Perry's Response: Wingnuts Will Heal A Nation In Crisis

Presidential wannabee Gov. Rick Perry's day of prayer and fasting on Saturday will feature the wackiest of the religious right-wing. Among their beliefs : blackbirds are dying because of gay soldiers, the Statue of Liberty is a "demonic idol," gay rights are a “satanic anointment," and Oprah is a “harlot" who signals the Apocalypse. Well, they might be right on that one. Still, it may be a flop : Only a handful of believers signed up, and none of the 49 governors invited. Rachel Maddow has more on who will be there, and why you might not want to be.

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Get Rumsfeld

A judge has ruled that a former military contractor who says he was imprisoned and tortured by the U.S. military in Iraq can sue former Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld for damages, the second time a judge has allowed a torture claim by a U.S. citizen against Rumsfeld. The Obama Justice Dept. is defending Rumsfeld. "One purpose of the constitutional limitations on interrogation techniques and conditions of confinement is to strike a balance between government objectives and individual rights, even when the stakes are high."

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