In my long experience of being a Texan---and one who grew up in a rural area, though I live in a blue city now---I can safely say that I’ve never met a gun nut who wasn’t reacting to deep masculine insecurities with a heavy dose of racism to make it worse. In a way, I’m being unfair, because the statement I made was probably a tautology. A lot of ( Read more... )

Then I realize how long that would take.

Fox News' Kilmeade: We "marry other species," Finns "pure"

I like the face (Gretchen?) is making.

And keep an ear poised for the tune of "If I Only Had a Brain" near the end of the segment.

The question is not, “When does life begin?” but, “Who is best prepared to make the decision to transmit life to a new generation: the individual or the state?”

In this matter, the individual woman is more competent than any government. -- Dr. Warren Hern, Dr. George Tiller's Political Assassination Results of Rabid Anti-Abortion HarassmentSo much ( Read more... )

A comment from "lynette" in Digby's blog on a post about Rick Santelli calling Traders the "New Silent Majority":

After ranting here (sorry) I figured it out: All my life I've been pulling myself up by my bootstraps like a good little soldier and now some wall street fucker I don't even know has stolen my goddam boots.

Dear World ( Read more... )