A few weeks ago, Stuart Shepard from Focus on the Family created this now-slightly-famous video in which he suggested that Christians should pray for rain during Barack Obama's acceptance speech: Well, Obama gave his speech, and it didn't rain. The problem with such a public and specific prayer request is that if nothing happens, Shepard's got some awkward explaining to do. I … [Read more...] about So I Guess There Was No Rain…
David Dickovny?
I don't know, but I suspect either the AP wire is getting its feed from the The Onion, or David Duchovny is just punking everyone: LOS ANGELES - David Duchovny has entered a rehabilitation facility for sex addiction. In a statement released Thursday by his lawyer, Stanton Stein, the actor said he did so voluntarily, adding: "I ask for respect and privacy for my wife and … [Read more...] about David Dickovny?
Prosecuting the Opposition
Our election system is sliding faster and faster toward being a fake form of democracy. Here's an anti-Obama ad created by the American Issues Project, which appears to be some sort of conservative organization. It points out some possibly troubling connections between presidential candidate Barack Obama and William Ayers, a member of a radical group called the Weathermen, … [Read more...] about Prosecuting the Opposition
Arresting the Rabble
With the conventions going on this week and next, both the Underdog Blog and Simple Justice have posts up reminding us that police state operations have become the norm around major political events, with protesters coralled blocks away in so-called "free speech zones." Silly me, I thought the whole damned country was supposed to be a free speech zone. Both of them post this … [Read more...] about Arresting the Rabble
Healthcare Blogging To Come
In the coming weeks and months, I'm planning to try to dilute some of the legal blogging on Windypundit with a little blogging about the healthcare crisis in this country. I should admit right here at the start that I'm woefully ignorant of how the healthcare industry works. It's the biggest industry in the world, and it will only become more important as I get older, so it … [Read more...] about Healthcare Blogging To Come