Whole 'Nother Story

New Blog Site

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Mon, 09 Aug 2010 04:20:00 +0000

The storyline has jumped over to my new site.

Tragedy

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Mon, 27 Oct 2008 14:16:00 +0000

New audio was posted that has BHO stating it is a “tragedy” that the civil rights movement wasn’t radical enough to provide proper redistribution of wealth. The courts did not “break free” from the “constraints” of the Founding Fathers in this regard, he says.

The real tragedy is that the left’s stranglehold on the education system in this country has produced generations of citizens unable to discern that these comments are entirely Marxist.

Weren’t the Founders breaking free from a system attempting to redistribute American wealth back to England? We revolted against this type of thinking once. It’s time for the next revolution.

What the Heck is Wrong With People?

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 00:53:00 +0000

He stumbles through interviews without a teleprompter, yet he is regarded as a great orator.

He has Marxist tendencies and dangerous, radical friends, but the press would rather report on a plumber’s back taxes.

He is lauded as an accomplished junior senator, but he has no record of sponsoring any meaningful legislation.

His mother was a leftover hippie, and his father was an African Muslim. He mysteriously received an elite education at liberal northeastern schools and has been groomed by the corrupt Chicago political machine. Yet, his story is called a triumph of the American dream.

He is universally considered the “change” candidate, but his policies are clearly a return to the socialism of the 30s and 60s.

He is the most extreme pro-abortion candidate ever to run for the presidency, but millions of Evangelicals believe his election will bring a reduction in the number of abortions.

His wife is ashamed of America. He has disparaged the troops saying they are just air-raiding villages and killing civilians. His running mate thinks “jobs” has three letters. He mocks millions of ordinary Americans as “bitter”, clinging to guns and religion. His pastor for 20 years was a wild-eyed racist hate-monger. Yet, if any of these were true of a Republican, there would be a crucifixion.

And he appears to be headed for a decisive electoral win.

Never underestimate the stupidity of the American electorate.

Funny Stuff I Heard During the Debate

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:52:00 +0000

Nuclear power pants

Health scare system

Cockamamie

Bresh of freath air

Christian Authors on Obama

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Thu, 16 Oct 2008 23:44:00 +0000

In Randy Alcorn's blog entry about Evangelicals supporting Obama, he states:

Please don't tell me abortion isn't the only issue. Of course it isn't. Treatment of the Jews wasn’t the only issue in 1940 Germany. Buying, selling and owning black people wasn’t the only issue in the United States of 1850. Nonetheless, both were the dominant moral issues of their day. Make no mistake about it. In our own day if we support a candidate who defends abortion, who is dedicated to that cause, we are supporting the killing of children. Yes, even if he’s the coolest candidate to come along in decades.

Read the whole thing here.

Donald Miller spews his usual nonsense here.

The Bourne Hypocrisy

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 15:52:00 +0000

Keep the Change, Buy Some Hairspray

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 01:17:00 +0000

Democrats: Unhinged

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 23:39:00 +0000

While Obama defends his “lipstick on a pig” comment (phony controversy or not), news breaks that he has also been plagiarizing a Washington Post cartoonist.

Matt Damon says it is “absurd” to elect a sitting governor to the vice presidency. Palin’s story is like a “really bad Disney movie” he says.

The NY governor says “community organizer” is code language for “black”.

The chair of the South Carolina Democratic Party says that Palin’s main qualification is that she hasn’t had an abortion.

Three prominent Dems have repeated the idiotic talking point that Jesus was a community organizer and Pilate was a governor.

CNN showed a photo of a bikini-clad Governor Palin during a “news” report. The photo had been proven a fake several days before.

Now Joe Biden says Hillary would have been a better pick for Obama.

Meanwhile, McCain's lead widens in the polls.

It’s been a good news day.

People of the UK:

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:58:00 +0000

As a representative of the citizens of the United States, could I please ask of you - people of the United Kingdom - to please review your comedy export standards. Russell Brand is not funny.

Please. On behalf of the country, you can do much better.

Some people - I think they are called Hollywood elites - say that the US is ready to embrace the idiotic, odious, political rantings of Russell Brand, but I know the UK to be a forward thinking country because otherwise you would never have given us Monty Python or The Office.

We were very impressed.

It was nice of you to let Russell have a go, but in the US, when choosing the leader of the free world, we do not take kindly to interference or advice from a country we defeated in a hard-fought war for independence. If you ever regain your status in the world, perhaps we will listen then.

McCain's Pick

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Mon, 01 Sep 2008 03:17:00 +0000

This is my favorite comment so far.

Tom C. Korologos, veteran Washington adviser to presidents and former ambassador:

"My reaction: Mother of five, moose hunter, NRA life member, husband belongs to a union, wears skirts, God-fearing new-generation pro-life woman, 80 percent governor approval rating and most conservative candidate on any ticket since Ronald Reagan. I hope McCain isn't a drag on the ticket."

The Politico compiled other comments here.

What Rick Warren Really Thinks About Politics

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 13:26:00 +0000

In this WSJ piece, the Saddleback pastor says the notion that the evangelical vote is up for grabs this year is "overhyped".

Donald Miller at the DNC

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 12:56:00 +0000

In my quest to understand the new Christian Left, I have spent lots of time digesting the words of Donald Miller. A few years ago I read Blue Like Jazz, his best-selling spiritual memoir, and have recently listened to several podcast interviews. He’s an interesting guy.

Donald Miller’s message is one of rejecting religiosity and embracing an authentic Christian spirituality.

Important message - wrong messenger.

In recounting his journey, Donald Miller illustrates that he is horribly misguided and intellectually dishonest in his worldview. He is just as arrogant and hypocritical as the conservative religious folks he denounces.

Mr. Miller has been asked to pray tonight at the Democratic National Convention. Here’s a short interview with Christianity Today about the event. In the few minutes it took to answer these questions, Donald Miller contradicts himself several times as he dismisses the great moral issues of our day. On social concerns he considers more important, he displays a naïve devotion to failed, statist policies.

The Democrats are probably looking for token Evangelicals to parade around this election cycle. If that’s the case, then it might as well be a smug, clueless, rambling lightweight like Donald Miller.

The Saddleback Forum

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:12:00 +0000

Now we know why Obama refuses to accept McCain's offer to hold town hall meetings together. McCain rocks at it.

Saturday night at Saddleback was fascinating political theater. Here are my thoughts on some of the responses to Rick Warren's questions:

On the existence of evil and how to respond to it..

Obama said to confront it with humility because sometimes the US perpetrates it here.

McCain said to defeat it. Period.

On America's greatest moral failure...

Obama states that we have not lived up to Jesus' instruction to take care of the least of these. He names victims of poverty, racism and sexism as being ignored by the US. Despite his misguided devotion to the social gospel and the fact that this country has done more than any other in history to offer freedom and empowerment, Obama clearly excluded the unborn from his definition of "least" when he voted against the partial birth abortion ban.

McCain's response was that we have not devoted ourselves enough to causes greater than our self interests.

On when a baby gets human rights...

Obama indicates that the answer is above his pay grade.

McCain says, "at the moment of conception."

The stuttering, rambling "nuance" of Obama versus the clarity of McCain was stunning. It was obvious to me that McCain answered from a deep well of conviction and core beliefs. Obama just stumbled around trying to avoid pitfalls.

As Byron York of National Review put it, "John McCain has lived a much bigger life than Barack Obama."

The Young Evangelical Vote

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:32:00 +0000

Both Washington papers have stories today on young evangelicals. Fascinating...

Washington Post
Washington Times

The Single Issue

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Fri, 15 Aug 2008 15:11:00 +0000

I am not a single-issue voter. I happen to support the majority of the Republican Party platform – limited government, low taxes, personal freedom, strong defense, traditional values, reverence for the original intent of the Constitution.

But in defense of pro-life conservatives branded as single-issue voters, the words of John Piper illustrate the significance of the sanctity of life:

Abortion is about God, the Creator of the universe, the Giver and Sustainer of all life, the Judge of the living and the dead, the Father of our Lord, Jesus Christ, and the Redeemer and Forgiver of all who trust him. Abortion is about God.

To leave God out of the picture of abortion is to trivialize it. All things are trivial without God. God is the ultimate reality over the universe. All other reality is derivative and dependent and has no ultimate meaning at all without reference to God the ultimate reality. In him we live and move and have our being. If we leave him out of account, we know nothing of any lasting significance about ourselves or the world. (From the sermon, “Where Does Child Killing Come From?” available at Desiring God)

If a candidate cannot comprehend that abortion is an injustice against God and that the fundamental right to life should be protected at all costs, then he has no moral compass and should not be entrusted with the leadership of the free world.

Olympics

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 03:22:00 +0000

I’ve been a fan of the Olympics since 1980 or so. When the games have geo-political ramifications, it’s even better. Yesterday’s defeat of the haughty French at the hands of the underdog Americans was sweet, even if it doesn’t rise to the level of the Miracle on Ice.

For the 2008 games, I have been somewhat conflicted. Part of me wanted to boycott the Communist Chinese Olympiad altogether. On the other hand, I understand the advantages of engagement, as proven by Ronald Reagan’s dealings with the Soviets.

I heard an interesting take on the Olympics this morning on talk radio. Of all the totalitarian regimes who have hosted the games, none of them existed as a nation 12 years later. The Nazis were defeated in 1945 (9 years after the ’36 games), The Soviet Union crumbled in 1991 (11 years after Moscow 1980), and Yugoslavia split up in 1992 (8 years after the ’84 winter games).

Perhaps there’s a connection.

We can only hope.

PoMobama

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Tue, 05 Aug 2008 21:22:00 +0000

In my aforementioned quest to understand the Evangelical Left, I have been exploring the world of the post-modern church, the emergent church, etc. More on that to come. This USA Today piece is interesting in that regard.

And the #1 Reason to Vote McCain is...

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 13:04:00 +0000

the Supreme Court!

From a National Journal article:

The liberal nightmare (and conservative dream) is McCain replacing one or more aging liberals with conservatives who proceed to overrule or hollow out Roe v. Wade and other liberal precedents; throw gay rights into reverse; discard the constitutional right to privacy; outlaw all racial preferences and school integration programs; narrow the reach of civil-rights protections for women, minorities, and disabled people; bless virtually unrestricted government funding of religious schools and sponsorship of crosses and other religious symbols on public property; stop shrinking and start expanding the death penalty; mow down gun control laws; roll back the four decisions since 2004 that have checked Bush administration efforts to expand presidential power in the name of fighting terrorism; and make it ever harder for consumers and workers to sue businesses.

The conservative nightmare (and liberal dream) is an Obama Court requiring taxpayers to fund essentially unlimited abortion rights throughout pregnancy; ordering all 50 states to bless gay marriage; expanding and perpetuating the use of racial preferences far beyond the 25-year phaseout suggested by the justices five years ago; prohibiting tuition vouchers for religious schools; stripping "under God" from the Pledge of Allegiance; banning the death penalty; striking down the new federal wiretap law; expanding judicial oversight of military detentions, CIA interrogations, and perhaps other operations worldwide; opening the floodgates to big-dollar lawsuits against business; eroding property rights; and perhaps creating new constitutional rights to physician-assisted suicide, human cloning, and massive government welfare and medical care programs.

Here's the link.

Obama in the Highest

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Fri, 25 Jul 2008 12:45:00 +0000

Those snarky Brits!

Saddleback to host Obama, McCain

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:25:00 +0000

Must see online tv.

Dobson May Endorse McCain

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:38:00 +0000

This is a good thing. Sometimes you have to settle for incrementalism.

The BHO World Tour

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 14:16:00 +0000

As BHO embarks on his world tour with the three network anchors following along like groupies, I thought it would be appropriate to review the mainstream media coverage of McCain's last visit to Iraq. Here are the highlights:

(insert cricket sounds here)

(insert nervous coughing and rustling of papers)

(and somewhere in the distance, a dog howls at the moon)

Gullible Evangelicals?

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Fri, 18 Jul 2008 12:17:00 +0000

This is a great OpEd from the Wall Street Journal's Naomi Schaefer Riley.

My Quest

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Thu, 17 Jul 2008 15:23:00 +0000

Something has been bugging me for quite some time. As a hard-nosed conservative, I believe that my particular worldview is correct - obviously. (You might have picked up on that from my previous rants.) But, in the words of the great political philosopher Lenny Kravitz, “what I really want to know is…are you gonna go my way?”

I have clear, concrete reasons why I am a conservative, so I want to understand the basis - the foundation - of the liberal point of view.

In particular, my quest is to understand how people who share the same basic theological beliefs can come to opposite political conclusions. To me, truth is truth, and it can only lead one place, even in the political realm.

So, how can an evangelical Christian be politically liberal? I understand how members of dying mainline denominations end up as leftists. They turned their backs on absolute truth decades ago. What gets me, especially with the anointing of BHO in this election cycle, is the trend of young evangelicals flocking to the Democrats. I understand the issues of “social justice”, the environment, etc. My concern is how any believer can fall for the rhetoric and propaganda of the left and actually believe that government is the answer to any of these problems. Government IS the problem, as Ronaldus Maximus said.

So instead of writing a thesis at the end of my journey, my plan is to post tidbits along the way.

To start, here is an article from the Seattle Times.

Another Un-American Comment from BHO

noreply@blogger.com (JRR) — Mon, 19 May 2008 15:56:00 +0000

BHO clearly has little regard for our national sovereignty:

"We can't drive our SUVs and eat as much as we want and keep our homes on 72 degrees at all times ... and then just expect that other countries are going to say OK," Obama said.

Um…Mr. Obama…to quote your rabid followers…YES WE CAN!!!

If the US has the resources and it makes sense on the economic and conservation fronts, then we can absolutely expect a certain standard of living in this country without even stopping to ponder what France might think of us.