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Breaking News: Obama is NOT African-American
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swaldman
In a campaign loaded with unusual attacks, I’d thought that the smeariest had to be the suggestion that Obama is the anti-Christ. I’m no professional political pundit, but I just have to think that being the anti-Christ has got to cost you some votes. (Close runner ups: Obama helped massacre Christians, wants to burn Jews,…
Sam Harris’s (Mostly) Unfair Attack on Sarah Palin
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swaldman
Sam Harris’s attack on Sarah Palin in Newsweek is a mix of brilliant analysis and grossly unfair bits of stereotyping. First, the unfair. “Every detail that has emerged about Palin’s life in Alaska suggests that she is as devout and literal-minded in her Christian dogmatism as any man or woman in the land.” As dogmatic…
Is it The Internet’s Fault that More and More People Think Obama is Muslim?
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swaldman
Last March when polls reported that 10% of the population thought Barack Obama was Muslim, I counseled calm: Obama is a new character on the scene. As people get to know him, that percentage will decline. Instead, it’s gone up. The newest poll from the Pew Research Center showed that 13% now believe he’s Muslim…
Are Secular Folks More Superstitious?
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swaldman
This survey indicates — yes.
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