I've added this link showing a spokesperson at the same rally talking about how queers can't reproduce, so must "recruit" instead . This is longstanding shorthand for "the faggots want to rape your kids and turn them queer." You can donate to the "No on 8" campaign here .

The fundamentalists are bringing out the "gays == nazis" rhetoric again. C.f. this Yes on 8 speaker saying that If "we" don't defeat marriage for queers it'll be like voting for Hitler and the Nazi party...rights in California - has stated that their site came under DDOS attack earlier, preventing donations from being made, but that they have resolved this issue. Donate to the "No on 8" campaign here

A few days ago, in comments in this post , philipla noted that Focus on the Family seemed to consider queers getting hitched a lot more important than, say, terrorism . I noted that this is...this is, won't you? * : (Focus on the Family have several such political wings, as well as a still-affiliated Focus-branded political arm. Sockpuppetry is a big thing in fundamentalist politics.

Dear Red States: We've decided we're leaving. We intend to form our own country, and we're taking the other Blue States with us. In case you aren't aware, that includes California, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington...of you crazy bastards believe you are people with higher morals then we lefties. Finally, we're taking the good pot, too. You can have that dirt weed they grow in Mexico. Peace out, Blue State

Okay, so, I've read a lot of whacked fundamentalist bullshit, but this here is some old-skool cracktastic wankery from Focus on the Family about the upcoming election. It's called "Letter from 2012," and oh my god the lulz. (Backup url, or an alternate if you just don't want to hit Focus on the Family's website, here .)

Colin Powell on Meet the Press : And it is permitted to be said such things as, "Well, you know that Mr. Obama is a Muslim." Well, the correct answer is, he is not a Muslim, he's a Christian. He's...be president? Yet, I have heard senior members of my own party drop the suggestion, "He's a Muslim and he might be associated terrorists." This is not the way we should be doing it in America.

It's National Coming Out Day, still, for another hour or so. HI I'M QUEER. See icon. Also see this ruling yesterday in Connecticut, and previously , previously , previously , and, finally, previously .

California's anti-marriage initiative is leading in polls ; they need money to counter pro-initiative ads claiming that churches will lose tax-exempt status if they don't perform same-sex marriages. You can donate here if you want .

Predictably, movement conservatism is looking for a scapegoat for the economic downturn and credit implosion. Andrew Sullivan doesn't take long to figure out who that might be . Not that the clowns at...this going on already on Wall Street. But will that happen generally this time, given the downslope of the theoconservative movement? Or if it does happen, will it have a completely different form

Saw this at the Albertsons in Lake Forest Park, down the hill from my house, displayed prominently on the bookshelves by the checkout stands: Complete Idiot's Guide Still Complete Idiots...to vote on this bailout. The Dow then proceeded to fall 470.88 points from that high as the bill passed and into the rest of the afternoon to close. I don't think that's a vote of confidence