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Florida Road Rage Karma

Mediaite lays the scene:

A Florida driver with a serious case of road rage got what was coming to him, as captured in a video by the person he was tailgating. The driver in front couldn’t switch lanes and the weather was too bad for her to risk speeding, and yet the a-hole behind her was tailgating her as if it would will her to defy traffic law. She explains this individual “already passed a truck in a left turn lane, was tailgating and driving recklessly on a wet slick road, wasn’t paying attention, and all in all being an ignorant ass.” So, finally, when he was able to switch lanes and drive past her, he flipped the bird and drove away…

You can probably guess what happened next. The clip has gone viral with over 3M views in 72 hours. The woman is being criticized on some forums for using a cell phone camera while driving.

FLASHBACK: Focus On The Family Prays For Rain At 2008 Dem Convention

"Would it be wrong to ask people to pray? Would it be wrong if we asked people to pray for rain? O.K., not just rain, abundant rain. Torrential rain. Urban and small stream flood advisory rain. Would it be wrong if we prayed for rain on, say, a particular night at, say, a particular location? Ah, say the evening of August 28th, right here at Mile High Stadium here in Denver. During the prime time t.v. hour when a certain presumptive nominee is set to give a certain acceptance speech at a certain Democratic National Convention?

"I’m talkin’ umbrella ain’t gonna help ya rain. Not flood people out of their houses rain, just good old swamp the intersections rain. We’re not asking for hail the size of canned hams, or lightening bolts to set the bunting on fire. Just rain. Beautiful rain. Network cameras can’t see the podium rain. Attendees can’t walk to the indoor arena without wishing for hip waders rain.

"I know you might ask why would I pray for that. Well, I’m still pro-life and I’m still in favor of marriage being only between one man and one woman. And I’d like the next president, who’ll select justices for the U. S. Supreme Court to agree. So I’m praying for unexpected, unanticipated, unforecasted rain that starts two minutes before the speech is set to begin. Would it be wrong to pray for rain?" - Focus On The Family spokesman Stuart Shepard, speaking four years ago today. (Via Pam's House Blend)

Mexico Wins Miss Universe

Holland and Spain approved same-sex marriage and both ended up in the World Cup final. And now weeks after Mexico ruled that same-sex marriages must be recognized nationwide, they win Miss Universe. Was karma one of those crazy things that Americans believe in?

AFA Founder Donald Wildmon Resigns After 33 Years Of Hate And Bigotry

Citing poor health, American Family Association founder Donald Wildmon announced his retirement today from the Christian organization best known for its bigoted and hateful campaigns against the nation's tens of millions of LGBT citizens.

Wildmon, 72, said Wednesday his resignation follows months of health problems, including hospitalizations for treatment of encephalitis, which he got from a mosquito bite, and cancer on his left eye. Wildmon told The Associated Press in a telephone interview that his son, Tim, is expected to lead the ministry. Don Wildmon said he will continue to work at AFA, but not in a leadership role. "I just figured the time has come. I'm still in rehab learning to walk again. My mind is not working the way it used to, if it ever did," he said with a laugh. Wildmon, a retired Methodist minister, founded the group in 1977 in his Tupelo home as the National Federation for Decency, promoting family values and waging boycotts to combat what it deemed pornography and violence on television and in magazines. The group changed its name in 1988 to the American Family Association. It has grown to an organization with a $20-million budget, 180 radio stations, a monthly magazine with a circulation of 170,000 and an internet presence of more than 2 million supporters, AFA said in a news release.

A devout Christian might wonder why God smote Wildmon with both eye cancer AND a crippling brain disease. An uncharitable person might wonder if all those decades of seething hatred didn't brew up Wildmon's cancer. A militant homofascist blogger might thank that mosquito.

Daily Grumble

Want proof that there's no such thing as karma? New Yorkers Richard and Mary Morrison owe the state $950,000 because of a scam committed via a string of homeless shelters they operated, reportedly giving themselves "big bonuses" and committing other "financial chicaneries" over many years. The state pulled their non-profit status and assessed years of taxes on the donations made to the shelters. But the Morrisons don't really care anymore. Last week they won the $162M Powerball. Makes you miss the days of hating the winners who refuse to quit their job because filling potholes or whatever is "so satisfying."

Don Imus Has Prostate Cancer

Racist shock radio DJ Don Imus revealed today that he's been diagnosed with nappy-headed prostate cancer.

The cancer diagnosis was the latest twist in a storied career of the radio morning man. In 2007, Imus was fired by WFAN after he called the Rutgers women's basketball team, "nappy-headed hos." He also lost his MSNBC TV simulcast of his radio show over the controversy. Imus returned to the airwaves later in 2007 at WABC Radio, and is also carried on TV network RFD. Prostate cancer hits more than 200,000 men each year, with roughly 30,000 deaths each year, according to WebMD.com. Imus did not discuss his treatment choices, but typically prostate cancer is treated through surgery or radiation therapy.

Hmm, his photo no longer embiggens. Strange.

Karma Chameleon

You may recall Rev. Lonnie W. Latham, the Oklahoma Baptist minister who loudly advocated against gay marriage and for gay people to reject our "sinful, destructive lifestyle". That is, right up until his arrest last year for for offering an undercover cop a blowjob. Today, Latham's lawyer asked for the case to be thrown out, citing Lawrence v. Texas, the landmark SCOTUS decision that legalized consensual homosex nationwide.

Oh. The. Irony.

The lawyer, of course, is completely correct. And the ACLU is backing him up. The state of Oklahomo is maintaining that they have a "legitimate governmental interest" in regulating "offers of acts of lewdness." Oh, really? In that case, they better get busy arresting the millions of construction workers out there pumping their hips at female pedestrians. Nobody wants their mother to face those jerks, but that's why the FSM gave Mom a middle finger. Still, ya gotta love the sweet poetic justice of the Ol' Rev invoking the very ruling that gave Americans the right to sweaty gay homosexual mansex. Free Lonnie Latham! Blowjobs for all!
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