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Archive for May, 2010

Girl Forced To Apologize To Congregation After Being Raped By Prominent Church Member

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, May 31st, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, In The News, Religion

No, seriously:
After being raped and impregnated by a fellow churchgoer more than twice her age, a 15-year-old Concord girl was forced by Trinity Baptist Church leaders to stand before the congregation to apologize before they helped whisk her out of state, according to the police.
While her pastor, Chuck Phelps, reported the alleged rape in 1997 [...]

Christian Conservatives Declare War On The Judiciary

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, May 31st, 2010. Filed under Legal, Politics

The California judiciary is under attack in what might be described as a holy war:
SAN DIEGO – A group of conservative attorneys say they are on a mission from God to unseat four California judges in a rare challenge that is turning a traditionally snooze-button election into what both sides call a battle for the [...]

Memorial Day

by Doug Mataconis @ Monday, May 31st, 2010. Filed under History, In The News

Former Bush Advisor: Republicans Out Of Date On Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell Repeal

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, May 30th, 2010. Filed under Individual Liberty, Political Parties, Politics, Republicans

Matthew Dowd, George Bush’s former speechwriter, hits the nail on the head:

DOWD: It doesn’t make any sense. It’s long been decided in the public’s mind. I think the Republicans are so far out of step about this, where the country is…Republican office holders are so far out of step with this.
Considering that [...]

Rand Paul Still Leading In Latest Kentucky Polls

by Doug Mataconis @ Sunday, May 30th, 2010. Filed under 2010 Elections, Elections, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Rand Paul, Republicans

Two new polls show that Rand Paul continues to hold a lead over his Democratic opponent in the race for Kentucky’s Senate seat.
In the Bluegrass Poll, Paul has a six point lead over Jack Conway:
Republican Rand Paul leads Democrat Jack Conway by 6 points in Kentucky’s closely watched U.S. Senate race, according to a Courier-Journal/WHAS11 [...]

Ron Paul: Time To Return To A Noninterventionist Foreign Policy

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, May 29th, 2010. Filed under Foreign Affairs, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Ron Paul

Republicans v. The First Amendment

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, May 29th, 2010. Filed under Freedom of Religion, Individual Liberty, Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, Political Parties, Politicos & Pundits, Politics, Republicans, Sarah Palin, Tim Pawlenty

Dan Kennedy at The Guardian takes a look at the extent to which the current front runners for the 2012 Republican nomination have adopted a view of America that is radically at odds with the First Amendment:
If you’re part of secular America – that is, if you’re an atheist, an agnostic, a religious liberal or [...]

Police Shut Down 7 Year Old’s Lemonade Stand

by Doug Mataconis @ Saturday, May 29th, 2010. Filed under Dumbasses, Individual Liberty

Stupid government at work:

Bumper Sticker Of The Day

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, May 28th, 2010. Filed under Individual Liberty

Glenn Beck Mocks Malia Obama’s Intelligence

by Doug Mataconis @ Friday, May 28th, 2010. Filed under Barack Obama, Dumbasses, Glenn Beck, Obama Derangement Syndrome, Politicos & Pundits, Politics

Only days after complaining about how the press allegedly “goes after” Sarah Palin’s family, Glenn Beck made a pretty blatant attack on one of President Obama’s daughters:

BECK: (imitating Malia) Daddy? Daddy? Daddy, did you plug the hole yet? Daddy?
PAT GRAY (co-host): (imitating Obama) No I didn’t, honey.
BECK: (imitating Malia) Daddy, I know you’re better than [...]

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