One of the first things I heard today on Weekend Edition Saturday was Scott Simon’s essay “Gandhi, King, Walesa, Mandela—Obama?” The essay ends with this twist. The president said yesterday, “I do not feel that I deserve to be in the company of so many of the transformative figures who’ve been honored by this prize.” [...]
Archive for October 2009
Obama as Nobel Laureate: To see ourselves as others see us
Posted 10 October 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Nobel Peace Price, Obama, Scott Simon | Categories: Politics | Leave a Comment
So, the state is supposed to support Christian morality?
Posted 7 October 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Law, Morality | Categories: Christianity, Politics | Leave a Comment
Since when does state law affect the spread of the kingdom? I read somewhere that even the Gates of Hell couldn’t defeat the church.
There’s a name I haven’t heard in a while
Posted 6 October 2009 by Bob ChapmanTagged As: Chancler, John Birch Society, Los Angeles Times, PBS, right-wing | Categories: Media, Politics | 1 Comment
On Monday evening, October 5, 2009, I watch the PBS program “Inventing LA: The Chandlers and Their Times.” Knowing about the quality reporting attributed to the Los Angeles Times in recent times, I decided to watch this program. With its recognized quality today (even after a buyout from Chicago), I was a bit surprised to [...]
