A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics and Religion

by Tom Quiner

A Heapin' Plate of Conservative Politics & Religion

by Tom Quiner

The dehumanization of your neighbor

By quinersdiner | June 24, 2012

By Tom Quiner It’s not the economy, stupid, it’s our humanity that is at stake. A Fox News website article this morning was chilling: “Cannibalism, ‘mommy porn,’ and sexting, oh my!” It details the progression of our culture’s decline, characterized most notably by the recent spate of “cannibal” attacks. As if that’s not unsettling enough, the top three books on the NY Times best seller list are a series of…

A response to the ‘Nuns on the Bus’ tour

By quinersdiner | June 23, 2012

True or false: “The House budget would decimate our country.” This is the assertion of the ‘Nuns on the Bus’ tour as reported by Rekha Basu in her June 20th Des Moines Register column, “ ‘Nuns on the Bus’ possess credibility that few of us have.” Let’s take a closer look …

What city is the “manliest” city in America?

By quinersdiner | June 22, 2012

By Tom Quiner [youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L1nCovowKlA&feature=youtu.be] Drumroll, please … It’s Friday. It is time for NewsBusted’s Jodi Miller, the conservative’s favorite investigative reporter. Jodi has busted wide-open these breaking news stories: √ It is now politically incorrect to call President Obama “cool.”  Cool! √  Who does Israel like better, Obama or Romney? √ How MSNBC can boost ratings. √ Who is “Obama Boy?” √ What does the TV show “Dallas” have in…

This is the biggest issue of the campaign

By quinersdiner | June 21, 2012

Here’s what the president says: “Yes, foreign policy matters. Social issues matter. But more than anything else, this election presents a choice between two fundamentally different visions of how to create strong, sustained growth.” So, is the economy the biggest issue of this campaign?

Musings on the first amendment

By quinersdiner | June 20, 2012

Be vigilant. If the president and his party win this Fall, the First Amendment will be in grave danger …

Obama evolves

By quinersdiner | June 20, 2012

The oddity of the Roger Clemens case

By quinersdiner | June 19, 2012

Here’s what’s odd about the Roger Clemens case: it devolved into partisan wrangling. Democrats thought Clemens was guilty of perjury. Republicans believed he was innocent. The reason why explains many things about America’s social and political climate …

By quinersdiner | June 18, 2012

A very good critique of the flaw in public sector unions. The bottom line: you’re footing the bill.

The mock benevolence of Barack Obama

By quinersdiner | June 18, 2012

Sarah Palin talks about the birth of “citizen journalism”

By quinersdiner | June 18, 2012

The Mainstream media (MSM) “spiked” the Monica Lewinsky scandal eleven times to protect Bill Clinton. And the Drudge Report was born …

The power of fatherhood

By quinersdiner | June 17, 2012

Dads, you can change the world. You can make it better, a lot better. Or you can make it worse …

The imperial presidency

By quinersdiner | June 16, 2012

President Obama once again circumvented the democratic process with his new immigration policy, imposed by executive fiat for raw political reasons …