I kind of didn't want to waste my energy on this Duck Dynasty thing but you can't escape it. People are blathering on about free speech. Free speech is something our government owes us, not our employer. If you publicly speak in such a way that your employer fears being associated with your hateful words, they have a right to fire you ( Read more... )

My review of W. Kamau Bell's Totally Biased Stand Up Tour at The Chapel in San Francisco is in the September issue of Synchronized Chaos.

W. Kamau Bell's show is back Sept 4 at 11p.m. on the all new FXX. See http://www.GetFXX.com to find out where your FXX channel is.

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I would like to suggest that we be kind to North Carolina progressives (who worked damned hard to fight this) and avoid stereotyping the entire state based on the Amendment One vote. 39% of North Carolina residents voted against it. I remember how depressed we Californians were over Prop 8 passing so I feel a sense of solidarity. Conservatives are ( Read more... )