Plunderbund

Heh. So I get pointed to a post in which our favorite Wingnut Neanderthal Boy calls Jerid a Chucklehead earlier tonight. He left out faggot this time, which was nice. Against my better judgement I click over. I end up making a quick comment, which of course was CENSORED! No […]

No comment needed except… 1) Wow! and 2) It will be interesting to see how this story will play out alongside the presidential primary election cycle. Surely there will be a hailstorm of commentary on that over the next few days.

DES MOINES, Iowa - A Polk County judge on Thursday struck down Iowa’s law banning gay marriage and ordered the county recorder to permit gay and lesbian couples to marry.

Less than two hours after word of the ruling was publicized, two Des Moines men applied at the Polk County recorder’s office for a marriage license, and for the first time the application was accepted. The process of granting a license to marry in Iowa takes three days.

When asked about the Larry Craig incident, Mike Huckabee had a pretty good response:
“The American people will forgive us for being sinners. They will not forgive us for being hypocrites.”
But I’d take it a step further by asking: who really cares if Larry Craig is gay?
I certainly don’t. I don’t even care if he […]

Last year Jim Petro lost a tough primary election to Ken Blackwell.
Last week it was rumored that he would run for congress in Ohio’s 15th district.
Two days ago he announced he “wants to run for Ohio Supreme Court chief justice” instead.
And today he started his campaign by announcing he would
work pro bono to free convicted […]

This Friday is my 5th wedding anniversary, so I’m going offline for a few days. See you next week.

From the American Red Cross:
Earlier this week, a string of severe thunderstorms caused significant flash floods, mudslides and dam breaks throughout Ohio. As families and individuals wade through deep waters towards shelter, the rains continue. Local chapters immediately opened shelters for the hundreds of people that had to evacuate their flooded homes. Over 700 Red […]

I thought this was a funny quote worth sharing- from a couple who attended a recent fundraiser for the Summit County Republican Party:
Gust and Frances Kalapodis of New Franklin, who attended the event, said they were confused by Coughlin’s effort. ”I think the guy’s a little squirrelly,” Gust Kalapodis said about Coughlin.
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Hurricane Katrina made landfall in Louisiana 2 years ago right now.

Howz about some “Flight of the Conchords”?

Special bonus song after the jump (it’s hilarious).

Has anyone else noticed the unbelievable run of bad luck that has befallen state chairmen of Republican presidential campaigns?
July 12 — McCain
McCain campaign official denies soliciting for prostitution
July 24 — Giuliani
Former Giuliani state co-chair resigns from office (cocaine)
August 28 — Romney
After guilty plea, Sen. Craig resigns spot in Romney campaign

According to the Cincinnati Post:
Cincinnati School Superintendent Rosa Blackwell surprised the board of education Monday by announcing that she plans to retire.
Despite what the Post thinks, I’m quite sure the Cincinnati School Board was not surprised by her decision.
Blackwell’s three-year contract is nearing it’s end- and she has been fighting with the school board for […]

One of my firm’s clients is the IAFF - the fire fighters union that has been taking on Giuliani. I’ve been keeping a secret for a week, but we finally got the go-ahead to break the news at 4pm today…
The IAFF is endorsing Senator Dodd for president at a news conference tomorrow in DC. […]

Terrific little insight in to how Ben Stein is getting his “science is flawed because it excludes God” movie Expelled made. He (or rather, his producers) are lying to people they interviewed, talking to them about other subjects, and then carefully removing quotes from context to say something completely different.

Why were they so dishonest […]

You may have heard about the Columbus Police Officer who posted some videos of herself (and her sister) on the internet making some pretty outlandish anti-Semitic claims. Just in case you haven’t, here is one of the many videos.

Of course, they aren’t limiting their comments to Jews. They have videos on Ebonics (and […]