Chick-fil-A caves

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I had a feeling that making money would trump the company founder's desire to hate on gay marriage. This is America dammit!
A Chicago advocacy group says that the restaurant Chick-fil-A has promised to back away from funding socially conservative groups that have pressed to limit marriage to one man and one woman.

Things conservatives say.

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I've been reading a lot of conservative blogs lately. I've donned my level 3 biohazard suit, and walked through the looking glass and read comment threads on "Red State" and other cesspools of conservative "thought." I'm frankly fascinated by wingnuts trying to come to terms with the debacle that is this election cycle. In no particular order, these are some of the things I keep reading.
Obama was so beatable. Everyone is lying to the pollsters because they don't want to be seen as racist. ...

Thursday Open Thread [9.20.12]

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A racist Texas homeowner has lynched an empty chair representative of President Obama, in his front yard. His neighbors complained, and this was his response:
"I don't really give a damn whether it disturbs you or not," [Bud] Johnson reportedly told [his complaining neighbor]. "You can take [your concerns] and go straight to hell and take Obama with you. I don't give a shit. If you don't like it, don't come down my street."
His street? He didn't build that.

This is just … mind blowingly awesome…

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For some unknown reason, some states allow their judges to be elected, rather than appointed. As you know, this can cause problems. Far right radical theocrats can get elected in some circumstances because judicial elections are often overlooked and spark low voter interest. Michigan Supreme Court candidate Bridget Mary McCormack tackles the subject in a four minute campaign ad that is a long awaited reunion of the cast of the West Wing!

Romney Campaign’s National Co-Chair Steps Down – Nation points and laughs

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This kind of thing does not happen to legitimate Presidential campaigns:
Pawlenty Steps Down From Romney Campaign To Join Bank Lobbying Group Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty will join the Washington-based Financial Services Roundtable as its new president and CEO, the bank lobbying firm announced Thursday. Pawlenty will step down as national co-chair …
What we are seeing is...

Rose Izzo just reelected Tom Carper

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Overnight, Rose Izzo, the pretender to Christine O'Donnell's teabagging throne in 2012 and recent Republican primary loser, endorsed insane bar owner and Independent candidate for the Senate, Alex Pires. When Alex first announced, I was intrigued, and then I listened to him, and he sounded like a tea partier. Others said, no no no, he is a populist, and angry populist, but a populist. Now we can see Pires's teanuttia confirmed through the eyes and endorsement of Rose Izzo.

Another Day, Another Polling Report [9.20.12]

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Polling Firms have been quite busy this week. The big poll yesterday was the Pew Poll showing an 8 point national lead for the President. In the Senate races, multiple polls in three races now show former Governor Tim Kaine, Elizabeth Warren and Rep. Tammy Baldwin breaking out to significant leads in their respective races after being tied or behind forever. It looks like Obama voters in all three races are coming home to the Democratic candidate in each race, showing that the President might have some serious coattails, and if he has that, then the chances are the Dems will pick up the 25 seats they need and more to retake the House of Representatives and hold the Senate. But first, more on that Pew poll:
Obama holds a bigger September lead than the last three candidates who went on to win in November, including Obama four years ago. In elections since 1988, only Bill Clinton, in 1992 and 1996, entered the fall with a larger advantage. Not only does Obama enjoy a substantial lead in the horserace, he tops Romney on a number of key dimensions. His support is stronger than his rival’s, and is positive rather than negative. Mitt Romney’s backers are more ardent than they were pre-convention, but are still not as enthusiastic as Obama’s. Roughly half of Romney’s supporters say they are voting against Obama rather than for the Republican nominee. With the exception of Bill Clinton in 1992, candidates lacking mostly positive backing have lost in November.
Bill Clinton won 370 electoral votes in 1992, and 379 in 1996. As you can see, the President is likely on a similar course to reelection:

Delaware’s Most Intriguing 2012 Races: Part I

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As always, counting down from #10. 10. RD 32: Andria Viola Bennett vs. Ellis Parrott. The undistinguished daughter of one of Delaware's least distinguished legislators (John Viola) has parlayed her homewrecking skills into a run for State Rep, ostensibly as a 'placeholder' for her DUI-plagued new husband and soon-to-be former Rep., Brad Bennett. You know, the guy who tearfully lamented the damage he had done to the institution of the House. Ellis Parrott doesn't get me excited either. An R political aparatchik and long-time Kent County magistrate, now retired. Nothing says 'political patronage' quite like Justice of the Peace. The post-redistricting registration numbers are, shall we say, daunting to the R's: 6133 D, 3143 R, and 3159 I.  You do the math. I haven't the stomach for it. 9. Sussex Council District 3:  Councilperson Joan Deaver vs. Don Ayotte. Sane vs. insane. Deaver has worked hard to protect Sussex County, and has done it within a body that generally supports the entreaties of developers, especially if said developers offer perks that warm what passes for the hearts of said 'Honorables'. Unintelligible ex-blogger Don Ayotte brings 'teh crazy' to the race: a self-proclaimed English major who can't punctuate, spell or put together a sentence that makes sense. Although his mindless minions do seem to have their barnyard epithets memorized, based on the condition of many of Deaver's campaign signs. Deaver's one of the few serious public officials on Sussex County Council, she's not divisive, so it remains to be seen how effective Ayotte will be. Bonus points to Deaver for opposing the frivolous wasting of taxpayers' dollars on legal fees to permit Council to recite "The Lord's Prayer" at the opening of Council meetings. Perhaps the wingnuts have The Lord's Prayer confused with the Landlord's Prayer. Click through to read more....