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Some may wonder why I am so hard on John Kerry. Am I a Bush fan? Absolutely not. Right now "anybody but Bush" is a very popular voting slogan. I just want to show that the lesser of two evils is still evil. That, and I think he's an appallingly poor excuse for a Catholic.

BTW, this editorial reeks a bit of propaganda. However, I am loathe to believe that it was entirely fabricated.

THE SLANDER THAT MADE JOHN KERRY A STAR
Fri Apr 23, 2:15 AM ET

"Thirty-three years ago today, a young, unknown political activist named John F. Kerry sat down before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and unleashed a bitter verbal broadside against the war in Vietnam – and, with particularly harsh invective, against the young Americans who were fighting it."

wintersoldier.com

Religion and Politics

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Holy, Holy Fisking

“On Tuesday, New York Times reporter Katherine Q. Seelye reported that Senator John Kerry ‘became combative when told that some conservatives were criticizing him for being a Roman Catholic who supported policies, like abortion rights and same-sex unions, that are at odds with Catholic teaching.'”

Priest tells politicians JFK was a bad example

“A US priest addressing the House Floor on Tuesday told legislators that too many politicians have followed the example of the nation’s first Catholic president by pledging to separate their faith from politics.”

Democrats preparing Catholic scorecard

“Washington, DC, Apr. 16 (CWNews.com) – Catholic Democrats in Congress are preparing to respond to criticism that they don’t put their faith into action in their politics by creating a ‘Catholic Voting Scorecard,’ according to political newspaper The Hill. Nearly 27 percent of the members of the House of Representatives are Catholic.”

Criticism Continues Over NAACP’s Decision to Endorse Abortion

“Washington, DC (LifeNews.com) — The NAACP’s low-key decision in February to officially endorse a position in favor of abortion continues to draw criticism from African American and pro-life groups.”

Dawn of Patriot Act

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'Twould seem the greatest court in the land got duped – and we're paying the price.

How the Death of Judy's Father Made America More Secretive
Sun Apr 18, 7:55 AM ET
By Barry Siegel Times Staff Writer

"In a box delivered by rolling handcart on the morning of Feb. 26, 2003, the U.S. Supreme Court received 40 copies of a petition so unusual a clerk decided he couldn't accept it for filing. First, though, he turned through its pages."

"In a preliminary statement, he read these words: Three widows stood before this court in 1952. Their husbands had died in the crash of an Air Force plane. The lower courts had awarded them compensation. But the United States was bent on overturning their judgments, and — to accomplish this — it committed a fraud not only upon the widows but upon this Court."

A Daughter Discovers What Really Happened

"[…]To this day, U.S. vs. Reynolds represents the Supreme Court's only substantive examination of the state secrets privilege. Law professors consider Reynolds the judicial foundation of national security law."

Update 09/28/06: The most recent action taken in this case seems to be a petition to the US Supreme Court for a writ of certiorari made on December 21, 2005.

A Dying Breed

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There are far too few pro-life Democrats. On the other hand, there are far too few
environmentalist Republicans.

Pro-Life Democrats
Meet With National Democratic Party Leader
by Nat Henthoff

“U.S. Reps. James Oberstar (Minnesota) and Bart Stupak (Michigan) – members
of the Democrats for Life of America’s National Advisory Board – met with Democratic
National Committee head Terry McAuliffe, on March 4, to point out that the Democrats’
majority in Congress diminished at almost the same rate pro-life voters left the
party.”

Good Looking?

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Aside from being a sad statement about the priorities of British youths, it'd frightening that anyone would say Michael Jackson has good looks. *shudder*

Beckham, not Jesus, is our hero, say British youths: poll

"LONDON (AFP) – George W. Bush and Jesus were left far behind football superstar David Beckham in an Internet survey of British young people's heroes…."

Providing further proof that good looks are the key to success, Beckham was followed in poll by filmstar Brad Pitt with 60 votes and singer Justin Timberlake with 58. Next came Michael Jackson, followed by Jennifer Lopez and Robbie Williams in the survey published on www.celebritystudy.com."