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The Diminishing Power of "Black/White" Racism
Fri Dec 4, 2009 12:25 PM EST
I am sixty-nine years old and grew up in a Central Texas small town in the 1940s and 1950s. Racism (used in this article to refer to "black/white" discrimination) was pervasive. Vague memories reflect separate restrooms and water fountains at the courthouse.
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We do not have the best health care in the world
Tue Nov 10, 2009 12:30 PM EST
This morning (11-10-09) on CNN, the conservative talking point of the day became clear: We have the best health care in the world and the liberals want to destroy it.
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Top ten "Religious" states, where religion is a state of mind.
Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:03 AM EDT
A recent Gallup Poll reportedly has listed the ten states that are the "most religious" in America. The percentage of persons in that state who responded that "religion is the most important thing in my life" is given by the state's name. 1. Mississippi: 85%
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An Open Letter to President Obama re Afghanistan
Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:13 PM EDT
Dear President Obama,
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GOP extinction by 2030; New consertive party to emerge
Mon Sep 7, 2009 10:43 AM EDT
Recently an article written by Senator Olympia Snowe of Maine asserted that the Republican party needed to be more inclusive, especially of moderates. It evoked some responses by NVers calling for more blood-letting among the Republicans.
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Do We Miss Something If We Listen Only to Fox or MSNBC?
Mon Aug 17, 2009 11:49 AM EDT
A recent email discussion among a group of my fraternity brothers (we were in college together over forty years ago) has centered on the issue of whether Fox News or MSNBC news presents a truthful image of what is going on in the world. I wrote the following:
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Reconciliation: Here comes the Dems (Update)
Sat Aug 8, 2009 5:06 PM EDT
Reconciliation, which seemed like a remote possibility just two weeks ago, is now seriously being looked at by Democrats as the way to skirt the Republicans completely, and pass their own Health Care plan.
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Whose side are you on, Senator Nelson? w/ video
Fri Aug 7, 2009 9:15 AM EDT
A very interesting piece I first saw on Rachel Maddow's show, August 5, puts the question to Senator Ben Nelson, (D-Nebr): Are you on the side of the small business owners of Nebraska, or, are you on the side of the Health Insurance Companies?
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Moore, Obermann, Stewart: Health Care
Wed Aug 5, 2009 3:18 PM EDT
While corporate lobbying firms instruct people how to disrupt town hall meetings across America, the fate of a fair and effective Health Care system continues to be debated outside the range of angry voices.
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Lobbying Figures for Sens & Reps at OpenSecrets.org
Tue Aug 4, 2009 4:45 PM EDT
Ponder this proposition. You have something I want. It may be against your personal code of honor to give it to me; however, I am willing to offer you $6,168,224 a year in benefits and cash, so long as you are willing to go along with my wishes from time to time.
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Bill Moyers on Health Insurance
Tue Aug 4, 2009 11:18 AM EDT
Health Care reform is currently the most crucial item before our nation for debate.
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Previous Nine Presidents: Who could do the best job today? (Poll)
Mon Aug 3, 2009 1:35 PM EDT
Given the circumstances we find ourselves in today, which of the previous nine presidents could do the best job of running the country for the next three or four years? Take the poll, then tell us why you chose that one.
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TV Commentators: Who do you trust?
Sun Aug 2, 2009 10:11 PM EDT
This is a companion article to one questioning who do you trust among our national leaders. .
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National leaders: Who do you trust? (Poll)
Sun Aug 2, 2009 5:02 PM EDT
This is a companion piece to an article asking who do you trust among TV Commentators.
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In Your Defense: Primary Loyalty, God or Country? {Video}
Wed Jul 29, 2009 7:12 PM EDT
A young man had just gotten a job in a bookstore and was very excited about having found work.
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Who do you think is a Hatemonger?
Sun Jul 5, 2009 8:03 PM EDT
I have a friend who is very conservative. He thinks Michael Moore speaks hate talk. And another friend is a liberal and thinks Ann Coulter is a person who hates.
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"Uncomfortable" with wall-to-wall Michael Jackson
Sun Jun 28, 2009 5:18 PM EDT
David Schuster, MSNBC anchor person, tweeted Friday or Saturday that he felt the MSNBC coverage of Michael Jackson's death was about in the correct ratio to its importance.
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SR Report 03: Balanced Military Spending?
Mon Jun 22, 2009 10:56 AM EDT
My bias is that the United States spends too much money on military expenditures. I admit that statement is biased, or prejudiced. I hope, through the SR Report to learn about our defense spending and to determine some solid facts about it.
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S/R Report 02: Homosexual Repression and Expression
Thu Jun 18, 2009 12:10 PM EDT
June 28, 1969 is a date in American homosexual history revered as a watershed moment. On that date, riots broke out at the Stonewall Inn in New York City in the early morning hours.
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S/R Report-1: Hate
Tue Jun 16, 2009 12:21 PM EDT
Sanity-Respect Report-- looking at hate crimes, rights of homosexuals and US defense spending A World of Hate "hate 1.a: an intense hostility and aversion usually deriving from fear, anger or sense of injury b:extreme dislike or antipathy ... 2: an object of hatred."(1)
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"Faith" from four perspectives (a la Marcus Borg)
Tue Jun 2, 2009 2:50 PM EDT
You have heard it said: You are justified by faith. Or, as some notions say, you are saved by faith. Faith is what will save you. If you are a believer, you are saved. He who believes and is baptized will be saved.
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Is Reducing Abortions Possible? Watch Obama, Congresspersons Ryan and DeLauro on Hardball
Mon May 18, 2009 6:16 PM EDT
Sunday (May 17) at Notre Dame, President Barack Obama pointed to the possibility of reducing the number of abortions in America.
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I Was, But Am No Longer a Christian because . . .
Sat May 9, 2009 11:23 AM EDT
Whenever I write an article dealing with Christianity a good percentage of the commenters say they are not Christian and proceed to say why. Many of them say they were Christian at one time, but are no longer. A number of reasons are given, dealing with
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Nat'l Day of Prayer: Christians refuse to follow Jesus?
Fri May 8, 2009 8:28 AM EDT
A picture on the front page of the San Antonio Express News claimed 500 people were being led in prayer by a preacher on the National Day of Prayer in front of the city hall. What is it the right wing Christians do not understand about these words from Jesus?
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Levels of Spiritual Development
Mon May 4, 2009 5:22 PM EDT
This past Saturday May 2, 2009), Richard Rohr gave a couple of lectures at Trinity University in San Antonio on the above topic. He is the founder of the Center for Action and Contemplation in Albuquerque, N.M.
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The Diminishing Power of "Black/White" Racism
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The Diminishing Power of "Black/White" Racism
The Diminishing Power of "Black/White" Racism
The Diminishing Power of "Black/White" Racism