Category: Politics, Religion & Money

Right is Wronged


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In high school I was a Lutheran, and in college I became an Evangelical Christian.  Ultimately, I rejected that particular expression of faith, but I still have friends who remain Evangelical Christians, and I respect them very much.

I feel my former belief gives me some insight into aspects of the current state of Republican politics.  George Bush is no born-again Christian.  He has claimed to be, but he isn’t.

One True Believer who is apparently now disillusioned with Bush is David Kuo.  He was on The Colbert Report last night.  I haven’t watched this yet.  I just wanted to get it posted before bedtime.  I’ll add a comment if he says anything that hits a nerve.

She said, he says…

Today, the news is that George Bush wants the PM of Iraq to know he has all the time he needs to build a political consensus and quell domestic violence.

Bush Reassures Iraqi That There Is No Timetable for Withdrawal

By SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
Published: October 17, 2006
WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 — President Bush reassured Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki of Iraq on Monday that he would not set a timetable for withdrawal of American troops and would continue to support the prime minister, despite recent reports that military officials and some Republican lawmakers were dissatisfied with the Iraqi government’s performance.

Gosh, now I wonder where the idea could possibly have come from that the Bush administration is getting frustrated and might impose some sort of time constraint?

Rice makes unannounced visit to Baghdad

Secretary of state says Iraqi leaders have limited time to settle differences

Updated: 2:56 p.m. ET Oct 5, 2006
BAGHDAD, Iraq – Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, making an election-season visit to Iraq, said Thursday that its leaders have limited time to settle political differences spurring sectarian and insurgent violence.

We’ve got to get out of there.  Now.  It would be far cheaper and safer to simply give Iraq the money it needs to rebuild.  Send the National Guard home where it belongs, let half of the regular Army rest, and redeploy the other half to Afghanistan.  I’m no military strategist, but this is obvious.

Even SteVphen


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I confess to being late coming to the fold of Stephen Colbert fans.  It was an article in Newsweek early this year that brought him to my attention.

Before getting his own show, Colbert was, of course, on The Daily Show.  Steve Carell (who, by coincidence, graduated from the same high school that I did in Massachusetts*) was also on the show, but he left to join the cast of The Office.

Lately Jon Stewart, perhaps feeling nostalgic for the good old days, has been running clips of Steven and Stephen in action together.  Click the picture to watch.  Some of this is outright hilarious comedic acting.

*Acton-Boxborough Regional High School

Mrs. Colberts

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I don’t want this to become another Stephen Colbert blog, and goodness knows any video I post from the show will be found sooner, rather than later, on YouTube. But Colbert had a great closing to his feminism show last night, so here it is. He’s one of the finest comic actors I’ve ever seen.

Tonight’s show is supposed to include the third Tek Jansen installment, and the winning entry to the Green Screen Challenge. Plan on seeing both of them here on Thursday!

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