Media Conspiracies

Earlier today a story was released regarding a group of journalists who plotted to protect presidential candidate Senator Barak Obama from the Rev. Wright scandal (see story). Is it really so surprising? The media has done an excellent job marginalizing anyone who uses the word conspiracy. Today anyone using the "C" word is branded a nut job, conspiracy theorist, ... and immediately discredited. If I were involved in conspiracies I would think that a great first step to hiding them in plain sight would be to create an environment where anyone making claims of one would be considered a fool.

Civility in Politics

Well it has been about a month since the primary election and I feel settled enough to have a good mental review of my experience. First of all even though the candidate I worked to support lost I would do it all again, even knowing the outcome. Of course there are things I would do differently. It would be sad if this was not the case, because then I wouldn't have learned anything. Let me share with you some of the positives.

 

Amazing Grace: The Rest of the Story

The following story regarding the composer of "Amazing Grace," one of my favorite songs (I especially like the version performed by The Canadian Scottish Regiment Pipes and Drums), is found on page 178 of the book entitled "The Rebirth of America" published by the Arthur S. DeMoss Foundation.