Category Archives: News and Politics

Media Obsession with Andrew Speaker

Posted on June 1, 2007 by jodi

Andrew Speaker, the guy with tuberculosis who has been all over the news for at least a week now, has the unfortunate circumstance of being the target of obsessive 24 hour news media outlets. Now, on a slow news day, … Continue reading →

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CNN sensationalizes TB news story

Posted on May 31, 2007 by jodi

I know this comes as quite a shock, but it is possible that CNN may have sensationalized a news story. Yes, it’s true – please, calm yourselves from the shock. A man with a drug-resistant form of tuberculosis, who flew internationally … Continue reading →

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Jesus Camp

Posted on May 13, 2007 by jodi

Evan and I watched Jesus Camp over the weekend - a documentary featuring children as they experience evangelical camp, during which they are further taught to speak in tongues, that abortion at any stage is murdering innocent babies, and to lay … Continue reading →

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Wal-Mart Commercial

Posted on February 24, 2007 by jodi

I have to blog quickly about a Wal-Mart commercial I just saw, in which the company is striving to create a family-friendly image. They mention that their employees can obtain health insurance for less than $1/day (heard in a voice-over as … Continue reading →

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Australian Prime Minister Critical of Antiwar Sentiments

Posted on February 11, 2007 by jodi

I read an article this morning about Australian Prime Minister John Howard and his critical comments directed towards Senator Barack Obama because Obama wants to end the war in Iraq. Obama has announced that the U.S.’s top priority should be … Continue reading →

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Another Take on the Christmas Tree/Menorah Debacle

Posted on December 22, 2006 by jodi

You may recall my recent post on Christmas trees being removed from the Seattle-Tacoma Airport. My take on this issue had been – why remove the Christmas trees when the Jewish rabbi wanted a Menorah placed next to them? Why not just … Continue reading →

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Carbon Monoxide Madness, and Thoughts on Electricity

Posted on December 19, 2006 by jodi

Ever since a dramatic storm blew through Seattle last week and over a million area residents lost electricity, there have been a steady stream of those with carbon monoxide poisoning coming through the Harborview ER. People – mostly immigrants new … Continue reading →

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Here we go again…

Posted on December 12, 2006 by jodi

I’m too unimpassioned and not surprised to write a full diatribe on this one (because I’m so tired of making the same points), but here goes: http://www.horsesass.org/?p=2304 Basically, another evangelical leader of a large congregation announced he was homosexual and … Continue reading →

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O Christmas Tree, Where Art Thou?

Posted on December 10, 2006 by jodi

While Evan was reading the local newspaper this morning, he brought to my attention the fact that all of the Christmas trees at the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport were removed after a rabbi was threatening to sue if a menorah was … Continue reading →

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Maybe there’s something I’m not getting…?

Posted on November 5, 2006 by jodi

At this point you would have to be in hiding not to have heard about Evangelical leader Ted Haggard and the accusation against him by Mike Jones, a man who claimed Haggard paid him for three years for homosexual sex. … Continue reading →

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