Posted 10:00 AM by Scoobie Davis

Quick Thought
I'll never vote for a Republican but the idea of pulling the lever for Barbara Boxer in November makes me want to barf.

Posted 7:03 AM by Scoobie Davis

Must Read
Paul Krugman on the GOP witchhunt. Also, read the transcript of my radio conversation with Sean Hannity about how Jerry Falwell scammed his flock with lurid allegations against the Clintons in the 1990's.

Posted 5:29 AM by Scoobie Davis

Forthcoming Jack T. Chick Tract
It's a Halloween tract titled "Stinky."


9/02 UPDATE: Stinky is now online. Enjoy.

Posted 8:11 AM by Scoobie Davis

Busy Busy Busy
I will post soon.

Posted 7:45 AM by Scoobie Davis

Am I the Only One who Thinks This?
Haley Barbour reminds of a Southern sheriff who sets ups crooked speed traps to snag "yankees."

Posted 7:27 AM by Scoobie Davis

Must Read
TNR's Jesse Singal on Dr. Laura. I agree with Singal that Schlessinger gives horrible advice to her masochistic callers but I don't buy his argument that she's more destructive than Limbaugh or Hannity.

Posted 6:30 AM by Scoobie Davis

Party Crashing is NOT a Crime!!!!!!
Those of you familiar with this blog know that I love to crash parties (and that I crashed the 2002 Oscars)--my motto: "No invitation, no problemo."

California Assemblyman Anthony Portantino is trying to unleash The Man on crashers:

A proposed law set to go before California's Legislature this month would make one of Hollywood's cherished utterances — "You're not on the list" — carry grave new consequences. It's a measure aimed at making the act of party crashing a misdemeanor punishable by up to six months in jail, a $1,000 fine or both.

The author of the legislation, Assemblyman Anthony Portantino (D-La Canada Flintridge), said crashers at high-profile events like the Academy Awards and other awards shows pose a threat to public safety that warrants a law in addition to the 25 sections of trespassing code already on California's books. Portantino acted at the request of the Screen Actors Guild after some crashers breached security at the SAG Awards in January but were released because of legal loopholes.

This is misguided and wrong. I know there's not a lot to do in Sacramento but this is just lame.

Thanks to Gene of American Politics Journal for the link.

Posted 7:34 AM by Scoobie Davis

Must Read
Salon's Justin Elliott "How the "ground zero mosque" fear mongering began." I had previously written about the instigator of the mosque protests, Pamela Geller. I had written about Geller's unhinged cheering of wing-nut fundy John Hagee a few years ago in which Geller is audibly shouting things like "Yeah, baby! Woo Hoo Hoo! I love it!" (unfortunatly the YouTube video that I embedded is down but you can download MP3 audio on Geller's site here).

Posted 7:26 AM by Scoobie Davis

Must read
Frank Rich on some unlikely heroes.

Posted 7:38 AM by Scoobie Davis

Must Read
David Kurtz on Duke Cunningham--criminal justice reformer. As I pointed out a few years ago, this isn't the first time Cunningham expressed concern about the criminal justice system when his own ox was being gored.

Posted 7:58 AM by Scoobie Davis

Good News
The Google bomb of Bill Sammon has been a success. Several of the sites referenced are in the top twenty for a Google search of the phrase "Bill Sammon." Thanks to all who participated.

Posted 7:02 AM by Scoobie Davis

My Mini-Review
I did a mini-review of A Charge Kept: The Record of the Bush Presidency 2001-2009 by George W. Bush.

Posted 7:46 AM by Scoobie Davis

Must Read
The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ): Religious freedom for me but not for thee.