'The Killer In Me'
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
But could, say, a Christian or Muslim be elected to public office in Israel? Has one?
I think it's more likely for an avowed atheist/agnostic.
Which is more flexible than the US, which seems to be all about one sort of one religion. It seems ironic, but I guess that Israel having more of a sense of ethnic unity than many other countries out there juggles their priorities some.
But could, say, a Christian or Muslim be elected to public office in Israel? Has one?
Past and present Arab members of the Knesset: [link]
Yeah but Rudy really really hates liberals. A lot. And that seems to be the core religion of a lot of Christians. (I don't say "so-called Christians" because as a non-Christian, I don't feel qualified to judge who is and is not a Christian.)
Happy Birthday Sumi.
I just had lunch after about an hour and half of being totally hangry and ready to kill anyone who looked at me. I still feel a little testy. I think I have a hangryover
Gar, I'd say "self-proclaimed holier-than-though Christians" in that case.
It disambiguates.
Or "a certain kind of Christian Conservatives."
So the people who think that a Jewish person shouldn't be president because of their Jewishness are people we should care about and listen to rather than say, telling them, "Y'all are nuts!"
I think it is more the attitude of "I'm going to vote for someone who shares my values" rather than "I'm not going to vote for a Jew". Maybe it boils down to the same thing, but the first one sounds more reasonable. I think the crazy part is the assumption of a direct correlation between religious affiliation and values.
Yeah but Rudy really really hates liberals.
Technically, he hates black people. And Hillary.
I do wonder how much of the GOP base is more than dimly aware that Rudy Guliani did not spring fully formed from the head of the Statue of Liberty on September 12, 2001.
It's sad that Rudy just being competent after a disaster is getting his this much cred. I mean, did he do anything other than not fuck up? (Ray Nagin, I'm looking at you)
It's sad that Rudy just being competent after a disaster is getting his this much cred. I mean, did he do anything other than not fuck up?
There's been some debate over how competent he really was (and that some of his policies prior to 9-11 made things worse that day). He projected competence and reassurance certainly, but I think he may have started his spin after Bush tanked it so badly in the aftermath.