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From the monthly archives:

June 2008

Grandiosity

June 27, 2008

Definition of grandiosity:
"showy, ostentatious, pretentious….all refer to conspicuous outward display, either designed to attract attention or likely to do so."
That is the word The Reverend thinks is the most fitting in describing Temple Square, Salt Lake City.
Hierarchial, organized religion, in my opinion, is primarily a business. All businesses must promote their goods or services. [...]

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The City Of Zion

June 26, 2008

Blogging from Salt Lake City….
First….it's hotter than a firecracker….and even though, you know, it's a dry heat,….it's still, like, hot. Middle 90's every day.
Second….surrounded by mountains, the panoramic view, indeed, is a beautiful sight.
Third….did you know Utah citizens are called Utahns? What's up with that? Ohio…Ohioans, Utah…Utahns?
The Mrs. and I are staying in a 1901 [...]

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No Thinking At The Beacon

June 25, 2008

Another day….another misguided, fact rejecting, biased editorial by the Beacon. My question today is: Are all Beacon editorial writers simply dull and lazy….or are they all simply faith-basers?
Simple question, really.
From the Beacon's brainfartingstorming….
"McCain wants to appear responsive, and his new position has more merit than his earlier pandering, calling for a summer holiday from the [...]

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Advice For Beacon Editors

June 24, 2008

I have no idea why Beacon editors don't know much of anything about the illegal spying done on Americans by the Bush/Cheney administration, or the FISA laws.
Baffling, really. Irresponsible would be another word that comes to mind.
Today's Beacon editorial opens by stating, falsely, that the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, "dates to the late 1970's. [...]

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Picking Up Where They Left Off

June 22, 2008

Barack Obama is opting out of public campaign financing. He is opting out of public campaign financing after he had filled out a questionaire early last year saying, if nominated, he would seek an agreement with the GOP nominee to use public financing in the general election campaign. Naturally, Obama's critics are foaming at the [...]

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Nothing Would Be Illegal

June 20, 2008

A topic I have written about extensively is back in the news again. The illegal warrantless wiretapping of American citizens ordered by the Bush administration. The weak and corporately bribed Democrats in the House, led by Steny Hoyer, have been trying their damnest recently to grant immunity to telecommunications companies, even though the companies have [...]

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Gasoline Prices

June 19, 2008

The Reverend has written many posts on oil prices, the futures market gambling houses, how both political parties have helped to bring about our current high oil prices through refusal to regulate those gambling houses, and so on.
On June 2nd I wrote about the Phil Gramm family, their close connection to John McCain, and [...]

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George W. Bush: Cruel And Lawless Tyrant

June 18, 2008

Kudos to the Beacon for today's McClatchy Newspaper piece written by Tom Lasseter. Mr. Lasseter explains how the lawlessness, savagery and unaccountability witnessed during the Bush/Cheney administration germinated and grew into the detainee torture and abuse disgrace the nation is finally finding out the details about today.
What was done….
The framework under which detainees were imprisoned [...]

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Why Bush Can't Accept Supremes Ruling

June 16, 2008

George W. Bush, on hearing the results of the Supreme Court ruling re-instating basic habeas rights to prisoners held for years in Guantanomo and elsewhere…
"It was a deeply divided court, and I strongly agree with those who dissented." He said he would consider whether to seek new laws in light of the ruling [...]

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More About Supreme Court Ruling, Scalia, McCain

June 15, 2008

For those who might suggest Guantanomo is not under U.S. control and therefore the detainees we're holding there are not entitled to the most basic of habeas rights…
"In a concurring opinion on Thursday, Justice Souter said the ruling was 'no bolt out of the blue,' but rather should have been anticipated by anyone who read [...]

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