tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post4278341487613540246..comments2024-03-30T00:33:32.285+13:00Comments on Anglican Down Under: Quietly Fades the Don?Peter Carrellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-14530029117172101672020-11-20T09:36:17.116+13:002020-11-20T09:36:17.116+13:00Here is the latest on the religious front in the U...Here is the latest on the religious front in the U.S. Tele-Evangelists sphere - which reflects sadly on the political manipulation of the extreme Right :<br /><br />https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lgbtqnation.com%2F2020%2F11%2Fpat-robertson-prays-satan-stop-making-people-believe-joe-biden-won-election%2F%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR0TBjsVg3Ez75id_mosOAHHYY7at_5zlE0c-BOgt5YhWHe7QeSJCUPpJ_w%23.X7bSUKxdtJc.facebook&h=AT0RHGqhofw2CcToJsreexBZg81zH0jqppLZYOxQdhVETMSngmPljwkpf9To4sLPMnTRgRilnsWTRFJ8ZtmStTf08Q5Q1i5Hg9Y41Z58opRXFSwDeDE2u3zQA9d_cIh0VCC8YLl81sGIv3TDEQ&__tn__=%2CmH-R&c[0]=AT0Sy2dINgonP2p9OEMI5SYwbJEMheGomKHP1twbZ95Usjc-H1L6N-pbEnzhnj87LVcSeofk-YHy6Yc1NnizGUrgwBWnfGnQrWLrlxcOK7r6jh3p-jf4nUBtALaYk-51KMJoeUkoxScUHHUBbWo3LPMWv1wFather Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17062632692873621258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-90234682459319938312020-11-13T11:15:25.800+13:002020-11-13T11:15:25.800+13:00Dear All,
I cannot help but be disturbed by on-li...Dear All,<br /><br />I cannot help but be disturbed by on-line videos of Donald Trumps Spiritual Advisor stomping the floor of the White House claiming it as 'Holy Ground for her boss! In her harnguing prayer she invoked to power of 'angels from Africa' and other places to dispel the possibility of Trump's loss of the POTUS Election.<br /><br />Counter to that, comes the news of Pope Francis' call to Joe Biden (November 11) congratulating him in his electoral victory. I know whose 'spiritual knowledge' I can better depend on. Even Trump's Republican allies are urging him to let go of hisd o'er-weaning ambition for another 4 years of power. Father Ronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17062632692873621258noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-16726969267584908352020-11-11T19:48:33.551+13:002020-11-11T19:48:33.551+13:00Simone Weil-- a philosopher, Jew, and Christian in...Simone Weil-- a philosopher, Jew, and Christian in wartime France-- wrote an essay proposing the abolition of all political parties. It is on my mind as I ponder an America in which one party comprises the whole spectrum of constitutionalist opinion from left to right of centre, and the other has decayed into an alliance of those opposed to various positions supported by stable majorities. The former is too broad; the ladder cannot govern. <br /><br />Why should these clubs screen and nominate the candidates for whom I vote? We voters can screen candidates for ourselves by voting on candidates of both parties or no party in a single public primary with a ranking ballot.<br /><br />BWAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-69957169587763823002020-11-09T18:01:42.666+13:002020-11-09T18:01:42.666+13:00Dear Kiwi Observer
At the moment, the eagerness w...Dear Kiwi Observer<br /><br />At the moment, the eagerness we desire is not in TV networks ;-)<br /><br />Best, <br /><br />Kind and GraciousAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-83218440212043468532020-11-09T17:31:03.206+13:002020-11-09T17:31:03.206+13:00Dear Representative Sample of a Kind and Gracious ...Dear Representative Sample of a Kind and Gracious American Voter,<br /><br />I suggest you overestimate the eagerness of any TV network anywhere to have the soon to be ex-President on any show about any topic!<br /><br />Best,<br />Kiwi Observer.Peter Carrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09535218286799156659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3915617830446943975.post-15736261867843245712020-11-09T16:27:50.344+13:002020-11-09T16:27:50.344+13:00Dear Mr President:
Although I voted for the Presi...Dear Mr President:<br /><br />Although I voted for the President-Elect, I am pleased to congratulate you and your campaign on your historic success in registering and motivating millions of first-time voters for last Tuesday's election. As you know, the votes are still being counted in a few places, but it seems possible that you have added more Republicans to the voter rolls than any president in our nation's history. <br /><br />Your achievement won back House seats the GOP lost in 2018 and has perhaps held its majority in the Senate as well. Mainstream pundits are lamenting that the Blue Tsunami never came, but if they could handle the truth, it would be more fair and balanced for them to say that your beautiful Red Undertow cut their big wave to a Blue Ripple. <br /><br />Luckily for you, that Blue Ripple was small enough to give your party an unexpected electoral success, yet mighty enough to liberate you from the tedium of the presidency. Your smashing success entitles you to shed the bother of the White House for the thrill of leading your loyal millions from Mar-a-Lago. By tradition, you will be the titular leader of your party for another four years. But who exactly is going to take your title away?<br /><br />The question is: why should you linger in the inferior and unrewarding office when you can spend all the time you want on the job that you truly care more about? As party leader, you had an obligation to run for the sake of the Republican candidates down ticket. You've done that; they've won. Is there really any reason to bother with more White House press briefings, more foot-dragging from Mitch McConnell, more nay-saying from Anthony Fauci, more of the First Lady's dislike of the capital? <br /><br />The tradition of staying in office-- and snowy Washington-- until late January is just another silly rule waiting for you to break it. Let President Pence shiver on the Capitol steps while Biden takes the oath of office. You can be in sunny Florida getting seconds at the shrimp buffet while you think up a tweet before climbing into the cart for another round of golf.<br /><br />Best of all, by leaving Biden in the dust you will finally catch up to Bush and Obama. Everybody knows that ex-presidents have more fun, are more popular, and get much higher tv ratings than presidents do. Imagine-- your ratings so high that Murdoch broadcasters around the world book you whenever they can. Meanwhile, calls from Stephen Colbert get transferred to the Mar-a-Lago grounds crew. The New York Times watching your interviews on Fox and reading them in Wall Street Journal. When they had the chance, they did not make nice. Time's up.<br /><br />The escape is easy to arrange, sir. Your chief of staff is out sick with the plague, and your staff is in quarantine, but a healthy Marine stands guard just outside the Oval. Just pass the word to him, and he can summon Marine One to take you over the city's monuments to Joint Base Andrews. Once Air Force One is winging down the Potomac to the blue waters of the Chesapeake Bay, nobody can stop you. All you need tweet then is "Give Pence a chance."<br /><br />All best,<br /><br />BW<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com