
Over the past few weeks, I've written about a particular aspect of Rick Warren that has so far seen very little formal media attention--his extensive connections to groups and persons connected to the "New Apostolic Reformation" aka "Joel's Army", a particularly virulent "Christi …

Nearly two and a half years to the day, I wrote an early article detailing Rick Warren's connections with Paul Yonggi Cho nee David Yonggi Cho--a figure who is practically at Ground Zero regarding the continued perpetuation and promotion of what has been termed "Latter Rain", evo …

Let's just say that I am not terribly happy regarding Barack Obama's recent choice for inauguration pastor--none other than Rick Warren of Saddleback Church, one of the largest megachurches in the US.

It's generally the tradition that people do like to be scared around Halloween--originally a festival meant to drive away the monsters of the night, we now celebrate all things spooky and monstrous.
Deal Ensures 20,000 Taken Off Rolls Can VoteSource:
Voting-rights activists cut a deal with Colorado's secretary of state late Wednesday that will ensure some 20,000 voters removed from state rolls will get to cast a ballot.
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Barack Obama is the World's Choice for PresidentSource: The Economist
BARACK OBAMA is poised to win at least one election by a landslide. Voters in The Economist's Global Electoral College favour the Democratic candidate over his Republican rival, John McCain, by a hefty margin of more than four to one.

Spokesman for McCain's Pennsylvania Campaign Comes Under Fire for Making a Racially Inflammatory Statement After White Supporter of McCain Admits She Faked Story About Being Attacked by a Black Supporter of Obama and Is Charged With Making False Report to Police; College Republic …
NRSC Ad Assumes Obama WinSource: Politico
The underlying premise of this new ad from the National Republican Senatorial Committee: Obama's going to win.
Palin: The 'right thing' for America will happen Nov. 4 Source: The Boston Globe
Sarah Palin told a high-profile conservative Christian leader that she isn't discouraged by the Republican ticket's sagging poll numbers because she and running mate John McCain have been underdogs all their lives.

Colin Powell, former Secretary of State, held a TOP level security clearance. He knows what a President needs to know. He would never support a candidate for President of the United States, who even for one moment, was not qualified.
The Economist: McCain's Foreign Policy is 'schizophrenic'Source: The Economist
A third big difference is over China and Russia...[D]ealing with them will clearly be central to the next president's foreign policy...Both Russia and China pose problems for America, and will go on doing so during the next four years.
The Bradley Effect – Selective MemorySource: RealClearPolitics
Now that polls indicate Senator Barack Obama is the favorite to win, some analysts predict a racially biased "Bradley Effect" could prevent Obama from winning a majority on November 4th. That is a pernicious canard and is unworthy of 21st century political narratives.

Arizona Senator Gets Booed at His Own Town Hall-Style Campaign Meeting After Rejecting a Supporter's False Claim that Obama 'Is an Arab' and Calling for Respect for His Opponent; Running Mate Palin Accused of Abusing Her Authority as Alaska Governor by Seeking to Have Ex-Brother- …

The GOP Presidential Nominee, in 1980s, Sat on Advisory Board of U.S.
McCain In A Bear MarketSource: RealClearPolitics
Time was, the Baltimore Orioles manager was Earl Weaver, a short, irascible, Napoleonic figure who, when cranky, as he frequently was, would shout at an umpire, "Are you going to get any better or is this it?" With, mercifully, only one debate to go, that is the question about Jo …

In yesterday's post, I went into some of the initial detail on a statement given by Thomas Muthee in the infamous sermon where he "annointed" Sarah Palin and also claimed to literally run a traditional religious practitioner out of his home base.

Today's diary is--and yes, I know, this is a shocker--NOT going to be about Sarah Palin. At least, not directly.

Many times when a bill is passed one can reason why they voted yes and also why they voted no for the usual bill has something for either side.
Other leaders get primetime debateSource: tvnz.co.nz
This story is about TVNZ hosting a debate among several minor political parties in the aftermath of the decision by the NZ National and Labour Parties to boycott it.

Over the past few weeks, folks on the Internet have turned up an impressive amount of info re Sarah Palin's questionable judgements--including scandals involving the Alaska State Police (now known as "TrooperGate") and similar hijinks with the Wasilla PD, info re Palin trying to …

A few days ago, I had reported on Palin's linkages to "Bible-based cult" promoter Bill Gothard...and, sadly, followup info proves that this may be far from her only links to religiously motivated abuse.

Forty Percent of White Voters (Including a Third of White Democrats) Hold Negative Attitudes Toward Blacks So Deeply That They Likely Won't Vote for Obama Because of His Race, AP-Yahoo! News Poll Finds -- Posing a Dangerous Threat to Illinois Senator's Chances of Winning the Whit …