verywide.net » Politics http://verywide.net/blog Just trying to catch butterflies, fish, lunatics, and stars, metaphorically speaking. Sun, 16 Aug 2009 00:17:38 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 en hourly 1 The Broad Theater of a Culture War http://verywide.net/blog/2007/04/08/the-broad-theater-of-a-culture-war/ http://verywide.net/blog/2007/04/08/the-broad-theater-of-a-culture-war/#comments Sun, 08 Apr 2007 23:28:01 +0000 Moody http://verywide.net/blog/2007/04/08/the-broad-theater-of-a-culture-war/ They talk without being criticized nearly enough:

“When the Christian majority takes over this country, there will be no satanic churches, no more free distribution of pornography, no more talk of rights for homosexuals. After the Christian majority takes control, pluralism will be seen as immoral and evil and the state will not permit anybody the [...]

]]> http://verywide.net/blog/2007/04/08/the-broad-theater-of-a-culture-war/feed/ 1 Tell Dr. Eric Keroack to Hit the Road http://verywide.net/blog/2006/11/18/tell-dr-eric-keroack-to-hit-the-road/ http://verywide.net/blog/2006/11/18/tell-dr-eric-keroack-to-hit-the-road/#comments Sat, 18 Nov 2006 09:42:11 +0000 Moody http://verywide.net/blog/2006/11/18/tell-dr-eric-keroack-to-hit-the-road/ It gets me every time: some fool spouting off — in a more or less straighforward manner — about how sexuality and its myriad expressions must be controlled. As PZ Myers reports, Bush “is appointing a certifiable kook to run the federal program that oversees family planning and reproductive health”. This particular cert-k is one [...]

]]> http://verywide.net/blog/2006/11/18/tell-dr-eric-keroack-to-hit-the-road/feed/ 1 The Right of Privacy http://verywide.net/blog/2006/08/15/the-right-of-privacy/ http://verywide.net/blog/2006/08/15/the-right-of-privacy/#comments Tue, 15 Aug 2006 20:26:08 +0000 Moody http://verywide.net/blog/2006/08/15/the-right-of-privacy/ There is no reason for not ensuring the Right of Privacy, and many reasons to do so.

]]> http://verywide.net/blog/2006/08/15/the-right-of-privacy/feed/ 0 Movie: Rabbit-Proof Fence http://verywide.net/blog/2006/07/16/movie-rabbit-proof-fence/ http://verywide.net/blog/2006/07/16/movie-rabbit-proof-fence/#comments Mon, 17 Jul 2006 05:21:46 +0000 Moody http://verywide.net/blog/2006/07/16/movie-rabbit-proof-fence/ Drama, Based on a True Story; 2002; Rated “PG” for emotional thematic material; 1h 33m. Recommended.

A beautifully filmed movie of a poignant, difficult, true story, Rabbit-Proof Fence follows three so-called “half-caste” Aboriginal girls — Molly Craig, age 14, Daisy Kadibill, age 10, and Gracie Fields, age eight — as they flee their captors, making [...]

]]> http://verywide.net/blog/2006/07/16/movie-rabbit-proof-fence/feed/ 1 Al Gore’s Message http://verywide.net/blog/2006/04/30/al-gores-message/ http://verywide.net/blog/2006/04/30/al-gores-message/#comments Mon, 01 May 2006 05:55:11 +0000 Moody http://verywide.net/blog/2006/04/30/al-gores-message/ ...Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth arrives on the scene ready to both stir and confront a controversy that is, in reality, a controversy formed of spin and misunderstanding and not a genuine controversy. And so, too, it arrives on the scene in need of a supportive audience.

]]> http://verywide.net/blog/2006/04/30/al-gores-message/feed/ 2 Get Involved, Before It’s Too Late http://verywide.net/blog/2006/04/30/get-involved-before-its-too-late/ http://verywide.net/blog/2006/04/30/get-involved-before-its-too-late/#comments Sun, 30 Apr 2006 22:28:33 +0000 Moody http://verywide.net/blog/2006/04/30/get-involved-before-its-too-late/ Saving the Internet

Yes, it’s that time again: it’s time to save the Internet from nefarious schemers (most of them Republicans) and their rotten plots (most of them serving giant businesses) to take over the last, great, free (as in freedom, not beer) medium. But before you complete the eye-roll you just started, you might want [...]

]]> http://verywide.net/blog/2006/04/30/get-involved-before-its-too-late/feed/ 0 And Iran… Iran so far away? (ADDENDUM) http://verywide.net/blog/2006/04/09/and-iran-iran-so-far-away-addendum/ http://verywide.net/blog/2006/04/09/and-iran-iran-so-far-away-addendum/#comments Sun, 09 Apr 2006 21:16:46 +0000 Moody http://verywide.net/blog/2006/04/09/and-iran-iran-so-far-away-addendum/ We should be asking ourselves very seriously what such an attack would result in, what the worldwide consequences could be. Nobody (except Iran and its allies) wants Iran to have nukes, to be sure, but no sane person or country wants to strike at that particular hornets' nest, either.

]]> http://verywide.net/blog/2006/04/09/and-iran-iran-so-far-away-addendum/feed/ 0 The Pernicious Persecution of Dr. Pianka http://verywide.net/blog/2006/04/08/the-pernicious-persecution-of-dr-pianka/ http://verywide.net/blog/2006/04/08/the-pernicious-persecution-of-dr-pianka/#comments Sat, 08 Apr 2006 21:27:45 +0000 Moody http://verywide.net/blog/2006/04/08/the-pernicious-persecution-of-dr-pianka/ Pianka may be considered to be an alarmist, but I'd like to point out that alarms are what you want to have go off before the big bad takes you by surprise. Pianka is not spouting nonsense any more than scientists concerned with global warming are.

]]> http://verywide.net/blog/2006/04/08/the-pernicious-persecution-of-dr-pianka/feed/ 0 Health and the Wealthy Nation http://verywide.net/blog/2006/03/02/health-and-the-wealthy-nation/ http://verywide.net/blog/2006/03/02/health-and-the-wealthy-nation/#comments Fri, 03 Mar 2006 03:44:50 +0000 Moody http://verywide.net/blog/2006/03/02/health-and-the-wealthy-nation/ I am sitting here pondering the cost of medicine, especially for those without the benefit of some form of health insurance. It amazes me that we don't offer universal health coverage here in the US. I have always thought it would be a good idea. However, it's not so easy an argument to make around here.

]]> http://verywide.net/blog/2006/03/02/health-and-the-wealthy-nation/feed/ 3 And Iran… Iran so far away? http://verywide.net/blog/2006/02/16/and-iran-iran-so-far-away/ http://verywide.net/blog/2006/02/16/and-iran-iran-so-far-away/#comments Thu, 16 Feb 2006 15:29:15 +0000 Moody http://verywide.net/blog/2006/02/16/and-iran-iran-so-far-away/ A recent Gallup poll finds "the American public worried about Iran's nuclear capabilities, and viewing the country as a threat to the United States". How about that?

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