Posted by figleaf
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Tue, 2009-02-24 17:55
Matthew Yglesias says
But consider. Milk is about a small businessman who goes into politics and takes a stand against firing people for actions irrelevant to their job; the implicit subtheme is that couples who love each other should get married. Naturally, conservatives hate it.
Kind of says it all. He contrasts ‘winger distain for Milk with their equally incoherent enthusiasm for the non-violence-affirming, anti-immigration-mocking, racism-mocking, you-kids-get-off-my-lawn-mocking let-the-police-handle-it endorsing Gran Torrino. Go figure.
Submitted by 2736 (not verified) on Wed, 2009-02-25 22:18.
I learned about the ridiculousness of the 'twinkie' defense from my mother when I was 8. It didn't even enter the picture that Milk was gay until I picked up Give Me Convenience or Give Me Death by the Dead Kennedys [I Fought the Law (And I Won)] when I was 15. The 'wingers can go pee up ropes.