“It’s on. Jimmy McMillan of the Rent Is Too Damn High fame says he’s running for president in 2012, reports Ben Smith at Politico (who says he normally avoids fringe candidates but couldn’t resist this one). “Tell Obama I’m coming after his black ass,” the former New York gubernatorial candidate told Revolution Radio. McMillan also pointed out a key difference between him and the president: “He plays basketball, I teach karate,” notes Mediaite, which provides audio from the interview.” [Newser]

“Two softball coaches at a Texas high school are being sued after allegedly confining a teenaged girl in a locked room, forcing her to confirm her sexual orientation, then outing her to her parents before ejecting her from the softball team. The lawsuit states that the school district defended the actions by saying the teachers were “legally obligated” to inform the parents of the child’s sexuality.” [Raw Story]

“Gay rights activist Mike Rogers, the professional outer of closeted, hypocritical gay politicians, claims to have ‘pictures of a man who spent the night’ with Sen. Lindsey Graham. He’s supposedly meeting with his lawyer today before releasing them.” [Gawker]

Because cutting the deficit is not the GOP way:

Foreign Policy Magazine:

George Plimpton sold Oldsmobiles?

Think good thoughts:

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

Even Whoopi Goldberg couldn’t ruin it ….