Roosevelt, Palin? Specious!

I received an email today implying that Palin was the latest incarnation of Teddy Roosevelt. Sure, they both were tapped for VP when young, had been governor a short time, and both liked to shoot. But TR had been a military commander in a shooting war and later Assistant Secretary…

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The Pulpit Initiative May Explain Palin

The Alliance Defense Fund, a legal action group whose purpose appears to be to promote an American Theocracy, has instituted The Pulpit Initiative. In brief, it calls for ministers, priests and pastors to openly stump for particular candidates on September 28, 2008 ("Pulpit Freedom Sunday") and beyond. No more pussyfooting…

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Get Out of Hell, Free!

Tired of all the fundamentalists consigning kind and reasonable people to hell on their own authority? You can now respond with these handy "Get Out Of Hell Free" cards. If they can designate people as hell-bound, then you are just as empowered to hand these out and save people. They…

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Phyllis Schlafly For President

Since Palin's from Alaska, I thought it appropriate to post this link from an Anchorage newspaper. This ought to get plenty of circulation in the next couple of months. Even if, as the article indicates, Palin's questions regarding the censorship of library materials was "rhetorical" it nevertheless is informative that…

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Amy Goodman Arrested in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota

[DemocracyNow press release] ST. PAUL, MN—Democracy Now! host Amy Goodman was unlawfully arrested in downtown St. Paul, Minnesota at approximately 5 p.m. local time. Police violently manhandled Goodman, yanking her arm, as they arrested her. Video of her arrest can be seen here. Goodman was arrested while attempting to free…

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