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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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Tagged bill kristol, kristol, mccain, obama, palin, vp
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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
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
Posted in Culture, Current Events, Politics, Religion
Tagged abortion, conception, ensoulment, homunculus, mccain, pope
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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
Posted in Current Events, Politics, Rants
Tagged back to work, congress, mccain, motorcycle rally, recess, schluss mit lustig, sturgis, trollop, vacation
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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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Tagged christian, gobsmacked, immigration, mccain, o'reilly, power structure, white
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Obama: “It’s like these guys take pride in being ignorant”
That’s right, he said it:
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Tagged energy plan, ignorant, obama, oil, republicans
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Obama Engages With Heckler
MSNBC had a short clip of this, but cut out the part where Obama actually responded to the various issues raised by a heckler or two, apparently from a offshoot of an old Black Panther party (one other than the … Continue reading
The McCain Campaign Sticks to the Issues Americans Care About
Oh, you thought you heard enough about McCain’s new campaign ad (covered in my previous blog entry)? Apparently, we didn’t hear the half of it. Far be it from the McCain campaign to muddy the political discourse with petty issues … Continue reading
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Tagged arugula, Black Forest Berry Honest Tea, campaign, celebrities, mccain, MET-RX, negative, obama
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