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SO much for :Who am I to judge?" The Vatican has released a document forbidding not only gays, but those with homosexual "tendencies" to become priests or even enter the seminary. Not that you'd want to, but it is such a sharp contrast with the previous lack of judgment. “The Church, while profoundly respecting the persons in question, cannot admit to the seminary or to holy orders those who practice homosexuality, present deep-seated homosexual tendencies or support the so-called ‘gay culture,’” the document stated. http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/the-pope-just-approved-a-very-troubling-document-on-gays-and-priesthood_us_58488029e4b0d0aa037f0ff8

The Alt-Right cannot be allowed to win! Please read this petition, sign it , and share it with friends. https://www.change.org/p/electoral-college-electors-electoral-college-make-hillary-clinton-president-on-december-19

Hey, Donald, when you go to England to meet the Queen, DO NOT grab her pussy! Anyone else have some good advice?

Per 538 poll analysis, in the last two weeks Trump has pissed away all the gains he made during September. His numbers are back to those of August 31. Clinton has opened up daylight between Herself and the Donald in North Carolina and Florida and is level pegging in Ohio and Iowa. And the Donald's numbers continue to slide as each new round of polls come in. Slip slidin' away Slip slidin' away You know the nearer your destination the more you're slip slidin' away. ==== I wonder if Simon will object to the Trump campaign's new theme song. https://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=U7PBjKzaQEw

As of 3 minutes ago, 538, the poll analysis site, called it a coin flip between Clinton and The Donald. The Hill has a barely 55% chance of winning and Donald is creeping up in the polls, even in her firewall states. Trump has opened up daylight between himself and Clinton in Iowa, Ohio, North Carolina and Florida. He's running significantly ahead of Romney's numbers at this point in the campaign. Some folks are saying that anything less than a full blown bull chimpanzee dominance display, complete with shit throwing, will be enough for fence sitters to perceive him as a plausible president. So will someone here please post something, anything, to calm my n…

http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/poll-trump-clinton-who-is-winning-227751 She still leads in key swing states. See Ohio, North Carolina, Florida, Virginia, Michigan, and PA., and the electorial map favors her. Besides, I never liked CNN. NBC/ has her up. Whew! Trump up 2 points over Clinton in national poll Read more: http://www.politico.com/story/2016/09/poll-trump-clinton-who-is-winning-227751#ixzz4JTq14N4C Donald Trump has a two-point edge over Hillary Clinton in the latest CNN/ORC national survey of likely voters out Tuesday, as the Democratic nominee's post-convention lead has largely evaporated. Among those likely to v…

I'd say pretty dumb. To behave like that after getting caught once, to bring his kid into it, to humiliate his wife again, to risk damage to the Clinton campaign. Doesn't get much dumber.

Hillary looks to be the top of the democratic ticket. I am happy for this. I liked Bernie but did not think he was electable. However, how insane are the Bernie or Bust guys?

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Holy Shit! This is the best convention ever. Plagiarism. Boos. Lies. Drama. Damn, this is great!

Will there be a brokered Republican convention? Will there be one for democrats? I'd love to see a free for all at the Republican convention just to see what happens to Donald Trump. Living overseas, the things he says is embarrassing and the rest of the world is laughing at us. Do those that support him not get this?

Fascinating figure, as ever. Woodward and Bernstein: 40 years after Watergate, Nixon was far worse than we thought By Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward The Washington Post June 8, 2012 As Sen. Sam Ervin completed his 20-year Senate career in 1974 and issued his final report as chairman of the Senate Watergate committee, he posed the question: “What was Watergate?” Countless answers have been offered in the 40 years since June 17, 1972, when a team of burglars wearing business suits and rubber gloves was arrested at 2:30 a.m. at the headquarters of the Democratic Party in the Watergate office building in Washington. Four days afterward, the Nixon White House offered its…

Eek. Alexander Litvinenko and the most radioactive towel in history The Russian dissident was murdered in London with polonium, but only on the third attempt. In an extract from his book A Very Expensive Poison, Luke Harding traces the toxic trail the clueless assassins spread around the capital http://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/mar/06/alexander-litvinenko-and-the-most-radioactive-towel-in-history

Top 10 Supernatural Bad Ass President Movies With Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter opening nationwide tomorrow, 20th Century Fox has confirmed these ten "Supernatural Bad Ass President Movies" will be added to the franchise. 10. Harry Truman: Hippie Slasher 9. Grover Cleveland: Mermaid Fucker 8. Richard Nixon: Sasquatch Fister 7. Franklin D. Roosevelt: Nazi Zombie Killer 6. William Taft: Elf Eater 5. George Bush: Satan Blower 4. Herbert Hoover: Unicorn Slayer 3. Gerald Ford: Gargoyle Stalker 2. Chester Arthur: Giant Squid Rapist 1. Barack Obama: Black Guy http://www.funnyordie.com/articles/242bb45c71/top-10-…

"...I met Jimmy Carter twice -- the second time in 2010 when he was 85 and the head of the Carter Center in Atlanta, and the first time in 1976 when he was 51 and running for president, giving a speech to college students in Cambridge, Massachusetts. After the speech, a young African-American woman with a Southern accent standing next to me said to him (half as question and half as prayer), "I hope you'll actually do the things you say you'll do." He looked her in the eyes with an intensity that I'll never forget and said, "I promise you, I will." In my bones I knew he meant it, and that was enough for me then, as it is now..." http://m.deseretnews.com/article/865635957…

If we are in the midst of global warming, why does BO make an announcement of the US building a new, heavier ice breaker ship? Just curious. There seem to be at least two "camps" regarding climate change. Regardless of what one believes to be the "science" involved, it is difficult to ignore the dollar benefit to such as Al Gore and many others who promulgate "warming". Do they really care? Best regards, RA1

The upside (for us) of shale fracking. Saudi Arabia may go broke before the US oil industry buckles It is too late for OPEC to stop the shale revolution. The cartel faces the prospect of surging US output whenever oil prices rise If the oil futures market is correct, Saudi Arabia will start running into trouble within two years. It will be in existential crisis by the end of the decade... http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/oilprices/11768136/Saudi-Arabia-may-go-broke-before-the-US-oil-industry-buckles.html

Oh boy. Warming of oceans due to climate change is unstoppable, say US scientists Seas will continue to warm for centuries even if manmade greenhouse gas emissions were frozen at today's levels, say US government scientists http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2015/jul/16/warming-of-oceans-due-to-climate-change-is-unstoppable-say-us-scientists

Greenwald: What Portugal Can Teach Us About Decriminalizing Drugs http://www.newsweek.com/greenwald-what-portugal-can-teach-us-about-decriminalizing-drugs-349992

Marshall Islands This dome in the Pacific houses tons of radioactive waste -- and it's leaking http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/jul/03/runit-dome-pacific-radioactive-waste

A 30,000-pound bunker buster. Largest non-nuclear weapon ever: https://www.yahoo.com/finance/news/30-000-pound-bomb-could-204800527.html If somebody is going to have one, suppose I'm glad it's us. For now.

...known by the company you keep. Leader of group cited in 'Dylann Roof manifesto' donated to top Republicans http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/21/dylann-roof-manifesto-charlston-shootings-republicans

Just noted this slightly startling observation by The Guardian. Emphasis added. ...Should either of the present 2016 frontrunners secure a second term in office and serve through 2024, Obama's current second term with vice-president Joe Biden and secretary of state John Kerry may mark the only time in 44 years -- nearly a fifth of US history -- that neither a Bush nor a Clinton occupied one of these top three positions in the US executive branch. http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/16/hillary-clinton-jeb-bush-political-dynasties-voters-candidates

Franklin Graham is evil. This gratifies me even more than it should. Gay rights opponent transfers millions to LGBT-friendly bank in failed boycott In an effort to avoid businesses that promote sin, Franklin Graham switched to BB&T -- perhaps unaware it's a sponsor of the Miami Beach gay pride parade http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/jun/10/franklin-graham-gay-bank-boyco

...? Looking for clues to Supreme Court's final rulings in Ginsburg's good mood http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/courts_law/looking-for-clues-to-courts-final-rulings-in-ginsburgs-good-mood/2015/06/14/b9690b46-1288-11e5-89f3-61410da94eb1_story.html?tid=HP_more?tid=HP_more