Do you, sir, agree or repudiate this statement by BYU religion professor Randy Bott: “God has always been discriminatory.” (From a Washington Post piece by Jason Horowitz. via Max Perry Mueller in Slate) Well, Mr. Romney? Is that your view? The divinity divines consequential differences amongst the sons and daughters of Adam and Eve? Further: …
Civil Rights
What else could I say?
This is a little like if Lee Atwater was black and repented before he got the death-bed blues: “At a personal level, I wish I had spoken out against the effort,” he (Ken Mehlman) says. “As I’ve been involved in the fight for marriage equality, one of the things I’ve learned is how many people …
Congratulations, Maryland
Excellent: Amid cheers and camera flashes from a crush of onlookers, Gov. Martin O’Malley signed into law Thursday his bill legalizing same-sex marriage in Maryland — legislation that raises his national profile and, advocates say, gives momentum to those pushing similar measures in three states. “The way forward is always found through greater respect for …
The War On Women
The phrase War On Women is starting to crop up on some of the internets. I recommend using the phrase as much as possible. I’ve made it a tag. We’ll know we’re winning when Politifact rates it as “false”.
The shape we’re in
A good summary from Steve M.: For those who are still in denial about the extremism of modern-day Republicans, the past week — hell, the past 24 hours — should have been a cold slap in the face, a big jolt of reality. Rush Limbaugh, praised for years by Republicans, declared an honorary member of the …
Oink: Limbaugh Demands that Sandra Fluke Post Sex Tapes Online
Limbaugh is so disgusting that he’s not worthy of my contempt. As such, I write this post only to demonstrate how deliberately manipulative (and wantonly dickish) he is, having managed to convince right-wing assclowns like Patricia Heaton (who knew she was such an asshole?) that Fluke wanted birth control to have more sex, when in …
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Blunt Amendment Blocked
Some rare good news in the Senate: Sen. Olympia Snowe, the Maine Republican who this week said she would not run for reelection, joined nearly all Democrats in a 51-48 vote to dispense of the amendment, which would have allowed employers to decline to cover certain health benefits that conflict with their religious beliefs. Sen. …