“It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into”

Jonathan Swift
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"The Democrats have moved to the right, and the right has moved into a mental hospital." - Bill Maher
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"The city is crowded my friends are away and I'm on my own
It's too hot to handle so I gotta get up and go

It's a cruel ... cruel summer"

Saturday, August 07, 2004

What We're Up Against

Last night, I saw a rerun of the King of the Hill episode in which Hank and the boys accidentally go to a gay rodeo. Your assignment for today: Compare their cluelessness in the face of contemporary tolerance to this Free Republic thread:

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1186902/posts

Especially note the godawful "Lying is Their Norm" parody. And the snide bigotry of the "Kerry's New Cabinet" post. And the adolescent giggling of the photo-montage questioning Kerry's and Edward's sexuality.

Oh, hell, just read the whole thing. Then go take a shower.

SPACEDARK