- Britain’s Met Office is 95% certain that people are the cause of global warming. Maybe that’s true for the foreigns, but we don’t believe in your “science” here in ‘Murica! (Times)
- Gov. Bob McDonnell is doing all the same things that candidate Bob McDonnell criticized Tim Kaine for. Apparently your news media is still surprised by Republican hypocrisy. (WaPo)
- Sen. Jim DeMint did not like the RNC fundraising powerpoint, but only because it didn’t have quite enough “MarxBama iz turrible Socializm!!111!11!” in it. (St. Petersburg Times)
- Former New York State Senator Hiram Monserrate (D-Queens) is using the Obama campaign logo to run for the same Senate seat he was expelled from after being convicted for domestic abuse. Yes He Can… hope no one remembers he was convicted for domestic violence. (Manhattan Young Dems)
- David Axelrod is not a fan of this “Washington” place, where everyone is so mean to David Axelrod. (NYT)
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- Sen. Jim Bunning (R-KY) has single-handedly furloughed 2,000 federal employees and stopped millions of dollars worth of construction projects just for funsies. Please be more bipartisan with this guy! (USDOT)
- Sen. Blanche Lincoln (D-AR) has not voted for things that Democrats want, like healthcare, so now she will face a primary challenge from an actual Democrat, Lt. Gov. Bill Halter. (KTLO)
- Paul Krugman notices what we all already knew: Republicans can go on TV and just lie about everything without consequence. This is called “politics.” (Krugman/NYT)
- The mayor of White Plains, NY, has been charged for domestic assault after allegedly jamming his wife’s finger in a door. Wonder if Gov. Paterson will intimidate this domestic violence victim too? (Journal News/Albany Times-Union)
How Did Nobody Notice This?
Illinois Democrats just nominated an accused batterer for Lieutenant Governor:
Scott Lee Cohen — a pawnbroker who shocked state Democratic leaders Tuesday night by winning the party’s nomination for lieutenant governor — was arrested about four-and-a-half years ago and accused of holding a knife to a former live-in girlfriend’s neck, newly obtained court records show.
The misdemeanor charge against Cohen was dropped weeks later when the woman — who had just been found guilty of prostitution — failed to show up to testify, according to those records.
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Cohen disclosed his domestic violence arrest when he announced his candidacy, but the details about the knife and prostitution case didn’t surface in the campaign, as Cohen was considered a longshot.
So let me get this straight. He admitted to having been arrested for DV, nobody bothered to ask him about the details of that arrest, and then they nominated him to the Democratic ticket anyway? Ingenious. Maybe Democrats should just give up on this whole “winning elections” business entirely.
Victims of Domestic Violence Have Pre-Existing Conditions
- Ever been beaten by your spouse? Congratulations, you have a pre-existing condition that prevent you from getting health insurance in eight states and DC. (SEIU)
- When the economy is broken, fixing one-sixth of it is a terrible idea, according to Dianne Feinstein. (San Francisco Chronicle)
- Rep. Steve King (R-IA) is defending Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), not just for his “You lie!” outburst, but also for wanting to fly the Confederate flag over the South Carolina statehouse. (Wonk Room)
- After intra-party bickering among Democrats kills Ted Kennedy’s dream of healthcare reform, Senate Democrats will be able to retire to the newly renamed Kennedy Caucus Room. (MSNBC First Read)
David Vitter Knows All About “Values”
- A new British study suggests that organic food is not actually healthier than regular food, just more expensive. (Daily Mail)
- Sen. David Vitter (R-LA), of sex-with-prostitutes fame, lectured retiring Sen. George Voinovich (R-OH) about conservative values, which I believe used to include not having sex with prostitutes, but maybe not. (New Orleans Times-Picayune/Washington Times)
- America’s Mayor™ Rudy Giuliani (R-9/11) says Republicans need a strong leader to go up against Barack Obama. Hm, who could he be talking about…? (CNN Political Ticker)
- Holocaust Museum shooter James von Brunn has been indicted on seven counts, including murder and hate crimes. (JTA)
- Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) has terminated funding for domestic violence services in California. Yes, all the funding. (Oroville Mercury-Register)
Southern Baptist teacher: Beaten By Your Husband? It’s Your Fault
Southern Baptist scholar Bruce Ware says that spousal abuse only occurs when the wife refuses to submit to her husband’s God-given authority:
Bruce Ware, professor of Christian theology at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky., said women desire to have their own way instead of submitting to their husbands because of sin.
“And husbands on their parts, because they’re sinners, now respond to that threat to their authority either by being abusive, which is of course one of the ways men can respond when their authority is challenged–or, more commonly, to become passive, acquiescent, and simply not asserting the leadership they ought to as men in their homes and in churches,” Ware said from the pulpit of Denton Bible Church in Denton, Texas.
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