NOT FOR SUNDAY ONLY: 2004

Commentary by David Sisler

  • CHRISTMAS AS IT WAS ORIGINALLY CELEBRATED

    • Happy Holidays is heard everywhere. Seldom is there a mention of the Christ Mass, worshipping the Son of God.
    (December 23, 2004)

  • WHERE DID WE LOSE CHRIST?

    • If it is okay to call Christmas “The Holidays,” is it equally acceptable to call MLK, Jr’s birthday, “Civil Rights Day?”
    (December 15, 2004)

  • PRESIDENT BUSH'S VICTORY, COUNTY BY COUNTY

    • From the voters red glare.
    (November 6, 2004)

  • BUSH RE-ELECTION HELPED FROM UNEXPECTED SOURCE

    • When “in your face” backfires.
    (November 5, 2004)

  • GOD BLESSED AMERICA. AGAIN.

    • 2004 Presidential Election Results.
    (November 3, 2004)

  • BIN LADEN THREATENS AMERICAN VOTERS

    • Osama bin Laden's October Surprise.
    (November 1, 2004)

  • THE WEAPONS ARE LONG GONE – AND JOHN KERRY KNOWS IT

    • What did he know and when did he know it?
    (October 28, 2004)

  • VOTE EARLY. VOTE OFTEN. AND SUE!

    • You say, “My vote does not matter.” 527 people may have said the same thing in Florida during the last presidential election!
    (October 27, 2004)

  • NOTHING FOR SOMETHING

    • If what John Kerry says sounds too good to be true ...
    (October 19, 2004)

  • OUTRAGEOUS!

    • All men are created equal, but some, it seems, are more equal.
    (October 11, 2004)

  • IF CONSISTENCY IS A JEWEL, JOHN KERRY IS CUBIC ZIRCONIA

    • Multi-nationalism vs bilateralism in the Presidential race.
    (October 4, 2004)

  • DEMOCRATS BLAME PRESIDENT FOR EXTREME HURRICANES

    • I am not making this one up!
    (September 29, 2004)

  • THE MORE THINGS CHANGE, THE MORE THEY CHANGE

    • It is all President Bush's fault. It must be. John Kerry says so.
    (September 28, 2004)

  • OOPS! SORRY ABOUT THAT!

    • It seems to me that if they are sorry, they are only sorry about being caught.
    (September 20, 2004)

  • MORE RATHER BLATHER

    • It's time you took some of your own medicine, Mr. Rather.
    (September 16, 2004)

  • IF IT LOOKS LIKE A DUCK?

    • Old question. And the answer is?
    (September 14, 2004)

  • HOW’S THAT AGAIN?

    • Why is Terry McAuliffe's attack "excusable" and Morton Blackwell's is not?
    (August 31, 2004 Extra)

  • WHY WERE THE 2008 OLYMPIC GAMES AWARDED TO THE WORLD’S LEADER IN HUMAN RIGHTS VIOLATIONS?

    • Your child is a bully. To discipline him, you reward him with the fulfillment one of his greatest dreams. Do you think that will make him listen to you the next time he misbehaves?
    (August 31, 2004)

  • STUPID IS AS STUPID DOES: 2

    • The second presentation of the SIASD awards. And the Winner is...
    (August 26, 2004)

  • IT IS HOT IN THE KITCHEN

    • Who lit the match?
    (August 25, 2004)

  • BUT IS IT TRUE?

    • Is criticism to be dismissed simply because it may be harsh?
    (August 17, 2004)

  • SCREEN ‘EM, DANO

    • Until racial profiling becomes part of the security proceedure at American airports, we fly unprotected.
    (August 10, 2004)

  • MEDIA VOTES, KERRY WINS

    • Don't bother to vote. Dewey Defeats Truman!
    (August 2, 2004)

  • ON THE BALLOT

    • You did not get to vote on July 14. There will be another chance on November2.
    (July 20, 2004)

  • JUST CALL IT LIFE, WITH A TWIST

    • What's a spit ball here and there? It isn't cheating unless you get caught, right?
    (July 12, 2004)

  • EVIDENCE OF PRODIGAL LOVE

    • When is enough not enough?
    (June 28, 2004)

  • JOURNALISTIC RESPONSIBILITY: MIA

    • When does the journalistic claim of the public's right to know become journalistic irresponsibility?
    (June 21, 2004)

  • GOD BLESS AMERICA’S FIGHTING MEN AND WOMEN

    • This writer's gratitude for those who have given the last full measure of devotion.
    (June 1, 2004)

  • I’M NOT A SMART MAN

    • Many things puzzle me.
    (May 24, 2004)

  • WHILE I'VE BEEN GONE

    • The news continues, slanted as always, to damage America's cause.
    (May 16, 2004)

  • THE POWER OF THE WORD

    • Speak, Lord, because your servant is listening.
    (March 15, 2004)

  • THE FLEAS OF A THOUSAND CAMELS

    • Insults: temporary and eternal.
    (March 8, 2004)

  • “THE PASSION OF THE CHRIST”

    • One viewer's review.
    (March 1, 2004)

  • THE CONNECTION

    • Following Jesus is hard, but he demands that everyone who says they believe in him, follow him. There is no catch. But there is a connection.
    (February 23, 2004)

  • THE BASICS OF PRAISE

    • Do we understand what praise really means?
    (February 16, 2004)

  • WHO IS TO BLAME?

    • If it were possible for you to have complete immunity for your actions, would you accept it?
    (February 9, 2004)

  • SHAQ, APOLOGY ACCEPTED. JACKSON, YOU LEARNED NOTHING.

    • I did it. It was wrong. I am sorry. That's an apology.
    (February 3, 2004)

  • WHAT’S AN ANTONYM FOR “SUPER”?

    • The game was Super. The behavior of the advertisers was something else.
    (February 2, 2004)

  • BY FAITH

    • Bankrupt and beyond hope, there is only faith.
    (January 26, 2004)

  • THE PERFECT MARRIAGE?

    • Maybe you could use the “Calculator Close”?
    (January 19, 2004)

  • TARNISHED IMAGE?

    • How can you tell if garbage has been tarnished?
    (January 15, 2004)

  • THE PROMISE OF A FUTURE

    • To do God's will, does it take faith, or obedience?
    (January 12, 2004)

  • THE PRODIGAL SON’S OLDER BROTHER

    • When you feel neglected.
    (January 5, 2004)




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