BeliefNet is instructive on this issue : What exactly is the position of the American bishops on this? While a handful of outspoken bishops feel pro-choice Catholic politicians should be denied Communion, the majority have not
Halliburton does in fact drill. In their own words : The Drilling and Formation Evaluation segment is primarily involved in drilling and evaluating the formations related to borehole construction and initial oil and gas formation evaluation. The products and services in this segment incor
Bush is a United Methodist. This is what the United Methodist Church has to say regarding the death penalty : "The denomination opposes the death penalty. Bush supports it, while Kerry opposes it."
"He is openly stating that a tenet of the Catholic religion is wrong ... functionally opposing the church and promoting practices considered heinous" Sorry, I just tuned in to this conversation. Are we talking about Bush's support of the death penalty?
Here's the beginning of the LAT's analysis of the second presidential debate . WASHINGTON — In President Bush's aggressive attack on Sen. John F. Kerry's 20-year Senate record during their debate Friday, the facts may have taken the worst bea
It's no secret that the Libertarian Cato Institute has been fairly unhappy with Bush. Cato reports have strongly criticized Bush's handling of civil liberties -- especially as reflected in the Patriot Act -- and Bush's expansion of the Federal deficit -- caused by Bush's insistence on cutting taxes and increasing spending. Still, after a 1990s in which the
Bush's main evidence of Kerry's flip-flopping has been Kerry's stand on Iraq. The San Francisco Chronicle says Kerry has had a consistent position on Iraq. That undercuts Bush's main evidence of Kerry being a flip-flopper.
Actually, "sez" was dictated by JoeUser field length limits. What I wouldn't do for a few more characters! This aspect of the CIA's report is alarming, and my description is accurate.
As I indicated, there's no debate about whether the Bush administration used the same tactic earlier this year . It did, and the Congressional General Accounting Office labeled it "propoganda". The current story is all over the place, according to http://news.google.com/news?hl=en&ned=us&ie=UTF-8&ncl=http://www.dallasnews.com/share
It turns out the the Duelfer Report -- Charles Duelfer is the CIA's chief weapons investigator in Iraq -- warns that a 'devastating' attack is actually more likely now that it was before the Iraq War . According to the report , Iraqi insurgest groups are seeking chemical
I see little evidence that Kerry supporters have any monopoly on "impugning the character of half the population". Check out Free Republican threads Liberals have to be from another planet , Democrats: The Party of Liars, Liberals, and Louts and <a href="http://www.freerepu
I read the comments that people write, and change things when I'm saying something that's clearly not true; unless I think it's clear that I'm joking. As I've indicated, I thought it was so wildly implausible that "Mr. Gallup" would use the word "bitchslapped" that it was clear I was joking. I tried to make this extra clear by saying I was quoting the apocrypal "Mr. Gallup", so that no one would think "bitchslapped" was my interpretation of
The Bush administration has been filming and distributing fake news stories to promote Bush's educational policies. These spots are narrated by a "reporter" -- in fact, some one hired for the promotional spot -- who closes with "In Washington, I'm Karen Ryan reporting." T
"Time and research have proven that the majority of people are almost without question morons." While I strongly disagree with that statement -- I think people are generally rational -- the Left hardly has a monopoly on that view.
I thought of another change that may have contributed to more heated discussions. One thing that's happened over the last month is that the handling of the Iraq War and Reconstruction has become the dominant issue for both campaigns. If JoeUser is like other geek web sites, many of us are libertarian on some number of issues. I think there may be libertarians her
BakerStreet, I've usually enjoyed reading your posts -- sometimes agreed with your claims, and sometimes disagreed. I will always advocate your right to express your opinion, even when your opinion is that I shouldn't be able to express mine.
Hi Apdelong! At least for the last few weeks, I would say significantly more of the stories posted to the main page have been right wing than left wing. Of course, the sample size is small, so I'm not using "significant" in the statistical sense. To me, the Bush supporters seem somewhat more likely to "get personal" in their comments than the people who oppose Bush; but that could just be my take, since I'm not Bush's biggest fan
It was such an implausible quote that I honestly thought no one would take it seriously. As I've already indicated, I don't think there is a "Mr. Gallup", and it never occurred to me that anyone would believe the head of Gallup would use the term "bitchslapped". Can you show me any poller who's used similar language to publically describe the results of a presidential poll? Certainly you can see that it's plausible I didn't think people would take t
Readers should note that the posted Associated Press article in no way contradicts the transcript of John McCain's own words , nor my description of his words in that comment.
While my original title "Bush Shockingly Denies Ever Making Mistakes: Prez Debate II" was certainly dramatic, I think the gist was accurate. Presumably the Bush supporters will be happier with my updated title: "Bush Sez Only Mistake Appointing Disloyal Men: Prez Debate 2".
Is there even a "Mr. Gallup"? I thought it was obvious that the may-not-even-exist Mr. Gallup wouldnt say anything like that anyway. Agree with me or not, I nearly always cite my sources so you can judge for yourself.
McCain repeatedly said George Bush should be "ashamed" of the attacks. Here's a link to the transcript , so readers can judge for themselves who may have gone off the deep end. McCain blames Bush. End of story. McCain even points to a tactic that Kerry complained about this year: that Bush praises an opponent even as his sur
I have no idea if I'll get any responses to this post. Bush supporters sometimes respond to my concerns about Bush with heated comments about how one sided I am, but less often acknowledge my posts arguing that both major candidates lie, and it's the voters' fault , that <a href="http://blogic.joeuser.com/in
Last night Mrs. blogic and I managed to combine going to a new movie theater (the relatively new Loews on Second Avenue -- not so far from the United Nations) and catching a zombie movie. All in all, that's a great night for me, and it was topped off by Indian food afterwards. Shaun of the Dead is a comedy, if sometimes a dark one. Of course, zombi
People who want to follow -- or contribute to -- the discussion regarding Gallup's poll of viewers of the second debate (Mr. Gallup himself actually says, and I quote, 'Kerry bitchslapped Bush") should go to Gallup Sez Independents Strongly Favor Kerry: Prez Debate 2 To sum up: Not only did Bush snap at harmless Charlie Gibson, but "his performance in the first d
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