Libertine

This morning, I read an interesting blog post by Paula Reed. Her entry was based on a quote she’d received by email: “The Left: People who demonize those with whom they disagree.” My first thought was to think of how so many neocons today are masters at the art of projection: they take what is [...]

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Here are the results of a political quiz I’d not taken before: // <![CDATA[// // <![CDATA[// // <![CDATA[// The following are your scores. They are based on a gradual range of 0 to 12. For instance, a Conservative/Progressive score of 3 and 0 will both yield a result of social conservative, yet 0 would be [...]

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The other day while out driving, I was monitoring the Neal Boortz show, looking for ranty blogging fodder.  And, as is almost always the case, I found what I was looking for. Because it was Veteran’s Day, he was relating anecdotes with that theme in mind.  He told a story about a man attacked by [...]

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The following is a transcript of a WWII veteran speaking out for marriage equality in Maine.  I think this man’s words speak eloquently enough for themselves, so I’ll not add any comments of my own, except to ask for your thoughts after reading this: Good morning, committee. My name is Phillip Spooner and I live [...]

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Last night I was listening to the radio and came upon yet another right wing talk show.  I didn’t recognize the woman’s voice; all I knew was that it wasn’t Ann Coulter, as I’ve heard her voice, ad nauseum, on several different shows, on both radio and TV. This unknown woman had the unpleasant quality [...]

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I woke up this morning to find that President Obama has been awarded the Nobel Prize, which left me scratching my head. Don’t get me wrong, I voted for the guy and think he shows a lot of promise.   But I think it’s premature, to say the least, to award him such a prize so [...]

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While talking with a coworker recently, he stated that he was against health care reform because Nazi Germany had a nationalized, or “socialized”, health care system. Oh, where to begin with this blockheaded black and white thinking? First of all, Hitler made the trains run on time in Nazi Germany and it was his idea [...]

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The other night, I tuned into the Dennis Miller talk show on the car radio only to find a guest, Dr Drew Pinsky, hosting the show for the night.  It’s a conservative show, but considering that this is all that’s available in my area, I listen to it and others just to see what the [...]

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Late last night before going to bed, I heard of the death of Senator Ted Kennedy. At hearing this sad news I was not shocked, as his death had been expected for some time. Though Kennedy was most assuredly not a perfect man (who is?), he was probably one of the most effective Senators in [...]

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Listening to the Neal Boortz show the other night, I heard him ragging on liberals who have decided to boycott Whole Foods because of an editorial Whole Foods CEO John Mackey wrote in the Wall Street Journal where he stated that “universal healthcare is no more a right than food or shelter.” Boortz believes the [...]

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