Archive for October, 2007
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
White Like ME
They say that the scariest Halloween costume this year was Hillary Clinton.
Apparently, the second-scariest costume was Mark Elrod. At least it seemed to be that way in a couple of my classes at Harding University today.
Thanks, guys. That was pretty funny.
9 Comments » - Posted in Elrod, Halloween, holidays by ME
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Almost Full Rotation
From Joel Osteen’s October 16, 2007 interview on CNN’s Larry King Live:
KING: OK.
No crosses on display at your church.
J. OSTEEN: Yes…
KING: The only church that I know — the Mormons don’t display crosses.
J. OSTEEN: Well, Victoria grew up Church of Christ. They didn’t, either. It’s never — I mean, Larry, our whole message is the [...]
8 Comments » - Posted in Church of Christ, Joel Osteen, globes by ME
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Karen Hughes
Karen Hughes has announce that she will be leaving her position as Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy and Public Affairs at the US State Department.
Hughes was appointed by President Bush in March. 2005 to address and improve America’s “image problem” with other nations through public diplomacy.
As part of that plan, Hughes envisioned the creation of [...]
21 Comments » - Posted in America, diplomacy, international relations by ME
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Open Mic Wednesday
Happy Halloween and Happy Wednesday.
It’s Halloween, it’s “Wednesday” and she’s happy. Get it?
On most Wednesdays, we just kind of let it go… the powers of this blog to stimulate discussion are legendary.
We get hits from as far away as Beijing, Tuscany and Judsonia.
Now that’s scary.
15 Comments » - Posted in general by ME
Wednesday, October 31st, 2007
Top Ten Political Trick or Treats
Believe it or not, October 31 has been a significant date in world politics and history.
Here’s a slightly adjusted, annual repost of my Top Ten All-Time Political Trick or Treats…
October 31, 1517 - Martin Luther initiates the Protestant Reformation by posting ninety-five complaints against the Catholic Church on the door of the Wittenberg Cathedral.
October 31, [...]
1 Comment » - Posted in Halloween, politics by ME
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
The Boss v. Clear Channel
You may have heard that Clear Channel Communications has found a new threat to the Republic: Bruce Springsteen.
In a effort to save American from listening to Springsteen’s songs and lyrics, Clear Channel Stations are refusing to play songs from the Boss’s new album, Magic.
Stations can still spin the oldies but new songs like Last to [...]
65 Comments » - Posted in Bruce Springsteen, contests, music by ME
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
The Todd Blog, Version XXX
If you have tried to access the Todd Blog from Harding University over the last few days, you have have noted that it has been blocked.
And with extreme prejudice — Todd’s site is being block under the category “pornography”.
Ouch.
Granted, I haven’t look at the Todd Blog in a couple of days, but that’s only because [...]
8 Comments » - Posted in Harding University, blogging, firewall by ME
Tuesday, October 30th, 2007
Those Deadly Meteorites
I usually open the section on “War & Conflict” in my international relations classes by pointing out that wars have killed a substantial number of human beings in human history.
The figure I use is 3.5 billion war-related fatalities in over 14,500 wars in about 5,500 years of human history.
Of course that figure can be adjusted [...]
13 Comments » - Posted in Harding University, international relations, war by ME
Monday, October 29th, 2007
Please Stand By
I have been advised to update the blog (again).
My technicians tell me that WordPress 2.3 will allow ME to do some new things with the blog.
During the upgrade, there may be some interruptions in blog service for remainder of the day. You should still be able to make comments — just be prepared for [...]
4 Comments » - Posted in blogging, housekeeping by ME
Monday, October 29th, 2007
Your Monday Morning History Quiz
Section I: Multiple Choice
Writing on pretentiousness of using the term “Islamofascism” to describe the “war on terrorism”, New York Times columnist Paul Krugman said:
And Mike Huckabee, whom reporters like to portray as a nice, reasonable guy, says that if Hillary Clinton is elected, “I’m not sure we’ll have the courage and the will and [...]
