Hope and Trust? No way, Barack!
Monday, May 25th, 2009It’s a good and honorable thing to respect those who have given their lives for the war-prone decisions of American governmental and corporate leaders. Those who serve in the military don’t make war, they simply perform—kill and die—because America’s leaders demand it of them. Leaders make war; citizen soldiers simply follow orders, often blindly because [...]
Would the last person who knows why we’re fighting please…?
Monday, October 27th, 2008Bill Moyers on his Oct. 24, 2008, PBS Journal, said, “The last person who knew why we are fighting died a long time ago.” Moyers didn’t know the author of the statement and a quick Google by Steve, my right and left hand man, didn’t yield an answer, which doesn’t really matter, because the wisdom [...]
God is on our side, and He has bombers
Thursday, September 18th, 2008Michael Weinstein, a graduate of the Air Force Academy and with six in his family either graduates of one of our military academies or still in one, knows that our Constitutionally guaranteed separation of church and state no longer seems to work in the military. Christian evangelicals have taken dominion in at least the Air [...]
The Brilliant Choice of Sarah Palin: Gut vs. Brain in elections
Tuesday, September 9th, 2008John McCain may not (is not, actually) the smartest candidate for president in 2008, but his choice of Sarah Palin as a running mate was brilliant. I don’t know this to be true, I feel it, which in elections is far more important.
Yes, Sarah Palin is a hypocrite several times over, especially with her “proud” [...]
Georgia vs. Russia: Who’s the aggressor?
Monday, August 11th, 2008Dan the Man from Allentown asked Rrrandy to explain who is the real aggressor in the current Georgia vs. Russia shooting-war. My ever-so humble answer follows:
Dan,
As I understand the situation, the Georgian government invaded South Ossetia because it (S. O.) wanted to become part of Russia, even though that would have moved a logical [...]
Evangelism: a primer
Friday, July 4th, 2008I was asked by a friend—Rrrandy is a friend to all—to explain Christian evangelism and Muslim evangelism. (Actually, she preceded it with “If you’re so smart…) I said I could but would not, because to do either or both would be misleading, if not inflamatory. What I would do is explain evangelical faith, first with [...]
Loss of truth in news: Should we just “get over it”?
Sunday, June 1st, 2008Read the following from the New York Times in an article by Ford Fessenden and John M. Broder, dated Nov. 12, 2001:
“If all the ballots had been reviewed under any of seven single standards, and combined with the results of an examination of overvotes, Mr. Gore would have won, by a very narrow margin.”
This statement, [...]
One victory in the battle against power: POGO & Wikileaks win
Monday, March 3rd, 2008What? You’ve never heard of POGO and Wikileaks? POGO is not a possum from the Okefenokee Swamp, and Wikileaks is not a guy looking for an outhouse. POGO and Wikileaks are invaluable web-assets to American democracy, particularly in the absence of a Fourth Estate (The Press) willing to keep a watchful eye, [...]
Jerry Falwell and John McCain: killing and the conscience of America
Tuesday, February 12th, 2008Jerry Falwell said during a CNN televised debate with Jesse Jackson back in 2004, “I’m for the president to chase them [Muslim terrorists] all over the world. If it takes 10 years, blow them all away in the name of the Lord .”
Fallwell likely spoke (he died in 2007), not for Evangelical Christians [...]
Applause to Gov. Sebelius, Choate Hall, and Brattleboro
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008My last words on the Bush State of the Union address Monday night, with a focus on the Democratic response given by Kansas Governor Kathleen Sebelius. The lady was calm, assured, and right on the button: Americans have “no more patience with divisive politics.” Hear that Karl Rove and all you little [...]
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