“People saying they’re going to spit on you and all this. That’s just not fun.” You do not mess with nuns, dude. [The Hill, ThinkProgress]

We need to step through this very slowly, because we think the world shifted when we weren’t looking:
More than 100 drivers in Austin, Texas found their cars disabled or the horns honking out of control…
Okay, that part we understand. Living in California, you get used to car concertos after earthquakes.
The Minnesota-Bachmann Victory Committee is charging $10,000 for a personal photo op with Michele Bachmann and Sarah Palin. [HuffPo, via Political Wire]
“A thousand people have donated over $16,000 to Dennis since yesterday to thank him for standing up for what he believes in. We’ll be asking him to return it.” [Firedoglake]

The Mercenaries Formerly Known as Blackwater would like to correct the record for faithful readers of the Washington Independent:
Today’s DC Tea Party box score: 300 (sez Dems), 2,000 (sez flack). You keep going to the well, the well runs dry. [Politico]
CNN hires RedState’s Erick Erickson. Keep him away from John King’s Amazing Screen of Wonder, or he may fondle Florida. [Washington Monthly]
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