Thursday, October 13, 2005
Pilarczyk's Shame
I've thought for a long time that Cincinnati Archbishop Daniel Pilarczyk should be in jail. I still do.
Quote of the Day
"These so-called movement conservatives don't have much of a following, the ones that I'm aware of. And you just marvel, these are the senators, some of them who voted to confirm the general counsel of the ACLU to the Supreme Court, and she was voted in almost unanimously. And you say, 'now they’re going to turn against a Christian who is a conservative picked by a conservative President and they’re going to vote against her for confirmation?' Not on your sweet life, if they want to stay in office." - Pat Robertson, on the 700 Club.
With all due respect as a fellow Christian, Pat Robertson is a dumbass. Being a Christian is not the sole prerequisite for higher office. Hell, Jimmy Carter is as Christian as it gets, and he's a bafoon and was a disaster as President. A Supreme Court justice, especially one that needs to drive the direction of the Court, needs strong character and judgement, as well as great intellect, Constitutional knowledge and charm. Harriet, as far as I can tell, exhibits very little of the latter.
Harriet was an awful, awful, awful choice. Bush lied, and my Supreme Court hopes died.
With all due respect as a fellow Christian, Pat Robertson is a dumbass. Being a Christian is not the sole prerequisite for higher office. Hell, Jimmy Carter is as Christian as it gets, and he's a bafoon and was a disaster as President. A Supreme Court justice, especially one that needs to drive the direction of the Court, needs strong character and judgement, as well as great intellect, Constitutional knowledge and charm. Harriet, as far as I can tell, exhibits very little of the latter.
Harriet was an awful, awful, awful choice. Bush lied, and my Supreme Court hopes died.
My Kind of Rock Star
Rock singer Liam Gallagher of Oasis didn't like Coldplay's Chris Martin throwing in anti-war statements at a cancer benefit: He told The Sun: "Chris Martin shouldn't be using this cause to bang on about his own views on the war. If him and his gawky bird [that would be Gwyneth Paltrow] want to go banging on about the war they can do it at their own gigs...These gigs are about kids who have got cancer, they've got to fight a war every day of their lives. That's what we're all here doing this for."
This Is A Great Idea
Andrei Kirilenko intends to be remembered as one of the greats in history - and not necessarily just as a basketball player.
"Man in Iron Mask. Jason. Mike Myers. And now me," Kirilenko joked, ticking off some famous mask-wearers of cinema history. "You remember guys in masks."
He's going to have to make this month a memorable one, though, because Kirilenko doesn't intend to wear the clear-plastic guard over his face for long. After another week or two - perhaps three or four preseason games, he figures - the Russian forward will decide his broken nose, suffered at the European Championships last month, will be healed.
...Kirilenko said he had considered painting the clear mask, molded from his face, to look like a superhero, though he is worried about cutting down his peripheral vision. And he is mulling various hairstyles that work with the strap that goes over the top of his head, he said.
"Man in Iron Mask. Jason. Mike Myers. And now me," Kirilenko joked, ticking off some famous mask-wearers of cinema history. "You remember guys in masks."
He's going to have to make this month a memorable one, though, because Kirilenko doesn't intend to wear the clear-plastic guard over his face for long. After another week or two - perhaps three or four preseason games, he figures - the Russian forward will decide his broken nose, suffered at the European Championships last month, will be healed.
...Kirilenko said he had considered painting the clear mask, molded from his face, to look like a superhero, though he is worried about cutting down his peripheral vision. And he is mulling various hairstyles that work with the strap that goes over the top of his head, he said.
Would You Expect Anything Else
A bus being driven by a pro-wrestler at a celebrity fundraising event preview in New Smyrna Beach flipped Monday, injuring a pro wrestler and an Orlando newspaper reporter, according to a Local 6 News report.
The Volusia County Sheriff's annual fundraiser event includes celebrity bus racing around the track at the New Smyrna Beach Speedway.
During a practice race Monday, wrestler Hacksaw Jim Duggan flipped his bus with a newspaper reporter onboard.
"It just flipped over," Duggan said. "They said stay up high and keep it down. I stayed up high and was keeping it down and once it started to go, it does not respond like anything I've ever driven before."
Duggan was treated for minor cuts and is expected to be OK. The newspaper reporter, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was treated for minor scrapes.
"This is a race, no matter what and anything can happen," Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson said. "You don't want anyone getting hurt and you want to put on a good show. No one was hurt, scratched up a little bit."
The annual charity fundraising event begins at the New Smyrna Beach Speedway Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
The Volusia County Sheriff's annual fundraiser event includes celebrity bus racing around the track at the New Smyrna Beach Speedway.
During a practice race Monday, wrestler Hacksaw Jim Duggan flipped his bus with a newspaper reporter onboard.
"It just flipped over," Duggan said. "They said stay up high and keep it down. I stayed up high and was keeping it down and once it started to go, it does not respond like anything I've ever driven before."
Duggan was treated for minor cuts and is expected to be OK. The newspaper reporter, who was not wearing a seatbelt, was treated for minor scrapes.
"This is a race, no matter what and anything can happen," Volusia County Sheriff Ben Johnson said. "You don't want anyone getting hurt and you want to put on a good show. No one was hurt, scratched up a little bit."
The annual charity fundraising event begins at the New Smyrna Beach Speedway Saturday at 7:30 p.m.
So True
"The real reason her nomination sticks in the craw is the brass-and-leather whiff of the Praetorian Guard house. The ancient Praetorian Guard was an elite military unit that guarded Rome's emperors and sometimes murdered them. The modern Praetorian Guard is the penumbra of family and cronies that, under the American imperial Presidency, is accorded unseemly attention and respect. Some Presidents look to it for actual officeholders. Bill Clinton put his wife in charge of health-care policy. John Kennedy put his brother in charge of the Justice Department. Mr. Bush seems to find the Praetorian Guard especially seductive. There were the Texas League Texans he sent to FEMA — Joe Allbaugh, Michael Brown. There was the way his running mate emerged from a search committee headed by — Dick Cheney. Look no further! Harriet Miers emerged in the same way, helping to vet judicial nominees. At least she tapped John Roberts before herself; gentlemen first. This is an elitism far more restrictive than anything Ms. Miers' critics are charged with. Beltway/Ivy League elitism embraces anyone who works in the federal government, or who graduated from one of seven old colleges. The President's elitism embraces anyone who works down the hall." - Richard Brookhiser
Bush's BIG Government "Conservatism"
Nick Gillespie lays out the basics of big government conservatism, by highlighting percentage increases in discretionary domestic spending in the first five years of two-term presidents:
LBJ: 25.2%
- Nixon: -16.5%
- Reagan: 11.9%
- Clinton: -8.2%
- Bush: 35.2%
I almost yearn for the days of Willie and Newt.
Wednesday, October 12, 2005
More Shame
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 11 - The confidential personnel files of 126 clergymen in the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Los Angeles accused of sexual misconduct with children provide a numbing chronicle of 75 years of the church's shame, revealing case after case in which the church was warned of abuse but failed to protect its parishioners.
In some cases, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony and his predecessors quietly shuffled the priests off to counseling and then to new assignments. In others, parents were offered counseling for their children and were urged to remain silent.
Throughout the files, cases of child molesting or rape are dealt with by indirection or euphemism, with references to questions of "moral fitness" or accusations of "boundary violations." For years, anonymous complaints of abuse were ignored and priests were given the benefit of every doubt.
The personnel files - some of which date from the 1930's - were produced as part of settlement talks with lawyers for 560 accusers in a civil suit here. The church provided them to The New York Times in advance of their public release in the next few days. The archdiocese is releasing them in part to make good on a promise to parishioners to come clean about the church's actions in the scandal, church officials said. It also hopes that the release will spur settlement talks, which appear to have stalled in recent months.
Raymond P. Boucher, the lead lawyer for those suing the church, said the versions of the files released by the church were cleansed of much of the damaging details of the accusations and the church's response. Their release was chiefly a public relations move by the church as both sides prepared for the first cases to go to trial, Mr. Boucher said.
"Unfortunately, these files do not contain the full story of the participation by the church in the manipulation and movement of these priests," he said. "The full files would show how deep and pervasive this problem was and how much the church put its own interests ahead of those of the children and others who were molested by the priests. That is a broader and deeper story."
...Perhaps the most egregious case here concerns the Rev. Michael Baker, who voluntarily revealed in 1986 to then-Archbishop Mahony a sexual relationship with two young boys from 1978 to 1985. Archbishop Mahony did not report the abuse to the police, but rather sent Father Baker for counseling and prohibited him from having any close contact with minors, the documents show. But he was soon assigned to parishes where he found it easy to prey on young boys again. After several more unsuccessful efforts at therapy, Father Baker was finally removed from the priesthood in 2000, but only after it was learned that he had molested as many as 10 victims over the previous 20 years.
In some cases, Cardinal Roger M. Mahony and his predecessors quietly shuffled the priests off to counseling and then to new assignments. In others, parents were offered counseling for their children and were urged to remain silent.
Throughout the files, cases of child molesting or rape are dealt with by indirection or euphemism, with references to questions of "moral fitness" or accusations of "boundary violations." For years, anonymous complaints of abuse were ignored and priests were given the benefit of every doubt.
The personnel files - some of which date from the 1930's - were produced as part of settlement talks with lawyers for 560 accusers in a civil suit here. The church provided them to The New York Times in advance of their public release in the next few days. The archdiocese is releasing them in part to make good on a promise to parishioners to come clean about the church's actions in the scandal, church officials said. It also hopes that the release will spur settlement talks, which appear to have stalled in recent months.
Raymond P. Boucher, the lead lawyer for those suing the church, said the versions of the files released by the church were cleansed of much of the damaging details of the accusations and the church's response. Their release was chiefly a public relations move by the church as both sides prepared for the first cases to go to trial, Mr. Boucher said.
"Unfortunately, these files do not contain the full story of the participation by the church in the manipulation and movement of these priests," he said. "The full files would show how deep and pervasive this problem was and how much the church put its own interests ahead of those of the children and others who were molested by the priests. That is a broader and deeper story."
...Perhaps the most egregious case here concerns the Rev. Michael Baker, who voluntarily revealed in 1986 to then-Archbishop Mahony a sexual relationship with two young boys from 1978 to 1985. Archbishop Mahony did not report the abuse to the police, but rather sent Father Baker for counseling and prohibited him from having any close contact with minors, the documents show. But he was soon assigned to parishes where he found it easy to prey on young boys again. After several more unsuccessful efforts at therapy, Father Baker was finally removed from the priesthood in 2000, but only after it was learned that he had molested as many as 10 victims over the previous 20 years.
Banging The Drum
My article on the Purdue/Iowa game is in the paper today. But they left out the best section:
The Program
You can tell a lot about a school by its program. The Purdue program was a bit light on All-Americans and bowl victories, but heavy on academics. For example, Purdue has produced 19 current or former NASA astronauts. 19! That’s more than the number of indictments brought against Ohio State football players this year. Oh wait, no it’s not.
And Purdue is about more than just astronauts. There are the great athletes, leaders of Fortune 500 companies, generals, inventors and statesman. But one person on the list stood out above all others...Ted Allen. Who’s Ted Allen? None other than the food and wine connoisseur on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. The university must be so proud.
The boy’s take: “Isn’t Neal Armstrong that astronaut guy?”
The Program
You can tell a lot about a school by its program. The Purdue program was a bit light on All-Americans and bowl victories, but heavy on academics. For example, Purdue has produced 19 current or former NASA astronauts. 19! That’s more than the number of indictments brought against Ohio State football players this year. Oh wait, no it’s not.
And Purdue is about more than just astronauts. There are the great athletes, leaders of Fortune 500 companies, generals, inventors and statesman. But one person on the list stood out above all others...Ted Allen. Who’s Ted Allen? None other than the food and wine connoisseur on Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. The university must be so proud.
The boy’s take: “Isn’t Neal Armstrong that astronaut guy?”
Tressel-Ball On The Hotseat
COLUMBUS - His team still smarting from its second loss, Ohio State coach Jim Tressel went on the defensive Tuesday - defending his offense, his play-calling, his personnel and his own abilities.
The Buckeyes, who host No. 16 Michigan State Saturday, were limited to 230 yards and one touchdown in a 17-10 loss at Penn State last Saturday night.
Since then, Ohio State fans have savaged Tressel and what they call his conservative offensive attack.
"Oh, you hear plenty," Tressel said. "Whoever invented the Internet ... my poor 'deleted items' box is in big trouble. ... The guy cleaning the locker room wasn't too nice to me on Sunday."
The criticism comes two weeks after an impressive 31-6 beating of Iowa when the Buckeyes appeared to be peaking.
"I learned a long time ago - I've been around football longer than some of you have been alive - and there's two things that you don't listen to: flattery, which can't help you, and abuse, which can't hurt you. You have to look at the facts," Tressel said.
In the latest NCAA stats for 117 Division I-A teams, OSU ranks 40th in rushing, 91st in passing, 72nd in total offense and 68th in scoring. In the Big Ten, the 15th-ranked Buckeyes (3-2, 1-1) are first in total defense and last in total offense.
Uh, Jim, those facts aren't very helpful.
The Buckeyes, who host No. 16 Michigan State Saturday, were limited to 230 yards and one touchdown in a 17-10 loss at Penn State last Saturday night.
Since then, Ohio State fans have savaged Tressel and what they call his conservative offensive attack.
"Oh, you hear plenty," Tressel said. "Whoever invented the Internet ... my poor 'deleted items' box is in big trouble. ... The guy cleaning the locker room wasn't too nice to me on Sunday."
The criticism comes two weeks after an impressive 31-6 beating of Iowa when the Buckeyes appeared to be peaking.
"I learned a long time ago - I've been around football longer than some of you have been alive - and there's two things that you don't listen to: flattery, which can't help you, and abuse, which can't hurt you. You have to look at the facts," Tressel said.
In the latest NCAA stats for 117 Division I-A teams, OSU ranks 40th in rushing, 91st in passing, 72nd in total offense and 68th in scoring. In the Big Ten, the 15th-ranked Buckeyes (3-2, 1-1) are first in total defense and last in total offense.
Uh, Jim, those facts aren't very helpful.
The Confederacy of Dunces Reaches NJ
I love it when the parents of sensitive little teenagers get their feelings hurt. They can listen to 50 Cent and watch Pulp Fiction, but not a pre-game prayer. That's offensive. My God, grow up.
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- A veteran central New Jersey high school football coach has resigned after being told by school officials he could no longer lead his team in pregame prayer.
East Brunswick coach Marcus Borden was told last Friday by Schools Superintendent Jo Ann Magistro that some parents had complained about prayers Borden initiated at pregame meals and before the games.
After being told he would have to stop leading or taking part in the prayers, Borden stepped down from his position, just hours before his team's 21-0 loss to Sayreville that evening.
"I'm very disappointed," Borden said in an interview with News 12 New Jersey Tuesday. "Do I feel we were violating someone's rights? I don't think so."
But East Brunswick school officials think differently. According to school officials, the prayers violated the separation between church and state in public schools.
A spokeswoman for the district, Trish LaDuca, said students have the right to pray on school property during school events, but the prayer must be initiated by the students; otherwise it violates the law.
"A representative of the school district cannot constitutionally initiate prayer, encourage it or lead it," LaDuca told the Home News Tribune of East Brunswick. "Representatives of the school cannot participate in the student-initiated prayer."
During the television interview, aired Tuesday, Borden said what he was doing was not uncommon, and coaches across the state lead similar prayers as part of sporting events.
"I'm not out preaching, I'm not a preacher," said Borden, who has led the football program for 23 years. He has a 116-100-1 career record, and his team won the Central Jersey Group IV championship in 2004.
He is the founder of the Snapple Bowl, a charity all-star football game that has raised more than $150,000 for physically and mentally impaired children.
His resignation has divided the school community, with many students and parents supporting the coach.
On Saturday, a group of more than 50 members of the football team and some of their parents traveled to Borden's home and asked the coach to return.
Nancy Halupka, president of the school's football booster club, said she sympathizes with Borden and said the prayer tradition started long before he arrived at the school.
But school officials, who emphasized that they did not force Borden to resign, said some students felt uncomfortable with the prayer and their concerns should be treated with respect.
Magistro, the district's superintendent, said Borden's resignation won't become official until the school board meets on Oct. 20. She said the former coach can rescind his resignation at any time before the meeting, something Borden said was not likely.
"I believe that I made the right decision," said Borden, a Catholic. "I believe I made a decision based on principle. I believe that's who I am."
Borden could not immediately be reached for comment by The Associated Press Tuesday evening. There is no telephone listing in his name.
EAST BRUNSWICK, N.J. -- A veteran central New Jersey high school football coach has resigned after being told by school officials he could no longer lead his team in pregame prayer.
East Brunswick coach Marcus Borden was told last Friday by Schools Superintendent Jo Ann Magistro that some parents had complained about prayers Borden initiated at pregame meals and before the games.
After being told he would have to stop leading or taking part in the prayers, Borden stepped down from his position, just hours before his team's 21-0 loss to Sayreville that evening.
"I'm very disappointed," Borden said in an interview with News 12 New Jersey Tuesday. "Do I feel we were violating someone's rights? I don't think so."
But East Brunswick school officials think differently. According to school officials, the prayers violated the separation between church and state in public schools.
A spokeswoman for the district, Trish LaDuca, said students have the right to pray on school property during school events, but the prayer must be initiated by the students; otherwise it violates the law.
"A representative of the school district cannot constitutionally initiate prayer, encourage it or lead it," LaDuca told the Home News Tribune of East Brunswick. "Representatives of the school cannot participate in the student-initiated prayer."
During the television interview, aired Tuesday, Borden said what he was doing was not uncommon, and coaches across the state lead similar prayers as part of sporting events.
"I'm not out preaching, I'm not a preacher," said Borden, who has led the football program for 23 years. He has a 116-100-1 career record, and his team won the Central Jersey Group IV championship in 2004.
He is the founder of the Snapple Bowl, a charity all-star football game that has raised more than $150,000 for physically and mentally impaired children.
His resignation has divided the school community, with many students and parents supporting the coach.
On Saturday, a group of more than 50 members of the football team and some of their parents traveled to Borden's home and asked the coach to return.
Nancy Halupka, president of the school's football booster club, said she sympathizes with Borden and said the prayer tradition started long before he arrived at the school.
But school officials, who emphasized that they did not force Borden to resign, said some students felt uncomfortable with the prayer and their concerns should be treated with respect.
Magistro, the district's superintendent, said Borden's resignation won't become official until the school board meets on Oct. 20. She said the former coach can rescind his resignation at any time before the meeting, something Borden said was not likely.
"I believe that I made the right decision," said Borden, a Catholic. "I believe I made a decision based on principle. I believe that's who I am."
Borden could not immediately be reached for comment by The Associated Press Tuesday evening. There is no telephone listing in his name.
More DDT, Please
Consider the case of dichloro-diphenyl-trichloroethane, on which the Bush administration is marginally better than the European Union.
DDT, to give that chemical its more familiar name, works miracles against diseases that are spread by insects. During the Second World War, vast quantities of the stuff were dusted over troops and concentration-camp survivors to kill the body lice that spread typhus. Later, DDT was used widely in Latin America to beat back dengue and yellow fever. But the chemical's noblest calling is to combat malarial mosquitoes. In the early 20th century, Dunklin County, Missouri, had a higher rate of malarial mortality than Freetown, Sierra Leone. Between 1947 and 1949, DDT was sprayed on the internal walls of nearly 5 million American houses, and at the end of that process malaria had ceased to pose a significant threat in the United States.
DDT also helped to eliminate malaria in Europe and parts of Asia, and in 1970 the National Academy of Sciences estimated that the chemical had prevented 500 million deaths. And yet, despite that astounding number, DDT has all but disappeared from the malaria arsenal.
DDT, to give that chemical its more familiar name, works miracles against diseases that are spread by insects. During the Second World War, vast quantities of the stuff were dusted over troops and concentration-camp survivors to kill the body lice that spread typhus. Later, DDT was used widely in Latin America to beat back dengue and yellow fever. But the chemical's noblest calling is to combat malarial mosquitoes. In the early 20th century, Dunklin County, Missouri, had a higher rate of malarial mortality than Freetown, Sierra Leone. Between 1947 and 1949, DDT was sprayed on the internal walls of nearly 5 million American houses, and at the end of that process malaria had ceased to pose a significant threat in the United States.
DDT also helped to eliminate malaria in Europe and parts of Asia, and in 1970 the National Academy of Sciences estimated that the chemical had prevented 500 million deaths. And yet, despite that astounding number, DDT has all but disappeared from the malaria arsenal.
Tuesday, October 11, 2005
More Bono News
Just read where Bono is not fundraising for Santorum, which seemed very unplausible to me at the time. Rockers don't campaign for Republicans...unless their Ted Nugent or Joey Ramone.
The Last Flying Monkey Is Dead
Sig Frohlich, who has died aged 97, was a bit-part actor for much of his long career in Hollywood, playing messengers, waiters, callboys, clerks and soldiers, rarely earning even a flicker of recognition from viewers over 50 years.
But he achieved some lasting celebrity as one of the winged monkeys in The Wizard of Oz (1939). This was despite the fact that he was completely disguised in a monkey costume and uttered no words on screen.
But he achieved some lasting celebrity as one of the winged monkeys in The Wizard of Oz (1939). This was despite the fact that he was completely disguised in a monkey costume and uttered no words on screen.
Yikes!
This is becoming all too common:
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delphi Corp.'s chief executive said a collapse of the auto supplier, which has filed for bankruptcy protection, would damage most of the world's automakers, and that the company can save its pension plan for U.S. hourly workers only if unions agree to work for a third of their old pay and benefits, according to two separate news reports published Tuesday.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Delphi Corp.'s chief executive said a collapse of the auto supplier, which has filed for bankruptcy protection, would damage most of the world's automakers, and that the company can save its pension plan for U.S. hourly workers only if unions agree to work for a third of their old pay and benefits, according to two separate news reports published Tuesday.
Louis Freeh Comes Out Swinging
WASHINGTON (CNN) -- Former FBI Director Louis Freeh on Sunday accused former President Bill Clinton of ditching the investigation into the 1996 bombing of a U.S. barracks in Saudi Arabia to pursue better relations with Iran.
In an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes," Freeh said Clinton failed to seek Saudi cooperation with the investigation into the Khobar Towers attack, which killed 19 U.S. airmen. He said Clinton instead pressed then-Crown Prince Abdullah, now king, for a donation to his presidential library -- a charge the former president's spokesman and a former adviser told CBS was false.
"I was very disappointed that the political leadership in the United States would tell the families of these 19 heroes that we were going to leave no stone unturned and find the people who killed them, to give that order to the director -- because that's the order that I got -- and then do nothing to assist and facilitate that investigation, and, in fact, to undermine it," Freeh said.
In an interview with CBS' "60 Minutes," Freeh said Clinton failed to seek Saudi cooperation with the investigation into the Khobar Towers attack, which killed 19 U.S. airmen. He said Clinton instead pressed then-Crown Prince Abdullah, now king, for a donation to his presidential library -- a charge the former president's spokesman and a former adviser told CBS was false.
"I was very disappointed that the political leadership in the United States would tell the families of these 19 heroes that we were going to leave no stone unturned and find the people who killed them, to give that order to the director -- because that's the order that I got -- and then do nothing to assist and facilitate that investigation, and, in fact, to undermine it," Freeh said.
This Is Surprising
Bono, U2 in Fund-Raiser for Senator Rick Santorum
On Sunday, October 16, a truly unique political event will take place.
Teaming up with the legendary rock group U2 for a one-night only appearance will be Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.).
The thousand-dollar-a-seat concert has been put together by Sean and Ana Wolfington and will take place at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia in support of Santorum’s re-election, reports NewsMax's James Hirsen.
U2 front man Bono is no stranger to Washington, D.C. He has come often to the nation’s capital to network with politicians on behalf of his many causes.
Santorum met Bono earlier this year, having been introduced by John Kasich, the former Congressman from Ohio and host of Fox News Channel’s "Heartland.”
So what does the Irish rocker have in common with the conservative senator?
As in the case of Santorum, Bono’s religious convictions inform his activities.
The U2 leader shared some of his faith perspectives with the author of the book "Bono in Conversation.” He said, "It’s a mind-blowing concept that the God who created the universe might be looking for company, a real relationship with people.”
Santorum told "Christianity Today” that "faith is a source of morality; it’s a source of virtue; it’s a source of reason. It’s a tremendous influence on my worldview.”
Two very different men from two very different professions whom folks may not suspect would hold common beliefs.
Organizer of the event, Sean Wolfington, sees these two as fitting together quite well.
Wolfington puts it this way: "It's truly appropriate for U2, a band with a purpose, to be involved in a fund-raiser with Senator Rick Santorum, a politician with a purpose. Both men are passionate about what they believe and their faith is very important to them.”
On Sunday, October 16, a truly unique political event will take place.
Teaming up with the legendary rock group U2 for a one-night only appearance will be Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Penn.).
The thousand-dollar-a-seat concert has been put together by Sean and Ana Wolfington and will take place at the Wachovia Center in Philadelphia in support of Santorum’s re-election, reports NewsMax's James Hirsen.
U2 front man Bono is no stranger to Washington, D.C. He has come often to the nation’s capital to network with politicians on behalf of his many causes.
Santorum met Bono earlier this year, having been introduced by John Kasich, the former Congressman from Ohio and host of Fox News Channel’s "Heartland.”
So what does the Irish rocker have in common with the conservative senator?
As in the case of Santorum, Bono’s religious convictions inform his activities.
The U2 leader shared some of his faith perspectives with the author of the book "Bono in Conversation.” He said, "It’s a mind-blowing concept that the God who created the universe might be looking for company, a real relationship with people.”
Santorum told "Christianity Today” that "faith is a source of morality; it’s a source of virtue; it’s a source of reason. It’s a tremendous influence on my worldview.”
Two very different men from two very different professions whom folks may not suspect would hold common beliefs.
Organizer of the event, Sean Wolfington, sees these two as fitting together quite well.
Wolfington puts it this way: "It's truly appropriate for U2, a band with a purpose, to be involved in a fund-raiser with Senator Rick Santorum, a politician with a purpose. Both men are passionate about what they believe and their faith is very important to them.”
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