* Gov. Huntsman, the other Mormon Republican presidential candidate that isn't Romney, came out of the evolution closet today. He's the only one so far.
* Bachmann and Perry are both in favor of dismantling the EPA. After all, there is another oil puddle in the Gulf this Summer and how better to respond to the recent catastrophic oil spill than to dismantle all environmental protection. After all, look how well oil companies self regulate! What better thing to do than deregulate all industries!
* DC Hates Diversity: http://big-wired.livejournal.com/257616.html
* In case you missed it, Anderson Cooper really went after the Syrian Ambassador today, asking tough questions, and generally calling bullshit on the government claims that mysterious unnamed "armed gangs" are responsible for all the violence in Syria despite volumes of footage showing the economy; claims the US is in league with Al QWueada; and claims that there is a free press in Syria. It went way too long for me to link here, but I suggest checking out the Anderson Cooper 360 blog for some serious pwnage by the Silver Fox.
* "Church extends authority to absolve sin of abortion for papal visit:" http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2011/08/18/authority-to-absolve-sin-of-abortion-extended-for-papal-visit/?hpt=hp_c2
* FOX "news" is now calling Warren Buffet a Socialist for wanting to raise the tax rate for the rich to Clinton levels. I do not think that word means what you think it means, FOX "news."
* neo_prodigy found, On Respecting the boundaries of your bisexual friends: http://cypheroftyr.wordpress.com/2011/08/17/on-respecting-the-boundaries-of-your-bisexual-friends-inspired-by-neos-post/
* I haven't read this book, but from the review it looks like it can do a lot of good out in the schools (trigger warning): http://slatebreakers.com/2011/08/18/review-the-mockingbirds-by-daisy-whitney/#more-303
* Melissa Harris Perry breaks down the vacation double standard when it comes to republican vacations vs. Obama's. (My thought has been that unless a news person, politician, or pundit, complained about bush taking a record number of vacations, or congress taking a month and a half off during this economic crisis, they should shut up about Obama taking ten days. What exactly do they think he's going to do with Congress out of session?) Anyway, full breakdown of the underlying hypocricy is here: http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/21134540/vp/44197714#44197714
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