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Vote in PBS’ Poll

September 28th, 2008 · 8 Comments

Tell them that Sarah Palin is not ready to be vice president. It’s currently tied which, to me, suggests Republican vote-bombing. Let’s vote-bomb back! Hint hint: if you can muster up a second IP address, you can vote twice, thrice, etc…

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Sweet Dino-Riding Jesus…

September 28th, 2008 · 9 Comments

While stressing that, despite her personal beliefs and willingness to campaign on the issue, Palin never actually pushed intelligent design or creationism through the school system, it’s worth noting that she is, in fact, definitely a young-earth creationist. For me - and for anyone slightly concerned about our country - this ought to be a [...]

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Distinguishing Between Religion and Fundamentalism

September 28th, 2008 · 10 Comments

In a new piece released today, The American Thinker indulged itself in a little racism & holier-than-thou myopic historical revisionism. It’s entertaining in its own way: have a look. The thrust of the argument is that Islam, because it “contains the ideological seeds of violence and intolerance against non-believers,” can never claim to be a [...]

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What We Talk About, When We Talk About Winning

September 28th, 2008 · No Comments

NPR’s “Political Junkie” gave, on Wednesday, a thorough and provocative view of the power and importance of presidential debates, and reminds us what we’re really watching for: the public reaction. No matter how well or poorly one candidate does, all that matters is perception. From my own perspective, the juxtaposition between what I think happened [...]

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