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Gay Snipers Will Shoot Newlyweds

Above is the latest image from North Carolina’s Family Policy Council, who implies that unless the coming constitutional ban on gay marriage is successful, homo snipers will lurk in wheat fields to slay unsuspecting newlyweds. Tobacco fields were less picturesque, one presumes.

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Eleven Terms In Congress, One Passed Bill

Of the 620 bills authored by Rep. Ron Paul over eleven terms in the House, only one has been passed. And he’s proud of that. For a limited-government advocate like Paul, of course, his record of failure is actually a badge of honor. He has no interest in creating new programs or expanding regulations and is at great pains to …

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Tarzan Star Cheetah Dies At 80

Amazing considering that most captive chimps only live to be about 35-45. More here. Cheetah the chimpanzee, who acted in classic Tarzan movies in the early 1930s, died of kidney failure Saturday at Suncoast Primate Sanctuary in Palm Harbor, a sanctuary spokeswoman said. Cheetah was roughly 80 years old, loved fingerpainting and football and was soothed by nondenominational Christian music, …

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NOM’s Hate Blogger Named To “Most Amazing Catholics Of 2011” List

Adding to the mountain of evidence that NOM is a de facto Catholic organization, the Catholic Herald has named NOM blogger Thomas Peters as one of their “Ten Most Amazing Catholics Of The Year.” Aside from his blogging duties for NOM, Peters works for the American Principles Project, the anti-gay organization created by NOM co-founder and “chairman emeritus” Robert George. …

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Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE) To Retire

Two-term Sen. Ben Nelson (NE) has announced his retirement, spurring renewed fears that the Democrats will lose their Senate majority in 2012. Nelson has consistently been one of the most conservative Democrats in the Senate, and during the very brief period in 2009 in which the caucus held 60 seats, his was usually the toughest vote to secure. Still, no …

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Feds Crack Down On Airline Advertising

A couple of weeks ago I kvetched about undisclosed charges on Spirit Airlines, a carrier I’d never flown before and that I’d booked through Orbitz. JMG reader Kevin sends us this today: Beginning Jan. 24, the Transportation Department will enforce a rule requiring that any advertised price for air travel include all government taxes and fees. For the last 25 …

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Michael Musto As Donald Trump

From Musto’s year-end recap column: New York became fun again in 2011! Thanks to a global economic meltdown! The lingering desperation in the air brought down our emotional walls, and New Yorkers became friendlier and more open than we’ve been in ages, most of us no longer propped up by elitism as we reached out to one another like we …

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