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Wednesday, October 12, 2011

One or the other

Here's a presidential debate question that we'd love to see asked.

Posted at 10:47 AM | Permalink

Comments (19)

As the comment on the blog entry said-"Brilliant".

Posted by Old Shep | October 12, 2011 11:17 AM

Yesssss.

And I wonder which answer would play best with their constituents.

Posted by Ex-bartender | October 12, 2011 11:28 AM

What? No Book of Mormon?

Posted by Bark Munster | October 12, 2011 11:33 AM

Gingrich will probably answer with a question, "Isn't that like asking a parent which child to sacrifice when only one can be saved? The question should be...."

Posted by lw | October 12, 2011 11:45 AM

Perry. Well it wouldn't be that Koran, like Obama picked.

Posted by Bark Munster | October 12, 2011 11:49 AM

Bark Munster....if you're referring to the Inauguration Ceremony, Barack Obama chose to place his hand on the Bible that belonged to Lincoln.

Good try though in restarting that old email chainletter rumor.

Posted by msmelharmon | October 12, 2011 12:07 PM

And I agree the question is a brilliant one I'd love to see asked of all candidates regardless of Party.

Posted by msmelharmon | October 12, 2011 12:08 PM

That might catch Perry offguard, but I think that most of them would have come up with something like:

"Presidential authority is defined by the Constitution, so my guide to exercising it would have to be based on the Constitution. Having said that, I don't find any direct conflict between the Constitution and the Bible because they serve different purposes. Even so, it is worth noting that the Constitution was authored by men of Christian faith....yada, yada, yada."

Posted by PanchoPDX | October 12, 2011 12:32 PM

PanchoPDX, you've inadvertently picked up on something that's remarkably ignored outside of Texas. Namely, Perry would choke because he's not used to being asked hard questions, in a debate or anywhere else. (Over the last three elections he's had, where he actually had to campaign, he's conveniently skipped out on any debate with his opponents. Oh, he'll make a lot of noise about how he wants to debate, but only if said opponents agree to a list of idiotic requirements as long as your arm. When they say no, he runs and hides: the only reason he's debating now is because he doesn't have a choice. That is, if you call that "debating".)

Posted by Texas Triffid Ranch | October 12, 2011 1:17 PM

msmelharmon. Nope, no restarting. Somehow, putting one's hand on any work of fiction doesn't impress.

Posted by Bark Munster | October 12, 2011 1:31 PM

And that, my friends, is the difference between a libertarian and a social conservative.

Posted by MJ | October 12, 2011 1:46 PM

What? No Book of Mormon?

The question is unfairly biased against Mitt Romney.

Posted by MJ | October 12, 2011 1:48 PM

liberal bigotry

Posted by poncho | October 12, 2011 3:20 PM

Just another false choice.

Posted by Allan L. | October 12, 2011 6:41 PM

Easy answer,
Article VI

Posted by tankfixer | October 12, 2011 7:01 PM

Who knew the Bible had an Article VI?

Posted by Allan L. | October 13, 2011 12:05 AM

First off the Mormons revere the bible, they just have other books as well. So no bias against the Mormons really.
Secondly we know every single one of them will choose the bible. Then probably say something about how the constitution is based on the bible bla bla bla...
Really not that great of a question. Too predictable.
I am a bit confused by Poncho's comment about liberal bigotry. These guys talk about the bible and the constitution all the time. I guess liberals do harp on that old separation of church and state thing...perhaps that's bigoted?

Posted by Jo | October 13, 2011 3:39 AM

Namely, Perry would choke because he's not used to being asked hard questions, in a debate or anywhere else.

I know somebody else that really didn't face a lot of media scrutiny in the 2008 election.

Posted by thor | October 13, 2011 7:31 AM

Here is another elected official who has little regard for the US Constitution.

http://dailycaller.com/2011/10/12/jackson-obama-should-declare-a-national-emergency-add-jobs-with-extra-constitutional-action/

Unfortunately, most of our elected officials (Rs and Ds) have very little regard for the document.

Posted by thor | October 13, 2011 9:15 AM

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Quinta das Amoras, Vinho Tinto 2009
Mauro Molino, Barbera d'Alba 2009
Garda Chiaretto Rose
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Vineyard 10 White
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Pinot Gris, Columbia Valley 2009
L'Hortus, Rose de Saignee 2010
Maculan, Pino & Toi 2008
McKinley Springs, Bombing Range Red 2008
Trader Joe's Pinot Gris 2009
Montes Alpha, Cabernet 2007
Gran Sasso, Sangiovese, Terre di Chieti 2009
Garda, Classico Chiaretto Rose
Beaulieu, Cabernet, Rutherford 1999
Picos del Montgo, Tempranillo 2008
Chateau de Montmirail, Vacqueyras 2008
La Granja 360, Syrah 2009
Montgras, Carmenere Reserva 2009
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Cabernet 2008
Kirkland, Pinot Grigio 2010
Trader Joe's Coastal Syrah 2009
Columbia Crest, Horse Heaven Hills Merlot 2008
Trader Joe's Coastal Chardonnay 2009
Vieux Papes Red
Domaine de l'Aujardiere, Chardonnay 2009
Santa Rita, Cabernet, Medalla Real 2007
Penfold's, Koonunga Hill Shiraz Cabernet 2008
Guild, Red, Lot #02 2008
Dievole, Dievolino Sangiovese 2008
Laforet, Burgogne Chardonnay 2009
Columbia Winery, Merlot 2007
Bonterra, Cabernet 2008
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2009
Maquis Lien 2006
Scott Paul, Pinot Noir, Le Paulee 2007
Cameron, Chardonnay
B.R. Cohn, Cabernet, Silver Label 2006
Graffigna, Cabernet 2005
Palo Alto, Reserve Red 2008
Menguante, Garnacha 2008
Lange, Pinot Gris 2009
Felsina Berardenga, Vin Santo 1997
Anne Amie, Pinot Gris 2009
McKinley Springs, Bombing Ramge Red 2007
Vieux Papes Red
Dionysius Chardonnay 2009
Haden Fig, Pinot Noir 2009
Vega Montan, Mencia 2008
Chateau la Vernede, Coteaux du Languedoc 2007
Mount Defiance, Hellfire (White) 2008
Root: 1, Cabernet 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines Pinot Grigio 2009
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 White, 2008
Columbia Crest, Two Vines, Vineyard 10 Rose, 2007
Abacela, Grenache Rose 2009
Avia Cabernet 2004
Lemelson Pinot Noir, Thea's Selection 2007
Chateau de la Roulerie, Rose d'Anjou 2009
Casal Garcia, Vinho Verde Rose
La Ferme Julien, Rose 2008
Cana's Feast, Bricco Red, 2006
Hogue, Genesis Merlot, 2008
Owen Roe, Sharecropper's Cabernet, 2008
Kim Crawford, Unoaked Chardonnay 2008
J. Scott, Pinot Noir 2008
Edmunds St. John, White, Heart of Gold 2008
Columbia Crest, Walter Clore Private Reserve 2006
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Portuga, Vinho Rose 2009
Taylor Fladgate, First Estate Reserve Porto
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Quinta da Aveleda, Vinho Verde 2008
St. Francis, Chardonnay Sonoma 2008
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St. Innocent, Pinot Noir 2006
Jigsaw, Pinot Noir 2007
Chateau Ste. Michelle, Merlot, Indian Wells 2007
Charles Shaw, Chardonnay 2008
Edmunds St. John, Bone-Jolly, Gamay Rosé 2009
Cameron, Willamette Valley Chardonnay
Il Valore, Sangiovese, Giovane, Puglia 2008
Duck Pond, Chardonnay, Wahluke Slope 2007
Kim Crawford, Marlborough Pinot Noir 2008
Domaine du Pesquier, Cotes du Rhone 2005
Cantina Zaccagnini, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2006
Domaine Matrot, Chardonnay, Bourgogne 2007
David Hill, Oregon Sparkling Wine, Brut
Chandler Reach, Monte Regalo 2006
Elk Cove, Pinot Gris 2008
Kirkland, Columbia Valley Merlot 2008
D'Aragon, Old Vine Garnacha 2008
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Castle Rock, Paso Robles Cabernet 2006
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Conundrum 2008
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Saint Cosme, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
La Granja, Tempranillo 360, 2008
Santa Rita, Mendalla Real Cabernet 2006
Columbia Crest, Grand Estates Merlot 2006
Andezon, Cotes-du-Rhone 2007
Collegiata, Montepulciano d'Abruzzo
Troon, Druid's Fluid 2008
La Granja, Tempranillo 2008
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Jack Walker - The Extraordinary Rendition of Vincent Dellamaria
Colum McCann - Let the Great World Spin
Niccolò Machiavelli - The Prince
Harper Lee - To Kill a Mockingbird
Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus - The Nanny Diaries
Brian Selznick - The Invention of Hugo Cabret
Sharon Creech - Walk Two Moons
Keith Richards - Life
F. Sionil Jose - Dusk
Natalie Babbitt - Tuck Everlasting
Justin Halpern - S#*t My Dad Says
Mark Herrmann - The Curmudgeon's Guide to Practicing Law
Barry Glassner - The Gospel of Food
Phil Stanford - The Peyton-Allan Files
Jesse Katz - The Opposite Field
Evelyn Waugh - Brideshead Revisited
J.K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
David Sedaris - Holidays on Ice
Donald Miller - A Million Miles in a Thousand Years
Mitch Albom - Have a Little Faith
C.S. Lewis - The Magician's Nephew
F. Scott Fitzgerald - The Great Gatsby
William Shakespeare - A Midsummer Night's Dream
Ivan Doig - Bucking the Sun
Penda Diakité - I Lost My Tooth in Africa
Grace Lin - The Year of the Rat
Oscar Hijuelos - Mr. Ives' Christmas
Madeline L'Engle - A Wrinkle in Time
Steven Hart - The Last Three Miles
David Sedaris - Me Talk Pretty One Day
Karen Armstrong - The Spiral Staircase
Charles Larson - The Portland Murders
Adrian Wojnarowski - The Miracle of St. Anthony
William H. Colby - Long Goodbye
Steven D. Stark - Meet the Beatles
Phil Stanford - Portland Confidential
Rick Moody - Garden State
Jonathan Schwartz - All in Good Time
David Sedaris - Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim
Anthony Holden - Big Deal
Robert J. Spitzer - The Spirit of Leadership
James McManus - Positively Fifth Street
Jeff Noon - Vurt

Road Work

Miles run year to date: 54
At this date last year: 50
Total run in 2011: 113
In 2010: 125
In 2009: 67
In 2008: 28
In 2007: 113
In 2006: 100
In 2005: 149
In 2004: 204
In 2003: 269