Great…nice to know this was some theory peddled by a UMC theologian. Just what we need another liberal jackass to run off members from the UMC. You go to Texas, or other Southern states, the UMC is relatively large. In New England the UMC is like an after though. Why? More than likely because of the weird liberal leanings. These Bush-hater theories can fly (sort of) up here…but are soundly rejected in most places.

I started reading Mark Tooley’s article with plans to blast those who publish it…but nearly flew through the roof when I saw that someone from “my own camp” had written the silly thing!

David Ray Griffin, professor emeritus of philosophy and theology at Claremont School of Theology in California, is the author according to Tooley’s piece.

Now as many small conservative UMC churches struggle to pay apportionments, etc. all we needed was someone like Griffin to peddle Bush-hating principles as representative of the church. That should help run off more members.

Maybe we should all contact Claremont School of Theology’s administrative office and complain…ask them to distance themselves from a former faculty member.

http://www.cst.edu/academic_resources/campus_directories_administration.php

Claremont School of Theology

1325 N. College Avenue

Claremont, CA 91711-3199

Phone: 909-447-2500

Fax: 909-626-7062

From: http://porkbusters.org/phpMyEdit-5.5/browsehhsearmarks.php?state=CT

Hat tip: http://michellemalkin.com/

Eye on the UN linked to Patrick Goodenough, theCNSNews.com International Editor's column (Annan, UN Under Fire for Stance on Israel) which reviews some of the current criticisms of Koffi Annan and his comments and actions during Israel's military action against the Hezbollah (Hizbollah??) terrorist organization.

I'm not a big fan of Annan. He always seems to walk the fine line of misconduct. Whether it is his son and illegal contracts, the UN Oil-For-Food scandal, or in this case refusing to place the blame squarely on Hezbollah (where it belongs).

One can only be on the wrong side of history so many times. 

Goodenough's article has the following quote:

In a hard-hitting letter earlier, the Zionist Organization of America accused Annan of rushing to judgment and of engaging in "moral equivalence" by saying there was evidence both Israel and Hizballah had broken international law.

"Despite lip-service paid to the right of Israel to self-defense, its legitimate military campaign is being distorted and maligned by the United Nations' chief executive officer," ZOA president Morton Klein and others said in the letter.

Annan pretends to stand with dignity and courage. All I see is a coward, who does not understand integrity.

Eye on the UN linked to Patrick Goodenough, theCNSNews.com International Editor's column (Annan, UN Under Fire for Stance on Israel) which reviews some of the current criticisms of Koffi Annan and his comments and actions during Israel's military action against the Hezbollah (Hizbollah??) terrorist organization.

I'm not a big fan of Annan. He always seems to walk the fine line of misconduct. Whether it is his son and illegal contracts, the UN Oil-For-Food scandal, or in this case refusing to place the blame squarely on Hezbollah (where it belongs).

One can only be on the wrong side of history so many times. 

Goodenough's article has the following quote:

In a hard-hitting letter earlier, the Zionist Organization of America accused Annan of rushing to judgment and of engaging in "moral equivalence" by saying there was evidence both Israel and Hizballah had broken international law.

"Despite lip-service paid to the right of Israel to self-defense, its legitimate military campaign is being distorted and maligned by the United Nations' chief executive officer," ZOA president Morton Klein and others said in the letter.

Annan pretends to stand with dignity and courage. All I see is a coward, who does not understand integrity.

She writes some pointed comments that really hit home such as:

“Consider Lamont's victory speech, him standing up there flanked by the Revs. Jesse Jackson and Al Sharpton. That visual alone was sufficient to tell us that what had occurred in Connecticut was a quirky flight from reality and not a defining moment in U.S. history.”

Parker pulled no punches on this piece. She takes Jackson to task for buddying-up with Hugo Chavez in Venezuela. Then having the gall to discuss how the U.S. should follow Venezuela’s example. She shatters Jackson’s thin statements with statistics from Freedom House.

As she discusses how the far-left Lamont combined with the Sharpton/Jackson combo seem to scare off black voters these days (as well as those who are not that liberal).

Lamont and Sharpton/Jackson along with the Moveon.org crowd are pushing further to the left without any new ideas. The reality that even Joe Lieberman brought to the Democratic Primary is no longer their reality.

Parker provides this quote:

Michael Barone of U.S. News & World Report points out that Lieberman captured the vote in cities across Connecticut, such as Stamford, where "there are still sizeable blue-collar and black communities." These are what Barone calls the "lunch bucket working class," who can't afford to lose touch with reality.

She takes the Democrats to task for no longer being a party of viable ideas and options. She blasts them for being the party of “No”.

I’ll leave you with a final quote from Star Parker. It is a grim assessment of the Democrats.

“The Connecticut primary amounted to a dangerous retreat into fantasyland, not a steppingstone for the future. It's in the interest of the nation and of the Republican Party that an empty, bankrupt Democratic Party get its act together.”

1856 Hurricane submerges Louisiana resort

A hurricane hits the Louisiana coast, killing more than 400 people, on this day in 1856. Isle Derniere, a resort community, was totally submerged by the storm surges.

This hurricane, which came before scientists began naming big storms, probably formed in the southeastern Gulf of Mexico and moved northwest toward the Alabama coast. At that point, it veered due west and just missed a direct hit on Mobile, Alabama. Instead, the storm headed right for the mouth of the Mississippi River and devastated the Louisiana coast. Written reports of the storm describe it as the worst that anyone at the time could remember.

The worst-hit place was Isle Derniere (Last Island), a resort for Southern aristocrats near the Terrebonne Parish. The storm first brought blinding and torrential rain, which, when combined with strong winds, felt like daggers to the people on the ground. Next, storm surges carried water from Lake Pelto onto the small island from the north. Then, a tidal wave of water from the south devastated the residents. Reportedly, upwards of 150 people were carried off with the wave, with some bodies ending up six miles away. The only survivors from Last Island were those who were able to make it to a steamship moored on the island’s shores. Every building and home on the island was submerged under water for days after the storm.

Also hard hit was nearby Bayou LaFourche, where a mysterious sea creature was rumored to have come ashore due to the hurricane.

Although it avoided a direct hit on the Louisiana coast, the same area was further damaged less than a month later by another hurricane.