Prop 8 Overturned, A Compendium

UPDATED:

The Best Worst Prop 8 Reactions courtesy of Talking Points Memo.

Maggie Gallagher on with CNN's Anderson Cooper:


Does it matter that Judge Walker is gay. Andrew Sullivan's blog takes it on.
When law goes viral.

NY Times editorial this morning.

And on the other side, Maggie Gallagher's editorial in the San Francisco Chronicle. (Maggie Gallagher heads up the National Organization of Marriage.

The LA Times devotes an entire page online to coverage of Prop 8.

A reader on Andrew Sullivan's blog points out this fun fact:

The Prop 8 case now makes three consecutive judicial opinions holding that laws prohibiting same-sex marriages have no rational basis. Interestingly, all three were authored by judges who were nominated or appointed by Republicans.

NPR had this feature this morning discussing the impact on Democracts, specifically President Obama.

Dahlia Lithwick interviewed by Rachel Maddow:

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Will be posting a host of links to a variety of articles, analyses, and opinions on today's historic overturning of California's Proposition 8.

From Good, a timeline of Prop 8.

The video evidence released by Judge Walker.

American Prospect brings us Adam Serwer's Prop 8: Shame in Perpetuity.

The San Jose Mercury News has extensive coverage including a slide show of post-ruling celebrations and press conferences.

You can totally geek out and read the entire ruling here.

A somewhat sobering analysis from the New York Times on the future of Prop 8 as it makes its way to the Supreme Court.

In Salon, Linda Hirshman puts the ruling and its fate into historical perspective.

The National Organizaton of Marriage (NOM) goes after Judge Walker's personal life.

Dahlia Lithwick on Slate calls it a "brilliant decision."

And Rachel Maddow interviews Boies and Olson:

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Brace(d) for the Race-Baiting

Slate magazine discusses the upcoming race-baiting expected this fall during the 2010 mid-term elections.

As Rachel Maddow discussed on David Letterman last night - race-baiting works.



And from Maddow's blog this morning, a story about a a shooting game at a Catholic carnival involving a cardboard black man holding a document that says "Health Bill."

Prop 8 Decision Condensed

A handy guide to the Prop 8 Trial and where it's at minutes before the ruling comes down.

Bad Soap Opera

Well, apparently there will be no Levi Johnston/Bristol Palin wedding. The Zeitgeist is sad about this news since their nuptials would have made such good political theater - especially given Sarah Palin's disapproval of the match. From the NY Times:

“The final straw was him flying to Hollywood for what he told me was to see some hunting show but come to find out it was that music video mocking my family,” said Ms. Palin, who has a son, Tripp, with the 20-year-old Mr. Johnston. “He’s just obsessed with the limelight and I got played.”

We all keep getting played, Bristol.