OLD SALTY DOG: Paschal on Faith and Politics, Morals and Culture

Obama to his daughters: Why I did this.

2009-01-14T15:58:00.000-05:00

Dear Malia and Sasha, I know that you've both had a lot of fun these last two years on the campaign trail, going to picnics and parades and state fairs, eating all sorts of junk food your mother and I probably shouldn't have let you have. But I also know that it hasn't always been easy for you and Mom, and that as excited as you both are about that new puppy, it doesn't make up for all the

Our Dis-informed Electorate, Post election study

2008-12-14T14:25:00.000-05:00

Our dis-informed Electorate.Annenberg Post-Election PollNewsweek, December 18, 2008More than half of U.S. adults (52 percent) said the claim that Sen. Barack Obama's tax plan would raise taxes on most small businesses is truthful, when in fact only a small percentage would see any increase.More than two in five (42.3 percent) found truth in the claim that Sen. John McCain planned to "cut more

Priesthood in the early faith community

2008-12-13T10:27:00.001-05:00

A Return to Liturgical Celebration of the early Church During the years following the ascension of Jesus,the model of community worship by the early Christianswas that of the house Church.The followers of Christ would gather in small groups in the home of one of the Christian believersand celebrate a memorial service of Our Lord's last supper. The community of believers would call forth one of

2008-12-06T14:33:00.000-05:00

December 7, 2008Idea LabWho Wrote the Koran?By MOHAMMAD AYATOLLAHI TABAARNew York Times Magazine, December 7, 2008For more than two decades, Abdulkarim Soroush has been Iran’s leading public intellectual. Deeply versed in Islamic theology and mysticism, he was chosen by Ayatollah Khomeini to “Islamicize” Iran’s universities, only to eventually turn against the theocratic state. He paid a price

Where is John McCain;'s Honor when we need it? WSJ

2008-11-11T12:25:00.001-05:00

Where is John McCain's honor when we need it?Wall Street Jounral, November 11, 2008McCain Owes Sarah Some Straight TalkWhere's John McCain's honor when we need it?We'll find out tonight, when the Arizona Republican appears on "The Tonight Show" with Jay Leno. In the week since the election, Mr. McCain's campaign team has leaked some nasty stuff about Sarah Palin. These leaks are personal, and

How Obama Won

2008-11-09T14:53:00.002-05:00

How Obama Won. New Yorker magazine. Nov. 17, Ryan LizzaPaschal: History will record that on NOvember 4, 2008, this nation electtd its first Black president. It is difficult to overestimate the significance of this event, both short range and long range. He may need the spirit of JFK, Rooseveant and Lincoln to succeed. I just completed a workshop on the Power of Story for the annual

Election Anxiety: advice from Lincoln, by Russell Bishop, Huffington Post

2008-11-03T16:42:00.001-05:00

....Please consider these eloquent words and join in creating a future in which we can all grow and prosper.On the need to unite"With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds.""A house divided against itself cannot stand."As we move forward from the election

Why I am voting for Obama.

2008-10-24T09:33:00.004-04:00

Below is an excellent article by Joe Klein who has witnessed nine Presidential elections. This is my #14, beginning with my memory of my father ranting against FDR as a "Communist" when he ran against Wilkie in 1940. I am convinced that Obama offers the best chance for change and even the radical changes we need in Washington. I do not believe he will govern from the Left as my conservative

Why Obama is Winning? One analysis by a reporter who has been through nine Presidential elections.

2008-10-23T18:17:00.001-04:00

Why Barack Obama Is WinningBy Joe Klein, Time magazine, Oct 23, 2008General David Petraeus deployed overwhelming force when he briefed Barack Obama and two other Senators in Baghdad last July. He knew Obama favored a 16-month timetable for the withdrawal of most U.S. troops from Iraq, and he wanted to make the strongest possible case against it. And so, after he had presented an array of maps and

McCain's Duty to Country First? Humbug.

2008-10-16T04:56:00.001-04:00

Letters, EditorLexington Herald-LeaderCountry First HumbugMcCain brags that he has put duty to country first. In the last debate Oct 15, he could not answer why Sarah Palin was qualified to be President. It is clear from his actual answer that she was chosen to get him elected, not for any other reason. This choice is his ultimate disrespect for us and our country. Simply the ultimate

Studying Body Language: why Sarah Palin's Body Language Should Bother You.

2008-10-14T05:08:00.001-04:00

Article by Kathryn and Gay Hendricks,on Huffington Post. Link below.Since our last post, we've been asked many times to comment on Sarah Palin's mannerisms. Her Body-Talk is not as blatant as her running mate, probably because she has a background as a performer in beauty pageants and television. She has learned to conceal the smirks and clenches that play so openly across the countenance of

2008-10-11T20:45:00.000-04:00

WASILLA, Alaska — The camera closes in on Sarah Palin speaking to young missionaries, vowing from the pulpit to do her part to implement God's will from the governor's office.What she didn't tell worshippers gathered at the Wasilla Assembly of God church in her hometown was that her appearance that day came courtesy of Alaskan taxpayers, who picked up the $639.50 tab for her airplane tickets and

The Real John McCain:

2008-10-07T12:52:00.001-04:00

Make-Believe MaverickA closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonestyROLLING STONE, Issue 1063 — October 16, 2008feature article by TIM DICKINSONPosted Oct 16, 2008 7:00 PMAt Fort McNair, an army base located along the Potomac River in the nation's capital, a chance reunion takes place one day between two former POWs. It's the spring

McCain is a Make-Believe Maverick, Rolling Stones

2008-10-06T04:15:00.003-04:00

Make-Believe MaverickA closer look at the life and career of John McCain reveals a disturbing record of recklessness and dishonesty/Paschal: If you think you knew the skeletons in John McCains closed such as his consistent infidelity to his first wife, his pursuit of a rich and beautiful of a young trophy wife 18 years his junior and his lying about this in his biography (contradicted in his

Scary Sarah Palin: her unconscionable blunder of arrogance.

2008-10-03T17:09:00.003-04:00

While Pat Buchanan is in ecstasy, conservatives are happy, and many of us on all sides are relievd she did not appear as she has previously appeared to be, all fluff and no stuff, one person calls attention this morning to one of her responses that is really, truly scary. Here are Dr. James Brett's words: "But ... Sarah Palin overplayed her hand. It was deliberate and it was a major strategic

MCCain's dishonorable past: is anyone looking/

2008-10-02T14:43:00.003-04:00

Yesterday in Demoines, Iowa, at an Editoral Board meeting, McCain declared that he had always been 100% honest and challenged the journalists present to find an incident in which he was not. I am wondering what media will take up his challenge? Available on the Internet is the record of his unfaithfulness to his first wife after returning from Vietnam. He actively pursued Cindy, when he was 18

Algae can savc the Environment. Green to Green.

2008-09-28T19:44:00.003-04:00

Read More: Algae, Algae Energy, Algae Green Energy, Climate Change, Global Warming, Green Energy, Green News BORCULO, Netherlands - Set amid cornfields and

The Palin Choice of McCain, Opinion by Carl Bernstein of Watergate Fame.

2008-09-28T05:34:00.002-04:00

In one of our many conversations as we crisscrossed the country during his campaign for the 2000 Republican presidential nomination, John McCain said to me, "I've always tried to act on what I thought was the best for the country. And that has guided me.... The only thing I can do is assure people that I would act on principle." I traveled with McCain for weeks that political season, stayed in

Sarah Palin? what kind of mother?

2008-09-27T13:31:00.002-04:00

Jack Cafferty, CNN: "If Sarah Palin being a heartbeat away from the Presidency does not scare the hell out of you, it should."Now even conservatives are openly worried. NEW YORK Criticism of John McCain from the right has escalated this week, from George Will to the Wall Street Journal's editorial page. But some conservative, in the wake of the Katie Couric interview, are also having second

Are the Republicans the Anti-Christ of American Politics?

2008-09-21T11:50:00.001-04:00

Are the Republicans the Anti - Christ of American politics?For the past 27 years since Ronald Reagan, Republicans have proclaimed the government to be the problem, promising less taxes, less government, and less regulations. What they have delivered is a massive deficit, out of control spending, and a Washington culture of massive corruption, not to mention an unnecessary war of choice from which

If You Are NOT Outraged...? comment on this week 918 -22

2008-09-20T13:01:00.002-04:00

If you are NOT outraged....Estimated 700 billion plus dollars of your moneyis needed to bail out Wall Street’s greed andto remedy our leaders’ failure of oversight.My friend Schultzie in St. Louis (hello to your bride Mary Jane) guessed well how much I had to clean up my language to make it acceptable to priestly ears my last FCM post. I have a few MP friends, several Vietnam vets who fell for

The Republican "God" is Dead: the Divinity of the Free Market is Stripped Naked

2008-09-18T04:58:00.002-04:00

The Republican "God" is Dead”The Divinity of the Free Market is Stripped Naked.Black September 2008.Paschal Baute, proudly a progressive pragmatist. Now in this September of 2008 we can see the stupidity of six years of Republican hegemony when they alone controlled both the White House and both Houses of Congress. There was no balance of power our founders intended in a tripart government. A

FOX NEWS HATE SPEECH

2008-09-09T18:51:00.000-04:00

FOX NEWS ATTACKS NEW MSNBC PROGRAM LESBIAN HOSTLatest Right Wing Hate Speech Outrage:Smearing a Very Effective Smart Progressive Woman News AnchorEven by the low standards of the Republican News Network, this morning's attack on Rachel Maddow, on the Fox News network, as a "lesbian Air America host" was a despicable new low. Those words, an open appeal to bigotry and hate, said by an alleged

Frank Rich did his homework on Sarah Palin: her fictions prevailed

2008-09-07T15:31:00.003-04:00

Excerpts from his column, NY Times, Today....We still don’t know a lot about Palin except that she’s better at delivering a speech than McCain and that she defends her own pregnant daughter’s right to privacy even as she would have the government intrude to police the reproductive choices of all other women. Most of the rest of the biography supplied by her and the McCain camp is fiction. She

SARAH PALIN REVEALED

2008-09-04T21:40:00.003-04:00

Sarah Palin Revealed.Research as Thursday, September 4, 2008If you imagine that Sarah Palin has any credentials to be a Reformer, or that she should be taken at face value for her boasts so far, then read this, laugh and be ready to wonder how much more vetting this person awaits us.Wonder also when she will submit herself to an interview like Tim Russert used to do, not some kind of Fox