tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-59907712012-01-16T05:51:26.870-08:00Another compassionate conservative from Southern Calif * Influences: Colson, Hewitt, Prager Reasons behind my blog: * Perspective of truth and morality * But want to give "soft answer to turn away wrath" and "be as shrewd as a serpent but innocent as a dove", * And a catharsis to purge demons of missed opportunities and and to promote spiritual / emotional growth Robert Bhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02287470922313808863noreply@blogger.comBlogger771100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5990771.post-56362359687192596982009-08-31T20:13:00.000-07:002009-08-31T20:18:51.569-07:00

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The NIE reporthttp://i.a.cnn.net/cnn/2007/images/12/03/iran.nie.pdf"We judge with high confidence that in fall 2003, Tehran halted its nuclear weaponsprogram; we also assess with moderate-to-high confidence that Tehran at a minimum iskeeping open the option to develop nuclear weapons."Wall Street Journal articlehttp://online.wsj.com/article/SB119682320187314033.html"As recently as 2005, the

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Observation: Hamas, Gaza, Israel, The West Bank, et al. The past few days have been good ones for Islamists such as Osama bin Laden who have seen their vision of an Islamic empire take small steps forward with the Gaza win, with the Fatah defeat, with Lebanon closer to chaos and with the US "surge" not succeeding (at least by the Pentagon's estimate). Israel, with a Martin Indyk column in The

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You want questions on how to improve relationships with the world after the end of the Bush administration. Let us presume a Democrat will prevail in 2008, this will certainly please a majority of your audience. The first question should be – How will the next President understand the temper and dynamics of the Middle East and the Islamic world?One answer may be to update your classic essay after

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We have to take our victories where we can get them in the face of bizarre hostility for a 100 years of saving the world. Our Miss USA takes a tumble and gets booed and yet shows some class before the skeptical world. Same class in the face of disdain by the new warrior princess, Elizabeth Hasselbeck, who did achieve unconditional victory over Rosie. Watch out, Joy Behar! Meanwhile our

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In the Middle East, the BIG short term story is the Democrats folding on the withdrawal timelines. The medium term story is how Lebanon, Pakistan and other Muslim nations' crises will take prominence. But one perhaps small long term impact is the ironic shift that peace-loving Democrats are at heart more imperialistic than Republican Neo-Cons. HUH?!!One recent story is that the Democratically

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This is what I emailed Iowa's Governor and the Iowa newspapers: Has Governor Vilsack missed the news from Korea regarding the Hwang cloning scandal?!! In one paragraph, you state "One of the greatest gifts God gives to children is a vivid imagination" Later you say that " At the time we never dreamt that new treatments dependent upon such transplants would be developed so quickly. Well, they have

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Text of Iraq constituion above - NY Times free registration may be required.Was it worth it? If the constitution sticks, will the war be worth it? Is Saddam is executed, will it be worth it?Well, ask yourself was Nuremberg worth the fuss we made over conquering the Nazis?Was putting in a government and a new constitution in half of Germany worth the effort?Actually, in my mind, a fight against

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Last week (Aug 10), Gerald Plessner advises his mother would approve of gay marriage. No one has more right than a son to speak for his departed mother. Actually he says she 'says' “homosexuals were some of the nicest people I knew.” I agree and straights can be more mean-spirited - as well as spiritually “mean” (in the old sense). In fact the religious right is instructed to believe that we

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Stockton (most likely much Redder than Blue San Francisco) will most certainly get the USS Iowa to sail up the river to its final resting place.

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I received the above box as an assignment from Duane, Radioblogger and Hugh Hewitt’s right hand man, via an e-mail late Saturday night, August 20, 2005This box, 17 JGR DOJ Daily Report 6, contains 60 pages. I cannot find much of interest but will try to give you a thorough report.After all, this is a “busman’s holiday” for me as a paralegal, though I am more on the database side of litigation

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Seriously, if you want to make a difference with human cells now, consider Blood donation - The Red Cross is desperate this time of year - Red CrossRegister as a Bone Marrow Donor - http://www.marrow.org/ marrowAre you signed up as an organ donor - http://www.donatelifecalifornia.org/ Donate life(beyond the DMV pink dot - and you've done that, right?) ___________________________________________

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I felt I had to read Brave New World for my Bioethics class coming up this fall at Lake Avenue Church in Pasadena and my priority interest in this topic.It is a quick read and very enjoyable in a very disturbing way. I had never read it before, mainly because I thought it would be repetitive of the likes of Fahrenheit 451, Animal Farm and 1984. In some ways, it is of course, but then it is really

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I am writing these segments on America and the World to give background to our current status in the world to my wife who did not have the opportunity of a university education.The United States began as an act of revolution, the first strike for freedom that inspired modern revolutionaries and anti-imperialists everywhere. Yet America even in her rebellion embodied not virulent ideology or

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The left and the Islamic terrorist front - here's one connection that's come to an end!

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On the right side of the ledger in downing MSM (Main stream Media) -1) Eason Jordan (CNN linked article above puts his departure in the Entertainment section!!!)2) Dan Rather (with Mary Mapes et al - CBS media employees)3) Howell Raines (and Gerald Boyd - NY Times - over Jayson Blair etc)But the left side of the ledger has recently drawn blood -Jeff Gannon - Talon (and therefore GOP USA)

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At the risk of having my arguments quickly shredded by noncognitivist logic, I still hold out for Canon 1 key points. I think we can all agree a conservative needs a set of moral values to hold “which rules society as well as conscience”. But alternatives such as appealing to authority or to a consensus of traditional values is nowhere near as strong as appealing to transcendent truths. Be

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Here are my thoughts on someone's thoughts about Russell Kirk's (no relation to Lake Avenue's Pastor Gordon Kirk) conclusions on conservatism (click link in title). Part 1 I would say that the first canon is a cornerstone and I hope Mr. Burgess-Jackson is misunderstanding it because to reject it outright would lead me to believe that he is not a conservative. He may be reading it as the

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Here's your sign 

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Instead of responding to the Eason Jordan Davos meltdown, CNN is leading the counter-charge. CNN.com lead story- Critics question Pentagon web sites - linking this somehow to journalists in the government's pay. Doesn't anyone remember US sponsored Radio Free Europe, didn't it, like, help "Free Europe"? But then piling it on. Maggie Gallagher on the defense, White House response and going for

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Here's something interesting - a shifting loyalty in African American church from liberal to biblical values. Funny, then today in the Pasadena Star News, my favorite liberal commentator, Gerald Plessner speaks out against the Republicans for bringing in the racist Southern Democrats. I agree that was wrong, perhaps sinful opportunism. But that's 35 years ago. Is it time for new coalitions??

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Here's a reply from the Captivated elevator media folks. My only further comment is that from browsing the the wordspy.com site that Gareth Branywn of Wired's "Jargon watch" must be the lord high guru of new words (even if he has to make them up himself sometimes ). Who knew!? Gareth's home site in title link. From : Danko, Christine Sent : Thursday, January 27, 2005 11:12 PM To : CC :

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Huh? This is the conclusion of Gerald Plessner - a San Gabriel Valley citizen with whom I regularly disagree. Sound nice, sounds like the tolerance we should all practice, and yet it isn't reality, it isn't mandated as a right in the Bill of Rights or anywhere else, and to enforce it would actually inhibit free expression and therefore is inherently intolerant. Well, he does attempt to start out

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In case you wonder what the heck I'm talking about in regards to "elevator video newsfeed" check out the above title link on the Captivate company site on what they do.

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For the 2nd time in 2 days a blurb in the Captivate elevator video newsfeed has caused me to blog-rant. Item - click on above title in wordspy.com - " biostitute (by.AWS.tuh.toot) n. A biologist who supports a company or activity that is harmful to the environment." Apparently used by environmentalists to describe their scientific brethren who practice biology in the service of corporations

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When I first saw the article, really just a blurb on (strangely enough) the new elevator video newsfeed, I felt the need for a rant. The headline blurb read something like " (Auschwitz) ...the recurring theme is just how easily it happened". My first reaction was it was not "easy" at all. It was a stupendous culmination of meticulous logistical planning and political will and "sowing the

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David Baltimore, Caltech's dean and Nobel prize winner, talks about AIDS. This hits 2 of my hot buttons because 1) scientists are "co-opted" to the "politcally correct" position on the world AIDS crisis. 2) Dr. Baltimore will head the oversight committee for the spending of $3 billion dollars of CA taxpayer revenues for stem cell research.

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I click on the "next blog" feature, and sometimes when I get a liberal who's spouting, I spout out our own stuff!

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My tsunami post which pasted the e-mail originally from Covenant missionaries - the Dwights - a first hand account of their beach "vacation" - was picked up by another blog that apparently scoops up recent references to the tsunami and or Thailand!

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I was surprised that they had detrimental words to say about World Vision. I don't know whether local sources providing "commentary" about local needs is responsible or it's a matter of policy. Also, unless the really egregious stuff is now removed, the articles on Palestinian need don't seem too bad or out of line even if you have a pro-Israel bias see for instance - their reference to World

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If you're a friend to Israel, hear these words of caution about relief agencies (click on title above) NGOs - is a term meaning "non-governmental organizations" used in UN and other circles to differentiate from nation states (and their regional and local govt and I suppose various rebel and opposition organizations) NGOs, as relief agencies and "human rights monitoring" etc are now a vital

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Now Hugh Hewitt has written a book about blogs and bloggers. We'll all be famous. Click on the title above to see Amazon's blurb or go to his BLOG site : http://www.hughhewitt.com

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If I am able to write enough mini-reviews of books and articles, I may be tempted to look into a "wiki" in addition to my blog. A "wiki" in the definition of "wikipedia" (click on title above to explore wikipedia.org) IS AS FOLLOWS: " Wiki or wiki (pronounced "wicky", "weekee" or "veekee"; see pronunciation section below) is a website (or other hypertext document collection) that allows a user

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> This is an email that being circulated among the family, friends, and > supporters of Don and Lillian Dwight, Covenant missionaries in Taiwan. They were in Thailand on holiday when the tsunami hit. > > -Brad Boydston > > - - - - - - - - > > > Thursday, Dec. 30, 2004 > > Dear Friends, > > So much has transpired in the last few days and so many Christians all > over the world have been praying

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Well I started a discussion with a British philosophy student. See link above Is he a Marxist, is he naive, or is he just searching for answers? Stay tuned.

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Well I looked at the Duelfer report on Iraq's WMD. It was scary but a little hard to digest. It showed that there was deception, but it was Iraq deceiving itself and the whole world. Yes, there may not have been much "substance" but the programs were there and once, the sanctions and inspections were gone!!! Anyhow, I think I will enjoy the true tale of Iraq's top nuclear scientist. No, it

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Got email supposedly from Smith Barney / Citibank. Don't do business with them but if I did the email and the link looked official to respond to but of course the link would have you "login" to your account. This is much scarier than harmless junk spam or even the virus attacks. Are you safe in cyberspace?? The link above by the REAL Smith Barney shows what was sent to me and where you get

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And what should be our response to this day. It is indeed a scourge upon the globe especially now among the once developing nations in Africa as well as growing now in some parts of Asia. How should the nations respond to this plague caused mainly by the promiscuity of men (first in the homosexual community and now increasingly by what is termed "predatory" behavior with women in societies

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Just viewed Lost Horizon. I suppose it has its points to make about how man destroys his opportunities for "utopia" and how the hero (Conway - Ronald Coleman) had a destiny to fulfill. And I really should try to read the novel to see how it was adapted. But what struck me was the "idealism" of preserving a Shangri-La against the onslaught of man's destruction was only so much wishful thinking.

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I think the article linked to the title may go too far ... but McCain "endorses" Bush, but gives favoritism to Kerry in so many things. Bush can ignore Kerry if he wants on charges of "smears" but McCain mentioned directly in Kerry's counter-attack ads is stuck in the middle. What will he say at the Republican convention and on the 'stump' throughout the campaign? Does he or does he not think

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For the 1st time, the former NY mayor is giving his endorsement to a Republican president! He says the fight against terrorism and Bush's doctrine of pre-emption is top priority! Kudos to Ed, realizing how this ties in to security for Israel as an issue near to American Jews' hearts which is better entrusted to Bush and the Republicans, than to the greatly wavering, Palestinian sympathizing

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And they prove what point? Umm, freedom of speech Yes, they can be angry that foreigners with weapons are in their streets, killing their friends who choose to be insurgent. They ask, wouldn't we be if foreigners invaded the US? Yes, but if a Hitler had run America for 30 years, and just this last December had been captured in a hole, couldn't you be a little patient about a new tomorrow?

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Hey, Beverly and I saw Dennis Prager and a priest, rabbi, and 2 pastors? What's the punch line? It's Religion on the line, bringing back live a Sunday night radio program that Dennis Prager had on KABC for years. Sunday, August 1: Topic - "Does God Intervene in your Life?" We loved the first one, examining the various theological view on how God intervenes in our lives. Of course, it was the 2

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Where have I been the last month? Well, for one thing I've been reading! My initial post was based on a recent viewing of the Four Feathers movie. The book, however, is quite another experience. As the foreword by a literary critic says, there are no battle scenes in the book. Its structure is that of a late Victorian romance and so it is. He, A.E. Mason, was also a playwright and it shows. I'd

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Why DID we do it? And was it worth it? In the wake of commission and congressional hearings, for a moment let's put aside sarin shells and Abu Gharib. One word, actually one number says it all: “1936”. Let me explain why by relating a story, a true history, recorded now just 68 years ago. Yet it ends up a tale of what never happened, and therefore a great calamity, the greatest shared tragedy

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22) Israel’s occupation of Palestinian lands has been the longest and perhaps most brutal in modern history. Truth: This is ridiculous, certainly there have been many long occupations such as Tibet and for a Kurdish homeland, and certainly the brutality is immense in many others. But not only is the occupation not “brutal” except by terms of the “cycle of violence” but of course the

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The above link  IS NOT endorsed by this site.  This conservative must undoubtedly suffer for his logical analysis of life.

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Gerry, you didn’t get back me on my critique of the Fahrenheit 911 article of yours on July 1, but I am proud of your writing a more tightly written article that at least tries to marshal facts to meet your opinion rather than pointing to Michael Moore a beacon of investigative journalism who agrees with you on disproved and distorted canards such as the Bin Laden flights and Afghan pipelines.

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Well, some Christians know how to get the inside track on the NASCAR vote. Please, Bush-Cheney campaign, be discreet in getting mailing lists when you find out about this!

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Hit the link above for a great animation, great fun, great (or grating) music. It may take quite a while for it to download, be very patient

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If people in the US were to have a mind to come to "common ground" on the war in Iraq (which we're not, especially coming into elections), they might do no better than to read the classic Four Feathers and / or see the latest version on DVD. For those so inclined, they can examine a real imperialist power, the British empire of the late 19th century, getting involved in a messy war in the Sudan

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ABC - abstinence, being faithful, condoms. CNN - condoms, needles, negotiating skills! Political correctness beats proven track record at world AIDS conference, big surprise? Exactly what is wrong with telling people to zip it up until they know how to use it wisely, I just dont get.

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16) Israel is not serious about peace. Truth: Though provoked by Palestinian terrorism especially from 1968 on, Israel has offered serious proposals but Palestinians have rejected every offer. Dershowitz has another book, Why Terrorism works. He argues that the loser of war should not be equal partners and that any negotiation is based on each other’s right to exist. Nonetheless, the Oslo

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Thanks for Matt reading my blog. I think his web site is great - interesting poetry. I will need to return to ponder it later

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And yet another post and thread on Spiderman's philosophy

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Democrat that took Jim Rogan's spot he may be, but I'm proud that even with elections looming and the "bad" reports coming in, he's sticking to his position that Iraq was the right thing to do and things are moving forward Here's his Saddam on trial press release And here he "gets it" (May 2003) like none of the Democratic "leaders" that they are seen as weak on national security

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Well, you've seen my political analogy to George W and our current situation Other people have responded to the movie's philosophy. In case, you don't want to register with Dallas Morning News, as the title link requests, here's some excerpts: "Smack in the emotional heart of the new Spider-Man movie, which opens today, is the most famous line ever written for a comic book. It was the center of

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How to define what this journalist has become is very hard. In one way, he is indeed an intermediary providing an insightful look at a political insurgency. But I am reminded of the Son of Sam, or the Zodiac killer, etc, who call or write a reporter and tell him what's he done or what he's going to do. It's just that petty and that sick, even on a global scale.

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8)The UN Plan in 1947 was unfair to Palestinians. It was imposed on them to allow Zionist colonization to be formalized. Truth: The plan was fair, would have allowed for mutual self-determination and the outlines of such a 2-state plan are now the consensus of world opinion. 9)The Jews were a minority in Israel and should not have been granted any territory. Truth: The Jews were a

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Do the liberals know what a danger the Spiderman movies are to their message, how much it counters the vileness of Michael Moore’s Fahrenheit 9-11. Do even the producers of Spiderman, who given the realities of Hollywood have to be mostly strident Democrats, understand that it is essentially neo-conservative, neo-imperialistic propaganda. I mean, we keep hearing the ghostly words echoed by

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Why DID we do it? Was it worth it? Let me cut past sarin shells and Abu Gharib and say one word: “1936”. To me, that says it all and let me explain why. Let me relate a story, a true history, recorded just this past century. Yet it ends up a tale of what never happened, and therefore a great calamity, the greatest shared tragedy the world has ever known, did happen. Such are the missed

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Shame on you, Gerry. There are many legitimate arguments to be used against the Bush administration and in this free country of ours, you can claim many things in your efforts to prove that Bush should be replaced in favor of another. But as I stated before to you and will state again, the opposition by Democrats and others on Iraq, especially when it goes off track from simply philosophical

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INTRODUCTION Definition of anti-Semitism – attributing only to Jews the blame for a near universal bad trait, behavior or actions. The classic anti-Semitic story of Harvard president in the 20s –to not let the Jews in because they cheat When protests were made that other students cheat, he said, don’t change the subject, I’m talking about Jews. That’s still the story today internationally

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Can or should the ICRC (International Committee of the Red Cross) be telling the US and Iraq to follow the rules or let Saddam go? In no way should Saddam be let off on a technicality and no international organization should be alluding to such, even in the name of neutrality!!. And here's what the ICRC statement says at their site a few days later, seemingly a vague bureaucratic

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Reagan's other side - or liberals' sneaky side? Reagan's other side - Bill Bell, Whittier Daily News argument excerpt: "So as not to trust my sometimes faulty memory, I went to the Internet and purely at random came up with these words by Cassi Feldman: "California's desperate shortage of psychiatric facilities dates back to the late 1960s when then-governor Ronald Reagan slashed 1,700

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Is Los Angeles - Our Lady Queen of Angels - Legal!!? Could L.A. be crossed out? by Troy Anderson Staff Writer Saturday, June 12, 2004 - No L.A. It's no joke. A strong legal argument can be made the name of the city of Los Angeles - even worse its formal name, "The Town of Our Lady the Queen of Angels of the Little Portion' - violates the separation of church and state. Some constitutional law

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DA VINCI CODE Pasadena Star-News Historians jump on 'Da Vinci Code' By Marshall Allen Staff Writer Saturday, June 12, 2004 - PASADENA -- There is virtually no historical evidence to support the theories breathlessly presented in the novel "The Da Vinci Code,' according to Bible scholars. But the credence many readers give the thriller's assertions including the one about the progeny of

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check out the translation at a Russian / US "friendship" site Why does the story start with a boring party? It opens with Anna Pavlovna Scherer holding a “soiree” even though she has the “grippe”. What are we to make of these social affectations, as even the characters seem bored or “out of place” at the gathering? The aristocracy of Russians sees itself as European nobility – but in effect,

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Congressman Adam Schiff Representing California's 29th District

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Gerald Plessner

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Gerald Plessner is a op-ed contributor to our local Pasadena Star News Gerald's latest Gerald, I have checked your Dec 2001 plan on your web site and I really appreciated your insights. Though cognizant, even then, of suspicious motives of Bush, your heart and your head were in the right place. Your heart in that, though brutally attacked on 9-11, our ambition should be not only to

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Adam Schiff Our security may rest on discovering Iraq intelligence errors Here's my local congressman's read on the whole Iraq situation. He supported the Iraq war and though a loyal and liberal Democrat (and coming into the seat after getting national $$ support to oust the Republican who dared be one of the House impeachment prosecutors), he still gives a very nuanced approach to a foreign

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So Cal Update First up, a "perfect storm" . Am I referring to the heat, the Santa Ana winds creating horrible conditions for fighting the fires that surround us from San Diego to San Bernardino. Perhaps, but I was thinking of the growing storm of strikes by unions in our area. The workers representing over 2/3s of the supermarkets. The MTA bus drivers and mechanics. The county sheriffs

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Reasons behind my blog: *Perspective of truth and morality *But want to give "soft answer to turn away wrath" and "be as shrewd as a serpent but innocent as a dove", any hard words to say I will let women speak by quote or link - Laura Ingraham, Ann Coulter but especially the Queen, Orianna Fallaci, a self described atheist but really a modern day Jeremiah-ista - woe to those who fail to see

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