18 November 2009
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Predictably the intellectually challenged homophobic dolts are out in full force attacking Annise Parker, the out-lesbian mayoral runoff candidate for Houston mayor. The Houston Chronicle reports that they fear a “gay takeover” of city hall since two of the candidates for city … Continue reading
18 November 2009
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There are 16 million children in immigrant families in the United States, one of the fastest-growing segments of the population. It¹s an old American story made new in the age of globalization, when waves of human displacement- in recent decades … Continue reading
18 November 2009
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This story is delectably karmic. Remember the Huntingdon Valley swim club? This is the swimming pool that got its panties in a twist after 56 Latino and black children dared to swim in their pool this past summer. Now they … Continue reading
18 November 2009
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This is a video presentation by American Border Patrol, a vigilante group in Sierra Vista, Arizona led by Glenn Spencer, who has ties with the Minutemen movement, white nationalists and has been a featured speaker for the neo-Confedrate Council of Conservative … Continue reading
18 November 2009
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Huffington Post had this video of a fish that was deep fried but kept alive and served that way. Pretty gnarly. Well this reminded me of this video of people eating live octopuses I ran into on National Geographic. Enjoy!
17 November 2009
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Some positive movement is underway in Texas which has an atrocious record on capital punishment. This shows a very positive trend in not only Texas but in the country as a whole. I think back to 1988 and the whole … Continue reading
17 November 2009
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This one slipped under my radar, but the New York Times reported on Friday that the White House will insist on measures to give legal status to the 12 million illegal immigrants in the United States. “Let me emphasize this: … Continue reading
15 November 2009
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I just bought a new turntable. I haven’t had once since I was a kid, but I still have some old vinyls I got as a kid and some I inherited from my dad. One of them was Meet the Beatles!, … Continue reading
13 November 2009
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On Monday, the Rand Corporation released the results of a study of Iraq and Afghanistan veterans attitudes on “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” The study, already proven in practice by British Armed Forces for example, found that having a gay or … Continue reading
13 November 2009
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Colorado is pretty famous for producing some big time whack jobs. We have Tom Tancredo, Marilyn Musgrave, James Dobson, Doug Bruce and of course one of my favorites, David Schulteis. It looks like our dear Schulteis made the big time. … Continue reading
