I don't even have words for how wrong this is. We're supposed to strip people of their rights so that children won't be confused? These are the same children who flip out if dad cuts their sandwiches diagonally instead of straight or the peas touch the mashed potatoes? The little fuckers are perpetually confused; it's because they were born into a complex world. Is it really supposed to be a persuasive argument that we must simplify the world until it appeals to seven-year-olds?

Vote yes! And ban Brussels sprouts!

How could she be tested and persecuted if she didn't offer herself to the American public?

Please google "In the Land of Queen Esther" to see the truth about this insane person and her insane beliefs. You'll see a man speaking in a demonically-possessed voice intoning a "blessing" over Sarah, and you'll see Sarah praise him for not using a qualifier like "if it be thy will," but instead ordering God to do what he wants. These are sick and scary people with delusions of grandeur. Watch the video of them and forward it to the people who don't know how sick and scary they are.

Amy Benfer is well-intentioned but completely wrong. It's a typical error of smart people to assume that everyone else must be smart and that those who fail just aren't trying. That error is dangerous and it hurts people.

There are real stupid people in the world - lots of them. To succeed in college requires an IQ of about 115. That's fifteen points higher than average. When people who aren't that smart try it, not only do they fail to learn anything, but they are responsible for classes being dumbed down and the whole educational system becoming so fucking useless that if you want a doctor or a technician you better hire one from overseas.

All children deserve an equal CHANCE at education. All children do not deserve to be babied and led by the nose through subjects they can't pass. Some children will not grow up to earn a college education because they are not smart enough to be college students. Some children will be left behind because they belong behind. If it were a footrace, no one would be trying to say that all people can be trained to be Olympic runners. No one would say that all people can be taught to be six feet tall. There are real differences between people, and the way to improve the lot of those who aren't smart is to have more respect for the fry guy... not to try to make the fry guy CEO of the company.

I'm very aware of the racial overtones behind monkey references, since I have a habit of calling babies monkeys, as in "Oh he's the cutest little monkey!" Do not do this to a black mother.

Bush was compared to a chimp because he looks exactly like a chimp. It doesn't help that Bush has the apparent IQ of a leftover cheewee lodged in the sofa. Obama unfortunately has jug ears, which makes the comparison natural in his case too.

Speaking of cheewees, what's up with the fat guy? I know a lot of red staters are lard butts, but really, that annoyed me. Fat asses are equally likely to vote for Obama.

Re: Beagle of Doom. My mom has asked me to sleep out in the country at her house because she thinks there will be riots in black areas of Memphis if Obama loses. Personally I think my neighbors are too laid back to riot, but they do have a lot of weaponry - every New Year at midnight the nearby apartment complex erupts in festive gunfire. Anyway Beagle is not the only person in the world who thinks there will be riots.

But I'll take the most obvious one.

Ordinary men are not nominated to be vice president. Ordinary vice presidential nominees, even Democrats, generally have several generations of politicians in their background and great personal wealth. They are considerably taller than average men and usually better educated.

Palin is an anomaly who proves nothing; she was hired to be a circus freak, and she's succeeded admirably in turning the campaign into a media circus. But the premise of the article is still pretty stupid.