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Forum: Politics 12-03-2008, 06:51 AM

Replies: 12 Why some non-bigots want to protect the existing definition of marriage Views: 1,142 Posted By Oxcoug Why some non-bigots want to protect the existing definition of marriage An old neighbor has a crazy smart 13 year old daughter who's teacher basically asked her to go out and interview religious bigots to see how they think. So it was charming when she came to me to...

Forum: Politics 07-18-2008, 01:18 PM

Replies: 1 The New Republic Trashes Naomi Klein (apparently not that difficult) Views: 497 Posted By Oxcoug The New Republic Trashes Naomi Klein (apparently not that difficult) Watching parts of a Naomi Klein program on FORA a while back I was amazed that someone who didn't seem to know what fascism is decided to write a book on America's "fascist shift." Her "research"...

Forum: Religious Studies 07-16-2008, 03:02 AM

Replies: 38 Any geneticists? Question re DNA, Jesus, the Bible Views: 7,992 Posted By Oxcoug Waters with another patented adolescent response Mate seriously - you're making me laugh. I know you're not trying to. But why do you default to such teenage girl games? And if you are determined to try and sabotage the substance of the...

Forum: Religious Studies 07-15-2008, 10:03 PM

Replies: 38 Any geneticists? Question re DNA, Jesus, the Bible Views: 7,992 Posted By Oxcoug Thanks Solon - the bit at the end actually answers the question In referring to the Thracians (modern day Bulgaria, parts of Turkey and Macedonia - I believe - where there is nearly zero modern incidence of red hair and hazel eyes) Xenophanes refers to them as if...

Forum: Religious Studies 07-15-2008, 11:53 AM

Replies: 38 Any geneticists? Question re DNA, Jesus, the Bible Views: 7,992 Posted By Oxcoug Mike, must you act like child? Would it pain you to to respond to the actual question? I made it pretty clear that the race question itself means nothing to me. I simply tire of the groveling to a new convention in political...

Forum: Religious Studies 07-15-2008, 01:52 AM

Replies: 38 Any geneticists? Question re DNA, Jesus, the Bible Views: 7,992 Posted By Oxcoug Any geneticists? Question re DNA, Jesus, the Bible It's a fad in current visual representations - documentaries etc - to depict Jesus as having bit of an Arab appearance. The rather simplistic thinking seems to be "heyyyy look at that part of the...

Forum: Politics 07-07-2008, 03:16 PM

Replies: 3 Bill Clinton said something profound here in Aspen last night Views: 573 Posted By Oxcoug Mmmm yes..... He's my older brother. Although I probably wouldn't be publicly damaging his name by associating him with myself if he weren't leaving BYU in a month to join me in the media world.

Forum: Politics 07-06-2008, 04:52 PM

Replies: 3 Bill Clinton said something profound here in Aspen last night Views: 573 Posted By Oxcoug Bill Clinton said something profound here in Aspen last night Which is that one of the duties of good citizenship is to seek out dialog with people we disagree with. I blogged about it here...

Forum: Politics 06-12-2008, 11:28 AM

Replies: 1 "Unified Jerusalem": Obama says some more words Views: 608 Posted By Oxcoug Undivided Jerusalem? Obama says some more words Barack Obama is an outstanding rhetoritician. He's the type of speaker that - esp if it were possible to set aside all political implications - can actually be a pleasure to watch. Huge points for...

Forum: Politics 06-09-2008, 06:02 PM

Replies: 3 WashPo: Bush prewar intel "generally substantiated" Views: 587 Posted By Oxcoug WashPo: Bush prewar intel "generally substantiated" A remarkable writeup. We all know Bush is a bit of a clown. We all know Iraq was badly mismanaged. But the "Bush lied" echo chamber antics have been cheapening the public discourse for years. No...

Forum: Politics 06-06-2008, 12:26 PM

Replies: 8 Pew: Obama's favorable among independents shrunk from 62 to 49 Views: 765 Posted By Oxcoug Cali: "We have no idea, from that quote, when the... Cali: "We have no idea, from that quote, when the drops occurred that were so precipitous....." Rarely does the overused e-talk acronym "LOL" literally translate to "laughing out loud" (which is...

Forum: Politics 06-06-2008, 06:36 AM

Replies: 8 Pew: Obama's favorable among independents shrunk from 62 to 49 Views: 765 Posted By Oxcoug Pew: Obama's favorable among independents shrunk from 62 to 49 bt Feb and May According to this article in New York Magazine http://nymag.com/news/imperialcity/47551/ . Cali got pretty excited in our last conv on Obama arguing that he hadn't been meaningfully...

Forum: Politics 05-30-2008, 10:44 PM

Replies: 29 Does Cali really think the Wright thing isn't an issue for voters? Views: 1,939 Posted By Oxcoug Coooome on kids. Unfurrow your brows. We're... Coooome on kids. Unfurrow your brows. We're Mormons right? Mostly? We call each other "brother" and "sister." Obviously I didn't mean it as some religious salutation. But I did mean it as a...

Forum: Politics 05-30-2008, 10:39 PM

Replies: 29 Does Cali really think the Wright thing isn't an issue for voters? Views: 1,939 Posted By Oxcoug On evidence - the claim I have made is that... On evidence - the claim I have made is that perceptions about Obama changed for the worse. Prior to this incident he was viewed as a post-racial candidate. Many voters no longer buy that. The...

Forum: Politics 05-30-2008, 10:28 PM

Replies: 29 Does Cali really think the Wright thing isn't an issue for voters? Views: 1,939 Posted By Oxcoug Mr Creek. No - it's not intended to be... Mr Creek. No - it's not intended to be pejorative. It's intended to be playfully combative. All you missed was the tone of my "voice" which can be difficult to spot in e comm.

Forum: Politics 05-30-2008, 10:26 PM

Replies: 29 Does Cali really think the Wright thing isn't an issue for voters? Views: 1,939 Posted By Oxcoug As for Clinton hurting Obama Sure - she's taken her shots. But there's an interesting theory shared by one of my biz partners who is a former Democratic White House Dir of Communications (and - oh yes Cali - his opinion does, in...

Forum: Politics 05-30-2008, 10:14 PM

Replies: 29 Does Cali really think the Wright thing isn't an issue for voters? Views: 1,939 Posted By Oxcoug This is getting fun....I should thank you for... This is getting fun....I should thank you for that. I might add - you're genuinely smart. I write that w/o even a slight smirk. But - how is a publisher of a magazine with a half million...

Forum: Politics 05-30-2008, 09:46 PM

Replies: 29 Does Cali really think the Wright thing isn't an issue for voters? Views: 1,939 Posted By Oxcoug Oh no. You're underwhelmed. How devastating. I... Oh no. You're underwhelmed. How devastating. I was so keen to impress you. And ahhh... the Cougarboard smack. The last (or first?) retreat of an angry Cougarguarder. Damn that Cougarboard and all its...

Forum: Politics 05-30-2008, 08:35 PM

Replies: 29 Does Cali really think the Wright thing isn't an issue for voters? Views: 1,939 Posted By Oxcoug Sentences like this are fun for me: "have you... Sentences like this are fun for me: "have you given up on all rational thought?" Nice hyperbolic reflex, but I assure you Sister Cali, there is no departure from rational thought in my previous...

Forum: Politics 05-30-2008, 07:56 PM

Replies: 29 Does Cali really think the Wright thing isn't an issue for voters? Views: 1,939 Posted By Oxcoug Uh huh. Here ya go. http://www.realclearpolitics.com/epolls/2008/president/charts.html Note: in early March Obama has a solid 5 pt advantage over McCain. In early May he got that back to a 4 pt, but never back to its...

Forum: Religion 05-30-2008, 07:51 PM

Replies: 0 Chieko Okazaki talk on FORA.tv Views: 426 Posted By Oxcoug Chieko Okazaki talk on FORA.tv http://fora.tv/2007/02/17/Peacemaking Broken into easy DVD-style chaptered segments.

Forum: Politics 05-30-2008, 07:42 PM

Replies: 83 Israel as "occupiers" and other bull poop Views: 8,343 Posted By Oxcoug Yes - the Bible is not an "epic poem" Most of it is not written in dramatic literary style, some of it is written with a painfully dull insistence on recounting technical detail. The endless and otherwise pointless data laid out in...

Forum: Politics 05-30-2008, 06:48 PM

Replies: 83 Israel as "occupiers" and other bull poop Views: 8,343 Posted By Oxcoug I'd say Solomon ........ Abraham constitutes a continuum. At one end you have Solomon and David - pretty high on the historicity scale. On the other you have Abe and his immediate progeny - high on the visibility but low on the...

Forum: Politics 05-30-2008, 06:27 PM

Replies: 2 The religious right is nuts Views: 456 Posted By Oxcoug The nutty religious right is definitely nuts - but even on the religious right it would be a minority that would agree with those comments.

Forum: Politics 05-30-2008, 05:52 PM

Replies: 12 Bob Dole savages McClellan for being the chubby, spineless mediocrity that he is Views: 741 Posted By Oxcoug No, it's not really like that Because it would make him like the eigth "cop" to try and do it - it's just piling on to a profitable trend at this point. He says nothing new. Most "cops" coming out to allege corruption would be...

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