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Tag Archives: hypocrisy
Trump Anti-choice
A week ago, Donald Trump was right about something. He was right about abortion. Yes, that sentence includes a pun. His position was, admittedly, far right, as befits a modern Republican candidate for the highest office in our country. In … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, anti-choice, baby parts, clinic, health, hypocrisy, Planned Parenthood, pregnancy, pro-life, prosecute, punish, Republican, Roe v Wade, Trump, women
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Islam and Tolerance
President Obama has been getting a lot of criticism recently regarding his principled stands on religion—specifically, his attitudes toward Islam. Last year, it was all about his administration’s use of the acronym ISIL—Islamic State in the Levant—as shorthand for the … Continue reading
Veterans, Schools, and Scapegoats
Robert McDonald, the new Secretary of Veterans Affairs, has announced his plans to reform the Veterans Administration in the wake of a national scandal. The whole thing began when it was discovered that veterans experienced excessive wait times for care … Continue reading
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Tagged budget, education, fraud, hypocrisy, media, NCLB, public schools, scandal, scapeboats, testing, VA, veteran
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WWJ Not Do?
The Family Research Council (FRC) is one of those modern evangelical Christian organizations that believes they know the truth about biblical commandments. They have absolute knowledge that their own narrow interpretation of the bible is correct, and that the resulting … Continue reading
The Romney Tax Plan
Leading up to and immediately following the second presidential debate, which most analysts scored as a win for Obama, the prevailing question in news reports and on the Sunday TV talk shows seemed to be, “Do debates really matter?” Oddly … Continue reading
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Tagged conservative, debt, economy, government, greed, hypocrisy, jobs, Republican, taxes
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Lessons from a Mormon Atheist
Okay, normally I don’t care what kind of odd religious beliefs or activities people subscribe to. After all, one of my favorites is Zen Buddhism, which doesn’t make sense; heck, it has elements that are actually intended not to make … Continue reading Continue reading
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Tagged conservative, evangelism, government, greed, hypocrisy, religion, Republican, Romney, selfishness
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Obama Accomplished Nothing, Nada, Zip
Another election season, another Big Lie. Oh, sure, the classic Big Lies are still out there: Social security is going bankrupt and must be privatized; union members are overpaid featherbedders; Democrats are wasteful spenders who are soft on defense; Barack … Continue reading
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Tagged compromise, congress, Democrat, dream act, economy, failure, filibuster, government, House, hypocrisy, immigration, jobs, legislation, media, progress, Republican, Senate, supermajority, unions
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Terror Double Standard
It has happened again. Another severe terrorist attack, this time in Norway. A bomb was detonated in a public street outside the halls of Norwegian power. Not long after, a gunman attacked crowds of children at a summer camp. And … Continue reading
Economy and Plutocracy
The United States is recovering from the 2008 recession, a massive dislocation which was the worst economic disaster in more than 70 years. It could have been worse, but the federal government acted rapidly. There have been signs of improvement. … Continue reading
Why the 14th Amendment?
There has been a recent spate of arguments in favor of amending the United States Constitution. Pressure to amend an amendment, actually. This new push is coming from conservatives, but it’s not a new impulse among them, and their true … Continue reading
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Tagged abortion, conservative, economy, gay rights, government, history, hypocrisy, immigration, jobs, privacy, states rights
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