When plucky arch-conservative Doug Hoffman — representing Glenn Beck's Tea Party Party –stepped into the race for New York's 23rd district, even though Republican Dede Scozzafava was already running, he was on his way to truly making history.

And, last night, he and all his supporters — including Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, Rush Limbaugh and Michelle Malkin — achieved what many thought could not be done: They delivered the NY-23 congressional seat into Democratic hands for the first time in more than a century…

Democrat Bill Owens Tuesday won New York's 23rd Congressional District, parts of which have been in Republican hands since the Civil War.

Conservative Doug Hoffman conceded shortly after midnight. With 88 percent of precincts reporting, Owens led Hoffman by nearly 4,300 votes.

What more proof do you need that the politics of divisiveness really does achieve results?

* One in twelve New Jerseyans even dumber than you think they are.

* I'll bet I could spend all 24,000,000,000 hours of the day reading through the #michellemalkinmath hashtag on Twitter.

* Orly Taitz is just like an honorable version of Nelson Mandela.

* Is Bill O'Reilly endorsing socialism?

* Consider Philadelphia's two biggest issues — money and cheesesteaks — solved! Thanks, Dr. Phil!

Remember when we defended ACORN from accusations of voter fraud? Yeah, turns out the only reason they weren't committing voter fraud was because they were too swamped with setting up HUD-sponsored brothels. Whoops. Barack Obama and John McCain must feel like dummies. Though, who could have ever predicted we shouldn't have trusted a group whose logo looks like a hand gripping a dong?

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Q: What do Bill O'Reilly, Ann Coulter, Michelle Malkin and the editorial board of The National Review Online have in common?

A: Yep, you guessed it. They all think you're an idiot if you're buying into this birther conspiracy nonsense.

Because, yes, it's precisely that stupid.

This was not widely reported in the "MSM," but last month the delightful Michelle Malkin ran a very important "Obamacare poster contest" on her blog, which soars o'er the muck of the internet like a million eagles screeching into the sunset.

The submissions Michelle received were just as insightful, nuanced and discerning as you might imagine, and obviously this is an excellent way to advance the health care debate in the United States, some fun Photoshopping. It beats a lame sketch about Hitler, right? Really, I couldn't see how any of it would ever go wrong, this festive mix of rational thought and creativity and free speech and technology and all.

And then this morning someone forwarded me this email, which as far as I know is unrelated to the Malkin contest BUT follows a similar vein AND has been "making the rounds," as the kids say, under the subject line Obamacare Healthcare is coming soon!

Oh boy oh boy oh boy…

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She's half his age. He's twice her size. She's (much to her chagrin) Asian-American. He's as American as it gets (without actually being Native American and discounting his Irish immigrant ancestry.) Yet, in some ways, this femme fatale blogger and alpha male TV talker are very much alike. See if you can tell the difference between Michelle Malkin and Pat Buchanan.

No cheating! All cheaters will be deported.

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Biography

Which one…

1. is related to Marilyn Manson

2. is Married to a Jew and posed with a swastika

3. is a member of the Sons of Confederate Veterans

4. outed an intifada-supporting Food Network star

5. prefers old fashioned bigotry to affirmative action

6. got dressed in salad

7. would be flattered to be compared to Ann Coulter

8. has been on MSNBC, Fox News Channel, C-SPAN Both!

9. advised a serving U.S. President to burn evidence

10. is a self-described "cat-fan," and winner of PETA's (People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals) "Strongest Backbone" award while described by an FBI agent as "sneaky," "dishonest," and "criminal

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Bibliography

Which one wrote…

1. Churchill, Hitler, and "the Unnecessary War": how Britain lost its empire

2. The Death of the West: How Dying Populations and Iigrant Invasions Imperil Our Country and Civilization

3. Unhinged: Exposing Liberals Gone Wild

4. In Defense of Internment: The Case for "Racial Profiling" in World War II and the War On Terror

5. Invasion: How America Still Welcomes Terrorists, Criminals, and Other Foreign Menaces

6. State of Emergency: The Third World Invasion and Conquest of America

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Quotations

Which one said…

1. "I'm a contra too."

2. "Bean-counting government bureaucrats are free to take race, ethnicity and gender into account when doling out public funds to non-white-male contractors. But God help law enforcement officers, air marshals and border agents who try to use those same factors to combat terrorism and protect American lives."

3. "We knew Chris Matthews had no shame. Now we also know the king of TV ghouls has no souls."

4. "'Darwinism' contains dogmas men may believe, but cannot stand the burden of proof, the acid of attack or the demands of science."

5. "The agenda Clinton & Clinton would impose on America — abortion on demand, a litmus test for the Supreme Court, homosexual rights."

6. "I'm American, for goodness' sake."

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Answers after the jump.

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