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November 5^th: Andante at Collective Sigh;

November 7^th: Echidne of the Snakes;

November 8^th: Mustang Bobby at Bark Bark Woof Woof;

November 9^th: Outside the Tent.

Drop by to congratulate them and spike their site hits.

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Just the facts…well, maybe a little snark…okay, an East Coast Tbogg.

Then there was the tubby televangelist, Jerry Falwell, complaining about Teletubbies, because he felt that one of the “Tubbies” might not be androgynous.

James Dobson decided that children had to be protected from the message of tolerance coming from Spongebob Squarepants, because that was diverting them from the Christian message of “Love Thy Neighbor”…or something.

Having been made to look rather foolish by that, Dobson is now calling for people to boycott American Girl dolls because the company donates money to Girls Inc..

Formerly known as Girls Clubs, Girls Inc. has been around for over 140 years supporting programs for girls. Through a leap of logic available only to Dobson, they are abortion providers or Nazis or something “bad”.

Personally, I have a hard time accepting advice about morality from someone who advocates beating dogs and children.

Jack writing at Ruminate This thinks people should buy American Girls dolls to annoy James Dobson. While that’s a good reason, the historically-themed dolls are also liked by little girls, which is another good reason.

These “odd year” elections are important, because this is when they try to sneak things through on people. While some states, like Virginia, elect their governors on odd years, in most states this election will be about initiatives and propositions that aren’t ready for the full light of day.

Remember: if you don’t vote, you can’t complain.

Update: Look, y’all are computer users, so if you can’t immediately figure out the purpose of an initiative or proposition vote against it. Good ideas usually make sense. When in doubt, vote no. Not voting is a yes vote.