Just noticed that the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition event is being held at the Knapp Animal Learning Center which certainly puts it all in perspective.  In other news, yes I am watching same.  Love a circus.

Eschaton's Debate Thread:

Drink every time...Oh just drink

Go Here.  Read This.

Rapture Rescheduled for October 21. Come as you are.

Iran plot to sink The Maine revealed by heroic Obama Administration. Bush II asks "Why didn't I think of that?"

 Bored with harassing medical marijuana clinics and passing out ammo to drug cartels, Eric Holder hires a bunch of meth addicted screenplay writers to plot the new U.S. Gulf of Tonkin incident.

"The Terrorist Mastermind at the center of the plot is a failed used car salesman in Texas with a history of pedestrian money problems. Dive under your bed."
 

 Link Here to Glenn Greenwald of Salon on the Very Scary Iranian Terror Plot.

Clearly I will be going straight to hell, but I have no idea what these phrases mean:

American Exceptionalism

The American Dream

Original Intent

I have not only not read The Federalist Papers but immediately lose interest whenever they are mentioned.  Nor have I read De Toqueville’s  “Democracy in America” – however, as anyone who has seen  Born Yesterday  knows, neither has anyone else.

While my guitar gently weeps...

So the brainless spawn refers to Obama as Hitler.  Big deal.  I've heard the Public Enemies de jour compared to Hitler my whole life; for example, here. Who hasn't drawn one of  those mustaches on the Yearbook pic of the Women's Vice Principal?*  What I don't understand is casting Boehner as Netanyahu.  Is this supposed to be an insult?  A compliment?  This is a sincere question.  Help me out here.
*Sorry Bertha.  Hee hee.

Department of Where Are They Now

TPMMuckraker

CIA Operative, Who Caused International Crisis After Killings, Arrested After Argument Over Parking Spot

And from Juan Cole over at Informed Comment:
"Here’s a troubling thought: do you really think it would be a good idea to give a President Michele Bachmann or a President Rick Perry the authority to kill American citizens at will and with no due process?"

Remember when we scoffed at 'Death Panels?"

But if Rick Perry or Barack Obama don't like you, yo ass is grass!
From Glenn Greenwald at Salon:
Yemen

FRIDAY, SEP 30, 2011 3:31 AM PACIFIC DAYLIGHT TIME

The due-process-free assassination of U.S. citizens is now reality

BY GLENN GREENWALD