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As the saying goes, “Be careful what you ask for…”
A same-sex couple who were married in Fresno County on June 27 – just 10 days after county clerks in California started issuing marriage licenses for gay and lesbian couples – have filed for divorce.
The couple, Theresa Ramirez and Adelita Guajardo, are among more than 100 same-sex couples who applied for a marriage license in [...]
More Integrity Than the New York Times
The full text of McCain’s opinion piece rebutting Obama’s New York Times op-ed:
In January 2007, when General David Petraeus took command in Iraq, he called the situation “hard” but not “hopeless.” Today, 18 months later, violence has fallen by up to 80% to the lowest levels in four years, and Sunni and Shiite terrorists are [...]
Mr Obama, You Were BORN, Weren’t You?
A post at Strata-Sphere purports to END the Controversy over Mr Obama’s eligibility to serve as American president, by carefully examining the online scan of something alleged to be Mr Obama’s Certificate of Live Birth (but NOT his Birth Certificate), when in fact its Obama’s mother’s AGE at birth, 18 or 19, that invalidates his [...]
Obama: Who Wins?
Dear Hussein Obama,
In America, the one nation in the world welded into unity by its bloody march through the hell-fire of the American Civil War, there is widespread knowledge of and respect for America’s unity in diversity. Its a wonder, a miracle, an oddity that catches attention in all other nations: no matter WHO you [...]
“Bigot” - I don’t think it means what you think it means
Bay Area priests began blessing the partnerships of gay and lesbian couples at least three decades ago, but often in clandestine gatherings.
Fearing rebuke, priests and parishioners sometimes hid from public view or church hierarchies. The early 1970s was a time when gays and lesbians feared losing their jobs or having their gatherings raided by police, [...]
The Five ‘A’s of Empty Argument
From Thinking is Dangerous, a concise refresher on 5 of the most-used empty arguments:
1. Argument from Authority
2. Argument from Anecdote
3. Argument by Appeal to Emotion
4. Argument from the Alternative
5. Argument by Ad hominem
The article is written from a medical point of view, but we see a lot of those types of arguments in the political [...]
Neener neener neeeeeneeeeerrrr! The Democrats Implode!
Yes, the title of this post accurately reflects its adolescent tone.
I have never, in my 46 years, enjoyed a presidential race but I’m enjoying the hell out of this one! You’re racist if you don’t vote for Obama! You’re misogynist if you don’t vote for Clinton! You’re both if you vote for [...]