Quotation.

“Our formula is this: we go out, we hit people in the mouf–number one. Number two, we are not a charity.” - New San Francisco 49ers coach Mike Singletary

Video here.

Anchorage Daily News for Obama.

The title says it all, but here’s the bottom line:

Sen. Barack Obama, the Democratic nominee, brings far more promise to the office. In a time of grave economic crisis, he displays thoughtful analysis, enlists wise counsel and operates with a cool, steady hand. The same cannot be said of Sen. McCain.
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Despite [Sarah Palin's] formidable gifts, few who have worked closely with the governor would argue she is truly ready to assume command of the most important, powerful nation on earth. To step in and juggle the demands of an economic meltdown, two deadly wars and a deteriorating climate crisis would stretch the governor beyond her range. Like picking Sen. McCain for president, putting her one 72-year-old heartbeat from the leadership of the free world is just too risky at this time.

The full story’s here.

(HT: Andrew Sullivan)

Which ERA do Mormons hate?

In a recent post on his blog, Andrew Sullivan quoted a Mormon reader who was opposed to Proposition 8, California’s gay marriage ban.

Personally, as a church-attending Mormon, the unbelievable, over-the-top support from the Church (at all levels) on this is a never-ending source of shame that digs up some of the worst skeletons in our collective closet (e.g., denying African-Americans full rights in the church until 1978, opposition to the ERA, etc.).

I have to admit cluelessness here. What is ERA (I doubt it’s earned run average), and why does the Mormon Church oppose it? Wikipedia has a bunch of potential answers, but the list has plenty of options that the church might hate. Anyone know?

I always wanted FigPlanet.com

GoDaddy’s offering $1.99 domain registration if you use the code 199TEST.

HT: My WP dashboard and this linked post, I guess.

I hope “Official Tugger” becomes a thing.

Excerpts from an email I received today (bizarre typos included):

• “Would you be willing to form a team – or part of a team – consisting of your business’ employees, friends, even customers, to tug”
• “Interested in forming a Tug Team of 20 to 33 people ?  Or, part of a team if you can’t field 20 yourself  ?”
• “featuring 1700 feet of rope, hundreds of Tuggers, and more than 1,000 spectators”
• “Team-building with your employees and customers during the Tug and at the Tug Fest directly afterward”
• “$20 contribution by each team member (to pay for Official Tugger’s T-shirt)”
• “Thank you for considering promoting your business to 100′s or 1,000′s of potential local customers on Nov. 8 by forming a Tug Team.”

Can’t make this stuff up.