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We the Purple: “The West Wing” and the 2008 election

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Faith, Politics, and the Independent Voter. Thursday, November 13, 2008. 8220;The West Wing” and the 2008 election. 8220;The West Wing” remains one of my favorite TV series of all time. Even though I own the entire series on DVD, I’ll watch any and every episode that turns up on satellite. According to one of the writers, he based the character of Matt Santos—the country's first minority president—on none other than Barack Obama:. Thanks to Justin Gardner at Donklephant. For bringing attention to this.

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We the Purple: October 2008

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Faith, Politics, and the Independent Voter. Friday, October 31, 2008. My Early and Not-So-Private Vote. I sure wish the Colorado ballot looked like the one above. This year we have so many candidates, amendments* and referenda on the ballot that Tuesday could be a nightmare at the polls. The voter information booklet sent out by the legislature totaled 140 pages, and that just covered amendments, referenda and retention of judges. We had the option of electronic machines or paper ballots, and being the i...

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We the Purple: November 2008

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Faith, Politics, and the Independent Voter. Monday, November 17, 2008. 78,000-plus write-ins for president. Those of you who have read. May recall that I became a political animal when I was denied the opportunity to write in the name of my choice for president in the 2000 election. I got so miffed that I voted against the current superintendent of elections that year. 3, Ralph Nader (independent), 705, 875 votes. 4, Bob Barr (Libertarian), 511,362 votes. 5, Chuck Baldwin (Constitution), 186,335 votes.

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We the Purple: December 2007

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Faith, Politics, and the Independent Voter. Friday, December 28, 2007. Clinton Doesn't Get It. Bill Clinton that is. Not Hillary. She doesn't seem to get it either, but that's fodder for another post. Proof that the former president doesn't get independent voters is apparent in this snippet from an interview with him that appeared in the Concord (N.H.) Monitor. On Dec. 21:. Let's break down his quote sentence by sentence. He really gets it! This part, anyway. In a subsequent issue of the Monitor. Donna L...

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We the Purple: May 2008

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Faith, Politics, and the Independent Voter. Wednesday, May 28, 2008. Evangelicals and Political Independence. All well and good, but each author interprets "independent" from a partisan perspective. Not one mentions registering as an independent or adopting a genuine independent perspective on politics. Here are a few reasons why I believe all politically minded, thoughtful Christians should at the very least. The mere act of declaring yourself to be an independent works on you in subtle but significant ...

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We the Purple: Post-election analysis

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Faith, Politics, and the Independent Voter. Monday, November 10, 2008. I’ll be talking about the election from an independent voter’s perspective later today on "The Blog Bunker," a radio show on Sirius Satellite Radio’s Indie Talk 110 channel. My segment airs at 5:30 pm Eastern. Give a listen and let me know what you think, okay? November 11, 2008 at 10:20 AM. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Still relevant, even after the election. We the Purple: Faith, Politics and the Independent Voter,. I'm an au...

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We the Purple: March 2008

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Faith, Politics, and the Independent Voter. Monday, March 31, 2008. The Problem with Political Sermons. Last week I did a half-dozen or so radio talk shows, a couple of them back to back. Under those circumstances, the specifics of any one conversation tend to get lost; it all becomes one big blur. But a comment by one caller- -three of the shows were call-ins- -stuck in my mind. The show was "Across the Nation with Bob Dunning". On Sirius Satellite's The Catholic Channel. Links to this post. Regardless ...

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We the Purple: June 2008

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Faith, Politics, and the Independent Voter. Tuesday, June 24, 2008. Voters to Decide Election! Honestly, sometimes I'm ashamed to call myself a journalist. Over the weekend NBC aired a segment on a presidential poll that narrowed down the results to those voters most likely to vote in the fall. The utterly brilliant on-air reporter offered this astute observation:. So it looks as if this year's presidential election will be decided by those who actually show up at the polls in November.". I love biograph...

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We the Purple: Jackie Salit on the Election

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Faith, Politics, and the Independent Voter. Tuesday, November 11, 2008. Jackie Salit on the Election. No one knows independent politics better than Jackie Salit. Does, and no one is a better spokesperson for independents than she is. The ever-articulate political director for CUIP. Offers her analysis of the 2008 presidential election and how independents affected the outcome. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Still relevant, even after the election. 90-Day War on Diabetes. The Worst Blogger of 2008.