21st
It's time for another thrilling episode of..
The GOOD and BAD show!
Every once in a damn while when we (me) feels like it, we (I) post one GOOD thing and contrast it with one BAD thing, for amusement, education, and health. Today’s installment has to do with two public figures, one GOOD, and one BAD. Ready?
Let’s start with the GOOD one.
Jimmy Carter left the Southern Baptist Convention because of its inexcusable attitude toward women. This is good. President Carter’s essay on the subject is a good read. BlogHer.com compiles some good discussion on the matter from women around the web. So there’s the good bit. Hope you enjoy.
Now comes the BAD.
As you have no doubt heard, South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint had this to say about the current attempt at making our health care system slightly less awful:
“If we’re able to stop Obama on this it will be his Waterloo. It will break him,” he said.
Break him? Like a horse? Or a dog? Or a slave? Break him? That, coming from a white southern state right wing fundamentalist bigot? Remarkable choice of words, and revealing.
I like Mark C. Eades suggestion that this be used against DeMint in the 2010 election. For some background on the bad Senator, see this DownWithTyranny entry. It is good.
Well, that wraps up our show for today. Stay tuned for more good and bad, it’s everywhere, and remember, bad people win elections when good people stay home.
With no attempt to be objective, this has been our (my) opinion.
Or as the song goes, that’s our story and we’re stickin’ to it!
I leave you with the immortal words of the late great Berkeley resident Joseph Charles who so sincerely and so often would say to strangers and friends alike, “Have a GOOD day!”
