Don't expect too much posting here today - pretty much all my attention is glued to Katrina right now.

But this article here raised my eyebrows & I had to mention it real quick.

( Christian Exodus activists plan to take control of sheriff's offices, city councils and school boards. Eventually, they say, they will control South Carolina. They will pass godly legislation, defying Supreme Court rulings on the separation of church and state. )

I mean... seriously, did he go to special Republican brain-washing camp or something? Against my better judgement, I finally downloaded that "Iraq and I Roll" song... and just about threw up. At least I can say Toby Keith was in post-9/11 rage when he wrote his ultra-jingoistic "boot up yur ass" screed, but Clint Black has no fucking excuse. Check ( Read more... )

This is one of those posts where I know I'm gonna get a thousand trolls yelling at me, but fuck it ( Read more... )

I just saw the full results for that "Most Liberal/Conservative Cities" study that came out last week, from the Bay Area Center for Voting Research. The full list is available in a .doc format, but here's the top 25 for each category. ( Liberal )

Apparently, Atlanta Has Become a Mecca for Black Gays. ( Many make their homes in Atlanta for the same reasons that tens of thousands of other blacks have relocated to such states as Georgia, Florida and the Carolinas: a moderate cost of living and the familiar culture of the South, where most black Americans have family roots. )

So, over the weekend I wrote up this big inspirational post on how the Democratic Party can "win back" the Southern States. It was a beautiful post that would have totally had everyone bowing before the genius that is me. However, I'm a moron and didn't save it, and when I got home on Monday, I discovered a power outage blip had eaten my post. Gah ( Read more... )

Okay, when did North Carolina become the new Alabama? Just 3 weeks after the East Waynesville Church's Democrat-purging, I see this.


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Poor ladyoneill. I'll shut up about Kansas soon, I promise. It's just so nice to have some outrage directed away from my own state, ya know?

First off, recent events have finally spurred me into reading Thomas Frank's What's the Matter With Kansas?, which I've been meaning to dig into for months. I'll be honest, the book is flawed - 40 pages of endnotes ( Read more... )

I haven't posted much on this issue, because every time I think about it, my brain starts melting.


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Last week I did a post where I asked people to suggest rant topics, and lyrajane asked for me to rant about people who hate Virginia or red states in general.

It's really hard for me to verbalize all this because I'm so conflicted. Dude, half the time I hate Virginia too. Why? ( Cut for length )