Category Archives: society

Election Outcome Explanations Abound

Sure, this information is a little dated already, and we’re all trying to move on and put the election behind us, but for what it’s worth, here are a few links to articles that try to make sense of the Republican victory…

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Republican Turncoats

Why are so many conservative Republicans feeling disenchanted with the current Bush administration? Why are some so frustrated that they’re planning to abandon their party in the upcoming election? Read what they themselves have to say…

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God, Religion, and Presidential Politics

Never mind what we’re told about avoiding religion and politics at the dinner table; we’ve been getting plenty of both from the press these past few weeks, often in the same article…

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Seven Stolen Signs

Our poor neighbors have had seven Kerry-Edwards signs stolen out of their front yard so far. They’re not giving up, though. This morning when I walked the kids by their house, they had two new signs proudly planted. They also … Continue reading 

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Lots o’ Links

I have an abundance of links to various articles and sites that I must share with you, my dear readers, who are gracious enough to read this silly web thingy of mine: “Rules of Engagement” by Christopher Buckley in the … Continue reading 

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Kerry Fumbles, Republicans Lie, Bush Smiles

In a New York Times Op-Ed, Stanley Fish discusses his writing class’s analysis of recent speeches given by Bush and Kerry. Guess whose message has more rhetorical force? …

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Shocking News: Bush and Kerry Both Change Their Minds

Finally, someone in the mainstream (i.e. conservative) media came out and stated the obvious: Bush has done his fair share of flip flopping. Four years ago the Republicans pinned the same flip-flop label on Gore, so I was a little surprised that they would try it again with Kerry, and even more surprised that it seems to have stuck…

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Did God Choose Bush?

An article published today in Slate.com catalogs the carefully scripted public statements by Bush supporters suggesting that Bush’s presidency is the direct result of God’s intervention. The final three paragraphs are absolutely brilliant…

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Where’s Osama?

In an article I read about the Republican National Convention, the writer noted that while Saddam Hussein’s name came up over a dozen times, none of the speakers mentioned Osama bin Laden. Now, I have no idea why they wouldn’t even mention the guy’s name, but I just might have figured out why we haven’t captured him yet…

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Conventional Wisdom

It appears that conventional wisdom, at least of the Republican sort, doesn’t hold up well to scrutiny. Two articles in Slate.com do a particularly nice job of exposing the lies, half-truths, deceptions, and misdirections that speakers at the Republican National Convention tried to pass on to the American public

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