Richard Mathis

                 

B. 1952, GA, USA. D. To Be Determined. Beloved husband, father, grandfather, lover, confidant and friend of many from bikers to Zen masters; American writer and speaker, known for his criticism of Mammon's unholy trinity of big business, big government and big religion; served the least of them professionally as psychologist and voluntarily as activist for decades; loved to shoot basketball, billiards and the bull; lived free, died game. (memorial sketch by davidhewsonart.com)

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130 Articles, 108 Quick Links, 119 Comments, 5 Diaries, 0 Polls

119 comments


Wednesday, May 14, 2008 at 1:53:38 PM

Quicklink: ""Curious" shirt choice"

Amen


Tuesday, April 1, 2008 at 10:27:18 AM

Article: "What if Rev. Wright had said . . . ?"

You know who I'm going to vote for?


Sunday, March 30, 2008 at 6:33:48 PM

Quicklink: "The Pagan Rage of Rev. Wright"

Institutionalized Whackiness


Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 1:19:23 PM

Article: "Run, Dick, Run"

The point


Tuesday, March 11, 2008 at 12:47:46 PM

Article: "Run, Dick, Run"

Mission accomplished


Tuesday, January 22, 2008 at 8:03:16 PM

Article: "How Goes the Dream?"

Ancient dreams


Monday, January 21, 2008 at 2:11:44 PM

Article: "How Goes the Dream?"

Excellent


Thursday, December 13, 2007 at 9:05:40 AM

Article: "What are Conservatives Conserving?"

D'accord


Saturday, December 8, 2007 at 8:06:00 AM

Article: "Romney Panders Right"

Nice piece


Friday, November 30, 2007 at 8:32:41 AM

Article: "Why Won't the Media Ask Romney and Huckaby the Tough Questio"

Not sure


Friday, November 30, 2007 at 8:19:49 AM

Article: "Fight, Republicans, Fight"

How?


Thursday, November 29, 2007 at 2:27:16 PM

Article: "Fight, Republicans, Fight"

Indeed


Wednesday, November 28, 2007 at 8:03:33 AM

Article: "If America is a Christian nation then why isn't America more"

Well stated


Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 12:56:09 PM

Article: "What happened to my country?"

Thanks


Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 7:36:14 AM

Article: "If America is a Christian nation then why isn't America more"

Granted


Tuesday, November 27, 2007 at 7:30:34 AM

Article: "If America is a Christian nation then why isn't America more"

If no version is better


Monday, November 26, 2007 at 5:48:59 PM

Article: "If America is a Christian nation then why isn't America more"

Of course


Thursday, November 1, 2007 at 8:10:34 AM

Diary: "The Devil's Diary: Have one helluva Halloween"

Love it


Monday, October 8, 2007 at 2:17:14 PM

Diary: "The Devil's Diary: I just don't get no respect"

Exceptionality


Monday, October 8, 2007 at 7:48:06 AM

Diary: "The Devil's Diary: Greed is god"

Thanks Tweetie


Sunday, October 7, 2007 at 12:57:46 PM

Diary: "The Devil's Diary: Greed is god"

Enjoyed


Sunday, October 7, 2007 at 12:54:06 PM

Diary: "The Devil's Diary: Greed is god"

Social Darwinism


Saturday, October 6, 2007 at 1:51:17 PM

Diary: "The Devil's Diary: Greed is god"

Greed, greed


Saturday, October 6, 2007 at 9:36:48 AM

Quicklink: "Mitt Romney: He's Never Met A Position He Didn't Take"

What a hypocrite


Thursday, October 4, 2007 at 12:41:13 PM

Quicklink: "Secessionists Meeting in Tennessee"

I've always wondered


Friday, September 28, 2007 at 7:07:22 PM

Quicklink: "Satellite photos may prove abuses in Myanmar, researchers sa"

What have you done?


Friday, September 28, 2007 at 6:55:09 PM

Article: "Help Stop A Potential Massacre in Myanmar"

China


Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 6:45:40 AM

Diary: "The Devil's Diary: Betting on the World"

Great fun


Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 4:07:32 PM

Diary: "The Devil's Diary"

Must confess


Tuesday, September 25, 2007 at 3:44:48 PM

Diary: "The Devil's Diary"

Thank you


Monday, September 24, 2007 at 7:24:32 AM

Quicklink: ""Is Terrorism a Mortal Threat?" asks Pat Buchanan"

Amazing,isn't it?


Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 6:58:11 PM

Quicklink: "Iraq: Blackwater Fired Unprovoked | Guardian Unlimited"

Why do we need them?


Thursday, September 20, 2007 at 3:32:43 PM

Quicklink: "$30 Million Might Get Gingrich to Run for President"

I'm cheaper


Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at 3:43:49 PM

Quicklink: "Aiming to Agitate, Florida Student Got a Shock - washingtonp"

Said and done


Tuesday, September 18, 2007 at 2:21:31 PM

Article: "Student Tasered for Armed Madhouse Question to Kerry"

Hey, Greg, why don't you ask Kerry some questions?


Monday, September 17, 2007 at 3:26:59 PM

Quicklink: "Republicans in danger of losing US 'God vote' - Telegraph"

Totally agree


Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 8:26:14 PM

Article: "Hello Earth! God the Father, Allah, Jesus and Buddah here."

A Buddhist story


Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at 10:39:01 AM

Quicklink: "Upbeat assessment buys Bush some time on Iraq"

Amen to that


Friday, September 7, 2007 at 8:53:16 AM

Article: ""In God We Trust": The Worship Of Money"

Mammon


Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at 11:52:42 AM

Article: "Whoopi Goldberg defends Michael Vick: he's from the south"

Thank you


Wednesday, September 5, 2007 at 11:39:43 AM

Article: "Whoopi Goldberg defends Michael Vick: he's from the south"

Amen


Monday, September 3, 2007 at 9:01:05 AM

Article: "Racism in the Dirty South"

Toledo


Sunday, September 2, 2007 at 7:29:28 PM

Article: "Racism in the Dirty South"

Excuse me?


Sunday, September 2, 2007 at 4:35:06 PM

Article: "Yet another gay-bashing Republican goes down"

Absolutely


Friday, August 31, 2007 at 9:57:31 AM

Article: "Yet another gay-bashing Republican goes down"

Pappy, you're a treat


Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 8:30:43 PM

Article: "Banning some words HERE on This Website"

Bravo


Wednesday, August 29, 2007 at 7:20:42 AM

Article: "Yet another gay-bashing Republican goes down"

Religious Reich!!!!


Tuesday, August 14, 2007 at 2:57:33 PM

Article: "Turd Blossom Rove Poops Out: Bush's chronic cognitive disson"

Gets juicier, pappy.


Wednesday, August 1, 2007 at 6:41:52 AM

Article: "Hey, Bill O'Reilly: Put up or shut up"

I would love to


Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 3:49:51 PM

Article: "Hey, Bill O'Reilly: Put up or shut up"

A whole bunch


Tuesday, July 31, 2007 at 3:47:28 PM

Article: "Hey, Bill O'Reilly: Put up or shut up"

I'm afraid you're right


Friday, June 29, 2007 at 10:28:23 PM

Article: "Torture treatment providers to APA: Its time for action, not"

Time to act


Friday, June 29, 2007 at 10:21:21 PM

Article: "Watch Ann Coulter Squirm"

Says it all


Thursday, June 28, 2007 at 7:32:28 AM

Article: "Watch Ann Coulter Squirm"

Indeed


Wednesday, June 27, 2007 at 2:29:56 PM

Article: "Watch Ann Coulter Squirm"

Click


Sunday, June 3, 2007 at 8:02:02 PM

Article: "Left Out"

We're not in disagreement, I think


Tuesday, April 24, 2007 at 7:50:30 PM

Article: "Are Newt Gingrich and Rush Limbaugh to blame for Cho's massa"

Isn't it though


Monday, April 23, 2007 at 12:15:26 PM

Article: "Cho's Show & the Sorry State of Homeland Security"

Delusional?


Monday, April 23, 2007 at 6:31:34 AM

Article: "Cho's Show & the Sorry State of Homeland Security"

Anytime they want


Friday, December 29, 2006 at 8:39:22 AM

Article: "Video Games and What's Going On In Your Child's Brain"

Brain rot


Friday, December 29, 2006 at 8:26:50 AM

Article: "Politics and Positive Psychology; Reconciling and Integratin"

Positive psychology and a positive agenda


Friday, December 22, 2006 at 4:34:20 PM

Article: "America goes to Pot and Prisons"

I need to look into that


Wednesday, December 20, 2006 at 8:16:51 AM

Article: "How Did America's Founding Fathers Feel About Christmas?"

Don't forget the Puritans


Wednesday, December 13, 2006 at 4:04:55 PM

Article: "Does Mel Gibson's Apocalypto aid and abet al-Qaeda?"

Please forgive me


Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at 9:29:39 AM

Article: ""Waking Up the Coast" / "El Despertar de la Costa""

Sad and shameless


Monday, November 20, 2006 at 9:20:59 PM

Article: "Will gay unfriendly Southern Baptists expel King James?"

He's not the only one


Sunday, November 19, 2006 at 10:02:37 PM

Article: "Will gay unfriendly Southern Baptists expel King James?"

I know what you mean


Saturday, November 18, 2006 at 7:02:45 PM

Article: "The Problem with USA Churches Is..."

How right you are


Saturday, November 18, 2006 at 6:59:13 PM

Article: "Michael Moore or Southern Baptists: who acts more Christian?"

Yes, indeed


Friday, November 17, 2006 at 2:45:25 PM

Article: "It's Not About "Winning""

I agree


Friday, November 17, 2006 at 12:27:00 PM

Article: "Michael Moore or Southern Baptists: who acts more Christian?"

Cogntive Dissonance


Friday, November 17, 2006 at 10:33:28 AM

Article: "Rightwing Influenced MSM Media Pattern Emerging"

You got it


Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 2:58:13 PM

Article: "A Liberal American Agenda"

We die as we live


Wednesday, November 15, 2006 at 7:35:28 AM

Article: "A Liberal American Agenda"

Natural assumption


Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 8:33:03 PM

Article: "A Liberal American Agenda"

Stay tuned


Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 3:44:55 PM

Article: "A Liberal's Pledge to Disheartened Conservatives"

Nice job


Tuesday, November 14, 2006 at 1:54:44 PM

Article: "Cindy Sheehan: Open Letter to Reps Pelosi and Conyers; We th"

Yes, indeed


Saturday, November 4, 2006 at 3:16:30 PM

Article: "Hey W., Rumsfeld has got to go"

Blessed be, back to you, bro


Monday, October 23, 2006 at 12:10:09 PM

Article: "The Caliphate and The New Republican Scare Tactic"

By all means


Monday, October 23, 2006 at 8:15:31 AM

Article: "The Caliphate and The New Republican Scare Tactic"

Moors in Spain


Monday, October 23, 2006 at 8:09:40 AM

Article: "Hannity to Democrats: Stay home because your vote doesn't ma"

Short term vs. long term


Sunday, October 22, 2006 at 9:30:24 AM

Article: "Hannity to Democrats: Stay home because your vote doesn't ma"

Political casuistry


Friday, October 20, 2006 at 8:57:07 AM

Article: "Why Air America Matters"

Agree, except for Carlin


Thursday, October 19, 2006 at 1:21:37 PM

Article: "Hey Bill, are you scared to let Jeff Cohen back on the O'Rei"

You got that right


Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at 1:49:48 PM

Article: "How George Bush Gave Krazy Kim the Bomb"

National treasure


Wednesday, October 11, 2006 at 1:41:19 PM

Article: "If Foley was only a Democrat named Clinton"

Democrats' double standards?


Thursday, October 5, 2006 at 10:50:25 PM

Article: "New black republican group lies, distorts history"

Right on


Tuesday, October 3, 2006 at 2:28:37 PM

Article: "Have the Republicans adopted Clinton's "Don't ask, Don't tel"

I'm sorry


Monday, October 2, 2006 at 9:01:30 AM

Article: "Segregationists begat the Religious Right"

Sorry


Friday, September 22, 2006 at 2:37:02 PM

Article: "An Unholy Alliance: The Marriage of the Political and Religi"

How true


Friday, September 22, 2006 at 2:32:49 PM

Article: "Forbes 400 Richest Americans No Embarrassment!"

"Class warfare"


Thursday, September 21, 2006 at 1:24:59 PM

Article: "The Problem Began Way Before Fox News"

How true


Thursday, August 31, 2006 at 6:43:50 PM

Article: "The Essential Teaching Of Jesus: "Love All People As Yoursel"

Thanks very much


Friday, August 25, 2006 at 8:39:13 AM

Article: "A Little Poverty Never Hurt Anybody"

Outstanding


Tuesday, August 22, 2006 at 1:31:23 PM

Article: "The Spirit of the Antichrist"

True


Friday, August 11, 2006 at 7:35:35 PM

Article: "The Bush-Bin Laden Symbiosis"

Absolutely


Sunday, July 30, 2006 at 10:38:18 AM

Article: "Tom Delay declares Democrats' first instinct is to Cut and R"

There's the problem


Saturday, July 29, 2006 at 4:23:47 PM

Article: "Tom Delay declares Democrats' first instinct is to Cut and R"

Bravo!


Wednesday, July 26, 2006 at 10:43:17 AM

Article: "Michelle Malkin alleges that Peace Activists have gone Wild"

By all means


Monday, July 24, 2006 at 7:04:15 PM

Article: "And the Devil of Media Hype for the Week of July 16 is . . ."

I won't disagree


Friday, July 21, 2006 at 8:14:55 AM

Article: "Pat Buchanan asks "Where are the Christians?""

Good luck to him


Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at 8:46:18 AM

Article: "Is It Time for a Third World War?"

the war is on


Tuesday, July 18, 2006 at 8:42:40 AM

Article: "How to win a fight (part IV)"

nice series


Tuesday, July 11, 2006 at 8:25:17 AM

Article: "Ann, Ann, plagiarist, Stole some lines, and a book did write"

You're right


Saturday, July 1, 2006 at 7:22:42 AM

Article: "The Devil's Diary: Rape the Earth for God"

You've got that right


Friday, June 30, 2006 at 4:20:39 PM

Article: "The Zen of Swimming"

Very nice


Monday, June 26, 2006 at 5:34:08 PM

Article: "You Swore on the Bible: An Open Letter to the Members of Co"

Superb


Friday, June 16, 2006 at 6:45:02 PM

Article: "Gravity and the Elephant"

Thanks


Tuesday, June 13, 2006 at 11:32:10 AM

Article: "CAN’T BULLY THE CHICKS FROM DIXIE"

Right on, Jerry


Sunday, June 11, 2006 at 6:39:11 AM

Article: "Saint Ann Coulter, the Vestal Virgin Defender of the Faith?"

Vestal virgins


Sunday, June 11, 2006 at 6:34:56 AM

Article: "Books on demand: How Google has revolutionized the book publ"

Thanks for the info


Thursday, June 8, 2006 at 6:48:56 AM

Article: "The Bushite Regime and the Collapse of Civilizations"

Right on


Thursday, June 8, 2006 at 6:43:11 AM

Article: "Saint Ann Coulter, the Vestal Virgin Defender of the Faith?"

Yes and no


Monday, June 5, 2006 at 4:32:14 PM

Article: "Associated Press writer Andrew Taylor crafts Biased Article"

You're correct


Monday, June 5, 2006 at 4:29:01 PM

Article: "The Media’s Bloody Footprints"

You're absolutely right


Monday, June 5, 2006 at 4:24:56 PM

Article: "BUSH KNEW: An important link between stolen elections and 9-"

You're right


Thursday, June 1, 2006 at 7:05:40 PM

Diary: "The Right Wing Lie that the US Was Founded as A Religious St"

I agree 100%


Wednesday, May 10, 2006 at 8:03:25 AM

Article: "Bashing Christians in the Name of Jesus"

Bashing Christians for being Christians?


Tuesday, April 25, 2006 at 7:14:27 AM

Article: "What if a Liberal said . . .?"

Amen.

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