My Response to Governor Palin's Op-Ed

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Wednesday July 15, 2009 · 1:10 PM PDT

2009/07/15 · 13:10

Governor Palin recently had an editorial published in the pages of the Washington Post. I felt it deserved a response. I am not an economist, so I won't address that aspect of the editorial, but I did want to talk about resources, considering statements like this:

We are ripe for economic growth and energy independence if we responsibly tap the resources that God created right underfoot on American soil.

David R

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Monday August 04, 2008 · 7:00 AM PDT

2008/08/04 · 07:00

It's been a busy weekend for me, and I thought I would relate a couple of experiences that deal with our current authoritarian zeitgeist.

David R

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Monday August 27, 2007 · 5:26 AM PDT

2007/08/27 · 05:26

Michael Crichton (yes, I know he's a badguy now) in Jurassic Park came up with a term that I have fallen in love with: "Thintelligence".

In that novel, he used the term to describe scientists who were incredibly brilliant within a narrow scope of endeavor, say biotechnology, but who lacked the perspective to comprehend the larger ramifications of their work. For a real world example, you might consider Einstein's remorse after helping create the atomic bomb.

I suggest coining a new term: "Thinpassion". This would describe those who become passionate or concerned about an issue, enough to make judgements and have opinions, but who lack a deeper understanding of that issue and why it exists. For example, hunting. Some people, still, apparently consider hunting to be just a blood sport, where some mean, nasty hunters get together to ambush and assassinate innocent, unsuspecting wild things in the forest.

This diary was written as a specific response to a comment in another diary, so I know there are such people out there, even here on Daily Kos.

David R

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Monday April 16, 2007 · 7:42 AM PDT

2007/04/16 · 07:42

As is my morning habit, I looked over various online news articles while eating breakfast. While checking out Yahoo News, I skimmed the editorials, and found this one: Atheism isn't the final word, from USA Today, by Don Feder.

I realize Don Feder has a well-earned reputation for being a bigoted right-wing mouthpiece, and perhaps I should just ignore him. On the other hand, I do not think it would sit well with me if I did not say something to rebutt Feder's lies about atheism. This is going to be a point-by-point rebuttal, but I'll try to chop out irrelevancies where possible, and hopefully wind up somewhere within the acceptable guidelines for copying and pasting.

David R

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Wednesday January 31, 2007 · 4:19 AM PST

2007/01/31 · 04:19

Good morning, Kossacks, or afternoon, or evening, whenever this finds you. As has become my habit (or addiction?), I spend the early morning reading the news and blogs online. As I was reading Eschaton, I ran across the following conversation over at Think Progress, and it started me thinking about something in my life. To be honest, it's a burden, and while the experience has been educational, it is also painful and sorrowful. I think maybe I shouldn't bear it alone anymore. It's just another anecdote, of course, but maybe you will gain a little insight thereby, another piece of fuel for the fire that drives the engine that may help us transform this country into a better place.

Oh, this is my first diary, please be kind.

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