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John McCain forced to denounce racist, homophobic member of Virginia leadership team

After a Florida middle school teacher uses 'n*gger' in the classroom to describe Barack Obama (and isn't fired), who knows how this is all going to escalate.

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The smell of desperation is in the air: McCain and his agents are "gambling that he can distract you with smears rather than talk to you about substance," Obama added.

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Bishop Harry Jackson: evangelicals split on LGBT rights; I now support civil unions

And now he's for civil unions. Friday's appearance of professional "Christian" and anti-gay activist Bishop Harry Jackson of the High Impact Leadership Coalition on The Michelangelo Signorile Show turned out to be more newsworthy than expected.

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CA: Fresno priest comes out against Prop 8 during Mass

Father Geoffrey Farrow of the Saint Paul Newman Center on the campus of the University of California (Fresno) is a brave man because he delivered what was likely his final Mass on Sunday -- a homily on love, acceptance and fellowship -- and spoke out against Proposition 8.

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Election politics pits progressive Catholics against conservative church leadership

It looks like the hardline bishops are flexing their muscle against "renegade" progressive parishes - the iron fist of Papa Ratzi is coming down on American Catholics.

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McCain's "Maine Event"

This story is baffling the heck out of me- but here goes:

http://www.wgme.com/News/story...

I can understand wanting to gather up "battleground states"- but to give up MICHIGAN for dinky little MAINE???

Maybe McCain has forgotten this fiasco of an interview with Maine's Rob Caldwell?

It's worth watching again, imo.

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Kentucky, I know you can do better than this

This video, "Patriotic drunk rednecks", is up on YouTube and, well, I just don't know what to say except that this is an example of why Appalachia may never be fertile ground for Barack Obama voter base growth.

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CNN fact check: Palin is lying about Obama 'palling around with terrorists'

Of course it isn't true. We're up to 105 lies in the McCainpedia. CNN did a detailed fact check about the Dem candidate's relationship with Bill Ayers and concluded: The extent of Obama's relationship with Ayers came up during the Democratic presidential primaries earlier this year, and Obama explained it by saying, "This is a guy who lives in my neighborhood .

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Live from NY...it's SNL's veep debate!

And Queen Latifah sits in as Gwen Ifill. And they take on the same-sex marriage question. Sarah Palin again provides a large chunk of the script.

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Obama to release ad calling McCain 'erratic' and out of touch

As I mentioned yesterday, John McCain and Sarah Palin plan to wallow in the Rove gutter for the rest of the campaign.

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60 Seat Democratic Majority in the Senate?

60 seat Democratic majority in the senate with Barack Obama in the White House would be a dream come true for most of us.

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Three things on conspicuously select issues that voters should know about John McCain

Here are the issues that you can click on at the Obama campaign's latest pushback against the GOP nom, johnmccainrecord.

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McCain takes off to Arizona for the weekend

Struggling in polls, McCain regroups in Arizona. With poll numbers slipping, Republican John McCain on Saturday struggled to inject fresh energy into his White House campaign a little over four weeks before the US presidential elections.

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The class of John McCain - he's ready to go into the Rove gutter

In the WaPo, the McCain campaign revealed that for the remaining days between now and election day they are going to focus on character assassination, since John McCain and Sarah Palin have nothing positive to offer voters.

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Homer Simpson's Vote

Thought we might all enjoy a laugh before McCain, aka Mr. Burns, releases the GOP hounds:

From watching not enough college football and too many GOP bobbleheads making the circuits this afternoon, I can safely say we have seen the last of any focus on substance or issues.

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LGBT Bloggers & Citizen Journalist Initiative launches with DC Summit

Here is great news that acknowledges and validates the growing role that LGBT bloggers are playing in political activism, journalism, and advocacy.

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Oops!

I just about fell off of my bar stool from laughing so hard when I spotted this gem of a story yesterday while at happy hour.

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McCain advisor cites candidate's 50's fling with Brazilian hottie as 'Latin American experience'

Please tell me...is this The Truman Show  -- are we're living in a political sitcom? (Miami Herald) Sen.

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Maybe God will provide the 700 billion

and maybe even refinance the mortgages so people won't be evicted.

Prosperity Gospel may have helped drive the housing bubble and sub-prime mortgage crisis: 

 Says Anthea Butler, an expert in Pentecostalism at the University of Rochester in New York: "The pastor's not gonna say, 'Go down to Wachovia and get a loan,' but I have heard, 'Even if you have a poor credit rating, God can still bless you — if you put some faith out there [that is, make a big donation to the church], you'll get that house or that car or that apartment.

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FL: middle school teacher uses 'nigger' to describe Barack Obama

Here you go - it's all coming out into the open now. We know expressions of racism are just below the surface for too many people in this country as the prospect that we actually could elect a black man as president.

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