Daily Archives: December 21, 2008

BARACK OBAMA Fundamentalist Horror Watch: Tearing Down the WALL of Separation BETWEEN Science and STATE

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

As we speak, Barack Obama is undoing eight years of Bush success in building a high wall of separation between SCIENCE and STATE! Yikes. Yesterday, Obama announced the appointment of a Nobel Prize winning scientist to his cabinet, and also … Continue reading →

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Nouriel Roubini’s Latest Prognostications on the US Economy

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

Economist Nouriel Roubini was interviewed by US News & World Report recently, and was asked about Obama’s economic team, and whether he thought the recession would turn into a depression: What advice do you have for President-elect Obama? First of … Continue reading →

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A Historic Document on Torture: Captain Ian Fishback’s Letter to John McCain, September 16, 2005

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

Ian Fishback risked his career trying to get answers to the torture question. Andrew Sullivan calls Fishback’s letter, in 2005, a historic document, and thinks that Fishback should be TIME’s “Man of the Year.” Here’s Fishback’s letter: Dear Senator McCain: … Continue reading →

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“No one will be safe”: Robert Patterson on the Boyd 2008 Weekend

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

Patterson lists the things that he took from this high powered intellectual conference. His whole bullet list is sobering. Below are two of them. Money quote: That there is no soft landing. We are not in a recession. We are … Continue reading →

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America has No King—but Jesus?: Rapture-Ready Rick Warren is Anti-Gay Rights, Anti-Evolution, and Doesn’t Think Mormons and Jews Go to Heaven. So Why is He Doing Obama’s Innaugural Invocation?

Posted on December 21, 2008 by Santi Tafarella

It’s annoying, to say the least, that Obama is giving inaugural invocation duties to Rick Warren, a person who is politically active against gay rights, rejects the scientific theory of evolution, thinks Mormons and Jews go to hell, and looks … Continue reading →

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