George Allen's Phony Latino "Astroturf" Endorsement

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Sunday October 08, 2006 · 9:42 AM PDT

2006/10/08 · 09:42

A story in the Washington Post on George Allen's cowboy boots and roots (which made Allen look foolish) mentioned in passing that "a group called the Latino coalition" had endorsed Allen. http://www.washingtonpost.com/... Clearly Allen is desperate to show "ethnic" support since the macaca incident. The group is nothing more than a GOP front group, called an "astroturf" group in political nomenclature for being a phony grassroots organizations. Read More

Why Laxalt and Meese Criticized Jim Webb

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Friday September 15, 2006 · 6:44 AM PDT

2006/09/15 · 06:44

Paul Laxalt and Ed Meese recently criticized Democrat Jim Webb's television ad showing Jim being honored by Ronald Reagan. Did they really care about Reagan's legacy or his "strong on defense" ideology? Here's a little political history to help you understand what was going on. Read More

New Mason-Dixon Poll: Va. Voters Wouldn't Vote for George Allen for Prez

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Tuesday September 12, 2006 · 6:29 AM PDT

2006/09/12 · 06:29

The highly regarded Mason-Dixon pollsters did a survey for the Virginian-Pilot regarding whether Va. voters would like to see George Allen run for president, and whether they'd vote for him. The dual answer: a resounding "no." (Mark Warner got two thumbs up.)

http://home.hamptonroads.com/...

The prospect of U.S. Sen. George Allen running for president in 2008 is losing its appeal to Virginia voters, a new poll shows.
Forty-nine percent said he shouldn't run and 37 percent said he should, according to a survey of 625 registered voters conducted Sept. 5 through Thursday. Asked whether they would consider voting for Allen for president, 52 percent said "no " and 39 percent said "yes."

Santorum, Allen Tie in Washingtonian's "No Rocket Scientist" Award

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Tuesday September 05, 2006 · 6:49 AM PDT

2006/09/05 · 06:49

WASHINGTONIAN MAGAZINE Sept. 2006 Issue--BEST & WORST OF CONGRESS AWARDS
NO ROCKET SCIENTIST
1.Jim Bunning (R-Ky)
2. Tie: Rick Santorum (R-Pa.); George Allen (R-Va.)

Washingtonian Magazine's September 2006 issue features its "Best & Worst" of Congress. It gathers results from ballots sent to senior Hill staff:

"Our survey shows that while there may be lots of partisan backbiting among the senators and House members, their staffers seem far more capable of putting politics aside and making honest judgments," Washingtonian says of the 1,700 ballots sent out and received from an equal number of Republican and Democratic staffers. "It wasn't unusual for aides in both parties to name one of their own as spineless or give the workhorse nod to someone across the aisle."

http://www.pennlive.com/... Read More

George Allen and David Duke: One Degree of Separation

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Monday September 04, 2006 · 4:15 PM PDT

2006/09/04 · 16:15

George Allen recently said: "You can tell a lot about people by the folks they stand with." http://www.dailypress.com/...

Allen is scheduled to speak soon at a Tony Perkins-run gathering, FRC Action. Perkins himself has a checkered past when it comes to racism, including a speech before the Council of Conservative Citizens. Read More

George Allen, the Marshall Fund Award, and the GOP

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Thursday August 31, 2006 · 12:58 PM PDT

2006/08/31 · 12:58

Sen. George Allen is said to be receiving the Thurgood Marshall Community Leadership Award from the Thurgood Marshall Scholarship Fund at the National Press Club on September 7th. The "Fund," however, has strong ties to the GOP and some of its heavy contributors. Read More

That Fired Sunday School Teacher: What the Bible Really Says

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Thursday August 24, 2006 · 9:58 AM PDT

2006/08/24 · 09:58

You may have read of a recent firing of a female Sunday school teacher in upstate New York. The minister, saying he was adopting a literalist view of the bible, quoted St. Paul's letter to Timothy where Paul supposedly said: "I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent." Only many prominent biblical scholars don't believe Paul ever wrote the passage.

The issue of women's role in Christianity overall is complex and contentious, and beyond the scope of this essay. Here, I would just like to focus on the so-called "literalist" view that Paul's writings exclude women from teaching and preaching roles. Read More

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