English View of this Election and Muslims
Gaurdian via Talk Islam BBC via Progressive Islam Election 2008, Islam in America, Islam in the US
Category: Politics
The Cost of War
Haroon links to some goodness on Afghanistan. The Atlantic has an email from Afghanistan. Nick Kristof on building schools. The New Yorker on the individual cost of war for an Iraqi veteran. The New Yorker also had a moving photoessay on the cost of war. The photo below is from the series. It’s same photo Colin Powell mentioned in his Obama endorsement.
What Does Palin Really Think of Obama?
Abdul-Halim finds a source that has her calling him “Sambo.” No racism there. Election 2008, Obama, Sarah Palin
Muslims-Americans for Obama
Great resource, and I know they have plans for after the election. Islam in America, Islam in the US
On that Infamous New Yorker Cover
I just saw an old Entertainment Weekly cover that puts the New Yorker cover to shame. Both original and new are on the site if you have no idea what I’m talking about. Obama
Thoughts on McCain
A Make-Believe Maverick. Saruman. McCain’s Integrity. The Great White Hope. Election 2008, McCain
A Texan Talks Jesus
I like Thurman and read his blog regularly. One thing I would never associate with his blog is the art of the word. However, he tries to school us in some Jesus love and comes up with this wonderful line: “We should entice people to know God, not tell them to get used to it. We should be the signposts to greater faith, not the gatekeepers to greater exclusivity.” I think we should use if for our next PFBC.
The Party of Yesterday
I was watching a West Wing Marathon and it was funny to see the issues they were dealing with in the series four years ago, and what’s being leveled against Obama. Bartlett is accused of being a socialist for wanting more kids to go to school. Racists are coming out in full-force because the president’s body man is black. Cold War is over, we won, but we are still worried about socialists. Hilarious. Then I read this Op-Ed. Nice way to keep looking back. Election 2008