Tag Archives: Bigotry

Second Amendment Remedies

As you may or may not be aware, today is Mike Huckabee’s “Chick-Fil-A Appreciation Day.” A day for like-minded haters of marriage equality to show their support for discrimination by eating corporate chicken sandwiches. Because freedom! Others are showing their … Continue reading

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Champion of “Family” Wants To Breakup Families

Rick Santorum, arguably the most “pro-family” candidate currently pretending to run for president, is showing his support for families in ever-more mysterious ways. “You can’t be here for 20 years and commit only one illegal act … because everything you’re … Continue reading

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Cartoon Open Thread

The subtleties of this cartoon are not unnoticed. Artist – RJ Matson In other news, Democrat Steve Doyle defeated Republican John Lautz for the Wisconsin District 94 Assembly seat in a special election. The seat has been held by Republicans … Continue reading

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'Blinkered' By Prejudice

Rachel Maddow offers the best description of the hate crimes bill: The concept behind this kind of legislation is often misconstrued but here’s the deal as I understand it. The idea is that the federal Justice Department can get involved … Continue reading

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News Busters

One of Brent Bozell’s columnists at News Busters is attacking my column from yesterday — and I love it. Mainly, I love it because he’s really, really wrong. The overall implication of Finkelstein’s column is that I should’ve treated the … Continue reading

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Swing Racists

Ben Smith: New polling and a trickle of stories from the battleground states suggest that Sen. Barack Obama’s coalition includes one unlikely group: white voters with negative views of African Americans. Right. The Reverse Bradley Effect. What if racists whites … Continue reading

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Michael Moore Endorses Obama

Whoa: Yes, Senator Clinton, that’s how you sounded. Like you were nuts. Like you were a bigot stoking the fires of stupidity. How sad that I would ever have to write those words about you. You have devoted your life … Continue reading

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The Post Responds To Freaky Bloggers

The Washington Post is slowly wheeling out their responses to various rips on their integrity for printing rumors about Senator Obama on their front page. Peter Baker for the Washington Post’s Trail Blog: Any reasonable reading of the story makes … Continue reading

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Eff Imus, and eff Tweety

This is — my God this is wrong. Via Atrios: CHRIS MATTHEWS: Have you gone to see [Brokeback Mountain] yet? I’ve seen everything else but that. I just— DON IMUS: No, I haven’t seen it. Why would I want to … Continue reading

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Constitutional ban on 'reviler marriage', too?

In response to John’s Idiot Nation and my Bigotry In The Name of Jesus H. Christ, one of the most oft quoted New Testament passages which we’ve received has been: 1 Corithians 6:9-10: “Know ye not that the unrighteous shall … Continue reading

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