Tag: anti-intellectual
member name: Peter Wimsey
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April 05, 2009 10:01 AM EDT --
One of the things that Sandy Knauer and I have in common is our presence on the e-mailing lists of the American Family Association. There are two other things we share, but the Gather TOS prohibit . . .
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April 11, 2009 12:51 AM EDT --
If the total failure of the Bush administration did not convince you of the utter bankruptcy of the Republican party, you are likely to be convinced by the series of hysterical circus sideshows offered by . . .
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November 23, 2008 11:48 AM EST --
I began composing this article on November 3, the eve of Election Day.
Inspired by the continuing . . .
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May 01, 2009 11:48 AM EDT --
The hapless bumbling of the Republican National Committee continues.
In this week's edition, the Republican leadership (including, of course, Rush Loosebowels and Glen Dreck) announced . . .
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April 11, 2009 09:13 AM EDT --
I did not expect to post another example of right-wing desperation quite so soon, but the anti-gay closet cases that dominate conservative "thinking" in this country keep providing laughs. . . .
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November 10, 2008 06:41 PM EST --
The last election has demonstrated a remarkable turn of the political tide.
An enormous amount of data-sifting is being done to determine exactly what has shifted in the electorate.
A thoughtful . . .
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November 14, 2008 04:41 PM EST --
One of the advantages of flying from the Washington - Boston Shuttle terminal at La Guardia is the large number of free magazines and newspapers that are available to news-hungry travelers.
While . . .
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December 19, 2008 03:19 PM EST --
On Election Eve, I began composing a Gather article anticipating the political demise of several US Senators distinguished for their egregious egoism, overweening stupidity, or other signs of allegiance . . .
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April 25, 2009 11:41 AM EDT --
Democrat Scott Murphy Wins House Race
Some happy news from New York State, where Democrats have retained the seat vactated by Kristen Gillibrand when she left the House to take the Senate seat . . .
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May 01, 2009 03:18 PM EDT --
First of all, let me say clearly that there are few things more vacuous, pretentious, and symptomatic of warped values than a beauty pageant.
I do not look to beauty contestants for informed opinions . . .
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May 03, 2009 07:15 AM EDT --
As a few readers on Gather know, I love the hymns and anthems of the Church. I am heartily sick of seeing the phrases and cadences of ancient hymns butchered through adoption by the perverse, nationalist, . . .
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April 28, 2009 08:23 PM EDT --
A native of the Keystone State, I have been ambivalent about Senator Arlen Specter for many years. While his natural tendency to wobble down the path of least resistance has been infuriating . . .
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