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Daily Archives: August 29, 2008
Conservative David Frum, of National Review, Is Unsettled by McCain’s VP Pick, Sarah Palin
David Frum, after just one day of rather tepid “Palinmania,” questions McCain’s judgement: The longer I think about it, the less well this selection sits with me. And I increasingly doubt that it will prove good politics. The Palin choice … Continue reading →
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VP Candidate Sarah Palin’s Position on Gay Equality and Gay Marriage is Unequivocal: NO
According to Allison Mendell, an Alaskan attorney who has followed Sarah Palin’s career, McCain’s VP pick is not warm and cuddly with gays: “She spoke on radio programs all throughout the campaign saying, ‘I want a constitutional amendment, I think these … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, equal rights, feminism, gay marriage, gay rights, hillary clinton, John McCain, Michelle Obama, same-sex marriage, Santi Tafarella, Sarah Palin, sex
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If 72 Year Old McCain Wins, Will a Young Earth Creationist Be One Health Crisis from the Presidency?
It appears that John McCain’s VP pick, Sarah Palin, is a young earth creationist. Back in late October of 2006, during the governor’s race, the Anchorage Daily News reported the following: “It’s OK to let kids know that there are … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alaska, Anchorage Daily News, Barack Obama, creationism, evolution, Joe Biden, John McCain, Michelle Obama, Politics, Santi Tafarella, Sarah Palin
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Sarah Palin: 2008’s Dan Quayle?
As an Obama supporter, I started off fearing the selection, by McCain, of Sarah Palin for VP. But the more I read about her, the less impressed I am with her, and the more problematic she seems. I bet that most … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barack Obama, cindy mccain, creationism, Democrat, evolution, John McCain, Michelle Obama, Politics, Republican, Santi Tafarella, Sarah Palin
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“Sarah Palin, You’re No Hillary Clinton!”: Will Palin Prove to Be the Dan Quayle of This Election Cycle—A Young Conservative, and Novel, But in over Her Head?
This morning, Bill Burton, an Obama spokesperson, responded this way to McCain’s pick of Palin for VP: Today, John McCain put the former mayor of a town of 9,000 with zero foreign policy experience a heartbeat away from the presidency. … Continue reading →
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Sarah Palin, as McCain’s VP Pick, Probably Means That McCain Will Win the Election
I’ve thought all along that Barack Obama needed to pick a woman for his VP. But the fact that he didn’t choose a woman for VP is now probably going to prove to be a decisive mistake. Palin now makes … Continue reading →
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American Orpheus: Barack Obama at the Democratic National Convention, August 2008
Obama makes me proud to be an American.
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Prance, Blow, and Have Peak Experiences: Men in Tights from the 1400s Remind You How to Live (Detail of a Painting at the Getty Museum, Los Angeles, CA)
I see that the elementary laws never apologize . . . I laugh at what you call dissolution, And I know the amplitude of time. (Walt Whitman, “Song of Myself,” lines 411, 420-421)
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Prometheus Unbound 