I mentioned already in my last post how I'm tired of hearing Michigan being mentioned in the same sentence as Florida with respect to a bungled election, and sick of hearing Michigan used in political arguments as a result.  Here's a real dud I heard a couple of days ago.

I heard a Republican host on an AM conservative talk radio station giving an awful talking point, and I would like to know if anyone else has heard this one.  This rightwing radio host was heaping scorn upon the DNC RBC for its decision to only award 1/2 a vote to each delegate from the states of Michigan and Florida.  He compared it to the fundamental injustice enshrined in the original version of our Constitution, the 3/5 slave population count for purposes of Congressional representation in slave states.

He didn't mention that, intelligently and competently, the RNC did the exact same thing to its Republican delegates from the same 2 states, months ago.  Now, the DNC RBC is rightly deserving of scorn for its failure to handle this situation in the exact same way as the RNC: delegates at 1/2 strength, decided months ago, before the contests, and agreed upon by everyone prior, without controversy.

But comparing the DNC RBC to the enablers of slaveholding when the RNC had done the exact same thing with their delegations was hypocrisy and slander, and I unfortunately lost reception before I could call in and rip him one.

I was wondering if anyone else has heard similar rhetoric coming from the right (politician or pundit or whomever), or seen it in print.  And warning you all that this tripe is out there and being consumed by the less intelligent rightwingers.  So be prepared to bash some people with your smart sticks on this one.

And while I have your attention, I'd like to extend my congratulations to the Red Wings, who just won the Stanley Cup.  The 'Wings won a hotly contested game 6 in Pittsburgh by a score of 3 to 2, ending their series against the Penguins at 4 games to 2, and sending the cup back to the Joe Louis Arena yet again.  The Red Wings' last took the Stanley Cup in 2002.  Henrik Zedderberg was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy, and this marks the first time a team with a European Captain, Niklas Lidstrom, has won the Stanley Cup.