Just riffing off this most excellent post by Devilstower — as you probably know, Mike Huckabee has attempted to justify his opposition to gay marriage and civil unions by saying:
There’s never been a civilization that has rewritten what marriage and family means and survived.
For some reason, this is a very common “deep thought” among the […]
Entries Tagged as 'History'
Being a List of Things That Will End Our Civilization
Posted by Ocelopotamus on December 6th, 2007 at 4:50 pm
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Roundup: Flight of the Humpback Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on November 19th, 2007 at 2:46 pm
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Chicago Notes: Spukt, Sweat Girls, Mr. Fluxus, Andy Bayiates, and More
Posted by Ocelopotamus on November 10th, 2007 at 9:07 pm
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Support the Writers Guild Strike
Posted by Ocelopotamus on November 7th, 2007 at 1:09 pm
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Roundup: Monkey in the Bathroom Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on November 6th, 2007 at 3:39 pm
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Coming in November: The History of Chicago Punk on Film
Posted by Ocelopotamus on October 26th, 2007 at 3:10 pm
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Standard Bearers from the Past
Posted by Ocelopotamus on October 12th, 2007 at 4:18 am
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Video of the Week
Posted by Ocelopotamus on September 24th, 2007 at 12:30 am
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Roundup: Swiftly Tilting Planet Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on September 17th, 2007 at 2:05 am
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The Bright Side of Death
Posted by Ocelopotamus on September 15th, 2007 at 11:49 pm
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Roundup: Pink Elephant Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on September 10th, 2007 at 3:58 pm
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“Lord Have Mercy, I Think It’s the Cops”: Larry Craig and Madame George
Posted by Ocelopotamus on September 4th, 2007 at 12:58 am
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Roundup: Dinosaur Corsage Edition
Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 31st, 2007 at 11:01 am
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Video: Fox’s War Drums, Colbert’s Water Fight, and Stewart on Bush’s Magical History Tour
Posted by Ocelopotamus on August 26th, 2007 at 6:26 pm
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