Did Obama’s Town Hall the other day seem a bit fake to you? That’s because it was.
…while the online question portion of the White House town hall was open to any member of the public with an Internet connection, the five fully identified questioners called on randomly [LOL!! – ed.] by the president in the East Room were anything but a diverse lot. They included: a member of the pro-Obama Service Employees International Union, a member of the Democratic National Committee who campaigned for Obama among Hispanics during the primary; a former Democratic candidate for Virginia state delegate who endorsed Obama last fall in an op-ed in the Fredericksburg Free Lance-Star; and a Virginia businessman who was a donor to Obama's campaign in 2008.
At the risk of appearing to have Obama Derangement Syndrome, this is the stuff totalitarianism is made of. This is the sort of blatant fakery the old Soviet Union and the like would be proud of. “Dear Leader! Tell me of your glorious plans for health care!”
It is both funny . . . and scary.
Tuesday, March 31, 2009
Bill Maher Reminds Me Why I Cancelled HBO.
Years ago, I realized I was watching HBO less and less. They just didn’t play the movies I wanted to see and their own programming was stale as well. Then back in 1996, they produced If These Walls Could Talk, a pro-abortion propaganda movie starring . . . Cher. Wonderful.
I cancelled my HBO and let them know why in no uncertain terms -- they were slacking on quality programming but were spending the bucks on pro-abortion agitprop.
The years since then have made me glad of my choice. HBO’svomit programming has gotten more and more putrid through the years.
Speaking of which, Bill Maher saluted our troops the other night:
By the way, do you still take HBO? If so . . ., why?
I cancelled my HBO and let them know why in no uncertain terms -- they were slacking on quality programming but were spending the bucks on pro-abortion agitprop.
The years since then have made me glad of my choice. HBO’s
Speaking of which, Bill Maher saluted our troops the other night:
By the way, do you still take HBO? If so . . ., why?
Monday, March 30, 2009
I Feel Like Such a Crowd Follower.
I am trying out Twitter. I might use it as a supplement to this blog. Maybe.
Not A Good Weekend for Orthodox Brits
This past weekend was a difficult one for orthodox British of both Anglican and Roman Catholic stripes. My prayers go out for both.
On the Anglican side, the Bishop of Rochester, Michael Nazir-Ali announced that he is leaving his bishopric early. He was a rarity in the Church of England, an orthodox bishop with a backbone, and the most prominent one. One can hope the Church of England’s loss will be a GAFCon province’s gain. But this can’t be good news for the Church of England.
Here are Ruth Gledhill’s and Damian Thompson’s takes on this.
For UK Roman Catholics, the bad news is the increasing likelihood that Arthur Roche will be the next Archbishop of Westminster. He is an appropriately named enemy of traditionalists. I pray reports are mistaken and that a much, much better man is appointed. Perhaps the outcry rising up will scuttle his momentum.
If you wish to know the sort of pastoral care traditionalists can expect from Roche, ask the parishioners of St. John the Evangelist, Allerton Bywater.
The only good I can see out of Arthur Roche becoming Archbishop of Westminster is it would make Anglo-Catholics think yet again before swimming the Tiber.
And that is a sad commentary on both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England.
On the Anglican side, the Bishop of Rochester, Michael Nazir-Ali announced that he is leaving his bishopric early. He was a rarity in the Church of England, an orthodox bishop with a backbone, and the most prominent one. One can hope the Church of England’s loss will be a GAFCon province’s gain. But this can’t be good news for the Church of England.
Here are Ruth Gledhill’s and Damian Thompson’s takes on this.
For UK Roman Catholics, the bad news is the increasing likelihood that Arthur Roche will be the next Archbishop of Westminster. He is an appropriately named enemy of traditionalists. I pray reports are mistaken and that a much, much better man is appointed. Perhaps the outcry rising up will scuttle his momentum.
If you wish to know the sort of pastoral care traditionalists can expect from Roche, ask the parishioners of St. John the Evangelist, Allerton Bywater.
The only good I can see out of Arthur Roche becoming Archbishop of Westminster is it would make Anglo-Catholics think yet again before swimming the Tiber.
And that is a sad commentary on both the Roman Catholic Church and the Church of England.
Friday, March 27, 2009
A Partial Retraction
I’m not 100% certain of this. But it now appears that the most offending section of the GIVE Act I quoted this past week was removed before final passage in the House.
I’m far from the only blog fooled by this, but I am nevertheless quite embarrassed and apologize to my readers.
(The GIVE Act and its companion bill in the Senate, the SERVE Act, still stink of totalitarianism, however.)
I’m far from the only blog fooled by this, but I am nevertheless quite embarrassed and apologize to my readers.
(The GIVE Act and its companion bill in the Senate, the SERVE Act, still stink of totalitarianism, however.)
Consent for Buddhist Bishop Not a Done Deal?
Christopher Johnson has sniffed out that getting the needed consents for the Buddhist Bishop of Northern Michigan is not a done deal after all. The Bishop of Olympia – yes, of the Left Coast – has already said no for one thing. A bit of a surprise there. Nor were the needed consents gathered at the recent House of Bishops meeting.
Mr. Johnson saw early that getting consents might not be so easy, by the way. Sharp guy.
Mr. Johnson saw early that getting consents might not be so easy, by the way. Sharp guy.
Step 1: Dig pit. Step 2: Fall in.
A frequent theme of scripture, particularly the Psalms, is that the evil, the “pits”, that evil men prepare to harm the innocent often backfires. See Psalms 7:15, 9:15, 57:6, Proverbs 26:27, 28:10 for a sampler.
For a sample of this principle in action, see here.
God is great.
For a sample of this principle in action, see here.
God is great.
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