The Temporary Victory of Homophobia

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Wednesday November 05, 2008 · 8:20 AM PST

2008/11/05 · 08:20

In the celebration of Barack Obama's victory last night and the expansion of Democratic gains in the House and Senate, there was a dark spot. In four ballot questions related to gay marriage and gay adoption, homophobia scored a clean sweep.

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Tuesday November 04, 2008 · 1:33 PM PST

2008/11/04 · 13:33

I just got off the phone with my father in Connecticut and was blown away. My dad voted for Barack Obama.

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Thursday October 23, 2008 · 9:57 AM PDT

2008/10/23 · 09:57

At the risk of being slightly overconfident, let's focus for a minute on Election Night. We will be biting our nails and engaging in various superstitious rituals to will Barack Obama to victory (as a life-long Red Sox fan, this is second nature for me). But there are more reliable methods to know if and when Obama will have crossed the 270 threshold even before it officially happens. In short, the cold, unforgiving math of the Electoral College.

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Tuesday October 21, 2008 · 7:14 AM PDT

2008/10/21 · 07:14

We are now in the final days of the 2008 Campaign. Every day is a precious resource to be used carefully, to be used where votes can be swayed and electoral votes captured. It is a time when brilliance is rewarded and foolishness is punished.

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Friday October 17, 2008 · 7:12 AM PDT

2008/10/17 · 07:12

You may have woken up this morning and seen that the R 2000 poll has Obama's national lead cut to six. Or that Rasmussen has Obama's lead at four. You'll likely see more than one diary today about how this is a portent of bad things to come. Concern trolls will come out of the woodwork today.

Relax. Have a cup of coffee. It's not as bad as it looks.

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Thursday October 16, 2008 · 7:04 AM PDT

2008/10/16 · 07:04

Last night Obama dominated McCain in their final debate. Part of the reason he did so was that he stayed remarkably cool and collected while McCain lost him temper, made faces and got angry. The other reason though, wasn't as easy to see.

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Wednesday October 15, 2008 · 8:20 AM PDT

2008/10/15 · 08:20

In a strong economy you see high-paying jobs, stores providing a wealth of goods and services and small businesses of all stripes powering that economy forward.

And then you have the Bush Economy.

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Tuesday October 14, 2008 · 9:26 AM PDT

2008/10/14 · 09:26

There is a stanza from Shakespeare's Julius Caesar that goes like this:

"Our enemies have beat us to the pit.
It is more worthy to leap in ourselves
Than tarry till they push us."

It looks like McCain is taking this idea to heart.

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Friday October 10, 2008 · 8:45 AM PDT

2008/10/10 · 08:45

I know, it sounds crazy. Insane. Some alcohol-induced delusion.

It's not.

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Tuesday October 07, 2008 · 8:06 AM PDT

2008/10/07 · 08:06

We've all seen John McCain "unleash the hounds" in recent days. He has Palin making the rounds, accusing Obama of associating with terrorists (William Ayers) and felons (Tony Rezko). We all know those attacks are bogus; more than a few diaries and stories here have made that abundantly clear.

But this attack does more than show the McCain campaign is now morally bankrupt and bereft of ideas and policies to help America. It opens them to similar charges. And wouldn't you know that McPalin has much more serious problems when it comes to Guilt By Association.

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Friday October 03, 2008 · 7:01 AM PDT

2008/10/03 · 07:01

Last night we saw in Joe Biden and Sarah Palin the difference between the two VP candidates. One is ready to lead, the other is skilled at reading cue cards.

But there was another key moment last night, actually a "moment within a moment."

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Thursday October 02, 2008 · 12:42 PM PDT

2008/10/02 · 12:42

If you listen to the talking heads today in the lead-up to the Biden / Palin debate, you have likely heard that all Palin has to do is be "likable," to prove she is a regular American. One of us. That has been the line coming out of the McCain camp as well. "Weak Republican" Joe Lieberman went so far as to say on MSNBC that Palin doesn't have to pass "a final college exam" but simply prove she is a middle-class American and that she speaks for us.

Here's why that thinking is wrong....

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