(BTW, before you mock, she was the main one studying. I envy the ladies at the Bible study she'll be leading.)
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- I hated dodgeball. If the kids in my day had known about this, I'd've hated it even more.
- Well, I imagine many of you saw the Biden-Ryan "debate" last night. Josiah and I watched every. Painful. Minute.
- The best brief summary I've seen was Bethany Ramsey's tweet of Proverbs 29:9 -- " If a wise man has an argument with a fool, the fool only rages and laughs, and there is no quiet."
- As to content and on points, I'd say my fear was justified. Amid the juvenile behavior, Biden scored many blows that Ryan did not answer very forcefully, if at all.
- As to demeanor, though, it was shocking. I said Biden was acting like a twelve-year-old; Josiah said I was insulting twelve-year-olds. Ryan was presidential, Biden was shameful, as many observers noted. Plus the moderator joined in the attack.
- The giveaway to the latter was the times the moderator would attack Ryan, and Biden would say "Yeah," and lean in to watch. She was doing Biden's job. And when Biden would interrupt and talk over Ryan (which he did frequently), the moderator rewarded him by letting him talk more, without allowing Ryan a response. Ryan was debating two obvious opponents.
- That's because Biden was out to make up for Obama's failure to attack Romney enough, and the moderator was out to make up for Jim Lehrer's failure to do the same. He for the Dems, she for the MSM... which is the same thing.
- Three words: Vice President Beavis. (h-t Instapundit)
- Mollie Hemingway argues that, whatever he gained during the debate, Biden loses women and the post-debate.
- Biden saying that he means everything he says is a gift to the Romney campaign.
- The WSJ called it "The Bully vs. the Wonk," and said "By unofficial media counts, Mr. Biden interrupted the Republican some 80 to 100 times." Also: "On nearly every specific issue on which Mr. Biden attacked, he was demonstrably wrong."
- Final thought: Biden's performance revealed how liberals and the MSM see Republicans and conservatives. He treated Ryan as if he were one part stupid, and one part insane, and no other parts. This is how they see us. Will the MSM like his being so obvious about it? Will voters reward him for being a bully? We'll see.
- In other news...
- Priorities. Yep, that's why the Founding Fathers instituted the court system. To keep public schools safe from people offering Bibles to kids. (h-t Squirrel)
- Irrefutable truth via Randy Talley:
- When is a surge not a surge, and momentum not momentum? When the candidate's GOP. Duh.
- Because, from what I read (or don't read), I gather the Obama administration's really doing a pretty good job. Nothing really horrible, like Watergate.
- ...and even when 0 messes up, it isn't really his fault.
- It probably means I'm a bad person, but this one cracks me up the most:
- Of course, what infuriates the MSM is that America got to see Romney without their narrative filter. We know what we saw.
- Of course, some hearts were broken.
- From Sacred Sandwich:
- Kerry Allen found what at first may look like our coming robot overlords at play. However, at about 1:25, picture that they and the net are much, much larger. This is our future: they will indeed play... and we will be the toy!
- Meanwhile, they try to lull us into vulnerability by shows of humor.
- Nothing says "I love you" like a rose made of duct tape.
- Liberals are funny. As you may know, I'm preaching through Titus. Titus is one of the Pastoral Epistles, which liberals started claiming to be non-Pauline back in the 1800s. They argue that Paul couldn't have written Titus, because he wouldn't have had to explain all this stuff to a longtime associate. They also argue that Paul couldn't have written Titus, because he doesn't go on and on about the same doctrines he focuses on in other epistles.
- Think about it. Light-bulb flash on yet?
- It's a little like 1 and 2 Peter. Some liberals argued that Peter couldn't have written 1 Peter because the Greek is too good. And he couldn't have written 2 Peter...
- ...wait for it...
- ...because the Greek is too bad.
- Charismatics are also funny. Robert brings us a charismatic word:
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- Interesting for our readers, no doubt: Weight-Loss, Fear, and Eating Cheeseburgers for the Glory of God.
- The thing about being a cat: anything can be fun.
- The Commenter Formerly Known As "Scooter" tells me he's really jazzed about the Leap (see also here).
- ...and that tells me that he's a slacker. I mean, seriously... how's that going to help me with BibleWorks or Logos or anything productive?!
- Wut?!
- Yep. That was just one of the amazing sites at Lanier Theological Library, here in the it-just-gets-better-and-better Houston area.
- No, Frank; didn't look any bigger on the inside.
- Words To Remember when you luck into awesomeness: I Meant To Do That.
- You had one job. ONE JOB!
- M'man Denny Burke points to an article titled On Homosexuality: It's OK to Fight, written by a former lesbian.
- Can we agree that this will be an interesting marriage? (thx Randy Talley)
- Randy also figures the fellow in the next picture will be alone forever... or Obama's the one.
- Either way...yikes.
- Why Frank Turk likes dogs:
- Here's the only "dog" my boys might want:
- Turk, by the way, sowed a series of posts at Pyro — today! — about the election.
- One great Turk sally: ''Doing nothing and calling it a moral victory is cowardly. It may actually be evil. But if it is nothing else, it is certainly this: failing to do as much as possible to make a difference toward the improvement of those things which you can effect and can make better." And: "It's moral malpractice to say that seeking to reduce the number of abortions by 80% is the same as saying 100% of all abortions are politically and morally OK."
- Another: "In their world, they have drafted Reagan, Ron Paul, Barry Goldwater, Rushdooney [sic], Captain America and Abe Lincoln to their fantasy league roster, and they are thereafter absorbed by debates which are the adult equivalent of, 'who would win in a fight -- Spiderman or Daredevil?'"
- Readers: "All this Turk-love — does Turk know you've written on some of this, too?" Seriously? Turk doesn't even know I have a blog!
- Thought: how weird a time is this? It's so weird that Christian leaders who try to make a case for not participating in arguably the most consequential election in many decades are celebrated and lauded as deep, thoughtful, nuanced and otherwise brilliantly wonderful.
- Related? (fr Kerry Allen)
- Interesting. A series of articles on Calvinist presuppositionists.
- Yay, and thanks, y'all.
- When my Josiah marries, I think I know where he'll shop:
- But can they sew ball gowns? (ht Instapundit)
- It's a hopeful thing when 0 campaigns in San Francisco — and is heartily protested.
- Bizarre. Off-kilter. Funny! Perfect for us.
- The genre may not be your cup of oozing slime, but here are a passel of silent classics and semi-classics now available online for free.
- Oh, mercy. An absolutely hysterical Bad Lip Reading take on the first presidential debate.
- I leave you with this profundity: timing is everything.
- And then...
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