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Change… but Hope [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

I am watching Fox and Friends for the first time in forever. I think it’s indicative of this new day. As many readers know, I'm forever watching MSNBC. But after that radical, dangerous, unwieldy, paternalistic vote Sunday night: Donny Deutsch, Lawrence O’Donnell, Eugene Robinson in the morning … I can’t do it anymore. At least not today. It’s Laura Ingraham and ... well, Rudy Giuliani in the morning. There's not much that is perfect in this world ... or on morning talk TV.

laura ingraham and rudy giuliani aren't even perfect by fox news standards!

re: Most Powerful Woman in American History [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

Lots of nominations for Edith Wilson.

03/23 11:57 AMShare

i know every day it's like, what planet are these people on, but really, what planet are these people on

and yes i know the thing with the stroke and all that

Phyllis Schlafly

K O'B [John J. Miller]
The most powerful woman in American history is Kate O'Beirne.

The Crist-Rubio Debate [Kathryn Jean Lopez]
I watched half feeling guilty that it's Palm Sunday.

catholics are allowed to watch TV on sundays.

k-lo's defense of the pope in recent weeks are so pathetic it's not worth posting

plz post

ok but it's more boring than pathetic...k-lo on 3/26:

My friend Fr. Raymond DeSouza in Toronto has also written a piece worth reading, which gets to the heart of the issue: There is a deep and shameful history of Catholics not being Catholic — including in seminaries and rectories. He writes, in part:

In the 1960s, like much of society and after the Second Vatican Council, the Church simply abandoned her disciplinary life. Doctrinal dissent was not corrected, but often celebrated. Liturgical abuses, both minor and outrageously sacrilegious, were tolerated. Bishops simply stopped inquiring into priestly asceticism, prayer and holiness of life. Non-Catholics often have an image of the Catholic Church as a ruthlessly efficient organization with a chain of command that would make the armed forces jealous. The reality for most of the 1960s to 1980s was the opposite. A priest could preach heresy, profane the Holy Mass, destroy the piety of his people and face no consequences. The overseers decided to overlook everything. It is any surprise, then, that when accusations of criminal immorality emerged they too were dealt with inadequately, if at all?

Pope Benedict, in his bluntly-worded letter to Irish Catholics last week wrote that the bishops "failed, at times grievously, to apply the long-established norms of canon law to the crime of child abuse." Too many bishops weren't Catholic enough. They failed, for example, to follow the clear direction of the 1983 Code of Canon Law that a cleric who commits sexual sin with a minor "is to be punished with just penalties, not excluding dismissal from the clerical state if the case so warrants."

A culture of laxity had so infected bishops that their disciplinary muscles had severely atrophied. It was not as if they were vigilant rulers in all aspects, but perversely indulgent of sexual abuse. Indulgence was shown to abuses of all kinds. So latitudinarian had the clerical culture become that even modest attempts at doctrinal discipline were widely mocked — or do we forget that the progressive press, inside and outside the Church, calling Joseph Ratzinger "God's Rottweiler"?

translation: the liberalization of the Church begun w/Vatican II in the 60s led to child abusing priests. celibacy and a culture of sexual repression had nothing to do with pedophilia.

ok so what they need is just more celibacy and sexual repression, in other words they should be more like k-lo ; )

imagine being one of these people - butt hurt/mad at the world conservatives - what a miserable, paranoid existence

― the mighty the mighty BOHANNON (m coleman), Monday, March 15, 2010 10:15 AM (1 week ago) Bookmark

lol welcome to living with my roomie

Also: the notion that Ratzinger wasn't himself to blame for the "liturgical abuses" about which K-Lo's butthurt friend complains is fucking offensive.

One of the bloggers the other day linked to this article on Salon which starts with an anecdote which made me literally LOL:

A quarter-century ago -- at a time when about 10 priests in Rhode Island had already been accused of sexually abusing children -- the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence tried to stop my then-14-year-old daughter from making her confirmation because of her mother's work with Planned Parenthood. When that conversation took place in our pastor's office (and was taped by me), I was also told not to come to the rail, since I'd been excommunicated for that work.

My reply?

"Let me understand this, Father. Because of my work with women at Planned Parenthood, you don't want me to come to the rail and take communion from the hands of a man who sexually abuses children? Is that what you're telling me, Father?"

From a $100 Contributor to NRO [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

"I wish I could give more but after Sunday I'm going to need every penny I can to pay for everyone else's health care. Keep up the good work and keep pushing for conservative 'change we can believe in' in November.

That could only be more perfect if it ended with "God bless."

Also, this from K-Lo's Twitter feed:

there are bigger fish to fry but the president's leg on the oval office desk is a jarringly perfect image of this administration's approach
about 19 hours ago via web

yes, bush put his feet on his desk too. doesn't quite change my view of the obama photo. and i'm sure i haven't surprised you any. enjoy.
about 17 hours ago via web

I mean, how can one even begin to interpret this as anything except "It's different if a Democrat/black guy does it?"

I'm more concerned about the bigger fish she's frying.

The return of the thin white Gallagher:

Defending David Frum [Maggie Gallagher]
Jonah: The substantive attacks on David Frum consist of this: Having been unexpectedly sacked by his employers, he has theorized that donor pressures might be involved. I cannot believe that any human being under the circumstances would not wonder about it. Well, perhaps David is wrong; AEI will survive this surmise.

To attack his character the way people have is wrong, untrue, and ugly. For myself, I should say that David has always seemed to me, well, a little on the Canadian side in his outlook (I expect he's a pariah there for his views). But Rich Vigilante is right; as a movement, we owe him an enormous debt — for the Supreme Court we have, if no other reason. Gratitude, if not friendship, requires that we reject the attacks on his character.

"David has always betrayed a preference for Manitoba over Minnesota."

ok not the corner red state still big blog lolz within http://youtu.be/RbkwPtqWtxU

From a $100 donor:

My Democrat bosses hate that I surf to NRO every lunch hour. This donation will really tick them off. Keep up the good work.

hopefully the bosses use opendns b/c I added some categories for NRO such as tasteless, humor, hate speech :)

Anonymous [Kathryn Jean Lopez]

The piece we published today on the devastating effects of pornography has kept a steady stream of e-mails coming into my inbox. Some telling devastating tales. Some confessions. Some adamant defenses of pornography from frequent users. Some cries for help.

Please feel free to keep them coming. I'll report back here before too long.

Good night for now.

03/31 11:52 PMShare

hahaha;fa;fhj;dfhasdufhsdpuaf more please

http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=MzQ2NGE3YmJlYmQ1ZmQ3OTQyM2U0ZjY1MTExNWM0YWY=

"Do we even talk?"

The royal we, I assume.

Also what's with the clown who says he can't have a beer with the boys after work anymore. I realize the Church is cracking down and all but even so...

Also, masculinity is severely constrained and diminished in the modern world. We don't compete, don't fight, don't hunt, our sports are corrupted by money and odd socioeconomic factors that increase the psychic distance between fan and participant, you can't have a beer with the boys after work anymore. There are women everywhere, each one a potential problem; there is NO male world, and very little male life left. Even commenting privately to another guy about a woman's appearance is risky, as half the men are self-appointed Protectors of Approved Social Norms. Women don't really need us anymore and the partnership doesn't seem as equal as it used to; every guy is 1 lawyer away from losing half of what he has and most of what he'll have in the future. Infidelity? Most men can't afford it.

On the flip side of all this is a barbaric ghetto culture that most men want no part of and likely doesn't exist outside of hip hop and the NBA.

i know lol like "how can i now blame black ppl for this hmmm"

this is the most pathetic shit i've ever read:

But I can only do without it about 6 months. Then the urge to look at pornography overwhelms me, and I spend a few weeks seeking and looking—sensations are more intense, more pleasurable . . . then I feel shamed and throw it all away.

And then 6 months later, I seek out the same pornography I saw before, to rebuild "my collection." It has been an endless cycle.

I'd be dishonest, however, if I didn't explain: Prayer hasn't helped one bit. 25 years of prayer didn't make even a minor dent. Church hasn't helped. Confession hasn't helped.

Maturity has weakened the cycle, but not destroyed it.

I'm hoping this last time *will* be the *last* time.

oh come on this is more pathetic

Kathryn,

Like many men I know, I became addicted to pornography as a young man, and my addiction continued into my marriage. I thank God that I never accepted it as normal and always fought it, always felt ashamed of it. The best thing I ever did, as hard as it was, was to admit my problem to my wife. She is an amazing woman, and her reaction to my telling her was even more than I hoped for. I kicked the addiction because she was willing to help me and help hold me accountable. She may be unusual in her reaction and love, but I doubt it. I suspect that any married man in the same position would be amazed at how loving and helpful his wife would be if he could find the courage to reach out to her for help. I implore you married men with an addiction to porn to confess your problem to your wife. I know how ashamed and embarrassed you feel. Please get her involved. She loves you, and she will help you.

Rogermexico, how dare you make fun of Jesse James that way.

Kathryn,

I finally broke the cycle by taping a small picture of you to my monitor.

Yours in christ,

xpost bwaha (though it works both ways)

I guess I should concede that might not be nearly as pathetic as it sounds if "her reaction" was... more interesting than I'm giving credit for?

Since I gave up porn my sex life with my wife has improved greatly. She’s pregnant with our third child. . .

Hahahaha dude your sex life is over.

First off, my wife and I have no children We married seven years ago, after dating for about four years.

The first thing my wife decided, after we married, was to make me the sole breadwinner, drop out of the regular workforce, and pursue her assorted entrepreneurial interests, I didn't get a say in this decision.

Seven years on, I am still the sole breadwinner, she's still pursuing her journey of entrepreneurial self-discovery, and I have lost a lot of respect for her. I've let her know what effect her decision is having on me. No matter. She has her hooks in, she has a roof, heat, food, water, etc., so it seems all the one to her. For myself, her behavior so disgusts me, I really don't even want to touch her.

I use porn for relief. I don't think I'm particularly addicted. Certainly I feel nothing like the urges described in the article you referenced. Oddly enough, porn might be what keeps us from being a statistic.

Tell you one thing: I'll never marry again. As far as I'm concerned, most women just want a way to get out of the rat race and live a life of bonbons and Oprah. After marriage, the guy can watch all the porn he wants, as long as the lower levels of Maslov's hierarchy are supplied.

I'm sure the mileage varies, but that's my take.

what. the. hell. jesus christ people are pent up.

dude: "i just read an article about porn. i think i'll write a letter to kathryn jean lopez about how much i hate my lazy cunt wife."

k-lo: "here's a very thoughtful letter about some selfish bitch and what she did to a fine man, to the corner post haste!!"

lol goole

Yeah, I think for a second maybe K-Lo forgot what a lot of conservative men are like before she asked for them to write in.

this is amazing too

Tell you one thing: I'll never marry again

it's like he ate a bad piece of sushi or something

my friend, you are still married, are you not?

if k-lol were responsible, she'd find this woman and WARN HER

There are women everywhere, each one a potential problem

The first thing my wife decided, after we married, was to make me the sole breadwinner,

I'm tired, so I read "Sotomayor" for "the sole breadwinner."

"you be Sotomayor, I'll be Alito/let's make lots of money"

http://www.russiablog.org/pet-shop-boys.jpg

http://markrileymedia.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/justice_alito_official.jpg

this is pretty lol:

http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/04/study-claiming-link-between-stimulus.html
http://corner.nationalreview.com/post/?q=NDZkMWM1ZGY4NzU3OWY4ZWRmMzM1MDY5NWI3ZTQzMjU=
http://www.fivethirtyeight.com/2010/04/veronique-de-rugy-responds-to-critique.html

silver's response to

How much of a bias? I don’t know. Let’s not forget that my take on the data has always been the following: The regression analysis shows that district’s party representation matters. However, I cannot say how much it matters compared to other factors (such as the formula used by different agencies).

I feel like that's the best political exchange I've seen in years, and one of the first to really make me think that there is actually some hope for rational political discourse in this country.

Which is weird, considering how de Rugy has been one of the most batshit Cornerites.

i suspect when they get drawn out of their little grotto i this manner even the most troglodyte among them realizes they need to a exercise a bare minimum of intellectual honesty in the interest of credibility.