Posts Tagged zealots
That’s Funny…
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on November 28th, 2011
I don’t know whether these things run in cycles, but over the past few days I’ve seen at least three articles/blog posts speculating why there aren’t any conservative comedians–at least, none with the audience of a Jon Stewart, Stephen Colbert, Andy Borowitz, Bill Maher or several other liberal comics who come readily to mind. I [...]
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Voting for Indiana
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on May 17th, 2011
I see that John Gregg is throwing the proverbial hat in the ring, and running for Governor against Pious Mike Pence. I know relatively little about Gregg. What I do know is that he was once Speaker of the Indiana House, that he is more socially conservative than I am, and that he’s a folksy [...]
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The Mean Between Extremes
Posted by Sheila Kennedy in Random Blogging on November 9th, 2009
The ancient Greeks used to warn of the dangers of extremism, and advocate for the “golden mean.” Our contemporary circumstances point to the value of that warning. I posted yesterday about the hateful responses to Elie Weisel’s objection to equating healthcare reform with Nazi death-camps. But the examples extend much farther: the demonizing of Muslims, [...]
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