Monthly Archives: April 2008

Obama Takes Vital Abercrombie Vote

Obamacrombie! The trio of A&F-wearing Obama supporters pictured here is tickling bloggers today. What brand do Hillary’s supporters prefer? (Via- Every Gay Blog Out There.)

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Idol’s Top Six

Father Tony came over to watch American Idol with me last night after I declined his invitation to watch it at Urge. (Somehow I didn’t feel like watching David Archuleta through the sweaty legs of go-go boys.) Last night the six remaining contestants performed the songs of Andrew Lloyd Webber and when the announcer said that Webber had “composed most …

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Six Degrees Of Ted Bundy

Upper East Side, Second Avenue, Tuesday 7PM A deranged, yet very smartly dressed businessman, mid-50s, is walking down the sidewalk shouting to himself. Man: “Douchbags! Communists! Shitbags! Shitbags! Ted Bundy!” I was amused at how little attention he got from passersby until what came next. Man: “Fuckheads! Ted Bundy! BETTE MIDLER!” OK, that made people turn around. I rushed home …

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The Silver Lining

From the Guardian UK: The long-drawn-out fight for the Democratic presidential nomination is likely to benefit the party in the November general election because its campaigns are gathering massive amounts of data on voters, party strategists said. Information gathered by supporters of Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama during door-to-door canvassing has been passed on to the Democratic National Committee (DNC), …

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Morning View – Subway Signage

Times Square has the fanciest subway entrances. I think the covered up number is the old 9 train, which stopped running in May 2005. Times Square is the busiest subway station in North America, but the busiest in the world is Tokyo’s Shinjuku Station.

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Pennsylvania: Hillary 54%, Obama 46%

As expected, Hillary Clinton won Pennsylvania’s primary. At the time of this post her margin is 8%, not exactly enough to shout down those calling for her withdrawal from the race, but not bad considering how Obama outspent her, with his campaign shelling out over $11M to Clinton’s $4.8M. In Philadelphia, Obama trounced Clinton by nearly a 2-1 margin, but …

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Leading Economic Indicator

Here in the “breadbasket of the world”, food rationing. Major retailers in New York, in areas of New England, and on the West Coast are limiting purchases of flour, rice, and cooking oil as demand outstrips supply. There are also anecdotal reports that some consumers are hoarding grain stocks. At a Costco Warehouse in Mountain View, Calif., yesterday, shoppers grew …

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Double The Hate, Twice The Hope

Proponents of a proposed anti-gay marriage referendum in California claim to have gathered nearly twice the necessary signatures needed to place the item on the November ballot. The sponsors of a proposed constitutional amendment to outlaw same-sex marriage in California said Monday they have gathered enough signatures to qualify the measure for the November ballot. A coalition of religious groups …

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Nail Salon

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Peace Corps To Pozzers: Get Out

The ACLU is warring with the Peace Corps over their policy of rejecting volunteers who are HIV positive. Jeremiah Johnson joined the Peace Corps because he wanted to help people, but was forced to quit after giving nearly a year and a half of service because he is HIV-positive. Now, Johnson, 25, is working with the American Civil Liberties Union …

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Doctor, He SAID He Was A TOP!

From the wacky world of New York medical litigation: A hospital did nothing wrong when it tried to examine the rectum of a construction worker who had been hit on the head by a falling wooden beam, a jury found Monday. After deliberating for about an hour, a state Supreme Court jury awarded nothing to Brian Persaud, who sued NewYork-Presbyterian …

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Hillary Goes Nuclear

On Good Morning America today, Hillary Clinton was asked what she would do if Iran attacked Israel with nuclear weapons: “I want the Iranians to know that if I’m the president, we will attack Iran. In the next 10 years, during which they might foolishly consider launching an attack on Israel, we would be able to totally obliterate them.” Well, …

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Fur Break

L-R: Dr. Jeff, Damian (NSFW), and Glenn at the Dugout. [Photo credit: Michael A.K.]

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There’s A Lot Of Ruin In Metropotamia

I was cruising around Strange Maps and found this February post about Thomas Jefferson’s rejected plan on dividing the Northwest Territory into ten states. Jefferson’s names were rejected as “too silly.” Some factoids about the never-were states: • Sylvania would have covered much of present-day Minnesota, Michigan’s Upper Peninsula and some of northern Wisconsin.• Michigania would have incorporated most of …

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And The Overhead Bins Get More Crowded

Thrilling news. Five of the six major airlines in the United States plan to start charging coach passengers as much as $25 next month to check a second bag, the latest move in their quest to offset high fuel prices. But while the airlines, and even some industry specialists, say they expect the fees will primarily affect leisure travelers, business …

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HomoQuotable – Gilbert Baker

“All revolutions start with a word, and the word is no. No to injustice, no to discrimination, no to oppression, no to slavery, no to violence, no to lives dictated by fear. Yes to love. The defiant colors in our flag have unfurled that idea for thirty years. “The Rainbow Flag lives because it represents us all in our diversity …

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Morning View – Seventh & 42nd

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Manhattan Mini Storage:
Still Made Of Teh Awesome

I’ve blogged several times about Manhattan Mini Storage’s provocative ad campaigns, which tend to support progressive causes ranging from pro-choice to anti-Bush. Now, in an in-yer-face dig at conservative groups (such as the Catholic League who want Gothamites to boycott the company), they have unveiled a new “Save More Than Your Stuff” program in which they donate $25 (in the …

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Online Gay Museum Launches

Proud Heritage, a UK-based online gay museum, launched today. Site features include an archive of gay publications and Walking Proud, a Google-based walking guide to London’s gay history and current hotspots. Nick Poole, Director of the Collections Trust, which is responsible for setting the standards in British museums, welcomed the online museum. “We applaud Proud Heritage on the work achieved …

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Daily Grumble

Last spring my company reorganized and I was reclassified a “consultant”, hired by contract and no longer an employee. (Even though I’m doing the same thing I have been for the last seven years.) Therefore I am now self-insured and while my insurance is 100% tax deductible, I was still floored today to see this month’s increase in my premium, …

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