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The Old Testament Explained

September 1, 2008 John Comedy, evolution, george bush, homophobia, Homosexuality, Jewish People, Jews, Lewis Black, New Testament. Creationism, Old Testament

I am a huge fan of Lewis Black. His stand-up routines and commentaries on the Daily Show almost always evoke a laugh-out-loud reaction from me. One night last week I watched, for a second time, a Comedy Central showing of Black on stage in Washington, D.C. In response to Bush’s comments about Evolution that, “the jury is still out,” Black does a routine about the Old Testament. As is always the case with the best comedy, it made me think about me think about things from a different perspective…about how we Christians use the Old Testament to discriminate against gay people.

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The Price Paid for Power

August 21, 2008August 26, 2008 John Cindy McCain, Dick Cheney, Enhanced Interrogation, george bush, John McCain, Mother Teresa, torture, War crimes

John McCain’s military service deserves the thanks and respect of the American people, especially given his time spent as a POW in Vietnam. However, the over-use of this status for political gain becomes laughable after a while. It seems to be used to explain everything. Problem is, according to George Bush and the Military Commisions Act voted for by McCain, the techniques used on McCain while a POW are merely, “enhanced interrogation techniques.” Who wouldda thunk it?

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Trading Places-The Karl Rove Wager

August 15, 2008August 23, 2008 John Dan Akroyd, Dick Cheney, Eddie Murphy, george bush, Karl Rove, Trading Places

Back in the early ’80s, a movie was released staring Dan Akroyd and Richard Prior called Trading Places. Two characters in the movie, Mortimer and Randolph Duke (played by Ralph Bellamy and Don Ameche) are wealthy commodity brokers who argue constantly over social issues, and enjoy a small wager from time to time. The $5 wager between the Mortimer brothers is that if they put the Pryor character into the right situation, he’ll rise to his new circumstances, and behave like a well-bread, educated wealthy person. On the flip side, if Winthrope has all the trappings of wealth and influence removed from him, he’ll quickly resort to a life of crime and scamming. In the end, the joke was on the Duke brothers, as Winthrope and Valentine came together to not only financial destroy the Dukes, but become rich themselves. I think Karl Rove made a similar bet some years back.

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Election Roundup for 08-07-2008

August 7, 2008 John Barack Obama, Democrats, Dick Cheney, FEC, Federal Elections Commission, george bush, John McCain, Political Fundraising, republicans

I thought I’d consider a single post to provide my observations on the election shenanigans for this first full week in August.

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The 4th of July, 2008

July 4, 2008August 5, 2008 John 4th of July, Freedom, george bush, Independence, Jesse Helms, Patriotism, Thomas Jefferson

Today is a day or ironies. George Bush is visiting Thomas Jefferson’s beloved Monticello on this the 232nd anniversary of our declaration of independence from a king named George. As Jefferson warned that Americans would have to be ever on their guard against those who might turn the presidency into the tool of their “elected despotism,” I doubt he would be greeting Bush. And Jesse Helms, father of the politics of division, died today.