http://dougpowers.com Thoughts, musings and commentary by columnist Doug Powers Thu, 24 Jul 2008 18:15:53 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Drudge has the transcript of Obama's speech in Berlin. I've never heard a major political speech of this scope that had the term "herding goats" in it... especially by the third paragraph. As I expected, there were a few "blame America" euro-suckups. Here's just one toward the end of the speech: I know ... http://dougpowers.com/2008/07/24/mr-obama-tear-down-this-nation/ To those who believe that a philosopher named Jesus once walked the earth and was a great moral teacher, but who nevertheless wasn't the Son of God, C.S. Lewis proposed a trilemma called "Lord, liar or lunatic." The challenge was simply this: If Jesus was not the son of God, then ... http://dougpowers.com/2008/07/24/obama-lord-liar-or-lunatic/ As hundreds of mainstream media journalists and talking heads trail Barack Obama as he plays make-believe president overseas, John McCain has been attempting to draw attention to his lonely campaign. Some have suggested that McCain announce his choice for Vice President this week to attempt to overshadow Obama, but it ... http://dougpowers.com/2008/07/23/john-mccain-the-maytag-repairman-of-politics/ For months we knew that, given the two finalists for the Democrat's presidential nomination, members of that party had a heart-wrenching decision to make: "Am I racist, or sexist?" Katie Couric isn't happy with the choice Democrats made, and the fact that she and Hillary Clinton are filthy rich and are ... http://dougpowers.com/2008/07/23/todays-episode/ Radio talk show host Michael Savage has made some people mad again. The previous sentence could be written almost every day, but since the recent controversy hits close to home I thought I'd throw in my two cents. On a recent broadcast, Savage said the following things about autism: “Now you want me ... http://dougpowers.com/2008/07/23/autism-savaged/