The story came out earlier in the week, the story that seems almost impossible and must be one of those urban myths — that people attending a Dick Cheney speech were required to sign pledges of loyalty.
Holy crap. Just stop for a moment and think about this.
How very American this is, eh?
Well, now Mac reports that the New Mexico GOP are going to continue using this tactic to ensure that Republican events go on “without interruption, without debate.”
Yup, that’s the way fascists like it.
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On Tuesday, Homeland Security “chief” (why isn’t he called Secretary of Homeland Security? Maybe it’s because “homeland security” is such a ridiculous, jingoistic, un-American phrase.)
It occurs to me that pretty much everyone who voted for the noxious Proposition 8 did so because of religious beliefs. Was there ever a more clear-cut example of religion treading in the public arena, imposing its [more...]
