"Let me see, kid... Republican, Democrat or gay?"

Just before my husband voted yesterday, one of the ancient poll workers was chatting him up.

"McMillan!" he said, looking at his last name. "Ah... like McMillan and Wife."

"I can't believe he turned out to be a homosexual," said a woman.

Another woman spoke up. "It seems like everyone is. There's 10 million of 'em."

"It's terrible," said another. And everyone at the table murmured and shook their heads.

Truly, you never know where one will end up. Maybe even right in front of you. Trying to vote. Doing his civic duty. Well, way to go, old folks! You've just committed voter intimidation.

But what's Jeff going to do — yell at an old man? His calling the election board to report the situation was probably more effective. And by that, unfortunately, I mean "probably not effective at all."

Is the board really going to screen for anti-gay bias? They should. Would it be acceptable for one of them to spout off their views on a racial or ethnic minority? About women's rights? Never. Especially on a Primary day, when every citizen can cast an equal vote.

God Shed His Grace on Thee

I love the way Miss Teen South Carolina cleverly satirizes the dire state of American education by acting like an airhead on TV. She demonstrates her answer to the question in the very way she is answering it. Brilliant.

Please watch:

I saw comments on YouTube that defended her, saying she must be under a lot of pressure, and that it is a contest of beauty and not brains. Sorry, kids, but it doesn't take a whole lot of brains to answer a simple question in Standard English — unless you are part of the problem the question is referring to. I think she should have stopped at "some people don't have maps." At least that made sense and was true.