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By Zeke Turner 5/14/10 5:48pm

Pat Buchanan Is Here to Explain the Relationship Between Lesbians and Softball to You

Is softball code for lesbian? Short answer: yes, says Pat Buchanan.

“Women’s softball has been associated with lesbians and being gay for a long time,” said Mr. Buchanan on MSNBC’s Morning Joe about Elena Kagan. “That’s been sort of a signal like two men sunbathing together on a beach, or something like that. The Read More

By Zeke Turner 5/11/10 10:07pm

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‘Absurd Question’: What Was the Wall Street Journal Trying to Say with Softball Cover Photo?

Politico’s Ben Smith attemps to drill down into the Wall Street Journal‘s decision to put a picture of Supreme Court nominee and Elena Kagan playing softball on its cover this morning. Were the Journal‘s editors trying to send its readers a message?

“If you turn the photo upside down, reverse the pixilation and simultaneously Read More

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Pat Buchanan Is Here to Explain the Relationship Between Lesbians and Softball to You

‘Absurd Question’: What Was the Wall Street Journal Trying to Say with Softball Cover Photo?

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