gakked from nsingman.  Thought-provoking questions here.

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...it would be sweet irony if Falwell came back as a lesbian...

Anyway, I hope I'm closer to accurate about how the afterlife works than his beliefs, for his soul's sake.

Ya know, Texas Governor Rick Perry isn't all that a nice guy. He's quite the asshole, actually. So, when I read that Perry issued an executive order to require that pre-teen girls in TX get vaccinated against HPV, I was surprised that he'd take on the Kooky Kristian Krazies. This is TX we're talking about, and that state's Republican Party is one ( Read more... )

...with respect to Bill Jefferson's reelection:

And that post-Katrina, in New Orleans, who the fuck cares what the federal government says is good and bad, right and wrong?
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And since only 16% of eligible voters bothered to cast ballots, fuckin' get over it.
He'll get indicted. He'll be forced to resign. Blanco will appoint a Democrat. Then there ( Read more... )

but DemFromCT on DailyKos does:
And as for dumping the GOP over Foley-Hastert-Reynolds rather than Iraq, well, if you can't get Capone for murder and racketeering, get him for tax evasion. Either way, he winds up behind bars.

This is a crucial moment for the Democratic Party. If the only people criticizing the Dems for cashing in on Foley are biased ( Read more... )

i'm wondering if it is time for a more mainstream name for this community.  I'll be focusing my attention here rather than other lib/dem comms, and I know others have already taken that step.  The pun of the name is cool, but the purpose has evolved a bit recently.

While not specifically defined by Wikipedia, the liberal blogosphere has identified an all-too-common subset of Internet Troll, the "Concern Troll."

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rpeate has taken exception to my use of the term "troll."  Being a mod of this comm, he's more than entitled to his opinion, he's in a position to enforce his opinion as well.  So, rather than simply dismiss his claims out-of-hand, I feel the need to clarify just what is meant by the term and its subsets.  I'm using two sources for this analysis, ( Read more... )

Fair is fair. After all, folks often call for Judge Charles Elloie in New Orleans to be tossed off the bench. Elloie's known for reducing bonds on suspects, only to have them commit more crimes while on bail, and most recently, his unnecessary trip to Jaimaca for a bar association seminar ( Read more... )

http://peacetakescourage.cf.huffingtonpost.com/animations/wwjd.html

Crooks and Liars has the creator's (a 15-year old girl from AL) CNN interview up as well.

Republicans are sending this girl death threats.