I’ve been looking at videos of Brian Williams. The thing that jumps out at me is that he has been more of a personality than a journalist for quite a while. There’s something vaguely trashy about the anchor of a network news show performing as he does in these videos. However, it goes a long way toward explaining his I Caught a Fish THAT BIG story about coming under fire in Iraq. That story was part of the Brian Williams act,... Read more
Deacon Greg and the Anchoress have done a good job of covering the story. It seems that news anchor Brian Williams has, over the years, slowly dressed up a story about what happened when he was covering the Iraq war. A helicopter was shot at and forced down. Brian Williams was in another helicopter that was not shot at and was not forced down. But he was near the helicopter that was shot down. Not very near, but somewhat near.... Read more
1. Pray a Rosary on Fridays for the unborn. 2. Make a pet project of one of your state legislators. Track their votes on pro life bills and send them a handwritten letter commenting on how they voted. Better yet, go to the capitol and tell them what you think — kindly — in person. If they vote pro life, send them flowers at the end of session. If they don’t vote pro life, tell them that you are deeply... Read more
Wednesday of this week was Rose Day at the Oklahoma State Capitol. It was a clear, cold day and every parking space, everywhere, was taken. The capitol was full to the brim with pro life people, carrying roses to give to their state legislators. I hugged a lot of people I hadn’t seen for several months and then found a seat at the back of the House Chamber for the program. Pro life people filled every seat in the chamber,... Read more
Tulsa March for Life 2015. Oklahoma has two metropolitan areas: Oklahoma City and Tulsa. The state capitol is in Oklahoma City. Tulsa has an annual march for life which draws thousands of people each year. Oklahoma City has the annual Rose Day at the State Capitol. It was a blessing on my life that I was given the opportunity to be the keynote speaker at this year’s Tulsa March for Life. Anything I can do for the babies is a gift... Read more
In their race to the bottom of the human pile, ISIS murdered a captive Jordanian pilot by putting him in a cage and setting him on fire. I’ve decided to link to the video, primarily because I think that we need to know what ISIS is, and why they must be defeated absolutely. Anyone who joins ISIS or helps them should be hunted down and put in prison, even if it takes decades to get all of them. You can... Read more
Representative Gary Banz told me that when I left, he wanted my parking place. I understood that. My parking place was fantabulous; right next to the Gov’s parking place. That’s what happens when a Rep has more seniority than anybody else in the building. She gets whatever parking space she wants. Did Representative Banz get “my” parking space? I dunno. I haven’t been back to check. I’m going to the Oklahoma State Capitol building for the first time since my... Read more
Public Catholic reader Ken gave me the link to this story. According to Crux, the Vatican has announced an International Day of Prayer and Recollection Against Human Trafficking on February 8. Slavery is on the rise, and a lot of people who think they oppose slavery are aiding and abetting it. I could write a series of posts on the ways in which those of us who oppose slavery with our words end up buying products made by slaves, hiring... Read more
An odd story has begun to circle the web lately. It seems that prosecutors in the Boston Marathon bomber case are (gasp!) asking qualifying questions of prospective jurors. Among these questions are a query as to whether or not said prospective juror would, if the evidence warrants it, find for the death penalty. Now, if someone asked me that question, I would say, No, I will not find for the death penalty. At that point, the prosecutor would reject me... Read more
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