Update: We won. Thank God.
Update: Todd Akin got spanked by Claire McCaskill. Bye bye, douchebag! And the other rape-apology senator got whupped too.
I was proud to see one of the questions on my ballot this morning was for recognizing same-sex marriage here in Maryland, and it made me glad to live here. While I’m nervous to see the results of the overall election (right now it’s 157 – 153 in electoral college votes) I’m more nervous to see the local ballot measure results. We don’t need any more casino gambling, and as much as I worry about how things will get paid for, I believe everyone has the right to a quality education in this country.
From GQ: the first balanced reporting on what happened in Benghazi I’ve seen to date, and a very moving tribute to Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens.
Also, I meant to link to this weeks ago when I saw it. It’s all awesome, but as usual Patton Oswalt knocks it out of the fucking park:
Mitt Romney is the only person I’ve ever seen who’s traveled the world in wealth and comfort and managed to narrow the canvas of his experience and opinions.
via 90 DAYS, 90 REASONS.
Yeah, yeah, it’s another political opinion piece, but I love the following quote:
…a truth that was put into words by the child psychologist John Bowlby, that life is best organized as a series of daring ventures from a secure base.
via the NYTimes.com.
“There are 47 percent of the people who will vote for the president no matter what,” Romney is heard saying in the video. “All right, there are 47 percent who are with him, who are dependent upon government, who believe that they are victims, who believe the government has a responsibility to care for them, who believe that they are entitled to health care, to food, to housing, to you name it. That, that’s an entitlement. And the government should give it to them. And they will vote for this president no matter what.”
Romney goes on to say that “these are people who pay no income tax. 47 percent of Americans who pay no income tax. So our message of low taxes doesn’t connect.” He says his job “is not to worry about those people. I’ll never convince them they should take personal responsibility and care for their lives.”
Fuck You, Mitt Romney. Fuck you. Fuck you and everyone that thinks like you, you entitled, elitist, tax-dodging prick.
“I don’t want to make decisions about what I’m eating or wearing. Because I have too many other decisions to make.” He mentioned research that shows the simple act of making decisions degrades one’s ability to make further decisions. It’s why shopping is so exhausting. “You need to focus your decision-making energy. You need to routinize yourself. You can’t be going through the day distracted by trivia.”
Spurred on by endless annoying political posts on the Facebooks, I just donated money to the Obama campaign. We don’t have a whole lot to give, but every little bit counts. Oh, and this handy tip popped up on Lifehacker today.
This should be required reading for anyone stepping into a polling station: Greed and Debt: The True Story of Mitt Romney and Bain Capital. (via longreads)