The Poetry Man is one of ten finalists for a “What Do You Stand For?” video contest, as part of a promotion for the film Lions for Lambs. His entry is above. You can see the rest, and vote, here. You can vote once per day from now until 11/7. Although the site says you can vote for up to ten finalist videos per day, the official rules further explain:
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From CNN’s Political Ticker:

McClurkin claims “homosexuality is a choice and that he overcame homosexual desires through prayer.”

Of course this is pure hogwash! McClurkin is not gay and never has been. He’s obviously bisexual, and is repressing strong inner desires to do the nasty dance with big, burly men. Repressing is never good though. He’ll become more and more bitter over time until, one day, a security guard will arrest his ass in some public bathroom sting operation.

Mark my words.

Until that day, grit your teeth and try to come to terms with the fact that bigotry and christian idiocy (which are mostly one and the same) are protected rights in our country.

I Fell Into A Burning Ring Of Fire
I Went Down, Down, Down
And The Flames Went Higher

Hey Pelosi, Reid and the rest of *yuns… read this!

Poll: 75 percent disapprove of Congress‘ performance

WASHINGTON (CNN) — Americans think Congress is doing a pretty lousy job, according to a poll released Friday.
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Approval of congressional Democrats stands at 43 percent, twice that of Congress in general. The flip side, however, is that Democrats who control Congress still face a disapproval rating of 51 percent, a figure that has increased 11 percentage points since March. Video Watch a report on the new job approval numbers »

“The ratings for Congress overall have been mired in the mid- to low 20s for several months, but for most of the year, Americans have had a positive view of the Democrats in Congress,” said CNN polling director Keating Holland. “That’s not true any longer — this poll is the first time we have found majority disapproval for the Democratic leaders’ track record since they took control of Congress.”
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Adds Holland, “The problem is that the dwindling popularity of the congressional Democrats will probably only make it harder for them to score any legislative victories — which is probably the only way to turn their approval numbers around.”

Sasha Johnson and Paul Steinhauser , CNN

CNNPolitics.com

John Cole, of Balloon Juice, has a must-read post up regarding Robin Prosser. Robin campaigned for the Montana Medical Marijuana Act. Unable to live with the pain of her autoimmune disease any longer, she took her own life.

John Cole, AMEN!