Monthly Archives: November 2008

Podcast #33 – Election 2008

Congratulations to President-Elect Barack Obama!  The possible ramifications of an Obama presidency will be shaking out for weeks and months to come, but freethinkers are particularly interested in the effect it will have on separation of church and state, the … Continue reading

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What was that about clinging to guns and religion?

Well, now.  It looks like when now-President-Elect Barack Obama said, referring to certain voters, ”…it’s not surprising then that they get bitter, they cling to guns or religion or antipathy to people who aren’t like them…” that it wasn’t a gaffe, … Continue reading

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Random Thoughts on Election 2008

Meanwhile… I was one of many who received a mass email from Ed Kagin (who is, among other things, National Legal Director for American Atheists and a co-founder of Camp Quest for kids) with the subject line “Vote For the … Continue reading

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My (Mostly Boring) Election Experience

That was fairly painless.  Awoke at 6:00AM, walked out of the house at 6:30 to the polling place a mile away.  Got in line at 6:45 with about 200 people in front of me.  At 7:00 sharp the line began … Continue reading

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Endgame

Well, now.  Finally Finally FINALLY Campaign 2008 is at an end.  It’s all over but the voting.  We hope.  It doesn’t appear, at this point, that there’ll be any significant shenanigans or electoral squeakers.  And the end result seems like … Continue reading

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Halloween gets scarier all the time…

I guess you have to strike while the iron is hot.  Come next year these get ups would barely raise a brow.  Anyway, a little white hair spray, a couple o’ flag pins and a hockey stick and – voila! – … Continue reading

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