elfs | Tuesday's Brain: Those Cold, Uncaring Stars (Reply)

Clinton Slams Democratic Activists At Private Fundraiser: It used to be that if you wanted to win an election, you needed the party activists behind you. Hillary, it seems, does not have them. And she's mad. She's so mad that she's willing to diss her own party, even lie about it, and adopt Rush Limbaugh's talking points to do it. Another reason we don't want another Clinton in the White House.
Right Wing Political Correctness: I always suspected the right's disdain for political correctness was a Sam-and-Diane sort of enmity, an animus that could only end with a lusty, guilty romp in the hay. Last month in Bellevue, Washington, they finally consummated their union, after years of catty insults, coy flirtation, and occasional bouts of heavy petting.
"Any functioning democratic state would insist upon arms belonging to the state, not private hands.": Condoleeza Rice on our Second Amendment. Yes, she really said that. She was talking about Iraq. I guess those people are somehow different.
Worldnet Lies about the Day of Silence: The crazy just gets higher every year, doesn't it? For the record, students honoring the Day of Silence are required to participate in class, speaking when spoken to, and are not permitted to disrupt classtime with their activities. Worldnet, of course, tells you just the opposite.
Bush ♥ Marx: Publius says he doesn't buy the Obama camp's argument that the current blue collar Republican vote would shift if workers felt more economically secure. I agree with him. But then he makes the fascinating point that, while Republicans dismiss this argument here, it's exactly the argument being made about Iraq: the religious radicalism of Iraq is layered on top of other insecurities, and if we dealt with those, the radicalism would fade away.
Pat Boone Howls At The ~~Moon~~ ACLU: I have to point at this with amusement. Pat Boone, the leather-bound crooner of Christian gospel tunes, has a Worldnet article in which he wonders why the ACLU didn't protest the way the press and individuals (who happen to be in public office) treated him.

Here's a clue for Mr. Boone: no tax money was involved. The Catholic Church and its supporters paid for it. In no way was the United States recognizes the establishment or supremacy of the Catholic Faith over any other. Mr. Boone apparently cannot separate himself from his government: if he feels it, his government must. If it doesn't, something is wrong. The Stupid, It Burns.
J. Matt Barber, Liar: Jonathan Rowe tears Matt Barber, Concerned Woman For America, a new orifice over Barber's WorldNet article, Gay Sex Kills. Barber cites a study made during the height of the HIV epidemic about how HIV shortens lives by an average of 14 years, and then quotes from a new study showing that isn't the case anymore with retrovirals available, but doesn't mention the new study's conclusion because he wants to be able to parrot the 14 year figure. Worldnet is such a deep pool of PASWO. (via Dispatches from the Culture Wars)