Midday open thread

post from Daily Kos on 23 February 2012 03:00:02 PM. © Daily Kos

Today's comic is Dominion, by Mark Fiore:
Sign the petition supporting the Girl Scouts, now that they are being attacked by right-wing lunatics. Click here to add your name. - Chris Bowers
I'm guessing he can see Dixie from his front porch:
A man from Juneau, Alaska, has filed suit with the state's Division of Elections to bar President Obama from appearing on that state's ballot on the basis that the President is a "Mulatto", and "the race of 'Negro' or 'Mulatto' had no standing to be citizens of the United States under the United States Constitution.
The opportunity to enter your organization or small company in the Netroots Nation's 2nd annual "Grab a Booth" contest ends next Tuesday, February 28th. Netroots Nation is giving away six free booths in the Community and Exhibit Hall at NN12 in Providence this June. Enter today!
Leave Sarah alooooooone!
Current and former aides to Sarah Palin lashed out Wednesday at HBO's "Game Change," describing the upcoming film's depictions of her on the 2008 campaign trail as "sick" and inaccurate.
Best part?
None of the aides said they have yet seen the movie ...
Apparently there is serious business conducted in the Wisconsin State Assembly's bathroom:
Representative Joel Kleefisch can be seen in a video, now on You Tube, voting for an absent member.
Rob Koebel: "Did you break a rule?"
Joel Kleefisch: "It depends on how you interpret the rule." [...]
"The rule says you have to be present in the chamber. The bathroom counts as the chamber ..."
It seems that Ron Paul fans are outraged over Rick Santorum's handshake with their hero last night (really).
Here's a rundown of noted Romney hack and Washington Post columnist Jennifer Rubin's jihad against Rick Santorum.
Barney Frank says there will be no bigots at his wedding.
And on this day in 1836, The Battle of the Alamo began.