Category Archives: Politics

Romney not a Christian?

Well, I was going to go into a grand disquisition as to the ridiculous notion that Mitt Romney is not a Christian, and while I could say a lot about it — and maybe I will later — I should … Continue reading

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Is Romney in a cult?

I suppose this had to come up again in this campaign. Sigh.  Politics AND religion all at one go.  Could it get any more contentious? I will start out stating that I am not a shill for Mitt Romney. Given … Continue reading

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Poisoning the Well: More Logical Fallacies

From Wikipedia: “Poisoning the well (or attempting to poison the well) is a rhetorical device where adverse information about a target is pre-emptively presented to an audience, with the intention of discrediting or ridiculing everything that the target person is … Continue reading

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One Decade Later: September 11, 2001

I remember that morning very well.  Living on the West Coast, things were well along by the time I woke up, and I woke up to one of the kids proclaiming loudly in the hallway that one of the towers … Continue reading

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Straw Men and Other Logical Fallacies

If you pay attention to political rhetoric, you’ll see a lot of this.  I have to admit that I find myself shaking my head in wonder waaaay too often over it.  But it’s inevitable. For those of you who don’t … Continue reading

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Does God Still Love America?

In his blog the other day, farmerD, a respected former co-worker of mine, asked the question: Does God Still Love America? and his short answer to the question was: “My gut tells me that God loves Americans [because He loves … Continue reading

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Conspiracy Theories about: bin Laden

Well, you knew it had to happen.  Some folks belong to the conspiracy of the week club, and of course to them nothing the US government does is anything BUT a lie to cover up whatever their favorite story-teller wants … Continue reading

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