Monthly Archives: May 2008

One of the World’s Best Soccer Players…and Outspoken Christian

Posted on May 17, 2008 by murfmonkey

Kaka is one of the best soccer players in the world, as well as being an outspoken believer in Jesus! When his team AC Milan, won the European League Soccer Championship last year, he tore off his jersey to reveal … Continue reading →

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The Dangers of Being a Talking Head Without a Knowledge of History

Posted on May 16, 2008 by murfmonkey

This is a pretty funny interview. The goofball (Conservative) who is on Hardball needs to read a book on history before he weighs in. Chris Matthews traps him quite well.

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Bush and Going to War

Posted on May 16, 2008 by murfmonkey

This story rings true even though it takes one’s breath away. I hope it isn’t true. From the article: The former Palestinian foreign minister Nabil Shaath says Mr Bush told him and Mahmoud Abbas, former prime minister and now Palestinian … Continue reading →

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India to US: Go On a Diet!

Posted on May 14, 2008 by murfmonkey

India smacks down the notion (set forth by President Bush and Secretary Rice) that food prices are increasing because of the rising middle class in India!?! Whoever fed this information to them did a great disservice because it makes them … Continue reading →

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Has the Fat Lady Sung? (On the Credit Crisis)

Posted on May 13, 2008 by murfmonkey

According to Warren Buffet, the answer is yes. According to Dean Baker the answer is definitely no. He marshals good evidence to support his argument. When so many people have been using their homes as ATM’s, one wonders if we … Continue reading →

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Iraq Corrupt? (Shock Alert)

Posted on May 12, 2008 by murfmonkey

Here is some shocking news. Iraq is full of corruption and the Bush Administration is hiding it! I cannot believe it…okay, I can believe it. Iraq is going to go down in history as the mother of all corruption episodes … Continue reading →

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Hope for Evangelicals?

Posted on May 8, 2008 by murfmonkey

Os Guiness (along with help from about 80 other evangelical leaders) has put together a Christian Manifesto. The summary I read looks like it is pretty good. Perhaps we will recover what it means to act, think, and believe as … Continue reading →

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Cali is in a Hurt Locker (of it’s own making)

Posted on May 7, 2008 by murfmonkey

A budget deficit of 20 billion? No one willing to accept cuts? What do you do? What else can you do but soak people for more taxes? California is in a hurt locker, that it created through run away spending … Continue reading →

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More from Thomas Friedman

Posted on May 7, 2008 by murfmonkey

The man gets it right again. From the article: We are not as powerful as we used to be because over the past three decades, the Asian values of our parents’ generation — work hard, study, save, invest, live within … Continue reading →

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The Price of Oil and the Decline of Freedom

Posted on May 7, 2008 by murfmonkey

What do the two have to do with each other? Thomas Friedman explains. I don’t always agree with Friedman, but he has an incredible ability to put together disparate events into a whole and then explain them. He is especially … Continue reading →

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