This article is about a recent Washington Post-ABC News poll that found that 46 percent of Americans have a negative view of Islam—an increase of 7 percent from a similar poll taken a few months after the 9/11/2001 attacks. The poll is interesting, and probably accurate, but I disagree in some places with the article. Claudia Deane and Darryl Fears try to make it sound like gullible Americans are having their opinions of Islam affected by negative media coverage. But the media, generally, is just reporting the facts.
Car; Speech; Data Backups; Mailboxes; Etc.
Finally, a few moments of peace.
It feels like I’ve been running on all cylinders for a few weeks now. There’s only a couple of big things, really, and a trillion little tiny things. The good news is that I’ve gotten a lot done, and I’ve finally gotten my to-do list down to a manageable five things (it peaked recently at about 38).
Pleasant Valley UMC Speech—Society of St. Andrew
Good afternoon! My name is Scott Bradford, and it’s a real pleasure to be here this evening, especially to talk a bit about the wonderful work of the Society of Saint Andrew and what this congregation has done to support it.
Important Katrina Distinction: ‘Topped’ vs. ‘Breached’ (and more)
The media (conservative and liberal) have worked themselves into a furor over recently released tapes of a Hurricane Katrina videoconference involving President Bush. In the conference, held shortly before Katrina hit, Bush was warned that the levees might be ‘topped’ by the hurricane, and the president went on to assure state and local officials that the federal government was ready to deal with the impending natural disaster.
Website 17.2 Revision; Joomla Update
Today I launched a minor revision of Off on a Tangent, bringing the version to 17.2. The actual layout of the site is essentially unchanged, but I’ve made some noticeable modifications to the colors. Let me know what you think!
Scott Bradford is a writer and technologist who has been putting his opinions online since 1995. He believes in three inviolable human rights: life, liberty, and property. He is a Catholic Christian who worships the trinitarian God described in the Nicene Creed. Scott is a husband, nerd, pet lover, and AMC/Jeep enthusiast with a B.S. degree in public administration from George Mason University.