http://allspinzone.com/wp Progressive Politics Writ LARGE Sun, 11 May 2008 21:12:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Seems the Rev. Kirbyjon Caldwell, a Methodist and longtime Bush religious advisor, is a backer of Barack Obama. He presided last night at Jenna Bush's wedding. From the NY Times: The wedding, which began at 7:30 p.m., took place on the Bush ranch, before a white limestone altar erected ... http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/05/11/the-obama-in-the-room-at-jenna-bushs-wedding/ The gall of the religious right never ceases to amaze. Time and again, they demonstrate that hypocrisy is an essential element of their ideology. While many of these zealots frequently demonstrate their willingness to preach one thing and do another, their latest endeavor seems determined to take it to a ... http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/05/11/tax-exemption-without-limitation-now-thats-christianity/ Once upon a time Picher, Oklahoma was a thriving lead and zinc mining town of 20,000. My Dad was raised there in the 20's and 30's. Well, we know the health effects of lead now, which they likely didn't know in Picher's heyday. They figured it out ... http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/05/11/picher-oklahoma/ This week's big scandal for McCain centers around the claim by Arianna Huffington that McCain did not vote for President Bush in 2000. For most of us, that would be a badge of honor, a sign we had marvelously good judgement. But John McCain's people are claiming Arianna ... http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/05/10/did-mccain-lie-in-2001-or-is-he-lying-now/ Yesterday Barack Obama's people responded to the McCain campaign's repeated suggerstion that Hamas supports Barack Obama. Of course, these folks ignored the strong words Obama has used to reject everything Hamas stands for. But that's not the funny thing here. When the Obama people noted that McCain ... http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/05/09/the-mccain-folks-are-losing-their-bearings/ Richt Wing News has polled a bunch of conservative bloggers to bring you a list of the most influential Republicans out there. I assume some of the respondents are listing who influences them, while others are listing those who are most influential in the conservative "movement." I guess ... http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/05/09/who-are-the-most-influential-republicans/ Hey, this guy's in a blue state. Go figure. Representative Vita Fossella is from New York. Today he admitted to having an affair and a child out of wedlock. Oh my! Here's a bit of the story from CNN: Rep. Vito Fossella of New York acknowledged ... http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/05/08/yet-another-republican-hypocrite/ That title sounds like a Hardy Boys title, eh? Ricky is that juvenile and simplistic. No offense to the Hardy Boys. The worst columnist in America returned to his obsession today. Rick Santorum returned to his obsession with Islamofascists, and he also wagged his finger at ... http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/05/08/rick-santorum-and-the-islamofascists/ Hey, why is nobody discussing the really big story from Tuesday. While the TV talking heads are whining about Limbaugh's boost to one Democratic campaign or another, or camped out on the Hillary Concession Watch, they've ignored the big story. John McCain, after having all his opponents concede ... http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/05/08/mccain-wins-landslide-in-north-carolina/ With the passage of the Patriot Act, the potential for the government to abuse its newfound authority to snoop on its citizens was expanded. Unfortunately, along with that expansion came the ability to prevent those who contest such inquiries...and succeed...from discussing the details of the case in question. Hence, the ... http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/05/07/patriot-acts-national-security-letters-we-ask-dont-tell/ Don't be fooled by the religious right's assertion that they simply want to protect marriage and the family. Implicit in their efforts to pass legislation and constitutional amendments to ban same-sex marriage is an intention to slam the door on any measure that would grant rights or recognition to gays. ... http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/05/07/oops-that-ban-on-gay-marriage-took-away-other-rights/ I heard some chatter about this issue not too long ago, but didn't pay much attention to it at the time. Looks like it's become a big issue within the military, though: GRAFENWOHR, Germany — Legislation that would restrict the sale of certain men’s magazines on U.S. military bases around ... http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/05/07/proposed-ban-on-porn-angers-soldiers/ John McCain is still campaigning, and yesterday it was to the base of the Republican Party, the Christian conservatives. He said all the right things to that crowd about the appointment of judges (the AP story about the speech is here). To that end, he'll probably hearten the ... http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/05/07/johnie-mccain-calls-for-good-judges-like-clarence-thomas/ This is priceless. The following video is apparently a legitimate advertisement for men seeking to overcome their homosexuality. The fact that it is filled with homoeroticism only reinforces my belief that many of these men are tortured Christians with a limitless ability to disguise their sexual orientation by engaging in ... http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/05/06/the-workout-using-homoeroticism-to-repair-gays/ Yeah, John McCain's flip-flopping on energy policy, particularly the subject of ethanol, has gone back and forth so many times it reminds me of a DJ doing that scratching thing. (Man, aren't I hip?!?) So I'm going to give John McCain the ironic name of MC Straighttalker. ... http://allspinzone.com/wp/2008/05/06/mc-straighttalker-flip-flopping-on-energy-policy/