The Florida law that states “No person eligible to adopt under this statute may adopt if that person is a homosexual” was overturned Tuesday, insuring that two young children will have a permanent home with the only family they have ever known. “There is no rational basis to prohibit gay parents from adopting,” ruled Miami-Dade [...]

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More evidence that the anti-marriage crowd has given up, discriminatory amendment activity notwithstanding: Right wing Town Hall contributor Michael Medved tells us that Elton John Solves Gay Marriage Controversy.
Sir Elton managed to annoy many with these remarks last week at a New York fundraiser:
“We’re not married,” he told the press, “Let’s get that straight. We [...]

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Today is the International Transgender Day of Remembrance, an appropriate occasion to consider the profound stupidity of former Governor Mike Huckabee’s claim that there hasn’t been enough violence visited on our community yet. It’s a little hard to believe that he doesn’t know.
The only remaining question: How low will they go? See the post below. [...]

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Via the Fairfax Family Forum, a very interesting post about how evil is hard to recognize when it is normalized.
The purpose of this piece is to condemn abortion, which is the reason that FFF has linked to it. For reasons that are well beyond the scope of this post, the GLBT-and-allies community occupies every point [...]

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Via the Fairfax Family Forum, a very interesting post about how evil is hard to recognize when it is normalized.
The purpose of this piece is to condemn abortion, which is the reason that FFF has linked to it. For reasons that are well beyond the scope of this post, the GLBT-and-allies community occupies every point [...]

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Citizen activists like this are the reason Sarah Palin can vote, let alone run for public office.
In related news, the “culture war” is no longer something America can afford to subsidize.
“Although she seems like a fresh face, Sarah Palin actually represents the end of an era. She may be the last culture warrior on a [...]

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Adventures in Campaigning, By Neddie Jingo.
An Excerpt:
…Sighing heavily to cover my embarrassment, I enquired as to what might be the best use of our time until the actual hour approached. The answer was Visibility.
This entailed wandering Purcellville’s Main Street, waving homemade “Vote Obama!” signs at passing traffic. For the edification of young minds about what [...]

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Because Virginia is a battleground state, we are seeing an unusual level of voter suppression and intimidation activity. It’s critical for everyone to know this, especially people who haven’t been involved before and might be more susceptible to misinformation. Please help by spreading the word and making sure everyone you know has accurate information about [...]

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This Monday, November 3rd, please join Barack Obama in Manassas for his final Virginia rally before Election Day.
Change We Need Rally
with Barack Obama
Prince William County Fairgrounds
10624 Dumfries Road
Manassas, VA 20112
Monday, November 3rd
Doors Open: 5:00 p.m.
Program Begins: 9:00 p.m.
RSVP
This event is free and open to the public. Tickets are not required; however, an RSVP is strongly [...]

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Mukit Hossain is doing his part to neuter the idiot wind.
Today’s WaPo:
“The rhetoric of anti-Muslim sentiment has become more acceptable in public gatherings and in the right-wing media,” Hossain says. “It has made Muslims very, very concerned that there is a rekindling of the post 9/11 paranoia,” when many Muslims were detained for questioning simply [...]

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Mukit Hossain is doing his part to neuter the idiot wind.
Today’s WaPo:
“The rhetoric of anti-Muslim sentiment has become more acceptable in public gatherings and in the right-wing media,” Hossain says. “It has made Muslims very, very concerned that there is a rekindling of the post 9/11 paranoia,” when many Muslims were detained for questioning simply [...]

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Mukit Hossain is doing his part to neuter the idiot wind.
Today’s WaPo:
“The rhetoric of anti-Muslim sentiment has become more acceptable in public gatherings and in the right-wing media,” Hossain says. “It has made Muslims very, very concerned that there is a rekindling of the post 9/11 paranoia,” when many Muslims were detained for questioning simply [...]

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We already know, according to “private conversations” between John McCain and Sarah Palin, that Mr. McCain agrees with and would attempt to implement the most radical planks in the Republican Party platform - to include the prohibition of all abortions, even in cases of rape and incest. We saw in the final debate the contempt [...]

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We already know, according to “private conversations” between John McCain and Sarah Palin, that Mr. McCain agrees with and would attempt to implement the most radical planks in the Republican Party platform - to include the prohibition of all abortions, even in cases of rape and incest. We saw in the final debate the contempt [...]

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We already know, according to “private conversations” between John McCain and Sarah Palin, that Mr. McCain agrees with and would attempt to implement the most radical planks in the Republican Party platform - to include the prohibition of all abortions, even in cases of rape and incest. We saw in the final debate the contempt [...]

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We already know, according to “private conversations” between John McCain and Sarah Palin, that Mr. McCain agrees with and would attempt to implement the most radical planks in the Republican Party platform - to include the prohibition of all abortions, even in cases of rape and incest. We saw in the final debate the contempt [...]

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“There has always been a rush to the polls by African-Americans early,” he said at the square in Covington, a quick stop on a bus tour as the campaign entered its final week. He predicted the crowds of early voters would motivate Republicans to turn out. “It has also got our side energized, they see [...]

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In which Bill Kristol lets us in on a secret.

See, all that stuff Winky and Blinky keep saying to keep “the base” happy isn’t really true. McCain is really “a moderate” and won’t implement the most radical GOP platform in history, no matter what Sarah says.
It’s unclear which version of the truth is more disheartening.

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This is great news for McCain! Former Secretary of State Lawrence Eagleburger says that, given time, his pick for Vice-President could possibly become “adequate.”
The question, Eagleburger told NPR, is:
“[C]an she learn and would she be tough enough under the circumstances if she were asked to become president? Heaven forbid that that ever takes place. Give [...]

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