Listening to: Alfred Brendel - Beethoven Sonata No. 8 in C Minor "Pathetique"
What happens when Dr James Dobson tries to mess with SpongeBob? I heard about this, so I did some research to find out what happened. Sure enough, I found some interesting things (appropriate colon! Ok, I won't label them anymore):
The initial CNN report on Dobson's remarks
As we will later see, this article is entirely accurate. (I guess there's no way to know if it has been revised.) Basic "family values" controversy as someone (Nile Rodgers, no less!) has put together a video featuring various characters singing "We Are Family". The video is part of a program set up after 9/11 to promote tolerance and diversity. It doesn't get any more inoffensive and sterilized than this, folks. And yet our fearless ecumenical leaders have managed to create a controversy around it.
A rebuttal from the Dobson camp
I could barely read through this. Wincing, frequent breaks, and 3 shots of whiskey helped.
MSNBC post
This is actually where I first read about the issue. I had to work backwards from here to dig up the other articles. This one is interesting - I guess they did some coverage on MSNBC that Dr Dobson took particular offense to.
Finally:
Tolerating James Dobson
This one has the added bonus of reader comments, which range from the uninspired to the truly deranged.
Hooray for current events and political blog crap!
What happens when Dr James Dobson tries to mess with SpongeBob? I heard about this, so I did some research to find out what happened. Sure enough, I found some interesting things (appropriate colon! Ok, I won't label them anymore):
The initial CNN report on Dobson's remarks
As we will later see, this article is entirely accurate. (I guess there's no way to know if it has been revised.) Basic "family values" controversy as someone (Nile Rodgers, no less!) has put together a video featuring various characters singing "We Are Family". The video is part of a program set up after 9/11 to promote tolerance and diversity. It doesn't get any more inoffensive and sterilized than this, folks. And yet our fearless ecumenical leaders have managed to create a controversy around it.
A rebuttal from the Dobson camp
I could barely read through this. Wincing, frequent breaks, and 3 shots of whiskey helped.
MSNBC post
This is actually where I first read about the issue. I had to work backwards from here to dig up the other articles. This one is interesting - I guess they did some coverage on MSNBC that Dr Dobson took particular offense to.
Finally:
Tolerating James Dobson
This one has the added bonus of reader comments, which range from the uninspired to the truly deranged.
Hooray for current events and political blog crap!
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