It is certainly possible that a rational thinking persona would have problems with the activities and policies of President Obama’s administration. If philosophically one is a staunch physical conservative, for example. If one were to have genuine political differences with every aspect of an administration’s policy, one is entitled to say so and to organize political action appropriately. Such is what is expected in a democracy. There was about a 75% chance that I would disagree with any policy of he Bush administration. But recently I’ve been struck by the intensity of the backlash against any policy advocated by the Obama administration as well as the intensity of the negative feelings people have about him, feelings are backed up by very specific allegations, but not specific evidence. In other words, the people who feel such antipathy toward Obama do so because they know that he is godless, a liar, a socialist a a thief and possibly even a traitor. But ether they can provide no specific details on anything or they repeat things that are repeated so often that it really doesn’t matter any more if they ay are true or not. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: December 2009
Praying at the Game!
I’m on a Christians and the Bible kick. So here are a couple of stories about High School football and prayer. People brought these up to me recently, but they are old stories.
This email is about Jody McCloud who is principal at the Roane County High School in Kingston, Tennessee. In September, 2000, he opened a football game by saying that normally there would have been a prayer, but a Supreme Court decision had ended that…so he read a statement commenting on that and inviting people to pray anyway.
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Six Killed, Sixty Year a Refugee
More than 80% of people from Gaza rely on UN aid ©BBC
BBC News reports:
Israeli troops have killed six Palestinians – three in the Gaza Strip and three in the West Bank.
The Israeli military said three Palestinians suspected of trying to infiltrate from Gaza were killed in an air strike near the Erez crossing.
Separately, Israeli forces said they killed three men in the West Bank city of Nablus who are suspected of shooting dead a Jewish settler two days ago.
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The UN agency which looks after Palestinian refugees commemorates its 60th anniversary this month. But there’s no celebration.
Prospects for an Israeli-Palestinian peace settlement look dim and the UN Relief and Works Agency (UNRWA) is keenly aware that its “temporary” mandate could continue for years, even decades.
Imagine that! A Palestinian refugee born that year would be close to retirement and still a refugee.
Christ in Christmas
I hate writing this so close to Christmas. I am not a religious man, but Christmas is a time that gives me warm and fuzzy feelings, nonetheless. It is a time when I come home to Richmond to be with my family and to celebrate an event I know best as told in the Gospel according to Luke, King James Version.
10 And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men.
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I Don't Know the Words to that Song Either
From my “speaks for itself” series
Todd Snider: Ballad of The Kingsman from Justin Weihs on Vimeo.
News from the Early am
The Capitol
It’s 3:00 am and I was about to go to bed. Two pieces of news have come across my computer screen. One involves a piece of legislation that has been in the works for many months, the other a tragedy involving a young Hollywood talent. In the first item:
Democrats won a major victory in their push for health care reform early Monday morning as the Senate voted to end debate on a package of controversial proposals to a sweeping $871 billion bill.
The Health Care Debate: Our Facts and Our Opinions
No wonder the public is confused.
I read about this on The Raw Story.
Cars, Guns and Congress
Deaths involving motor vehicles of any sort in 2006: 42,708
(includes pedestrians, cyclists hit by vehicles and all sorts of vehicles)
Civilian deaths involving guns in 2006: 30,896
(includes murders, suicides, accidents, etc.)
Gun owners love to point to statistics like these and say, “See, cars kill more people than guns, yet you don’t talk about taking away people’s cars.” Groups like the NRA would have us believe that everyone who ever suggests any kind of handgun regulation, even the most minor and sensible, has the ultimate goal of taking away all guns so that the citizenry is weak and unarmed and the government can impose a militaristic police state. Every gun law is a step down a slippery slope.
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Consumers Union Seeks Support for Last Chance Effort on Health Care Reform
I got this today from Consumers Union Action Fund. It’s worth passing along.
Dear Michael,
In just days, the future of your health care could come down to only one vote.
We’re at a turning point with the Senate bill. The voice of real people must be heard to make sure the bill emerges with the protections that give you freedom and security rather than endless financial uncertainty.
The Senate bill will expand coverage and save lives–but it can and must be improved. The fact remains, if the Senate bill dies in the next week, we can’t fight on to make the final bill better as the process continues. A defeat in the Senate only serves the giant insurance companies, who will continue denying you coverage, denying you care when you need it, and making big profits doing so. Continue reading