Florida’s Amendment 2, the so-called “Protection of Marriage” initiative, is unnecessary (it’s already illegal for gays to marry in Florida); likely unconstitutional (a Kentucy marriage protection law is currently under review); and bad for seniors (who often lose benefits if they marry), unmarried victims of domestic abuse (similar initiatives have been used to argue no […]

CNN photo of Palin watching the Oct. 7 presidential debate in Greenville, N.C.

When I grew up in Western North Carolina, you couldn’t go to a restaurant and order “liquor by the drink” as we used to say. I guess times have changed. I dare say they know how to pound them down in Alaska but […]

Thanks to whoever posted this on Jabberwonk — every American needs to see exactly who these nutcase, America-hating, Alaskan fruitcakes are before listening to even one more word from Sarah Palin or John McCain.
Joe Vogler, the founder of the Alaskan Independence Party, whose conventions Palin attended throughout the ’90s and ’00s:
The fires of hell […]

Take your mind off the election for a minute and consider something truly depressing. A site called Flowing Data has a map that shows the gradual spread of Wal-Mart stores across the country. The animation begins slowly in 1964, but by the time it reaches the late ’80s and early ’90s … well, let’s just […]

Left: African Witch Hunter Rev. Muthee prays over Palin; Right: “Countdown” reports on Palin’s claim that Muthee’s blessing helped her become governor
Transcript from the Sept. 19 edition of “Countdown” on MSNBC:

Earlier, we speculated that John McCain had suspended his campaign in order to postpone, perhaps indefinitely, the debate between his vice presidential candidate, Sarah Palin, and the Democratic nominee, Joe Biden, because Palin was not ready.
Another possibility is that the McCain campaign is trying to deflect attention from a new report in the National Enquirer […]

Just as black people using the N-word is different from white people using it, so criticizing a woman is one thing when a man does it and something else when a fellow female does. So we’re giving columnist Froma Harrop a pass on pulling no punches over Sarah Palin.
Besides that, we agree with her.
Harrop: “Palin […]

Isn’t it fun to find out all the things about the Palins that a vetting committee should have, but to do it at the same time as the McCain campaign? On the same day we find out that McCain running mate Gov. Sarah Palin’s 17-year-old daughter is pregnant, we get the news that her husband, […]

Jon noted that John McCain’s new “life begins at conception” stance is a move all the way to the extreme right of his previously maverick-esque position. This puts McCain squarely among the wingnuts who declare contraception to be abortion, because many types of birth control keep a fertilized egg from implanting in the uterine wall. […]