Daily Archives: June 2nd, 2007

Jerry Falwell on Bush, and the Christianist Hatred of Good Works

June 2, 2007 – 1:35 pm

“I’m hearing from the Lord it’s going to be like a blowout election in 2004. The Lord has just blessed [Bush]… It doesn’t make any difference what he does, good or bad.”–Jerry Falwell before the 2004 elections.
” … doesn’t make any difference what he does, good or bad.”  That’s the part that creeps me [...]

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Britain’s Gay Prime Minister

June 2, 2007 – 12:56 pm

… turns out they’ve already had one.

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Blog Spelling: A Question of Grammar, Spelling, and the Tyranny of Convention

June 2, 2007 – 8:59 am

Why is it that Blogger is spelled with two “g’s”, but Blogosphere is spelled with only one? Though I am a writer, grammar and spelling have always been my weak points (thank you open-office). I’ve always felt more like an orator who writes down his oratory, than a quiet writer who thinks more [...]

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