“The question is — and this is what Barack Obama didn’t want to answer — is that, is that human life a person under the Constitution? And Barack Obama says no. Well if that person, human life is not a person, then I find it almost remarkable for a black man to say, ‘No, we’re going to decide who are people and who are not people.'” [Washington Monthly, via Political Wire]

“It turns out that there’s only three things Mike Lee likes in a sentence: a noun, a verb, and ‘unconstitutional.'”
—ThinkProgress

• Endless digressions.
• A profound, succinct thought, leading to a fart gag.
• Incessant Reification of Abstract Concepts.

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Tennessee Demrat Steve Cohen goes Godwin: “They say it’s a government takeover of health care, a big lie just like Goebbels,” Cohen said. “You say it enough, you repeat the lie, you repeat the lie, and eventually, people believe it. Like blood libel. That’s the same kind of thing.” [ABC]

Did you know that there’s a Mayor Nutter in Philadelphia? We didn’t. And for purposes of exposition, we’ll try not to cackle like a hyena:

Talk-radio host Glenn Beck took a shot at Philadelphia on the air Tuesday, calling the area around Independence Hall “the killing streets” and proclaiming that the city was “not a place you want to be.”

The remarks irked city officials. Mayor Nutter’s spokesman told The Inquirer that Beck was suffering from a case of “verb-arrhea.” Philadelphia Police Lt. Ray Evers called Beck “misinformed.” The historic district, Evers said, “is actually one of the safest parts of the city, if not the country, with the number of law enforcement. Who listens to him, anyway?”

Nobody in Philly, apparently. The local radio station canceled his show Monday.

Nutter: Glenn Beck suffering a case of ‘verb-arrhea’ [Philadelphia Inquirer, via Daring Fireball]

“Sen. John McCain, R-AZ, tells CNN he believes his good friend Joe Lieberman would make a good defense secretary for President Obama, calling him ‘one of the most informed members of the Senate on national security issues and homeland security issues.'”

The Supreme Court heard arguments this morning on a case that will either take last year’s Citizens United corporate personhood decision to a whole new level, or limit the impact of the decision.  This case could also affect the ability of the media and advocacy groups to get information from the government regarding corporate malfeasance.

Today’s case, Federal Communications Commission v. AT&T, revolves around whether corporations can argue that they have “personal privacy” in not having government investigation documents released in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request.

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Let this be a lesson, kids: One night of orgiastic frenzy, and you’ll be living with the consequences the rest of your life.

Good Morning, Ladies & Gentlemen [Homofascist’s Army, 1/19/2008]

The Year in Review [Stinque, 12/31/2008]