Sing it, sister!

Post-mortem items

"NEWSWEEK has also learned that Palin's shopping spree at high-end department stores was more extensive than previously reported. While publicly supporting Palin, McCain's top advisers privately fumed at what they regarded as her outrageous profligacy. One senior aide said that Nicolle Wallace had told Palin to buy three suits for the convention and hire a stylist. But instead, the vice presidential nominee began buying for herself and her family—clothes and accessories from top stores such as Saks Fifth Avenue and Neiman Marcus. According to two knowledgeable sources, a vast majority of the clothes were bought by a wealthy donor, who was shocked when he got the bill. Palin also used low-level staffers to buy some of the clothes on their credit cards. The McCain campaign found out last week when the aides sought reimbursement. One aide estimated that she spent "tens of thousands" more than the reported $150,000, and that $20,000 to $40,000 went to buy clothes for her husband. Some articles of clothing have apparently been lost. An angry aide characterized the shopping spree as "Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast," and said the truth will eventually come out when the Republican Party audits its books."

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Assrocket at Powerline:
And the next time a hurricane strikes, it will be the Democrats' fault.

What a douchebag.

Anyway, this really doesn't need to be said, but, for the record:
No one said Katrina the storm was the GOP's "fault." It's was the preparation and response, namely the complete lack thereof, that was the GOP's fault. And you know that, so... seriously, slink back under your rock and STFU already.

Also: I will goddamned guarantee you that when another big one hits, you fuckwads on the right will understand what the word "competent" means.

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Paul the Spud has a good one.

Maybe giving McCain a teensy too much credit for self-awareness, but a really good analysis overall.

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Toast is deliriously blogging the day away.

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On Prop 8:
Ta-Nehisi Coates
Kevin Drum
Sebastian at ObsidianWings
Sullivan

Nice going there, jackasses

So, California black and latino/a voters... what the fuck is your problem?

Here're the Prop 8 exit poll results:


Good to know that this whole Obama thing means nothing to you.

Unless there's some other way to interpret a vote for Obama combined with a vote to remove rights for fellow humans beings. I don't see one. I just see that two minorities combined forces to deprive another minority.

UPDATE: A powerful post about similar doings in Texas.

Screw you, Pope!

This is beautiful.

There's GHEY on these pages

Virgina delegation to the GOP convention cancels their order of 150 guidebooks to the attractions in Minneapolis and St. Paul because it has a 6-page section of items of interest to gays and lesbians.

That level of hatefulness, and the denial of reality, never fails to boggle. Yes, I know people in general are stupid, and Republicans are worse. But can someone explain to me what harm could come from proximity to a 6-page GLBT section? No, of course you can't.

I am so terribly sorry to do this, especially when the both of you have been so "out of your way" helpful, generous and easy to work with. But, we need to cancel the order for 150 of the "Secrets of the City" guidebooks.

Thanks for sending a copy to me so expediently, Tom. Upon looking at it, though, having a section dedicated solely to GLBT will be a BIG problem for many of our folks. We simply can't hand them out.

(emphasis mine)

Are VA Republicans so weak that their fragile little minds just can't handle the stress of acknowledging that teh ghey exists? Are they going to melt just touching the fucking booklet?

Here is a normal person:
• lands at airport
• goes to newsstand
• browses available tourist information
• buys a copy of Secrets of the City
• plans itinerary

Here is a Virginian GOP delegate:
• lands at airport
• goes to newsstand
• browses available tourist information
• picks up copy of Secrets of the City
• drops like a hot potato
• runs screaming to the bathroom, washes hands vigorously
• has nervous breakdown
• dies
• (hey, I can dream)

Seriously, wouldn't a good little homophobe consider this helpful information: "Hey, I'd better not go to the Cock-n-Balls, someone might offer to push in my stool!"

See, a normal straight person would flip through the book, come across the GLBT section, wipe it off, and then move on to something of more relevant interest. Maybe he'd stop and think, "hey that's pretty cool, and I'm sure smart business too," and get on with his life.

I just don't get it.

It's easy to be straight

A great post from PizzaDiavola.

I'm not even going to try to blockquote. Read it.

Better to know your enemy?

TJ sent me this link to Mass Equality, an LGBT action group.

Listen to the audio clip.

Something tells me that hateful asshole identifies as "Christian" and "Republican." Just a hunch.

Brilliant

Read the whole post to see where this is coming from...

(h/t Pam)