An Aging Trans Woman

Over in , in this post, omorka introduces us to Minnesota state Senate candidate Rae Hart Anderson, and her nasty sermon “concession” email after she lost the race to Satveer Chaudhary, an Indian-American, and a practicing Hindu. (You can read the text of her “concession” here.) An editorial in the Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune has this to say:

‘Saving’ Sen. Chaudhary: Not necessary and not nice

How would Jesus vent his frustration after losing an election? Never mind. It’s a trick question.

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DHS chief says foreign courts inhibit U.S. security efforts

Homeland Security Secretary Michael Chertoff on Friday decried what he described as an “activist” and “left-wing” interpretation of laws in foreign countries, saying it affects the U.S. government’s ability to protect the nation.

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CNN: Contraception, abortion foe to head family-planning office

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There is a PDF “report” now available giving the official version of the incident in question. Read it in full at the link above. Excerpt:

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Olbermann on the incident: See the Olbermann report, including a clip of the now famous video

USDA drops ‘hungry’ from annual report
Lack of food will be labeled as ‘very low food security’

The U.S. government has promised that Americans will never be hungry again. But they may experience “very low food security.”

Every year, the Agriculture Department issues a report that measures Americans’ access to food, and it has consistently used the word “hunger” to describe those who can least afford to put food on the table. But not this year.

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