Quotations 
Quotation: Not the love thy neighbor kind
I’m here to tell you there are lots of Christians who aren’t anything like the preconceived notions you may have. We’re not all into “turning the other cheek.” We don’t spend our days committing random acts of kindness for no credit. And although we believe that the moral precepts in the Book of Leviticus are […]
Quotation: Obama’s BCS beef
In simplest terms, this was a Nixonian strategy—an attempt by Obama to bathe himself in college football’s populist glow. But railing against the Bowl Championship Series is particularly astute. It’s the equivalent of calling for rock bands in the cafeteria in a student council election: Your constituents will love you for it, even if they […]
Quotation: James Dobson’s frothing
I’ve met a lot of people who have relied on Focus on the Family’s parenting and marriage shows and materials who have become increasingly alienated by FOTF’s angry political agenda. Most non-religious liberals would be very surprised by some of the mainstay content the group provides. The parenting materials, for example, focus on the importance […]
Quotation: Ayers on the campaign
Well, what I didn’t want to comment on was the political campaign. I didn’t want to enter into that. The reason is simple: I thought that I was being used as a prop in a very dishonest narrative — and I didn’t want to be part of the narrative and I couldn’t find a way […]
Quotation: A wall of anonymity
I’ve always believed that one of the biggest downfalls of the internet is the ability to hide behind a wall of anonymity. Back before blogs and Web 2.0 became the norm, message boards and forums suffered from many of the same problems that blog comment sections now face. Those message boards that were heavily patrolled […]
Fairness Doctrine
Really, though, the conservative drumbeat over the Fairness Doctrine is much ado about nothing. It’s fearmongering—which may be good for fund-raising. Conservatives claiming that the Obama administration will mean the death of right-wing radio seem to forget this fact: Limbaugh and other conservative talkers thrived during the Clinton years. -Stephanie Mencimer, in a Mother Jones […]
Quotation: Palin media frenzy
“Much of the media focus now on Sarah Palin, whether you would ever vote for her or not, is uncalled for and even more than inappropriate. Some staff members from the McCain campaign and factions of the Republican Party have found their scapegoat and the sacrifice was swift. The press smelled the blood in the […]
Quotation: Van Morrison in Hollywood
“You could tell Van knew this counted. He wasn’t smiling, but he was delivering. The way a long in the tooth attorney digs deep to fight one more unjust murder accusation. All the chops were on display. Without saying look at me, you could see forty years of history. A real act, who reunited us […]