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“J.F.K.’s speech was to reassure Americans that he wasn’t a religious fanatic…Mitt’s was to tell evangelical Christians, ‘I’m a religious fanatic just like you.
- Jon Krakauer, quoted in the New York Times.
If you haven’t already had the opportunity, I’d recommend Krakauer’s excellent and frightening book Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith, [...]

Gettin’ around

Ron Paul supporters have purchased a blimp for his campaign. The Idea of Progress took a look at what modes of transportation that the other Republican candidates are using:
Mitt Romney – Horse and buggy
Fred Thompson – Rascal scooter
Rudy Giuliani – Firetruck used in 9/11, because he was there, you know, on 9/11
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A few words for Mitt Romney

“Freedom requires religion, just as religion requires freedom. Freedom opens the windows of the soul so that man can discover his most profound beliefs and commune with God. Freedom and religion endure together, or perish alone.”
–Mitt Romney, speaking today, Thursday December 6th.
Mitt Romney, shut the fuck up.
Seriously.
Combining ideas like ‘freedom’ and ‘religion,’ and making [...]