liberal elites of New York and Washington–the spectre of a young, attractive, unapologetic conservatism, rising out of the American countryside, free of the taint (fair or unfair) of the Bush administration and the recent Republican … Continue reading

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Obama/Biden: Was it Double or Nothing on Change?

For this Biden can help Obama shore up the Democratic Older Voters, which he is still not doing as well as he should to win in November. Thus, sacrifice change. Let’s be honest here. We either have change or not. … Continue reading

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Andrew Sullivan: When An Embryo Becomes A Human Person

Here’s how Steven Pinker describes the actual science in “The Blank Slate”: “Just as a microscope reveals that a straight edge is really ragged, research on human reproduction shows that the ‘moment of conception’ is not a moment at all. … Continue reading

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Youtube: Help John McCain Count His Houses!

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David Brooks Seeths With iEnvy

For some reason, I really love to hate David Brooks. Perhaps it’s the way he shows up on TV magazines and smugly declares others (notably Barack Obama) to be elitists who are out of touch with the mainstream while himself … Continue reading

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Russian Judge Rules Sexual Harassment Is Okay As It Ensures Survival Of Human Race

Great news out of Russia today: A woman seeking to become only the third woman ever to successfully bring a sexual harassment case in Russia was dealt a shocking rebuke when the judge threw out her case, ruling that sexual … Continue reading

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McCain to Congress: Get Back to Work!

There seems to be a lot of choose from in terms of comments on McCain’s recent visit to Sturgis, South Dakota to pay his respects at the Sturgis Motorcycle Rally. What to choose from? McCain’s “we’re gonna drill now! we’re … Continue reading

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Race Card? What Race Card?

I don’t know how I missed this in May (must’ve been when MSNBC was out at the apartment), but when I came across this video, I simply couldn’t believe it. I’m literally gobsmacked (as opposed to the non-literal form of … Continue reading

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