That sodden old pie, Terry Jones, is trying to get back into the news. It was only a year ago when his Dove World Outreach Center (has a church ever had a more ironic and inappropriate name?) burned President Obama in effigy to protest his…let’s see…illegal presidency, his satantical support of gay rights and for…
Gay Sera Sera!
I had an interesting conversation with a friend the other night. She told me that her teenage son “came out.” “My son told me that he’s gay” were her precise words. My exterior reaction followed the principles by which I often write in my blog and I said, “Good for him!” My interior question was:…
Slings and Arrows
I recently had what seemed like an essentially pointless argument on one of my posts. It centered around which President was abused the most, Bush or Obama? I make the case, without hesitation, that it is Obama who has suffered the slings and arrows of outrageous partisanship far more than any president. My “foes” contend…
Tyranny-saurus Rex
A criticism was leveled at me the other day. A close friend said: “I don’t read your blog like I used to because you kind of recycle the same topics.” I asked, “Which topics?” (somewhat defensively, because that had not occurred to me). She said, “Poverty, Gay Rights, the Constitution, and Economics.” My first reaction was quietly to myself:…
Kennedy Asks Not
Words are often introduced through tragedy and then assimilated into our casual vernacular. The Kennedy assassination brought us the “grassy knoll” to describe an unassuming, small hill with grass that ran parallel to the President’s “motorcade” (another word that entered our popular lexicon). The mention of a “grassy knoll” invariably conjures thoughts of that tragedy,…
“As the Colon Turns”
Earlier this week I had a colonoscopy. How many of you are still reading? Everyone? Good. This isn’t a political post, but it’s still a call to action. Only half of those over the age of 50 who should have a colonoscopy comply with recommended guidelines to do so, and 60% of all Americans over 50…
Just Plain Stoopid
It just doesn’t stop. Everywhere I turn I run into an argument that demonstrates a new low for critical thinking. I was reading an MSN analysis of a State of the Union address and they called the President out for having misled the people regarding job creation. The President said that “500,000 manufacturing jobs have been created in the…
The Princess and the Pee Pee
I have a theory. I’ve been trying to understand why Republicans today seem to be on the wrong side of everything. From healthcare reform, financial reform, civil rights, foreign policy, public schools, environmental protection….to rape! My theory was provoked last year during the controversy surrounding insurance provided contraception, but has been exacerbated (is there a…
“At yer service day or night!”
The other day I overheard: “I started my business without any help from government!” It was said to underscore the idea that entrepreneural independence is the cornerstone of American greatness and that it carries the legacy of capitalist success despite what they see as the crippling interference of government. It isnt hard to punch holes in that contention…
A Challenge
Here’s a challenge. Be honest. If this was the early 20th century and we were discussing a proposed 19th Amendment, where would you stand? Would you be with the MAJORITY of Americans (women included) who opposed granting women the right to vote? Or would you be a visionary (progressive) in the minority who saw it…