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It turns out that Obama’s alleged “war on the Catholic Church” (and on religion itself) was begun by George W. Bush: In December 2000, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission ruled that companies that provided prescription drugs to their employees but didn’t provide birth control were in violation of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act, which prevents [...]
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Happy Times
February 11th, 2012 
Daniel Fincke The Obama campaign commemorates 5 years since Obama announced for president. It’s political propaganda, of course, but boy is it some slick, professional, cutting edge advertising. And the consistency in tone with the ’08 campaign shows a remarkable feel for continuity of “branding”: So does this mean that the 2012 Obama campaign will be going, [...]
Religious Privilege and Grievance-Based Catholic Identity Politics on Full Display
February 7th, 2012 Daniel Fincke In a column last week, Melinda Henneberger criticized the Obama administration’s refusal to exempt the Catholic Church from requirements it provide for its employees health insurance which would cover birth control at organizations it runs which have secular functions. The column is an extraordinary exemplification of religious entitlement, identity politics, and anti-secular, anti-democratic demands for [...]
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Tags: Affordable Care Act, Bart Stupak, Birth Control, Catholic Identity Politics, Catholic Voters, Conscience Exemptions, Faith and Politics, Grievance Politics, Liberal Protestant, Melinda Henneberger, Obama National Prayer Breakfast, Obama's Faith, obamacare, Religious Rights, Religious Tests For Office, Reproductive Rights, Ressentiment, Secularism 
11 Comments »“What Are The Limits of Church Authority In the Public Sphere?”
February 5th, 2012 Daniel Fincke This is part 2 of a debate with Roman Catholic theology graduate student named Mary. In part 1, we introduced and began to debate the topic of whether or not universities, hospitals, and social agencies run by the Catholic Church should be exempted from laws requiring employers to provide their employees health insurance that covers [...]
Posted in Abortion, Abortion, Applied Ethics, Applied Ethics, Authoritarianism, Authoritarianism, Authority, Authority, Autonomy, Autonomy, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Bio-Medical Ethics, Bio-Medical Ethics, Christianity, Christianity, Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Contemporary Ethics, Contemporary Ethics, Feminism, Feminism, Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Gay Rights, Homophobia, Homophobia, Law, Law, LGBTQAA, News Discussion, News Discussion, Personal, Philosophy, Political Secularism, Political Secularism, Politics, Politics, Religious Extremism, Religious Extremism, Religious Moderates, Religious Moderates, Religious Rights, Religious Rights, Religious Secularism, Religious Secularism, Right Wing Politics, Right Wing Politics, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church, Secularism, Separation of Church and State, Separation of Church and State, Women's Rights, Women's Rights, Women's Rights, Women's Issues Tags: 1st Amendment, Affordable Care Act, Conscience Exemptions, Discrimination Against Gays, Free Exercise, Freedom of Religion, Gay Rights, Health Coverage For Gay Spouses, Mary C. Young, Pharmacists Rights of Conscience, Relig, Religious Discrimination, Reproductive Rights, Roman Catholic Adoption Agencies Refuse Gay Adoptions, Roman Catholic Charities, Roman Catholic Church 55 Comments »“Should Catholic Employers Be Exempted From Paying For Health Insurance Covering Contraception?”
February 5th, 2012 Daniel Fincke If you were reading Camels With Hammers regularly before we made the move to Freethought Blogs, you would have frequently been treated to the long, insightful, and vigorously argued comments of my friend Mary. Mary is a Roman Catholic and is politically liberal in many (but not all) respects. We met when I was a [...]
Posted in Applied Ethics, Applied Ethics, Authoritarianism, Authoritarianism, Authority, Authority, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Christianity, Christianity, Cultural Secularism, Cultural Secularism, Feminism, Feminism, News Discussion, News Discussion, Personal, Philosophy, Political Secularism, Political Secularism, Politics, Politics, Religious Moderates, Religious Moderates, Religious Secularism, Religious Secularism, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Church, Secularism, Separation of Church and State, Separation of Church and State, Women's Rights, Women's Rights, Women's Rights, Women's Rights, Women's Issues Tags: 1st Amendment, Affordable Care Act, Catholics and Obamacare, Conscience Exemptions, Discrimination, Freedom of Religion, Mary C. Young, obamacare, Obamacare and Contraception, Religious Discrimination, Reproductive Rights, Roman Catholic Church, Roman Catholic Universities 48 Comments »On What’s Presidential, What’s Creepy, and What’s Mitt Romney
February 2nd, 2012 Daniel Fincke I honestly am confused when people say Mitt Romney looks the part of a president–”like he was sent straight from central casting”, as the cliche goes. I never think of presidents as coming off as equal parts sleazy slick soulless greedy corporate raider, creepy door-knocking glazed-eyed proselytizer, and robotically pandering inauthentic politician. I have this [...]
Georgia Court To Hear Out Birthers
January 7th, 2012 Daniel Fincke Insipid: The prospect of the President being banned from the ballot is sheer lunacy. Your Thoughts?
Thoughts and Questions About Obama
December 11th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Before Obama, America had not elected as president a legislator, either a congressperson or a senator, for decades. We have consistently preferred governors, vice presidents, and generals. Now in electing Obama we have a legislator, law professor, and grass roots organizer. We have someone whose skills are building consensus, managing intricate relationships with allies and enemies, [...]
Trumped
April 29th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Baratunde tells it straight about the Donald. Your Thoughts?
Posted in Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Politics, Politics, Racism Tags: Barack Obama's Birth Certificate, Donald Trump No Comments »The Executive Branch WILL Continue Enforcing DOMA, Just Will Not DEFEND It In Court
February 26th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Get ready for the deceptive meme to come flying your way that the Obama administration is abnegating its responsibilities to enforce law by not enforcing the Defense of Marriage Act. The administration will continue to enforce the unconscionable law, it will only not defend it from legal challenges in court. Others, starting with the House [...]
Posted in Andrew Sullivan, Andrew Sullivan, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Civil Rights, Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Gay Marriage, Gay Rights, Gay Rights, Law, Law, Law & Politics, Politics, Politics, Right Wing Politics, Right Wing Politics Tags: Defense of Marriage Act, DOMA, Eric Holder No Comments »Chris Rock On Obama-Era Hatred: Racism's One Last Temper Tantrum Before It Goes To Sleep
February 17th, 2011 Daniel Fincke From an Esquire interview online now: SR: Like many nice Caucasians, I cried the night Barack Obama was elected. It was one of the high points in American history. And all that’s happened since the election is just a shitstorm of hatred. You want to weigh in on that? CR: I actually like it, in [...]
Birther Madness In The Republican Party
February 16th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Anderson Cooper interviews Montana State Representative Bob Wagner who refuses to admit that he knows either that President Obama was born in America or even that being born in America makes someone a citizen: Stupefyingly, Representative Wagner is representative of more than 50% of likely Republican primary voters: Birthers make a majority among those voters [...]
Fear Of Middle Eastern Democracy
February 13th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Watching this video, I’m starting to fear those who have seemingly no belief in either the intrinsic value or potential effectiveness of democracy as much as I fear Islamism: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Your Thoughts?
Posted in Authoritarianism, Authoritarianism, Barack Obama, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, George W. Bush, News, News Discussion, News Discussion, Politics, Politics, Right Wing Politics, Right Wing Politics, World Affairs, World Affairs Tags: Conservatives, Democracy, Egypt, Glenn Beck, Hosni Mubarak, Muslim Brotherhood, Rachel Maddow 1 Comment »Not Bad For Political-Message Comedy
February 3rd, 2011 Daniel Fincke Jamie Kilstein: Your Thoughts?
Posted in Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Comedy, Comedy, George W. Bush, George W. Bush, Politics, Politics, World Affairs, World Affairs Tags: Jamie Kilstein 1 Comment »Thoughts On Secretary Clinton’s Response To Egypt
January 30th, 2011 Daniel Fincke As always when I venture out of my areas of specialization, let me preface all following remarks with the obvious reminder—I am by no means a foreign policy expert or a Middle East expert. So take the following on the merits of my arguments and bring forth any facts you think I may need to [...]
Rachel Maddow Demonstrates How Far To The Right The Country Has Moved In The Last 50 Years
January 30th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Rachel doing what she does best, the night after Obama’s State of the Union speech last week: Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Your Thoughts?
Hitchens Brings The Most Eloquent Takedown Of The Tea Party Ever
January 29th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Every time I see him speak of late, he only becomes better. It’s almost like the cancer only makes him stronger: Your Thoughts?
Denouncing Political Rhetoric Which Is Indistinguishable From The Manifestos Of Paranoid Madmen
January 12th, 2011 Daniel Fincke Jon Stewart’s remarks about Tucson two nights ago were poignant, conciliatory, honest, humble, and insightful: The Daily Show with Jon StewartGet More: Daily Show Full Episodes,Political Humor & Satire Blog,The Daily Show on Facebook Here he hits the nail on the head: I do think it is a worthwhile goal not to conflate our political [...]
Daily Hilarity: Video Game Health Care Bill
August 28th, 2010 Daniel Fincke See more funny videos and funny pictures at CollegeHumor. Your Thoughts?
Posted in Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Comedy, Comedy, Hilarious, Parody, Parody Tags: Super Mario No Comments »Olbermann Details All The Evidence Of Obama’s “Secret Muslim Faith”
August 24th, 2010 Daniel Fincke The depth of the conspiracy is so chilling: Your Thoughts?
Posted in Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Islam, Islam, Political Satire, Political Satire, Politics, Politics Tags: George W. Bush, Keith Olbermann, Secret Muslim No Comments »FOX News’s Judge Andrew Napolitano: Bush And Cheney Should Be Indicted (And Lambasts Obama Too)
July 13th, 2010 Daniel Fincke A great interview with Ralph Nader: Napolitano’s new book, in which he discusses all these issues, is Lies the Government Told You: Myth, Power, and Deception in American History. Thanks to Aram for the link. Your Thoughts?
Posted in Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Civil Liberties, Civil Liberties, George W. Bush, George W. Bush, Law, Law, Law & Politics, News Discussion, News Discussion, Politics, Politics, Videos Tags: After Words, Andrew Napolitano, C-Span, Habeus Corpus, Ralph Nader, Thurgood Marshall, Torture No Comments »New Hitchens Interview
July 12th, 2010 Daniel Fincke But not a word about his illness. It is a series of rapid fire questions and answers on a range of topics, with little elaboration. Here are a few interesting bits: Several chapters are devoted to your Trotskyist youth. What attracted you to the left? The name. It was the left opposition to Stalinism, capitalism, [...]
Tom Tancredo Calls Obama The Greatest Threat To America
July 10th, 2010 Daniel Fincke He essentially compares Obama to the Soviet Union and Al-Qaeda and argues that he is an even wors threat to America than them. It’s just baseless and shameless and insane: H/T: Discernible Chaos Your Thoughts?
Oil Spills Onto 1st Amendment, Making It Unreadable, Invalid
July 2nd, 2010 Daniel Fincke Anderson Cooper reports: Your Thoughts?
Posted in Barack Obama, Barack Obama, Free Speech, Free Speech, Law, Law, Law & Politics, News, News Discussion, News Discussion, Politics, Politics Tags: 1st Amendment, BP, BP Oil Skill, Media No Comments »Obama’s New Avant-Garde Approach To His Weekly Address
June 28th, 2010 Daniel Fincke Camels With Hammers isn’t the only one shaking up its visual approach. Check out Othe White House’s new style of weekly video address: Weekly Address: Jobs Creation from White House Weekly Address on Vimeo. Trippy stuff. And it has a message. Your Thoughts?
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