Query: Is Gatemouth a "Postmodern" or a "Solid Liberal'
Funny thing is, I took the quiz and I'm a “New Coalition Democrat” (Code Word for Affluent African American)
Though I think the quiz misunderstands what “religion being an important part of one's life” means when one is a Reform Jew, I sorta like this anyway, because it justifies using the logo with the guy on the cowboy hat. Beyond Red vs. Blue: The Political Typology | Pew Research Center for the People and the Press people-press.org
An answer to those who says Obama is "not black enough."
He still opposes same sex marriage. Obama's gay marriage stand – Ben Smith www.politico.com
From one extreme to another, but never stopping at sanity for one solitary moment Jew for Sarah – by Allison Hoffman > Tablet Magazine – A New Read on Jewish Life www.tabletmag.com
As a footnote in his mostly distinguished career, award winning playwright Tony Kushner, edited the anti-Zionist anthology which contains Brad Lander's infamous hate speech about Israel. Kushner once spoke at my Synagogue and blamed Israel for the failure of Camp David (when, in the words of Michael Bouldin, Ehud Barakl had offered Arafat all he could hope for, with a sprig of parsley on the side).
I later asked my Rabbi whether he agreed with Kushner, and he said, “of course not, but we share our pulpit with many viewpoints.” I then asked him to let me know the next time we invited a conservative Republican; I'm still waiting (thank G-d).
Jeff Wiesenfeld’s description of Kushner’s views on Israel, while not 100% on all fours with the truth, is more accurate than not. Nonetheless, I'm don't see why that should preclude him from receiving an honorary degree (I’d give it to him just for getting Mary Louise Parker in a full frontal).
Not for nuthin, but one can be fairly certain that the rationale for the honorary degree has bupkes to do with Kushner’s writings about the Middle east.
Goldberg agrees, and calls Wiesenfeld counter productive (by inference) and a bozo (explicitly). Thanks Jeff, for conveying upon Kushner unearned martyrdom. CUNY Blocks Honor for Tony Kushner www.nytimes.com
Not all the news from the Middle East is good news The Fatah-Hamas agreement is a disaster waiting to happen – Telegraph Blogs blogs.telegraph.co.uk
And what would you expect from a group that puts a Qadaffi apologist (Boerum Hill's own Sarah Lee Whitson) in charge of the Middle East Human Rights Watch flip-flops on Bin Laden killing — RT rt.com.
Plus, if Sarah Lee Whitson were a cracker: http://www.theatlantic.com/international/archive/2011/05/jimmy-carters-exquisite-timing/238363/
Bet he wouldn't have lost any sleep about Mao either Dalai Lama suggests Osama bin Laden's death was justified www.latimes.com
Michael Benjamin explains that he favors traditional marriage as the best defense women have against AIDS (even though some of the monogamous women who got AIDS from unprotected sex with their husbands might have been better off having safe sex with strangers), but even if we except his logic, why would he then not extend that right to another group which might benefit in the fight against AIDS from a little traditional monogamy. Capitol Confidential » Benjamin comes to Diaz’s defense blog.timesunion.com
Despite his year in the legislature, Senator Diaz seems unaware that New York lacks initiative and referendum; if we did, he'd be the leading argument for a referendum on term limits. Diaz Says Take Same Sex Marriage Vote to the People | The New York Observer www.observer.com
State Senate Dems hold forum on ethics; this will be followed on a forum on hair styling hosted by Donald Trump.
In fairness, I will admit, "interactive" might be a good word to sum up the John Sampson/Malcolm Smith view of ethics as an integral part of an "initial public offering." the albany project:: LIVE: State Senate Dems Interactive Ethics Forum 209.98.77.34
The Jig Is Up Atlas! Atlas Shrugged Pt. 2 EXCLUSIVE TRAILER www.youtube.com
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