Monthly Archives: September 2009

The “Death Panel” Right

In an interview on National Public Radio this afternoon, conservative New York Times correspondent David Brooks responding to a story about parents keeping their kids home from school rather than allowing them to listen to a speech by Barack Obama … Continue reading

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Donofrio v FactCheck – the Saga Continues

The only “desperate need” is the one that Mr. Donofrio himself is trying mightily to create! Donofrio continues to pillory FactCheck in a new article: FactCheck capitulates. In perhaps an allusion to this blog, Donofrio says: Hearing from bloggers who … Continue reading

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Moderation in all things

There is a saying: “I felt sorry because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no legs.” I had some problems with one commenter’s frequent postings sort of drowning out the discussion, but that seems rather … Continue reading

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Donofrio v FactCheck.org

[When I learned of Donofrio’s article discussed here, I contacted FactCheck.org, and received a reply Sept. 3rd from director Brooks Jackson that FactCheck would be issuing a correction on one point discussed below in an article titled: Obama and Kenya … Continue reading

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Pearls before swine

Here’s our Bible lesson for  the week: (Mat 7:6 NRSV)  “Do not give what is holy to dogs; and do not throw your pearls before swine, or they will trample them under foot and turn and maul you.

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