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    Saturday, August 07, 2004    
         
      Blogworthies XXVI
(08/07/04 08:01:28 AM; 1511 words)
Blogworthies XXVI Because The Blog from the Core simply can't cover everything. Noteworthy entries @ Silent Running, Catholic Analysis, Hube's Cube, Red State, Hoystory.com, Against the Grain, Off the Record,....
   
    Friday, August 06, 2004    
         
      Mainstream Media's War Against the Swiftees
(08/06/04 09:13:58 PM; 661 words)
Mainstream Media's War Against the Swiftees It's started already. A reader writes: Last night on Hannity, a man called from one of the major Milwaukee stations saying that he had....
   
      Didn't Kerry Enlist in the Navy to Avoid Getting Drafted Into the Army?
(08/06/04 07:56:31 PM; 600 words)
Didn't Kerry Enlist in the Navy to Avoid Getting Drafted Into the Army? That's what it looks like to me. "'I didn't really want to get involved in the war,'....
   
      Big Bounce
(08/06/04 07:07:33 PM; 193 words)
Big Bounce I'm saying it now. I've read here and there that, after his national convention, the presidential incumbent usually gets about two-thirds the bounce that the challenger gets after....
   
      "The Zero Hero"
(08/06/04 05:52:36 PM; 63 words)
"The Zero Hero" Russ Vaughn writes again to The Blog from the Core. The Zero Hero I can't help but think when some liberal Twink Pronounces John Kerry a hero,....
   
      SoxBlog
(08/06/04 05:28:55 PM; 17 words)
SoxBlog "If someone wants to write an essay on why Kerry is bright, I'll post it." Vide.
   
      "Worthy to Receive the Lamb"
(08/06/04 07:41:17 AM; 347 words)
"Worthy to Receive the Lamb" A pastoral directive from an archbishop and two bishops: .... A manifest lack of proper disposition for Holy Communion is found to be present in....
   
      Lawyers Winning Friends
(08/06/04 06:52:03 AM; 240 words)
Lawyers Winning Friends Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCCL As I see it, here are Democratic National Committee lawyers committing libel while accusing other people of committing libel. If this doesn't....
   
      Catholic League Torpedoes Democrats' Religion-Outreach Director
(08/06/04 06:35:06 AM; 998 words)
Catholic League Torpedoes Democrats' Religion-Outreach Director Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCCXLIX That didn't take long. + + + + + Rev. Peterson told Religion News Service that ‘it was no....
   
    Thursday, August 05, 2004    
         
      Happy Second Blogiversary
(08/05/04 05:41:59 PM; 27 words)
Happy Second Blogiversary To Dust in the Light, which is quoted & cited here frequently, especially as one of the more frequent denizens of Blogworthies.
   
      Sen. Snake in the Grass Tom Daschle Wants Phone Calls
(08/05/04 08:25:13 AM; 261 words)
Sen. Snake in the Grass Tom Daschle Wants Phone Calls Margaret just forwarded this request from the American Family Association: Senator Tom Daschle, Senate Minority leader, was the one person....
   
      Any Questions?
(08/05/04 07:44:33 AM; 301 words)
Any Questions? The script of a new TV ad from John Kerry's old band of brothers. The ones that weren't on display at the Democratic National Convention. At Swift Boat....
   
      At Least Five, and At Least Two-Thirds
(08/05/04 07:16:20 AM; 120 words)
At Least Five, and At Least Two-Thirds I'm saying it now. In the presidential election, Nov. 2, 2004, Bush-Cheney will carry at least five states that right now are considered....
   
      Friends & Enemies
(08/05/04 07:07:34 AM; 41 words)
Friends & Enemies Amaani Lyle vs. Warner Brothers Television Productions et. al. I never watched the TV show Friends. Life is too short, no? The phrase poetic justice springs to....
   
      What If He's Right?
(08/05/04 06:53:07 AM; 801 words)
What If He's Right? Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCCXLVIII I apologize for delaying so long in blogging this Esquire > August 2004 > The Case for George W. Bush /....
   
    Wednesday, August 04, 2004    
         
      "The Nuanced Hero"
(08/04/04 07:51:10 AM; 363 words)
"The Nuanced Hero" Thanks to Russ Vaughn for sending his poem to The Blog from the Core. The Nuanced Hero It truly hurt and I so swore About that grievous....
   
      Bumbling Elbows With the Hoi Polloi
(08/04/04 07:27:17 AM; 408 words)
Bumbling Elbows With the Hoi Polloi Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCCXLVII Kedwards tried to pretend to be regular folks in Scranton last Friday, Jul. 30. Here's the first part of....
   
    Tuesday, August 03, 2004    
         
      MinnowCenter?
(08/03/04 07:11:06 PM; 821 words)
MinnowCenter? Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCCXLVI Mauren Dowdify pokes fun at the Democratic National Convention with an extended Gilligan's Island analogy. + + + + + So here's the race:....
   
      Flannery O'Connor, RIP
(08/03/04 06:15:05 PM; 43 words)
Flannery O'Connor, RIP The great Catholic writer died forty years ago today. Thanks to Amy for the reminder. See also these: Flannery O'Connor / 1925 – 1964 Frequently Asked Questions:....
   
      Why USCCB is Called the Democratic Party at Prayer
(08/03/04 05:37:44 PM; 526 words)
Why USCCB is Called the Democratic Party at Prayer "The Bishops' Questionable Questionnaire" Thanks to Margaret for having forwarded the latest "CRISIS Magazine — e-Letter" from Deal Hudson, Jul. 30....
   
      JibJab — This Land
(08/03/04 07:49:25 AM; 43 words)
JibJab — This Land Thanks to a fellow blogger for calling to our attention this hilarious animation. I laughed so much the first time I watched it, thereby missing so....
   
      Democrats' New Religion-Outreach Director is Anti-"God" Female Minister
(08/03/04 07:30:53 AM; 346 words)
Democrats' New Religion-Outreach Director is Anti-"God" Female Minister Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCCXLV A press release from the Catholic League, yesterday. + + + + + Terry McAuliffe says that....
   
    Monday, August 02, 2004    
         
      Where's Tigger When You Need Him?
(08/02/04 06:18:11 PM; 413 words)
Where's Tigger When You Need Him? Democrats in Self-Destruct Mode CCCXLIV Boy, was I wrong. Last Friday, I blogged a prediction: I might as well go out on a limb....
   
      Matt C. Abbott at Renew America
(08/02/04 07:54:36 AM; 93 words)
Matt C. Abbott at Renew America Matt Abbot writes to call attention to his latest column, Jul 30: I'm going to tell you about a woman who practices and preaches....
   
      "Terror in the Skies, Again?" Part III
(08/02/04 07:37:21 AM; 60 words)
"Terror in the Skies, Again?" Part III Annie Jacobsen writes another follow-up to her WWS article: .... I've kept quiet about numerous matters that have surfaced over the past few....
   
      John Kerry's Obscenity
(08/02/04 07:22:18 AM; 373 words)
John Kerry's Obscenity Some 12-year-old girl was prevailed upon at the DNC last week to scold Vice President Dick Cheney for having launched the "f-bomb" at Senator Pat Leahy. Little....
   
    Sunday, August 01, 2004    
         
      Three by Ely II
(08/01/04 08:13:15 AM; 768 words)
Three by Ely II Poems from Sacred Paintings. "This publication features twelve silkscreen prints by Martha Ann Walker and interpretive poems by Marie Schmitt Ely, and explanatory notes by E.....
   

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