Isn't the Republican Party the party that fought for evolution in the famous Scopes Trial in Tennessee? Wasn't Clarence Darrow the straunch Republican attorney that literally made fun of former Democrat Presidential hopeful William Bryan for his biblical and creationist views? My my, how the Republcian party's outlook has changed.
On Sep 5, 9:13 am, Isparklaria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Sep 5, 7:27 am, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > McCain needed to > > > court the fundamentalist christian, right therefore he chose her. The > > simple explanation. > > I believe that you are correct here. This article supports your view. > Here the link and an excerpt. > > http://www.wibw.com/nationalnews/headlines/27696934.html > > Focus on the Family founder James Dobson, who initially said he could > not vote for McCain but has since opened the door to an endorsement, > called Palin "an outstanding choice that should be extremely > reassuring to the conservative base" of the GOP. Dobson added that the > ticket "gives us confidence he will keep his pledges to voters > regarding the kinds of justices he would nominate to the Supreme > Court." > > On Sep 5, 7:27 am, Clogtowner <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Hi y'all - I think we need to take Occam's razor to this. Palin was > > the most fundamental christian female out there. McCain needed to > > court the fundamentalist christian, right therefore he chose her. The > > simple explanation. > > > On Sep 4, 8:42 pm, Isparklaria <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > Orn, > > > > What an excellent clip. It shows how politics works, especially > > > Republican Party politics. Yes the dems play games too, but this takes > > > the cake. What a bunch of liars. > > > > On Sep 4, 7:59 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > Broadband humor about the hypocracy > > > > >http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=184086&title=sa... > > > > > (you need both lines above) > > > > > On Sep 4, 3:51 pm, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > Good...it will be well worth the look. These, in my view are true > > > > > classics when it comes to all things political, sociological etc. In > > > > > today's atmosphere, they are seldom seen/heard of. > > > > > > And, I left "THX 1138" off of the list. Even though it is a movie (one > > > > > of George Lucas' first works) it is one that all atheists, people > > > > > interested in economics and those concerned with big pharma and 'soma' > > > > > should see. > > > > > > =================================================== > > > > > "Censorship is never over for those who have experienced it. It is a > > > > > brand on the imagination that affects the individual who has suffered > > > > > it, forever." - Noam Chomsky > > > > > > On Sep 4, 2:43 pm, "Angelia Stinnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > My political science professor compared it to 1984 and Animal Farm > > > > > > too. Will > > > > > > have to look into that. > > > > > > > On Thu, Sep 4, 2008 at 3:10 PM, ornamentalmind <[EMAIL > > > > > > PROTECTED]>wrote: > > > > > > > > There are family values and then there are family values. > > > > > > > > Ronald Reagan proved that. Newt Gingrich proved that. The other > > > > > > > religious fanatics, sexual deviants, racists and warmongers did > > > > > > > too. > > > > > > > > The term has become about as hollow as that of conservative! > > > > > > > Heck, I'm > > > > > > > a big conservative…I want to conserve the constitution, voting > > > > > > > rights, > > > > > > > separation of church/state, a sound fiscal policy, a sense of the > > > > > > > common good etc. > > > > > > > > This was all predicted by H. G. Wells in his 1984. Other similar > > > > > > > dystopias include: Animal Farm, Brave New World, Fahrenheit 451 > > > > > > > and > > > > > > > The Iron Heel. > > > > > > > > "Newspeak" is in fact not new at all, sadly. > > > > > > > > On Sep 4, 12:23 pm, "Angelia Stinnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > > Here's my question about Palin. She is the mother of 5 children > > > > > > > > and will > > > > > > > be > > > > > > > > taking on the responsibility of an unplanned grandchild. How is > > > > > > > > she the > > > > > > > > picture of family values when she is sacrificing being with her > > > > > > > > small > > > > > > > > children to pursue her ambitions? Hillary Clinton was > > > > > > > > criticized for > > > > > > > being a > > > > > > > > working mother, but she had only one child. With 5(or 6) > > > > > > > > children to care > > > > > > > > for, it's hard enough when you don't work; how is she to be an > > > > > > > > effective > > > > > > > > mother when she's in another country, and scheduled to be in 6 > > > > > > > > states in > > > > > > > 4 > > > > > > > > days? Thinking of this issue, it crossed my mind of how funny > > > > > > > > of a > > > > > > > Saturday > > > > > > > > Night Live skit that will be. They should show her trying to be > > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > president with children running everywhere. I simply question > > > > > > > > how much > > > > > > > > individual time she will have with each child and if she has > > > > > > > > bothered to > > > > > > > > think much of their needs. Growing up with a nanny never proves > > > > > > > > to be the > > > > > > > > same thing as having a mother and/or father home. > > > > > > > > > Don't get me wrong, I believe a mother can have a career, but > > > > > > > > being away > > > > > > > > from your children to the extent that she will have to be away > > > > > > > > from her > > > > > > > > children is generally done when that parent has to do it to > > > > > > > > provide for > > > > > > > the > > > > > > > > family. If she wants to be in politics, maybe she should wait > > > > > > > > until her > > > > > > > > babies are at least teenagers....but obviously being away from > > > > > > > > a teenager > > > > > > > > too much has bad results too. > > > > > > > > > No, I am not a sexist, so no one need bothering accuse me of > > > > > > > > such. I > > > > > > > simply > > > > > > > > know the truth of what happens to children when parents trade > > > > > > > > them for > > > > > > > big > > > > > > > > careers. Ask Martha Stewart's daughter. If she thinks being the > > > > > > > > vice > > > > > > > > president or president won't effect her time with her children, > > > > > > > > she's > > > > > > > wrong. > > > > > > > > It is my personal opinion that she doesn't really care or is in > > > > > > > > denial > > > > > > > about > > > > > > > > how much her children are going to suffer. It's simply not a > > > > > > > > choice I > > > > > > > would > > > > > > > > make, as a mother.- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > > - Show quoted text -- Hide quoted text - > > - Show quoted text - --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Memphis Freethought Alliance" group. 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