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"Nobel Traitor Prize"

That pretty much sums up my feelings about the Bill Moyers of Politics.

You know, the pious Baptist filthy-rich Communist type.

But there's a lot more by The Barrister:

.... Carter left a trail of disaster as President, miring the country in the biggest recession since 1929, failed peace initiatives everywhere because he did not understand international politics, and his "can't we all get along" form of international diplomacy resulted in the needless deaths of American soldiers due to his incompetency.
America, take off your rose-colored glasses and see the presidency of Jimmy Carter for what it truly was, and then you can see the man for what he truly is.
At least this Japanese scientist had the courage to stand up and tell the Nobel committee that he did not deserve his award. If only Carter could show that kind of courage.

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 12/10/02 02:32:42 PM
Categorized as Political.


   
   

David Frum Agrees With Me

Sort of. I think. Maybe.

Re: Trent Lott is a Twit: But, what's all this fuss?

At his weblog "diary" at NRO (emphasis added):

.... I for one do not believe Trent Lott is a racist or a segregationist. My guess is that his speechwriter gave him note cards with a few jokes, and that when Lott finished reading them, he launched himself into what he probably intended to be nothing more than a big squirt of greasy flattery.
But that’s not what came out of Lott’s mouth. What came out of his mouth was the most emphatic repudiation of desegregation to be heard from a national political figure since George Wallace’s first presidential campaign. Lott’s words suggest that one of the three most powerful and visible Republicans in the nation privately thinks that desegregation, civil rights, and equal voting rights were all a big mistake....

(Thanks Peter Sean.)

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 12/10/02 01:37:52 PM
Categorized as Political.


   
   

"Surprisingly Few Adults Outside of Christianity Have Positive Views of Christians"

So says this report on a recent survey.

By Barna Research:

.... The survey data suggest that people form impressions of others on the basis of one-dimensional images created and communicated by the mass media. "Our studies show that many of the people who have negative impressions of evangelicals do not know what or who an evangelical is," commented George Barna, whose firm conducted the research. "People's impressions of others are often driven by incomplete, inaccurate or out-of-context information conveyed under the guise of objectivity when, in fact, there is a point-of-view being advanced by the information source. Too often, we develop mental images of others without knowing those people." ....

(Thanks Susanna.)

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 12/10/02 01:31:57 PM
Categorized as Social/Cultural.


   
   

Create Your Own Catechism!

By Jeff Miller at Atheist to a Theist.

Don't miss it!

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 12/10/02 12:14:35 PM
Categorized as Religious.


   
   

Trent Lott is a Twit

But, what's all this fuss?

Trent Lott is a twit whom the Republicans would, I think, do much better without in a position of leadership in the Senate.

But, he did not say anything stupid at Strom Thurmond's centenary birthday celebration. He was not making a statement about segregation. He was not making a statement about the Dixiecrat party. He was saying something flattering to the guest of honor. That's it. That's all. Forget about it.

Geesh.

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 12/10/02 09:15:34 AM
Categorized as Political.


   
   

Looking Back

For Baby Boomers and their elders, only.

A friend of mine sent me this yesterday:

Looking back, it's hard to believe that we have lived as long as we have.
As children, we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags. Riding in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a special treat.
Our baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint. We had no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors, or cabinets, and when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets. (Not to mention hitchhiking to town as a young kid!)
We drank water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. Horrors.
We would spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then rode down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. After running into the bushes a few times, we learned to solve the problem.
We would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we were back when the streetlights came on.
No one was able to reach us all day. No cell phones. Unthinkable.
We played dodgeball and sometimes the ball would really hurt.
We got cut, and broke bones, and broke teeth, and there were no lawsuits from these accidents. They were accidents. No one was to blame but us. Remember accidents?
We had fights and punched each other and got black and blue and learned to get over it.
We ate cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank sugar soda but we were never overweight... we were always outside playing.
We did not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X Boxes, video games at all, 99 channels on cable, video tape movies, surround sound, personal cellular phones, Personal Computers, Internet chat rooms, ... we had friends.
We went outside and found them. We rode bikes or walked to a friend's home and knocked on the door, or rang the bell, or just walked in and talked to them.
Imagine such a thing. Without asking a parent! By ourselves!
Out there in the cold cruel world! Without a guardian. How did we do it?
We made up games with sticks and tennis balls, and ate worms, and although we were told it would happen, we did not put out very many eyes, nor did the worms live inside us forever.
Little League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't had to learn to deal with disappointment.
Some students weren't as smart as others so they failed a grade and were held back to repeat the same grade.... Horrors! Tests were not adjusted for any reason.
Our actions were our own. Consequences were expected. No one to hide behind.
The idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard of. They actually sided with the law, imagine that!
This generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem solvers and inventors, ever. The past 50 years has been an explosion of innovation and new ideas. We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned how to accept, cope with, ignore and/or handle the situation.
And you're one of them.
Congratulations!
Please pass this on to others that have had the Luck to grow up as kids before lawyers and government regulated our lives for our own good.

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 12/10/02 09:08:48 AM
Categorized as Social/Cultural.


   
   

"The Assault on Marriage Continues"

By John Leo at Town Hall.

A reader kindly called my attention to this article yesterday:

In modern journalism, radical change is often announced by a yawn-inducing headline. For instance, "Legal Group Urges States to Update Their Family Law," (New York Times, Nov. 29). The headline, one step up from "Don't Bother to Read This," refers to a ponderous 1,200-page commentary and set of recommendations by the American Law Institute, a group of prominent judges and lawyers. The proposals, "Principles of the Law of Family Dissolution," may seem like dry, technical suggestions about custody, alimony and property distribution. But what this "update" really amounts to is a devastating legal assault on marriage....

Lane Core Jr. CIW P — Tue. 12/10/02 08:51:34 AM
Categorized as Social/Cultural.


   

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