Daily Archives: May 29, 2009

If you’d slap your father, you likely are a liberal

May 29, 20091:13 p.m.

slapface“If you want to tell whether someone is conservative or liberal, what are a couple of completely nonpolitical questions that will give a good clue?” Nicholas Kristof wrote. “How’s this: Would you be willing to slap your father in the face, with his permission, as part of a comedy skit? And, second: Does it disgust you to touch the faucet in a public restroom? Studies suggest that conservatives are more often distressed by actions that seem disrespectful of authority, such as slapping Dad. Liberals don’t worry as long as Dad has given permission. Likewise, conservatives are more likely than liberals to sense contamination or perceive disgust.”
According to Kristof, “the upshot is that liberals and conservatives don’t just think differently, they also feel differently.”

By Phillip Brownlee | Filed under U.S. politics | Comments (34)

Gore v. Bush attorneys joining forces to oppose gay marriage ban

May 29, 20096:03 a.m.

Gay Marriage Federal“Eight and a half years after their epic partisan battle over the fate of the 2000 presidential election, the lawyers David Boies and Theodore B. Olson appeared on the same team on Wednesday as co-counsel in a federal lawsuit that has nothing to do with hanging chads, butterfly ballots or Electoral College votes,” the New York Times reported. Boies and Olson are challenging California’s ban on gay marriage, which the California Supreme Court upheld this week. The former rivals are arguing that Proposition 8 violates the federal Constitution’s guarantees of equal protection and due process.

By Phillip Brownlee | Filed under Gay marriage | Comments (35)

Open thread 5/29

May 29, 20096:02 a.m.

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Tiahrt doesn’t pick between Powell, Limbaugh

May 29, 20096:01 a.m.

limbaugh7“I think both of them are Republicans,” Rep. Todd Tiahrt, R-Goddard, said when asked by The Eagle editorial board who better represents the GOP, former Secretary of State Colin Powell or talk-show host Rush Limbaugh. Tiahrt said both men have roles in the party and that the internal debate about the future of the GOP is healthy. “I think it is a good debate to have,” he said.

By Phillip Brownlee | Filed under Kansas delegation, U.S. politics | Comments (86)

Late-night laughs

May 29, 20096:00 a.m.

“North Korea tested another nuclear bomb. The fear is that North Korea will sell this nuclear weapon to some unstable, volatile world leader, you know, like Dick Cheney.” — Jay Leno

“President Obama had less than a one-hour warning of North Korea’s nuclear tests. Yeah. Well, that’s not bad when you realize he has absolutely no warning when Joe Biden’s going to go off.” — Leno

“President Barack Obama’s in Las Vegas. So, if things go well at the table, General Motors just might make it.” — Jimmy Fallon

By Rhonda Holman | Filed under Late-night laughs | Comments (3)