Obama effigy found in Oregon shows ugly side of Northwest
Officials at George Fox University in Newberg, Ore., (a school founded more than a century ago by Quakers) said they found a life-size cardboard cutout of Democratic Presidential Candidate Barack Obama “attached by fishing line to a tree.” A sign, reading “Act Six reject,” was taped [...]

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[Hat-tip to kos for posting it...]
Balloon Juice
Sarah Palin is the distilled essence of wingnut. She has it all. She is dishonest. She is a religious nut. She is incurious. She is anti-science. She is inexperienced. She abuses her authority. She hides behind executive privilege. She is a big spender. She works from the gut and [...]

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Daily Kos: State of the Nation
Here’s McCain’s selection for the Vice Presidency of the United States, Sarah Palin, answering a 2006 policy questionnaire:
Q: Are you offended by the phrase “Under God” in the Pledge of Allegiance? Why or why not?
PALIN: Not on your life. If it was good enough for the founding fathers, its [...]

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Pam’s House Blend:: Discussions with the Pro-Government-Enforced-Procreation demonstrators
As I rode my free bike around Downtown Denver I found some of the fun groups gathered for the convention.

The “Stop the Torture” demonstration down at the park.

Pro-Choice Girl, Pro-Gun Cop
One of the under-dressed and under-epuipped police at the convention center making sure the free speech doesn’t lead [...]

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Just listening to the podcast, realized I never did get to the story on Military Evangelism.  Too many whiners, I guess.  But I will save the segment for next week, don’t you worry.

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I’ve been covering this issue of pharmacists who believe God’s law trumps their professional duty. Here are some samples from the archives:
A Preserver of Life (April 2005)
Anyway, the pharmacist’s point was that he is a preserver of life, and therefore could not in good conscience offer the morning-after contraception pill or birth control to [...]

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Let My Partner Stay // Current

You know what’s going to be fun? Being an old man and explaining to my grandkids how back in the early part of the century, people weren’t allowed to marry their same-sex partners and people could be imprisoned for possessing marijuana. I imagine they’ll look at me like [...]

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Another McCain Pastor: Islam Is a ‘Conspiracy of Spiritual Evil’
McCain has not disassociated himself from the pastor, but the campaign statement said, “Just because someone endorses John McCain doesn’t mean he endorses all of their views.”
Despite his call for the U.S. to win the “hearts and minds of the Islamic world,” Sen. John McCain recruited [...]

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