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Local bloggers, including four from CTLP, met with Dan Malloy in Middletown today. Of immediate interest is Malloy's position on the war, which he is steadfastly against. Malloy challenged John DeStefano to make his own position clear. More to come on this interesting meeting.
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Can you ever imagine that there would be a time when the NYT thought the name My Left Nutmeg was to racy for it's readers.
The old Grey Lady is now totally senile and so out of touch with the Average New Yorker it should be forced to move to Utah.
To change the subject, has anyone heard anything from Miriam Masullo and Scott MacLean?
They are running in a Republican Congressional Primary.
Masullo and MacLean are quiet, as far as I know.
Genghis Conn said... "
Masullo and MacLean are quiet, as far as I know.
Not really, I'm just not interested in sharing anything with anyone on the other side.
Ghengis...
I wonder if Miriam Masullo ever moved into the district?
I also hear that a number of Republican Registrars of Voters asked her to drop her primary bid
Gee, Patricia Rice, how wonderful for YOU to decide what political race is important or worthy of discussion.
As an unrepentent Jeffersonian democrat, I think all races are worthy of discussion. I know nothing about Masullo and MacLean. My guess is that whomever wins won't have much of a chance against Larson, but that doesn't make the race unworthy of discussion.
Likewise, I wish there was a lot more discussion about various State Legislative races, whether or not people believe they are going to be close. I like the wiki because it provides information that wouldn't be found otherwise.
As a final point on this, yesterday, Audrey Blondin had a gathering of Democratic leaders in the 8th and 30th State Senate district. I went there to encourage better reaching out to people who haven't been more involved in politics.
I put a few clips of the event up on YouTube. Stop by to see videos of Lt. Gov. candidate Mary Glassman, State Rep Candidate Paul Cavagnero, State Senate candidates Steve Berry and Matthew Brennan and Chris Murphy's campaign manager Sarah Merriam.
I grew up in the UCC (in a 1st District town, no less). I'm not what you'd call religious. But Masullo's smear of my old church (filled with outstanding people, by the way) REALLY pisses me off. I'm not pissed off easily, either.
What the UCC has been up to that you missed:
As a 17th generation practicing Congregationalist, I just couldn’t take the UCC anymore and had to change churches.
I wish I would’ve been able to get my church out of the UCC as so many others have.
The UCC is hardly what you might think; there’s all sorts of problems the largest of which is this:
SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER: UCC ANTI-ISRAEL RESOLUTIONS "FUNCTIONALLY ANTISEMITIC"
Meanwhile “former” UCC minister Scott MacLean lives right now in a parsonage owned by the UCC church in Hartland, CT
He has yet to disavow the actions of the UCC as they regard Israel.
While the UCC and MacLean hold their ground, the
While the UCC and MacLean hold their ground, the Presbyterians vote 483-28 to cancel divestment from Israel
Why won't MacLean disavow the actions of the UCC?
I would think that the SIMON WIESENTHAL CENTER would be a good enough source; if they think your group is out of bounds then chances are your group is that.
I can only imagine what the turnout for the 1st CD GOP Primary will be: 10%? Or is that too optimistic?
From the divestment resolution:
Summary 11
This resolution calls the church and the U.S. government to resolve the Israeli-Palestinian conflict in a just manner and requires the United Church of Christ’s Corporate Social Responsibility Ministry to begin the process of divestment from companies involved with Israel’s illegal (by UN Security Council resolutions 242 and 338) occupations of the West Bank and Gaza, the building of the “security fence,” and the Israeli settlements within Palestinian Territory. Theological Rationale: We believe that God in love seeks blessing and not destruction for all peoples, and lays the same pursuit upon Jews, Christians and Muslims (Genesis 12:1-3, 17:15-20, 21:14-19; Joshua 5:13-15; Isaiah 42:5-7, 49:6; Jonah; Micah 4:2-4; Matthew 5:14-16, 5:23-24; Mark 3:35; Luke 6:27-36, 9:51-55, 10:25-37; John 3:16-17, 21:15-17; Revelation 22:1-2)
Background
Over the past decades, the United Church of Christ, through General Synod and through other UCC instrumentalities have used formal resolutions and statements to urge a just settlement to the Israel-Palestinian conflict. These words have not succeeded in solving the conflict. During the era of apartheid in South Africa, the United Church of Christ, along with other denominations and organizations, successfully used divestment as a tool to bring justice to South Africa. Mindful that divestment has been a successful tool in the past, we urge the use of selective divestment in bringing justice to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
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WHEREAS the United Church of Christ has repeatedly affirmed that the State of Israel has a right to exist, and that the Palestinian people also have a right to their own state, whether it is through a one-state or two-state solution, and
WHEREAS the United Church of Christ has called for an end to anti-Semitism in the United States and around the world, and has passed a resolution to this effect as recently as GS 2002, and
WHEREAS ... that this resolution is based on both a pro-Israeli and a pro-Palestinian peoples perspective; that it is not anti-Semitic to criticize the Palestinian policy of Israeli governments; and
WHEREAS, we condemn the violence on both sides of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, but also believe that the roots of terrorism begin in the unjust and inequitable situation in Israel/Palestine...
Long comment. Seems like they tried their best not to be anti-Semitic. I really don't buy the idea that the UCC is somehow anti-Jewish. We can debate whether they're doing the right thing or not, but anti-Semitic? No.
Authentic Connecticut Republican never addressed whether Miriam Masullo moved into the 1st CD. She promised she would when she filed her intent to Primary in late May.
Genghis Conn said... " but anti-Semitic? No."
Denial - period.
I think most people would tend to take the Wiesenthal Center's perspective especially now that the Presbyterians have reversed themselves from an almost identicle resolution.
Certainly most Congregationalists are oblivious to the goings on at the UCC; I was for ages until I noticed that some Kim H kept donating the legal max to whoever ran against my friend and then state rep. Angleo Fusco. I found out who she was (the UCC lobbiest) and who her employer was and started church shopping. I saw no reason the money I put in the plate should be used to attack my friend.
I later learned the UCC/CT paid Sara Brady a 50K speaking honorarium. How many winter coats for poor children would that have been? How many people could be taught to read for that kind of money?
It is simply not the church of our forebearers any longer.
MikeCT said... The article about the UCC that Masullo links to has nothing to do with Israel.
No it simply illustrates the church's membership decline and was written by a Methodist in fact.
You miss the point entirely.
The UCC has a political agenda, plain & simple.
Most churches don't and tread pretty carefully in that arena.
I dragged Mirium into the race soley because I'd seen what the likes of MacLean did ruining my most of my denomination and I'm well aware that the direction of the UCC is contrary to the intent of it's founding in the late 1950's as it's founder (Blake) was well known to my mother as both her minister and next door neighbor as well.
It appears you're unfamiliar with the issues.
I'd strongly recommend a visit to
MikeCT said... "
OK, apparently you have no shame."
You apparently have no trouble with the fact that MacLean has not disavowed the anti-semite stance of the UCC as even their own sister denomination did this week.
Were it not a problem the Presbyterians would not have felt the need to reverse themselves.
Further, you confuse the church proper (religious) with the UCC (political) and no one in their right mind would do that. There's nothing "wrong" with the Congregationalists; it's entirely the UCC that's gone over the edge and they've done so without consulting with their members. Which in itself seeing as the whole point of being Congregationalist is self governing; is contrary to their very structure.
I'd venture you're not a church goer, probably not a member of one and certainly thus not affected one bit.
Had your church, that you enjoyed, been ruined by the likes of MacLean I suspect it would be different.
No one save for you I guess cares one whit about anyone's sexual orientation, aside from the same fruitcakes that attack the Masons (etc. & et al) I know of no church that rejects anyone. The UCC TV commercials were a fraud.
MacLean does in fact live in a parsonage owned by the church so just how out of it do you think he is?
Why is the UCC is attacking the Black GOP candidate for Gov. in Ohio?
Why do they employ a full time lobbiest and arm her with a war chest full of cash? No other denomination behaives like that.
They have an agenda and MacLean was quietly moved to CT a short time ago as part of it.
He's not voted in CT ever in his life nor has lived here for any meaningfull period, yet he's all set to run for congress?
The whole thing is bogus and it stinks to, well to coin a phrase, high heaven!
Give me a break.
-ACR
ACR...
That's quite a scenario.
How many times has Miriam Masullo voted in elections in the 1st cd?
Is she going to move into the district?
MikeCT said... " asking her to leave for the Unitarians "
The Unitarians have been sending money to Hamas?
I don't think so.
It's interesting that MikeCT & Weicker Liker both find the killing of women and children by UCC supported Hamas bombers so amusing.
I doubt most voters will.
Rubenstein, your sarcasm detector is malfunctioning.
Then again, being someone who takes everything so freakin seriously as you do, you might not have one.
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