Opponents of Proposition 8 might have to go back to the ballot to reverse the ban on same-sex marriage, speakers told a crowd of about 5,000 at a loud and enthusiastic gay-rights rally in front of the state Capitol on Saturday.
Although the state Supreme Court has agreed to hear a challenge to Prop. 8 early [...]
Archive for November 23rd, 2008
prop 8 protest: sacramento (again)
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2008 Election, same-sex marriage, marriage equality, California gay marriage, California constitutional rights, No on 8 protest Sacramento, Prop 8 protest 11.22.08 on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
nate predicts franken by . . . 27
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 538, Al Franken, fivethirtyeight.com, Franken-Coleman senate race, Minnesota vote recount 2008, Nate Silver, Norm Coleman on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
More reasons to love that man. Even a math-phobic English major who glazes over the formulae in his post can love the logician at work. It takes some cojones to put a prediction out there for the topsy-turvy world of vote recounting, where human error and political machinations abound. (Or not–Nate was so spot-on the whole election [...]
ak muckraker gives thanks for sarah palin
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2008 Election, AK Muckraker, AK Muckraker gives thanks to Sarah Palin, AKM, Alaska politics, Mudflats, Palingates, Sarah Palin on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
That’s some mighty fine Mudflats gratitude for ya. And there’s more where that came from. A little walk down the memory lane of election season…
As Thanksgiving approaches, it’s time to think of gratitude. I have a lot to be thankful for this year, but in particular I’m thankful to Sarah Palin. I was saving this post for [...]
krugman: the lame-duck economy
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged auto industry seeks bailout, bailout, deflation, New York Times, Paul Krugman, The Lame Duck Economy on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
When Krugman sounds freaked out, you know it’s time to worry. Read the whole excellent piece here.
There is, however, another and more disturbing parallel between 2008 and 1932 — namely, the emergence of a power vacuum at the height of the crisis. The interregnum of 1932-1933, the long stretch between the election and the actual [...]
turkeygate–palin keeps ‘em coming
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged AK Muckraker, AKM, Alaska politics, Mudflats, Palin turkey pardoning, Sarah Palin, turkeygate on November 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
No, I will NOT post that awful video, but you can click through to see Countdown’s take on it via the Mudflats post below. I am, however, posting this follow-up from AK Muckraker on why the story is keeping on keeping on (beyond this excellent observation, AKM reports on yet another signature Palin denial–now says she was unaware [...]
dowd: marriage on the rocks
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged 2008 Election, California gay marriage, Dianne Feinstein, Feinstein against Prop 8, Harvey Milk, Larry Kramer, marriage equality, Prop 6, Prop 8, same-sex marriage on November 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Dowd speaks with Feinstein about Prop 8 and Harvey Milk.
The gays were outfoxed by their opponents. In both Prop 6 in 1978 and this year’s Prop 8, the specter of children being converted to a gay orientation was raised. Feinstein said the TV ad of Prop 8 supporters insinuating that “gay marriage would be taught [...]
