To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Saturday, May 4, 2024

Observercast

Don’t Do Stupid Stuff

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH If you are the last person in America wondering whether Hillary Clinton is running for president, her recent interview with The Atlantic should vanquish any doubts. In that interview, the former secretary of state, who during her tenure was unfailingly loyal to her boss and former adversary, sharply criticized certain aspects of […]

Ranting About Robin Williams, Limbaugh Exposes A Hole In His Own Soul

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BY JOE CONASON Having infuriated millions of Robin Williams fans with insensitive remarks on the late actor’s suicide, Rush Limbaugh now blames the “liberal media” and “despicable leftists” for distorting his innocent message. This is an old dodge for Limbaugh. Yet however he parses his language, there can be no doubt that he sought to […]

Neil deGrasse Tyson Is A Nice Man

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BY FROMA HARROP When I first encountered Neil deGrasse Tyson, I thought, “What a nice man.” He was on the TV screens at New York’s Hayden Planetarium, where he’s director, urging us to behold the wonder of – to use the biblical term – the heavens. That impression only grew on seeing his television show, Cosmos: […]

What’s Wrong With The GOP’s “Hell No” Faction

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BY JIM HIGHTOWER Ah, August – that time of year when the going gets tough … and Congress gets going. On vacation that is. And, to be fair, maybe Congress needs a vacation. All the stress of not passing laws and constantly thwarting any attempt by President Obama to fix America’s problems seems to be […]

Mental Illness

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH When the news rippled out on Monday that Robin Williams had committed suicide, even I thought – for a moment – “but he had everything.” As if suicide is a “choice.” I say “even I” because I know better. My mother was seriously depressed for much of her life. A close friend’s […]