Oct 01 2009
Not original with me and only tangentially related to ME-interests, but worth repeating nonetheless… Although efforts have been made to reform the healthcare industry since 1912, we should not be too hasty in enacting change. The federal government has no business interfering in people’s healthcare decisions, unless a woman is trying to terminate a pregnancy, …
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Aug 12 2009
An open letter to our suddenly-in-the-spotlight (and loving every minute of it) blue dog democrats: On the subject of healthcare reform, where exactly do you stand? We now know what you’re against, but what are you for? And just who is informing your finger-in-the-wind, myopic views on the matter? The insurance and pharmaceutical giants who fight …
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Feb 21 2009
Since this movie has been much talked about, on this list and among Oscar buzzers, today’s review by Gideon Levy in Haaretz offers a perspective I’ve not seen elsewhere: http://www.haaretz.com/hasen/spages/1065552.html “…the film is infuriating, disturbing, outrageous and deceptive. It deserves an Oscar for the illustrations and animation – but a badge of shame for its …
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Feb 14 2009
Here’s the cross that has haunted me ever since I saw it two years ago in Clarksdale, Mississippi, at a place called “Cat Head Blues.”
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Feb 11 2009
Just got this today: The Pastor asked if anyone in the congregation would like to express praise for answered prayers. A lady stood and walked to the podium. She said, “I have a Praise. Two months ago, my husband,Tom, had a terrible bicycle wreck and his scrotum was completely crushed. The pain was excruciating and …
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Jan 21 2009
Thanks so much for introducing me to Clarence Jordan. My pastor has loaned me a copy of Jordan’s “translation” of Matthew and John and, because of the intro by Tom Key, I am listening to Harry Chapin’s soundtrack now… My musical and literary education were sorely lacking. Is the musical still being performed on occasion? …
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Dec 30 2008
Apparently not even the seven-second delay can help sometimes. I was watching television “news” this morning and got to witness one of those rare moments when truth makes it onto America’s airwaves: http://tinyurl.com/a85vph or http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/12/30/zbigniew-brzezinski-calls_n_154211.html Enjoy. PS — if you have a problem with The Huffington Post, try Googling “Your knowledge is so stunningly superficial it’s almost …
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