Nate Silver, the power nerd who has of late been making it his job to take bigots to task, spoke to sister site Queerty about Prop 8's passage and the statistics behind it. Here's what he had to say about the controversial African American vote:
Because you didn't have enough reason to vote besides imagining Sarah Palin being a "heartbeat" away from the presidency, here is your list of free shwag you can pick up at participating sponsors for doing you civic duty.
• For the porn-obsessed voter: No, it's not a copy of that Sarah Palin Hustler video. But go to Babeland and pick up your free vibrator, or for men, "McCain Maverick Sleeve." “He’s always there to lend a hand, he works for every man, and he bucks the status quo.” Gross.
• For the tweaker voter: Starbucks is giving away a free cup of coffee for voters. Try to hit all 500 locations in New York and relive your wild ride in the amphetamine-fueled 80's when you accidentally voted for Dukakis.
• For the lonely hearts: Ben & Jerry's and Krispy Kreme will be giving out free ice-cream and donuts for all of those who need comfort food before turning in for the night and watching the polls close…alone.
• For the Lydia Hearst voters: French Connection and Trina Turk are offering discounts with proof of voting (battle scars perhaps?)
So hurry up and vote already, because by this time next week we will be living in a Socialist America, and in Socialist America ice-cream eats you.
Yesterday saw a letter from a concerned reader at The Advocate, who was worried that Ellen DeGeneres hadn't sent any money to an organization combating Proposition 8, the bill that would ban gay marriages in California. Did Ellen, who recently married wife Portia De Rossi in one of these marriages, actually secretly want her partnership to be nullified. No, that is a stupid thing to think.
And now Ellen has released a video showing her anti-support of Proposition 8, which means the check is in the mail, or something:
Taking no chances on Florida's political leaning this November, Sarah Silverman is urging Jews with Sunshine State-based grandparents to schlep down there and convince them to vote for Barack Obama.
