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*Lynn Vincent on 'Humble Hearts & Civil Tongues” - World Magazine Blog Nov 14, 2009, 2:11 pm
For those of you who’ve missed hearing from Lynn Vincent here at WorldMagBlog, here’s a chance to see the WORLD senior writer and Sarah Palin’s book collaborator speak almost live. This morning at the Reagan Ranch Center in Santa Barbara, Calif., Lynn addressed college students attending the West Coast Leadership Conference hosted by the Young [...]
*Life without parole for juveniles? - World Magazine Blog Nov 14, 2009, 12:10 pm
“The Young and the Restless,” an op-ed in today’s New York Times, provides us an opportunity to think through the issue of “life without parole” sentencing of juveniles here in America.
On Monday, the United States Supreme Court heard oral arguments in two cases that ask whether sentencing a juvenile to life in prison [...]
Rants! & Raves! 11.14 - World Magazine Blog Nov 14, 2009, 8:07 am
Here it is, Rants! & Raves!, your weekly opportunity to sound off about the week past.
Remember the rules:
A Rave! is something that happened during the past week that you're pleased about and is signified by the word 'Rave!” and/or an appropriately peppy emoticon (see Website Help to learn how to use emoticons, aka 'smileys”).
A Rant! is something [...]
Whirled Views 11.14 - World Magazine Blog Nov 14, 2009, 7:08 am
Good morning!
On this day in 1851: Herman Melville’s novel Moby-Dick is published by Harper & Brothers.
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Friday Funnies 11.13 - World Magazine Blog Nov 13, 2009, 4:10 pm
Click here for a look back at the news of the week, colorfully illustrated by some of the best editorial cartoonists in the business: Pulitzer Prize-winner Steve Breen, Michael Ramirez, Scott Stantis, and Gary Varvel.
This creative cadre of cartoonists offer a unique, colorful, often humorous, and sometimes poignant perspective of politics, the economy, world events, [...]
*Incorporating faith in the corporate world - World Magazine Blog Nov 13, 2009, 3:22 pm
“There really is a relationship between sowing and reaping,” said John Beckett to students last month at The King’s College in New York. The author and chairman of the R.W. Beckett Corporation's visit was a part of the college’s Distinguished Visitor Series, where he told students how his Christian faith was an essential ingredient in [...]
*Abby Johnson and her church - World Magazine Blog Nov 13, 2009, 1:15 pm
Earlier this morning, we posted about former Bryan, Texas, Planned Parenthood director Abby Johnson and her change of heart on abortion. The Washington Times has added another layer to the story, reporting today that Johnson’s church started giving her the cold shoulder once they found out she was no longer pro-abortion:
Now she is facing a [...]
*Abortion covered by - Republican insurance? - World Magazine Blog Nov 13, 2009, 9:06 am
Politico reported yesterday that the Republican National Committee’s insurance policy with Cigna covers elective abortions. Once the news broke, the RNC quickly took action to change its policy.
According to several Cigna employees, the insurer offers its customers the opportunity to opt out of abortion coverage ' and the RNC did not choose to opt out.
Republicans [...]
*Palin preview - World Magazine Blog Nov 13, 2009, 9:36 am
Sarah Palin’s much-anticipated book won’t be released until next Tuesday, but already we’re getting hints at what’s inside. The Associated Press this morning points out that the 413-page book does not mention the father of her grandson, Levi Johnston, at all. AP notes:
The tactic does appear to have merit; Johnston, who has sparred repeatedly with [...]
*Two San Diego ladies talk over coffee - World Magazine Blog Nov 13, 2009, 8:29 am
Our Lynn Vincent and Carrie Prejean have several things in common: They both live in San Diego, they attend the same church, and they’ve been labeled as “homophobes” by those representing the New Media left. As CCC pointed out on Whirled Views last night, Lynn was moonlighting yesterday over at Andrew Breitbart’s Big Hollywood site, [...]
*Abby Johnson's change of heart - World Magazine Blog Nov 13, 2009, 9:00 am
Last week, we posted news of a Planned Parenthood director in Bryan, Texas, having a change of heart and joining the pro-life cause. WORLD contributor Julie Smyth talked to Abby Johnson, who described in detail the day that changed her life:
In late September, the abortionist at Planned Parenthood in Bryan, Texas, needed assistance, so he [...]
*Whirled Views 11.13 - World Magazine Blog Nov 13, 2009, 7:13 am
Good morning!
On this day in 1979: Former California Gov. Ronald Reagan announced his candidacy for the Republican presidential nomination.
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*Redefining social justice - World Magazine Blog Nov 12, 2009, 3:10 pm
Theologian, economist, and WORLDmag.com contributor Anthony Bradley has as his goal nothing less than redefining a term he believes has been hijacked by liberation theology—especially among black theologians and activists such as Cornel West and Jesse Jackson. That term is 'social justice.”
Bradley said 'social justice” has been reduced to mean merely those social programs aimed [...]
Sarkozy: 'No place for the burqa” - World Magazine Blog Nov 12, 2009, 3:25 pm
In the ongoing battle between “melting pot” and “multiculturalism”:
French President Nicolas Sarkozy says there is no place for full face and body veils such as the burqa, or for the debasement of women, in France.
Sarkozy says all beliefs will be respected in France but says “becoming French means adhering to a form of civilization, to [...]
*Did Hoffman concede too soon? - World Magazine Blog Nov 12, 2009, 11:18 am
A recanvassing of the vote in New York’s 23 Congressional District shows that everyone may have called the race too soon. Doug Hoffman, the Independent candidate backed by many conservatives after they discovered the more liberal views of Republican Dede Scozzafava, conceded to Bill Owens on Election Day, believing that he was 5,335 votes down. [...]
*14 instead of 13 deaths at Fort Hood - World Magazine Blog Nov 12, 2009, 9:27 am
Most news accounts on the shooting at Fort Hood refer to 13 dead, but let’s not forget there was a 14th victim: soldier Francheska Velez's unborn baby. Last Thursday, Velez, who was on maternity leave from the Army, had stopped by Fort Hood where she and her child were both killed.
Maria Vitale at LifeNews.com points [...]
Lou Dobbs to 'go beyond” CNN - World Magazine Blog Nov 12, 2009, 9:57 am
The last of the original CNN anchors, Lou Dobbs, abruptly told his viewers last night that he was leaving CNN and that it was his last show, adding, “Some leaders in the media, politics and business have been urging me to go beyond my role here at CNN and engage in constructive problem-solving.” What that [...]
Facebook in the courtroom - World Magazine Blog Nov 12, 2009, 9:00 am
Facebook is playing a role in two New York City cases right now–one to prove innocence and one to speculate on someone’s violent tendencies.
In the first, 19-year-old Rodney Bradford used a Facebook status update as his alibi. He was accused of robbery but claimed he couldn’t have done the murder since he updated his Facebook [...]
Whirled Views 11.12 - World Magazine Blog Nov 12, 2009, 7:19 am
Good morning!
On this day in 1920: Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis was elected baseball’s first commissioner.
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Death wish - World Magazine Blog Nov 11, 2009, 2:24 pm
When a California jury convicted Billy Joe Johnson of first-degree murder with special circumstances for a 2002 gang-related murder, the white supremacist asked for the death penalty. But it wasn't because Johnson wanted to die ' It's because he wanted to be comfortable.
The Los Angeles Times reports today that Johnson asked for a death sentence [...]
*'Going to the root” of poverty - World Magazine Blog Nov 11, 2009, 1:32 pm
“If you want to change a society, you have to change the language of a society,” said Darrow Miller to students at The King’s College in New York last month, as part of the school’s Distinguished Visitor Series.
Changing the language a society uses means changing how people think, not just their behavior, said Miller, adding [...]
Calling it as he saw it - World Magazine Blog Nov 11, 2009, 1:01 pm
The anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall was two days ago, granted, but I keep rereading Reagan speechwriter Anthony Dolan’s Sunday op-ed in the Wall Street Journal for its relevance to the political correctness exhibited this week toward enemies of the state. Dolan recounts the fierce battle among the State Department, National Security [...]
*Mormons back gay rights laws - World Magazine Blog Nov 11, 2009, 8:54 am
Laws banning discrimination against gays in housing and employment in Salt Lake City were passed unanimously by the city’s council last night, thanks to support from the Mormon Church.
“The church supports these ordinances because they are fair and reasonable and do not do violence to the institution of marriage,” said Michael Otterson, director of public [...]
*Gallup: GOP beats Democrats in 2010 vote - World Magazine Blog Nov 11, 2009, 8:58 am
A Gallup poll finds that for a generic Congressional ballot in the 2010 elections, more registered voters (48 percent) would vote Republican than Democrat (44 percent). Republicans lagged by six points in July and narrowed the gap to two points last month.
Gallup finds that the GOP advantage is due to GOP-leaning independent voters. In July, [...]
Whirled Views 11.11 - World Magazine Blog Nov 11, 2009, 7:30 am
Happy Veterans Day!
On this day in 1918: The Allies and Germany signed an armistice that ended the fighting in World War I.
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*Gay marriage splits factions, not friendship - World Magazine Blog Nov 10, 2009, 5:50 pm
Gay marriage is an issue in New York once more. Gov. David Paterson called a special session (to solve the state’s budget woes) and gay marriage advocates wanted on the agenda a bill legalizing same sex marriage. It seems that the bill will not come to a vote today, and that Democrats are having a [...]
U.S. television viewing - World Magazine Blog Nov 10, 2009, 12:12 pm
Fresh data from Nielson:
For the 2008-2009 TV season, the amount of television watched reached an all-time high as Americans spent four hours and 49 minutes a day on average in front of the TV, up four minutes from last year and up 20% from 10 years ago. The average household watched eight hours and 21 [...]
'22 words” of mercy and kindness - World Magazine Blog Nov 10, 2009, 11:30 am
Abraham Piper, the son of John Piper, has a neat blog called “22 words” that nearly always has something pointed, pithy, punny, or funny to say.
Yesterday, he wrote something a little different:
Today Jon Acuff started raising $30,000 for a kindergarten in Vietnam.
Donations could be made – even small amounts like $5. I checked back later [...]
*Clinton on her relationship with Obama - World Magazine Blog Nov 10, 2009, 10:53 am
Just read through this back-and-forth from an interview last night between Charlie Rose and Secretary of State Hillary Clinton on her relationship with the president:
Charlie Rose:
Someone watching the campaign, the Democratic campaign, might have said there’s some space between how you view the world and he views the world, you being more hawkish, more something.
[laughter]
Hillary [...]
Mac vs. PC ads for healthcare - World Magazine Blog Nov 10, 2009, 9:31 am
The League for American Voters has put out the first in a series of ads attacking government healthcare by playing off the Mac vs. PC ads.
HT: Ben Smith at Politico
Whirled Views 11.10 - World Magazine Blog Nov 10, 2009, 7:23 am
Good morning!
On this day in 1871: Journalist-explorer Henry M. Stanley found missing Scottish missionary David Livingstone in central Africa and delivered his famous greeting: “Dr. Livingstone, I presume?”
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More on Hasan - World Magazine Blog Nov 9, 2009, 6:20 pm
“Nidal Hassan Did the Right Thing,” is the title of today’s blog post by Anwar al-Awlaki. It begins:
Nidal Hassan is a hero. He is a man of conscience who could not bear living the contradiction of being a Muslim and serving in an army that is fighting against his own people. . . . Nidal [...]
Message of the attack? - World Magazine Blog Nov 9, 2009, 4:53 pm
Pacing back and forth on the streets of New York, Abdullah As-Sayf Jones tells passersby that the shootings at Ft. Hood were “premeditated, planned” in retaliation for U.S. killings in Afghanistan and Pakistan. In a bit of footage posted by Islamic Revolution TV called “The Message of the Attack,” the Muslim convert, who elsewhere on [...]
The Berlin Wall and the sands of time - World Magazine Blog Nov 9, 2009, 12:14 pm
As Mickey led us in remembering, today is the 20th anniversary of the opening of the East German borders, otherwise known as “the fall of the Berlin Wall.”
Take three minutes to watch vintage Peter Jennings from ABC, reporting on the news that day, and reflect on how much has changed since that day. Indeed, reflect [...]
*Finding comfort in Killeen - World Magazine Blog Nov 9, 2009, 8:58 am
In the aftermath of last Thursday’s shootings, John Dawson reports from Killean, Texas, as they prepare for a memorial service tomorrow for those killed:
Killeen, the hometown of Fort Hood, seemed as dazed and confused as the motorists who navigated dense fog that blanketed both the base and the city Sunday morning. The quiet on Sunday [...]
Britain makes sex ed mandatory - World Magazine Blog Nov 9, 2009, 9:01 am
The age of consent in the UK is 16 but to religious group’s chagrin, Britain will be teaching sex ed the year before.
The new policies place new restrictions on faith schools. They now have to teach sex ed (before, they could have a policy stating they don’t teach it), and they will have to include [...]
*The lone Republican - World Magazine Blog Nov 9, 2009, 9:03 am
Ahn Joseph Cao was the lone Republican to vote for the House healthcare bill late Saturday night. Cao’s district, which includes New Orleans, voted 75 percent for Obama – so it’s not entirely surprising he voted for the bill, except that his vote is by no means a guarantee that he’ll get reelected. Democrats are [...]
Whirled Views 11.09 - World Magazine Blog Nov 9, 2009, 7:07 am
Good morning!
On this day in 1989: Communist East Germany threw open its borders, allowing citizens to travel freely to the West.
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*U.S. House passes health care bill - World Magazine Blog Nov 7, 2009, 11:14 pm
Needing 218 votes to pass, HR 3692 was just passed 220-215.
Democrats voted 219 yea, 39 nay.
Republicans voted 1 yea, 176 nay.
C-SPAN said the 1 Republican vote in favor came from Louisiana Congressman Joseph Cao (LA-2).
UPDATE: AP now reports on the vote.
*Stupak passes: prohibits abortion coverage - World Magazine Blog Nov 7, 2009, 10:50 pm
The night is still young in the U.S. House as they are debating and voting on the government-run health care plan. But some good news for now – the Stupak amendment has passed:
A bipartisan House coalition voted Saturday to prohibit coverage of abortions in a new government-run health care plan that Democrats would establish to [...]
Private schools in Pakistan - World Magazine Blog Nov 7, 2009, 12:32 pm
Could improved educational opportunities help to “defang” the Taliban in Pakistan? Here is an interesting story that highlights the growing number of private schools in the country:
Pakistan is seeing a surge in private schools, a trend some find hopeful in a country where the government education system is decrepit and the other alternative is religious [...]
Whirled Views 11.7 - World Magazine Blog Nov 7, 2009, 7:06 am
Good morning!
On this day in 1916: Jeannette Rankin of Montana became the first woman to be elected to Congress.
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Rants! & Raves! 11.7 - World Magazine Blog Nov 7, 2009, 8:03 am
Here it is, Rants! & Raves!, your weekly opportunity to sound off about the week past.
Remember the rules:
A Rave! is something that happened during the past week that you're pleased about and is signified by the word 'Rave!” and/or an appropriately peppy emoticon (see Website Help to learn how to use emoticons, aka 'smileys”).
A Rant! is something [...]
Friday Funnies 11.6 - World Magazine Blog Nov 6, 2009, 3:02 pm
Click here for a look back at the news of the week, colorfully illustrated by some of the best editorial cartoonists in the business: Pulitzer Prize-winner Steve Breen, Michael Ramirez, Scott Stantis, and Gary Varvel.
This creative cadre of cartoonists offer a unique, colorful, often humorous, and sometimes poignant (as is the case in the one [...]
*Obama's response to Fort Hood - World Magazine Blog Nov 6, 2009, 11:10 am
President Obama gave his condolences to those at Fort Hood in the wake of the shootings yesterday – but he came under critique for spending several minutes on national television giving a “shout-out” to a Congressional Medal of Honor winner at the conference he was attending and then name-dropping others before finally commenting on the [...]
Unemployment above 10% - World Magazine Blog Nov 6, 2009, 11:12 am
For the first time since April 1983 the unemployment rate has surpassed 10 percent, which translates into 16 million people without jobs.
The Labor Department announced today that the jobless rate has risen from 9.8 percent in September to 10.2 percent. There was a net loss of 190,000 jobs in October, more than economists expected.
*The latest issue of WORLD ' hot off the server - World Magazine Blog Nov 6, 2009, 8:29 am
The Nov. 21 issue of WORLD Magazine is available this morning online. Here are some highlights:
COVER STORY All-American adoption story: All-American Michael Oher went from the streets as a 15-year-old son of a crack addict to potential NFL Rookie of the Year on the love and dedication of an adoptive family that wouldn't let him [...]
Whirled Views 11.6 - World Magazine Blog Nov 6, 2009, 7:05 am
Good morning.
On this day in 1962: The UN General Assembly adopted a resolution condemning South Africa’s apartheid policies.
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*Ted Haggard starting new church - World Magazine Blog Nov 5, 2009, 4:39 pm
The Gazette (Colorado Springs) reports that Ted Haggard is starting a new church.
Ted Haggard, who started New Life Church in his Colorado Springs basement and built it into a megachurch with thousands of worshippers, said Wednesday that he is starting a church at his home.
'We wanted to do something in our house to connect with [...]
Shootings at Fort Hood - World Magazine Blog Nov 5, 2009, 4:49 pm
Twelve people have been killed and 31 wounded in shootings this afternoon at the Fort Hood Army base in Texas. One of the shooters was killed and two others have been apprehended. All three were soldiers.
'Kill the bill” - World Magazine Blog Nov 5, 2009, 4:57 pm
Protesters staged a rally on Capitol Hill this afternoon to express their displeasure with the proposed House healthcare bill. WORLD Washington Bureau chief Edward Lee Pitts reports:
[T]he afternoon largely belonged to the citizen brigade that covered the Capitol grounds in protest.
'What a crowd. No wonder I couldn't get a room,” joked actor and healthcare reform [...]
*Honduran Congress bans morning after pill - World Magazine Blog Nov 5, 2009, 3:49 pm
The Honduran Congress has joined several other Latin American countries in banning the morning-after pill. According to Catholic News Agency, the law passed earlier this year has now taken effect. Carlos Polo, Latin American director of the Population Research Institute, told CNA,
In Latin America, where abortion is illegal, the only option left for the promoters [...]
*A Palin endorsement of Rubio? - World Magazine Blog Nov 5, 2009, 10:53 am
On the heels of our discussion of whether the Nov. 3 elections were a referendum on Sarah Palin, chew this over: The former Alaska governor has not yet endorsed the more conservative candidate, Marco Rubio, in the Florida primary for governor.
Palin’s spokeswoman Meg Stapleton said it was “too early” for Palin to endorse either Charlie [...]
*2012 - . - World Magazine Blog Nov 5, 2009, 9:15 am
I know, I know, it’s very early to be talking about the 2012 race.
But in case you are interested in how the field might shape up, USA Today and Gallup have put out a new poll showing Mike Huckabee at the top of the field among Republicans.
Huckabee himself brushed off such polls.
It’s like speculating who’s [...]
Whirled Views 11.5 - World Magazine Blog Nov 5, 2009, 7:04 am
Good morning!
On this day in 1994: At age 45, George Forman became the oldest heavyweight boxing champion in history.
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*Fiorina to challenge Boxer - World Magazine Blog Nov 4, 2009, 10:59 am
Former Hewlett-Packard CEO Carly Fiorina has announced that she is running for Democrat Barbara Boxer’s senate seat in California. The economic adviser to John McCain during his run for the White House revealed her plans in an editorial in today’s Orange County Register:
Throughout my career I’ve brought people together, and I’ve solved problems. And that [...]
Casinos in Ohio - World Magazine Blog Nov 4, 2009, 9:52 am
On the fifth try, voters in Ohio finally agreed to amend the state’s constitution and allow casinos to be built in four major cities. Pro-gambling supporters point to a study that predicts the casinos will bring 40,000 jobs and $4 billion in economic impact to a state with unemployment above 10 percent. It’s a shame [...]
Whirled Views 11.4 - World Magazine Blog Nov 4, 2009, 7:11 am
Good morning.
On this day in 1979: The Iranian hostage crisis began as militants stormed the U.S. Embassy in Tehran.
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*Traditional marriage wins out in Maine - World Magazine Blog Nov 4, 2009, 7:42 am
Last spring, the Maine legislature passed a law legalizing same-sex marriage, but yesterday voters in the state repealed it. This issue has been put to the test in 31 states so far, and each time the popular vote has sided with preserving traditional marriage between a man and a woman. This is, however, the first [...]
*A referendum on Palin? - World Magazine Blog Nov 3, 2009, 11:25 pm
Republicans have said that this year’s elections are a referendum on President Obama. That might be the case – I would also ask, might this be a referendum on Sarah Palin?
The two Republican gubernatorial campaigns rebuffed Palin’s offers to stump. They won, and largely on independent voters.
Doug Hoffman, the third party candidate in the NY-23 [...]
*Owens wins NY-23 - World Magazine Blog Nov 4, 2009, 12:03 am
After losing high-profile gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, the Democratic Party salvaged the night by winning the New York 23rd District congressional race. Democrat Bill Owens narrowly defeated Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman. Republican Dede Scozzafava, who dropped out of the race still captured around 6 percent of the vote.
*Christie takes New Jersey - World Magazine Blog Nov 3, 2009, 10:21 pm
Republican Chris Christie has been declared the winner of the governor’s race in the very blue state of New Jersey over Democrat incumbent John Corzine. With three-quarters of the precincts reporting, Christie had 50 percent of the vote, with Corzine taking 44 percent, and Independent candidate Chris Daggett picking up about 5 percent.
*McDonnell takes Virginia - World Magazine Blog Nov 3, 2009, 8:09 pm
Republican Bob McDonnell has easily defeated Democrat Creigh Deeds in Virginia’s race for governor. Emily Belz reports from WORLD’s Washington Bureau:
President Obama was the first Democratic candidate for president to win Virginia since 1964, but that tidal wave of support didn't course into Tuesday's governor's race. Republican Bob McDonnell handily defeated Democrat Creigh Deeds in [...]
*Pro-life 'personhood” activism - World Magazine Blog Nov 3, 2009, 5:43 pm
Newsweek reports on the “personhood movement” within the pro-life community:
The idea that life begins at conception has always been at the center of anti-abortion-rights ideology but rarely pursued as a legislative goal. Instead, activists set their sights on smaller, more obtainable restrictions on abortion, such as requiring ultrasounds or parental consent for minors. The personhood [...]
*Maine's vote - World Magazine Blog Nov 3, 2009, 12:20 pm
One vote that isn’t grabbing headlines as much as the governors’ races is in Maine today - voters will decide whether to strike down the state legislature’s decision this year to legalize gay marriage in the state.
The Maine vote is important because it may be the first time gay marriage supporters prevail in a voter [...]
*Trending right - World Magazine Blog Nov 3, 2009, 11:07 am
Here’s an interesting tidbit to think about on Election Day: Using Polidata projections for the 2010 census, and electoral distribution from the 2004 presidential election, Republican states will grow (in both congressional seats and number of electors to the Electoral College) while Democrat-leaning states will shrink. As analyst and columnist Michael Barone has pointed out, [...]
*'The crucifix creates discrimination” - World Magazine Blog Nov 3, 2009, 11:40 am
Despite an argument from the Italian government that the crucifix is a national symbol of culture, history, identity, tolerance, and secularism, Europe’s court of human rights ruled today that displaying the religious symbol in Italian public schools violates religious and education freedoms and could disturb non-Christian or atheist students. The Italian government plans to appeal [...]
*Imagine real jobs - World Magazine Blog Nov 3, 2009, 10:28 am
Last Friday came word from the Obama administration that the stimulus has created or saved nearly 650,000 jobs. David Bahnsen, a frequent contributor to WORLD Magazine, points out that most of these positions are “public sector administrative jobs hired to oversee work that no one in their right mind believes is in need of being [...]
*Get them while they're young - World Magazine Blog Nov 3, 2009, 8:25 am
The Obama administration wasn’t the first to “trash” the Fox News Channel. Below is a clip from an episode of Sesame Street that originally aired two years ago and was rebroadcast last week. To set the scene, Oscar the Grouch has started his own news network called GNN (Grouchy News Network).
HT: Big Hollywood
*Whirled Views 11.3 - World Magazine Blog Nov 3, 2009, 7:04 am
Good morning!
On this day in 2004: Hamid Karzai was declared the winner of Afghanistan’s first-ever presidential election.
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*A Planned Parenthood director: 'I can't do this anymore” - World Magazine Blog Nov 2, 2009, 4:11 pm
For the past eight years, Abby Johnson has worked for Planned Parenthood in Bryan, Texas, the last two years as its director. But then she saw an ultrasound of an abortion procedure. “I just thought I can’t do this anymore, and it was just like a flash that hit me and I thought that’s it,” [...]
*Ripping the Bible - World Magazine Blog Nov 2, 2009, 4:53 pm
In an interview with Details magazine, openly gay actor Ian McKellen admits that when he stays in hotels he finds the in-room Bible and tears out the page condemning homosexuality:
I’m not proudly defacing the book, but it’s a choice between removing that page and throwing away the whole Bible. And I’m not really the first: [...]
*McDonnell keeps distance from Palin - World Magazine Blog Nov 2, 2009, 1:40 pm
Tim Pawlenty and Mitt Romney have stumped for the Republican candidate for governor in Virginia, Bob McDonnell. Sarah Palin hasn’t.
Palin hasn’t made campaign appearances in either the Virginia race or the more hotly contested New Jersey governor’s race. Palin’s spokeswoman Meg Stapleton told Politico earlier,
The governor offered her assistance in both races.
McDonnell has run [...]
*Booked for a year - World Magazine Blog Nov 2, 2009, 12:43 pm
Tim Challies, one of the best Christian bloggers out there, has decided to take on a monumental task in the coming year: Read all of the non-fiction books on The New York Times bestseller list and blog about the lessons he discovers within the covers on culture and worldview. You can follow his progress at [...]
Ford turns a profit - World Magazine Blog Nov 2, 2009, 11:13 am
Good manufacturing news coming out of Michigan this morning:
Ford, the only Detroit automaker to dodge direct government aid and bankruptcy court, surprised investors with net income of nearly $1 billion in the third quarter and forecast a “solidly profitable” 2011.
The automaker said Monday earnings were fueled by U.S. market share gains, cost cuts and the [...]
Flu stimulus - World Magazine Blog Nov 2, 2009, 10:07 am
With worries over swine flu on the rise, so has the purchase of products that help kill germs. The Clorox company, makers of bleach and disinfectant wipes, said today that its profits rose 23 percent in the last quarter.
USS New York: 'A transformation” - World Magazine Blog Nov 2, 2009, 9:26 am
Constructed with 7.5 tons of steel recovered from the World Trade Center, the Navy assault ship USS New York arrived near the site of the 9/11 attacks this morning, receiving a 21-gun salute and the praise from onlookers, including families of victims of the terrorist attack.
“It’s a transformation . . . from something really twisted [...]
*Limbaugh interview - World Magazine Blog Nov 2, 2009, 8:54 am
In case you missed it yesterday, Chris Wallace interviewed Rush Limbaugh on Fox News Sunday. Limbaugh discussed everything from President Obama’s leadership to healthcare, the Afghan war, Fox News, the NFL, painkillers, Joe Biden, Sarah Palin, and the Republican Party.
Later, on CBS’s Face the Nation, White House adviser David Axelrod reacted: “I think it’s a [...]
*Whirled Views 11.2 - World Magazine Blog Nov 2, 2009, 7:09 am
Good morning!
On this day in 1948: President Harry S. Truman narrowly won re-election over Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey.
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*Scozzafava drops out of NY-23 race - World Magazine Blog Oct 31, 2009, 2:04 pm
After a week where her Conservative Party opponent Doug Hoffman picked up major endorsements from national figures such as Sarah Palin, Fred Thompson, and Tim Pawlenty and with a poll showing her falling hard out of first to third place in the race, Republican Dede Scozzafava has withdrawn from the New York’s 23rd District congressional [...]
*Gavin Newsom ends bid for governor - World Magazine Blog Oct 31, 2009, 2:58 pm
San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom dropped his bid to become governor of Califnornia
Newsom struggled to define himself beyond gay marriage in the rest of the state. In last year’s successful campaign to ban same-sex marriage in California, supporters presented Newsom as the face of gay marriage advocates.
Just a thought – if you don’t want to be [...]
Rants! & Raves! 10.31 - World Magazine Blog Oct 31, 2009, 8:08 am
Here it is, Rants! & Raves!, your weekly opportunity to sound off about the week past.
Remember the rules:
A Rave! is something that happened during the past week that you're pleased about and is signified by the word 'Rave!” and/or an appropriately peppy emoticon (see Website Help to learn how to use emoticons, aka 'smileys”).
A Rant! is something [...]
Whirled Views 10.31 - World Magazine Blog Oct 31, 2009, 7:07 am
Happy Reformation Day!
On this day in 1517: Martin Luther nailed his 95 Theses to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany, marking the beginning of the Protestant Reformation.
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World fertility rates in decline - World Magazine Blog Oct 30, 2009, 6:08 pm
The Economist reports on the worldwide decrease in fertility rates. Not to be confused with overall population growth which continues to increase, the “replacement level of fertility” is the statistical number that causes “a country’s population to slow down and eventually to stabilize.” As the article shows, because of inertia, populations can rise while fertility [...]
*Terrorism: theist or atheist? - World Magazine Blog Oct 30, 2009, 4:36 pm
In “What Really Riles Muslim Extremists,” Dinesh D’Souza argues against the idea that theism and belief in an afterlife is the true root cause of terrorism.
Many atheists, and even some believers, would like us to believe that Muslim fanatics are doing this in the hope of going straight to heaven, so that they can enjoy [...]
Friday Funnies 10.30 - World Magazine Blog Oct 30, 2009, 3:36 pm
Click here for a look back at the news of the week, colorfully illustrated by some of the best editorial cartoonists in the business: Pulitzer Prize-winner Steve Breen, Michael Ramirez, Scott Stantis, and Gary Varvel.
This creative cadre of cartoonists offer a unique, colorful, often humorous, and sometimes poignant perspective of politics, the economy, world events, [...]
*Healthcare update - World Magazine Blog Oct 30, 2009, 2:36 pm
WORLD Washington Bureau reporter Edward Lee Pitts has been closely following healthcare reform this week on Capitol Hill. He reports:
Healthcare reform advocates took two major steps forward this week, but conservatives fear those steps could represent two giant leaps backward for those with pro-life, limited government, and anti-tax interests.
Concerning the inclusion of abortion funding in [...]
Dobson to leave FOTF radio show - World Magazine Blog Oct 30, 2009, 2:43 pm
Dr. James Dobson–one of today’s most prominent conservative and evangelical figures–will leave the Focus on the Family daily broadcast show at the end of February, the AP reports. Dobson has gradually retired from Focus on the Family leadership, resigning as president in 2003 and as board chairman in February. According to AP, Focus on the [...]
Stimulus = one million jobs - World Magazine Blog Oct 30, 2009, 9:30 am
That’s what the White House plans to announce today, that the stimulus has saved or created one million jobs to this point. (the reports show that half of the spending to this point has saved or created 650,000 jobs – therefore, at least one million jobs have been saved or created) House Minority Leader John [...]
Whirled Views 10.30 - World Magazine Blog Oct 30, 2009, 7:19 am
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U.S. economy grows - World Magazine Blog Oct 29, 2009, 5:47 pm
Wondering why there is so much GDP news this afternoon?
Investors rush back into stocks as economy grows
Weak dollar, GDP report spark commodities rally
Meltdown 101: Why did GDP rise _ and will it last?
3Q GDP growth diminishes safe dollar’s appeal
Treasurys fall after GDP growth boosts stocks
Economy growing but recovery could be [...]
*Book price wars - World Magazine Blog Oct 29, 2009, 12:34 pm
Walmart, Target, and Amazon.com are in the midst of a price war over books, creating happy shoppers and nervous publishing-industry analysts. Time reports:
On Oct. 15, Walmart, the world’s largest retailer, announced it was lowering its online preorder price for 10 new book releases. The new cost: a measly $10. The titles include the Sarah Palin [...]
*Counting stimulus jobs - World Magazine Blog Oct 29, 2009, 10:02 am
The AP reports today that the White House has over-reported by “thousands” the number of jobs the stimulus has created:
A Colorado company said it created 4,231 jobs with the help of President Barack Obama’s economic recovery plan. The real number: fewer than 1,000.
The White House has claimed that the stimulus has created about 30,000 jobs, [...]
GDP rises, jobless claims fall - World Magazine Blog Oct 29, 2009, 8:58 am
Good news on the economy today! The GDP has risen 3.5 percent in the third quarter–more than the expected 3.3 percent–and jobless claims fell by 1,000 last week. The number of people seeking long-term benefits fell to the lowest it’s been in 7 months, and this is the first time the economy has grown [...]
Whirled Views 10.29 - World Magazine Blog Oct 29, 2009, 7:35 am
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*The future of abstinence (funding) - World Magazine Blog Oct 28, 2009, 5:58 pm
With President Obama’s 2010 budget set to cut all funds for abstinence-only sex-ed programs, Newsweek reports on the varied approaches these programs will take as financial support vanishes.
The Future of Abstinence” chronicles the history of the abstinence movement since 1996, showing that some programs were entirely “abstinence-only” while others changed into a hybrid of abstinence [...]
*Cardinal rule - World Magazine Blog Oct 28, 2009, 4:13 pm
President Barack Obama won the majority of Catholic votes last November, but Democratic healthcare reform may not win the backing of some of the most influential Catholics in the country. Earlier this month, representatives for the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops wrote a letter to Congress, expressing disappointment over congressional healthcare proposals, and warning [...]
Conservatism and skepticism - World Magazine Blog Oct 28, 2009, 4:19 pm
As the country trends toward conservatism, more and more people are becoming skeptical about the effects of global warming. WORLD’S Alisa Harris reports:
The Pew Forum survey, published Oct. 22 and conducted between Sept. 30 and Oct. 4, reveals that belief in global warming has sharply declined over the last year. In April 2008, 71 percent [...]
*White House and Fox News call 'truce” - World Magazine Blog Oct 28, 2009, 5:01 pm
Is the Obama administration’s war with Fox News finally over? FishbowlDC’s reports that FNC vice president Michael Clemente met this morning with White House press secretary Robert Gibbs and reached what is being referred to as a “truce.” TVNewser adds that a White House official has confirmed that the two did indeed meet.
FishbowlDC adds that [...]
Politics or Baseball? - World Magazine Blog Oct 28, 2009, 12:53 pm
With the first pitch of the World Series happening tonight, political pundits are fretting that folks in New Jersey may suddenly find themselves more interested in the Yankees versus the Phillies than in Corzine vs. Christie. The two teams in this year’s Fall Classic are located near New Jersey, and already the heated governor’s race [...]
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