Oct 272010
 

Yesterday, volunteer work took up a major part of the day and will again today.  I managed to reply to comments and hope to do so again today, but can’t promise.

Jig Zone Puzzle:

Today it took me 4:44 (average 6:28).  To do it, click here.  How did you do?

Short Takes:

From Minneapolis City Pages: There’s no religious test for being a congressman. But never mind that. Tea Party Nation leader and founder Judson Phillips wants Rep. Keith Ellison thrown out of office because he’s Muslim.

The Constitution specifically state that there shall ne no religious test to hold office,  making it clear that the founding fathers intended public office to be open to members of all faiths.  Republican Brownshirts dismiss the Constitution whenever it’s conve

From Washington Post: Angle’s closing argument couldn’t be any clearer, could it? This is Brown vs. White. Latinos are coming here to take your money, your jobs, and your kids’ scholarships, and if you don’t vote for Angle, Harry Reid will let them get away with it.

Republican racism is usually cloaked under sheets and hoods.  This degree of openness about it betrays desperation.

From Right Wing Watch: The Family Research Council’s Tony Perkins tells NPR that gay teens know they are "abnormal," which makes them suicidal.

Republican Theocons always duck the consequences of their gospel of hate and say, “Who, me?”

Cartoon:

Matt Davies

This is the last hump day of the cycle.  Don’t be humped.  Vote!

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  8 Responses to “Open Thread – 10/27/2010”

  1. Oddly enough teabag is a sexual practice and I find it funny as hell that Fox news and the Koch brothers co-opted, took on and financed the term so many identify themselves with. I think Fox was simply telling all the Beckerheads and Ditto heads what they really thought of the grass roots movement.

  2. A school board member in Midland, Arkansas decided to one-up Reich-winger Perkins’ lunacy that being gay made them suicidal, by openly encouraging “fags” to kill themselves:

    While schools across the country are taking action against bullying and suicide, a board member of an Arkansas school district is using his Facebook page to encourage “queers” and “fags” to kill themselves.

    Clint McCance is a board member in the Midland school district in northern Arkansas. Responding to a call to wear purple last Wednesday to support LGBT youth, McCance wrote the following message on his Facebook page: “Seriously they want me to wear purple because five queers killed themselves. The only way im wearin it for them is if they all commit suicide. I cant believe the people of this world have gotten this stupid.”

    After one commenter posted, “Because hatred is always right,” McCance replied: “No because being a fag doesn’t give you the right to ruin the rest of our lives. If you get easily offended by being called a fag then dont tell anyone you are a fag. Keep that shit to yourself…. It pisses me off though that we make a special purple fag day for them. I like that fags cant procreate. I also enjoy the fact that they often give each other aids and die.”

    Sources:
    http://advocate.com/News/News_Features/Arkansas_School_Board_Member_Thinks_Fags_Should_Die/
    http://www.dailykos.com/story/2010/10/26/913853/-AR-School-Board-Member:-Fags-should-kill-themselves-(Updated-x2)-

    And if you’re inclined to share your thoughts about removing this cretin from the school board member, you can contact Dean Stanley, the Superintendent of Schools, several ways:
    Dean Stanley
    dstanley@midlandschools.org

    Midland School District
    P.O. Box 630
    741 Main Street
    Pleasant Plains, Arkansas 72568

    Phone: 501.345-8844
    Fax: 501.345-2086

  3. They’ve been trying to oust Keith Ellison from before he took office – they swore he took the oath on the Koran – a grave sin in their eyes. (He used the Constitution.) Get over yourselves. 🙄

    Sharon Angle (R-Dumass) is nothing more than a racist bigot. How she got this far and is doing so well in the polls is beyond me. I know Harry is a wet noodle, but come on. 🙄

    Tony Perkins should be shot in the head for that stupid comment. I’d prefer torture, but I’m against it, but for him, I’ll make an exception.

    I already voted yesterday – there was only one person ahead of me. I took my walker so people would have pity on me and let me cut in line (I know that’s bad, but last year I had to stand for 1.5 hours and I couldn’t walk for 3 days). But I didn’t have to use the pity excuse! And they even had a handicrapped spot where I could fill out my ballot and sit down – cool! 😆

    • The Koran belonged to Thomas Jefferson.

      Harry should have been taken out in the primary.

      Naw.

      Considering your health issues, you did the right thing.

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