Tuesday, September 7, 2010

Morning Newsdome: Gen. Petraeus to Florida church: Don't be rednecks

Posted by Bobby Feingold on Tue, Sep 7, 2010 at 10:51 AM

>> Top U.S. commander in Afghanistan Gen. Petraeus has spoken out against a Gainesville, Fla., church that plans to burn copies of the Koran on the anniversary of 9/11, saying "it could endanger troops and it could endanger the overall effort." If we're asking the Muslim world to speak out against their crazies, shouldn't the Christian world be expected to do the same? (the Wall Street Journal)

>> The Democratic Party of Arizona has filed a complaint with prosecutors after Republican operative Steve May recruited "drifters and homeless people" to run on the Green Party ballot against Dems, costing them the election. At least the GOP is acknowledging homeless people. (the New York Times)

>> According to a new NBC-Wall Street Journal poll, 65 percent of Americans feel that the country is in a state of decline, and only 26 percent think the economy will improve in the next year. The majority of voters think that Obama has "not brought needed change" but are also "as unenthusiastic about Republican incumbents." In other words: blah. (MSNBC)

>> President Obama is expected to unveil a new $100 billion economic-recovery plan tomorrow that includes extending a tax credit for business research and development, paid by closing other corporate tax breaks. To echo those polled above: blah dee blah blah. (CNN)

>> And finally: In what it calls a "humanitarian gesture," North Korea released a South Korean seven-man-crew fishing boat today after asking the country for a shipment of rice, cement and equipment to recover from recent flooding. A cup full of rice, North Korea acts nice. But if floods don't drip, North Korea keeps your ship. (Voice of America)

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Bobby,

You're absolutely right. Christians should speak out against their own "crazies."

And, in this case at least, they are doing so:

http://tinyurl.com/2bvhujx

http://tinyurl.com/26x5d4c

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Posted by Benjy on September 7, 2010 at 2:29 PM

petraeus is absolutely correct, imo.

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Posted by wesleywhatwhat on September 7, 2010 at 4:12 PM
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