This post started out as a reply to a comment by Ed on my post yesterday, but it quickly evolved beyond a simple response to one person. I agree that the current political rhetoric is far too combative. The problem is not that some want to use this moment to start a thoughtful dialog about [...]
The internet is full of people blaming Sarah Palin for yesterday’s shooting of U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, with most the rhetoric focusing on Palin’s “gunsight” election map. This outrage strikes me as unnecessary politicizing for a number of reasons. At this point, little is known about the shooter’s motives. The details we know about him [...]
Recently on Twitter, I linked to an article about Michael Ian Black, a comedian, telling off an audience member who compared President Obama to Hitler. Black, who supports Obama, went on tirade against the audience member, then later reflected on the encounter on his own blog. I presented the link and said only that my [...]
Well, it’s June and you know what that means. Time for my monthly blog update. First of all, I was glad that the CA supreme court decision didn’t invalidate my gay marriage. My hope is that, if they ever overturn Roe v. Wade, they won’t invalidate all the previous abortions. I feel like that would [...]