59-minute Progressive Rally on a Moral Budget
Ok, it was yesterday’s Democracy Now! show, but if you watch it, I think you will agree with my assessment. DN! is always good, but this one was particularly inspiring.
Question for the Oklahoman re 'What About Islam?'
This is an ad that was on page 5A of today’s paper. I wonder how much The Oklahoman charged and profited to print this piece of garbage. Yeah, I wonder …
Rena's got 3 things to watch on TV this week
Rachel Maddow’s documentary The Assassination of Dr. Tiller, who performed abortions in Kansas (mostly) for women who were were late in their pregnancy when they discovered severe abnormalities with the …
Getting religion
I went to a Catholic High School, not because I had gone to Catholic grammar school (I didn’t) and not because I or my family was particularly religious (we weren’t), …
Tea Party active in OK legislature, where are the business leaders to stop this nonsense?
Representatives Randy Brogdon and Charles Key are giving Sally Kern a run for the money to make Oklahoma radioactive for business development. Why? Because they might have to let law …
Saint Romero of the Americas*
“If they kill me, I will be resurrected in the Salvadoran people” Archbishop Oscar Romero was assassinated as he celebrated mass in San Salvador on March 24, 1980, 30 years …
Miss Manners takes on Bill O'Reilly
Yes, it’s war all right, but on civility and multiculturalism, not Christmas. Dear Miss Manners: I work as a cashier during the Christmas season, and I often wish my customers …
The New Lord's Prayer for Republicans
[Update: well, you can tell I’m not religious. It’s the 23rd Psalm, not the Lord’s Prayer, which is being rewritten here. I won’t change the title because it will screw …
Teaching by example in unintended ways
Later today, I plan to head down to Grandfield Oklahoma, just this side of the Texas border, to join some students in a counter demo against the Phelps/Westboro Baptist/Gods Hates …