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Posts in category "Political Correctness"

Straight talk on gay marriage

Here is a thoughtful, calm and well-reasoned argument for why gay marriage is a bad idea. Aaron Fruh nails it when he says: The argument for same-sex marriage is that a state that denies rights to romantic unions is discriminatory and unjust. It seems that supporting gay marriage has become a litmus test for whether a... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
May 14, 2012 at 4:45 pm
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In defense of name-calling

Recently I was taken to task by a reader for saying that there’s too much apologizing going on. The constant, nerve-raking demands for apologies stifles debate and diverts attention from real issues.  Now comes a commentary with a similar viewpoint: Name calling might be appropriate when someone’s behavior is worthy putting a name or a... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 11, 2012 at 9:03 am
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Hey Catholics, Larry Doyle says he didn't mean you actually are cannibals. Can't you take a little ribbing?

I never heard of Larry Doyle Boil until he succeeded in upping his hits on Huff Post with this“satire.” It’s headlined “The Jesus-Eating Cult of Rick Santorum.” He wrote: Unlike Christians, Santorum and his fellow Roman Catholics participate in a barbaric ritual dating back two millennia, a “mass” in which a black-robed cleric casts a spell... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 8, 2012 at 7:44 am
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Obama carries on Chicago lakefront liberal tradition

The impression in some quarters — usually outside of Chicago — is that President Barack Obama has infected the White House with The Chicago Way of governing. Not quite. He was elected The Chicago Way. But he is governing the Chicago Lakefront Liberal Way. By doing so, he has answered the question that many Chicagoans never wanted to contemplate... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 6, 2012 at 12:54 pm
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Navy and Marines to extinguish the smoking lamp aboard ship?

The expression, “the smoking lamp is lighted,” is older than the United States of America. It is the word that is “passed” when it is all right to light up a cigarette, pipe or stogie. When it’s time to stop smoking (e.g. during the loading of ammunition), the word is “the smoking lamp is out... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
March 5, 2012 at 3:29 pm
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The claim that 98 percent of Catholic women use contraceptives? Wrong, says FactChecker.

The popular site called FactChecker.org looked into the assertion, made by the likes of Nancy Pelosi and repeated without qualification by liberal media acolytes and awarded it two Pinocchios*. The claim is a “media foul,” FactChecker said. Here’s what else FactChecker said in part: But while the study says that 98 percent of “sexually experienced... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
February 21, 2012 at 3:57 pm
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The abortion/breast cancer debate; some details

When I mentioned in my Tribune column about the need to be objective and open-minded about research that points to a positive link between induced abortion and breast cancer, the usual hell broke loose. I was told that studies and the votes of medical groups, such as the National Cancer Society, have settled the matter without... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
February 7, 2012 at 3:23 pm
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Save us from the politics of science

It’s bad enough when politicians and true believers distort scientific findings for their own purposes. But when scientists do it, we’ve reached a dangerous point in intellectual discourse. Such is the case with the widespread belief that evidence of global warming is incontrovertible. Thankfully, some scientists courageously have decided to publicly challenge this numbing, politically... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
January 31, 2012 at 11:36 am
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'No Need to Panic About Global Warming'

There’s no compelling scientific argument for drastic action to ‘decarbonize’ the world’s economy Some leading scientists, willing to challenge political correctness, have signed a letter exploding some of the dogma of climate alarmists. This piece in the Wall Street Journal is must reading. Not surprisingly, it has drawn a huge number of comments. Here are... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
January 29, 2012 at 9:01 am
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Chicago's goofy and false 'anti-torture' ordinance

Pat Hickey slices and dices the torture ban passed unanimously (who can be for torture?) by the City Council–supposedly the first such action by any American city, and doesn’t that make us proud.  Makes as much sense as the nuclear-free-zone ordinance. To those pushing such “symbolic” gestures, I hope it makes you feel better. It... Read more »
By Dennis Byrne,
January 25, 2012 at 1:06 pm
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