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POPSHillary Pillory Initially, I was for Hillary. Early on I switched my support to Obama. And the main reason I did so was the crass self interest that she has shown in this campaign. Having said that I'll concede that either of the Democratic candidates would be far and above McClain as president.
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POPSReligious Tests? Once again we're presented with examples of outright bigoted prejudice. Perhaps not surprising if it was put forth from a stereotypical Nascar dad but from a contender to the presidency it seems a bit out of line.
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POPSGrandpa McCain Don't Like Them Atheists! Promulgating the idea of bigoted, separatist thought seems to take up a lot of the energies of the Republicans these days. Of course this has been their bread and butter issue for years. Give us someone to hate and forget about the real issues that plague the common man. They're the first to cry foul over class issues but they certainly have no qualms about using them to instill fear and prejudice if it suits their corporate aims.
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POPSSally Kern Bigotry Here she is damned by her own words. What she says is not new. Bigots like her have been saying this for a long time. What is new is that now we can cast their words into the light of day for all to see. And this person is an elected official! Shame on you Oklahoma.
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POPSScience Ignorance Blessed in Oklahoma Although this legislation has not made it through to law the very idea that it was put forth at all is surprising. I feel sorry for rational Oklahomans who must endure this humiliation.
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POPSBush's Legacy? Torture I have nothing but contempt for this man. In fact, I actually have serious doubts concerning his sanity. His reign can't be over soon enough.
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POPSBurnt Offerings are Next! I've included the date in the clip to show that this is really a news story from this century! I love the ending of the clip where the good pastor calls forth Elijah's prayer for rain and asks why can't we do the same? Because we understand what causes rain? Just a thought. Also of note is the governor's spokesman saying that "I think it always works, even if there's not the desired outcome," To the more erudite readers out there this of course is the "Flip a Coin" defense of prayer. No matter what the outcome - claim it worked. Anyone care for a case of snake oil with that?
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POPSLaw Abiding Immigrants Another straw man that ultra nationalists love to offer shows that it has no legs. With much of present day conservatism based on fear manipulation of the population this study indicates what a little sunshine can do to rank prejudice and bigotry.
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POPSHow Dry I Am... Here's hoping a change in Washington management will have a positive change in the way we look at science.
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POPSHope For the Future While the future of this election is still undecided, I catch a glimmer of hope by the irrelevance of race among young people. I've fought on the sidelines since the sixties for equality for all peoples and it seems a cultural shift is occurring. For a substantial segment of the population to be unconcerned about race is a collossal breakthrough in societal change. I think it was understood that this was a generational problem and would not vanish at the drop of a coin. Reality shows that racism is still rampant, particularly among less educated peoples however this election has demonstrated what I'd view as substantial progress in large scale shifts in the countries views. This pleases me beyond words.
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POPSThe Rack? Some Think It's For Fun In a clear and unambiguous attempt to protect the administration from the possibility of being charged with war crimes, Mukasey proclaims that he "can't decide" if waterboarding is torture. What a farce. How utterly transparent. Why is there not more outrage concerning this transparent attempt to abet a criminal administration?
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POPSIowa Helps Democratic Party When I discovered that Iowa had chosen Mike Huckabee as the Republican nominee my little heart took a leap with joy. Who better than a Bible-thumping, evolution denying , anti-choice, far right priest/candidate for the Dems to be running against. In many ways he is a caricature of Bush although he does appear to be more articulate.
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POPSImpeachment is Democratic It's time for Congress to get off their collective asses and start the impeachment process now. Not doing so only stokes the embers of suspicion about what is really going on in Washington. Who is trying to protect whom?
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POPSIf it quacks... This should bring a chuckle or two, depending on the darkness of your sense of humor.
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POPSArmegeddon Around the Corner? Marty Kaplan makes fun of poor Huck. Check the link for the other convincing evidence that the Huckster is who Kaplan seems to think he is.
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POPSBush Lies Again...and again...and again Make no mistake. Bush's real reason for this veto is his indebtedness to his rich friends in the insurance industry. He doesn't care about health care. He cares about profits and an economy based on the doctrines of Milton Friedman. Bush even made remarks to this the last time he vetoed this legislation saying that he would never allow "socialized" medicine in this country. What a dork.
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POPSRomney's "Religion" Romney's blatant rejection of the substantial number of non-believers in the country was deeply disturbing. His declaration equating religion and freedom was a slap in the face of the estimated 20-30 million non-believers that are US citizens. I'm gratified that this has attracted some attention in the media. Of concern is the blasé manner in which Romney put this idea forth. This was a prepared speech and I'm sure much thought went into it. If it was an ad lib moment he might duck under the cover of "misspeak" but in this instance he can't. Time will tell if this simply fades away or if it will come back to haunt him on election day.
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POPSCesca on Bush and the Budget Bob Cesca's comment about Bush's political machine had me laughing out loud. Read the whole piece for a fine bit of political humor.
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POPSPrayer and Terrorism I particularly liked the "spiritual prayer wall" concept. The idea is so elegantly simple. I'm surprised Bush doesn't immediately seize the opportunity to withdraw all the troops and erect this "prayer wall" around the country. Problem solved. The terrorists couldn't possibly penetrate it and the country would be safe. Also,what was McIntyre thinking? If atheists prayed might that cause problems? I'm not sure how the prayer pipeline operates but this seems problematic at best. It seems atheists might cause prayer static to be generated that could block the prayers of true believers. Maybe they should rethink this whole prayer thing. Maybe do something concrete like begin talks with parties in the middle east? What do I know though. I guess I'll try prayer and see if I get any answers....hello....hello....anybody home?
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POPSChristian Nation Justification It's interesting that I've often pointed to the god-free Constitution to refute Conservative Christian's claims that America is a Christian Nation. I've never considered the dearth of justification to be had in the Christian Bible.
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POPSHypocrite of the Month Award Folks forget that this scumbag asked his wife, I forget which number, for a divorce while she was in the hospital for cancer. A true paragon of virtue... Does it seem that Americans suffer from amnesia?
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POPSSubpoenas Uproar I agree wholeheartedly with the Chairwoman. For six years we've been lied to. For six years we've sat by while Bush as grabbed more and more power. Now we have a chance to restore balance to government. It's vitally important that the truth be uncovered so intelligent decisions can be made.
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