Monthly Archives: October 2008

Fouad Ajami – Why the Obama crowds are actually a bad sign

There is rare quality of subtle insight in this latest opinion piece by Fouad Ajami, “Obama and the Politics of Crowds” in which – once again – someone recognizes what Sen Obama is. Or to be more precise what he … Continue reading

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Rhetorical despotism and the "race issue" on National Public Radio

I feel bad for Columbus Ohio whose mayor Michael Coleman was invited to speak about race and the presidential election on the National Public Radio program “Talk of the Nation” yesterday October 30. Early in his remarks he said: The … Continue reading

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Why (election) polls anyway?

According to the pre-election polls Sen Obama has already won. Perhaps that is the point. Why do we have these election polls anyway? Nothing inherently wrong with them of course. And they do measure how well a candidate is doing … Continue reading

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William Witt on how critical orthodoxy is a better response to theological revisionism

I recently perused a brief post by D. C. Toedt who maintains the Questioning Christian blog in which he explains how the Greek term kyrios used for Jesus does not necessarily imply that Jesus was somehow divine. I thought it … Continue reading

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Charles Krauthammer – Better to lose with McCain than be dreadfully wrong with Obama

Once again Krauthammer says what needs to be said and well. What I appreciate is how Krauthammer illuminates what can only be described as the rank hypocrisy of the Obama campaign. What do I mean? I mean the accusations against … Continue reading

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The Presiding Bishop is not entirely wrong about everything

Pentheus. Pharaoh. Oven Mitt. Balrog. These are some of the unflattering and not terribly respectful comparisons and epithets I have used to describe Katharine Jefferts-Schori the Presiding Bishop of the Episcopal Church. (Okay – not balrog. I love Tolkien too … Continue reading

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Orson Scott Card calls journalists on the carpet for their lack of honor

Some of us know Orson Scott Card mainly because of his work as a science-fiction writer. Ender’s Game and Speaker for the Dead are still my favorite works by Card. Not as many people know he is also a committed … Continue reading

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UPDATE – problem with Krauthammer's piece on Obama and race

A fine brother in Christ over at Baptistlife.com followed up the Obama quote to which Krauthammer refers in his column below. Searching the Washington Post he found: Nobody really thinks that Bush or McCain have a real answer for the … Continue reading

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Charles Krauthammer – Which presidential candidate is really (mis)using the race card

This is brilliant. The next time someone – particularly a supporter of Sen Obama – brings up the issue of race in this presidential election direct them to the latest by Charles Krauthammer, “Obama’s Betrayed Message”. In a nutshell Krauthammer … Continue reading

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Michael Medved nails it – What McCain must do to win

The title of the piece is “Two Inescapable Truths” which are: The economy is the “only” issue right now in the presidential election. The public does not understand or trust the solutions being put forward to the current economic crisis. … Continue reading

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