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Being anti-gay is perfectly acceptable, and nothing pleases The Villagers more than punching hippies in the face, so it's a two-fer. Greg Sargent: Such a decision would be met not just with screams from the right, but outrage from middle-of-the-road pols and pundits all over the country. But ...
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streetprophets.com — FIPL is in the forefront of those shaping the media narrative about the new religious landscape: religious voters are no longer shackled to a "narrow agenda" of abortion and gay marriage, and are voting on a "broader agenda," including poverty, the ... (more) More On The Religious-Industrial Complex
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Scarlett Johanson to Replace Warren!
Taylor Marsh — ... Right. Yeah, those damn "liberals." Expecting a Democratic president, the first African American president, to herald civil rights for everyone is just so "f---ing stupid." Principles are teh suck. Atrios nails it: ...

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Booman Tribune — ... Discussion et Klatsch - 17. December Tuesday Open Thread Merkel reinvents Adenauer's wheel European Salon de News, Discussion et Klatsch - 16. December Monday Open Thread End the Opt Out! Your Page Recent Comments Diaries Store West Midwest South East Cafe/Lounge Quote of the Day by BooMan Thu Dec 18th, 2008 at 06:07:42 PM EST "...anti-gay bigotry is very centrist!" - Atrios Display: Quote of the Day | 1 comment (1 topical, 0 editorial, 0 hidden) ...

Brainster's Blog — The Warren Pick To give the invocation at Obama's inauguration is causing some delightful heartburn on the Left. Atrios: I don't actually think it was a good step politically, even though I agree that often punching hippies in the face is, sadly, politically smart. But it would be nice if someone like, say, EJ Dionne, would confront Warren's bigotry and suggest it isn't the change we can believe in. But I assume it'll just be the dirty f*cking hippies and Teh Gay. Because anti-gay bigotry is very centrist! ...

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Comments from Left Field — ... as a goddamn prop in a broad Kabuki performance established solely for the purview of the chattering classes. There must be a (*cough*) ...

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