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Presidential Directives

Presidential Directives

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I was rereading a bit about Emerson and self-reliance earlier. It affected me, as it always does. Before I wade into current political statements of opinion on the recent Presidential Directives (I’ve seen blog headlines), I’ve decided to treat it like I would treat any document I wanted to interpret. What follows is my initial set of impressions and thoughts. This will change, it always does. It might be interesting to do part 2 sometime later, when these thoughts bounce…

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Dump this Congress – 109 Reasons Why

Dump this Congress – 109 Reasons Why

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Great List! 109 Reasons To Dump The 109th Congress from The Progress Report Issue 11/07/2006, by Judd Legum, Faiz Shakir, Nico Pitney, Amanda Terkel and Payson Schwin We need a new Congress — here’s why: 1. Congress set a record for the fewest number of days worked — 218 between the House and Senate combined. [Link] 2. The Senate voted down a measure that urged the administration to start a phased redeployment of U.S. forces out of Iraq by the…

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My reaction to the State of the Union Address

My reaction to the State of the Union Address

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I somehow made it all the way through the State of the Union address last night. Much as I disagree with the Bush administration, I even found him unusually appealing. I actually had the thought, “Well, maybe most of this administration’s ugliness is Cheney. Maybe Bush means some of what he is saying here.” I thought he really tried to appeal to our hopefulness at a very sour time – that showed some good leadership. But that’s about it. So…

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Another Academic Censored

Another Academic Censored

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Do I see a trend arising? Another foreign voice prevented from speaking – we just don’t let ’em in anymore. This is censorship – next thing they’ll be wanting us all to sign loyalty oaths. Dora Maria Tellez, historian and Sandanista leader, was going to be coming to Harvard Divinity School – except that the US seems to consider her a terrorist. She helped to overthrow Nicaraguan dictator Anastasio Somoza – too bad we were supporting same, huh? From the…

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Abuse of Patriot Act Again

Abuse of Patriot Act Again

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Abuse of the Patriot Act – Professor Tariq Ramadan I am a member of the American Academy of Religion, and have been since at least 1990 (maybe earlier). The American Academy of Religion (AAR) is the major scholarly society and professional association of scholars and teachers in religion. With 10,000 members, the Academy fosters excellence in research and teaching in the field and contributes to the broad public understanding of religion and religions. The AAR publishes the flagship scholarly journal…

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Fahrenheit 9/11

Fahrenheit 9/11

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It is a profoundly patriotic film. Its message is, in one way, very simple. For those of you on the “religious” right, you should understand: It’s all about the money, a lot more than the customary 30 pieces of silver.