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The Blowback Strategy 0
I won’t pretend to understand the logic, if there is any, behind the attacks at Paris, but I am taken aback by the number of persons who do pretend to do so. At Gin and Tacos, Ed takes a stab at it, and, sadly, his theory has a sort of logic to it. I don’t know whether he is correct, but I do think it’s worth a read.
A snippet:
She’s Had Enough 0
Ronnie Polaneczky is fed up.
“People of the Book” 0
In the Guardian, Gayatri Devi suggests that persons who pound the Bible should take a break and read a bit of it. A snippet:
(snip)
Do fundamentalist readers hear the hope and humanity of the ark myth and connect it to the specter of poverty, suffering and degradation in the wastelands of our great nation? Or do they, like Bobby Jindal and Rick Perry, read natural disasters such as hurricane Katrina and the tornado in Joplin, Missouri, as God giving them the green signal for the Christian Right to take control of our government?
Intermediaries 0
Have you ever noticed that persons who claim that God has spoken to them always hear exactly what they want to hear?
Huckster on the Hustings 0
I must disagree with the commentator’s conclusion, to this extent.
I do not think Huckabee is out of touch. I think he’s in touch . . . with the Republican base.
An Ex-Republican Explains Why He Left 0
He left because the Republican Party has become the party of the Secesh and of the Dominionists.
More at the link.
One Nation, under Capital 2
At The Boston Review, Richard White reviews two books that attempt to trace the myth that the United States is “a Christian nation,” despite the blunt statements of the Founders to the contrary. Here’s a bit about the most recent incarnation of that myth; follow the link to read the rest.
Coathangers 0
It’s a Republican thing.
