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No Lesbos for the Chicago Diocese
2007-11-11 04:48:00 (image: trinitycleveland) You’d think the shortcoming of lesbian Episcopal Rev. Tracey Lind in becoming bishop to the Chicago diocese today would be something to celebrate among faithful Christians. But don’t tell that to Rev. William D. Persell, the would-be bishop she would have replaced had her bid been successful. Says the outgoing bishop: The election ?should not, in ... More About: Christianity , General
Early November Predictions: Romney/Huckabee 08?
2007-11-10 18:59:00 (image: arianiekeeney) We political blog writers tend to get mired in what we “want” the future to hold. And with that, we side with our candidates, list the reasons we’re right, and then call it a day. We get trapped in “traditional wisdom” especially, and this prevents us from remembering that traditions are made to be ... More About: General , Mike Huckabee , Predictions , Three Amigos , Early
The Thompson Social Security Plan
2007-11-10 04:14:00 Just off of my latest discussion of the state of the Thompson camp, the candidate put out a major Social Security plan today which involves private personal retirement “add on” accounts to supplement benefits and a reindexing of social security benefits to prices and not wages. It’s here if you’re interested More About: Social Security , General
The State of Fred (and the Rudy Strategy)
2007-11-10 04:01:00 (image: 4president) It’s been some time since I’ve delivered a serious analysis of where I see the Fred Thompson campaign for president. Perhaps I felt compelled at this time to do so because of what I view as a critical moment in his momentum (or lack there of). It seems the jury’s still out on ol’ ... More About: Strategy , General , Iowa , New Hampshire
Bounce Back?
2007-10-23 01:52:00 (image: bloomberg) It’s important to read between the lines when analyzing post-debate news coverage. Within the Republican Party’s peculiar quest to find its nominee for president this year, where a day can literally move a candidate 5 points in either direction, that statement rings truer than ever. But make no mistake about it, despite the various ... More About: Elections , Fred Thompson , General , Back , Bounce
Huck Dominates Values Voters Summit
2007-10-21 01:58:00 (image: foxnews) In case you didn’t hear yet… Mike Huckabee (the only real conservative that seems to want to win the race) dominated the Values Voter Straw Poll from this weekend’s events. Huckabee came in with an astounding 51%, more than quadrupling a second-place Romney. The former Arkansas governor positions himself to gain momentum after social ... More About: Elections , Fred Thompson , General , Summit
Tommy! Endorses Rudy
2007-10-12 17:49:00 In the first endorsement from a former GOP presidential candidate, Tommy ! has thrown his hat in and endorsed Rudy Giuliani for president: ?Rudy Giuliani has shown that he is a true leader. He can and will win the nomination and the presidency. He is America?s mayor, and during a period of time of great ... More About: Elections , General , Three Amigos
Fred Tanks
2007-10-12 17:41:00 (image: carryonamerica) In the midst of the real beginning for the Fred Thompson campaign, it would be unfair of me to paint the picture as rosy for the former Tennessee senator thus far. Whether due to media reports of him not living up to the hype, or… him really not living up to the hype… the ... More About: Elections , General , Three Amigos
Some Thoughts On Rudy
2007-10-11 17:46:00 (image: nytimes.com) I want to preface this little exercise in exploring the Republican field with the fact that I’m a Fred Thompson man. We here at PP have listed countless discussions over Thompson’s candidacy and feel the man to be the most conservative of the electable candidates, as proven in his past history of cutting taxes, ... More About: Elections , General , Thoughts , Rudy
Liberal Democrats For Ron Paul
2007-10-09 20:55:00 (image: aftermathnews) Sparing you all the wasted moments in life you’d give up by actually visiting the Ron Paul website, I took the liberty of checking in today with the campaign that keeps on giving (lunatic rantings and spastic fans). For the “rational” Ron Paul supporters among us (I don’t suppose they exist but just in case…), ... More About: Elections , Democrats , General , Liberal
Kingdom Intro
2007-09-30 04:30:00 Here’s the first four minutes or so of the new Michael Mann movie The Kingdom . Now I’m not very fond of the selectivity they exercise drawing a line through history, but I can’t deny this is one of the coolest intros I’ve seen in many, many years. A brilliant exercise in establishing a historical context ... More About: Films , General , Saudi Arabia , Intro
?Newt Is Not Running?
2007-09-30 02:57:00 (image: truthdig) Apparently it’s difficult to raise $30,000,000 in 3 weeks. Yeah… if you’re a lightweight! In case you haven’t heard (or don’t read Drudge on Saturday nights), Newt Gingrich will not seek the White House. Of course, as I’ve mentioned, this was reported hours ago. However, lets all take a minute to laugh at WHY this ... More About: Elections , Running , Fred Thompson , General
No Excuses for Iran: Responding to Joshua Foust (Part I)
2007-09-29 19:21:00 (photo: Department of Defense) I noticed two days ago that Joshua Foust wasn’t very pleased with my criticism of his apologia for Iran ian actions in Afghanistan . Good. The bad sort of apologist would have considered my remarks highly complimentary, those of merely mislaid judgment would have been gravely offended, as he is. Unfortunately, despite a justified offense, ... More About: Iraq , General , Central Asia
Billboards & Bias
2007-09-28 20:40:00 It’s one of the Democrats’ many contheories about Clear Channel Communications, that their billboard division is some sort of conservative Republican front group determined to suppress the “truth.” As with most of their grievances, this view is ordinarily accompanied by fate-of-the-republic-hangs-in-the-balance breathless hysterics. Here’s how the leftist Campaign for America’s Future once put it: Clear Channel ... More About: New Mexico , General , Bias , Billboards , Billboard
Thompson?s Cool Head on Fundraising
2007-09-28 19:20:00 (photo: Fred Thompson) Fred Thompson doesn’t care much about his late-entry fundraising disadvantage. As he amusingly puts it, it’s just a generous savings to supporters: Thompson doesn’t think much of the conventional wisdom. “Conventional wisdom was, you had to raise $100 million this calendar year,” he said to reporters in Franklin Thursday, between fundraisers. “I was halfway ... More About: Elections , Fundraising , General , Cool , Three Amigos
The Party?s Long Over Larry
2007-09-28 18:58:00 Larry Craig is becoming that annoying guy who can’t take a heavy hint that the party’s over. You’ve turned off the lights, pointed out how late it is ten or fifteen times, locked up the beer, shut off the stereo…and yet he just won’t get off your couch and call it a night: Idaho Republican Larry ... More About: Party , General , Larry , Senate , Long
The Vice Presidents of the United States
2007-09-28 15:58:00 I thought this was a pretty interesting little video. If not a pseudonym, the author has the most American name imaginable: Reagan Wayne. More About: United States , General , United , Presidents , States
Top Tier Republicans, Scheduling Problems, and the ?Black Debate?
2007-09-28 13:53:00 (image: colorado college) I must admit, last night, when watching the debate on PBS hosted by Tavis Smiley and Morgan State University, that I was a little disappointed in the top tier no-show Republican candidates. No… no… Not because I believed the forum to be important, but for a missed golden opportunity to take a conservative ... More About: Republicans , Tom Tancredo , General , Mike Huckabee , Debate
Cossiga?s Stand Against Iran and Columbia
2007-09-28 13:51:00 Former Italian president Francesco Cossiga, has returned his honorary doctorate to Columbia University, in explicit protest against their hosting Iran ian despot and psychopath Mahmoud Ahmadinejad’s lecture. Signing his letter “without respect” he writes that he has burned his toga and denounces the invitation in appropriately condemnatory terms: Senator Cossiga wrote that he was indignant organizing the lecture ... More About: Italy , General , Stand
Reuters Has a Witness: Reuters
2007-09-28 12:39:00 (photo: USMC) Despite his evident zeal to report on a story where American troops allegedly opened fire on a crowd of civilians in Afghanistan , Reuters corespondent Noor Mohammad Sherzai couldn’t seem to find a witness to substantiate it. This must have been quite frustrating. Thus, he apparently was reduced to interviewing himself in third person for ... More About: General , Witness
Dan Rather May Call Bush as a Witness
2007-09-28 03:36:00 In an interview about his impending lawsuit against CBS, Rather refused to answer whether he intended to call President Bush as a witness. Relevant audio here: Ian Schwartz.com>>> Full interview here: Washington Examiner>>> Well, certainly he’s not beneath it. The indignity of this entire lawsuit is a testament to how far he’s fallen from any responsible, professional restraint. ... More About: Elections , General , Witness , Call
Save the Text
2007-09-28 01:48:00 Here is the viral video of one of the better self-promotional premises I’ve seen, for what appears to be a new media marketing agency called Bright.ly (although Steve Hall thinks it’s for Heroes for some reason). If you sit through the Bright.ly site’s presentation, it’s definitely a content marketing consultancy. Although…it’s possible that the agency ... More About: General , Text , Save
The Vile Tactics of Ronpaulism
2007-09-28 00:48:00 Lest you be misled that Ronpaulism merely finds its expression in obnoxious spam on socnets like Digg, the monsters that support his campaign are no less fierce and repellent in person. Indeed, you may have heard about how they recently attacked Rudy Giuliani in Michigan with their 9/11 denial insanity. A recap: According to one eyewitness, ... More About: Tactics , General
Grand Theft Golf Cart
2007-09-25 09:23:00 Once you start watching COPS clips it’s difficult to stop. Here a whiny Jimmy Blevins-looking kid has a history of stealing small, electrically powered vehicles. We ain’t seen the last of his candy ass. More About: Television , Golf , General , Theft , Grand
Black Box Meth
2007-09-25 08:38:00 Palm Springs police encounter a meth head. In their field test, he counts thirty seconds in about fourteen. More About: Television , California , General , Black , Drug War
Lustmord and Ahmadinejad
2007-09-25 07:39:00 (photo: Dr. Susan Block) Earlier today I’d asked April Gavaza to explain to me the motives of a perverse sexual fascination in a Jewish lesbian DailyKos diary post, that Bob Krumm had found. The leftist has apparently developed a fetish for anti-gay, anti-Semitic, Iran ian despot Ahmadinejad. Unfortunately, April’s reaction was very near my own: I was pinged ... More About: History , Germany , Films , General
Oxfords, Boots and Flats
2007-09-24 20:11:00 From Tom Harkin’s Iowa cookout, different worlds in footwear: (Tom Harkin) More About: Elections , Democrats , Bill Richardson , General
Bush Hatred as Psychosexual Death Wish
2007-09-24 18:33:00 Bob Krumm picks up a DailyKos post from Sally Kohn, that is quite simply the most insane thing you’re likely to read today: I know I?m a Jewish lesbian and he?d [Ahmadinejad ] probably have me killed. But still, the guy speaks some blunt truths about the Bush Administration that make me swoon? Okay, I admit it. ... More About: Iran , General , Death
The Nazis are Coming! The Nazis are Coming!
2007-09-24 16:54:00 In Aesop’s fable, the shepherd boy’s cries are eventually justified when the wolf finally does appear. But in our world, the wolf never shows up and the boy just keeps crying wolf about everything and everyone until the villagers heads are ready to split apart from the pure and constant annoyance of it. See here. More About: France , General , Nazis
GOP Candies in Michigan
More articles from this author:2007-09-24 16:14:00 The Detroit News has some splendid photos from the Mackinac Republican Leadership Conference. According to the paper, the attendees went wild for Newt Gingrich, Giuliani almost hit a local chord and folks wanted brimstone from FDT (and didn’t get it). How does an albino live in Arizona? (DetNews) Pirate eyes. Protect your secretary: (DetNews) It came from the grassy knoll: (DetNews) Windowpane ... More About: Elections , Republicans , General , Michigan , Dies 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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