Category Archives: Politics and Elections

Now More Than Ever You Need Rachel Maddow

Posted on October 6, 2008 by wallwritings

By James M. Wall Rachel Maddow is quite simply the best thing to happen to American political journalism in my lifetime.  And that covers at least seven decades. Maddow has just been given her own hour-long show in MSNBC-TV’s evening … Continue reading →

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A PERSONAL WORD. . . A Hate DVD on Your Front Porch

Posted on October 4, 2008 by wallwritings

 From Dr. Omid Safi, Associate Professor, Religious Studies,  University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. On his personal web site, Dr. Safi describes the impact on his family by the distribution of the hate-filled DVD, Obsession, distributed in a newspaper ad in … Continue reading →

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Vice Debate; Stanley for Obama; McCain Concedes Michigan

Posted on October 3, 2008 by wallwritings

                                                                      Dr.Ralph Stanley         … Continue reading →

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Has Your Newspaper Put a Hate DVD On Your Front Porch?

Posted on October 1, 2008 by wallwritings

  by James M. Wall If you live in a state too red or blue to be considered a swing state, you will not have seen newspaper ads that include a free propaganda documentary DVD film entitled Obsession. On the other hand, If your state … Continue reading →

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What to Ponder AFTER Watching the Debate

Posted on September 27, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Sarah Palin was banished from all post debate interviews, not a good sign for the McCain-Palin campaign.   Joe Biden was all over the media, appearing on as many network and cable post debate discussions as … Continue reading →

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What to Do While Waiting for the McCain-Obama Debate

Posted on September 25, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall Only one day is left before the first Obama-McCain debate which has been scheduled for a year for Friday night in Oxford, Mississippi. The tension mounts. While we wait, here are suggestions for what to do … Continue reading →

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Marty and the Financial Meltdown With Friedman and Neibuhr

Posted on September 23, 2008 by wallwritings

    Guest column by  Martin E. Marty  “Worst Crisis Since ’30s, With No End in Sight,” screamed the September 18th Wall Street Journal.  The authors of the full-page story tuck in this line under the sub-head “Spreading Disease:” The U. S. financial  system “is … Continue reading →

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Is McCain Now “The Sort of Politician He Once Despised”?

Posted on September 16, 2008 by wallwritings

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Was Sarah Palin Thinking: “I’ll Always Love You, Charley”?

Posted on September 14, 2008 by wallwritings

                                                                   Photo source: Mudflats.wordpress.com By James M. Wall It … Continue reading →

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Falwell Was an “Agent of Intolerance”; So What Is Palin?

Posted on September 9, 2008 by wallwritings

by James M. Wall I have no friends who are radical Christian fundamentalists. Like fundamentalists of all religious traditions, they are intolerant of non believers and dangerous to the public well being. They do not seek my friendship; they seek … Continue reading →

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