Lindsey Graham promises "Rotating First Lady"

Senator Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, will surely never be President, but just in case, the unmarried candidate for the GOP nomination is heading off speculation about his hypothetical First Lady.


From ABC News

What will bachelor Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., do if he’s elected president in 2016 without a first lady?

“I've got a lot of friends,” the Republican presidential hopeful joked in an exclusive interview with the UK news outlet Daily Mail Online.

“We'll have a rotating first lady.”

It’s the first time the war hawkish South Carolina senator acknowledged his marital status since he began contemplating a run for the White House in 2016.

Oh, but wait - he also has a sister! She can be first lady!

From Newsmax

Republican presidential contender Lindsey Graham, a lifelong bachelor, has come up with a plan for how to fill the role of first lady should he take up residence at the White House.

"Well, I've got a sister, she could play that role if necessary"

. . . Graham announced his candidacy in Central, South Carolina, on June 1. His sister, Darline Graham Nordone, was there to introduce him.

Nordone has previously said she's occupied with her immediate family and her job as a public information director for the state's Department of Vocational Rehabilitation, so it's unclear what role she could take up in a Graham presidency, CNN reported.

Many have speculated over the years that Lindsey Graham is actually gay and in the good-old Southern church-going Tea Party - courting closet. But he certainly won't "come out" during a Presidential run, lest the South Carolina Evangelicals refuse to vote for him in the primaries. Indeed, he sought to reassure his conservative voters that though he is unmarried, he is not "defective" - a dog whistle for gay, perhaps. In fact, he almost married one of them-thar wimmens, so he's macho, y'all.

From Politico

Sen. Lindsey Graham says he’s not “defective” because he’s single. While he’s “been close once” to marrying a woman, he’s unsure why he never did so. And he said that if voters want a John F. Kennedy-esque clan in the White House, they should look elsewhere.
“If you are looking for Camelot, I’m not your guy,” Graham said in an interview. “If you’re looking for glitz and glamour, I’m probably the worst choice in the bunch. If you are looking for a determined person to be president, I think I can fill that bill.”
. . . “I’ve been close once early on, [as I was] taking care of my sister,” Graham said when asked why he never married. “It’s something I really don’t know the answer to, other than I think it’s OK. At the end of the day, there’s nothing wrong about not being married. Having a marriage and a good family and children is a blessing. But I don’t think I’m a defective person by any means.”

Soon the crazy spread to other politicians, as Senator Mark Kirk, R-Illinois, said this:

From Politico

“I’ve been joking with Lindsey,” Kirk said, according to audio from the Huffington Post.

“Did you see that? He’s going to have a rotating first lady. He’s a bro with no ho.”
After emerging from a meeting in the office of Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.), the usually outspoken Kirk was mostly mum about what he’d said about Graham, a longtime bachelor with White House ambitions.
“No. No, comment,” Kirk said. Asked if he regretted the comment, Kirk responded: “I do.”

His old bromantic friend John McCain chimed in:

Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), Graham’s best friend in the Senate, offered this assessment: “I know he’s dated some attractive women from time to time, but I’ve never seen him get real serious.”
McCain added with a big laugh: “I’ve often told Lindsey that he couldn’t find anybody that loves him as much as he does.”

Okay! :)

The Resignation of Aaron Schock

Congressman Aaron Schock R-Illinois has resigned from the House of Representatives. This comes just a few weeks after Washington Post writer Ben Terris wrote a story about Schock's Congressional Office, which was lavishly decorated to resemble the sitting room on the show Downton Abbey. Terris showed up and was given a tour by the designer herself, and that should have been the end of it. But Rep. Schock himself refused to talk about the decor, and that raised red flags, then his communications director got all huffy about the tour. Terris wrote the story anyway and it went viral.

From Ben Terris, Washington Post

A blond woman popped out of an inner office. “Want to see the rest?” she asked.

She introduced herself as Annie Brahler, the interior decorator whose company is called Euro Trash. She guided me to Schock’s private office, revealing another dramatic red room. This one with a drippy crystal chandelier, a table propped up by two eagles, a bust of Abraham Lincoln and massive arrangements of pheasant feathers.

Then, my phone rang.

It was Schock’s communications director, Benjamin Cole.

“Are you taking pictures of the office?” he asked. “Who told you you could do that? . . . Okay, stay where you are. You’ve created a bit of a crisis in the office.”

A staff member then came and asked me to please delete the photos from my phone. So started a day of back-and-forths with a congressman’s office about interior design.

I remember walking into this office and not really wanting to write about it. I left feeling like I had to: http://t.co/PJ1NGdKYge

— Ben Terris (@bterris) March 17, 2015

After the story was picked up by all the national media, reporters began to find anomalies in his other expenditures, including reported mileage reimbursements on his cars, and asking about his political donors. Schock couldn't stand the heat in Downton Abbey's (I mean Washingon's) below-stairs kitchen, so he quickly got out.

From Politico

llinois Rep. Aaron Schock resigned Tuesday, less than 12 hours after POLITICO raised questions about tens of thousands of dollars in mileage reimbursements he received for his personal vehicle.
Schock billed the federal government and his campaign for logging roughly 170,000 miles on his personal car from January 2010 through July 2014. But when he sold that Chevrolet Tahoe in July 2014, it had roughly 80,000 miles on the odometer, according to public records obtained by POLITICO under Illinois open records laws. The documents, in other words, indicate he was reimbursed for 90,000 miles more than his car was driven.
. . . Schock’s resignation marks a swift downfall of one of the GOP’s most promising young stars and prolific fundraisers. The former state legislator was elected to Congress in 2008 and shot through the ranks of the House GOP, at one point gracing the cover of Men’s Health magazine. He was a fresh face in a party eager to update its image.
But as his prominence grew, Schock adopted an expensive lifestyle — staying in luxury hotels, dining at pricey restaurants, flying on private jets. Mounting questions about how he paid for it eventually caught up with him.

Why God created open record laws and a free press! #Schock #ethics @jakesherman @politico pic.twitter.com/vKWgN6Mbif

— Betsy Fischer Martin (@BFischerMartin) March 17, 2015

From Yahoo

. . .In a statement confirming his resignation, Schock said that “the constant questions over the last six weeks have proven a great distraction that has made it too difficult for me to serve the people of the 18th District with the high standards that they deserve and which I have set for myself. I have always sought to do what’s best for my constituents and I thank them for the opportunity to serve.”
Those “constant questions” all started with a February story on the Washington Post’s website that, at first, seemed like little more than a quirky anecdote. But upon closer inspection, the story raised eyebrows and, as Schock mentioned, real questions. Lots of them.
Washington Post reporter Ben Terris went to interview Schock at his office last month and found himself surrounded by deep-red walls, gold wall sconces, and pheasant feathers. The room's ornate decor had been based on that of the set of the popular PBS period drama, “Downton Abbey,” a woman who turned out to be Schock’s decorator told Terris.

Washington Post: "The self-destructive mania of Rep. Aaron Schock"

. . . Schock’s choice of that vibrant color underscored his lifelong determination to go big and brash. According to a review of newspaper clippings going back to when he was a teenager in Peoria, Ill., Schock always pushed for more, more, more — and to be the youngest to ever have it.
It’s a characteristic that propelled Schock to be the youngest school board member, the youngest Illinois state legislator, one of the youngest members of Congress. It pushed him to work out so hard it looked painful, to clog his Instagram profile with action-star theatrics, to get into business hot and early because that’s what Aaron Schock does. He wins. He takes risks. He’s bold, like his bright-red office.
. . . But looking back at Schock’s history, his preternatural drive is unsettling, even for a politician. Schock didn’t want two phone lines. He wanted six. He didn’t want one credit card in middle school. He wanted 13. He wasn’t satisfied graduating high school in four years. He didn’t want to just sit on the school board — he wanted to be its president. He wanted to be the youngest everything. Health wasn’t enough. He needed a six-pack. He didn’t want his office to be beige. He wanted it red.

Rep. Aaron Schock's dad: "Two years from now he'll be successful, if he's not in jail" http://t.co/og7mxFD59A pic.twitter.com/Fc6vhdrpXE

— Talking Points Memo (@TPM) March 19, 2015

'Sloppiness and an oversized ego' derailed 33-year-old rising GOP star Aaron Schock. http://t.co/DNKs0Sspqg pic.twitter.com/sUbhpfZrdV

— Business Insider (@businessinsider) March 18, 2015

Jon Stewart Shreds Aaron Schock With Instagram Montage Set to Taylor Swift: VIDEO http://t.co/U1LMR6KWYU pic.twitter.com/sVu6zXTGxQ

— Towleroad (@tlrd) February 26, 2015

Resigning Rep Aaron Schock (R-IL) has made his Instagram account private. It often featured pix of his globetrotting.

— Chad Pergram (@ChadPergram) March 18, 2015

Now Congressman Schock can watch Downton Abbey full time now. pic.twitter.com/sZhrCbtH8T

— Jeff Gauvin (@JeffersonObama) March 17, 2015

Stacey "Don't Say Gay" Campfield Voted Out in Tennessee

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God Bless Knox County, Tennessee. They got rid of crazy state senator Stacey Campfield on Thursday in the Republican Primary.

Campfield had several famous snafus over the years that have drawn national attention, mainly because he is really really profoundly stupid.

He wanted to pass a "Don't Say Gay" law for the schools, and toss teachers into jail if they ever mentioned the subject. Plus, he went on the record with his views about AIDS being a disease for people who "have sex with monkeys" and never for heterosexuals. *facepalm*





Actor George Takei pushed back with "Just Say Takei" Plan





Then he wanted to tie foodstamps and welfare for families to the grades their children were making in schools. Yeah, because kids having trouble with school shouldn't be able to eat, and neither should their parents and siblings. Are there no workhouses?



When he came across some little children and their mothers protesting his ideas in the hallways of the Statehouse, he mocked them by saying their parents were using them as "Props." That also made the national news. The Moms were not amused, to say the least. I bet they would love to see Campfield's report cards!





Campfield also posted what he thought was a humorous picture of a weaponized pressure cooker after the Boston Bombing. He was apparently trying (and failing) to say that it's as useless to ban assault rifles as it is to ban pressure cookers, or something like that - except that most pressure cookers are not weaponized, and people were either dead or in the hospital! He later removed the blog post after uproar ensued. Then he tried to gloss over it with an equally asinine statement about the Sandy Hook Massacre, which he also later moved, but I made a copy of it. Total genius at making a jerk of himself in the most insensitive way possible.

"Here Comes Feinstein Again"

Inappropriate? Me? Never!
I Just got a call from the media saying they had gotten a few calls (about a blog post I did) saying it was inappropriate after the Boston bombing.
Really?
If my post was inappropriate talking about "crock pot control" then where is the outrage from the left when they push for gun control after the Sandy Hook shooting? Im sorry if I exposed your double standard....
Well, not really.
~ Tenn. State Sen. Campfield responding to media questions about why he posted a tasteless picture of a pressure cooker on his previous blog post

During the election campaign, there was a parody play showing in Knoxville called "Stampfield," making fun of Campfield's positions:



From the Tennessean

Tennessee state Sen. Stacey Campfield, R-Knoxville, who has made national headlines for backing controversial bills and making statements lampooned by late-night comedians, lost his bid for a second Senate term decisively Thursday.
Campfield, a mainstay at the legislature since being elected to the House in 2004, finished with 5,824 votes, just 28 percent of the overall vote, compared to 13,977 votes, 67 percent, for Richard Briggs, a Knox County commissioner.

He was still being an offensive moron even this year:

From The Knoxville Sentinal

Most recently, Campfield made national news when he compared the federal health care law to the forced transportation of Jews to concentration camps during the Holocaust in a blog post.

"Democrats bragging about the number of mandatory sign-ups for Obamacare is like Germans bragging about the number of mandatory sign-ups for 'train rides' for Jews in the 40s," he wrote. The misspelling of "mandatory" appeared in the original text.

Campfield's remark drew swift condemnation and demands for apology from both Democratic and Republican leaders in the state - including the governor.

"Words matter, and to make the comparison to the Holocaust is wrong, inappropriate and insensitive," said Republican Gov. Bill Haslam, a former Knoxville mayor.

Always charming!

After he lost the election, Campfield didn't make a formal statement, but merely put the Frank Sinatra song "My Way" on his blog. By Saturday morning, the video had been taken down due to copyright. Seems like a fitting end - he didn't get his way after all.

A&E Reversal Keeps Bigot Phil Robertson on Duck Dynasty

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Duck Dynasty Daddy Gets Sacked for Bigoted Remarks

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San Francisco Chronicle:

With A&E's decision Friday to bring Robertson back to its most-watched show, it remains to be seen if it can mend fences with both sides — or at least with those viewers who hold opposing views.

The channel's interest is in ratings and revenue, not refereeing social discord.

Will those who called for an A&E boycott unless Robertson returned be satisfied? Will "Duck Dynasty" fans who enjoy the Louisiana duck call-making family but were offended by Robertson's comments watch again?

. . . Within a day of Robertson's removal, more than a half-million people liked an impromptu Facebook page demanding A&E be boycotted until he returns. A petition calling for A&E to bring him back reached 250,000 signatures and counting in about a week.

The controversy similarly ensnared the Cracker Barrel restaurant chain, which removed "Duck Dynasty"-related merchandise from its shelves and then reversed course and apologized after being hit with complaints.

Cracker Barrel apologizes to its racist customers for thinking racism was bad: pic.twitter.com/1ciJUQJTGt
— YeaYouRite (@YeaYouRite) December 22, 2013

#DuckDynasty fans will be happy to read that @CrackerBarrel has history of anti-gay & anti-black bigotry http://t.co/DPDruAWi7a #tcot
— Blue DuPage (@BlueDuPage) December 24, 2013

Cracker Barrel puts “Duck Dynasty” items back on shelves…right next to the KKK coffee cups http://t.co/MWNBMGqTXg
— Ben Alper (@Ben_Alper_APIL) December 23, 2013

Here's What Happened When Cracker Barrel Briefly Decided To Get Rid Of Duck Dynasty Merchandise http://t.co/9TsD05TpEz
— Business Insider (@businessinsider) December 22, 2013

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Our family has become even closer through the past 9 days and we are excited to keep making a quality tv show for our dedicated fans, who have showed us wonderful support. We will continue to represent our faith and values in the most positive way through 'Duck Dynasty' and our many projects that we are currently working on. The outpouring of support and prayer has encouraged and emboldened us greatly.
~ Phil Robertson's eldest son, Alan - a Preacher

Some of Robertson's fans are pledging they'll be part of a "Chick-Phil-A National Support Day" on Jan. 21.
As of early Friday afternoon, there were about 25,000 "likes" and nearly 165,000 "guests" on the Chick-Phil-A-Day Facebook Page.
The idea, according to the Facebook campaign, is this.
1. Wear your Duck Commander or camouflage gear.
2. Eat at Chick-fil-A.
In August 2012, you'll likely recall, that boosted sales at the chain as conservatives showed their support for the company's president, Dan Cathy, and his stand against same-sex marriage.
Chick-fil-A says it has nothing to do with the upcoming Chick-Phil-A Day.
~ From NPR

Old Fashioned Traditional Christian Sentiment And Values.
~ Sean Hannity of Fox News

I’m glad that A&E came to their senses and recognized that tolerance of religious views is more important than political correctness. Today is a good day for the freedoms of speech and religious liberty.
~ Governor Bobby Jindal of Louisiana

This is why A&E now has, if not an obligation, a golden opportunity. The network should return Robertson and Duck Dynasty to the air, but not in the adulterated, cartoon version that has conservatives so besotted (a Facebook page calling for a boycott against A&E has generated over 1.8 million likes). No, Duck Dynasty should get real. It should show Robertson being as homophobic as he pleases, in his home, his church, his community. The show’s editors have previously been criticized for asking Robertson to not say “Jesus” at the end of his prayers; they should now let him get his Jesus freak on, whether in words that invoke hellfire and damnation or those that profess to love the sinner but hate the sin. And, as long as the show’s producers “guide” reality along, they should film Robertson interacting with actual gay people. If the LGBT population of West Monroe, Louisiana is camera-shy, they can fly some folks in for a good old duck hunt. I bet Mary Cheney is pretty handy with a shotgun.
~ Richard Kim of The Nation via AlterNet

#NewAEShows Lifestyles of the Hicks and Brainless pic.twitter.com/PUMcieAbqS
— Sasha (@sasha031) December 28, 2013

Phil Robertson to return to Duck Dynasty in special episode "A&E Agrees w/Me: Gays Are Insolent, Arrogant God Haters" http://t.co/EVHNRzwu8m
— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) December 28, 2013

#NewAEShows The Real Housewives of the KKK
— Paul Lander (@paul_lander) December 29, 2013

How to Cherry pick the Bible to Justify ur Inner Ugliness. #NewAEShows
— wilson6923 (@wilson6923) December 29, 2013

#NewAEShows it's Always Sunny in Jimcrowdelphia
— Chernynkaya (@Chernynkaya) December 29, 2013

#NewAEShows "Roots: the happy years"
— Swiss Kim (@TheSwissKim) December 28, 2013

#NewAEShows Keeping Up With The White Trashians
— GolfGod (@Bigskybrulee) December 29, 2013

White is The New White #NewAEShows
— Tengrain (@Tengrain) December 29, 2013

Real First Cousins of Louisiana #NewAEShows
— Barracks O'Bama (@P0TUS) December 28, 2013

#NewAEShows Who Wants to be A Hillbillionaire?
— Thomas Reich (@gollum1419_g) December 29, 2013

#NewAEShows are Back to Back Hits "Back of the Bus" followed by "Get Back in The Kitchen"
— UV (@UltraVerified) December 29, 2013

#NewAEShows Paula Deens's Klantastic Plantation Christmas Special Featuring White Jesus and Santa
— Deb Vermaas (@debv219) December 28, 2013

Some of My Tweets (along with my witty husband!)

#NewAEShows Duck Back Mountain
— Jeanne K. (@SnarkAmendment) December 29, 2013

#NewAEShows The Not-Ready-For-Prime-Time-Pluckers
— Jeanne K. (@SnarkAmendment) December 29, 2013

#NewAEShows Z Z Flop
— Jeanne K. (@SnarkAmendment) December 29, 2013

#NewAEShows Homophobic Alone
— Jeanne K. (@SnarkAmendment) December 29, 2013

#NewAEShows A Day at the Racists
— Jeanne K. (@SnarkAmendment) December 29, 2013

#NewAEShows Happy Darkies in the Cotton Fields Having a Swell Time
— Jeanne K. (@SnarkAmendment) December 29, 2013

#NewAEShows Louisiana Hellride
— Jeanne K. (@SnarkAmendment) December 29, 2013

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Dear @AETV, We learned recently that Phil Robertson was preaching to old guys that they should marry 9th grade girls. #WontWatch #Pedophile
— Deb Vermaas (@debv219) December 29, 2013

CAUGHT ON TAPE #PhilRobertson Says Men Should Marry 15 and 16 Year-Old Girls (Video) http://t.co/CV2RH6NPLn Add #Pedophile to his A&E resume
— Def Jeff (@eqracer) December 28, 2013

How I Met Your Mother When She Was Fifteen And I was Sixty #NewAEShows http://t.co/IpIsHBoGIR
— Ryy (@Ryy01) December 28, 2013

MY BIG FAT KLAN GATHERING #NewAEShows
— Steve Dowdy (@Steverocks35) December 28, 2013

Another A&E Reality Show: The Duck Dynsasty Cousins! @cspanwj #uppers pic.twitter.com/l6CNmsiRqb
— George Monroe (@Nupe117) December 29, 2013

Duck Dynasty Daddy Gets The Boot for Bigoted Remarks

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Duck Dynasty Patriarch Phil Robertson said some shocking things during an interview with GQ:

Out here in these woods, without any cameras around, Phil is free to say what he wants. Maybe a little too free. He’s got lots of thoughts on modern immorality, and there’s no stopping them from rushing out. Like this one:

“It seems like, to me, a vagina—as a man—would be more desirable than a man’s anus. That’s just me. I’m just thinking: There’s more there! She’s got more to offer. I mean, come on, dudes! You know what I’m saying? But hey, sin: It’s not logical, my man. It’s just not logical.”

Phil On Growing Up in Pre-Civil-Rights-Era Louisiana
“I never, with my eyes, saw the mistreatment of any black person. Not once.
Where we lived was all farmers. The blacks worked for the farmers. I hoed cotton with them. I’m with the blacks, because we’re white trash. We’re going across the field.... They’re singing and happy. I never heard one of them, one black person, say, ‘I tell you what: These doggone white people’—not a word!... Pre-entitlement, pre-welfare, you say: Were they happy? They were godly; they were happy; no one was singing the blues.”

. . . “Everything is blurred on what’s right and what’s wrong,” he says. “Sin becomes fine.”

What, in your mind, is sinful?

“Start with homosexual behavior and just morph out from there. Bestiality, sleeping around with this woman and that woman and that woman and those men,” he says.
Then he paraphrases Corinthians: “Don’t be deceived. Neither the adulterers, the idolaters, the male prostitutes, the homosexual offenders, the greedy, the drunkards, the slanderers, the swindlers—they won’t inherit the kingdom of God. Don’t deceive yourself. It’s not right.”

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Statement from Phil via A&E released to Huffington Post:

“I myself am a product of the 60s; I centered my life around sex, drugs and rock and roll until I hit rock bottom and accepted Jesus as my Savior. My mission today is to go forth and tell people about why I follow Christ and also what the bible teaches, and part of that teaching is that women and men are meant to be together. However, I would never treat anyone with disrespect just because they are different from me. We are all created by the Almighty and like Him, I love all of humanity. We would all be better off if we loved God and loved each other.”

Later the A&E Network responded with "You're Fired."
Via Hollywood Reporter:

We are extremely disappointed to have read Phil Robertson's comments in GQ, which are based on his own personal beliefs and are not reflected in the series Duck Dynasty," A&E said in a statement. "His personal views in no way reflect those of A+E Networks, who have always been strong supporters and champions of the LGBT community. The network has placed Phil under hiatus from filming indefinitely."

But . . . wait a minute --

Mr. #DuckDynasty was going to leave the show anyway - From July: http://t.co/4OhDt9PDRx #tcot #StandWithPhil #UniteBlue

— Jeanne K. (@SnarkAmendment) December 19, 2013

Family Statement on the Duck Commander Website:

We want to thank all of you for your prayers and support. The family has spent much time in prayer since learning of A&E's decision. We want you to know that first and foremost we are a family rooted in our faith in God and our belief that the Bible is His word. While some of Phil’s unfiltered comments to the reporter were coarse, his beliefs are grounded in the teachings of the Bible. Phil is a Godly man who follows what the Bible says are the greatest commandments: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart” and “Love your neighbor as yourself.” Phil would never incite or encourage hate. We are disappointed that Phil has been placed on hiatus for expressing his faith, which is his constitutionally protected right. We have had a successful working relationship with A&E but, as a family, we cannot imagine the show going forward without our patriarch at the helm. We are in discussions with A&E to see what that means for the future of Duck Dynasty. Again, thank you for your continued support of our family.

I notice they didn't bother to address Jim Crow statements. // The Robertson Family Offical Statement http://t.co/nrIEfdzZGs

— Humbug Virginia (@tootwistedtv) December 20, 2013

@tootwistedtv @SnarkAmendment Poor things just don't realize others find the remarks offensive. Bless their pointy little hearts!!

— Southerngal (@NCB116) December 20, 2013

#DuckDynasty family says it cannot continue without their patriarch. We should thank them for the early Christmas gift. #p2 #tcot

— jawillie (@jawillie) December 20, 2013

The suggestion that black folks were happier under Jim Crow and not " singing the Blues" may be the most offensive of all. #duckdynasty

— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) December 20, 2013

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Free speech is an endangered species. Those “intolerants” hatin’ and taking on the Duck Dynasty patriarch for voicing his personal opinion are taking on all of us.
~ Failed Alaska Governor Sarah Palin on Facebook

"Phil Robertson has 1st amend rights & can say whatever he wants!" - Sarah Palin, waving the scalp of Martin Bashir. #p2

— John Fugelsang (@JohnFugelsang) December 19, 2013

More #DuckDynasty and #tcot hypocrisy. Shocking, I know. pic.twitter.com/f1RMWc9NRI

— GHB (@txgdb) December 20, 2013

#2013TaughtMe that @SarahPalinUSA thinks every American has a right to Free Speech as long as he agrees with her pic.twitter.com/hfg1elBRQu

— The Daily Edge (@TheDailyEdge) December 21, 2013

The PC Police have pulled over yet another Patriot!
This is a terrible day for Americans. But admittedly, a pretty good day for ducks.
Why did A&E A-and-axe him? Because this good Christian man spoke his mind to GQ about 'the Gays.'
(Quotes Phil)
Now I'll admit it's not the eloquent speech you'd expect from a backwoods Louisiana bird-murderer.
. . . Tonight we are ALL Phil Robertson. (dons beard)
And yes, black people had no reason to sing the blues! For pete's sake - they got their own water fountains!
~ Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central


The politically correct crowd is tolerant of all viewpoints, except those they disagree with. I don’t agree with quite a bit of stuff I read in magazine interviews or see on TV. In fact, come to think of it, I find a good bit of it offensive.
I also acknowledge that this is a free country, and everyone is entitled to express their views. In fact, I remember when TV networks believed in the First Amendment. It is a messed-up situation when Miley Cyrus gets a laugh, and Phil Robertson gets suspended.
~ Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal

The First Amendment, like the constitution generally, only applies to the government, so if the government stops someone from talking or punishes them, that’s a First Amendment issue. If a private person says I won’t hire you or let you be on TV anymore, that’s not.
The idea is we don’t let the government decide what’s a good opinion, but we do let individuals decide what they think is offensive and what should be rewarded and what should be discouraged. That’s the way the marketplace of ideas is supposed to work.
~ Law Professor Kermit Roosevelt, Univ. of PA, on ABC News

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I wasn't planning to post anything about #DuckDynasty, but today's New York Daily News headline is a keeper. pic.twitter.com/r4ytxxrQuW

— Keith Boykin (@keithboykin) December 20, 2013

So... conservatives DO believe one should be able to share their opinion freely: #UniteBlue #Dems #MartinBashir #p21 pic.twitter.com/IibMBti4Em

— Limbaugh's Left Nut (@ProgressiveYoda) December 19, 2013

Just think how much #DuckDynasty merchandise will move now that people will be "supporting" Phil Robertson. What a tragedy for A&E!

— Steve Dowdy (@Steverocks35) December 20, 2013

#DuckDynasty why is nobody mentioning #philrobertson rant on happy negroes in the cotton fields

— bebird (@peacebird2) December 20, 2013

A word of caution about Free Speech: it applies only to Teabaggers.

— Paolo Polledri (@paolo_sf) December 20, 2013

This Phil Robertson story is the only thing about #DuckDynasty that wasn't staged by the producers.

— Sly Dude (@SlyDude3677) December 20, 2013

Yep. Liberals are never going to let rightwing assholes get away with bigotry ever again. Sorry, @SarahPalinUSA. You aren't a true Christian

— Hesiod Theogeny (@Hesiod2k11) December 20, 2013

Phil Robertson BA in phys ed &Masters in Ed/taught school,son Willie has Biz degree. These phonies play ignorant for $ #DuckDynasty frauds

— Jody (@FishHawkRdJody) December 20, 2013

A&E is a Private Company, Correct? Can Hire and Fire as They Please? Why Do Republicans Hate the Free Market? #StandWithPhil #p2 #tcot

— TheNewDeal (@TheNewDeal) December 19, 2013

#AssholeOfTheDay Ian Bayne, for saying "Phil Robertson is the Rosa Parks of our generation" http://t.co/Nm0tJvyOKt pic.twitter.com/sg3Ft1Lr0O

— Some Asshole (@assholeofday) December 20, 2013

"Godless Perverts" ~ Religious Right Upset by Supreme Court DOMA Ruling

We have become SODOMITES!
~ mountain lion on Free Republic

That great sucking sound that Ross Perot spoke about is getting louder and louder. Soon I, being heterosexual, will be able to claim it a disability.
~ shadeaud on Free Republic

I would argue that there are no legally married same sex couples, since such a union can’t be consummated due to the biology required.
~ babygene on Free Republic

What comes after “slouching” toward Gomorrah?
~ schmoe on Free Republic

“What comes after “slouching” toward Gomorrah?”
Acts of GOD: earthquakes, hurricanes, tsunamis, fire, famine, pestilence. GOD will not be mocked.
~ stars & stripes forever on Free Republic

Face it. Marriage was lost when government was allowed in.
~ cripplecreek on Free Republic

My thoughts on the SCOTUS ruling that determined that same sex marriage is okay: "Jesus wept."
— Gov. Mike Huckabee (@GovMikeHuckabee) June 26, 2013

Remember; these godless perverts HATE 2B called what God calls them #SODOMITES;call their name;its time2 stop trying 2B politically correct
— Dr. Don Anderson (@DrDonKAnderson) June 27, 2013

I pledge to no longer follow any laws whilst Obummer is POTUS. I will only follows God's laws as defined in the Bible. Marriage = 1m1w.
— Rev. Norman Price (@RevNormanPrice) June 27, 2013

LETS GRAB OUR GUNS AND MARCH FOR GOD, GUTS AND GLORY ON THE WHITE HOUSE! LETS SHOW OUR SUPPORT FOR #DOMA AND GODS INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE!
— Rev. Norman Price (@RevNormanPrice) June 27, 2013

Sodomites are desperately trying to change America to suit Satan's agenda. Christians need to rise up and fight the LGBTaliban!! #tcot #ccot
— Rev. Norman Price (@RevNormanPrice) June 28, 2013

The DOMA ruling has now made the normalization of polygamy, pedophilia, incest and bestiality inevitable. Matter of time.
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanJFischer) June 26, 2013

One man, Kennedy, has decided marriage policy for 315 million people. That is tyranny. All hail the king.
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanJFischer) June 26, 2013

Sodomy-based marriage is an egregious violation of the "Laws of Nature and Nature's God." May God have mercy on us.
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanJFischer) June 26, 2013

On DOMA: Supreme Court to Christians: You are Dred Scot. You have no rights this Court is bound to protect.
— Bryan Fischer (@BryanJFischer) June 28, 2013

I think this is the conundrum and gets back to what you were saying in the opening — whether or not churches should decide this. But it is difficult because if we have no laws on this people take it to one extension further. Does it have to be humans?
~ Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky

. . . if we throw up our arms in frustration and surrender the political arena to the left, it will get a whole lot worse. We are headed toward the criminalization of Christianity. Let me explain.
If a family were teaching its children that the KKK is the correct model for society, people would rightly be outraged. If Child Protective Services found out, that family would face the possibility of having its kids taken away for psychological child abuse.
When it comes to same-sex marriage, the militant homosexual movement and its left-wing media allies have, unbelievably, taken the normal view of marriage and equated it with the kind of raw bigotry I just described.
If we stop fighting, in short order you will not be able to teach your children that God intended them to marry someone of the opposite sex.
~ Garry Bauer on Right Wing Watch

When they say you can't be opposed to the redefinition of marriage unless you're a hater or a bigot, then it seems to me that when some other case comes up they're going to establish some constitutional right or find that marriage is unconstitutional in its current form. That to me will put the death knell in it.
. . . There's a lot of areas in our country where people are going to hold firm to what they know is the truth and what they know is best for children and families and for society and there will continue to be a battle . . . just like Roe vs. Wade.
~ Rick Santorum

Michelle Obama Heckled by Gay Activist

From Washington Post

Obama was addressing a Democratic Party fundraiser in a private Kalorama home in Northwest Washington when Ellen Sturtz, 56, a lesbian activist, interrupted her remarks to demand that President Obama sign an anti-discrimination executive order.

. . . “One of the things that I don’t do well is this,” she said to applause from most of the guests, according to a White House transcript. “Do you understand?”

A pool report from a reporter in the room said Obama “left the lectern and moved over to the protester.” The pool report quoted Obama as saying: “Listen to me or you can take the mic, but I’m leaving. You all decide. You have one choice.”

. . . The audience responded by asking Obama to remain, according to the pool report, which quoted a woman nearby telling Sturtz, “You need to go.”

Sturtz was escorted out of the room. She said in an interview later she was stunned by Obama’s response.
“She came right down in my face,” Sturtz said. “I was taken aback.”

The interruption came less than two weeks after President Obama faced a Code Pink protester who loudly advocated for the closure of the Guantanamo Bay prison during the president's national security speech.
The president, who was making his remarks before cameras and a large audience, handled the situation differently than his wife's confrontation Tuesday night.
"This is part of free speech, is you being able to speak but also you listening and me being able to speak, alright?" Obama said upon the interruption. The president has used the tactic before when interrupted.
~ CNN Political Ticker

Attendees escorted the protester out as she yelled further, at one point identifying herself as a “lesbian looking for federal equality before I die.”
Heather Cronk, a co-director of GetEqual, a group that advocates for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender individuals, later identified the heckler as one of its activists, Ellen Sturtz. Three other GetEqual activists were also at the event, Ms. Cronk said.
Tickets for the event ranged in price from $500 to $10,000, Democratic Party officials said.
~ New York Times

Sturtz, who was planted at the fundraiser by gay rights group GetEqual, stated that she was "taken aback" by Obama's response, because apparently the idea that she would do anything besides hand Sturtz the microphone and get her husband on the phone is surprising.
~ The Root

Notice the language Sturtz uses to describe the encounter. Rutgers Anthropology Ph.D student Donna Auston emphasizes that Sturtz’s word choice of “taken aback” is one of distinct privilege; Sturtz sees herself as above reproach in this situation. As Auston inquires, why was Sturtz surprised at Obama’s response? “Is it because you did not expect her to exercise agency? Did you not expect her to assert that she is your equal?” Auston asks. Either black women are supposed to tacitly accept maltreatment and disrespect, or when they do exercise their agency, they are branded as the “Angry Black Woman.”
The choice of words Sturtz employed indicate that she has cast the First Lady as the aggressor who over-zealously responded to reason with anger. And once you label a black woman as “angry,” you have, in essence, invalidated any response, no matter how justified or rational it may be. You can silence any challenge or dissenting thought from a black woman by even remotely alluding to this offensive stereotype.
~ Lauren Rankin on PolicyMic

. . . the moment we play the “I just couldn’t help myself ” card we shut down meaningful conversation. Yelling at someone is not “interaction.” Sure, we get noticed, but it’s easy to get noticed. A no-nonsense mom like Michelle Obama could tell you that any 2-year-old in a WalMart can get noticed just by throwing herself on the floor of the sporting goods aisle. That doesn’t mean anybody is going to take her seriously.
~ Mary Elizabeth Williams on Salon

Via Towleroad

The GetEQUAL organizers involved in the demonstration have issued the following statement.

"LGBT people in North Carolina, New Mexico, Ohio and all over the country are dehumanized in our jobs, and we are forced into the closet in order to participate in the American dream. We value the First Lady's leadership and invite her to lead the charge within the Democratic Party to end employment discrimination. President Obama has an executive order sitting on his desk that can protect a quarter of the labor force in the U.S. from workplace discrimination, we will continue engaging leaders in the Administration and the Democratic Party until President Obama fulfills a promise to our community made five years ago."

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Is this how gays repay obama foreverything he has done for them?nbcnews.to/18Nwdht /via @nbcnews
— Erin Alan Houser (@vaevictus1231) June 5, 2013

Heckler demands to know from Michelle Obama why things can't be like the good old days.... twitter.com/TheObamaDiary/…
— TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) June 5, 2013

Mrs. Obama should have said to LGBT protester: I don't make policy but I certainly understand your concerns. Thanks for sharing them w me.
— CODEPINK (@codepink) June 5, 2013

Brave: @codepink deleted "@michelleobama should have been coached long ago on how to deal diplomatically w people who stand up to protest.."
— TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) June 5, 2013

@codepink Mrs. Obama is not "The Help"and you just lost a lot of blacklady support. But I guess that was your goal right? It Worked.
— AAmom (@AVD911) June 5, 2013

to push for change on a range of issues. We should have been much more sensitive to the issues of white privilege in the case of FLOTUS
— CODEPINK (@codepink) June 5, 2013

But, @codepink, your default setting is *not* to be senstive to them, that's the problem - as is fact you are as 'diverse' as Tea Party.
— TheObamaDiary.com (@TheObamaDiary) June 5, 2013

@kefabe63 Absolutely. @codepink tweeted bigoted crap about FLOTUS then Alicia Keys. Saw donations drying up then pretends concern.
— Nerdy Wonka (@NerdyWonka) June 5, 2013

Still interested to know if @codepink members have heckled any Congress members' spouses, since @flotus is fair game to them. #WhoPassesLaws
— April(@ReignOfApril) June 5, 2013

I am spending zero seconds defending FLOTUS for there is nothing to defend. Rock on, Michelle Obama.
— Wieland (@lawscribe) June 5, 2013

Michelle Obama isn't an elected official and she receives no Govt salary, so you're not really heckling, you're just being rude & childish.
— Path2Enlightenment (@Path2Enlighten) June 5, 2013

When you troll in real life, things happen. You're not protected by electrons, diodes, and a keyboard.
— Vent(@vcthree) June 5, 2013

The #FLOTUS debacle tonight is proof that there can be cognitive dissonance on the Left as well as the Right. #TakenAback
— Jeanne K. (@SnarkAmendment) June 5, 2013

If only we had known that heckling a FLOTUS was the way to achieve our political goals, we could have skipped all the campaigning and voting
— @KnorthernKnight (@KnorthernKnight) June 5, 2013

This is not The Help.
— LiberalPhenom (@LiberalPhenom) June 5, 2013

There's a brand of petulant folks on the left who act as though the country were all blue & Obama could wave a wand to enact every policy.
— Ofunne Good & Evil (@ofunneculture) June 5, 2013

The FLOTUS heckler is like the david broder of heckling.Heckles, then laments decline of civility when FLOTUS gets in her face.
— Josh Marshall (@joshtpm) June 5, 2013

@21law @joshtpm the woman who heckled the President couple weeks ago was fawned over by press & invited on for interviews.No wonder a repeat
— Political Glutton (@politicalglutto) June 5, 2013

90% of Tea Partiers who think Michelle Obama was too 'aggressive' with a heckler also think she 'doesn't know her place.' #Whiteprivilege
— techweenie (@techweenie) June 5, 2013

Jay Carney says Michelle Obama handled heckler "brilliantly."
— Roger Simon (@politicoroger) June 5, 2013

Supremes Signal Demise of DOMA

Transcript of Oral Arguments in DOMA Case, U.S. vs. Edith Windsor

Final update: #scotus 80% likely to strike down #doma. J Kennedy suggests it violates states’ rights; 4 other Justices see as gay rights.

— SCOTUSblog (@SCOTUSblog) March 27, 2013

JUST IN: RT @jancbs: Today's arguments suggest federal Defense of Marriage Act in jeopardy. Five justices imply law is unconstitutional.

— CBS News (@CBSNews) March 27, 2013

If #SCOTUS doesn't get derailed by procedural issues, and does rule on DOMA, strong likelihood law will be struck down.

— Nina Totenberg (@NinaTotenberg) March 27, 2013

#DOMA is probably done: Experts say #SCOTUS will likely strike down homophobic law slnm.us/1oeBNVF

— Salon.com (@Salon) March 27, 2013

"There are two kinds of marriage. Full marriage and the skim milk marriage." - Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg nyti.ms/14oqI9m

— Michael Roston (@michaelroston) March 27, 2013

Edith Windsor exits the court twitter.com/jeneps/status/…

— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) March 27, 2013

Edie Windsor on being at the Supreme Court today: "Thrilled and exalted and humbled, very humble"

— Jennifer Epstein (@jeneps) March 27, 2013

Windsor: "It went beautifully, I think the justices were gentle..I didn't feel any hostility or any sense of inferiority."

— Igor Bobic (@igorbobic) March 27, 2013

Edith Windsor is adorable! She is making history. #DOMA #LGBT #SCOTUS

— IGMvon (@IGMvon) March 27, 2013

Kennedy signaled virtually no sympathy with DOMA. Roberts, Alito, Scalia seemed to think it's valid.

— Sahil Kapur (@sahilkapur) March 27, 2013

Justice Kagan noted that the DOMA House report evinced a moral disapproval of gay marriage - a GOP move that may hurt their legal case.

— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) March 27, 2013

The Obama administration lawyer closed with the moral argument against DOMA in court today: This is *discrimination.*

— Ari Melber (@AriMelber) March 27, 2013

Latest poll shows 56% of Americans want the Supreme Court to overturn the Defense of Marriage Act thkpr.gs/YEvwDB

— ThinkProgress (@thinkprogress) March 27, 2013

Justice Breyer invoked 1983 case in DOMA questioning wapo.st/XGZeEI

— The Washington Post (@washingtonpost) March 27, 2013

Cannot stop laughing at this RT @huffpostpol: CNN reporter predicts #DOMA is doomed, then gets hit by giant umbrella huff.to/14ozaWa

— jennifer bendery (@jbendery) March 27, 2013

Pelosi on Paul Clement defending DOMA in court: "What a stale role to play in life."

— jennifer bendery (@jbendery) March 27, 2013

John Boehner Committed Six Times As Much Government Money As He Originally Said He Would Defending DOMA read.bi/10e5zHW

— Business Insider (@businessinsider) March 27, 2013

Reports from the Supreme Court this morning sound positive. We will find out in June. Patience.

— Sandy (@SandyYost1) March 27, 2013

Racist Homophobic Tweets by GOP Leader in South Carolina

The left has decided that Trayvon Martin was just this perfect little angel. He was a thug. He tweeted about drug use. This guy, he was a criminal, and the left has decided to make him some sort of martyr. That is what I don't understand.
. . . I stand for free speech and I stand for honest speech, and I think more people need to use it.

~ Todd Kincannon Monday during Interview with Huff Post Live

Is the 49ers QB a melungeon, marabou, or quadroon? I can't tell.
— Todd Kincannon (@ToddKincannon) February 4, 2013

The Super Bowl just went mulatto. Just like Barack Obama! cc: @realbrother0003
— Todd Kincannon (@ToddKincannon) February 4, 2013

Buggery buggery buggery! RT @thejackobrien @toddkincannon macaca
— Todd Kincannon (@ToddKincannon) February 4, 2013

This Super Bowl sucks more dick than adult Trayvon Martin would have for drug money.
— Todd Kincannon (@ToddKincannon) February 4, 2013

This Super Bowl sucks more dick than Gomer Pyle did for weekend passes.
— Todd Kincannon (@ToddKincannon) February 4, 2013

.@dawncatherine I appreciate you! I agree that Trayvon Martin was a dangerous thug who needed to be put down like a rabid dog.
— Todd Kincannon (@ToddKincannon) February 4, 2013

It hasn't been this dark in the Superdome since all those poors occupied it after Hurricane Katrina.
— Todd Kincannon (@ToddKincannon) February 4, 2013

For some reason, I can't stop laughing tonight!
— Todd Kincannon (@ToddKincannon) February 4, 2013

Trayvon already got his justice. RT @jayoe421 @toddkincannon #Justice4Trayvon
— Todd Kincannon (@ToddKincannon) February 4, 2013

So here's what I just learned. Because Trayvon Martin was black, I can't tell a joke about how he was an admitted drug user. Interesting!
— Todd Kincannon (@ToddKincannon) February 4, 2013

Background From Charleston Examiner.com

While this series of vulgar tweets might take some aback, Kincannon’s already well-known for offensive Twitter communication.

• In July 2011, Columbia’s Free-Times reviewed Kincannon’s tweets to be “irreverent, insensitive, cruel and uncouth(.)”
• In November 2011, national media reported that Kincannon made vulgar references to Rep. Nancy Pelosi, calling the California congressman “whore,” “bitch” and even worse. He acknowledged to TPM that the tweets were from him, stating “I think a lot of people need to learn how to take a joke.”
• In May 2012, an online “Ending Todd Kincannon” petition was created after the attorney issued statements received as racist on Twitter and Facebook.
• In October 2012, a conservative online journal reported that Kincannon was caught “sexting” (not once, not twice, but three times), submitting nude photographs of himself and requesting the same from women in the Columbia region.

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Racist? Check. Homophobic? Check. Classist? Check.
What party did you say this guy belonged to again?
~ Guildensternenstein on Reddit

The comment is not chiefly objectionable for its obscenity; nor its cruel reference to a kid shot dead.
Nor should we care that it flies in the face of the Republican party's declared intention to reach out to minorities.
No; what is ultimately exemplary of a foul, loathsome, cowardly, degradingly dead soul and empty mind, is the defense of the comment.
The creature is now whining: 'what; I can't insult a black drug user'?
~ CRYMTYPHON on Reddit

Trayvon was an innocent black kid w/iced tea & skittles who was stalked & murdered by a racist jerk w/a gun #Truth #UniteBlue @gophatetweets

— EarthMuffinHugs (@EarthMuffinHugs) February 4, 2013

Crystal clear to you? From what evidence? George got out of his car and pursued, aggressively. Trayvon walked toward home. @toddkincannon

— Simon Says (@SayethSimon) February 5, 2013

Ironically, you probably call yourself pro-life, while joking about the death of a child armed with skittles. Big man. @toddkincannon
— Simon Says (@SayethSimon) February 5, 2013

@joeyfotofr @tiffany_willis don't forget kincannon's assocation with zimmerman's brother robert ===>> @rzimmermanjr #blacktwitter

— princss6 (@princss6) February 5, 2013

This loathsome GOPrick from #SC kinda sorta makes Jindal seem more luminous.#gop rawstory.com/rs/2013/02/04/…

— Greg Ammons (@GregAmmons) February 5, 2013

@toddkincannon What's most telling is you call yourself a Christian. Satan is very, very proud of the work you do for him.
— Brenda (@BluntlyBlue) February 4, 2013

Happy Birthday Trayvon wish you was here to see your 18th birthday R.I.P <3

— Trillaaaaaa (@TOP_NOTCHH) February 5, 2013