Tweets for Today

• 13:05 McCain/Palin's Top 20 Lies, Myths & Flip-Flops: tinyurl.com/4lnahm #
• 13:27 @bethr Loud music after 10pm? What are your kids' bedtimes? #
• 13:56 @bethr At that hour headphones are in order. #
• 14:01 @bethr MIT is following Ivy League colleges' example. My brother's post-divorce income may be <$70K, but his kids lack grades/test sc ... #
• 14:12 Another cat pic thanks to goosetea: goosetea.livejournal.com/254705.html #
• 09:40 No TV in kitchen for past month (bedroom TV died & kitchen set replaced it). 2 TVs (living room & bedroom) suffice. To do: return cable box. #
• 09:43 Another striking photo from goosetea, this time a desert landscape: goosetea.livejournal.com/254763.html #

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Tweets for Today

• 13:05 McCain/Palin's Top 20 Lies, Myths & Flip-Flops: tinyurl.com/4lnahm #
• 13:27 @bethr Loud music after 10pm? What are your kids' bedtimes? #
• 13:56 @bethr At that hour headphones are in order. #
• 14:01 @bethr MIT is following Ivy League colleges' example. My brother's post-divorce income may be <$70K, but his kids lack grades/test sc ... #
• 14:12 Another cat pic thanks to goosetea: goosetea.livejournal.com/254705.html #
• 09:40 No TV in kitchen for past month (bedroom TV died & kitchen set replaced it). 2 TVs (living room & bedroom) suffice. To do: return cable box. #
• 09:43 Another striking photo from goosetea, this time a desert landscape: goosetea.livejournal.com/254763.html #

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AlterNet: What Makes People Vote Republican?

Psychological Profile of Conservatives

But now that we can map the brains, genes, and unconscious attitudes of conservatives, we have refined our diagnosis: conservatism is a partially heritable personality trait that predisposes some people to be cognitively inflexible, fond of hierarchy, and inordinately afraid of uncertainty, change, and death. People vote Republican because Republicans offer "moral clarity" -- a simple vision of good and evil that activates deep seated fears in much of the electorate. Democrats, in contrast, appeal to reason with their long-winded explorations of policy options for a complex world.

AlterNet: What Makes People Vote Republican?

Psychological Profile of Conservatives

But now that we can map the brains, genes, and unconscious attitudes of conservatives, we have refined our diagnosis: conservatism is a partially heritable personality trait that predisposes some people to be cognitively inflexible, fond of hierarchy, and inordinately afraid of uncertainty, change, and death. People vote Republican because Republicans offer "moral clarity" -- a simple vision of good and evil that activates deep seated fears in much of the electorate. Democrats, in contrast, appeal to reason with their long-winded explorations of policy options for a complex world.

Tell Rally Organizers To Pull Palin

I just heard that Sarah Palin is scheduled to speak at a rally of American Jews of all stripes about the threat Iran poses to the U.S. and Israel. I'm just flabbergasted that she was invited and think it's a real mistake.

I wrote a letter to the chief organizer of the event, Malcolm Hoenlein, and told him to pull Sarah Palin from the schedule. Will you join me?

http://action.jstreet.org/t/3584/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=467

Tell Rally Organizers To Pull Palin

I just heard that Sarah Palin is scheduled to speak at a rally of American Jews of all stripes about the threat Iran poses to the U.S. and Israel. I'm just flabbergasted that she was invited and think it's a real mistake.

I wrote a letter to the chief organizer of the event, Malcolm Hoenlein, and told him to pull Sarah Palin from the schedule. Will you join me?

http://action.jstreet.org/t/3584/petition.jsp?petition_KEY=467

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