I believe there will always be areas of cities where weirdos live and congregate. While they might not be as explicitly "gay" as in the past, they serve the same general purpose and have the same vibe.
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Monday, April 5, 2010
More Insipid False Equivalencies
Glenn Greenwald rightly takes down Ross Douthat for claiming that Rachel Maddow only has conservatives on her show who want to bash other conservaties. Maddow always tries to get adversarial conservatives on her show but they hardly ever agree to be on.
As a side note, this shows how appearances can lead to uninformed judgements. I've noticed that most conservatives who don't watch Maddow's show assume she is some sort of militant feminist separatist because she has a butch haircut and wears pants, but that's not how she is at all! She's actually very mild mannered and funny, and her show is one of the most informative news programs on the teevee.
John McCain: Man Of Principle
or not.
I've never really been much of a John McCain fan, really. Sure back in 2000 I thought he was better than Bush but I still wouldn't have voted for him (had I been old enough to vote.) However, watching him walk back every instance in which he's broken with Republican party orthodoxy due to his primary challenge from the right has been a rather sad and pathetic sight. All politicians adjust their views to keep in favor with the electorate, but this is ridiculous.
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