oxdown.firedoglake.com - 11/2/2008
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Hours after the Proposition 8 campaign admitted it had mailed a flyer to African-American voters that lies about Sen. Barack Obama's position on the initiative, the NO on 8 Campaign launched a statewide television ad reminding voters that Sen. Obama, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Sen. Dianne ...
oxdown.firedoglake.com - 11/6/2008
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In the next few weeks Rod Blagojevich, the
Governor of Illinois will choose Barack Obama’s replacement in
the United States Senate. Thankfully a number of progressive candidates have already tossed their names into the ring. However none would top ...
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Maggie Gallagher, Just Admit It: You’re Just a Bigot
Firedoglake —
... the conservative mind, such as it is, being called a racist is worse than actual racism; being called a sexist is worse than actual sexism; being called a homophobe is worse than actual homophobia; being called a hater is far, far worse than actual hate. Exhibit nine billion and seven of this phenomenon: professional anti-gay rights activist and tedious scold Maggie Gallagher writing in the LA Times on California's egregiously discriminatory Proposition 8: ...
All America's choked up inside
The Sideshow —
... call actually came from the McCain campaign. It has the smell of drunk teenagers on a Friday night.) I've never put much stock in that "no atheists in foxholes" thing, but I get the impression that mindlessly following church doctrine decreed by those who don't have to follow it loses its flavor when circumstance is squeezing your hopes out of you. It's a bit like being in a foxhole, only with more time to see what's coming. No on Prop Hate. Vote No. Barack, DiFi, and Arnie agree. The Juicy Fruits
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