Posted by XT on March 30th, 2009 in Progressive Faith
It’s a good thing Dominic Nutt is in London, otherwise I might have to give him a good thrashing (as they say). The aptly named Nutt is now criticizing Madonna for adopting too many children. And – get this – the dumbass runs a children’s charity! What’s the matter Dominic? [...]
Posted by XT on March 27th, 2009 in US News
Wish I’d said it:
Miley Cyrus needs to chill out. Just 16 years old, she’s already acting like she’s a stuck-up, erratic diva. She’s pouting about not being granted access to Radiohead at the Grammys (best thing Radiohead ever did). She thinks she’s got enough to say to write a memoir (a teenager writing an autobiography? [...]
Posted by XT on March 23rd, 2009 in This blog
Marvel Comics used to publish a comic called “What if…” that I loved. The basic premise was that they took a well-known Marvel story line and twisted it in some manner. Or they took a hero from one part/time of their fantasy multiverse and paired them with someone from another part/time. So [...]
Posted by XT on March 18th, 2009 in Progressive Faith
WaPo’s “On Faith” is generally not that interesting to me. This discussion is an exception. But it starts out with a non-interesting question over whether Americans are less religious than we once were.
The question isn’t that interesting for various reasons. Chief among those reasons is that there is no real understanding of [...]
Posted by XT on March 16th, 2009 in US News
For some reason, everyone is surprised that AIG has “misused” its federal bailout funds. I don’t know why. This is the company that sent their execs for a California vacation even as the bailout package was being put together. It isn’t like their track record indicates any type of self-restraint.
But why not [...]
Posted by XT on March 11th, 2009 in US News
So Ann Coulter and Bill Maher are having a series of debates – color me uninterested. But this part actually caught my eye:
Tucked into an angular lounge chair in an Art Deco suite above Radio City Music Hall on Monday evening, Ann Coulter, the conservative author, was awaiting her would-be adversary, the liberal comedian [...]
Posted by XT on March 3rd, 2009 in Campaign News
Marty Ryall as a article up for Politics Magazine explaining why the “Godless” campaign ad in North Carolina wasn’t a failure. He likes the football analogy:
Many in the media, especially on the liberal side, were quick to point to the ad and claim it backfired, costing Dole the election. Nothing could be further from [...]