Graph Of The Day

On Sunday, when Michele Bachmann suggested that Trayvon Martin supporters were imagining things, maybe it's because the place that she receives her news from doesn't talk about black kids getting shot.

Quote Of The Day

Malcolm X, at a protest  in Manhattan, February 13, 1963.

“If you're not careful, the newspapers will have you hating the people who are being oppressed, and loving the people who are doing the oppressing.” 


 - Malcolm X

This Is How NOM Publishes A Baby Announcement

On September 30th, Jared Polis, a gay Congressman from Colorado, and his partner, Marlon Reis, announced the birth of their son, Caspian.  No information was disclosed as to the baby's mother, because, honestly, it's no one's business.  This was a notable birth announcement, in that Polis became the first openly gay parent in Congress.  The announcement from Polis and Reis read as follows:

"Marlon & Jared are proud to announce the arrival of Caspian Julius: 8 pounds 12 ounces, Born September 30th 2011

Baby and parents are doing well, baby has learned to cry already!

No gifts please, just nice thoughts for Caspian, humankind, the planet, and the universe!"

Many news websites and political blogs noted the birth.  All reported the news positively.  Many offered their congratulations and well wishes.  After all, how is the birth of a beautiful, healthy baby boy a negative thing in this world?

If you were to believe the news from the National Organization for Marriage, you would think that Caspian's birth was a harbinger of the end of the world.  This was their headline, announcing the baby's birth:

What a horrible way to spin the birth of a child.  This little boy is going to have two parents, in a secure, stable home, that love him.  And, simply because those parents are both male, NOM automatically considers him "at risk" or "disadvantaged".  This is nothing less than hate speech, and it was specifically targeted at Polis.

Rep. Polis is the co-sponsor of the Every Child Deserves A Family Act.  The act "bans discrimination in adoption or foster care placement based on the sexual orientation, marital status or gender identity of the potential parent, or the sexual orientation or gender identity of the child".

It's a wonder they didn't call little Caspian the Anti-Christ.

The #occupywallstreet Interview Fox News Will Never Air (Video)

For the last week, Fox News has made a point of intentionally making the Occupy Wall Street protesters appear to be a bunch of disorganized, incoherent hippies.  Bill O'Reilly's production crew has gone out of their way to make the thousands of protesters in the streets of New York City to look like morons.  With a mix of careful editing, and a process of selecting the perfect drug addicted performance artist to interview, they have posted a nightly montage of what appears to be the endless stream of uneducated burnouts standing up against capitalism, without rhyme or reason.

Fox News was in Liberty Square again today, interviewing for Greta van Susteren's show.  As you'll see, the interviewer is giving the protester the opportunity to "put any message you want out there, to give you fair coverage".  This is what he said:



Yeah.  That will never see the light of day on Fox News.