Unfortunately, we’re not talking about scrabble here.
Ad challenges GOP’s stand on gay rights
> Calling language in the Republican Party’s platform “vicious and mean-spirited,”
They preface the message by using provocative words to get our attention and make us read or listen further.
>”The radical right has hijacked the party, and we’re fighting back,”
Keep an eye out for 2 new Christian music channels going on the air later this year.
The Gospel Music Channel will feature videos, concerts, biographies, and music specials on all styles and genres of Gospel music.
The MP Network (“music positive”) is a video music channel, along with a companion website that offers streaming video, artist info, and other special features.
Interesting note: The executive VP of the MP Network is Mike Mason, who helped launch TechTV (now G4TechTV).
Survey results came out today on the driving habits of Americans and it is interesting to say the least.
Let’s see…
Men complain of drivers who talk on cell phones and drive while distracted, while women are more bothered by aggressive behaviors like speeding and tailgating.
Report: Abu Ghraib was ‘Animal House’ at night
Interestingly enough, despite the tabloid headline, the real truth comes out in this Report “the four-member advisory panel appointed by Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld in early May to investigate abuse allegations” chaired by by James Schlesinger. The fact is, abuse occurred at the Abu Ghraib facility - abuse that ended in death for five of the detainees. That is a hideous scar on the reputation of our country and there is no excuse for it. But the attempts by popular media to make our entire military structure appear evil, conspiratorial and sadistic are refuted by this article. Of course, the The ever-trustworthy CNN is faithful to include these details… buried far enough down in the article that most will never see them.
When viewed objectively several points come out. Senior officials made very clear that Geneva regulations should apply. They failed in not providing adequate supervision and by a low officer to prisoner ration (75/1 as mentioned in the article). However, the investigative panel doesn’t recommend Rumsfeld’s resignation and if we read the numbers… Out of 50,000 people detained - there were only 300 allegations of abuse - even after apparent efforts to “encourage” prisoners to report. And though the investigations are only 1/2 completed, only 66 cases of the 155 reported have been substantiated. And the investigators are fair in reporting the “great stress” the officers endured at Abu Ghraib including daily shelling of the facility, Iraqi police smuggling arms to the prisoners and the aforementioned ratio of officers to prisoners.
The Pew Research Center released the following survey report today:
GOP the Religion-Friendly Party
But Stem Cell Issue May Help Democrats
While society has been tempted with the false hope that cures for certain diseases are just around the corner, if and only if we would ‘move out of the dark ages’ and ‘progress into the 21st century’ by embracing embryonic stem cell research , we get the following poll report on the public’s view of the issue….
