January 2009
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“But if you see black identity as you see southern identity, or Irish identity,...”
– American Girl - The Atlantic (January/February 2009)
Two plus two equals five
Attenborough went further in his opposition to creationism, saying it was “terrible” when it was taught alongside evolution as an alternative perspective. “It’s like saying that two and two equals four, but if you wish to believe it, it could also be five … Evolution is not a theory; it is a fact, every bit as much as the historical fact that William the Conqueror...
Attenborough and Creationists
Telling the magazine that he was asked why he did not give “credit” to God, Attenborough added: “They always mean beautiful things like hummingbirds. I always reply by saying that I think of a little child in east Africa with a worm burrowing through his eyeball. The worm cannot live in any other way, except by burrowing through eyeballs. I find that hard to reconcile with the...
“Nancy Pelosi is handing out a trillion dollars’ worth of STD-ridden...”
– Shorter Drudge
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“My job is to communicate to the American people that the Muslim world is filled...”
– Obama’s Interview On Arab Television
“In other words, what do the [Israeli] candidates prefer - forming a united front...”
– Arab initiative, Israeli choice
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“But, let’s take a cue from the great man honored by Van Sant’s film...”
– Film Experience Blog: You Gotta Give Em Hope Time
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“Had the United States been willing to trust in the professionalism of its superb...”
– When Gitmo Was (Relatively) Good
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“But there’s a reason that this speech was austere, not pretty. Form followed...”
– No Time for Poetry - NYTimes.com
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Liberals
I like the word “liberal” and am very comfortable with the word “classical” in front of it. Many American conservatives are liberals in the deepest sense - they back the free market, the First Amendment, the broad balance of the American constitution, a decent respect for the opinion of mankind. But what has emerged in recent years is a darker, more authoritarian strain of...
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“The moral of this story is not the danger for Obama going forward with his Gitmo...”
– All Of Bush’s Mistakes Are Obama’s Fault
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“I don’t understand why, after two decades of bubbling our way to phony...”
– The Brutal Truth
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“The actors said playing gay was all in a day’s work. “It’s the...”
– Carrey, McGregor Discuss Kissing Each Other For New Movie
“One of the great things about books is sometimes there are some fantastic...”
– Top 20 gaffes by outgoing president George W Bush
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“Obama acts like a kind of antacid to the American stomach. He has walked through...”
– Can Barack Obama fix it? Yes he can
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“These seem like OK compromises until you consider the implications: the...”
– The House Next Door: Copy Rites: YouTube vs. Kevin B. Lee
“DADT turned all gay members of the military—all of them closeted by design—into...”
– Blackmailing Gay Members of the Military
“I feel ashamed I ever hoped for the best, and only marginally comforted by the...”
– Will History Redeem Bush?
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“You can’t be a little bit free. If you are not willing to offend Islamists...”
– It’s so cowardly to attack the church when we won’t offend Islam
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“In a church dedicated above all to the principle that gays are evil, the single,...”
– Jesus On Deca
“Otherwise, leave people free to associate on their own terms and they’ll...”
– Don’t need no stinkin’ bans!
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“Any administration willing to publicly chastise an Israeli government will...”
– How the U.S. Should Be Involved in Gaza | The American Prospect
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“Look, my fight is clear. Homophobia is bad for my community. I support gay...”
– Prop 8 and blaming the blacks - Ta-Nehisi Coates
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“That is why the only way to strengthen the older form of marriage so prized by...”
– The Truth About Marriage’s History
“The report also found that the teen pregnancy rate is rising fastest in Alaska,...”
– Mississippi, A Hotbed of Abstinence Education, Now Boasts Highest Teen Pregnancy Rate In America
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“Your essays on the cause of tornadoes were very good. Nathan’s piece...”
– What creationists really hate is that we emerged by accident