Stranger in a Strange Land

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McCain and Obama at the Saddleback Civil Forum on the Presidency

August 17th, 2008 · 2 Comments

I watched all but the first 5 or 6 minutes of the Saddleback Civil Forum yesterday and much of the coverage afterwords. I must say, anyone who has been concerned about the media “love fest” for Sen. Obama should feel much better after listening to hosts from CNN, MSNBC and Fox News gushing over [...]

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so… here’s my answer

March 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments

Ok… after much thought… here goes:
Yes, I am proud to be an American. I am not always proud of America.
Thoughts?
SDG,
Matty

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Proud to be an American?

March 2nd, 2008 · 19 Comments

Michelle Obama said, in a recent speech, that “For the first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country” and this started a lot of chins wagging and fingers typing. Columnist Michelle Malkin wrote a response to Mrs. Obama which you can read here: http://michellemalkin.com/2008/02/20/michelle-obamas-america-and-mine/ I was emailed [...]

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“Happy Holidays!”

November 28th, 2007 · 6 Comments

Over on Facebook, I asked the question, “Do you say ‘Merry Christmas’ or ‘Happy Holidays’ or both or neither and why? or why not?”  I have gotten three responses and they have been pretty much what I expected.  I’m going to give it a couple of days to see if I can get some [...]

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Serve my Enemies?

October 10th, 2007 · 7 Comments

The Bible Blogger wrote a piece today about an image that is making it’s way around the internet. The image depicts Jesus kneeling before several people and washing their feet, including Osama bin Laden, George W. Bush, and others.
The bible blogger questions the validity of this depiction, asking, “Would Jesus Wash Hilary Clinton’s Feet?” [...]

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