Television icon Norman Lear, the writer and producer of classic sitcoms including “All in the Family” and “Sanford and Sons,” said he won’t attend a White House reception when he’s honored at the Kennedy Center later this year, citing his disapproval of President Trump and his administration’s policies.
Wants more gummint support (money) for the arts — ones that can’t make it on their own, apparently.
Or: At 95 he doesn’t get around like he used to.
In case you wonder what you’re missing (or, as it happens, glad you’re not):
Old Mass vs. New Mass
Compare…
Traditional Latin MassWith …
Modern Mass at your parishAtmosphere of Reverent Worship:
Peaceful, otherworldly atmosphere. Emphasis on individual “lifting his heart & mind to God.” Members of congregation direct attention to God, not each other.Social, Classroom, Entertainment Atmosphere:
Constant standing, sitting, amplified noise; atmosphere like a public meeting. Emphasis on “instruction.” Socializing in church before & after service, and handshaking during.Profound Reverence for Real Presence:
Sixteen genuflections. The hands of the priest alone touch the consecrated host. Communion given only on tongue.Indifference, Irreverence towards Real Presence:
Only three genuflections required. Lay men & women distribute communion. Communion given in hand – a practice protestants introduced to deny Christ’s Real Presence.Fidelity to Catholic Doctrine:
Over the course of a year, presents all facets of Catholic doctrine.Systematic Omission of Catholic Doctrines:
New prayers systematically omit references to hell, judgement, punishment for sin, merits of the Saints, the one true Church, the souls of the departed & miracles.
Dem governor turns Republican, in broad daylight:
An extra twist of the knife for Democrats: He did it alongside President Trump, at a rally in West Virginia. . . . With one politician’s decision to switch parties, Democrats now hold a record-low number of governorships — and Republicans hold a record high.”
This is why they’ve got so much invested in leaks and shady prosecutors.
The party of leaks is leaking governors. Tsk.
. . . Has been pushing the apocalypse idea for so long he’s beginning to believe it.
On Friday, Al Gore’s sequel to “An Inconvenient Truth” – “An Inconvenient Sequel: Truth to Power” – arrives in movie theaters across the country. But there’s another inconvenient sequel worth noting and, like most sequels, this one is even worse than the original.
Gore’s hypocritical home energy use and “do as I say not as I do” lifestyle has plunged to embarrassing new depths.
In just this past year, Gore burned through enough energy to power the typical American household for more than 21 years, according to a new report by the National Center for Public Policy Research. The former vice president consumed 230,889 kilowatt hours (kWh) at his Nashville residence, which includes his home, pool and driveway entry gate electricity meters. A typical family uses an average of 10,812 kWh of electricity per year, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration.
It gets worse.
You don’t believe it? Read on.
(Oh, and that pudgy crack. Well look at this:
It pains me to look at that tight collar.
. . . and why Trump would do worse than aim as high!
What does all this mean for Mr. Trump?
Perhaps simply that being unpopular with “the tastemakers of Washington” needn’t necessarily translate into a presidency without enduring, admirable, and even historic accomplishments.
. . . from the ever-thoughtful and thought-provoking IRA STOLL,
Blithe Spirit 