This week, I talked about the passing of Mollie Sugden, of the British Comedy, "Are You Being Served." I did my usual Fred Astaire Friday, my 7 Quick Takes Friday, and a book review of The Book of Life by Henri Daniele-Rops.
But overall, this week should perhaps be called "Outrageous week" as it was filled with stories of the outrageous. The week began with last Sunday's story about the Obama administration's request that midshipmen not wear their ceremonial swords to graduation. As it turns out, not wearing swords at graduation has been the tradition and this was merely the first time the request was made in writing. The outrageous part was the Washington Times deliberate sensationalism in printing the story the way it did.
Our second outrageous story came on Thursday with the memorial service for Michael Jackson and the obvious blurring of the line that really should exist between "stars" and...God.
On Friday, I talked about Ruth Bader Ginsberg's views on eugenics.
Perhaps the saddest and most horrifying story of the week was yesterday's story about John Holdren, President Obama's Science Czar and his radical views on forced abortion, forced birth control and involuntary sterilization that he wants to enforce with "an armed international organization, a global analogue of a police force."
If that doesn't get you involved in voting in the next election, I'm afraid nothing will!
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