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"a leading source of radical homosexual propaganda, anti-Christian bigotry, and radical transgender advocacy."

He is "praying that Pam Spaulding will "turn away from her wicked and sinful promotion of homosexual behavior." (CCLM's web site, 10/15/07)


Ex-gay "Christian" activist James Hartline on Pam:
"I have been mocked over and over again by ungodly and unprincipled anti-christian lesbians."
(from "Six Years In Sodom: From The Journal Of James Hartline," 9/4/2006, written from the "homosexual stronghold" of Hillcrest in San Diego).

"Pam is a 'twisted lesbian sister' and an 'embittered lesbian' of the 'self-imposed gutteral experiences of the gay ghetto.'" -- 9/5/2008



Peter LaBarbera of Americans for Truth Against Homosexuality heartily endorses the Blend, calling Pam:

A "vicious anti-Christian lesbian activist."
(Concerned Women for America's radio show [9:15], 1/25/07)

"A nutty lesbian blogger."
(MassResistance radio show [16:25], 2/3/07)


Pam's House Blend always seems to find these sick f*cks. The area of the country she is in? The home state of her wife? I know, they are everywhere. Pam just does such a great job of bringing them out into the light.
--Impeach Bush


who monitors yours Bevis ?? Just thought I would drop you a line,so the rest of your life is not wasted.
--"Joe"

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McCain's not straight-talking about his criminal nose-thumbing at the FEC

by: Pam Spaulding

Wed Mar 26, 2008 at 16:00:00 PM EDT


The Maverick thumbed his nose at the FEC when his latest campaign finance report showed that he blew past the public financing spending limit. He had agreed to take public financing when his campaign was in the crapper and he needed the matching funds. Once his political fortunes turned around, he decided that he wanted to withdraw from the system, and take private money. There's also the possibility that he used public money to obtain a loan.  The AP shows why he's in trouble (or at least he should be):  
McCain has now spent $58.4 million in his primary bid, surpassing the $50 million limit he would have faced if he participated in the public financing system he had been certified to join. McCain has decided not to accept the public matching funds, but the FEC wants him to assure regulators that he did not use the promise of public money as collateral for a $4 million loan.

McCain and his lawyers said the loan was secured with other collateral, thus freeing him to spend as much money as he wishes on his primary campaign. The Democratic National Committee has filed a complaint with the FEC arguing McCain cannot withdraw from the public finance system without FEC approval.

The DNC cried foul and submitted its own complaint. Even with the weak FEC, the regulating body warned McCain that he cannot arbitrarily remove himself from the system, the FEC must approve his withdrawal. In fact, the FEC even sent the campaign a harsh letter not letting him off the hook.
Pam Spaulding :: McCain's not straight-talking about his criminal nose-thumbing at the FEC
This isn't some hard-to-grasp story -- it's serious. The WaPo reports that McCain can go to the pokey for this kind of political Bronx cheer:
Knowingly violating the spending limit is a criminal offense that could put McCain at risk of stiff fines and up to five years in prison.
Christy at FDL:
We decided that McCain shouldn't be allowed to get away with this without questions -- lots and lots of questions -- being asked.  The hypocrisy of the so-called "maverick" violating a law which he championed because it suits his purposes this time around is horrifying.  Even worse is the relative silence of the press on this, given the rank hypocrisy of violations of McCain's "signature" issue and all.  Does it get to be your signature issue if you are blatantly violating it in an in-your-face maneuver after being warned not to by the head of the FEC?  I think not.

If the press isn't going to ask the necessary questions, then we have to do it ourselves

A group of progressive bloggers and activists, including your blogmistress, signed a letter of complaint that Firedoglake's Jane Hamsher delivered to the Federal Elections Commission (FEC) yesterday regarding John McCain's flagrant disregard for campaign finance law.

You can read the full complaint here.

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Will McCain ever stop getting out of jail free?
The man has a Get out of Jail Free card from the press.  They love him no matter what he says or does.  Earlier today, I caught a few minutes of the shallow conversation on Chris Matthews that passes for political analysis.  Matthews and the panel thought that people like Clinton and Dukakis who talked about/cared about issues were too serious.  McCain "knows it's a game," but more importantly he gives people access.  They also agreed that Obama doesn't give the same kind of access and if he did, he'd "make mistakes."  Guess what else they liked about him : "he's reckless."  THIS is a recommendtaion?????

So look at how they've stacked the deck: a manipulative phony, admitted to be such, is "loved by the press."  People who aren't as manipulative (Obama) or who don't "play the game (Clinton) aren't as much fun to hang out with.  It sounds so like junior high or high school with kids talking about who's cool to hang out with and who isn't.  It was utterly dispiriting before one of our country's most important elections to hear this mindless drivel from supposedly major voices in political analysis.  I was mortified, especially recalling a German friend remarking a day or two how little the press seemed to respect viewers and readers in this country.

"In order to maintain an untenable position, you have to be actively ignorant."  The Colbert Report


Rachel Maddow featured David Brock's new book on her show today
It details the media's love affair with McCain.  One interesting tidbit: Arizona reporters aren't welcome on the "straight talk" express because they know too much.  Reminds me of the Arkansas reporter who blew Mike Huckabee's nice guy image.

I guess there's reason for hope if AP and the Washington Post are covering this story at all.

Pam, good for you for signing onto the letter!  It's going to take this kind of pressure to force the FEC to do its job.

"If the apocalypse comes... beep me." -- Buffy Summers


You or I steal a candy bar, we go to jail.
Here we have a U.S. Presidential Candidate and the confirmed nominee for the GOP ticket flagrantly breaking the law, committing an illegal act involving millions of dollars.

God, it must be nice to be a high-profile Republican, you can rob and steal, cheat the FEC and never break a bead of sweat.  It is starting to look like the only way John McCain could possibly get into trouble with law would be for him to murder someone on videotape and then confess.


I seem to remember
some guy in the Senate or some legislative body named McCain who had something to do with campaign finance reform.  Surely, this isn't the same guy.  Is it?

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