Idiots...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,444715,00.html

It makes a hell of a lot more sense than the story we've been told. He has every right to write a book with his opinion even if the Church would rather he didn't.

“The Council of Nicaea settled the question that Christ was God in 325, so he is 1700 years out of date," Sydney priest Anthony Robbie said.

Just because a bunch of men in the fourth century made a declaration designed to cement power doesn't make it an indisputable fact.

Double Standard Indeed...

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/29/mccain-slams-la-times-double-standard-withholding-obama-khalidi-tape/

I don't see what possible reason they'd have to release a tape from several years ago showing Obama toasting a colleague. The two worked together, I fail to see why they're once again trying to portray casual acquaintances as best friends.

I'm really scared that Obama is going to lose because of things like this. Two weeks ago I was convinced he was going to win, now I'm pretty much certain Obama will lose. Negative campaigning always works and McCain's campaign has been nothing but negative. They've pretty much stopped talking about policies at all and gone completely negative. They throw everything out there and I see people buying it. Obviously everyone should vote, especially if they're going to vote for Obama, but I have no hope left in my heart. We've lost so many times before and I can't think this will be any different.

Lies Perpetuated by the Media...

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/10/28/AR2008102803413_pf.html

I really hate it when the Republicans try to hold Democrats to standards that have never been applied to any candidate before. They've been following the same rules for years and all of a sudden it's not good enough? What I really hate though is when the media buys it and passes it on.

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/28/campbell.brown.obama/index.html

In making this statement, Campbell Brown completely ignores the money advantage the RNC has. Obama may have raised far more than McCain personally, but McCain always knew he could count on unlimited money from the RNC which has far outraised the DNC. Also, there was no way for Obama to know back when he made this decision that the economy would tank so badly and that the 527s would not have any money. It certainly seems Freedom's Watch has plenty of money.

Voter Fraud and Intimidation, the Republicans' Primary Tactic...

http://thinkprogress.org/2008/10/27/phony-va-election-flier/

This is just great. The stupid Republicans keep lying about ACORN and yet every time we hear about actual voter fraud and intimidation it's committed by Republicans. One might start to wonder why that is. The Virginia Board of Elections better be proactive about this and blanket these communities with flyers correcting these lies.

England...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,444399,00.html

It's amazing how different England is from America. In America this guy would have probably received an award.

Pathetic...

http://courierpostonline.com/article/20081028/NEWS01/810280374/-1/sanford&referrer=NEWSFRONTCAROUSEL

What a surprise that they were paying informants to make up lies in this case. Just like every other government terrorism investigation, they dropped the ball and then lied to cover it up.

Wassup?...

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1854349,00.html

I wondered what happened to these guys. I really like their newest thing.

Hate Groups and Bigots...

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/local/20081028_Bryn_Mawr_couple_back_Calif__gay-marriage_ban.html

It's bad enough that these idiots feel it necessary to ruin the lives of the people in their own state, why ruin it for people in other states? What possible difference will civil rights for gay people make for these morons in Pennsylvania?

As for the Nazi Party Knights of Columbus, it's so obvious they're a hate group that nobody should really take them seriously.

Partisan Frivolous Lawsuits...

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/10/28/ddn102808lawsuit.html

This really needs to stop. He's proven over and over again that he was born in Hawaii. These lawsuits are wasting the courts' time and the litigants should be prosecuted for it.

Duh...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,444392,00.html

Obviously. Despite their claims to the contrary, religion didn't invent morality. Besides, it's far more moral to do something right because it's the right thing to do than it is to do it because you're afraid God is going to punish you.

Nader...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/27/opinion/main4549159.shtml

Nader is so full of shit. How is he advancing his Progressive agenda by helping the Republicans win? Does he ever wonder why his support and money comes almost exclusively from Republicans and Conservatives?

Ralph is not delusional. He knows the story. He is stubborn about the facts and honest with himself.

If he was honest with himself he wouldn't run. He has no chance of winning and, even though he's run every election for like 20 years, he has no chance of accomplishing his goals this way.

If Nader really wanted to change America, or advance his agenda, he would run for Congress. If that's below his immense ego I'm sure he could find a less selfish person to run for him.

Shocking...

http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2008/10/28/politics/horserace/entry4552582.shtml?tag=rightRail;rightRailInner

I'm shocked. I thought "Joe" was an undecided voter.

Ambush...

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/25/obama-campaign-cuts-interviews-florida-tv-station/

I don't blame them. I'm glad they've finally started to strike back at these Fox Newsish television stations. They had no reason to ask those questions.

Bad Idea...

http://blogs.abcnews.com/screenshots/2008/10/will-people-tun.html

I certainly wouldn't want to watch this. Given her approval ratings I doubt this would play much outside Alaska. Why would they want to do this for her in the first place? Why do they hate America?

If You Can't Win Fairly...

http://www.philly.com/inquirer/home_top_stories/20081024_Ft__Dix_jurors_see_video_of_beheading_victims.html

I don't see what possible purpose this has except to prejudice the jury. The prosecution clearly has nothing in this case so they're going to appeal to hate and bigotry.

Stupid Religious People...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27347408/

God I hate people. They drop an unnecessary word and end up getting crap for crazy religious people who get antsy when they don't see people constantly reaffirming their narrow beliefs. Idiots who assault people for removing Xmas from everything have no faith at all. They are so weak in their beliefs that they can't even stand the thought that some people don't believe what they do.

Lies and More Lies...

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/23/mccain-volunteer-says-mugged-b-carved-face/

I can't say I'm surprised. I wonder how high this all goes. Republicans seem to be completely unable to tell the truth.

Unreasonably High Expectations...

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/24/obama-fundraising-drops-million-october/

You can't expect him to bring in $150 million every single month. I think even half that would be a great number for one month.

Ignoring The Will of the People...

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/23/nyc-council-shoots-bloombergs-term-goal/

What is so great about being Mayor of New York City that nobody wants to leave? Giuliani didn't want to leave after 9/11 and now Bloomberg claims he shouldn't have to leave. Trust me, the city will get on without him. He's not that special just because he started a stupid company. I swear, these Republicans don't care what the people think.

Scary...

http://lloydslist.com/ll/news/blackwater-sends-warship-to-gulf-of-aden/20017581692.htm

Yeah, this isn't scary or anything. Why the hell does Blackwater have a fucking warship?

Stupid...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/23/churchabuse.garden/index.html

Thanks Catholics. I'm sure this makes the victims of your abuse feel so much better. A fucking rooftop garden? Where you have to either look at the church or some shitty lake? How selfish to suggest that you're making amends by building a damn garden. How about you actually punish the bishops that let it happen instead of promoting them and moving them outside the country to avoid prosecution? How about you pay them all for their suffering? This is an insult to all of them.

Disgusting...

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Oct23/0,4670,BallotStemCellAd,00.html

This is disgusting. The constant attempts by the anti-choice crowd to compare abortion to some of the worst human tragedies in history is truly horrible. They're insulting the memory of the people who were hurt and killed in these events. They should stop trying to justify their hate of women by hurting people.

Liar...

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Oct23/0,4670,DukeLacrosse,00.html

She needs to stop this. She tried to destroy these guys' lives for money and she failed because she couldn't get her story straight. She should leave these guys alone. She just makes herself look stupid and hurts women who are actually raped.

Criminal...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,443829,00.html

Yeah, if it's ok with you Ollie, I'm going to refrain from taking my political opinions from a criminal who sold weapons to terrorists and gave money to the regime that captured and held our citizens. Oliver North should be in prison, not filling people's minds with lies on FoxNews.

Ironically the only people suggesting that Obama is the Messiah are Republicans who are trying to diminish him. I've never heard Obama supporters call him a Messiah or suggest he was superhuman or anything.

During Wednesday afternoon's rush hour, I was making my way home on the "Dulles Greenway" when a phalanx of police motorcycles and cruisers stopped all traffic and ordered us to pull our vehicles off the highway onto the shoulders. Over a loudspeaker we were told to stay put until the Obama campaign convoy passed, on the way to a rally in Leesburg, Virginia.

How dare the Secret Service protect a candidate who has received many death threats? They do this for all people under Secret Service protection. It's not like they made a special policy for Obama.

Instantly, hundreds of people were out of their cars. Directly in front of me a group of supporters — evident by their bumper-stickers — jumped out with cameras, cell-phones and banners. They began chanting: "The Messiah! He's coming! Obama is coming!" The shouting only intensified as the candidate and his entourage — motorcycles, police cars, black Secret Service Suburbans and busses — roared past us.

This is so absurd it's almost funny. I can guarantee you this never happened.

Ass...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/23/60minutes/main4541322.shtml

I hate that this is the guy the media always concentrates on when talking about renewable energy. Why not Al Gore? He has a lot less baggage. This guy deserves to die penniless and alone. He's a stain on humanity. I hope people don't tie him to this issue because he'll drag it into the ground.

Convenient...

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1853252,00.html

Oh gee, how convenient that they've found oil and all of a sudden they're talking about modifying the embargo. Nobody cares if people in Cuba starve but we'll be damned if we don't exploit their oil and leave them with nothing. That wouldn't be very American, now would it? I hope they tell us to go to hell. It's their oil, we shouldn't be allowed to get our grubby paws on it, especially after what we've done to them.

Evil...

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1852464,00.html

Gee, I wonder. Maybe it's because he's a huge wuss who saw what happened to JPII and was too scared to say anything. Or maybe it's because he realizes he's every bit as evil as the mob, and responsible for far more deaths, and he doesn't have the balls to commit such an act of hypocrisy.

Liar...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081021/ap_on_el_pr/mccain

McCain can't be serious here. Can he? He's honestly suggesting that his experience piloting a plane during the Cuban Missile Crisis equals JFK's experience during that crisis or the next President's experience in any future crisis? He's comparing sitting on a flight deck waiting for the order to drop bombs to the President having to use diplomacy to avert the crisis? As a pilot, he had no say on whether we bombed Cuba. If it had been his decision he would have probably started a nuclear war. If he had received an order to deploy nukes, he'd have been required by law to follow it. That's not a challenge for the pilot. He's trained to follow orders. There's no choice on his part, no decision to make. JFK, on the other hand, had to make the call on whether to issue the order. Comparing the experience of the man who makes the decision, and the one who follows it, is absurd.

Hate...

http://www.wyff4.com/news/17764161/detail.html#-

http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2008/10/20/141535/36/188/636472

This sort of thing really scares me. This is what the McCain campaign is doing to our country.

Obviously...

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/20/obama-make-powell-adviser-administration/

Well obviously. I don't see why he wouldn't welcome input from Powell. Colin Powell is a great American with a wealth of experience, despite his horrible performance in the run up to the start of the war, and he will be extremely valuable to Obama.

Stupidity...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20081020/music_nm/us_sony_littlebigplanet

Ok, this is just insane. They're going to delay the release of the game, and remove content, just because it contains Muslim content? What's wrong with this country?

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1851777-1,00.html

I don't see why Democrats should participate at all in a function sponsored by an organization whose leadership is practically a member of the Republican Party. It ranks right up there with the Saddleback Forum in pointlessness. At least it was for charity this time.

Why then was Obama welcomed to the Al Smith Dinner, his hand on Cardinal Egan's shoulder as they chuckled together, while Kerry had to stay away? It helps that Obama is not Catholic. Some Catholics have criticized his support for abortion rights, but as he is not a member of their tradition, they don't feel the same need to sanction him.

If Catholics refuse to vote for a Catholic Democrat just because he's pro-choice, but will vote for a pro-choice non-Catholic Democrat, why should Democrats ever nominate Catholics? We're not going to compromise our strong belief in women's rights just to make a bunch of dress wearing freaks happy. They're essentially talking themselves out of the Presidency. The Republicans will certainly never nominate a Catholic since their base of racist fundies hate Catholics. Now they're essentially telling the Dems they'd better not nominate a Catholic either. They'll never have another Kennedy as long as they treat Catholic Dems harder than they treat non-Catholic Dems.

In early October, Bishop Joseph Martino of Scranton released a letter to be read in every pulpit in the diocese that said, in part: "Abortion is the issue this year and every year in every campaign. [Catholics] are wrong when they assert that abortion is only one of a multitude of issues of equal importance. Abortion must take precedence over every other issue."

Somebody should investigate the tax exemption this asshole enjoys. We all know what he's saying even if he doesn't come right out and say "Vote Republican" or "Vote for McCain".

Health Care...

http://abcnews.go.com/International/story?id=6057077&page=1

It's sad that people have to sail boats into international waters just so women can have access to health care.

Shady...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27228287/

Palin shouldn't be able to prohibitively price access to government documents to the point that no one, not even major media outlets, can access them. This violates the whole point of Freedom of Information.

Liar...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27207215/

If he's such a humble guy, and doesn't want the candidates to pay attention to him, why did he start this? At the best he chose to go to Obama's campaign stop to ambush him, at the worst he was hired by the McCain campaign/Fox News to ambush Obama. Either way he consciously put himself out there. What did he think would happen. Now people are starting to look into his background, which is completely appropriate, and what they're finding is very telling. At first people thought he wasn't registered to vote because his name is misspelled on his registration. If McCain had his way this would prevent him from voting at all since his id wouldn't match his registration. He's behind on his state taxes. He's not a registered plumber even though he represents himself as a plumber and claims he wants to buy a plumbing business. He himself said later that he doesn't really have any sort of coherent plan to buy the company and that he doesn't currently make anywhere near the $250,000 tax limit. He's also admitted that the $250,000 to $280,000 number he mentioned was how much he plans to pay for the company, not how much he will be making as owner. Even though he represents himself as an undecided voter, he is a registered Republican who voted for McCain in the primary and went on Fox News to slam Obama. It doesn't sound like he's undecided to me.

Idiot...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/13/us/politics/13martin.html?_r=4&scp=1&sq=SLIMY&st=cse&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

So this is the guy who started the whole Obama is a Muslim thing. Sounds like a nutcase. Evidently he doesn't like Jews much either, is there anyone he does like?

Karma...

http://blog.wired.com/27bstroke6/2008/10/underground-whi.html

How appropriate would it be for McCain to be taken down by the same kind of negative viral e-mail that they've been sending around about Obama? Talk about Karma.

Buddies...

http://www.time.com/time/nation/article/0,8599,1849966,00.html

How appropriate that they would be best buddies. They're both fascists, they both got into power through lies and cheating, they both have nothing but contempt for their people, etc... They deserve each other.

Krugman...

http://money.cnn.com/2008/10/13/news/economy/nobel_prize.ap/index.htm?postversion=2008101309

Paul Krugman won the Nobel Prize in Economics. It's about time. Krugman is a great economist and a strong critic of Bush's economic policies. It's good to see his hard work rewarded.

Hate...

http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/327-10102008-1603632.html

The level of hate that exists just outside Philly is quite shocking. It makes me worry a lot about what's going to happen.

Boo...

http://www.eschatonblog.com/2008_10_05_archive.html#6902619221559327418

Ah Philly, I love this town. They probably thought having her go out there with the little girl as a human shield would protect them. They've obviously never been to Philly. They booed Santa for God's sake.

Get Out...

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/11/palin-booed-at-nhl-game-in-philadelphia/

Philadelphia has no use for Sarah Palin. She should stay in Alaska where people are dumb enough to fall for her lies. Bringing her here in the first place was just a ploy by a Republican donor who happens to own the team. She needs to get the hell out of the city, nobody wants her here.

Instigation...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/11/mccain.lewis/index.html

John Lewis is right. I think a lot of people are getting deja vu about this whole thing. The instigators were never the ones to actually carry out the attacks in the Civil Rights era. They just riled up their followers until someone got angry enough and then people died. That's what I worry about here. McCain can only repeat these lies so many times before someone gets crazy enough that they take a shot.

Not Paying Attention...

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/10/09/politics/main4511848.shtml

I guess poor Cindy hasn't been paying attention to her own husband's campaign. I don't recall hearing people at Obama rallies yelling "kill him" or "terrorist" or telling an African-American reporter to "sit down, boy". Her husband stopped caring about the country a long time ago. This whole thing has been for his ego and his agenda, not for America.

Racist...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,435861,00.html

Well then, I'm glad Nugent isn't President. It takes a lot of balls to suggest that everyone who wasn't as successful as you should be deported. Unfortunately, it's not the good type of balls. It's the kind of balls that make you an asshole. This guy's a gun obsessed nut and is going to kill someone eventually.

Wishful Thinking...

http://www.latimes.com/sports/la-sp-simers10-2008oct10,0,7211102.column

I love how fans of certain teams think the whole world supports their team. No, scratch that, I hate how fans of certain teams do that. Don't assume that just because you support your team that everyone else does. I don't think any more people outside Boston and Los Angeles are going to watch a series between those teams. If anything, I'd think people would be happy to see a team other than the regular suspects competing in the series. Either way, it looks like T.J. is about to learn just how little the rest of the country is itching for a Red Sox - Dodgers series since his team is about to be eliminated.

Double Standard...

http://www.breitbart.com/article.php?id=D93N6OE00&show_article=1

I'm sure it was just a coincidence that these students were singled out for Obama signs while other students were allowed to have McCain signs. There's a lot of hatred coming from the Republican side in this election. Frankly, it scares me.

More Racism...

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/10/10/mccain-surrogate-raises-obamas-past-drug-use-2/

I don't know how much clearer Obama could be on his past. He wrote a book about it. I don't think people really care anymore what people did in their past as long as they're not doing it now. Bill Clinton smoked pot. George Bush did cocaine and was an alcoholic until he was in his 40s. Heck, Bush has several DWI's in his past and his wife killed a guy with a car. This hasn't affected their elections. If people don't vote for Obama for something he did while he was a teenager, it's obviously because he's black.

http://afp.google.com/article/ALeqM5guyO5bwUoTX019OsgrLdMHb88asg

I know Israel's done some pretty crazy shit over the years but I doubt they're fronting groups of Islamic militants. Here's a news flash Yemen: Israel and Islamic militants don't like each other very much. Seems someone doesn't want to really investigate what's going on and just wants to blame Israel.

Looking In The Wrong Place...

http://worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/archive/2008/10/09/1517248.aspx

I know the Israeli government is crap, full of corrupt idiots and violent thugs, but shouldn't Israelis be looking to their own government for leadership on these issues?

Idiots...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,435164,00.html

Oh please. This is absurd. It takes a special brand of stupid to think the baby dolls are actually saying this. Some people are so suggestive.

First Dude...

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/09/palins-husband-pushed-trooper-fired-documents/

I really don't see how this makes it better. This turns it from 'Sarah leaned on people to fire a state trooper' to 'Palin's husband went behind her back and used her name to intimidate people into firing a state trooper without informing her first.' Can you imagine what would happen if a male politician's wife was going behind his back like this? Can you imagine what Hillary would do to Bill if he pulled something like this? I'll give you a hint: it would involve some dull scissors and a lot of screaming. Todd Palin was running around Alaska essentially acting like he was Governor and it seems Sarah was, at least on some issues, oblivious. Who, other than Sarah, could possibly get away with this? Palin is lucky in that nobody actually cares about her qualifications, or her strength as a candidate, they just care that she's a woman who says she supports everything the Republicans support and has no opinions of her own. She's a nice little Stepford candidate. If they were actually worried about her ability to be VP, or President, this would be a huge bombshell indeed. As it stands, they don't really want her to be able to act on her own so this probably reassures them that she was a good choice.

Violence...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,434311,00.html

I really worry about the amount of violence as we get closer to the election, especially if Obama wins. If this is happening in England, imagine what's going to happen here.

http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2008Oct08/0,4670,StemCellStudy,00.html

Shocking...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,433409,00.html

She'll probably never see the inside of a jail cell. It seems courts in this country hold a pretty dim view of the worth of men lately. If she didn't want to have sex, she could have easily just said no. Maybe I'm missing something but I don't see anything in there suggesting she was forced in any way. Even if she was, he was asleep. She could have left and called the cops and he would have gone to prison.

October Surprise?...

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/07/prosecutors-seek-delay-sentencing-tony-reko/

I wonder how much they are taking off of Rezko's sentence to make him lie? Any prosecution that comes out of this Justice Dept. is going to be tainted. Everyone knows the Justice Dept. has been turned into yet another political organ of the Republican Party. They're not interested in justice anymore, just prosecuting Democrats before the election and digging up dirt on Obama.

They Must Be So Grateful...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/mcclatchy/20081006/wl_mcclatchy/3065233

It's so nice that we're spending billions of dollars a year so they can have a strong economy. Meanwhile we're a few months from banana republic status. I guess we can be secure in the knowledge that as our economy collapses under the strain of the Iraq War, Iraq will be enjoying their new found wealth (too bad they won't lift a finger to help us).

Glutton For Punishment...

http://www.philly.com/philly/hp/news_update/20081007_ap_formergovwhitmanuninvitedfromschoolforum.html

It's so nice that this one guy gets to determine what school children get to learn. Maybe Whitman should think about why she continues to associate with the Republican Party when their friends do things like this.

Subverting Democracy...

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/10/07/acorn-vegas-office-raided-voter-fraud-investigation/

So it begins...The Republican controlled Justice Dept. will go to any length to keep undesirables from voting. This includes prosecuting organizations that help register poor people to vote on trumped up charges. This is just the beginning, there will no doubt be more.

Hypocrite...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,433004,00.html

That's great, I'll be expecting him to sign over every ounce of gold, every precious jewel, every dollar in the Vatican coffers. After all, if he thinks money is so futile there are many people in this world who would be more than willing to relieve him of the burden. I know I could use my share of the billions in riches owned by the Church. He should either put up or be forever branded a hypocrite (though I guess he's already earned that distinction a million times over).

If You Repeat A Lie Often Enough...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,432902,00.html

I bet in six months we'll be hearing from the right-wing media, and their puppets in the mainstream media, how no oil was spilled in the hurricane and how this proves how great offshore drilling is. They did the same after Katrina. There were massive oil spills after Katrina and yet legitimate news sources are reporting that there wasn't a single gallon spilled.

Terrorists...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,432876,00.html

And how are these people different from the Islamic extremists that Israel is always complaining about? There have been some pretty serious cases of violence committed by this community. They force women to sit at the back of the bus and control how they dress. Up until recently they've pretty much had a stranglehold on Israeli law, they still have a lot of power considering their numbers. Just because they tend to confine their terrorism to their own communities doesn't diminish the fact that they are terrorists.

Lies...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/fec_complaint

This is absurd. They even admit they don't have any hard evidence of this. Their only source of evidence is a right-wing website that spreads right-wing lies. They're literally just throwing lies out there hoping they'll convince enough people to change their votes. So much for the straight-talking maverick McCain always claims to be.

Sure, Blame the Gay Guy...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,432501,00.html

"If this had been his ex-wife and he was Republican, I would bet every penny I have - or at least what’s not in the stock market - that this would be considered germane," added Gainor, a T. Boone Pickens Fellow. "But everybody wants to avoid it because he’s gay. It’s the quintessential double standard."

Sure, I can only imagine the outrage had this been a Republican. Like, say just as an example, if a Republican Senator's wife was working for Enron at the same time that Senator was voting for, and urging his colleagues in Congress to vote for, a loophole for Enron that would make them millions and screw millions of consumers out of billions of dollars. Why, there'd be a huge scandal and I bet that once the extent of the scandal became clear that Senator wouldn't be able to get a job anywhere near Washington.

Oh, but wait, that did happen. The Senator was Phil Gramm and his wife, Wendy Lee Gramm, did indeed work for Enron and Phil Gramm did push through legislation that essentially exempted them from even the most basic oversight. Then, when they used that freedom from oversight to screw consumers out of a lot of money by manipulating the energy market Enron ended up making millions, if not billions, in profits. But quite to the contrary of what the author suggested, Gramm wasn't drummed out of Washington. In fact, he's a leading member of John McCain's campaign and is set to have a very high position in any McCain Administration where he can proceed to create more loopholes which will cost consumers even more money.

Take Responsibility For Your Own Decisions...

http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1847053,00.html

What? You mean having millions of people who literally abstain from thinking, and let their preacher make all their decisions, is not a good thing? How can that be? Making horrible decisions based on faith, and then putting all the responsibility on an invisible force called God, is a recipe for disaster. When these people are homeless are they going to put it on God too? They need to start thinking for themselves and stop financing their preacher's lavish lifestyle because, I guarantee you, he doesn't give a shit what happens to them.

The FDA Has No Credibility....

http://www.cnn.com/2008/HEALTH/10/03/fda.melamine.amount.ap/index.html

How convenient. Does anyone believe the Bush Administrations FDA about anything anymore? They'd say drinking pure bleach was good for your complexion if some industry told them to.

Why Have Laws If You Don't Enforce Them?...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/27023915/

Why do we have laws if no one is going to enforce them? If a priest gets up and suggests in his capacity as priest that someone should vote for a specific candidate he should be punished. His church should immediately lose its tax exempt status. I don't care if they mention the candidates names or just wink wink tell people who to vote for, everyone knows where the candidates stand on the issues and everyone knows what the priest is suggesting. This is a clear violation of law and no one is doing anything about it. If a liberal priest got up on the pulpit and said this the RNC would be all over their ass and they'd be right to do so. Churches enjoy a very lucrative, and wrong in my opinion, tax exemption. They make billions off of this and the only thing we ask is that they refrain from overtly using their brainwashed masses of followers as a political weapon. I don't think that's too much to ask.

Republican Dirty Tricks...

http://abcnews.go.com/Blotter/Vote2008/story?id=5963751&page=1

I don't see this addressed really anywhere in the article but this is a solely Republican tactic. You'll never see Democrats doing this. It originates right at the top of the Republican Party. It's the worst of dirty tricks and it reveals that the Republicans have no respect for democracy. If they did, they wouldn't be trying so hard to keep people from voting.

Idiots in Large Groups...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/10/06/scotus.ap/index.html

I don't suppose they're planning a pro-choice or pro-women's rights plate to offset the obvious bias of this one? I didn't think so.

If they allow the fringe anti-choicers their plate they're going to have to allow every radical organization to have one too. This includes the Klan, Fred Phelps, anti-government militias, maybe even let the abortion clinic bombers have one so they don't have to share. This sets a dangerous precedent.

More Unfunny Conservative "Comedy"...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26995526/

The problem with right-wing comedy is that it concentrates far too much on being vindictive and far too little on being funny. I imagine this movie will be one big "Michael Moore is fat and ugly" joke without any real laughs. The same thing happened when Fox and one of the guys behind 24 tried to make a conservative answer to the Daily Show. It bombed almost immediately and even Fox News had to admit it was a failure and cancel it. The problem is that while a conservative Daily Show would be non-stop partisan attacks and lies, the Daily Show isn't like that from a liberal perspective. John McCain is one of the most frequent guests on the Daily Show, can anyone imagine the same being true of Hillary Clinton on the conservative show? Conservatives have proven themselves to be absolutely without a sense of humor, even Dennis Miller went way downhill once he started openly kissing George W. Bush's ass.

The movie features pretty much every conservative actor in Hollywood (Kelsey Grammer, Jon Voight, Dennis Hopper, what? Was Patricia Heaton busy?) None of these people are hurting for work (except maybe for Chris Farley's unfunny brother) which shows that their "Hollywood hates conservatives and punishes them" bullshit is a complete lie.

In the version of the film screened for this story, Gary Coleman cameos in said scene as a car-washing plantation slave who calls out to an off-camera colleague named Barack. When asked about the reference, Zucker, who co-wrote the film with Myrna Sokoloff and Lewis Friedman, revealed it will be left on the cutting room floor.

This makes me absolutely livid. I don't care if they eventually took it out, it's absurd they even thought this would be appropriate. The excuse they gave for taking it out is even more absurd. They should have taken it out because it's racist, not because of some silly excuse about the Afghan and Iraq wars.

As Michael Moore said "I hope it's funny". I'm not holding my breath.

Bull...

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1846832,00.html

This is absurd crap. It seems to suggest women are idiots who are completely unable to form actual positions and only make judgments based on superficial factors like a woman's looks. Sadly it's actually written by a woman. She must really hate her gender to write shit like this. Women aren't flocking away from Palin because she's pretty or because she's assertive, they're flocking from her because she stands against everything most women care about and she is an unqualified disaster of a candidate.

Jumping To Conclusions...

http://www.daytondailynews.com/n/content/oh/story/news/local/2008/10/03/ddn100308mosque.html

This is an absurd case. How can you look at something like this, with no suspects and no motive, and immediately declare that it definitely wasn't a hate crime? How about you wait until you know the who and the why before you declare the case closed? Someone spraying chemicals in the face of a little girl at a mosque looks like a hate crime to me.

Shill...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/10/03/navarrette.debate/index.html

This guy Ruben is so far up Dubya's butt he can probably blow his nose for him. Nobody in their right mind could call that debate a tie. To suggest that she won is just absurd.

If you like Obama-Biden, then Joe Biden won.

If you prefer McCain-Palin, Sarah Palin did. That's how you can tell a tie.

No, you can tell a tie when objective people say there was a tie. Obama/Biden supporters say Biden won because Biden wiped the floor with her. McCain/Palin supporters say she won because they have a screw loose and are divorced from reality. To suggest that the two groups somehow cancel each other out is like saying chimps cancel out Rhodes Scholars.

That's what this was. And since Biden was supposed to destroy Palin, and didn't even come close, this was a good night for the Republican.

Nobody ever said he would destroy her. Most people predicted that Biden would go easy on her to avoid angering the idiots who think she should never be criticized because she's a woman.

In the middle of last week, McCain won leadership accolades with his march to Capitol Hill to try to alleviate the economic crisis.

Were we watching the same reality last week? The Republicans were ambivalent at best, mostly angry that he dropped in and pretended he was the supreme leader of the Republican Party, the Dems were livid pointing out that he torpedoed an almost done deal by injecting politics.

At one annoying moment, the Democrat even instructed the moderator, PBS' Gwen Ifill, that Palin hadn't answered a question.

That's what actually happened, she was making up questions and answering them instead of answering the actual questions. It's not Biden's fault she did that.

He could have said that directly to Palin, but, in a McCainesque moment, he ignored her.

What would have been the point? She wasn't answering Ifill's questions, why would she acknowledge his? She was off in her own little world.

Biden caught himself later when Palin -- in her best line -- informed him and Ifill that she was going to speak straight to the American people even if it meant not answering questions the way that he or Ifill wanted her to.

It's not charming in a debate to declare that you're no longer going to participate in the actual debate and are instead going to just pretend you're at a different debate.

I tried to post a response at the bottom of the article but, surprise, they didn't allow it through. I guess Ruben doesn't like people to point out his lies.

Built in Audience...

http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=5941016&page=1

I don't think this surprises anyone really. It wasn't exactly a huge week for movies to begin with. Also, this movie has a built in audience: Christians who will go see anything their preacher/priest tells them to. Any idea that this type of pandering garbage wasn't lucrative went away when Passion of the Christ came out. The idiot masses salivated for that one and they'll no doubt salivate for this crap too.

How pathetic is that whole kissing thing? These people are so afraid of sex, or even the thought of sex, that they walk around like little boys. Kirk Cameron probably gets a hard on whenever he sees a woman's exposed ankle.

Surprise...

http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/09/30/boston-herald-endorses-mccain-president/

Of course they endorsed before all the other papers, they knew they would be endorsing the Republican candidate all along. I don't think it surprises anyone that the conservative newspaper in Boston endorsed the Republican candidate. Wake me when a real newspaper endorses someone.

Racists...

http://www.nbc10.com/politics/17596798/detail.html

Charming people. This is the future of the Republican Party.

Liars...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,431182,00.html

Does anybody actually believe a word that comes from the IOC anymore? They don't dare say anything against China because China gave them millions of dollars in kickbacks and bribes. They have no credibility now. It's obvious to anyone watching that those girls were way underage, passports or not they shouldn't have been competing.

Hypocrites...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/CRIME/09/27/taylor.torture.trial/index.html

So very hypocritical. How dare we charge another country with torture, and bring it to trial in our courts, when we do the exact same thing ourselves? What country will eventually bring Dubya to trial for the torture he's sanctioned?

Scary...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,428265,00.html

It is not good when Bush is the voice of reason in international affairs.

Crazy...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,427161,00.html

This guy is an absolute fruitcake. He was on his way to being a successful actor and then he just went over the deep end. Now he won't even fake kiss a woman other than his wife? What a whacko.

Bigotry...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,427402,00.html

Heaven forbid the yearbook show students who care about each other. This is what's wrong with this country.

Idiots...

http://www.wptz.com/news/17539127/detail.html

PETA doesn't win any supporters with gimmicky shit like this. They're only making themselves look like idiots.

Politics...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080924/ap_on_el_pr/mccain

McCain doesn't care about solving the financial crisis, he's just scared to death of debating Obama. He knows that he's going to get demolished by Obama. That's why he wants to use any excuse to stop the debates. Obama shouldn't cave to him. This is a direct result of the new poll numbers showing Obama above 50% and with a 9% lead.

Idiots With No Brains...

http://www.time.com/time/politics/article/0,8599,1842879,00.html

Only a follower of Ayn Rand could look at this mess and say it's due to over-regulation of the markets. If the Randians had their way there would have been no regulation at all and this mess would be a billion times worse. Look at what the companies did with the regulation that still exists and imagine the excess that would have occurred if they had complete free reign. They'd be giving $500,000 mortgages to homeless people and selling million dollar houses to dogs.

Good Decision...

http://www.cnn.com/2008/US/09/19/transsexual.discrimination/index.html

This is a good decision. There was no logical reason not to hire her.

Pastor Problem...

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Muthee

This is the guy who Sarah Palin credits with helping her become Governor of Alaska. This guy makes Wright look like Billy Graham.

Crazy Zealots...

http://dneiwert.blogspot.com/2008/09/what-goes-around.html

These people scare me. And the woman who wants to be one breath away from the Presidency is one of them.

Scary...

http://firedoglake.com/2008/09/03/fbi-wanted-obama-plotters-charged-but-a-rove-appointee-said-no/

So evidently three white men with a cache of weapons and a plan are nothing to worry about but a black guy with baby powder in prison is a major threat? I really worry about the ability, and the willingness, of the Bush Justice Department to protect Obama. Many of them have a problem with black people. The place is stacked with political operatives, in positions usually held by non-political career positions. I doubt there are many Obama supporters there, in fact I'd bet most of them would be less than sad about Obama's demise. Now we find out a Rove appointed US Attorney passed on a serious threat to Obama while freaking out over someone who couldn't have done anything to McCain? This is bullshit.

Hack...

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,424763,00.html

I wonder how much the plastic industry paid Steven for this article?

If Only We Could Have Seen This Coming...

http://abcnews.go.com/International/wireStory?id=5837297

Well, so much for Bush's supposed diplomacy. Too bad we don't have a President who actually believes in diplomacy. If only someone else who fit that description had run in 2000 or 2004...

If You Give a Mouse a Cookie...

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=5827418&page=1

This is a really bad idea. Is Google going to allow ads from Planned Parenthood? The right-wing will love that. The ads fail on a very basic level. The rule states that the ads have to be "factual". That alone disqualifies anything the anti-choice crowd could muster since they don't have facts on their side. It's all going to be pictures of bloody fetuses and comparisons of abortion doctors with Nazis.

Plus, if you cave on this one they're just going to come up with a demand even more outrageous.

Plane Crash...

http://edition.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/09/13/russia.plane/index.html?eref=edition

This is sad.

Liars...

http://politicalticker.blogs.cnn.com/2008/09/13/campaign-confirms-palin-did-not-go-beyond-iraqi-border/

Well, which is it? They knew damn well whether she had entered Iraq. That's not something you just forget. They thought they'd throw it out there, along with all the other lies, and count on the media not to investigate too eagerly. When confronted with the lie they backtracked but, make no mistake, they knew this was a lie and they intended to leave it out there.

More of the Same...

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/14/us/politics/14palin.html?_r=2&hp&oref=slogin&oref=slogin

She would fit in well in the Bush Administration.

A Noun, a Verb and POW...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080911/ap_on_el_pr/mccain_vietnam_video

Anybody wanna guess why this was released now? This is an obvious attempt by McCain's campaign to once again remind people of his time as a POW. It appears this is all he can talk about. Never before has a man been so insistent on dwelling on such a horrible memory to the exclusion of much happier memories.

Racism...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080912/ap_on_re_us/oj_simpson;_ylt=A0wNcwiBV8pInA4B5QlH2ocA

How can this still be acceptable in 2008? Seating an all white jury, with members who have already decided their going to punish OJ for an unrelated case, is racism of the worst kind. There is no reason they shouldn't be able to find some black jurors to sit on the jury, at the very least they should move some of the black alternate jurors up to the regular jury so we can have some semblance of fairness.

Double Standard...

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080912/ap_on_re_us/muslim_workers_prayer;_ylt=A0wNcwiBV8pInA4B5AlH2ocA

Can you imagine the outrage if an employer rejected the reasonable request for prayer of a Christian group? The Muslim religion is very specific about times and locations of prayer, it is not negotiable. By restricting these employees, the employer is violating the religious rights of their workers. I think they should sue this company out of business.

Poor Choice....

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080912/lf_nm_life/charity_dc;_ylt=AlsQ3J2.RBG2pZm5JPn_WDKGWo14

This list is flawed. Sure, Oprah gives a lot to charity but some of the others on the list are questionable. It seems they went by pure numbers without figuring out where that money went. Mel Gibson's inclusion is particularly perplexing. He is certainly not a charitable person, more of a horrible anti-Semite. It appears his "charity" goes to the Holy Family Church in Malibu which is his own personal church, constructed with his money. This church is not a charity, it is a huge ego-trip for Mel Gibson where he can go and worship with like minded bigots. I doubt they do anything to help the surrounding community. Just because any corrupt organization that calls itself a church can receive tax exemption doesn't mean they're making a positive difference for anyone.

No Wonder...

http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1840732,00.html

While Chavez's words may seem odd to us, we can hardly sympathize with his situation (or that of Morales). We are the big dog on the block. Chavez and Morales face the constant threat of being overthrown simply because they don't allow us to choose their economic system. Our government sponsors criminals who attempt to overthrow their governments so they can install right-wing dictatorships who will give us favorable terms on oil. They had every right to expel our diplomats. In fact, I don't see why they didn't do that years ago. Our government has been after Chavez from the beginning and they appear to have also targeted Morales before he was even elected. Why should they deal with us when we insist on acting like children?

Is it any wonder Venezuela turned to Russia for help? We've certainly not given them any reason to trust us. They know the only way to prevent US intervention is to have a strong partner willing to defend them.