[This is the 16th in the series Religion and Science: A Beautiful Friendship.] What People Want - Dignity There's a place for us, A time and place for us. Hold my hand and we're half way there. Hold my hand and I'll take you there Somehow, Someday, Somewhere! – Stephen Sondheim, West Side Story What people really want in relationships is dignity, not domination. … [Read more...] about The Source of Indignity
Mitt Romney Slams Obama at VFW Convention Saying He Has Given Some Nations “Trust Where it Was Not Earned”
Mitt Romney spoke at Veterans of Foreign Wars Convention Tuesday slamming President Obama saying he doesn't deserve a second term in office because his policies haven't fixed the economic problems and he has diminished American leadership. Wow, any more than George W. Bush? Romney said Obama has exposed the military "to cuts no-one can justify" and that his administration has … [Read more...] about Mitt Romney Slams Obama at VFW Convention Saying He Has Given Some Nations “Trust Where it Was Not Earned”
Sniffing out the News
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Michele Bachmann Anti-Muslim Riff Repudiated by Another GOPer
Perhaps Rep. Michelle Bachmann may find that channeling the late and unlamented Sen. Joseph McCarthy wasn't such a wise idea -- not so much for her re-election (don't hold your breath and expect her to be defeated, no matter what you hear on MSNBC), but in terms of her status in Congress and (most assuredly) any future, serious Presidential or Vice Presidential ambitions. She … [Read more...] about Michele Bachmann Anti-Muslim Riff Repudiated by Another GOPer
Guns, Aurora, and George Zimmerman
WASHINGTON - IN THE GAPING MAW of our leadership vacuum stands Aurora Police Chief Daniel Oates, whose resolve, vulnerability and humility inside the vortex of a man made hell revealed what nobody in Congress or either political party has shown in decades. Leadership without regard to anything but his own duty to the people, which included the cops in the eye of volcanic … [Read more...] about Guns, Aurora, and George Zimmerman
Is College Football Pure Again?
The commanding generals of college football come down from the safety of lofty positions during Penn State’s battles to shoot the wounded and pick their pockets. Taking away $60 million in fines and dozens of future athletic scholarships as well as past victories, the (paid) president of the NCAA harrumphs, “Football will never again be placed ahead of educating, nurturing … [Read more...] about Is College Football Pure Again?
Blame: A Film That Needs To Be Made
A film on domestic violence: This film needs to be made. Crowdsourced donations can be made right here. (Item cross-posted to Dean's World.) … [Read more...] about Blame: A Film That Needs To Be Made
A Colorado Massacre Postscript: Why Does It Happen Here?
Of course it had to happen on July 20, the anniversary of the single most stupendous achievement in the history of our species. And in a way, it paints a sorry symbolic portrait of a great nation in decline. From 1969 to 2012 -- a mere 43 years -- we've gone from walking on the moon to witnessing a massacre of innocents by a lone gunman at a Batman movie in a suburban … [Read more...] about A Colorado Massacre Postscript: Why Does It Happen Here?
Aurora Shooting Boxing
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The Next One Out There
WASHINGTON -- Will we even pretend to do anything to prevent the next mass shooting by a crazed loner? I doubt it. We'll just add Aurora to the growing list -- Columbine, Virginia Tech, Tucson -- and wait for the inevitable. When that next atrocity comes, we'll tell each other we're shocked and stunned, knowing full well we should be neither. We'll probe the assailant's … [Read more...] about The Next One Out There
‘Transition GPS’ — Just Another Fancy Name, or Real Help for our Veterans?
As tens of thousands of our troops continue to return home from combat, they find themselves coming home to a nation in a dismal economic situation. They come home to a nation where the overall national unemployment rate is 8.2% and where the unemployment rate for veterans who have served our country since September 2001 is 9.5%. Worse, the unemployment rate for veterans aged … [Read more...] about ‘Transition GPS’ — Just Another Fancy Name, or Real Help for our Veterans?
Ride Sally Ride… On To The Stars.. You Earned It: Sally Ride, Astronaut, RIP
The first American woman to journey into space, died on Monday after a 17-month battle with pancreatic cancer, her foundation announced. She was 61. Ride first launched into space in 1983 aboard the Challenger shuttle, taking part in the seventh mission of US space shuttle program. US President Barack Obama called her a "national hero and a powerful role model" who … [Read more...] about Ride Sally Ride… On To The Stars.. You Earned It: Sally Ride, Astronaut, RIP
The Ballad To Elect Mitt Romney (VIDEO)
First there was the Obama girl, but now the Sound of Music is also turning towards Mitt Romney. Here's one example, (h/T Buzzfeed) … [Read more...] about The Ballad To Elect Mitt Romney (VIDEO)
Non-Controversial Judicial Nominee Stalemate Worsens,Turning Conventionality Upside Down
By Scott Crass In a recent interview with the "Salt Lake Tribune,"Michael McConnell of the Stanford Constitutional Law Center asserted that "an unusual degree of unanimous support" typically leads to Judicial confirmations well into an election year. Unfortunately for advocates of rapid justice hoping to change the pace by which the Senate is confirming Judicial nominees, he … [Read more...] about Non-Controversial Judicial Nominee Stalemate Worsens,Turning Conventionality Upside Down
Colorado Shooting Suspect James Holmes Makes First Appearance In Court (VIDEO)
Colorado movie theater shooting suspect (a word based on news reports that is legally needed but at this point there is no doubt) James E. Holmes made his first appearance on court since the massacre that left 12 dead and 58 wounded. And the instant analysis began: He looked out of it, didn't he? That means he will have an insanity defense. Or -- wait -- maybe he was on … [Read more...] about Colorado Shooting Suspect James Holmes Makes First Appearance In Court (VIDEO)
Gunlobby USA
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Regulating the Regulators
As more corrupt activities by financial institutions are uncovered every day it becomes evident that this conduct would not have been possible were it not for the failings of the regulators and the regulatory agencies charged with overseeing these institutions and their personnel. Cheating is rampant within financial institutions and if traders or other personnel can skirt the … [Read more...] about Regulating the Regulators
I Admit It. I Hate “Success,” Too — At Least Some Varieties
In a recent appearance, as part of a long campaign speech, President Obama said that if anyone became financially successful, someone else along the way helped him or her get there. It was a flagrant challenge to the Sinatra song-based theory of success, "I Did It My Way" — a theory that holds that folks who made their pile did it without the help of teachers, employees, … [Read more...] about I Admit It. I Hate “Success,” Too — At Least Some Varieties
Amerigun
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Quote of the Day: Mitt Romney Told Olympians They Didn’t Get There Alone
Our political Quote of the Day gives us one more strand in the heaping-plate-of-spaghetti-of-hyocrisy called American partisan politics, where the accuracy of an assertion is not what matters. What matters is that you pick up something that can be repeated, and exaggerated and cherry picked but try to forget or deny or not mention what you yourself said. Via First Read, here's … [Read more...] about Quote of the Day: Mitt Romney Told Olympians They Didn’t Get There Alone