http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=43 Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Wed, 10 Feb 2010 01:46:53 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-65262 Farewell to Stars Hollow - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Tue, 15 May 2007 23:58:35 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=43#comment-65262 [...] Tonight, sadly, will be our last visit to Stars Hollow, which ranks with Cicely, Alaska and Stuckeyville, Ohio among the top quirky fictional towns to live in. After seven years, Gilmore Girls will have its final episode tonight. There is some irony in having the show end as the Republicans debate. While I’ve had previous posts on the show, and Amy Sherman-Paladino’s amazing dialog, on blogs before Liberal Values, my first post on the show here was in August. The Washington Post had run a story on the declining support for Republicans in the Northeast. I used Stars Hollow as an example of a Northeast town where George Bush is disliked, quoting from Lorelei Gilmore: [...] [...] Tonight, sadly, will be our last visit to Stars Hollow, which ranks with Cicely, Alaska and Stuckeyville, Ohio among the top quirky fictional towns to live in. After seven years, Gilmore Girls will have its final episode tonight. There is some irony in having the show end as the Republicans debate. While I’ve had previous posts on the show, and Amy Sherman-Paladino’s amazing dialog, on blogs before Liberal Values, my first post on the show here was in August. The Washington Post had run a story on the declining support for Republicans in the Northeast. I used Stars Hollow as an example of a Northeast town where George Bush is disliked, quoting from Lorelei Gilmore: [...]

]]> http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-6535 Victory For the Mommy Party - Liberal Values - Defending Liberty and Enlightened Thought Tue, 14 Nov 2006 06:11:28 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=43#comment-6535 [...] If we must have rule by the Mommy Party, could it at least be a cool, anti-authoritarian Mommy, such as Lorelai Gilmore who had this to say about America when placing a leash on her dog: Oh, he’s perfectly fine with having his personal freedoms slowly stripped away, as long as he’s completely unaware that it’s happening. Just like a true American. Written by Ron ChusidLast 5 posts by Ron ChusidA Victory for Science in the War on ScienceJim Wallis Imagines A Loss For the Secular LeftDan Rather Returns Tomorrow NightAP's Almost Non-Report on Hillary Clinton's Legislative PrioritiesKeith Olbermann Found His Voice [...] [...] If we must have rule by the Mommy Party, could it at least be a cool, anti-authoritarian Mommy, such as Lorelai Gilmore who had this to say about America when placing a leash on her dog: Oh, he’s perfectly fine with having his personal freedoms slowly stripped away, as long as he’s completely unaware that it’s happening. Just like a true American. Written by Ron ChusidLast 5 posts by Ron ChusidA Victory for Science in the War on ScienceJim Wallis Imagines A Loss For the Secular LeftDan Rather Returns Tomorrow NightAP’s Almost Non-Report on Hillary Clinton’s Legislative PrioritiesKeith Olbermann Found His Voice [...]

]]> http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=43&cpage=1#comment-155 Republican Support Plunging in Heartland - Liberal Values - Thu, 17 Aug 2006 13:20:00 +0000 http://liberalvaluesblog.com/?p=43#comment-155 [...] It has always been somewhat inconsistent that the heartland would vote Republican, generally voting against their interests. Regardless of whether this makes sense, this has become accepted as reality. It was no surprise to find that Republican support has fallen in the Northeast. More disturbing for Republicans is their loss of support in the heartland, as reviewed by David Broder: What I heard here — and in subsequent interviews at the National Governors Association convention in Charleston, S.C. — from one Republican after another signaled serious trouble for the GOP across a broad swath of states from Pennsylvania to Oklahoma in key midterm election contests for House, Senate and governor. [...] [...] It has always been somewhat inconsistent that the heartland would vote Republican, generally voting against their interests. Regardless of whether this makes sense, this has become accepted as reality. It was no surprise to find that Republican support has fallen in the Northeast. More disturbing for Republicans is their loss of support in the heartland, as reviewed by David Broder: What I heard here — and in subsequent interviews at the National Governors Association convention in Charleston, S.C. — from one Republican after another signaled serious trouble for the GOP across a broad swath of states from Pennsylvania to Oklahoma in key midterm election contests for House, Senate and governor. [...]

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