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Comment on I’m Baaaaaack! by renior

renior — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 18:17:42 +0000

I just missed out on your diary on Kos about The Eliminationists.
I have that book.
I was so excited to see someone write on it but, sorry to see it drop without much notice.
I would love to see more info out on the book for Kossacks and the like to know about it. It is vital for many of us to read it and understand what kind of people we are dealing with here.
Teabaggers are not just nuts. Many are crazy and the people pulling the strings are dangerous.
The one thing that has the most concern for me is the fact that the press is so ready to follow and repeat anything the right tells them.
They will pick up the talking points and send them out thru the guise of it coming from mainstream.
The press is just so gullible with the right and so easy to make them dance to their tune. The press seems to be unable to see the reality of the rightwing.
They clamor for their approval.
And treat mainstream center left as if it’s the far left fringe.
Everything has become so screwed up and unless we know about the people who are on the other side doing this, we will never make headway in putting the country back on track.
anyway, thanks for the diary

Comment on About Frederick Clarkson by William W. Wexler

William W. Wexler — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:57:10 +0000

Hi, Fred,

I was about to write my first diary at Daily Kos when I searched existing entries and found yours titled “Beck, Romney & The Future of the Religious Right”. Outstanding.

I have put a link to your site on mine, a reciprocal link would be appreciated but not expected.

Best regards,
Bill Wexler

Comment on Lessons from the Struggle for Marriage Equality in Massachusetts by Rev. Debra Haffner

Rev. Debra Haffner — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 01:28:06 +0000

Today, the Religious Institute announced that 2200 ordained clergy have endorsed it’s Open Letter to Religious Leaders on Marriage Equality. See http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rev-debra-haffner/clergy-stand-up-for-marri_b_135737.html

Comment on A Dramatic Book Launch in New York City by The Outlines of a Religious Left

The Outlines of a Religious Left — Mon, 13 Oct 2008 03:54:52 +0000

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Comment on Leo Maley’s Online Bio by This Sunday on WMUA - FM (UMASS) at FrederickClarkson.com

This Sunday on WMUA - FM (UMASS) at FrederickClarkson.com — Wed, 08 Oct 2008 22:43:19 +0000

[...] Sunday (October 12), from Noon-1 p.m. EST, I will discuss Dispatches with Leo Maley, who is both a Dispatches contributor and co-host of ‘Focus,’ a progressive public [...]

Comment on Sarah Palin: Religious Right Leader by sovereignjohn

sovereignjohn — Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:59:46 +0000

Thanks for sharing this data. Given the outline of her religious delusion it is not surprising that Sarah Palin still wants the rest of us to believe that abstinence only sex education works when her only daughter is pregnant out of wedlock.

It is not surprising that Sarah Palin wanted to ban books when she insists on public prayer in schools when jesus commands that christians go into a closet to pray and not to pray in public as the Pharcees do.

It’s a shame this twisted worldview has taken root in secular US.

How a religion that hates representative Government and insists on Ordained Kings and Queens rule over us as subjects which our forebears rejected and revolted against is simply amazing to true patriots everywhere.

We need to take back out secular Republic and once again remove the tyranny of Dominionism in all its forms.

Comment on Banned Books Week Starts This Weekend! by ATTN: Sarah Palin : Banned Books Week Starts This Weekend! « WealthShare Society

Thu, 25 Sep 2008 13:42:32 +0000

[...] September 25, 2008 ATTN: Sarah Palin : Banned Books Week Starts This Weekend! Posted by Sovereign John under look see, no censorship Banned Books Week Starts This Weekend! [...]

Comment on Why Governor Patrick’s Casino Plan is Going Down the Drain by It’s a New Day on Beacon Hill | Redfin Boston Sweet Digs

It’s a New Day on Beacon Hill | Redfin Boston Sweet Digs — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 19:53:09 +0000

[...] there was the monumental failure of his highly-touted casino plan, which was doubly humiliating, as much of the opposition came from an allegedly friendly [...]

Comment on Banned Books Week Starts This Weekend! by Banned Books Week | The art of blogification (or vice versa)

Banned Books Week | The art of blogification (or vice versa) — Tue, 23 Sep 2008 15:12:18 +0000

[...] author of Eternal Hostility: The Struggle Between Theocracy and Democracy, Frederick Clarkson reminds us that Banned Books Week will take place between September 27 and October 4, [...]

Comment on Sarah Palin: Religious Right Leader by Paul

Paul — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 08:10:59 +0000

“They are also spurred by the fact that, to a woman, they believe we are in the end times of biblical prophesy: When tribulation falls, the holy are
raptured up to heaven, and on earth, the antichrist takes over, mobilising the world under a malignant one-world government. They believe the millennium bug
will enable President Clinton to declare martial law, the first step to one-world government. It is one of the many indicators of the end times, along with the return of Russian Jews to Israel, the massing of Arabs to the north of the Jewish homeland, and the fires, floods, mud slides and earthquakes that have
plagued the United States during the past few years.”
["Candidates for Christ," The Sunday Herald, March 14, 1999, by Elizabeth Nickson]

I came upon this article the other day and cannot help noticing that Sarah Palin was mayor of Wasilla when the new millenium began. I have to wonder if this is just a coincidence, or if perhaps she believed the world was coming to an end and wanted to be in a position of power to oversee things at that crucial moment. Anyone know how she handled the ‘millenium bug’ as mayor of Wasilla? Or if her family made preparations for the worst?