Wednesday Morning Open Thread

Good morning from Maine.

The President will sign the Department of Defense authorization today, which means the Hate Crimes bill will finally become the Hate Crimes Law. There's a reception at the White House tonight in honor of this development.

So, while we're making progress on hate in D.C. in Maine, haters are in the spotlight today. Two of the worst of the worst homophobes are campaigning for the anti-gay campaign today. Louise posted Peter LaBarbera's sordid history at Pam's House Blend. He's just obsessed with all things gay -- and knows more about gay sex than most gay people. Even worse, the Catholic Bishop's campaign is bringing in a designated hate group, Mass Resistance. The hate group's Brian Camenker and LaBarbera will be holding their hate-a-palooza at the State House in Augusta this morning. I'm going. Just wondering if Bishop Richard Malone will be joining them. He's the leader of the anti-gay campaign and these haters are his allies.

If you want to help turn out the vote in Maine, you can Call for Equality.

Let's get threading..