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Deuteronomy 7:22 — Is it synecdoche?

By mitchell b powell | Published: 0209, 28th July, 2011
Deuteronomy 7:22 tells us this: And the LORD thy God will put out those nations before thee little by little: thou mayest not consume them at once, lest the beasts of the field increase upon thee. In one of my Bible classes here at OSU, an instructor suggested that this was the Deuteronomist covering for [...]
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more on clinton and brazil

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1213, 8th June, 2010
Earlier, I expressed my concern about the sort of nonsense politicians get away with saying.  In this case, the lie was that Brazil had the highest tax rates in the Western Hemisphere and that these tax rates were making Brazil prosperous.  And she also said that in any country with unemployment problems, the answer is [...]
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hillary clinton and meaningless nonsense

By mitchell b powell | Published: 1328, 28th May, 2010
Our Secretary of State, Hillary Clinton, has recently decided to address social issues, and she says that, “The rich are not paying their fair share in any nation that is facing the kind of employment issues [America currently does] — whether it’s individual, corporate or whatever [form of] taxation forms.” She’s trying to convince us that [...]
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hyperinflation in europe?

By mitchell b powell | Published: 2350, 4th February, 2010
High levels of debt in some European Union nations have caused confidence in the Euro to slide. It’s lost 9% of its value in two months. If that’s sustained, it’s 68% annual inflation, and the Euro will die because Europe took on debt. Related Posts:The Interest Rate Absolute Kill Point is 15.3%inflationary disaster: why we’re [...]
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