Michele Bachmann (R-Mars) Stands by Her Fanatical Right Wing ‘Pledge’

The Tea Party’s candidate reaffirms how crazy she is
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Michele Bachmann is apparently going to stand by the fanatical religious right “pledge” she signed, which commits her to banning pornography and fighting “stealth sharia,” states that she believes homosexuality is a choice, and states that black kids were better off under slavery: Bachmann Stands By Marriage Pledge That Links Slavery to Black Family Values.

No surprise here. She’s not going to back down from this craziness — it’s what the Tea Party base demands.

Note that the Fox News article linked above focuses on the slavery part, but the entire pledge is batshit insane.

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162 comments
1 Kragar  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:36:05pm

When all you have is crazy, you go with crazy.

2 Killgore Trout  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:37:13pm

No surprise. She hasn't backed down from any of her nutty outrageous statements yet and it doesn't seem to be hurting her poll numbers.

3 darthstar  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:37:19pm

Life is like a box of batshit...just fucking crazy.

4 Linden Arden  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:40:05pm

Religious leader kills four year old boy because he "might be gay".

WRAL - North Carolina

5 engineer cat  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:40:36pm

i'm beginning to think that michelle bachmann and the gop don't really like the current constitution after all, and that what they really want is to go back to the articles of confederation

or, in bachmann's case, the articles of confabulation...

6 albusteve  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:42:27pm

re: #1 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

When all you have is crazy, you go with crazy.

problem is, it's contagious...the voting herd drones will eventually sign on and then there will be millions of MB clones, wandering in circles waiting to be fed

7 Killgore Trout  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:42:48pm

re: #5 engineer dog

i'm beginning to think that michelle bachmann and the gop don't really like the current constitution after all, and that what they really want is to go back to the articles of confederation

or, in bachmann's case, the articles of confabulation...

In Palin's case it would be The Articles of Refudiation.

8 RadicalModerate  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:43:12pm

One other thing that bears repeating that I mentioned on the thread about her signing the pledge.

This "Declaration of Dependence" is not to the institution of the family, but to the "FAMiLY" organization itself - it says so right in the footnote attached to the pledge title.
This document, as written is not about dedicating oneself to so-called "family values", but of giving political power to Bob Vander Plaats and his "The FAMiLY Leader" organization.

9 Idle Drifter  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:43:55pm

Damn it! If it's not my guns and video games under threat it's my stash of pornography and privacy to sexual intimacy. What next, the reintroduction of prohibition? Don't answer that question!

10 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:44:41pm

re: #9 Idle Drifter
Okay. I won't answer it.//

11 darthstar  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:45:04pm

re: #8 RadicalModerate

One other thing that bears repeating that I mentioned on the thread about her signing the pledge.

This "Declaration of Dependence
" is not to the institution of the family, but to the "FAMiLY" organization itself - it says so right in the footnote attached to the pledge title.
This document, as written is not about dedicating oneself to so-called "family values", but of giving political power to Bob Vander Plaats and his "The FAMiLY Leader" organization.

From now on I'm spelling that word "famIly"

12 Decatur Deb  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:45:40pm

re: #9 Idle Drifter

Damn it! If it's not my guns and video games under threat it's my stash of pornography and privacy to sexual intimacy. What next, the reintroduction of prohibition? Don't answer that question!

Prohibition never ended--it just reverted to "States Rights".

13 Idle Drifter  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:46:48pm

re: #12 Decatur Deb

Prohibition never ended--it just reverted to "States Rights".

You're right, Dry Counties suck!

14 CuriousLurker  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:46:49pm

re: #11 darthstar

From now on I'm spelling that word "famIly"

And what's with the weird capitalization? I'm gonna have to go back and read the doc again.

15 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:46:59pm

The Jewish word "Mesuga" (translation: Crazy) is too mild to describe Ms Bachmann.

16 albusteve  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:48:00pm

re: #4 Linden Arden

Religious leader kills four year old boy because he "might be gay".

WRAL - North Carolina

damn, what a bunch of lunatics...people living in a made up reality

17 Iwouldprefernotto  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:48:14pm

I think they want Obama to get reelected. Must be planning on something big for 2016.

18 darthstar  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:49:47pm

re: #14 CuriousLurker

And what's with the weird capitalization? I'm gonna have to go back and read the doc again.

They use a lowercase i because the individual is not as important as the group in their opinion. I find myself to be significant enough that I will do otherwIse.

19 Decatur Deb  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:50:01pm

re: #16 albusteve

damn, what a bunch of lunatics...people living in a made up reality

Way weird, seems too weird to make a generalization.

20 Feline Emperor of the Conservative Tears  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:50:11pm

re: #5 engineer dog

i'm beginning to think that michelle bachmann and the gop don't really like the current constitution after all, and that what they really want is to go back to the articles of confederation

or, in bachmann's case, the articles of confabulation...

particles of disintegration seems more likely.

21 Hal_10000  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:53:25pm

This is just a part of an increasingly frustrating trend with these so-called "conservatives" -- NEVER admit you were wrong, no matter what! Only sissy communist homosexual terrorists admit to mistakes!

22 Renaissance_Man  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:53:56pm

On the topic of cult craziness, I had the misfortune of seeing 'Legion' last night.

Holy crap, that was terrible. I like Paul Bettany, but seriously. It was turgid, horrendous, far right slashfic fantasy. I can't even imagine Atlas Shrugged being as bad.

23 skohayes  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:55:06pm

The lower case "i" in FAMiLY is supposed to highlight the fact that there is no "I" in FAMiLY? I'm just guessing here.
Michele is bathing herself in the nuttiness that is the Christian right of Iowa. I predict she will not get the same reception in New Hampshire.

24 The Yankee  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:55:36pm

I thought what this commenter said was sort of funny.

swjslj 5 minutes ago
The leftists may not like it, but its probably true. And liberal policies are responsible.

***Why does Fox have the slowest, most difficult to use and heavily censored, board on the internet?***


Read more: [Link: www.foxnews.com...]


Makes me wonder what he really wanted to say if not for all the censoring.

25 Decatur Deb  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:55:48pm

Supper--BBL.

26 Charles Johnson  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:57:14pm

re: #24 The Yankee

I thought what this commenter said was sort of funny.

Makes me wonder what he really wanted to say if not for all the censoring.

He does have a point - the Fox commenting system is a rancid pile of crap. Really, really awful coding.

And they censor it heavily because they know their audience.

27 Kragar  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:57:23pm

re: #22 Renaissance_Man

On the topic of cult craziness, I had the misfortune of seeing 'Legion' last night.

Holy crap, that was terrible. I like Paul Bettany, but seriously. It was turgid, horrendous, far right slashfic fantasy. I can't even imagine Atlas Shrugged being as bad.

An interesting premise which was taken out, beaten, and then left on an anthill to die.

28 The Yankee  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:58:44pm

re: #26 Charles

He does have a point - the Fox commenting system is a rancid pile of crap. Really, really awful coding.

And they censor it heavily because they know their audience.

Gizmodo's is pretty confusing for me, but that is off topic.

29 Renaissance_Man  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:59:28pm

re: #27 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

An interesting premise which was taken out, beaten, and then left on an anthill to die.

Even the screenplay was ghastly, which is to be expected really, since the dialogue was merely filler between the really important scenes of shooting liberals and those degenerate types with lots of guns.

30 Idle Drifter  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 3:59:56pm
Youtube Video
31 Kragar  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:01:53pm

re: #29 Renaissance_Man

Even the screenplay was ghastly, which is to be expected really, since the dialogue was merely filler between the really important scenes of shooting liberals and those degenerate types with lots of guns.

Who needs things like dialog or character and plot development when people pay for seeing stuff get blown up?

32 engineer cat  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:03:31pm

federalist paper #63:

[a] well-constructed senate [would be] sometimes necessary as a defence to the people against their own temporary errors and delusions, [because] there are particular moments in public affairs when the people, stimulated by some irregular passion, or some illicit advantage, or misled by the artful misrepresentations of interested men, may call for measures which they themselves will afterwards be the most ready to lament and condemn

call it then: "the artful misrepresentations of interested men"

33 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:05:32pm

re: #32 engineer dog

I'd say that would make a great rotating title.

34 Idle Drifter  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:06:00pm

re: #31 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Who needs things like dialog or character and plot development when people pay for seeing stuff get blown up?

God knows I hate the Transformer movies.

35 Killgore Trout  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:07:02pm

re: #28 The Yankee

Gizmodo's is pretty confusing for me, but that is off topic.

Gizmodo, Gawker, etc really are the worst designed sites on the internet. It's a shame they probably paid a lot of money and somebody did a lot of hard work to create sites that are almost unusable.

36 albusteve  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:08:27pm

re: #34 Idle Drifter

God knows I hate the Transformer movies.

if your kids liked them, that's the important thing

37 The Yankee  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:09:01pm

re: #35 Killgore Trout

Gizmodo, Gawker, etc really are the worst designed sites on the internet. It's a shame they probably paid a lot of money and somebody did a lot of hard work to create sites that are almost unusable.

That wasn't always the case, they use to be simple. The changes they made to the site are annoying and they finally stabilized it so that it works on all browsers.

38 kwb2003  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:09:24pm

So I'm guessing Charles won't be voting for this lady. Just a wild guess.

39 Killgore Trout  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:09:39pm

re: #35 Killgore Trout

Gizmodo, Gawker, etc really are the worst designed sites on the internet. It's a shame they probably paid a lot of money and somebody did a lot of hard work to create sites that are almost unusable.

That reminds me that some genius at google recently decided that the selection menu at the top of the page should be a black bar with grey text.

40 Slumbering Behemoth Stinks  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:10:01pm

Rational, intelligent adults change their position(s) accordingly when presented with new facts.

So when will we stop electing irrational, unintelligent children to office? Would it help if I held my breath? 'Cuz I'll do it.

41 The Yankee  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:11:26pm

By the way Bachman's husband has a voice of a speech of a gay male.

42 Kragar  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:12:36pm

re: #41 The Yankee

By the way Bachman's husband has a voice of a speech of a gay male.

Saw a quote which described him as "looking like a man who cures homosexuality by sucking the gay out of another man's penis."

43 Idle Drifter  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:13:42pm

re: #36 albusteve

if your kids liked them, that's the important thing

I don't have kids.....that I know of...

44 Linden Arden  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:14:31pm

re: #38 kwb2003

So I'm guessing Charles won't be voting for this lady. Just a wild guess.

Michele is nuts. Bob Schieffer interviewed her on Face the Nation last week and its worth a look.

When confronted with a Politifact article on her blatant lies - Michele just glosses over his question like he is a Spawn of Satan as she refuses to address him at all.

I doubt Sista Sarah will ever do FTN though. She might actually have a shame button.

45 aagcobb  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:18:11pm

So far only Bachmann and frothy mix have signed the pledge. I'm betting T-Paw will as well out of desperation. I don't expect Romney to, but if Perry gets in the race I bet he does.

46 Egregious Philbin  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:19:27pm

Watching her is like watching that insane ex girlfriend, you shouldn't laugh, but you do. She is nuttier than a pecan orchard at harvest.

Her 15 minutes are nearing an end.....

47 Political Atheist  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:22:11pm

re: #45 aagcobb

I suspect Huntsman will decline to sign.

48 The Yankee  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:22:26pm

re: #46 Egregious Philbin

Watching her is like watching that insane ex girlfriend, you shouldn't laugh, but you do. She is nuttier than a pecan orchard at harvest.

Her 15 minutes are nearing an end...

I disagree, if I had to vote for one of the people in the GOP primaries she would be 3rd on my list after Cain and Mitt. That is how bad the options are.

49 Linden Arden  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:22:35pm

re: #46 Egregious Philbin

I told my SO that Michele reminded me of the Glenn Close character in 'Fatal Attraction' - except that I would never make the mistake the Michael Douglas character did.

Now if she looked like Charleze....

50 engineer cat  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:24:40pm

but the entire pledge is batshit insane

prominent on the first page are a set of bullet points that are presented as "evidence" of the necessity of the pledge

the first two of them are specifically about black folk, basically asserting that their families are just getting more and more screwed up

the last one is an unfocussed rant against divorce, infidelity, and gay people, concluding with:

...anti-scientific bias which holds, against all empirical evidence, that homosexual behavior in particular, and sexual promiscuity in general, optimizes individual or public health.

see? somebody is being told that people in favor of gay rights and sex before marriage are asserting that it "optimizes individual or public health"

i'd call that an "artful misrepresentation"

51 albusteve  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:24:52pm

re: #42 Kragar (Proud to be Kafir)

Saw a quote which described him as "looking like a man who cures homosexuality by sucking the gay out of another man's penis."

how clever

52 Ben G. Hazi  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:25:01pm

re: #24 The Yankee

I thought what this commenter said was sort of funny.


Makes me wonder what he really wanted to say if not for all the censoring.

Censoring? From all of the batshit insane and openly racist stuff that commenters post over there, I call BS on that.

53 albusteve  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:26:10pm

re: #46 Egregious Philbin

Watching her is like watching that insane ex girlfriend, you shouldn't laugh, but you do. She is nuttier than a pecan orchard at harvest.

Her 15 minutes are nearing an end...

don't bet away the farm on it...people here have consistently underestimated these people

54 Egregious Philbin  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:26:32pm

re: #41 The Yankee

By the way Bachman's husband has a voice of a speech of a gay male.

Listen to her husband: Dr. Bachmann Then listen to Christopher Guest in "Waiting for Guffman" Corky Sinclair

Scary and funny, just like everything with Michelle.

55 Ben G. Hazi  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:26:53pm

re: #38 kwb2003

So I'm guessing Charles won't be voting for this lady. Just a wild guess.

How 'bout NO!

/Dr. Evil

56 researchok  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:32:31pm

Most of the GOP candidates are not even remotely credible. They will hitch their wagons to the Tea Party for as long as they believe that affiliation will deliver votes. The Tea Party itself has been taken over by nut jobs, religious whackos and other assorted dysfunctionals.

As the Tea Party fades into well deserved oblivion (and they are already losing influence), the GOP will find a new crop of candidates to replace the current decomposing and rotting leadership. If they don't, they will keep on losing elections.

Given the state of the party today, that's OK with this right of center ideologue.

Besides, I like Obama. I don't agree with everything he's done- far from it- but nobody bats 1000. Not even him. Overall though, He's come through where it counts most, national security.

There was a time you needed armies to bring havoc to a nation. Today, all you need is a nut job with access to a bathtub, a wooden spoon and some chemicals. So far, so good.

The economy is in tank. Some of it is his fault some of it isn't. From where I sit, Obama has been given some really bad advice. The guy is smart- very smart. If he's making bad decisions, I'm more likely to blame his advisers at this point. He is starting to come around, though. He's on the Clinton Plan- no more lipstick on the pigs.

In any event, I'd worry a whole lot more if he lost the next election.

57 CuriousLurker  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:33:10pm

re: #18 darthstar

They use a lowercase i because the individual is not as important as the group in their opinion. I find myself to be significant enough that I will do otherwIse.

Are you serious? I mean it makes sense symbolically, just wondering if you read that somewhere or if it's simply your take on it.

I'll continue to do otherwise also. ;)

58 engineer cat  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:33:12pm

re: #46 Egregious Philbin

Watching her is like watching that insane ex girlfriend, you shouldn't laugh, but you do. She is nuttier than a pecan orchard at harvest.

Her 15 minutes are nearing an end...

i think on the contrary that her year as the antidote to sanity in the republican party is just starting, unless rick perry decides to run as Bush But Stupider And Angrier

59 Ben G. Hazi  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:33:52pm

re: #39 Killgore Trout

That reminds me that some genius at google recently decided that the selection menu at the top of the page should be a black bar with grey text.

I kind of like the new Google UI changes, but that may just be me.

60 Linden Arden  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:34:44pm

Who is nuttier?

Sharron Angle or Michele Bachmann?

I'm not sure - full disclosure here. Not sure at all.

61 wrenchwench  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:36:08pm

re: #54 Egregious Philbin

Listen to her husband: Dr. Bachmann Then listen to Christopher Guest in "Waiting for Guffman" Corky Sinclair

Scary and funny, just like everything with Michelle.

Top comment from the first link:

You can tell when men like Michelle Bachmann's anti-gay crusader husband have same-sex attraction when they say that homosexuality is a "choice," or a "behavior." Basically, that shows that they think same sex attractions are something that all males have. They get turned on by men, therefore they assume all other men do as well. When they use words like "temptation," you know they're projecting.

Could be something to that. Since they find themselves able to choose not to act on their homosexual urges, they assume everyone can. Then they assume those urges are part of being human, rather than part of being gay.

62 Ben G. Hazi  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:36:53pm

re: #60 Linden Arden

Who is nuttier?

Sharron Angle or Michele Bachmann?

I'm not sure - full disclosure here. Not sure at all.

Both have a multitude of bats in their respective belfries...

63 Ben G. Hazi  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:42:42pm

re: #61 wrenchwench

Top comment from the first link:

Could be something to that. Since they find themselves able to choose not to act on their homosexual urges, they assume everyone can. Then they assume those urges are part of being human, rather than part of being gay.

Not saying it's true about Mr. Bachmann, but it does fit in the mold of what we've found out about the virulently anti-gay conservative types of recent history (that turned out to be keeping their own same-sex boot-knocking on the down low, while lying to their families and to the public).

64 The Yankee  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:44:37pm

Just to be fair Mike Tyson sorta sounds like that too...

65 engineer cat  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:47:49pm

re: #56 researchok


There was a time you needed armies to bring havoc to a nation. Today, all you need is a nut job with access to a bathtub, a wooden spoon and some chemicals. So far, so good.

or an army of well funded liars assisted by tv stations

66 wrenchwench  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:48:59pm

re: #64 The Yankee

Just to be fair Mike Tyson sorta sounds like that too...

Yeah, I don't think one's sexuality can be deduced from one's voice. I almost downdinged the suggestion above that it could.

67 Kragar  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:50:54pm

Taking Fight Back to Wichita, Doctor Seeks Abortion Clinic

Two years have passed since this city, for decades the volatile epicenter of the national fight over abortion, was shaken by the murder of Dr. George R. Tiller — a controversial figure because of his willingness to perform later-term abortions — by a man who said he wanted to stop the killing of babies.

Since then, abortion rights advocates have hoped that someone would take Dr. Tiller’s place to show that violence is not an effective way to stop abortions. Despite their vows to redouble their commitment, the murder of Dr. Tiller actually scared people away. Opponents, even those who criticized the killing, have noted with some satisfaction that no abortions have been provided here since.

Now a little-known physician has stepped into this tinderbox environment to take the mantle — indeed, the very instruments — of the man many abortion rights advocates regard as a martyr.

68 Charles Johnson  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:53:22pm

Wow. Every once in a while I discover a right wing loon on Twitter who is almost unbelievably obsessed. Here's today's loon - every few minutes this person spews another bizarre, hateful comment about President Obama. I'm not exaggerating.

And he/she has almost 34,000 followers.

[Link: twitter.com...]

69 Killgore Trout  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:56:36pm

re: #68 Charles

Wow. Every once in a while I discover a right wing loon on Twitter who is almost unbelievably obsessed. Here's today's loon - every few minutes this person spews another bizarre, hateful comment about President Obama. I'm not exaggerating.

And he/she has almost 34,000 followers.

[Link: twitter.com...]

Heh. At first I thought they must be automatically generated tweets, but it looks like he takes time off to sleep.

70 Egregious Philbin  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:56:56pm

re: #66 wrenchwench

Yeah, I don't think one's sexuality can be deduced from one's voice. I almost downdinged the suggestion above that it could.

I'm not saying he is gay, its just hilarious to hear him speak then hear Corky Sinclair.

71 Ben G. Hazi  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:57:29pm

re: #66 wrenchwench

Yeah, I don't think one's sexuality can be deduced from one's voice. I almost downdinged the suggestion above that it could.

I agree that one's voice alone isn't a telltale for whether someone's a bit light in the loafers, but take their voice and combine it with their body language, mannerisms, and vocabulary. If you have finely-tuned gaydar, it can make the difference whether it goes cold or goes off like the 4th of July; sometimes, gut feelings can serve people well on getting a good read on others.

72 makeitstop  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 4:57:45pm

re: #68 Charles

Wow. Every once in a while I discover a right wing loon on Twitter who is almost unbelievably obsessed. Here's today's loon - every few minutes this person spews another bizarre, hateful comment about President Obama. I'm not exaggerating.

And he/she has almost 34,000 followers.

[Link: twitter.com...]

I clicked over to that link, and in the space of less than a minute 5 new tweets went up.

At least we know where he/she is.

73 wrenchwench  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:00:06pm

re: #70 Egregious Philbin

I'm not saying he is gay, its just hilarious to hear him speak then hear Corky Sinclair.

I was referring to #41.

74 researchok  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:00:23pm

re: #65 engineer dog

or an army of well funded liars assisted by tv stations

That's a double edged sword, of course.

I tend to view the media issues with more jaundiced eyes.

I have said before I take no issue whatsoever with FOX giving the president a hard time. Every media outlet has an ideological bend and they are free to exercise that right. In fact, I like the idea of media constantly challenging authority, right or left. That has served us well for over 200 years.

That said, my issue with FOX is more substantive. They may opine, but they have no right to lie or deliberately misrepresent what the President or anyone in his administration says for political gain. The same applies to all media outlets. If you lie, expect to be called out on it no matter where on the political spectrum your editorial stance rests.

They are free to opine about Obama as much as they want. The same applies to media which criticizes the GOP leadership on substantive matters.

75 Randall Gross  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:01:05pm

re: #23 skohayes

The lower case "i" in FAMiLY is supposed to highlight the fact that there is no "I" in FAMiLY? I'm just guessing here.
Michele is bathing herself in the nuttiness that is the Christian right of Iowa. I predict she will not get the same reception in New Hampshire.

Exactly, VanderPlaats says as much in one of his videos, he used to be a coach and tell the team "There's no "I" in..." Not kidding here. It's his favorite Plaat itude.
He's a serious theocrat, and TFL is affiliated with Tony Perkins and the listed hate group, Family Research Council. There's something about midwest dutch that leans towards Calvinism for some reason...

76 Ben G. Hazi  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:01:55pm

re: #71 talon_262

BTW, for full disclosure, one of my brothers is gay (born that way, IMNSHO) and I work with more than a few gay folks, so I know "gaydar" is real ;-p

77 Decatur Deb  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:03:38pm

re: #69 Killgore Trout

Heh. At first I thought they must be automatically generated tweets, but it looks like he takes time off to sleep.

I see about 134 tweets yesterday. Good conservative work ethic.

78 wrenchwench  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:05:18pm

re: #76 talon_262

BTW, for full disclosure, one of my brothers is gay (born that way, IMNSHO) and I work with more than a few gay folks, so I know "gaydar" is real ;-p

Mine isn't good enough to be reliable with only a YouTube for input.

79 Ben G. Hazi  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:13:00pm

re: #78 wrenchwench

Mine isn't good enough to be reliable with only a YouTube for input.

Mine either...I was just saying that it wouldn't surprise me that Dr. Bachmann was/is keeping it on the down low, given what we've found out about other anti-gay conservatives in recent history. He might sound a little foppish, but nothing too overt from that YT clip, IMO.

80 CuriousLurker  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:13:01pm

re: #68 Charles

Wow. Every once in a while I discover a right wing loon on Twitter who is almost unbelievably obsessed. Here's today's loon - every few minutes this person spews another bizarre, hateful comment about President Obama. I'm not exaggerating.

And he/she has almost 34,000 followers.

[Link: twitter.com...]

I always picture people like that kinda chanting incoherently as they rock back & forth in their chair, then occasionally jerking their head up, cursing, and wildly flailing at the keyboard as they bang out their newly formed ODS insult. Then they slowly slump back into semi-catatonia.

81 researchok  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:14:46pm

OK, where is the camera?

You had better tell me...

//

82 researchok  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:15:31pm

re: #80 CuriousLurker

I always picture people like that kinda chanting incoherently as they rock back & forth in their chair, then occasionally jerking their head up, cursing, and wildly flailing at the keyboard as they bang out their newly formed ODS insult. Then they slowly slump back into semi-catatonia.

OK, where is the camera?

You had better tell me...

//

83 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:17:14pm

I would call every item of the pledge insane. Some are sensible, but they clash with the nutty ones. An example:

"Official fidelity to the U.S. Constitution, supporting the elevation of none but faithful constitutionalists as judges or justices." This is entirely sane and well within normal political bounds. You can disagree with it, but you can't call it crazy.

"Humane protection of women and the innocent fruit of conjugal intimacy – our next generation of American children – from human trafficking, sexual slavery, seduction into promiscuity, and all forms of pornography and prostitution, infanticide, abortion and other types of coercion or stolen innocence." This one is far more problematic. You can't as a practical matter criminalize "seduction into promiscuity" or for that matter pornography production. To do either would be a 1st Amendment violation, which would contradict the point above. Thus the pledge is internally inconsistent.

"Support for the enactment of safeguards for all married and unmarried U.S. Military and National Guard personnel, especially our combat troops, from inappropriate same-gender or opposite-gender sexual harassment, adultery or intrusively intimate commingling among attracteds (restrooms, showers, barracks, tents, etc.); plus prompt termination of military policymakers who would expose American wives and daughters to rape or sexual harassment, torture, enslavement or sexual leveraging by the enemy in forward combat roles." Rules for the first part already exist, and the latter part would remove woman from roles they are already performing. To weaken our transport or aviation units while fighting a war as a matter of social policy is indeed insane.

84 CuriousLurker  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:17:17pm

re: #81 researchok

OK, where is the camera?

You had better tell me...

//

[Whispers] You've gotta stop talking to yourself like that. People are starting to gossip. //

85 CuriousLurker  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:17:40pm

re: #82 researchok

OK, where is the camera?

You had better tell me...

//

Okay, that's better. LOL

86 Charles Johnson  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:18:25pm

re: #80 CuriousLurker

I always picture people like that kinda chanting incoherently as they rock back & forth in their chair, then occasionally jerking their head up, cursing, and wildly flailing at the keyboard as they bang out their newly formed ODS insult. Then they slowly slump back into semi-catatonia.

This one is really a freak. 34000 followers for this!

Hey ! ,what happen to those jobs Obama said was coming ? He must have gave them to the Chinese . Thanks for nothing.

Here's another one - I posted about this person before, but she has more than 45000 followers. Today she's been tweeting over and over about how RIGHT Joe McCarthy was:

[Link: twitter.com...]

87 engineer cat  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:19:23pm

re: #83 Dark_Falcon

a lot of them are inspired by official reports from the Bureau of Imaginary Threats

88 researchok  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:19:32pm

re: #85 CuriousLurker

Okay, that's better. LOL

Can you tell me if it's man HD cam?

I need to know if I have to clean up the rest of the den.

89 What, me worry?  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:19:53pm

re: #68 Charles

Wow. Every once in a while I discover a right wing loon on Twitter who is almost unbelievably obsessed. Here's today's loon - every few minutes this person spews another bizarre, hateful comment about President Obama. I'm not exaggerating.

And he/she has almost 34,000 followers.

[Link: twitter.com...]

Every time I see "fed", I think of Paulians.

90 engineer cat  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:20:41pm

Hey ! ,what happen to those jobs Obama said was coming ? He must have gave them to the Chinese . Thanks for nothing.

i'll be here all week. try the veal

91 wrenchwench  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:21:11pm

re: #80 CuriousLurker

I always picture people like that kinda chanting incoherently as they rock back & forth in their chair, then occasionally jerking their head up, cursing, and wildly flailing at the keyboard as they bang out their newly formed ODS insult. Then they slowly slump back into semi-catatonia.

Are you the one who said she hates to write? You sure can paint a picture with words. Actually, it's more like a video.

92 CuriousLurker  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:21:36pm

re: #88 researchok

Can you tell me if it's man HD cam?

I need to know if I have to clean up the rest of the den.

It's always HD. With a night vision infrared lens.

93 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:21:51pm

re: #86 Charles

This one is really a freak. 34000 followers for this!

Here's another one - I posted about this person before, but she has more than 45000 followers. Today she's been tweeting over and over about how RIGHT Joe McCarthy was:

[Link: twitter.com...]

Here's her latest:

andilinks Vicious attacks by the communists in MSM pounded Sen. McCarthy relentlessly, to protect their comrades in government. #p2 #tcot #teaparty

And my reply:

Bill Welch, is that you?

(William Welch founded the John Birch Society)

94 researchok  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:22:32pm

re: #90 engineer dog

Hey ! ,what happen to those jobs Obama said was coming ? He must have gave them to the Chinese . Thanks for nothing.

i'll be here all week. try the veal

"And please, remember to tip your waitress".

95 CuriousLurker  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:23:08pm

re: #91 wrenchwench

Are you the one who said she hates to write? You sure can paint a picture with words. Actually, it's more like a video.

Heh. I do hate to write. But I love to imagine stuff. It's never, ever boring here inside my head ;)

96 researchok  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:23:16pm

re: #92 CuriousLurker

It's always HD. With a night vision infrared lens.

I will find it, even if I have to tear this place apart.

97 What, me worry?  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:23:19pm

re: #76 talon_262

BTW, for full disclosure, one of my brothers is gay (born that way, IMNSHO) and I work with more than a few gay folks, so I know "gaydar" is real ;-p

All my friends are gay. ALL.MY.FRIENDS.ARE.GAY, darling.
-Edwina Monsoon

98 Dark_Falcon  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:23:28pm

BBL

99 researchok  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:24:13pm

re: #95 CuriousLurker

Heh. I do hate to write. But I love to imagine stuff. It's never, ever boring here inside my head ;)

I have it on good authority you like watching.
//

100 CuriousLurker  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:26:58pm

re: #99 researchok

I have it on good authority you like watching.
//

LOL, yeah, I do! I like watching the watchers.

101 researchok  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:28:52pm

Alright, dinner beckons.

BBL

102 CuriousLurker  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:29:13pm

re: #101 researchok

Alright, dinner beckons.

BBL

Enjoy.

103 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:30:40pm

re: #41 The Yankee

By the way Bachman's husband has a voice of a speech of a gay male.

Which is?

104 researchok  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:30:49pm

One more:

Boehner abandons efforts to reach comprehensive debt-reduction deal

....“Despite good-faith efforts to find common ground, the White House will not pursue a bigger debt reduction agreement without tax hikes. I believe the best approach may be to focus on producing a smaller measure, based on the cuts identified in the Biden-led negotiations, that still meets our call for spending reforms and cuts greater than the amount of any debt limit increase.”
105 darthstar  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:32:18pm

re: #104 researchok

One more:

Boehner abandons efforts to reach comprehensive debt-reduction deal

Boehner's a fucking dick.

106 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:33:15pm

re: #83 Dark_Falcon

I would call every item of the pledge insane. Some are sensible, but they clash with the nutty ones.

That's exactly how the crazies have gotten fused with the noncrazies.

The noncrazies allow it and make excuses for it.

107 What, me worry?  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:34:27pm

Charles (or anyone) what is "MT"?

108 King of the Douche, now you may bow  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:35:03pm

re: #107 marjoriemoon

Charles (or anyone) what is "MT"?

Mountain Time?

109 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:35:12pm

I have a friend who's Hard Right Libertarian.

Her Facebook post today with the story attached about this?

Wow- they just lost a lot of support. Control is control- it doesn't matter which side it is coming from.

Sane Right leaning folks are just not going to put up with this shit.

These chinks in the armor will continue to broaden

110 King of the Douche, now you may bow  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:35:38pm

re: #107 marjoriemoon

Charles (or anyone) what is "MT"?

Could you use it in a sentence?
/

111 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:35:40pm

re: #86 Charles

This one is really a freak. 34000 followers for this!

Here's another one - I posted about this person before, but she has more than 45000 followers. Today she's been tweeting over and over about how RIGHT Joe McCarthy was:

[Link: twitter.com...]

Ngh.

Another conservative social bigot who defines herself in terms of what she isn't.

112 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:36:43pm

re: #110 Cannadian Club Akbar

Could you use it in a sentence?
/

MT St. Helens blew up.

113 King of the Douche, now you may bow  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:37:10pm

re: #112 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

MT St. Helens blew up.

Again?

114 Lidane  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:37:22pm

re: #12 Decatur Deb

Prohibition never ended--it just reverted to "States Rights".

Yep. There are still counties here in Texas that are completely dry. Most of them are a combination of wet and dry, with parts of them not allowing alcohol and others permitting it:

Image: wetdry.gif

115 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:37:25pm

re: #109 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I have a friend who's Hard Right Libertarian.

...

Sane Right leaning folks are just not going to put up with this shit.

Aren't those types too disaffected to vote Republican, anyway though? They're not Bachmann's or the theocon's target market.

116 SidewaysQuark  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:37:53pm

re: #34 Idle Drifter

God knows I hate the Transformer movies.

Never saw them. From the ads, my only thought is, between the thousands of mechanical parts and fluid CGI acrobatic motion just for the sake of motion, how can anyone tell any of the robots apart?

117 Charles Johnson  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:38:08pm

re: #107 marjoriemoon

Charles (or anyone) what is "MT"?

'MT' is a variant of 'RT' -- it stands for "modified tweet." People use it when they edit someone's tweet, even if it's just for brevity, to make it clear that it's been modified.

118 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:38:32pm

re: #107 marjoriemoon
Here is a listing from the free dictionary. [Link: www.thefreedictionary.com...]

119 What, me worry?  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:38:36pm

LOL I mean as Tweet terminology. RT is retweet. MT is ??

120 Political Atheist  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:38:49pm

Saturday Afternoon Jazz Sanity Break
Video I shot on Angeles Crest last weekend. Audio from the YouTube public library

[Link: www.youtube.com...]

121 What, me worry?  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:38:51pm

re: #117 Charles

'MT' is a variant of 'RT' -- it stands for "modified tweet." People use it when they edit someone's tweet, even if it's just for brevity, to make it clear that it's been modified.

Ahh thank ye!

122 Decatur Deb  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:39:15pm

re: #114 Lidane

Yep. There are still counties here in Texas that are completely dry. Most of them are a combination of wet and dry, with parts of them not allowing alcohol and others permitting it:

Image: wetdry.gif

It's an old KY joke--Christian County is wet, Bourbon County is dry. (Bourbon might have relaxed since I was there.)

123 What, me worry?  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:39:57pm

re: #118 PhillyPretzel

Here is a listing from the free dictionary. [Link: www.thefreedictionary.com...]

They don't have modified tweet LOL

124 King of the Douche, now you may bow  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:39:58pm

re: #122 Decatur Deb

It's an old KY joke--Christian County is wet, Bourbon County is dry. (Bourbon might have relaxed since I was there.)

Isn't Lynchburg dry?

125 Ben G. Hazi  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:40:39pm

re: #97 marjoriemoon

All my friends are gay. ALL.MY.FRIENDS.ARE.GAY, darling.
-Edwina Monsoon

Yeah, my brother loves AbFab...heh.

126 Decatur Deb  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:41:01pm

re: #124 Cannadian Club Akbar

Isn't Lynchburg dry?

Jack Daniels area in TN? I think so.

127 PhillyPretzel  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:41:13pm

re: #123 marjoriemoon
Send them an e-mail and tell them. They probably update the listing.

128 King of the Douche, now you may bow  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:41:22pm

re: #126 Decatur Deb

Jack Daniels area in TN? I think so.

My bad.

129 King of the Douche, now you may bow  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:41:51pm

gotta run

130 wrenchwench  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:42:41pm

Gary Johnson says he shouldn't have voted for Chuck Baldwin and the Constitution Party in '08:

The Republican Party cannot afford to have a Presidential candidate who condones intolerance, bigotry and the denial of liberty to the citizens of this country. If we nominate such a candidate, we will never capture the White House in 2012. If candidates who sign this pledge somehow think they are scoring some points with some core constituency of the Republican Party, they are doing so at the peril of writing off the vast majority of Americans who want no part of this ‘pledge’ and its offensive language.

Or at least that's what he should have said about '08. Instead he's pretending it didn't happen, and contradicting himself.

131 Decatur Deb  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:42:55pm

re: #128 Cannadian Club Akbar

My bad.

Nah--it's the same idea. We lived a few miles from where Bourbon was invented, by a preacher.

132 theheat  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:43:50pm

So, about this Reverend Wright fellow. If I recall, wasn't he some kind of extremist Obama listened to for 20 years that turned him into an America hating not-true-Christian Kenyan Muslim communist - wasn't that the buzz? Because imposing a theocracy and mainstreaming hate and scientific ignorance and simple carbohydrates and ensuring our next generation is illiterate is so goddamned American, correct?

Every time a wingnut even brings that up, all I need to do is point to the magical magnetic wingnut poles of our 6,000 year old earth and tell them STFU. Don't want to hear it anymore.

The entire party is on its knees sucking far right dick 'til its dry. And that dick be crazy.

133 Ben G. Hazi  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:44:10pm

re: #124 Cannadian Club Akbar

Isn't Lynchburg dry?

Other than Lynchburg/Moore County being in TN (and, ironically, where Jack Daniel's is made), yes ;-P

134 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:44:16pm

re: #124 Cannadian Club Akbar

Isn't Lynchburg dry?

Yep. I did the Jack Daniels tour. Really interesting. The Distillery gives each employee a fifth per month. The tour guide said that "that is the one day a month that we have 100% attendance."

My tee-totalling cousin lives there. But, doesn't work at the distillery.

135 engineer cat  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:45:17pm

wingnutz lojik is lojikal!!!

One reason there are few jobs for teenagers is a new regulation that prevents companies from taking on unpaid interns

you see? this insidious practice of paying people is what's killing jobs!!!

136 Charles Johnson  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:45:26pm

re: #130 wrenchwench

Gary Johnson says he shouldn't have voted for Chuck Baldwin and the Constitution Party in '08:

Or at least that's what he should have said about '08. Instead he's pretending it didn't happen, and contradicting himself.

Gary Johnson is trying to position himself as a sane Republican - but he's an extreme libertarian crank, who has some positions that sound sane until you examine what he really stands for.

137 Decatur Deb  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:47:39pm

re: #134 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Yep. I did the Jack Daniels tour. Really interesting. The Distillery gives each employee a fifth per month. The tour guide said that "that is the one day a month that we have 100% attendance."

My tee-totalling cousin lives there. But, doesn't work at the distillery.

The Jim Beam bonded warehouses were a couple miles from us. The 1973 Good Friday tornadoes tore dozens of them apart. Whole and broken barrels were all over the landscape. Would tear an Irishman's heart out, I tell you.

138 CuriousLurker  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:48:34pm

re: #132 theheat

And the 2012 season hasn't even begun yet. Can you imagine how insane next is going to be??

139 theheat  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:49:41pm

re: #14 CuriousLurker

It's fundiespeak. If you ever require my services to decode, I've been doing it as a profession for years.

140 theheat  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:51:28pm

re: #139 theheat

FYI, a couple weeks ago I did over 100 from a single source. I'm still in recovery.

141 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:52:17pm

re: #137 Decatur Deb

The Jim Beam bonded warehouses were a couple miles from us. The 1973 Good Friday tornadoes tore dozens of them apart. Whole and broken barrels were all over the landscape. Would tear an Irishman's heart out, I tell you.

Bluto know's how they feel.

142 CuriousLurker  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:52:27pm

re: #140 theheat

FYI, a couple weeks ago I did over 100 from a single source. I'm still in recovery.

You poor thing. Ugh.

143 theheat  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:55:13pm

re: #142 CuriousLurker

You'd think maybe I could capitalize on it and write speeches for Palin and her ilk, but it's unbearable enough as it is. OTOH, I could write the lamest, most pandering crap on the planet, and to her it would be pure gold because all the right Nouns would be capitalized and I would leave the g's off the endings of the folksy buzzwords.

144 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:56:53pm

re: #138 CuriousLurker

And the 2012 season hasn't even begun yet. Can you imagine how insane next is going to be??

Sadly, I can.

In the infamous words of The Jazz Singer...

Youtube Video
145 Cheechako  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 5:59:40pm

Is this a test or a pledge? After reading the “Pledge”, it appears to be a litmus test or score card of a candidates beliefs in order to receive endorsement of the family league. Seems to be in conflict with Clause 3, Article VI of the Constitution:

Article VI

Clause 3: The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States. (emphasis added)

I’m positive that if G*D were to grant a miracle and this bunch of religious bigots were ever elected to a majority, this section of the Constitution would be trashed very quickly.

146 CuriousLurker  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 6:02:17pm

All I can say is I'm thankful for my cats. They don't care who's running for office or who gets elected. They don't care what your religion is, or if you even have one. They don't care about your race, social status, sexual orientation, education level, or income.

Only a few things matter:

1.) Do you have food & something to drink? Check.

2.) If I love you will you love me back? Check.

Will you always let me sleep on your bed and open the window early every morning so I can watch the birds, the kids, etc? Check.

Okay, we're good then.

Would that everything in life were so uncomplicated.

147 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 6:03:25pm

re: #71 talon_262

I agree that one's voice alone isn't a telltale for whether someone's a bit light in the loafers, but take their voice and combine it with their body language, mannerisms, and vocabulary. If you have finely-tuned gaydar, it can make the difference whether it goes cold or goes off like the 4th of July; sometimes, gut feelings can serve people well on getting a good read on others.

My gaydar is pretty accurate. But there's really no such thing as gay mannerisms. There are a lot of queeny straight men out there.

Then there's this: [Link: www.blairmag.com...]

rotfl

148 CuriousLurker  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 6:05:36pm

re: #144 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Sadly, I can.

In the infamous words of The Jazz Singer...

[Video]

Or even...

Youtube Video
149 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 6:06:24pm

re: #146 CuriousLurker

I just finished a Stephen King short story "The Cat From Hell". Was some scary stuff, btw.

And watch out for cats. They'll steal your breath.

150 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 6:09:07pm

re: #147 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

Dana Carvy had an SNL character... "Lyle, The Effeminate Heterosexual".

151 CuriousLurker  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 6:10:08pm

re: #149 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

I just finished a Stephen King short story "The Cat From Hell". Was some scary stuff, btw.

And watch out for cats. They'll steal your breath.

Oh, man, I haven't read any Stephen King in a long time.

152 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 6:12:47pm

re: #146 CuriousLurker

All I can say is I'm thankful for my cats. They don't care who's running for office or who gets elected. They don't care what your religion is, or if you even have one. They don't care about your race, social status, sexual orientation, education level, or income.

Only a few things matter:

1.) Do you have food & something to drink? Check.

1a) Do you provide both dry and wet food?

1b) If yes, is it TikiCat or Fancy Feast?

1c) Those are the only brands I'll accept, since they stopped making Sheba.

153 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 6:13:18pm

re: #151 CuriousLurker

In his collection of short stories, Just After Sunset.

He has a wonderful short story (that was re-printed into it from an earlier collection) about 911. "The Things They Left Behind". Very nice tribute.

154 What, me worry?  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 6:13:26pm

re: #147 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

My gaydar is pretty accurate. But there's really no such thing as gay mannerisms. There are a lot of queeny straight men out there.

Then there's this: [Link: www.blairmag.com...]

rotfl

Ah, well, that's metro-sexual now.

I've given up on the gaydar.

155 Fat Bastard Vegetarian  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 6:15:48pm

re: #150 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

Dana Carvy had an SNL character... "Lyle, The Effeminate Heterosexual".

Youtube Video
156 CuriousLurker  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 6:15:55pm

re: #153 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

In his collection of short stories, Just After Sunset.

He has a wonderful short story (that was re-printed into it from an earlier collection) about 911. "The Things They Left Behind". Very nice tribute.

Ooh, thanks—sounds good. I'm gonna see if it's available on Kindle. I never finished reading all of the gunslinger series, so I wanna get back to that one day. Maybe start over form the beginning even.

157 CuriousLurker  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 6:16:20pm

re: #152 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin

1a) Do you provide both dry and wet food?

1b) If yes, is it TikiCat or Fancy Feast?

1c) Those are the only brands I'll accept, since they stopped making Sheba.

LOL

158 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 6:17:23pm

re: #155 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

[Video]

Here comes Pat.

Youtube Video
159 OhCrapIHaveACrushOnSarahPalin  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 6:22:08pm

re: #155 Fat Bastard Vegetarian

[Video]

Catherine Tate as Derek

Youtube Video
160 Spocomptonite  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 6:42:08pm

re: #114 Lidane

Yep. There are still counties here in Texas that are completely dry. Most of them are a combination of wet and dry, with parts of them not allowing alcohol and others permitting it:

Image: wetdry.gif

No offense to the Texans here, but I found the history of one of the dry counties to be, well, fitting for a state with a Board of Education like Texas has...

Collingsworth County is named for James Collinsworth, the first chief justice of the Republic of Texas, whose name was misspelled in the legislation that established the county.

161 po8crg  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 6:59:06pm

re: #61 wrenchwench

Top comment from the first link:

Could be something to that. Since they find themselves able to choose not to act on their homosexual urges, they assume everyone can. Then they assume those urges are part of being human, rather than part of being gay.

If they can resist those temptations, then they're probably bi, not gay.

A lot of bi people assume that everyone / nearly everyone is bi - it really wouldn't surprise me to discover that this was true for bi conservatives as well as bi liberals.

In spite of the number of bi people being between twice and four times the number of gay men and lesbians combined, we don't get anything like the public notice. Ah well.

162 po8crg  Sat, Jul 9, 2011 7:04:45pm

re: #145 Cheechako

but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States. (emphasis added)

Is it possible to achieve the office without passing that test? Yes.

Then it's not a Qualification.

I live in England; we used to have religious tests for office - look up Charles Bradlaugh. That's what that clause relates to, not people privately choosing to cast their vote on the basis of a candidate's religion.

Even TJ didn't cite that clause when he was being accused of being an atheist in the 1796 and 1800 elections.


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