Obama So Far
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, February 28, 2009 9:05 AM
Here’s our editorial about Obama’s first month, to be printed in the next issue:
Obama Picks a Crisis
It’s important to know where President Obama is leading the country. But it has been hard to tell — until now.
His major achievements have been as a writer and speechmaker, not as a doer. But even his speeches don’t offer much.
It is telling that he is very good at commanding the... READ MORE
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On Fearing the President
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Saturday, December 06, 2008 12:00 PM
As promised, here’s our editorial on fear in the American context. — Tom Hoopes
America, Be Not Afraid
“For religious believers, our times offer a daunting yet exhilarating challenge,” said Pope John Paul II in the year 2000 at the U.S. National Prayer Breakfast. “I would go so far as to say that their task is to save democracy from self-destruction.”
They were bracing, surprising... READ MORE
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Readers Defend the Register
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Tuesday, December 02, 2008 9:55 AM
Thanks for the kind words so many readers have sent to me after I published my e-mail address.
Wrote one woman, on behalf of her family:
“The Register is an oasis of truth in a desert of lies. I too hope readers will drink deeply and respond in life giving ways. Our family has great respect and gratitude for the clear voice of the Register, which helped us maintain sanity through this last... READ MORE
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Pro-Obama Register?
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Monday, December 01, 2008 9:34 AM
If you are here because you read elsewhere that we are a scandalous newspaper (or that I am a scandalous newspaper editor) who has traded our Catholic heritage away in order to support Obama, there are a few things you should know.
1. It’s not true. (Links follow below) I have updated the original link to try to clarify it.
The very idea that the National Catholic Register would be pro-Obama is... READ MORE
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Thanksgiving 2008 Top 10
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Thursday, November 27, 2008 6:42 AM
Top 10 reasons to be thankful after the election …
10. Hollywood will make movies that treat America as great again …
9. Schools will show unqualified respect for the presidency, again. (Tell your kids to do their President’s Day report on W., just for fun.)
8. We no longer have to deal with people’s “Bush defense shields” every time we talk about our issues.
7. If things don’t... READ MORE
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Hope, American Style
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Monday, November 24, 2008 3:47 PM
We’ve got the final installment in our hope-after-the-election series up, now. Our hope is an American hope, based on the fact that we live in a Democracy where it is still possible to change minds and, along with them, laws.
And, so you know, when we say hope, we don’t mean:
—“Boy, we hope Obama won’t keep his promises on abortion.” He will.
—“Boy, we hope it won’t be that bad, what he does.” It... READ MORE
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Laura Ingraham vs. Our President
Posted by Tom Hoopes
Monday, November 24, 2008 10:45 AM
Apparently we hit the big time this morning. Laura Ingraham commented on my “Our President” blog post.
I missed it, but knowing Laura (from listening to her, anyway) I’ll bet it was good. And true. She must have been worried that the Register is being naive, not alert to the danger, and too accommodating.
She probably made a point we made in a recent editorial: Wishful thinking is deadly to a... READ MORE
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