How do I know this to be true? Because I was told by my slightly paranoid ex some time ago about the camps in Idaho. Also, I once got very stoned with my flaming good friend and we imagined what it would be like for a comic we developed. And, there was this science fiction story about a medical procedure that eliminated The Gay from fetuses that a gay friend of mine and I really loved for its realism. For ultimate proof, I was told by this beribboned, pierced nelly who was also a Christian pastor for completely out gay Christian communities that the story of Sodom is really about how some angels are gay and the evil people of Sodom wanted to rape Lot's heavenly guests because of their awesome beauty. Read more…

Well, this kind of says it all:

As Digby mentioned, the tale of Iran forcing Jews, et al to wear distinctive clothing or badges is apparently false. It seems to have been concocted by American rightwing propagandists and has no basis in fact.

On the other hand, Operation Red Scare, in which the Santa Rosa Junior College Republicans posted Red Stars on the doors of professors they identified as advocating communism is true. Read more…