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Betrayal and optimism
Eli Sanders has a really interesting post up explaining why the Prop 8 fiasco was so devastating, beyond just the size of California and its relative impact. And it seems to have occurred to him after watching “Milk”. (Which I still haven’t had a chance to get out and see.)…
Huckabee: gay rights movement hasn’t had enough skulls cracked to earn civil rights
It’s nice to see rapist/murderer-releasing ex-governor, Baptist minister-without-a-theology-degree and failed GOP prez candidate Mike Huckabee engaging in the Oppression Olympics when it comes to doling out civil rights. In this appearance on The View, the former Arkansas chief executive thinks homos should get a taste of the Bull Connor violence…
Next week: Why the bus is more romantic than the car on dates
Miriam linked an interesting article from Slate about starting a “date local” movement that would discourage long distance relationships that result in many more flights booked (and CO2 emissions) than would happen without them. I’m sure the suffering airline industry would disagree with this, but I can sort of see…
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