To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Thursday, October 31, 2024

Observercast

Why A New Jersey Puffer Fish Should Not Be President

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER When Mitt Romney’s campaign was investigating potential choices to be his 2012 running mate, they gave each prospect a fish-themed code name, such as Lake Fish, Filet-O-Fish, etc. Their name for New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, a tireless self-promoter known for his bloated ego, was Puffer Fish. The Romneyites determined that the […]

Trump Finally Trumped

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH Poor Potter Stewart. The late Supreme Court justice wrote many important opinions, but will forever be known for honestly admitting that when it came to defining obscenity, “I know it when I see it.” Isn’t that the truth about some things? When people ask me to draw the line between serious candidates […]

What Moved Marriage Equality From Taboo To Justice?

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER From 1956 until 2010, CBS television’s daytime lineup included America’s longest-running soap opera: As the World Turns. But times change, and now a real-life human drama of profound importance has debuted in America: As the Generations Turn. It’s the inspiring story of our society’s continuing struggle to evolve toward dignity and mutual […]

Too Many People Crowding The Great Sights

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BY FROMA HARROP ROME, Italy – On a recent June day, about 24,999 other tourists and I squeezed into the Vatican’s Sistine Chapel. Seeing the Vatican and its museums is one of the most visually magnificent experiences on Earth. Clearly, the word has gotten out. The chapel’s ceiling – where Michelangelo painted God sending the […]

Obama’s Lonely Road

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BY FROMA HARROP Americans were perilously close to losing their right to health care when the Supreme Court offered a reprieve. Few were more grateful than the conservative politicians who had been railing against the Affordable Care Act while praying they would not have to face the political consequences of its collapse. For progressives, guaranteed […]