In contrast to the hickish tea partiers and “all their blather,” here’s how the the more politically sophisticated among us operate to effectively advance a cultural conversation. Note the clever use of visual / iconic adianoeta, which in this instance works to gently nudge readers toward an unspoken (yet somehow inevitable) association between reactionary movements peopled by Jesus-pimping proto-Klansman, and the social practice, enjoyed by many in the gay community,

“Don’t ask me, I don’t give a damn / Next stop is Vietnam, uh, say, the King Sooper’s parking lot off Route 16…?” Michael Barone on the Tea Party movement: Like the antiwar activists of 40 years ago, the tea partiers include many good citizens moved to political involvement because of intellectually serious concerns about public policy. Similarly, they include a much smaller number of cranks, conspiracy theorists and congenital

Because nothing says “equality” and “fairness” in the field of telecommunications quite so much as handing out managerial positions based on, you know, proof of cooter: Deutsche Telekom AG said Monday it will introduce a quota for female managers, with a target to fill 30% of upper and middle management jobs with women by the end of 2015. That would compare with only 13% in 2008, the company said. Deutsche