Quote of the Day

"Actually, while I’m not sure about the claims by the various people who have reported that Obama has at least participated at times with them in homosexual acts, this certainly lends some credence."

-- Paul Cameron of the Family Research Institute on why President Obama might have publicly expressed support for gay marriage

I'll have more on it tomorrow in the Daily Banter, but I just had to get this little gem out there. Oh, and this is actually kind of the least insane thing he said on the subject of homosexuality.

Now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go drink myself into a coma.

Quote of the Day

"The representation of the Defendants damaged the reputation of the Plaintiffs among the buying and consuming public... Defendants' misleading and false statements were outrageous and held Plaintiffs up for extreme ridicule in the community where they reside and where their works are viewed and read."

-- From a $285 million lawsuit filed by hack author Jerome Corsi and WorldNetDaily.com CEO Joseph Farah against Esquire magazine for a satirical piece it published earlier this year mocking birthers

Right. Relentlessly and insanely pursuing an accusation that has no basis whatsoever in reality doesn't damage your reputation or leave you held up for "extreme ridicule," but jokingly pointing out that you're insane for relentlessly pursuing an accusation that has no basis in reality does.

I do love the implication, though, that the birthers actually have any credibility to damage.

Enough Is Enough

I realize this will sound a tad hypocritical given all my whining about the need to tone down the violent rhetoric, but, let's face it, there have to be one or two things in this world we can all agree on.

So with that in mind, can somebody please just finally beat the fucking shit out of Fred Phelps and the psychos in the Westboro Baptist Church?

Please?

The Village Voice: Westboro Baptist Church To Picket Funeral of Tucson Shooting Victims, Including 9-Year-Old Christina Green/1.11.11

(By the way, it pains me to no end to put a picture of this little girl up next to my own rage and the mere mention of Fred Phelps's name, but I wanted to make the point crystal clear.)