Xenophobia, racism, and Shepard Smith. Oh my!
- Henry Aaron, Inventor of Paul Ryan’s Medicare reform concept, explains why it’s wrong (Huffington Post) You mean other than elevating granny-starving and catfood-eating into the public consciousness as a viable alternative to a dignified retirement for all seniors?
- The GOP’s new sneak attack on Abortion (Mother Jones) STATES RIGHTS! For everything except abortions, which we’re going to make so difficult to obtain as to be functionally unavailable. That’ll teach those sluts.
- Orly Taitz smacked down by California Court of Appeal in Election Fraud case. (Huffington Post) Because for as much of a giant distraction as the Birther nonsense is, it has to be brought up to demonstrate how absolutely off the rails the GOP has gone.
- Border vigilante identified as gunman in Arizona Massacre (TPM) Seriously, what the fuck is going on in Arizona? Charles P. Pierce agrees.
- Romney team may have stirred storm over gay aide (New York Times) Mitt Romney hires firebreathing neoconservative as foreign policy spokesman. The GOP base flips the fuck out because despite the fact this guy wants to level Tehran yesterday, he’s gay. Romney freaks out, guy quits. I’m just going to say it: if you’re gay, a woman, or a minority, and you’re voting Republican, you’re voting for people that actively want to restrict your rights. You can’t say “Well, I’m a fiscal Republican, and I don’t agree with the social stuff.” Nope. Doesn’t fly. If you’re voting Republican, you’re voting for the whole package and saying “Take my rights, please!”.
- Live-Slogging Newt Gingrich’s Last Campaign Speech (SLOG) This is good reading. Also, Charles P. Pierce agrees.
- Simple answers to smart questions (Balloon Juice) In which the wisdom of building a high tech fighter plane in 48 of 50 states is taken out behind the woodshed and shot in the head with a shotgun, Old Yeller style. That being said, we’re not so far off from Law #16 in Augustine’s Laws.
- Shepard Smith finally says what we’re all thinking. (Balloon Juice) Charles P. Pierce agrees.
- The Swift Boating of Obama has begun (The Atlantic Wire) If George W. Bush had killed Osama Bin Laden, he would have strapped his corpse to the front of an F/A-18E Super Hornet, landed it on the deck of a Nimitz-class aircraft carrier, and grabbed his junk in the general direction of the Middle East, before being handed an actual football and spiking it. Karl Rove would appear moments later on Fox News, telling Democrats to “suck it”.
- Let the Pre-Postmortemizing Begin! (Doghouse Riley) I just want this race to be over already so I know who to start writing angry letters to again.
- The 91% solution (NY Times) Krugthulu dreams in the shrill city of N’Yorkyleh.
- Obama’s Composite Girlfriend: How Politico and Drudge created fake news (The Atlantic) I was under the impression that this was what they did already, but I guess not.
- Ron Paul’s delegate antics could spell trouble for GOP Convention (TPM) Ron Paul: Professional Troll.
- Court: Bush Torture Memo Author John Yoo Protected from Lawsuits (TPM) If there were justice in the world, John Yoo would be in a cell in the Hague awaiting trial for war crimes authorizing the use of torture, right next to Dick Cheney, Donald Rumsfeld, and George W. Bush.
- Wife of key legislator behind North Carolina’s anti-gay amendment claims is would protect “Caucasian” race. (ThinkProgress) Homophobia, xenophobia, and racism! IT’S A TRIPLE PLAY! If only she could have worked something about abortion in there, we would have had the Republican Party Hate Machine Hat Trick.
