Rick Warren was supposed to go on the teevee this morning to explain his compulsive lying, but he chickened out:

Instead of explaining contradictory statements over his actions regarding California’s Prop 8 on same-sex marriage, Rick Warren went with Plan B today: he didn’t show up for a planned interview on ABC’s “This Week.”

Earlier, Pastor Rick had gone on Larry King and, when asked about Proposition 8 in California, said he didn’t have nuthin’ to do with it, didn’t advocate it, nuthin’.  But there’s a problem. Pam Spaulding at Pandagon:

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Remember when I said that all the GOP has left are sociopaths, the home-schooled, and the clinically insane? You’re going to see that demonstrated next week when the tea parties shift into high gear. A preview from the Huffington Post:

Hundreds of tea party protests are scheduled in cities and towns across the country for tax day (help us report on them!). But the curious don’t need to wait till April 15 to get a sense of what these protests might be like.

Take note of all the grownups dressed as teabags (they’re supposed to look like they’re in stocks):

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Blackwell v. Hitchens – it’s like watching a baby seal being clubbed.

I simply can’t decide:

1. Joel Pollak, Harvard Law Student.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjn8jAGQZPI

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A teabagger’s fax to members of Congress.

At least they spelled Geithner correctly. Still, I think it’s time for a full psych workup.

Read, but you should go listen to the story – it’s pretty amazing.

All Things Considered, April 7, 2009 · An ammunition shortage in the U.S. is affecting police and sheriffs’ departments all over the country, as well as gun dealers, from big retailers like Wal-Mart to smaller family-run businesses and online operations.

Ammunition suppliers say the shortage is due to several factors, including the sheer volume of ammunition heading overseas to fight wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. But they also say the shortage — as well as a sharp rise in gun sales — coincided with the election of President Obama, fueled by fears his administration would usher in more restrictive gun laws.

He’s coming to take your guns snakehandlers!

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From the folks at Sadly, No!