Archive for May 15th, 2007

Jerry Falwell

We’ll leave you with some famous quotes from Falwell:
“Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions”
“If you’re not a born-again Christian, you’re a failure as a human being”
and, so many to choose from but this one fits:
“[homosexuals are] brute beasts…part of a vile and satanic system [that] will be utterly annihilated, and there will be [...]

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Open thread: Voter ID bill

A tipster tells us that the Senate is currently discussing the Voter ID bill - the joke that is being taken way too seriously. What the hell?

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Republicans for Environmental Protection: not an oxymoron

Love the funky music in the background, but will this really change anyone’s mind? This ad will be showing in Austin this week (oh, joy). Good on these guys for trying, but I think all this ad will do is get the group’s name out there.

[from Grist]

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Well? What Did He Say?

From the Statesman’s email bag:
Do not call — that means you, governor
Imagine, sitting at home, watching a little TV with the family, and a phone starts ringing. I pause the movie and look for the phone. I don’t find it in time, so the machine gets it. I was appalled to hear a recording from [...]

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Shitty Excuse

During the first Republican presidential debate, Mr. No Chance Tommy Thompson said that private employers should be allowed to fire a gay employee simply because, well, they’re gay. Granted, this is the Republican primary, so that sort of thing might actually have some play amongst the base. But Thompson chose to revisit the [...]

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