Today on the Dish, Andrew weighed in on Tracy Morgan's homophobic rant and Romney's inability to say Afghans, while Republicans may have turned the page for peace. Bjorn Lomborg still believed innovation could solve climate change, Andrew challenged Pareene on why we shouldn't always out gay politicians, and we unpacked the Judge Vaughn Walker ruling, which showed that everyone benefits from equal treatment under the law.
Texas offered Rick Perry a success story, Michelle Goldberg exposed Bachmann's extreme, religious roots, and Romney offered a reliable empty shell candidacy. Bush's tax cuts paled in comparison to Pawlenty's, America failed miserably in global healthcare ratings, and retirement funds and social security remained the third rail of American politics. Robert Gates called out NATO, Stephen Walt and Joyner picked sides, and Coburn bested Norquist on tax cuts and we looked for a trend. Marc Lynch advised Obama to exercise prudence in Syria, whistleblowers won, and drones bucked oversight under the CIA.
Facebook peaked, only those without internet remained, and Mike Masnick promoted letting old companies expire. Tea Party kids learned the meaning of liberty at summer camp, Google threatened the VFYW contest, and not all sex offenders are created equal. A journalist tried to tell a joke to the Dalai Lama, readers comforted the troubled author of a depressed confession and shared stories of their own. Map of the day here, quotes for the day here and here, Ygesias award here, VFYW here, MHB here, and FOTD here.
–Z.P.
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