Links (most recent first) that caught my eye, but did not warrant full-blown blog entries ….
- Lotta Strands to Keep in My Head, Man – “Scientific claims are now subject to ideological disputation. Rush Limbaugh is telling millions of people that they’ve taken the red pill and everything they once knew and could trust is a lie. They’ve woken up outside the Matrix and he is their corpulent, drug-addicted, thrice-divorced Morpheus. What could go wrong?”
- The President’s Back to School Speech: “We Not Only Reach For Our Own Dreams, We Help Others Do the Same” | The White House – Kay reported they got to watch this on video this afternoon. Her summary: “He said we could succeed if we try hard.” Which doesn’t seem to have been all that exciting, but, heck. at least there weren’t protests this year about the darned speech.
- Tom Tancredo to stay on ballot in Colorado governor’s race, judge rules | The Spot – Huzzah! Spoilers ‘R’ Fun!
- When the GOP has to choose between a 1099 fix and oil subsidies – “Given a choice between fixing the ‘1099 problem,’ and protecting oil industry subsidies, Republicans who claim to care deeply about the former, nevertheless prioritize the latter. I can’t help but wonder sometimes how many seats Republicans would lose if voters paid close attention to daily developments on Capitol Hill.” That’s why it’s so convenient that they’re all watching Fox.
- We Rest Our Case: Bryan Fischer Tries to Defend His Bigoted Record – … by adding to it. Crikey. “So let us ask again why conservative leaders like Mitt Romney, Mike Huckabee, Mike Pence, Bob McDonnell, Newt Gingrich, and Michele Bachmann are so willing to share a stage with this man and attend an event being co-sponsored by the American Family Association, the group that has given Fischer a national platform?”
- Limbaugh Condones Sexual Harrassment Of Sports Reporter: She Has ‘Bootylicious’ ‘ASS-ets’ – Not just condones, but defends and joins in. Wow. He’s really an asshat, isn’t he?
- Sen. Johanns: Small Businesses Need Loans ‘Like They Need A Kick In The Pants’ – But … but … but … I thought the GOP loved small business!
- Industry Wants High-Fructose Corn Syrup To Be Known As ‘Corn Sugar’ – Yes, the name “confusing consumers” by being associated with stuff that is BAD FOR YOU. That’s why we want to change the name, so consumers won’t be confused, they’ll simply be misled!
- Koran burner Derek Fenton booted from his job at NJ Transit – It doesn’t look to me like he was wearing anything representing himself as a NJ Transit worker, and teh story doesn’t mention him doing so. In that case, I don’t see on what basis they can fire him for this kind of protest (even if I think it was a stupid protest). Expressing a dumb opinion as a private citizen on your own time should not be a firing offense. I smell a law suit coming on (and I’d hope the ACLU would be a part of it).
- Christine O’Donnell Wins Delaware GOP Bid For U.S. Senate – Well, I HOPE this means the GOP won’t pick up Delaware. Not that Castle was any great prize, but O’Donnell is … um … a very special kind of candidate.
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