Christian First, American Second
Posted by Arwen Mosher in Faith on Friday, October 03, 2008
Taking advantage of the rare opportunity of an available television (we don’t have one at home), we watched the vice-presidential debate last night.
I should disclose right away that I have never voted for a Democrat for president, and will never do so as long as preserving legal abortion remains a part of their platform. I watched the debate rooting for Palin and finished feeling pretty good about... READ MORE
VP Debate 2008
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Friday, October 03, 2008
Here’s Peggy Noonan’s quick take on last night’s Vice Presidential debate between Joe Biden and Sarah Palin.
Did you watch? Did it change your mind about the candidates? What did you think?
Signs Politics Is Dominating Your Conversations
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Just me on Friday, September 12, 2008
Dinner last night was pork roast, but I “forgot” (read: had no intention of serving) a side-dish my family considers necessary.
Overheard: “You can put lipstick on a pig…but it still requires applesauce.”
Trig’s Moment
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Thursday, September 11, 2008
Have you read Michael Gerson’s piece in the Washington Post about Trig Palin? Do. You owe it your humanity. Just read it.
Trig’s moment in the spotlight is a milestone of that movement. But it comes at a paradoxical time. Unlike what is accorded African Americans and women, civil rights protections for people with Down syndrome have rapidly eroded over the past few decades. Of the cases of Down syndrome... READ MORE
Here We Go Again
Posted by Rebecca Teti in News on Monday, September 08, 2008
Democratic Vice Presidential nominee Joseph Biden appeared on Meet the Press yesterday, where host Tom Brokaw revisited the question of when life begins.
It was just last week that House Speaker Nancy Pelosi provoked the USCCB and some 26 individual bishops into publicly correcting a gross misstatement of Catholic teaching in the same forum.
Senator Biden, whose voting record on life issues is nominally... READ MORE
What Did You Hear?
Posted by Lisa Hendey in News on Thursday, September 04, 2008
In advance of last night’s speech by Republican VP Candidate Sarah Palin, no fewer than three people emailed me the following quote:
When asked by the McCain campaign if she would be able to withstand the liberal media onslaught on her and her family, Gov. Palin’s response was:
Do you know the difference between a hockey mom and a pit bull?
...Lipstick.
Did you have a chance to view Sarah Palin’s speech at the convention last night? If so, what was your reaction? I’ll admit to not hearing the entire speech live - I’ve read the text and viewed video segments of it, but I was busy doing what most moms do at that time of night: driving home from an activity, doing laundry, overseeing homework, and trying to get kids to bed. So I’d love to hear what you thought about “the speech”!
Speaking of Sarah
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Wednesday, September 03, 2008
While the discussion about Sarah Palin and the Politics of Motherhood continues here and the media speculates about what we will hear from Palin herself at the Republican convention tonight, here are a couple of related links:
Palin Refused to Choose: from the editors at the National Catholic Register
Mom for VP: my latest column at Inside Catholic
Sarah Palin and the Politics of Motherhood
Posted by Danielle Bean in News on Saturday, August 30, 2008
After John McCain’s announcement of Sarah Palin as his running mate yesterday, I followed discussions of the news with great interest—particularly those among Catholics.
The observations about the Sarah Palin nomination that I found most interesting were those that had nothing at all to do with abortion, the environment, gun control, the war, or typical politics of any kind. They were the ones that... READ MORE
How to Vote and Why
Posted by Rebecca Teti in Faith&Culture on Thursday, May 01, 2008
Media impressions to the contrary, it’s not true that “politics” comes from “poly” meaning “many” and ticks, meaning “parasites.”
You may be tired of the trappings of political campaigns: ubiquitous ads and candidates’ families and personal lives on a dissection table. You may be exasperated by low-quality journalism, which loves to report rumors, gaffes, and polls in lieu of informing us what positions... READ MORE
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