Today's Caroline Update

Looks like it's all but over:

Caroline Kennedy now almost certainly won't be the new Praetor of New York! The overreaching Bloomberg aide pushing her has given up. Good news for her!

...Mayor Bloomberg's top political aide is pulling back on his lobbying campaign to propel Caroline Kennedy into the U.S. Senate because "it wasn't working," according to sources.

"Everything was backfiring," said one source of the intense behind-the-scenes effort by Deputy Mayor Kevin Sheekey.

"He's not out front any more."

Anyways now the Kennedy thing is surely sunk, as there's no longer any political support for her, just a bit of popular support, mostly among women Democrats, and we know how the party feels about appeasing them. Sorry, Caroline! Back you to go the Upper East Side to sleep in your sheets made of money (probably Euros).


Read the whole thing here.

Best Response To The Whole Sen. Kennedy Thing Yet

From Pareene:

The gross entitlement is the absolute worst part of her bizarre and mismanaged campaign. Of course her competition for the title is a similarly dynastic Cuomo, but he has at least been elected to something, publicly. We understand and are sympathetic to the arguments against career political hacks, but encouraging the Senate to resemble the House of Lords even more is just about the worst impulse possible.

But once again, look at the rest of the shortlist. There's Long Island asshole congressman Steve Israel, whose primary qualifications for the job are his ability to steer a great deal of pork to Long Island and his burning hatred for Jimmy Carter and Palestine. And Kristen Gillibrand, a Blue Dog anti-gun control pro-Bush tax cuts Democrat from a Conservative district. And anti-abortion Nassau County Executive Tom Suozzi. And Brian Higgins, who is from Buffalo. And Caroline Kennedy, the lofty, high-minded rich lady who thinks being appointed a Senator is like performing an act of charity for the nation, or maybe like being on America's co-op board. Also she's beginning to remind us of the woman in the atrocious Lexus ad whose new car is an even better present than her childhood pony.

Honestly the seat should just go to Fran Drescher.

Tis The Season

Merry War on X-mas eve.

This Was Cute

From IHT:

Pope Benedict said Monday that saving humanity from homosexual or transsexual behaviour was just as important as saving the rainforest from destruction.

The Church "should also protect man from the destruction of himself. A sort of ecology of man is needed," the pontiff said in a holiday address to the Curia, the Vatican's central administration.

"The tropical forests do deserve our protection. But man, as a creature, does not deserve any less."

The Catholic Church teaches that while homosexuality is not sinful, homosexual acts are. It opposes gay marriage and, in October, a leading Vatican official called homosexuality "a deviation, an irregularity, a wound."

Homosexuals Set Fire To Sarah Palin's Church

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Atleast that's her side of it:

Governor Sarah Palin called into On the Record with Greta van Susteren last night to talk about the church fire that destroyed the Wasilla Bible Church over the weekend. Right wing pundits have been trying to link the fire to gays because of criticism during the campaign of the church's promotion of an "ex-gay" conference, although there is no evidence gay people had anything to do with the church fire.

Here's part of the interview:



VAN SUSTEREN: Well, when we were there, there was one little controversy that was brewing that the pastor was trying to explain to us about gays and some sort of meeting in Anchorage. Do you know about that at all, what that controversy was?

PALIN: Yeah, I think there was an insert in the church's bulletin one Sunday that had advertised a seminar that was being (INAUDIBLE) at another church in Anchorage, and it had to do with those who wanted some assistance or some kind of counseling in dealing with any struggles that they would have regarding homosexuality. And it was a seminar that was advertised at the church. And yep, that drew quite a bit of scrutiny during the presidential campaign because people looked at that and wanted to spin that into something that it was not. And yes, that was a bit of the scrutiny and attention that the Wasilla Bible Church has received.

VAN SUSTEREN: Well, are gays welcome at your church in Wasilla, the one that was burned?

PALIN: Absolutely. Of course. Yes. In fact, the pastors and leadership at that church, they are quite open in terms of welcoming people into the church and assisting anyone who desires assistance or counseling or help. That's what this church is all about. Wasilla Bible Church, along with some other churches in Wasilla and Alaska, are very, very good, very, again, biblically-based and not intolerant or judgmental, just welcoming people of all walks of life.

Today's Godtube Moment

The truth about Santa.

Happy Holidays From Fred Phelps and Gang

8 Days Left In The War On X-mas

Make them count.

video via fey friends

Rufus Stops By Martha's Show To Make Horribly Uncomfortable Beastiality Jokes

Today's Godtube Moment

via Godtube

Checkin' In With Chuck

We have haven't checked in with Chuck Norris in a while. He writes hateblogs for random websites who get off on homosexual mutilation.

Here's a holiday greeting from Walker:

...what profit would there be if I were to post an agreement with my friend Mike Huckabee, who said on his book tour via Fox News, that atheists shouldn't be fighting for a holiday in December when they already have one – April Fool's Day? (A holiday also grounded in sacred scripture, "The fool says in his heart there is no God.")

We all know I would be labeled as an extremist, irrational and a bigot, if I were to post any of the preceding ideas. Yet atheists do, and get away with First Amendment murder. I would remind our nation that it was only a short time ago when leaders like Ronald Reagan freely spoke for the majority by explicitly and passionately conveying belief in Jesus Christ during his presidential Christmas addresses. Compare his Dec. 23, 1981, speech to our time, when the very term "Christmas" is being erased from every corner of culture.

Revisiting A Classic

A great ode to Wind in the Willows from Salon:

"The Wind in the Willows," published 100 years ago this year, is one of those books. I first read Kenneth Grahame's classic when I was 14, and I have been going back to it ever since. I just read it again, and its wonders seem greater than ever, its colors more glowing, its language more miraculous. Although it is uniquely mixed in style and matter, moving effortlessly from deadpan observation to piercing lyricism to raucous comedy to incantatory mysticism, it is a complete world. And like the old friend that it is, it always welcomes you back.

At the end of the fifth of its 12 perfect chapters, the Mole, who has rediscovered his old home, lays his head on his pillow in utter contentment. "But ere he closed his eyes he let them wander round his old room, mellow in the glow of the firelight that played or rested on familiar and friendly things which had long been unconsciously a part of him, and now smilingly received him back, without rancor." Opening "The Wind in the Willows" again always feels like that to me.

Even WALNUTS! Admits Palin Is Horrible

From CNN:

Sen. John McCain said Sunday he would not necessarily support his former running mate if she chose to run for president.

Speaking to ABC's "This Week," McCain was asked whether Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin could count on his support. "I can't say something like that. We've got some great other young governors. I think you're going to see the governors assume a greater leadership role in our Republican Party," he said, citing Governors Tim Pawlenty of Minnesota and Jon Huntsman of Utah.

BREAKING NEWS: Stuff On SNL Was Funny

Making fun of that blind guy with the tranny wife was funny, but not to some people.

Our favorite the oxygen tank lady:

Good News: Our Ancestors Never Fucked Neanderthals

What's your excuse?

Here's some sciency stuff:

If ancient homo sapiens got it on with their Neanderthal cousins, there were no children to show for it. Researchers studying Neanderthal DNA have sequenced half of the Neanderthal genome, and shoot down the theory that European humans interbred with the now-extinct species. And the team says the genome has other things to teach us about Neanderthal life, including their sexual proclivities.

...Earlier comparisons of mitochondrial similarly cast doubt on the Neanderthal interbreeding theory, but recent research has revealed that Neanderthals do not possess the very genes some researchers believed modern humans had received from Neanderthals. Neanderthals possess neither the microcephalin gene, linked to bulging brains in humans, nor humans’ increased fertility gene.

Happy Holidays From Cake Wrecks

The site brings you holiday cheer:

Next there's Snappy, the stitched-together Yuletide monster.

He's made of sugar and spice and will mess your a$$ UP, beeyotches.

The wedding wrecks are awesome, as are the fetus cookie cutter and this one.

The Mormons

Mittens 2012.

Youtubery

BREAKING NEWS: Group Lamer Than Cutters Exists!!!

Teenage girls that embed foreign objects in their skin:

Those unfortunate souls who find cutting insufficiently harmful have taken mutilation to the next level with something doctors call "self-embedding disorder." According to the Chicago Tribune, embedding is when people deliberately insert objects into their flesh, either by forcing them through wounds or by puncturing the flesh with those objects.

"Personnel at Nationwide Children's Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, report extracting 52 foreign objects that 10 teenage girls deliberately embedded in their arms, hands, feet, ankles and necks over the last three years, including needles, staples, wood, stone, glass, pencil lead and a crayon. One patient had inserted 11 objects, including an unfolded metal paper clip more than 6 inches long."

via Jezebel

Grammy Noms

Good to see M.I.A. on for record of the year.

And, no matter what people say, good to see Coldplay get 7 noms.

via NY Times

Washington To Obama

via The Swamp

Today's Paultard Video

The Recession

Janet Napolitano: Bulldogga

While most sites are turning their attention to the possible first openly gay cabinet memeber, there's not a whole lot of attention towards the new head of Homeland Security.

Take this article from the Phoenix New Times from 2003:

If Governor Janet Napolitano isn't a lesbian, I'll eat your hat. She is a walking, one-woman LPGA tour all by herself. It may be the thing I like best about her.

I've known Attorney General Terry Goddard almost from the first moment he entered politics, and I've never known a time when his sexual identity wasn't the object of idle gossip among the ladies who lunch.

As newly elected leaders in a traditionally conservative state, the two of them have put a face on dignity in Arizona.

Governor Napolitano has appeared on the cover of local gay publications holding forth in dewy-eyed interviews.Goddard, the state's top prosecutor, was honorary co-chair of the Arizona Human Rights Fund awards dinner this past June. He shared the limelight at the gay ball with his wife.

...I guess I am supposed to be happy, to consider it progress, that in Arizona we're not stapling faggots to fence posts like they did in Wyoming; well, I expect better, and with leadership, I think the people of this state will accept more.

Not to worry. Ed Rendell is doing his part to out her:

Today's Godtube Moment

Speaks for itself.

via Godtube

Why You Just Shouldn't Care

You live longer:

A Panama City man was treated at a local hospital on Sunday for injuries he suffered after two men beat him with a pipe and brass knuckles when he stopped to help a person whose vehicle appeared to be disabled.

The 19-year-old victim said he saw a vehicle County 22 near Lone Wolf Security that appeared to be disabled. He described it as a primer gray or silver older model Chevrolet or GM single cab, 1970s model. When he went to the passenger side of his vehicle to get jumper cables, two men attacked him, according to a Bay County Sheriff's Office incident report.

Saxby Chambliss: Kid Toucher

Georgia Sen. Saxby Chambliss, or "Big Daddy" as the grandkids call him, released this ad last week wishing the fine crackers of his fair state a Merry Thanksgiving or whatever.

The fucked up part is that he totally feels up his granddaughter, vigorously shaking her breast at the end.

Given the fact that he is a Republican, we can only assume that he will release a Christmas ad thanking his state for aiding in his reelection while deep-throating his grandson.



via Gawker

President Unicorn Introduces National Security Team

Robert Gates: Defense Secretary
Hillary Clinton: Secretary of State.
Gen. James Jones: White House National Security Adviser
Eric Holder: Attorney General
Gov. Janet Napolitano: Secretary of Homeland Security
Susan Rice: UN Ambassador

Gay Penguins Wrecking Families At Chinese Zoo

It seems that a couple of sodomist Spheniscidae are stealing babies from their hetero ilk, replacing the eggs with stones...proving straight animals, no matter what their species, are that stupid:

The two penguins have started placing stones at the feet of parents before waddling away with their eggs, in a bid to hide their theft.

But the deception has been noticed by other penguins at the zoo, who have ostracised the gay couple from their group. Now keepers have decided to segregate the pair of three-year-old male birds to avoid disrupting the rest of the community during the hatching season.

A keeper at Polar Land in Harbin, north east China explained that the gay couple had the natural urge to become fathers, despite their sexuality.

Chris Matthews To Grope US Senate

He's preparing for a 2010 run in Penn.

Look out, Olympia Snowe.

Westboro Baptist Really Needs To Stick To Bake Sales

Monday, a few mouth breathers from Fred Phelp's Westboro Baptist Church, a famous homosexual bathhouse in Kansas, staggered their way to Silverton, Oregon to protest some tranny mayor.

From Jesus' General:

America's favorite spiritual family, Fred Phelps' Westboro Baptist Clan, came to Silverton, Oregon on Monday, November 24th, 2008, spreading the good news that God hates Silvertonians (having earlier visited Portland and Tigard to share the news that the lord cannot stand Portlanders and the country of Finland). The Mayor of Silverton (Stu Rasmussen) is transgender, and that ticks off the deity but good. Alas, the Lord had other commitments and could not deliver His condemnation in person: instead, He who is the One True God chose to delegate the job of sharing His bellicosity to one man and three young women from Kansas who had some free time. The God of the Israelites is one mysterious dude, and His hiring practices are opaque. He is nothing if not the King of "Go Figure."


Our fave images from the event here:

While We Were Stuffing Our Faces...

Some bad shit happened:

Commandos who stormed the Mumbai headquarters of an ultra-orthodox Jewish group found the bodies of five hostages inside, including a New York rabbi and his wife, officials said, as a fresh battle raged at the luxury Taj Mahal hotel and other Indian forces ended a siege at another five-star hotel.

More than 150 people have been killed since gunmen attacked 10 sites across India's financial capital starting Wednesday night, including at least 14 foreigners.

Early Friday night, Indian commandos emerged from a besieged Jewish center with rifles raised in an apparent sign of victory after a daylong siege that saw a team rappel from helicopters and a series of explosions and fire rock the building and blow giant holes in the wall.

Inside, though, were five dead hostages.


Now every news outlet is beating the story over heads 24/7, with interviews from Indian citizens, family of people who live in Mumbai, people who have been to Mumbai or seen it on a map, and people who really dig Indian cuisine.

Happy Thanksgiving

BTW, this year's Macy's parade was the gayest of all time.

Today's Paultard Video

Sure, we pick on this kid alot...but he's a flaming paultard.

This story is about a tiny hobbit who used the gold he stole from a troll's cave to purchase a 9/11 truth shirt and wear it for his school's picture day.

There was drama.

Not to worry, though. By Gandolf's staff, he won!!!



And America lost.

Oh, and so did Ron Paul. Get rid of the signs, freak.

fuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck

Looks like it's a done deal:

Hillary Rodham Clinton has decided to give up her Senate seat and accept the position of secretary of state, making her the public face around the world for the administration of the man who beat her for the Democratic presidential nomination, two confidants said Friday.

Mrs. Clinton came to her decision after additional discussion with President-elect Barack Obama about the nature of her role and his plans for foreign policy, said one of the confidants, who insisted on anonymity to discuss the situation. Mr. Obama’s office told reporters Thursday that the nomination is “on track” but Clinton associates only confirmed Friday afternoon that she has decided.

“She’s ready,” said the confidant. Mrs. Clinton was reassured after talking again with Mr. Obama because their first meeting in Chicago last week “was so general,” the confidant said. The purpose of the follow-up talk, he added, was not to extract particular concessions but “just getting comfortable” with the idea of working together.

Sarah Palin's Greatest Presser Of All Time

Monday Was The 30th Anniversary Of The Star Wars Holiday Special

From io9:

Today is the 30th anniversary of the ill-fated TV experience known as the Star Wars Holiday Special. Featuring a group of Wookiees trying to celebrate the holidays while being hassled by Imperial troops - along with song-and-dance numbers and comedy bits in a variety show format - the two-hour special was deemed so hideous that it was never aired again.

io9 Breaks Down The Trek Trailer

Great play-by-play here:

And, now Kirk gets his mandatory sexing. And who’s the lucky lady?

YoJimbo at TrekMovie has it:

ORION SLAVE GIRL….

If you go through the 1080p trailer frame-by-frame you see that the girl Kirk is in bed with has GREEN SKIN! Ahahahaha.

He’s right. If you pause on the HD trailer, you can see she’s sporting skimpy underwear and green skin.

Trek

Come If You Can

A good friend of mine has made a doc, profiling his own experiences as a physically challenged person.

The screening is this Friday, November 21, at the Emerald Coast Conference Center.

Directions and map here.

Anyone mentioning this post gets a drink on me at the bar of my choice.

What To Do With GM

Fading Ad provides the visuals.

MSN provides some suggestions:

GM has dug itself into a very difficult hole, and now it wants a bailout. Here's what needs to happen for a bailout to succeed, according to Samuelson:

1. Cut labor costs. GM paid employees $71 an hour in wages plus fringe benefits last year, Samuelson writes. That compares with $47 for Toyota. At this rate, the bailout is going to become union welfare.

2. Carmakers need to write down the debts on their books. GM has $48 billion of debt, and it will be overburdened and remain on a path to bankruptcy if it doesn't do something about it. GM will have to shut down some of its assembly plants as well.

3. Congress needs to raise gas taxes. That will encourage people to buy fuel-efficient vehicles. Wild swings in fuel prices have crippled the industry, Samuelson writes. Some people want to buy an SUV, but then gas spikes and they can't dump them soon enough. Raising gas taxes will spur automakers to adopt a consistent energy policy.

Towleroad's Must Read Mormo Update

Magic Pajama Ninjas have now hired police for protection from the big bad gays :(

A reader pointed me to this article in the Sacramento Bee about stepped-up security around Mormon churches as a result of the recent protests. One would hope that law enforcement is there to serve and protect all citizens on an equal basis but according to one LDS official they have embedded officers watching out for them:

"They are hiring extra security to watch over the Folsom temple, and asking members to drive by church buildings late at night. Mormons in law enforcement are keeping track of Internet chatter to find out where protests will be held. 'Our members in law enforcement know where to look for this kind of stuff,' said Lisa West, spokeswoman for the church in the Sacramento region. She added that they are doing this on their own time. 'There's a lot of volatility in the air, so we're asking people to keep their eyes and ears open.'"

The Mad Hatter

A first image of Johnny Depp's character in Tim Burton's version of Alice.

via Cinematical

Best. Obama. Impersonation. Ever.

They Pissed Wanda Off

Footage of Wanda Sykes at the buttseks rally.

via omg

Today's Paultard Video

Remember this hobbit?

Here's his take on election day.

Lets hope his parents are checking under his bed and in his closet for guns, explosives, and anything that might be a danger to the general public. This kid is two vlogs away from an all expenses paid vaca to Gitmo.

Plus, since we're giddy about The Good News, here's some more crazery:

Paultards: I Give You Your Morning Wood

Ron Paul, king of Middle-earth, has not ruled out a 2012 run.

This is fantastic fodder for the next 4 years.

Toothless

On Props 8, 2, etc. : Where was the HRC?

We've never been a fan, and today Sully succinctly sums up his disdain:

You will notice that the website of the biggest gay rights group in the country has one single mention - it's a blog about a celebrity, of course - of the massive protests that occurred for marriage equality across the country yesterday. (A letter from Joe Solmonese tells us to be nice.) You will also notice that a handful of young non-professionals were able to organize in a few days what HRC has been incapable of doing in months or years. You will know from brutal experience that in the two decades of serious struggle for marriage equality, the Human Rights Campaign has been mostly absent, and when present, often passive or reactive.

...They will argue that this was a state, not a federal, measure. Sure - but its implications were obviously national, as protests in almost every state revealed. They are supposed to have "expertise" - but the ads that ran in No on 8 were the usual fearful, focus-group driven, conviction-free pap. So in the biggest national struggle in the history of gay civil rights, this organization - which has vacuumed money from the gay community for years - were by-standers. Why is that not a scandal?

How many struggles do we have to wage with these people always, always failing to lead - before we demand accountability and reform? Losing a battle this important should mean, at least, the rolling of some heads. Or we have no accountability at all. What are we: the Bush administration?

Hillary: SOS

Old news by now, but Bosnian War veteran Hillary Clinton has a lot of Secretary of State buzz:

A person close to Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton says she would seriously consider serving as secretary of state if an offer was made — adding, "I wouldn't bet against" her accepting a Cabinet invitation.

Clinton, the person said, had been hearing rumors about the State Department job for about a week, but didn't take it seriously — until Obama's transition team initiated serious discussions in the last day or two.

"She didn't ask for it," added the source. "It was all from their side."

UPDATE: Another Clinton camper says they would, in fact, bet against it.

Speculation about her state of mind at the moment, the source said, is "stupid."


So, what's the one thing that stands in her rise power...as usual?

Bill:

A team of lawyers trying to facilitate the potential nomination spent the weekend looking into Mr. Clinton’s philanthropic organization, interactions with foreign governments and ties to pharmaceutical companies, a Democrat close to both camps said. While Mr. Clinton has used his foundation to champion efforts to fight AIDS, poverty and climate change around the world, he has also taken millions in speaking fees and contributions from foreign officials and businesses with interests in American governmental policies.

Obama advisers are discussing what Mr. Clinton would need to do to avoid a conflict of interest with the duties of his wife, who is said to be interested in the post. “That’s the first and most important hurdle,” said a senior adviser to Mr. Obama. “He does good work. No one wants it to stop, but a structure to avoid conflicts must be thought of.”

The Day Gay People Did Stuff

Sodomists united today and held protests across the country. LA alone reported between 12 and 10k.

Sully's been keeping up with the action, with plenty of local reports.

Take this one from Tally:



A reader writes:

Just came from the protest in Tallahassee, where folks marched from the Westcott fountain in front of Florida State University through downtown Tallahassee to the old state capitol building. One official estimated the marching group at 350, which is pretty good for an uncharacteristically chilly day in FL. The state capitol sits at the intersection of two main streets in Tallahassee and as pastors and community leaders spoke from the capitol steps, marchers stood along the street with signs, enjoying the encouragement, cheers and honks of cars passing by. One elderly African-American man stood amid the protesters holding up a sign that read "Same Sex Marriage: Evil, Unholy," but he was the only counter-protester present.


Oh, and Wanda Sykes came out.

Judgement Day

Protests against bigotry are being organized across the country, scheduled for this Saturday.

Locally, there are 2 venues: Panama Shitty and Pcola.

We'll be in Pensacola because it's closer...and because Panama Shitty is a shit hole.

Liveblogging and video will be attempted...pending on alcohol comsumption before and after.

Sarah's Final Vlog

Sarah Palin Chats With That Dyke Who Had A Stroke

You gotta see the vid that HuffBlow provides:

Sarah Palin sat down with Fox News' Greta van Susteren to discuss the 2008 campaign and her political future. The wide-ranging interview covered such familiar topics as the $150,000 spent on Palin's wardrobe for the campaign, as well as the report that she was unable to name all the countries in North America and did not understand that Africa is a continent rather than a nation. Palin denied any knowledge of the RNC's extravagant clothing bills, going so far as to say that she's never set foot in a Neiman Marcus (one of the upscale stores where the RNC racked up a $75,000 bill). Palin also denied the report that she was unaware Africa is a continent.

And what of 2012?

Faith is a very big part of my life. And putting my life in my creator's hands - this is what I always do. I'm like, OK, God, if there is an open door for me somewhere, this is what I always pray, I'm like, don't let me miss the open door. Show me where the open door is. Even if it's cracked up a little bit, maybe I'll plow right on through that and maybe prematurely plow through it, but don't let me miss an open door. And if there is an open door in (20)12 or four years later, and if it is something that is going to be good for my family, for my state, for my nation, an opportunity for me, then I'll plow through that door.

Guess Who's Coming To The White House?

Barry visited whatshisname with that wife of his who wrote the Koran:

President Bush had a "relaxed" and "friendly" meeting with President-elect Barack Obama after he and first lady Laura Bush welcomed their successors to their future home Monday, a White House spokesman said.

"The president and the president-elect had a long meeting, described by the president as good, constructive, relaxed and friendly," White House press secretary Dana Perino said in a statement. "The president enjoyed his visit with the president-elect, and he again pledged a smooth transition to the next administration."

First Things First

This shit was awesome.

Prop 8: NEVER FORGET

The backdraft continues...as it should:

Utah's growing tourism industry and the star-studded Sundance Film Festival are being targeted for a boycott by bloggers, gay rights activists and others seeking to punish the Mormon church for its aggressive promotion of California's ban on gay marriage.

It could be a heavy price to pay. Tourism brings in $6 billion a year to Utah, with world-class skiing, a spectacular red rock country and the film festival founded by Robert Redford, among other popular tourist draws.

..."At a fundamental level, the Utah Mormons crossed the line on this one," said gay rights activist John Aravosis, an influential blogger in Washington, D.C.

"They just took marriage away from 20,000 couples and made their children bastards," he said. "You don't do that and get away with it."

Today's Godtube Moment

A re-post, but a refresher on what Mormos believe.

Stunning.

It's A Reckoning

Condsidering the Space Jesus money poured in to the successful Cali Prop 8 agenda, it's time for retaliation:

Gay people are fed up and have learned a thing or two about mobilizing themselves -- and not just for angry rallies. Some pro-Proposition 8 folks may come to regret their not so private support of hate. And were you thinking about skiing in Utah this year? Hmmm, Colorado's looking pretty appealing these days.

Yet somehow an economic boycott doesn't feel direct enough; those who team up against gay people must learn that there are consequences.

That's why we are seeking to strip the Mormon church of its status as a religious organization. According to IRS law, "no organization, including a church, may qualify for IRC section 501(c)(3) status if a substantial part of its activities is attempting to influence legislation (commonly known as lobbying)." [Emphasis added.]

Please join our efforts and show the world that gay people -- and their friends and families -- know how to hit back. Sign this petition to support the legal effort to strip the Mormon Church of its tax-exempt status.


Again, we reiterate... SIGN THIS PETITION

It's a reckoning :

Again, Fading Ad Provides Stunning Images

For photophiles, you won't be disappointed.

Thread here.

Blog link here.

Good stuff, as always.

Black Community Lynches Equality

Prop 2 here in Florida was going to pass no matter what.

However, new numbers in California show that Prop 8 passed with the aide of higher black turnout:

A few people seem to be interested in whether or not the black vote was decisive.

If the following standard analysis assumptions are true the answer is probably a very close ‘no’, but at least one of the assumptions seems very possibly false and with other fairly likely assumptions the answer looks like a ‘yes’.

My assumptions are:

1. that the vote among black people was as reported (69% Yes on 8).

2. that black people make up 6.7% of the CA population

3. that black people represented a share of the votes equal to their share of the population

I further assume that 8 passes with 52% which seems the likely number at this point.

Given each 1000 voters, black people in CA represent 67 of them.

There are 520 Yes votes and 480 No votes for each 1000.

At 69%, Black voters voted 46 Yes and 21 No for each 1000.

If they voted like White voters (55% No) they would have voted 31 Yes votes and 36 No votes.

That would make the final tally 505 Yes and 495 No votes. (50.5% to 49.5%). [numbers very slightly rounded]

But this analysis is VERY sensitive to assumption #3. It appears that black people in CA may have voted in a greater share than that of their representation of the population. Right around 10% of the vote.

That would mean that given each 1000 voters black people in CA represent 100 of them.

At 69% Yes on 8 that would be 69 Yes and 31 No for each 1000. If they had voted like White voters they would have voted 45 Yes and 55 No. That would make the final vote equal 496 Yes and 504 No (proposition loses 49.6% to 50.4%).

Interestingly, at the 10% vote share level, if a small majority of black people voted against the measure it would have lost (49% Yes, 51% No gives the measure a loss at 49.9%).

Basically, if the black voter share is 10% or higher, the black vote difference from the white vote made the difference so long as the final total is at or below 52%. And if the black voter share is any higher than 10%, it made the difference even if black voters had only split 50-50 instead of the 45-55 shown in white voters.

Worse Than We Imagined

More and more details emerge, detailing what an uneducated cracker Bible Spice was.

From Hot Air:

...It’s too cute by half, as is the detail about NAFTA; they might as well have tossed in a story about her having to guess who’s buried in Grant’s tomb. To believe it, you have to believe she figured out a way to become governor of Alaska while somehow lacking the mental power to piece together which three nations might be involved in the North American Free Trade Agreement. Diehard ‘Cuda-haters like Sullivan will, of course, be more than happy to oblige.

You’ll find another clip from Fox that aired earlier today below the Carl Cameron video. See if you can figure out the thematic link. Exit question: If she’s really this much of an abject imbecile, how did that detail manage to escape the attention of Newsweek? There’s no sign of it in their highlight reel of the dishiest dirt they learned about the campaign, a piece which actually includes a quote from another aide about “Wasilla hillbillies looting Neiman Marcus from coast to coast” as if to prove that they’re not holding back on the ‘Cuda.


Then this classic white trash moment:

At the GOP convention in St. Paul, Palin was completely unfazed by the boys' club fraternity she had just joined. One night, Steve Schmidt and Mark Salter went to her hotel room to brief her. After a minute, Palin sailed into the room wearing nothing but a towel, with another on her wet hair. She told them to chat with her laconic husband, Todd. "I'll be just a minute," she said.


Don't think for a minute that Mittens isn't taking notes and storing this in one giant fucking hard drive.

Where Was This Guy For The Past 18 Months?

Classiest concession speech of the cycle. Seriously, this guy would have had a better chance.

Sully agrees:

It was very classy, very moving, and finally worthy of the man we once thought we knew. Alas, his crowd was as ugly as he was gracious. I fear what will now become of the GOP.

Victory

44

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BREAKING NEWS: Bombay Winning 98 - 2

against electoral interest

Barry Leading FL

via MSNBC

Penn Called For BHO

And 103 - 43 overall.

Bible Spice Totally Voted For L. Ron Paultard

Sara's Election Day Vlog

WALNUTS! Wins Kentucky

And the black guy gets Vermont, a state full of elitist sodomists.

McCain: 8 electorals

Obama: 3

via MSNBC

Barry Hussein Holds Slim Lead In IN

And the bitters in Kentucky are giving WALNUTS! a slim lead in KY...while clinging to their glocks and Baby Jeebus buttplugs.

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Election Night Liveblogging

Myspace Glitter Graphics



Later tonight.

Black Panthers Scaring Off Crackers In Philly

Election Day With The VGL Boys

We Voted

Hoorayz!!!

This election clusterfuck is finally over.

After standing in line forever (15 mins) we finally got to vote for that black Mooslim guy...which in Florida translates into 3 votes for WALNUTS!. Also, the only person who was given a hard time at our station was...wait for it...wait for it...a black guy.

After voting, we passed by the local Dem HQ and turned in to the rundown gas station/bait shop, hoping to get a chance to abort a few babies and sodomize a cardboard cutout of Sen. Unicorn. Unfortunately, we only got to do one of those.

The liberal witches axed us to canvass a neighborhood if we had the time...which we did because we try to hold off drinking until atleast noon. (Gin doesn't settle well with cappuccino after only an hour.)

They gave us the blackest neighboorhood that was left...because apparently everyone who volunteered before us was smarter than that. After hitting 4 streets and being threatened by one elderly negress to get the hell off her property, we gave up, turned in our sheets and hit the bar.

Fun times.

Moral of the story:

Going here may be admirable...



But this is much more rewarding...

Bruno Crashes Prop 8 Rally

Link:

Cheney Chokes Down A WALNUTS! Endorsemement

Matt Drudge In The Tank For Satan

This is what is screaming on Drudge 3 days before the election:

'I WILL CHANGE THE WORLD'

Of course, the actual article has no such quote.

Happy Belated Halloween

For The Win

Because we just can't end it that way.

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There Once Was A President Who Was Tested,

Seriously.

Not one you wanna bring up.

In Non-Election News...

Build your own Blingee



The Jonas Brothers are making their first movie about a farting dog.

Early Voting In Georgia Over 36% Of 2004's Numbers

Here's where it stands:

Number of ballots cast:1,206,891

Number of ballots voted in person: 1,040,975
Number of mail-in ballots returned: 165,916

Turn out Demographics:

Black Female
266,350
Black Male
160,726
White Female
402,984
White Male
328,229
Asia-PI Female
3,097
Asia-PI Male
2,298
Hisp-Lt Female
3,867
Hisp-Lt Male
3,079
Native AM Female
84
Native AM Male
84
Other
36,093
Total
1,206,891

Top 5 Counties in turn out:

1. Dekalb: 108,392
2. Fulton: 92,332
3. Cobb: 66,096
4. Gwinnett: 59,121
5. Henry: 41,226

Sully talks about the black folk:

...a very heavy black turnout. I really don't think we have fully absorbed what a massive - and I mean massive - black turnout could do in this election.

Chris Rock: Moneychanger

Springtime For Sarah

The Only Funny Part Of SNL This Past Weekend