Monthly Archives: August 2010

New From Sen. Harry Reid

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See The Empire State (While You Still Can)

While some of Manhattan’s most iconic buildings have been obscured from enjoyment by enormous bland glass boxes (one can scarcely discern the Woolworth Building from some angles), the Empire State Building has soared alone in lower midtown for nearly 80 years, with no neighboring building daring to approach even half its height. That may soon change with the planned 15 …

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HomoQuotable – Alan Chambers

“Dear friends, please pray for us at Exodus. We have experienced an unexpectedly low giving season this summer coupled with much higher expenses (insurance, utilities, etc). Sadly, we have had to let several staff go. Your prayers are appreciated. For those who are also having to endure this unfriendly economy, our prayers are with you!” – Exodus International president Alan …

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Twenty Years Of Being Boring

As the 20th anniversary of the release of Pet Shop Boys’ immortal Being Boring approaches this fall, the Guardian UK’s music blogger calls it the greatest pop single of all time. In the panoramic lyrical sweep from the 1920s to the 70s and, finally, the 90s, Being Boring really is about everything: innocence and experience, ambition and self-realisation (“I never …

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Other Crazy Things Americans Believe (Besides Obama Being A Muslim)

Via Matt Yglesias at Think Progress.Yglesias notes that 73% of Americans believe at least one of the above items, while only 27% believe none of them.

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Ahmadinejad Vas My BOYFRIEND!

Today in crazy teabaggers we have California GOP congressional candidate Mattie Fein, who attacks Rep. Jane Harman (D) with this Young Frankenstein spoof in which Harman is portrayed as Cloris Leachman’s immortal Frau Blucher. And yes, that’s really Mattie Fein in the clip. UDPATE: The clip’s maker writes to say that Fein is “not a teabagger or a Tea Party …

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Obama’s Shifting View On Gay Marriage

Over at the New Republic, James Downie has posted an excellent timeline of President Obama’s evolving positions on same-sex marriage. I’m excerpting Downie’s piece below, but do go read the entire article. 1996: “I favor legalizing same-sex marriages, and would fight efforts to prohibit such marriages.” 1998: “Undecided.” (Candidate poll response.) 2004: “Strategically, I think we can get civil unions …

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New From Target’s BFF

Tom Emmer’s got seven kids and he uses them all to shill for his bid for Minnesota governor.

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Designing Women Nesting Dolls

From artist Ginger Williams, the maker of the Golden Girls Nesting Dolls. Ginger tells me that my first post about her dolls went rather viral, with mentions of her work popping up on MSNBC and garnering her an interview on Good Morning, Sacramento where she also displayed her Steel Magnolias dolls. Many of you have asked about purchasing the dolls, …

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Urban Legend Confirmed: Alligator Found In New York City Sewer

OK, so it was only 18 inches long. But still! At least one alligator really does live in New York City’s sewers. Cops apprehended an 18-inch gator that crawled out of an overflowing Astoria storm drain and hunkered down beneath a parked car this afternoon, delighting onlookers and giving fresh meat to the urban myth that the carnivorous critters are …

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Catholics For Equality Launches

A group of LGBT activists and allies have formed Catholics For Equality. From their about page: Drawing on the rich tradition of Catholic social justice teachings, American Catholics are among the strongest supporters of equality for LGBT people of any religious group in the U.S. Yet the official voice of the hierarchy is increasingly one favoring discrimination and opposing just, …

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Lambda Legal Responds To Meg Whitman’s Planned Defense Of Proposition 8

Meg Whitman surprised no one when she announced this weekend that if she becomes governor of California, she will defend Proposition 8 in court, something Schwarzenegger declined to do. However many are questioning whether the timing of both the election and the appeal to the Ninth Circuit would allow Whitman to do so. Karen Ocamb spoke to Lambda Legal’s Jon …

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Quote Of The Day – Carl Paladino

“Instead of handing out the welfare checks, we’ll teach people how to earn their check. We’ll teach them personal hygiene … the personal things they don’t get when they come from dysfunctional homes. These are beautiful properties with basketball courts, bathroom facilities, toilet facilities. Many young people would love to get the hell out of cities. You have to teach …

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Ann Coulter: The People At World Net Daily Are Fake Christians Out For Publicity

And it just gets better. You might also enjoy the reactions to this latest salvo over on Free Republic. UPDATE: WND’s Joseph Farah fires back: “Coulter called me a ‘publicity whore’ for my decision. But look who is on television talking about this – throwing mud, name-calling, smearing not only me but my entire staff. I will not engage in …

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Ne-VAH-Dah, Ne-VEH-Dah Con’t

While in Las Vegas last month, I noted the local controversy over the pronunciation of the state’s name. The kerfuffle has now reached the state legislature. Outgoing Assemblyman Harry Mortenson is proposing more tolerance. The Las Vegas Democrat is working on a resolution for the 2011 legislative session to make the ”Ne-VAH-da” pronunciation equally acceptable to the one with the …

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MEXICO: Groups Clash Over Marriage

The Catholic Church is fostering protests against same-sex marriage and adoption in Mexico with Cardinal Juan Sandoval Iniguez saying publicly, “Would you want to be adopted by a pair of faggots or lesbians?” Things got very heated yesterday in Guadalajara. Gay rights activists and a group of Roman Catholics in Mexico have yelled insults at each other during dueling demonstrations …

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Marriage Support By State

Even though thirty states have banned same-sex marriage by public referendum, support on the issue has been rising in all states. Support is lowest in Utah, Oklahoma, Mississippi and Alabama. Support is highest in the states where it is legal (and New York, California, and most perhaps most notably, Rhode Island.) Embiggen the chart or go here for more.

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Protest Rallies Over Cordoba House

Both sides rallied again yesterday in downtown Manhattan.

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True Blood Spoiler Spoiler

Stay out of the comments if you haven’t seen tonight’s freakalicious episode. Otherwise dive in and dish.

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Opening January 2011 – The Right To Love: An American Family

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