rickyp wrote:Fate

You should listen to your idol more often. He abuses Scripture as much as anyone who has ever held the office

Bruce Springsteen does not abuse Scripture.

Doctor Fate wrote:

Doctor Fate wrote:1. Kasich
2. Jeb
3. Trump
4. Cruz
5. Rubio
6. Christie
7. Carson

To be clear: even though I thought Christie was incredible, it was as a prosecutor. I just don't think that works to win him votes. In fact, I'd say he went kamikaze last night: it was like his goal was to take out Rubio without a care for what happened to his own chances.

rickyp wrote:Fate

You should listen to your idol more often. He abuses Scripture as much as anyone who has ever held the office

Bruce Springsteen does not abuse Scripture.

bbauska wrote:

rickyp wrote:Fate

You should listen to your idol more often. He abuses Scripture as much as anyone who has ever held the office

Bruce Springsteen does not abuse Scripture.

http://www.nyblueprint.com/music/boss-and-bible

Well, yes he does and I've seen him in concert more than you

Bruce explores many of the same themes that make religion such a deep part of the human spirit. His songs are about how to maintain faith and love and hope, even through times of suffering,” observed Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky of Congregation Ansche Chesed in Manhattan. Even Springsteen’s concerts are religious experiences, he mused. “There is nothing like being with tens and thousands of other people in an arena, as Bruce sings ‘My City of Ruins.’ He’s chanting ‘I pray for the faith, Lord. I pray for the strength, Lord,’ and we all chant ‘Rise up!’ It’s a true religious moment.”
When Rabbi Dan Ornstein, spiritual leader of Congregation Ohav Shalom in Albany, and a longtime Springsteen fan, teaches the Cain and Abel story, he urges his students to examine Genesis Rabbah and other commentaries. “But of course we look at ‘Adam Raised A Cain.’ That song takes the story and gives it a unique interpretive twist. It’s a modern Springsteenian midrash, as are his references to the Promised Land, building a cross from the tree of evil and the tree of good and others. Whenever pop and general culture can draw students nearer to ancient biblical texts in a way that isn’t cheesy and forced, and doesn’t overdo the analogy between the two forms of literary expression, it is helpful.

I don't know any Jewish mothers who think that Springsteen is one of the tribe

rickyp wrote:Fate

Well, yes he does and I've seen him in concert more than you

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How could you possibly know how many times I've seen Springsteen?
And why is concert attendance the only way to experience his music?

rickyp wrote:
Thanks for this. I especially liked this part...

Bruce explores many of the same themes that make religion such a deep part of the human spirit. His songs are about how to maintain faith and love and hope, even through times of suffering,” observed Rabbi Jeremy Kalmanofsky of Congregation Ansche Chesed in Manhattan. Even Springsteen’s concerts are religious experiences, he mused. “There is nothing like being with tens and thousands of other people in an arena, as Bruce sings ‘My City of Ruins.’ He’s chanting ‘I pray for the faith, Lord. I pray for the strength, Lord,’ and we all chant ‘Rise up!’ It’s a true religious moment.”
When Rabbi Dan Ornstein, spiritual leader of Congregation Ohav Shalom in Albany, and a longtime Springsteen fan, teaches the Cain and Abel story, he urges his students to examine Genesis Rabbah and other commentaries. “But of course we look at ‘Adam Raised A Cain.’ That song takes the story and gives it a unique interpretive twist. It’s a modern Springsteenian midrash, as are his references to the Promised Land, building a cross from the tree of evil and the tree of good and others. Whenever pop and general culture can draw students nearer to ancient biblical texts in a way that isn’t cheesy and forced, and doesn’t overdo the analogy between the two forms of literary expression, it is helpful.

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Ray

I don't know any Jewish mothers who think that Springsteen is one of the tribe

What about the two Rabbi's quoted above? Do their views inform differently?

I think Super Tuesday will include 5 of : Trump, Cruz, Rubio, Bush, Kasich and Christie.

So far Morning Consult has published second-choice data for supporters of candidates who have already dropped out. They shared with us the data for Carson and Fiorina. Among Carson supporters, 24 percent had Cruz as their second choice, 19 percent named Trump and 10 percent named Rubio. Fiorina had far fewer supporters, but they might be higher leverage: 23 percent said they supported Rubio, 14 percent named Cruz and 5 percent named Trump. (Another 18 percent named Carson, and in this scenario those supporters would need to go to their third choice, or maybe skip voting.) Of course, these polls preceded the votes in Iowa and New Hampshire, and voters’ second choices could be even more volatile than their first choices are.

geojanes wrote:Why do conservative Republicans have such a problem with Kasich? Does he have specific policies they have problem with? Or is it that he signals that he's interested in governing instead of fighting?

Sassenach wrote:So Jeb's gone. Doesn't look too great for Kasich either, although SC was never likely to be favourable ground for him I suppose. I guess he'll probably cling on for a little longer and hope that Rubio has another malfunction. How long till Cruz calls it a day ? That may seem an odd question, but it does seem to me like he's hit a ceiling on his support. I read somewhere that up to two thirds of the Republicans voters in SC are evangelicals. If Cruz can't win there then it's difficult to see where else he's going to pull a win from. Maybe Texas I suppose, given that it's his home state, but where else ?

C'mon, are those who don't want Sanders going to vote for Hillary--if they're angry with the system? She IS the system.