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Three young Egyptians have produced a wonderful music video, “The Sound of Freedom” (Sout al Horeya). Here’s is a partial translation from Al-Jazeera:I went down and I said I am not going back, and I wrote on every street wall that I am not going back.All barriers have been broken down, our weapon was our dream, and the future is crystal clear to us, we have been waiting for a long time, we are

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It has been an astounding year. The two biggest events were certainly February 7th when my Mother celebrated her 100th birthday and then, a few days after proudly telling the Vitas hospice workers that she was “one hundred and a half,” she passed on June 28th.Funny, it took her one hundred years before she would divulge her age. Usually when someone asked her age, she would ask: “Can you keep a

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"The Dust Bin of History" was the name of a column I wrote. Its sole purpose was to bring attention to 21st century people who just "didn't get it.” Usually, they were very odd and second-rate characters found on the third paragraph of a news story who were caught up in ideas popular a hundred years ago, or even worse, pretending they understood how concepts expressed a hundred or even a thousand

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One of the lead news stories tonight read, "House Republican leaders held a news conference Saturday to say that they are going to do whatever they can to make sure the Democratic health care plan does not pass." There is one thing, and only one thing that I am clear about. Not one single one of those "House Republicans" has any idea of that it is like to find yourself without health insurance

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The fanatic La Rouche people showed up at my local market with this poster. I got so mad I walked into the market found the manager who just happen to be standing around 20 people and very loudly insisted that "I objected to that awful poster and that if you don't remove it I would never, never come back here." I must admit to surprising even myself; I don't think I have ever done anything like

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The long and winding roadThat leads to your doorWill never disappearI've seen that road beforeIt always leads me hereLead me to your door.The wild and windy nightThat the rain washed awayHas left a pool of tearsCrying for the day.Why leave me standing here?Let me know the way.Many times I've been aloneAnd many times I've cried,Anyway you've always knownThe many ways I've tried.And still they lead

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Mr. Kors,I may have been fighting this "battle" longer than you have been alive ... well, I really don't know your age, but...Personally, I am one of folks who "knew the 'first' generation” of gay activists but am a member of the "second generation that got wipe out by AIDS" group. Those years ago, I moved "back home" to escape a confusing world, to avoid the "cancer" and to escape the pain of

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Published last week:I love the South; the memories I have of long ago family “car” trips through it, and more recently one particular former Pasadena resident who has now moved back to her home in Alabama. But it was in the South many years ago that I discovered that people hated “Negros”; that there were black and white drinking fountains and when I heard my father firmly say to his two boys, “

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Letters to the editor: All are punishedPosted: 07/21/2009 05:18:20 PM PDTTuesday's headlines read, "California governor, lawmakers reach budget deal."I wonder how many of these "lawmakers" will attend the funerals of people who die for lack of care; how many will visit the elderly who are forced into nursing homes; how many of their children will have to attend over sized classrooms; how many of

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Within my Christian context the word "evil" can mean many things ... and then there is the business of the "one unforgivable sin." These two concepts do not find their way in to my every day faith. But what do you do with folks who for whom these two concepts mean something?They claim to represent my faith; they claim to know the Truth and they want our larger American family to be subjected to

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By clicking on the link in the title above you will discover where the protests in your area are tonight and in the upcoming days ... more later.

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First, this is more of diary entry than a blog but then I think allot of posts on the blog-a-sphere are just that ... I don't often refer people to another person's blog ... particularly for something I should have written myself but an Episcopal priest here writes a blog called, "An Inch in Time," and her latest post say so much ... heard it HERE.That writer is much better at updating her blog

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What is really wonderful about this beside the outstanding words and what they mean is that Pastor Lowery got a standing ovation for his benediction. Say Amen.

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A Prayer for the Nation and Our Next President, Barack ObamaBy The Rt. Rev. V. Gene Robinson, Episcopal Bishop of New HampshireOpening Inaugural EventLincoln Memorial, Washington, DCJanuary 18, 2009Welcome to Washington! The fun is about to begin, but first, please join me in pausing for a moment, to ask God’s blessing upon our nation and our next president.O God of our many understandings, we

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WASHINGTON - The chairman of the Republican National Committee on Saturday admonished one of his potential successors for giving his fellow Republicans a CD featuring a song called "Barack the Magic Negro."Apparently someone named Chip Saltsman, who is seeking the Republican National Committee(RNC) chairmanship, sent potential committee members a 41-track CD by conservative comedian Paul Shanklin

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This picture was taken at another holiday protest against the passage of Prop 8. It was supposed to be a quiet, no signs event. We had enough people to cover the four corners of two historic main streets in town. What is surprising me are the number of str8 people who show up at these events ... And young people too; perhaps that is the best part ...NOTE: tiny little battery candle in my hand

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Few things have shaped my political life like Los Angeles Times political cartoonist, Paul Conrad. For thirty years he shaped the Op/Ed page of the Times thanks in large part to the last and only progressive member of the Chandler family of editors.Conrad's time at the Times spanned several in a line of the greatest evils in American politics. Until now the worst was a man named Nixon.Trying to

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"If Prop 8 is allowed to stand, it goes much beyond the issue of marriage equality and puts all of our rights at risk," said San Francisco city attorney Dennis Herrera, who is leading the legal fight.

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Ashton Kutcher appeared on Real Time with Bill Maher last night. They discussed Prop 8.

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(Episcopal News, Los Angeles) -- The raging Montecito wildfire has destroyed historic Mount Calvary Retreat House, staff and Santa Barbara County officials have confirmed.This is a place where I found great peace ... I am so sad that it is gone ... more later ...

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From the opening argument by SF City Attorney Dennis Herrera:"No matter what your view of same-sex marriage, the passage of Proposition 8 has pushed California to the brink of a constitutional crisis, and it's important to understand why. This measure sought to do something that no constitutional amendment has ever done in our history: to strip a fundamental right from a protected class of

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There is something amazing about being with 15,000 other people to protest ... protest that the voters in California have taken away my right to marry the person of my choice. What the hell is that anyway?

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The election is past, the votes are counted and hate and fear have won out over reason and justice.I am stuck with the folks who say that "they should get over it ...marriage is defined, the people have spoken. Yes but "they" won with down right lies, distortions and their own hatred of the unknown.They took away my right and the rights of millions of others ... are they happy now? Well,

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Never before in California's history has a group, who currently enjoys a basic right, been singled out and then had those rights ripped from them by a vote of their fellow citizens. This decision is so radical and so egregious that every voice must first be heard, no matter how unlikely a changed outcome might be.There must be a way to right this wrong ... there must be things people of good will

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Thank God, thank God, almight ... thank God.

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When I add an image like this I often wish that thousands of web wanders would see it this ask "why" ... I am grateful for the 40 or so folks who stop by here and see what Yarddog's "Simple Truth's" are ... If you live in California please vote NO on Prop 8.

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I have gone back and read about this man ... and heard what ever I could about him ... This is the real thing ... as far as this one man, this one American, this one voter can know ... and in some strange way, that I have only caught bit of in the past he brings some hope ...

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It is odd how the political times have brought together two entirely different people, a "Joe the Plumber" and Specialist Kareem R. Khan, of Manahawkin, New Jersey. Each of them has a life story that is now being retold in highly symbolic ways this political season. If you live in a political vacuum here the story.“Joe the Plumber" is a man who John McCain brought up during the last

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The rumors that General Colin Powell was going to endorse Mr. Obama have been around for some time. This morning I turned on the TV to hear it but, half asleep, I missed "it" ... until now ... the endorsement is so well reasoned and thoughtful ... and it represents a standpoint and a way of looking at this American way of life that demands to be heard.

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ST. LOUIS - Standing under the Gateway Arch, Sen. Barack Obama spoke this afternoon before a crowd his campaign said totaled 100,000, a new U.S. record for his presidential bid. "All I can say is wow," Obama said as he took the stage.

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As I noted below Editor and Publisher is tracking national newspaper endorsements for President; out of curiosity I decided to read some of the Editorial supporting Senator John McCain. With one exception two words were left out of those endorsements: Sarah Palin.The other interesting tidbit was there blindness to the McCain of today and the McCain of yesteryear. Almost to a paper they point

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I know I can write; I know how to give a speech but do I ever wish I could have written this. So take a few minutes and read the Los Angeles Times' endorsement for Senator Obama ... it matches Mr. Obama in elegance while not avoiding the "Palin choice" or the challenges that a "President" Obama must face. It is just a wonderful thing to read, in and of itself ... it ends by saying: We may one

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"The Washington Post, in its endorsement of Senator Obama this morning, cited Sarah Palin presence on the Republican ticket as one of its reasons." I can't imagine that this will not be the only endorsement that will raise the Palin question. Now, I assume that Ms. Palin is a good person, but she is not Vice Presidential material. McCain in making that decision; pandering to the radical right

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Who the hell is Joe the Plumber and who cares ... and then there is this .. check it out!Obama kept his cool even when attacked about that ridiculous William Ayres and the Acorn business ... It simply didn't take ... McCain made the extreme right wing happy by bring up ancient history; Obama keep to the future and caring about how he can fix things ..Best moment? When Obama listed the people who

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A support group for so-called "ex-gays," PFOX (Parents and Friends of Ex-Gays), has brought suit against Washington, D.C.’s Office of Human Rights for not including "ex-gays" as a protected group under laws that bar discrimination based on sexual orientation.The executive director of PFOX, Regina Griggs, is quoted in a story as claiming, "The ex-gay community is the most bullied and maligned

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I wonder if Ms. Palin is happy with this?

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Jonah Goldberg wrote a column for the LA Times; this was my response to him.Yes, go ahead and "hit" Mr. Goldberg; you are a perfect creation of our times! History however captures how Rockefeller was treated at the '64 Rep convention -- how he was ridiculed; how Nixon used out right lies in his first race for congress against Douglas and breed generations of political operatives who scream "win

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Under everyone's radar screen is Soul Forces' Annual 2008 Equality Ride. Each year students between the 18-28 get in a huge bus and travel around the country to mostly conservative religious college campuses in order to advocate for the LGBT community and for religious tolerance. Six young adults (above) were arrested when they attempted to walk into the DeSantis Family Chapel at Palm Beach

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National Coming Out Day is held on October 11th every year to commemorate the first March on Washington by LBGT people. The March took place in October of 1987 and highlighted the lesbigay struggle for acceptance. The first National Coming Out Day was held on October 11, 1988. The purpose of National Coming Out Day is to promote honesty and openness about being lesbian, gay or bisexual.

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Years and years of political character assassinations, lies and distortions has breed a huge segment of the American public that is now reacting in ignorance and fear to an Obama Presidency. Witness the ugly public behavior at the forefront of McCain/Palin campaign rallies. People are shouting the most horrific things, “Hang him.” “Shoot him.” “Treason!" "Terrorist!" "Kill him!" in reference to

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HARTFORD, Connecticut - Connecticut's Supreme Court ruled Friday that same-sex couples have the right to marry, making that state the third behind Massachusetts and California to legalize such unions.Enjoy it while you can Connecticut ... I remember not too long ago how joyful that news was here in California. But now once again Californians are fighting the forces of intolerance and religious

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Insulted by Palin ... published hereMy friend Cathie called me from San Marino; she was not calm: "Why aren't they sending (Pasadena mayor) Bill Bogaard to the United Nations! I am so insulted! What does it say about this country! She (Gov. Sarah Palin of Alaska) thinks looking across the Gulf of Alaska is foreign policy. I am so insulted. She thinks God wants us in Iraq! I am so insulted."After

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New services reported today that crowds at, "Palin and McCain Rallies Call Obama 'Terrorist;' Shout 'Kill Him'." Read it here.Palin and McCain allow hate speech to happen by utilizing language that gives people a "freedom" to say hateful things. This isn't the first time that Senator McCain's has created an atmosphere of hate. During an early campaign stop he was confronted with the question,

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Occasionally "The Editors" like to remind our readers of our now famous INTO THE DUST BIN OF HISTORY AWARD.Given to those person(s) and/or event(s) that in "The Editors" collective minds are "beyond the pale," this exclusive group is made up of the famous, the little known, the ones that don't wanna-be-known and the just plain stupid.Readers wishing to nominate person(s) and/or event(s) for the

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I think this has been posted every where ... but it doesn't hurt to say it again ... Fiction vs. the FactsFiction: People can be sued over personal beliefs.Fact: California’s laws already prohibit discrimination against anyone based on race, religion, gender, or sexual orientation. This has nothing to do with marriage.Fiction: Churches could lose their tax-exemption status.Fact: Nothing in Prop 8

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"And Tango Makes Three," by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell is the most challenged book in 2008. Reasons: Anti-Ethnic, Sexism, Homosexuality, Anti-Family, Religious ViewpointRepublican Vice Presidential Candidate Sarah Palin investigated banning books in her home town when she was mayor. Because of that and because of the 25th anniversary of Banned Books Week (September 23-30, 2006), the

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There were two pictures on the web this morning ... the one is very evident; the other is a memorial for a man named Mathew Shepard ...

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John McCain’s policy positions and voting records have been dismally homophobic. He has opposed every single gay rights measure of recent years. He opposes same-sex marriage, supports the Defense of Marriage Act, and — contrary to the “let the states decide” mantra of more moderate Republicans — has endorsed the California ballot initiative that would overturn the existing right for same-sex

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Listening to tonight's Presidential Debates reinforces one thing: I would never vote for Senator John McCain. He brings with him an old fashion view of life that is deeply rooted in the past. While that past maybe enormously important to my own personal history, it has little to do with confronting the times in which we live. I can not vote for a person who so clearly defines him by it nor,

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So tell me how I am suppose to trust an administration that took us into a needless war and a place we should not be and now support a Wall Street bail out ???

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Listening to tonight's presidential debates reinforced one thing: I would never vote for Senator John McCain. He brings with him a bankrupt view of life that is deeply rooted in a past that while it may be enormously important to my personal history, has little or not value to confront the times in which we live. So I can not vote for a person who so clearly defines him by it nor could I

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And then there is this from the late talk show host, David Letterman:The question I have is what in the world is going on? How could anyone look closely at Gov. Palin and honestly think that she could be the Vice President of this county? No one running for President should ...

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"We few, we happy few, we band of brothers; for he today that sheds his blood with me shall be my brother" Wm. Shakespeare Just once in a while it happens like this, not all the time; thank God. Like others of my generation I continue to be deeply effected by the Vietnam War; from the bloody, riot streets of Berkeley, to friends who hid in my home from the FBI, to counseling conscientious

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The answer to the question about why the Australian gold metal winner was not a "story" on NBC's and other newspaper coverage of the platform diving event is because sports in general is very homophobic as are the directors, writers, producers, cameramen and commentators. If a news agency does not cover gay stories with the same integrity as they do “straight” ones or they cover one without the

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I have a friend who is always talking about not having an "affinity group". Ever one has one but white guys here ... in the US of A, especially when your family has lived here for hundreds of years, there isn't much you can tie your traditions down to. In fact even saying, "I'm a white guy." can get you into trouble. Lately there has been a resurgence in Celtic things - prayers, dancing, music

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I suppose many "practicing Christians" might be put off by Profession Christine Hayes who is the Robert F. and Patricia Ross Weis Professor of Religious Studies in Classical Judaica at Yale.A wonderful series of Yale on-line lectures including a 24 part class by Ms. Hayes who I find is an incredible "light" to my Christian faith may be found hereFollow that link for other Yale Online Classes.

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Read along with Bishop in his blog at: Canterbury Tales from the Fringe Sunday seemed like a sad day ...

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This is a really good thing; listen to http://lambethgenepool.blogspot.com/2008/07/be-not-afraid.html">Bishop Gene Robinson ... Someone who has known him for a long time says that he has never changed, that he has always preached the same clear message ... I met him once here and he preached the same thing then, too. This particular sermon was interrupted by a heckler ... This is the work of

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At first we thought when South Carolina principal Eddie Walkers(pictured) resigned his Columbia his high school principals post he was doing it as a matter of princple. As you many know that he resigned because of a conflict involving his professional and religious beliefs. He is against the formation of a Gay/Straight Alliance Club (GSA).And so the formation of the high school club was a

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"Issues" with Senator Obama's race, religion and marriage will be hammered into us by the political right now. It is to be expected; they are running scared for the first time in 30+ years. Undoubtedly Republican conservatives along with their religious bigots, war hawks, racists and corporate "lap dogs" will try to do their "work" this election cycle.Just watch as “gay marriage” finds its way

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San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom officiates the wedding of Del Martin, 87, center left, and Phyllis Lyon, 84, Monday. Martin and Lyon were the first officially married same-sex couple in the state.I think I must be dreaming ... having this option available in my own life would have changed it beyond belief. I miss you, Jimmy.Here is a copy of the actual form ...

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I love live theatre and every time the Tony Awards are on television I realize how much I do ... and remember the people in my life who introduced me to it. Good people all; Jerry, the best for allowing me to spend so many wonder years in it. The picture above is a PR pic of a scene from a performance of "In the Heights" that Sara, a friend of mine, took ... it's a salsa-flavored musical written

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I can not put myself on some "supper level" when it comes to understanding what the last seven years in our political history have been about. Many others are beginning to reveal the inter-workings of the Bush White House. The latest is the book by Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan called, "What Happened".I read about the book and twice listened to Mr. McClellan's interview

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This is about some less limited than simply Mother's or Father's day...And if you want to get a glimpse of what events like this and Pride were like years ago read http://ukgaynews.org.uk/Archive/08/May/3101.htm">Nikolai Alexeyev's blog about Moscow's Gay Pride: "On the Eve of Its Third Ban."

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I am graced with being able to say, "a long time ago." A long time ago, a tiny, black and white spotted dog came up to me on a crowed street near my Silverlake home and adopted me on the spot. He was the kind of dog I could fall in love with."Well, hello there!” I said, “Where do you live?" As little dogs do he jumped up and down and then licked my hand. From that moment on that “happy” dog

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"In contrast to earlier times, our state now recognizes that an individual's capacity to establish a loving and long-term committed relationship with another person and responsibly to care for and raise children does not depend upon the individual's sexual orientation, and, more generally, that an individual's sexual orientation -- like a person's race or gender -- does not constitute a

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York Native Wants To Go Home Again.Published in the York Dispatch when I was there“Where are you from?” is a question every Californian learns to answer early on, and for good reason. Most of us are from "someplace else.” For 40 years I have said, “Oh, I am from York, a small town in Southeastern Pennsylvania, about 90 miles from Philadelphia.”Three possible replies to my saying, "Where I am

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"Hey, Preacher Man ... that is how one of my best friends addressed his email to me this morning ... Want to have coffee at the "Christian place"?There is a lot behind this email; I'll just unpack a bit of it.The sender; he is a former Christian pastor who has more or less given up organized Christian Churches. Both of us are fond of saying we "have church" every Saturday morning. AS we have

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While the two of us are not as famous as the "talking-head" couples on national television, the picture above makes it clear who a certain woman in my life, who most often refers to me as "The Husband", is supporting for President.Several of our local political wags have suggested that I have my picture taken with Mr. Obama. Then we could litter our fireplaces with pictures of the person who is

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ABC NEWS April 11, 2008 By JAN CRAWFORD GREENBURG, HOWARD L. ROSENBERG and ARIANE de VOGUEPresident Bush says he knew his top national security advisers discussed and approved specific details about how high-value al Qaeda suspects would be interrogated by the Central Intelligence Agency, according to an exclusive interview with ABC News Friday.Nothing I could say here will change this reality.

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With the price of gasoline going up each day – JUST THINK ABOUT THIS SUMMER, consumers need to take action. The simple approach outlined below will show you how to get the price of gas down to $1.50 a gallon. .Don’t believe it, read on!Join the resistance! Consumers take united action!This NEW concept makes more sense than last spring’s idea of 'don't buy gas on a certain day'. In fact the oil

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BREAKING NEWS: U.S. death toll in Iraq reaches 4,000 after four soldiers killed in Baghdad...There is so great a sadness in this ... and yet this simple one sentence "news alert" does not begin to tell the story of the hundred of thousands of Iraqi citizens that are dead or to recount the lives of American soldiers (or their families) who are physically and mentally wounded. Why? Would someone

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There is an old truism that says in effect: "Don't mess with the people I love." "Mess" with me but not with my kids, my parents, my friends... So I will disclose that while he may be as obscure as Sally Kerns, one reasons California State Assembly Member Anthony Portantino is this month's recipient of the "Into the Dust Bin of History" award is because he messed with "one of mine." Winning an

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The full written context of the speech can be found here.

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This town of mine has always cared about the homeless. I feel I can say that with confidence after 35 years of working with volunteers, donors, and our faith communities who help the homeless daily. I’ve talked about the city’s homeless with congressmen, City managers, police chiefs, mayors and at rotary, Church groups, at the country Club, the Town and Country. I’ve gone anywhere people would

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Green Waves, music from Secret Garden.Vocal: Karen Matheson

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"Mr. Obama has won more states, a greater share of the popular vote and more pledged delegates than Mrs. Clinton." Sunday 16 March 2008, The New York Times.If that is the case, and if continues to be the case, than the Democratic nominee should be Mr. ObamaOr the entire convention should default to Mr. Gore ... and let the two of them sit back and "get over. " I would not withdraw my

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So... what does Oklahoma House Representative, Sally Kern (right) have to say about the world around us? "The homosexual agenda is destroying this nation," she says. Gays are "the death knell of this country ." They are as "bad" as Islam and worse than international terrorism!What asked about her comments, Ms. Kern is reported to have stated, "I said nothing that was not true."You know, the

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Years ago the FBI knocked on my door; that is a story for another time but it sets a stage. Because given the environment President George Bush has created in this country, we have every reason to believe it will happen again. And it will start when ordinary citizens begin to do small, extraordinary things to take back the country they love.It may not be as simple as providing housing for

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Dear Wife: During our long and wonder conversations you have expressed positive feelings about our former vice-president Al Gore. After dinner tonight I was reading his recent book, "An Assault on Reason". In the chapter entitled "The Politics of Fear" Mr. Gore reminds us of something former President Richard Nixon said in an interview after he left office in disgrace, "People react to fear,

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So does that headline sound like the beginning of cheap novel? I am sitting here thinking it does and mostly laughing to myself even if the eventually ending maybe sad.Just off the 10 Freeway in Phoenix, Arizona between the weekday motels, U-haul's rentals and dusty, empty lots is East Illini Street. There is absolutely nothing on that street for an out-of-town tourist. Trucks, daytime work

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One of the public figures I have poked fun at is a certain United States Senator from Wyoming for his so-called "restroom" behavior. I do that because of his hypocrisy. But all of that seriously pales in comparison to the extreme actions of Archbishop Peter Akinola as revealed in the Atlantic Magazine. The Archbishop as you may remember called the ordination of the gay Bishop Gene Robinson

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The Washington Post report today that "the House of Representatives brushed aside threats of a White House veto yesterday and voted 236 to 182 in favor of an $18 billion tax package that would rescind a tax break for the five biggest oil companies and use the revenue to boost incentives for wind and solar energy and energy efficiency."The Bush administration, Republican lawmakers and big oil

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If Senator Obama is going to be President, he is going to have to go through these kinds of debates. He is debating one of the best. If he can take everything she "throws" at him and come out a winner that will bode well for November.

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Senator John McCain has no one to blame,. including the New York Times, for the trouble he is in with reference to his alleged "affair" than the right wing religious party base he now seeks to bring back to the "fold." The extreme hyper awareness about sex, or anything related to it, is ridiculous.But I'll be completely honest and say, seeing yet another Republican, rightly or wrongly, dealing

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Several months ago I lemented that the Republican attact dogs where try everything in their power to distroy Senator Obama. I did not have to wait long. Here a few examples of what lays ahead.John McCain can point out that Obama wanted to make it a felony if your gun is stolen from your residence and used in a crime, if the government determines you did not “securely store” the weapon.John McCain

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I got the most amazing political piece in my inbox this morning. It was from a guy named Mitch Steward who is Senator Barack Obama's Texas Field Director. He asked me if I wanted to travel to Texas for a March 1st volunteer training session for the Obama campaign.“No prior experience is necessary.” He says, “Whether you’re a first-time volunteer or seasoned veteran, you’ll have the experience of

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"The wife" and I have agreed to disagree with regard to the two remaining candidates in the Democratic primary. But one thing we absolutely agree on is the subtle and not-so-subtle (as in blatant) sexism and crudeness surrounding Senator Hillary Clinton that has emerged in the public discourse. She points to an example in a "Letters to the Editor" in our local paper several weeks ago. It read,

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One of Washington's most feared columnists and top journalists, Dana Milbank, has written a new book on the government called Homo Politicus. In it he recounts President Bush’s October 2006 visit to the city of La Plume in Northeastern Pennsylvania. Bush was there to campaign for Rep. Don Sherwood (R-PA) during the week Bush proclaimed, “National Character Counts Week.”"I'm pleased to be here

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I have finally figured out what the pollsters mean by “high negatives.” And it’s something that is missing from the objective commentary on the Clinton/Obama race. As much as I admire them, a lot of ordinary “yaller dog” Democrats simply do not what to relive the disappointments, frustrations and imagined scandals of the Clinton era.Now I want to be very clear, I cried when President Clinton

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There is so much political commentary this election season. One sticks in my mind; it will not go away; it ties together two of my passions, history and politics. Let's call it “The Papal Ring” comment.So first a question: Who was the Democratic candidate for President in 1928? And what is the common reason given for his loss?The answer is New York Governor Alfred E. Smith. In Associated

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Lessons we can learn from a dog - from an emai...Live simply. Love generously. Care deeply. Speak kindly. When loved ones come home, always run to greet them. Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride. Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy. Take naps. Stretch before rising. Run, romp, and play daily. Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

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