This is an incredible seven minute interview of Republican congresswoman from Minnesota, Michele Bachmann, telling Chris Matthews on MSNBC that the press should start investigating members of the House and Senate to determine which ones are “pro-America or anti-America.†The actual comment comes at around 6:45 into the interview, so you will just have to […]
Archives for October 2008
Cuba’s first Russian Orthodox Cathedral opens
Cuba’s first Russian Orthodox cathedral opens from Associated Press [Added later comment: Please follow the link above. The reason for that box that some are having trouble seeing is that it was a requirement of the AP, in order for me to have copyright permission to publish the story on my blog. However, whoever writes […]
Colin Powell endorses Obama, rejects McCain approach
Mr. McCain says that he’s a washed up terrorist, but then why do we keep talking about him? And why do we have the robocalls going on around the country trying to suggest that because of this very, very limited relationship that Senator Obama has had with Mr. Ayers, somehow Mr. Obama is tainted. What […]
St. Luke and the Prophet Joel
Every so often the liturgical calendar has a happy confluence. This weekend is such a one. Earlier today I concelebrated Orthros and Divine Liturgy for St. Luke the Evangelist. Tomorrow is the day of the Prophet Joel. And, the two are intimately linked. You see, the Prophet Joel prophesized the coming of the Holy Spirit. […]
McCain sets an example
Last night McCain set an example of how one ought to go about admitting one’s mistakes. As you may or may not know, Sen. McCain dumped the late night David Letterman show last month on his way to Washington DC to deal with the financial crisis. Normally, this would not have been a problem had […]
McCain vs Obama, third debate, morning hangover
Missing the first half-hour of the debate can be dangerous to your objectivity. That was the conclusion I reached this morning. Last night I was so puzzled by the difference between my perception of the debate and the post-debate analysts report that I even blogged on that difference. So, my question to myself was, “What […]
Hellenists and Converts, oh my, part 03
There was a little girl who had a little curl right in the middle of her forehead; when she was good, she was very, very good, and when she was bad she was horrid. — Mother Goose The Orthodox Church in the United States is somewhat like that apocryphal little girl of Mother Goose fame. […]
McCain vs Obama, third debate, Immediate post-debate thoughts
I have not put on immediate post-debate thoughts before except for the difference between some of my perceptions and the analysts. To my surprise, several of the analysts thought that this was the best debate. There was a clear and definite split among the analysists. And, the split was not Republican vs Democrat. But, most […]
McCain vs Obama, third debate, 70 minutes to end
Sen. McCain brought up a vote against partial-birth abortions by Sen. Obama. Interestingly enough, Sen. Obama commented that he was against partial-birth abortions, but voted present because the bill was badly written and there were already bills that took care of the problem. Sen. McCain has just brought up a good point that the famous […]
McCain vs Obama, third debate, 50 to 70 minutes
Signs of the time for the debate: My wife walked in and remained five minutes then walked out again and said she still did not want to hear the debates. And, the moderator is almost sighing as he goes on to another question because of his growing frustration. As NAFTA was being discussed, it appeared […]
