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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: “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: September 2008

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Faith, Politics, and the Independent Voter. Tuesday, September 2, 2008. So a few minutes ago when the phone readout identified a call from Unknown at the number 000-000-0000, I at first ignored it, as I normally would. That's not Stephen's number, and he's not unknown. But something told me to answer it. I did, and I hit the jackpot—a political survey. Woo-hoo! This is going to be fun! Here's how the Q&A went, dramatically condensed for your reading pleasure:. So far, so good. A: Neither. There are w...

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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: 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.

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Bloggers Against Torture: Trusting the President to do the right thing

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A blogger alliance against torture. Wednesday, October 18, 2006. Trusting the President to do the right thing. TONY SNOW: Helen, you've had your hand up, sorry. Q: I wanted to talk about the bill the President will sign tomorrow. Q: It makes him a final arbiter on torture. White House Press Briefing, 16 October 2006. Is a list of cases in which those so-called interrogation techniques have resulted in a death. What do you think he will be willing to do now? Posted by elendil at 8:56 AM. Yeh, the Military...

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We the Purple: Our long national nightmare is (almost) over

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Faith, Politics, and the Independent Voter. Wednesday, November 5, 2008. Our long national nightmare is (almost) over. There's not much I can add to the eloquent and emotional words so many have spoken and written in an attempt to express what Barack Obama's victory means to them. What I can add is a personal perspective and a few memories of growing up during the civil rights movement and witnessing segregation first hand. In train stations and especially on the Boardwalk in Atlantic City, and hearing w...

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We the Purple: January 2009

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Faith, Politics, and the Independent Voter. Thursday, January 1, 2009. The Worst Blogger of 2008. I always thought it odd that magazines and newspapers ran features on the top news stories of the year in December. I mean, what if the world blew up on Dec. 31? They would have missed the biggest story of the year. Here’s the thing: I tend to retreat at times, especially when I’ve been in the public eye a lot. And I was in the public eye during most of 2008 when I was promoting . Cross-posted on all my othe...

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Bloggers Against Torture: August 2006

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A blogger alliance against torture. Tuesday, August 15, 2006. The Prisoner With No Name. It is important to understand that torture, except for the occasional freelancer, does not occur in a vacuum. Like anything else, torture requires infrastructure which in turn requires the political will of a government. Such infrastructure includes among other things laws and/or executive orders which may or may not be secret. Another quirk in the use of torture is that the reluctance of governments to admit let alo...