The Weblog at The View from the Core - Sunday, November 30, 2003
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Lieberman Points to Clinton and Carter as Possible Role Models Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode XIX Sen. Joseph Lieberman, whom many think to be the most "moderate" of the Democratic presidential candidates, opines in WaPo, Nov. 27, about the current crop of Democrats mostly keeping their religious faith out of their campaigns: The nine Democratic presidential candidates all consider themselves religious, though most keep their faith and spiritual views to themselves when campaigning. Their silence stands in contrast to President Bush, among the most overtly religious presidents in generations, and could undermine the Democratic nominee, as polls consistently show that voters want to hear more about faith from their national leaders. Democrats "have been very hesitant to talk about faith . . . and in doing so we have lost a connection with a lot of people," said Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (Conn.), an Orthodox Jew and one of only two candidates who frequently talk about God. Long-shot candidate Al Sharpton, an ordained minister, is the other. "Democrats ought to pay attention to the fact that the two Democrats who have been elected president since [Lyndon] Johnson were Jimmy Carter and Bill Clinton . . . and both talked a lot about their faith," Lieberman said.... How about that, Faithful Reader? Lieberman has to point to (ha! Ha! HA!) Carter and Clinton as role models. Carter, who goes around the world literally bad-mouthing the USA every chance he gets. And Clinton, who couldn't get Jeb Bush defeated in Florida last year nor help Gray Davis hold onto the governor's mansion in California last month. I may be mistaken, but ISTM that this article is basically advice to the Democrats on how to do better in next year's election. Does WaPo give advice to Republicans on how to do better in next year's election? Lane Core Jr. CIW P Sun. 11/30/03 09:09:41 PM |
Hollywood Stabs a Traitor in the Back Showtime airs The Reagans tonight. A traitor? Ronald Reagan?!? You bet! First, he was a Hollywood liberal Democrat turned conservative Republican. Oh, my. Then, he presided over the downfall of the Soviet Union, which was supposedly communism's greatest contribution yet to human society. How dare he? To Hollywood, Ronald Reagan isn't just a traitor: he's a traitor times two. Tuesday's CyberAlert details (items 4 through 10) how Ronald Reagan is defamed, and Showtime's viewing audience bamboozled, by the miniseries. See also my CBS Punts: .... Showtime will show it "uncut". And the VHS and DVD editions will also, I'm sure, be "uncut". This is only a partial victory: they'll still get their hit piece out, when fewer people are paying attention.... Look for VHS & DVD versions to show up in the stores next year, most likely in late summer or early fall in the heat of the presidential campaign, with little publicity. Lane Core Jr. CIW P Sun. 11/30/03 06:54:01 PM |
Three from Morrison II Poems from Masterpieces of Religious Verse. The Things of the Spirit
Thank God for life! I Thank Thee, Lord, for Strength of Arm
I thank Thee, Lord, for strength of arm God, You Have Been Too Good to Me
God, You have been too good to me, Masterpieces of Religious Verse (1948), ed. James Dalton Morrison, ## 369, 370, 380. See also Three from Morrison: Poems from Masterpieces of Religious Verse.Lane Core Jr. CIW P Sun. 11/30/03 02:23:07 PM |
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