"What is objectionable, what is dangerous about extremists is not that they are extreme but that they are intolerant. The evil is not what they say about their cause, but what they say about their opponents." - Robert F. Kennedy

White House releases Obama's birth certificate

Looks like a photocopy of the "long form" certificate has been released.  Direct link to the .pdf of the entire certificate, here: How long 'til somebody says it's a fake?

Olbermann: Violence and threats have no place in democracy (VIDEO)

Regardless of whether you like Olbermann, he's got something to say about the shooting of Rep Gifford in Arizona. I hope even those who generally violently disagree with Olbermann's commentary can agree with this bit. CoH will be enforced.

Sarah Palin e-mail release delayed – again

The Alaska governor's office is asking for more time to prepare to release former Gov. Sarah Palin's e-mail archives from her time in office.

Off The Rails: The Year In Fox News Misinformation

As the year comes to a close, Media Matters offers a month-by-month look back at Fox News' most outrageous and factually challenged moments of 2010.

Sarah Palin Breaks the Law. And has no sense.

It gets better. The law Sarah Palin broke is one that she, herself, signed into law. And, in doing so, she endangered the lives of her children. What was the law she broke? No seatbelts on the kids in a moving vehicle.

US sues school over denial of Muslim pilgrimage

While I'd be the first to say that a school must make allowances for religious observation... Nowhere in the Muslim faith does it say WHEN this trip must be taken.

Westboro Baptist Church says it will picket Elizabeth Edwards' funeral

Can these people possibly stoop any lower? EDIT: I think this has enough merit to drag it out of comments and post up here where it's visible. I propose we put our money where our collective mouths are.

Sarah Palin's Hunting Trip To Feed Her Family Cost — $42,400 or $141.33 per lb. of Caribou Meat!

HollywoodLife.com researched the logistics and cost of Palin's hunting trip which resulted in a bagged caribou, and discovered that it was a mighty expensive way to feed the Palin family, at $42,400 for the trip. The breakdown is all at the link.

Department Of Education Study Finds Teaching These Little @!$%#s No Longer Worth It

WASHINGTON—The U.S. Department of Education released a comprehensive, nationwide evaluation of American schools Monday indicating that attempts to teach absolutely anything to these little @!$%#s is just a huge waste of everybody's time.

A manifesto from our friend Bishop John Shelby Spong

Not my typical sort of seed, but one worth reading and sharing:

Tea Party Express's pricey cruises

The Tea Party Express, paid Holland America Line a total of $103,000 to send six of its staffers on four consecutive cruises on the Amsterdam.

Dan Savage on It Gets Better

Setting this up as an article, as I'm going to include a few links, here.

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Obama: Fox News is 'destructive' to America

President Obama is pulling no punches when it comes to Fox News, declaring the cable news outlet to be "destructive to [America's] long-term growth."

Build Islamic center on Ground Zero, says Moore

I'll be among the first to say that I think Michael Moore and I don't see eye to eye on some things. I'll be among the first to say that, many times over the years, I've fervently wished he'd just shut up. Yesterday, however... Yeah, I'll give credit where it's due:

A question of faith...

In RAC0219's seed, we got more than a bit off-topic. I'd asked this question there, but, per his request to stay on-topic, I'm bringing it here.

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Judge rules federal same-sex marriage ban unconstitutional

A federal judge in Boston, Massachusetts, has ruled that the federal ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, because it interferes with an individual state's right to define marriage.

Court rules against Christian group in discrimination case

The Supreme Court has ruled against a Christian campus group that sued after a California law school denied it official recognition because the student organization limits its core membership to those who share its beliefs on faith and marriage.

Doctor Who Tardis to be auctioned

A Doctor Who Tardis used to whizz Christopher Eccleston around the galaxy as the ninth Time Lord and the "earliest surviving Dalek" will go under the hammer next week.

Kids of lesbians have fewer behavioral problems, study suggests

Interesting. Apparently, not only do children raised by same-sex couples have no MORE problems than other children... apparently children born to lesbian couples have FEWER problems.

Right wingers threaten President with sexual act; then cry foul

I'm sick and tired of seeing people complain about the epithet "Teabaggers". The Tea Party coined the phrase at the beginning of 2009. They started websites, which are still up and running, which referred to themselves as "teabaggers".

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Interesting... Bristol Palin confesses to being Trig's mother?

The article is about the trial of the hacker who accessed Palin's e-mail. (He was convicted on two of four counts, cleared of one, and the jury deadlocked on the fourth.) The interesting bit...

Graham's exit puts climate change bill in limbo

A climate-change bill that was scheduled to be unveiled at a news conference Monday is now up in the air after Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina walked out of talks.

We Need to Have Empathy for Tea Partiers

An interesting article by a psychiatrist taking a look into the mind of the delusions of Tea Partiers. CoH will be enforced. Stay off each other's backs, folks.

'Playgirl' offers Michael Vick $1 million donation to PETA to pose in its magazine

Playgirl spokesman Daniel Nardicio told Life and Style magazine: " I sent the request to Michael Vick on Wednesday. But we haven't heard back yet. I figured he paid back society for dog fighting, but what about the animals?

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