Four more years?

A collection of some of my favorite moments in the 05-08 campaigns (UPDATED): Over the Rhine, “If a Song Could Be President.” I was stunned when Ron Paul invoked the “thousand year Christian tradition of Just War theory” in an early Republican nominees’ debate. I am not exactly a Just War proponent, but he’s the [...]

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Passive Subversive

Ooops. I really thought I might make a run for NaBloPoMo. But it hit me this morning that I’d plumb forgot to. Maybe I’ll make a run for Honorable Mention. Had an unexpected opportunity to offer the invocation at a meeting of local officials last week. My ambivalence about the powers that be aside, I [...]

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We Are the Illusion

We watched Network (1976) over the weekend; first time I’ve seen it. If you haven’t seen it in a while, or have it somewhere at the bottom of your queue, I recommend moving it up. Things have changed so much in the last thirty years that they’re pretty much exactly the same. The clip below [...]

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Gorgeous Behavior

One more comment about worldly gain, and then a song. I promise. A friend from High School is now at the National Review, and wrote this insightful piece about the standards for card playing in the current race. It’s interesting what we choose to get sensitive about, and Palin’s candidacy will give us plenty more [...]

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As you said it to the least of these. . .

Now, I can hardly believe a word being said on or about a convention stage in the last two weeks, but I thought this was an interesting response: a call for Christians to stand against Palin’s rhetoric, if not her content. The Matthew 25 Network includes both shunned Obamacon Roman Catholic Doug Kmiec and ubiquitous [...]

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Just Browsing

A few things that have become unnecessary essentials lately: The Moth podcast Sound Opinions podcast (you were right, Robby, it’s great) BetterWorld Books: great selection, free shipping, and they are very conscientious, even towards local libraries. The Iconogram and Blog Networks Facebook apps: windows into heaven, and into the make-up of the communities behind your [...]

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Permanent Ink and Voting for Change

I watched a bit of the documentary (concert video?) of Joe Strummer, God bless his soul, and the Mescaleros 2001-2002 tour, Let’s Rock Again! Strummer is enjoyable, although there is not really a ton of off-stage reflection. But, that seems to have been his way of doing things. After reflecting on the eagerness of the [...]

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The Whole Sermon

I have not committed my vote, but I am now more interested in attending Senator Obama’s church.* Here is Rev. Jeremiah Wright addressing the National Press Club (broadcast on CSPAN and FOX News in its entirety)[after the jump]. He invokes the prophetic tradition in the Black Church in America as the full context of his [...]

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Partisanity

Capn: Okay, time to brush your teeth. Young’un: NO! I DON’T WANT TO! Capn: Well, that’s one vote. But I vote “yes,” and I am a superdelegate. So, our law prof, essayist, and reasonable conservative soundbite machine Doug Kmiec endorses Obama: . . . as Republicans, we are first Americans. As Americans, we must voice [...]

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Barbara Ann

If you haven’t already seen will.i.am & co.’s contribution to the campaign to get Obama another Grammy, you might still think this parody is pretty hilarious. HT Andi. (I’m capnwatsisname, and I did not just endorse a candidate for President of the United States.)

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