According to a 67-page document (PDF) being passed around on Free Republic, Barack Obama has HIP-NO-TIZED people into supporting him. Barack Obama’s speeches contain the hypnosis techniques of Dr. Milton Erickson, M.D. who developed a form of “conversational” hypnosis that could be hidden in seemingly normal speech and used on patients without their knowledge for therapy purposes. Obama’s speeches intentionally …

Check out John McCain as he’s busted on his previous claim that he’d never have anything to do with outrageous robocalls like the one his campaign is currently making to voters all over the country.

The latest poll indicates that support for Florida’s double-extra marriage ban is below the 60% passage requirement. The poll of 600 likely voters shows support for Amendment 2 at 53 percent, less than the 60 percent approval rate required to change the constitution. The gay-marriage question is one of six statewide referendums on this year’s lengthy ballot. The poll found …

Beginning tomorrow San Francisco will keep the marriage license bureau at City Hall open for two extra hours daily as worried gay couples rush to wed in advance of the vote on Prop 8. The number of same-sex weddings at City Hall had been steadily dropping since gay and lesbian marriages first became legal May 15. In recent weeks that …

I’ve finally caught up on True Blood, HBO’s vampire drama/comedy that started a few weeks ago. Vampires have “come out the coffin” and gone public after a Japanese company perfected artificial blood. As with X-Men, there’s a gay rights vs. “special rights” subtext as the public debates the Vampire Rights Act. There’s also a virus that plagues vampires, gay vampire …

The NY Times notes that Palin rallies tend to be heavily male: The testosterone flows at many of her events. Head-banging guitar chords greet her: she entered a fund-raiser in North Carolina on Thursday to the decidedly un-dainty chords of AC/DC’s “Thunderstruck.” “That was kinda cool,” she marveled from the stage. Everyone laughed. The event raised $800,000. While there are …

Gay Hollywood fashion legend Mr. Blackwell passed away yesterday at age 86. Mr. Blackwell, the fashion maven whose annual “worst-dressed” list could be the bane of Hollywood celebrities, has died at age 86, according to media reports on Monday. Richard Blackwell, born Richard Selzer, had been in failing health for some time and in August was reported to be in …

The above clip of nutso Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-MN) swept the interwebs this weekend. Bachmann says that Barack Obama “may have anti-American views” and calls for a McCarthy-esque media expose’ on members of Congress to “find out whether they are pro-America or anti-America.” A widespread campaign to have Bachmann censured in the House has already sprung up.

The haters are fighting the likely strong showing for marriage equality among young voters with this latest clip featuring Generation Y. This one is from some outfit claiming they are “preserving the divine institute of marriage.”

Eight prominent lesbian bloggers have united to work with Equality California and raise funds to fight Proposition 8. Visit their page on the EQCA site where all donations go directly to the No On 8 effort. 8 Against 8:Grace Chu and Grace Rosen – Grace The SpotLori Hahn – Hahn At HomeKelly Leszczynski – The Lesbian LifestyleDorothy Snarker – Dorothy …

Sarah Palin appeared on the Christian Broadcast Network yesterday to tell host David Brody that she supports the Federal Marriage Amendment, something her running mate has opposed. It’s the first time Palin has publicly offered an opinion on the FMA. Brody: On Constitutional marriage amendment , are, are you for something like that? Palin: I am, in my own, state, …

Finally: Colin Powell, who was secretary of state in the Bush administration, broke with his party Sunday to offer a stunning and powerfully worded endorsement to Senator Barack Obama’s presidential candidacy. Powell, a retired general, described Obama as a “transformational figure.” “He has both style and substance,” Powell said in an appearance on NBC. “Obama has displayed a steadiness; showed …

As expected, last night Sarah Palin appeared on SNL. Her first bit was so-so, but she wasn’t as terribly wooden as some politicians have been. Palin had even less to do in the Weekend Update skit than in the opening, but (as always) Amy Poehler knocked it out of the park in a rap parody of Palin’s campaign. My name …

Ellen DeGeneres has purchased $100,000 of media time to air her No On 8 PSA. Via press release: NO on Prop 8 campaign, Equality for All, is pleased to announce today that Ellen DeGeneres has made a media buy to urge Californians to vote NO on Proposition 8. The effort was partially revealed Tuesday when Ellen released a special video …

Cover your ears when you listen to these tots screech an anti-gay marriage song to the tune of Barney the Dinosaur’s I Love You. I guess the Chinese Christianists at Clay Music Ministry are terrified over the recent poll showing a majority of California’s Asians oppose Prop 8.

Here’s the latest McCain robocall going out to voters all over the country: “Hello. I’m calling for John McCain and the RNC, You need to know that Barack Obama has worked closely with domestic terrorist Bill Ayers, whose organization bombed the U.S. Capitol, the Pentagon, a judge’s home, and killed Americans. Democrats will enact an extreme leftist agenda if they …

Via Towleroad: Joe Biden taped an episode with Ellen yesterday to air on Monday during which he reportedly expresses opposition to Proposition 8, the measure that would ban same-sex marriage in California. He repeated his opposition at a campaign fundraiser later in West Hollywood: “At the event, Biden told IN Los Angeles magazine journalist Karen Ocamb that he opposes Proposition …

Fascist Austrian leader Joerg Haider was drinking in a gay bar before he died Saturday in a single-car drunk driving accident. The former leader of the far right in Austria was drinking in a gay bar the night he died, it has emerged. Joerg Haider had never been open about his homosexuality, but his habit of surrounding himself with handsome …

Wow. Somebody at Florida’s Stonewall Legal Alliance is sharp. After the backers of Amendment 2 declined to appear at an FIU debate on the issue, the gay side invited the Westboro Baptist Church. And they are coming, over the objections of some marriage equality supporters. A church known for spewing anti-gay rhetoric and picketing military funerals is slated to debate …

That crazy “Obama is an Arab” lady from the McCain rally made an appearance on the Thursday edition of SNL last night. “He’s gonna change the White House to a pyramid.” Kristen Wiig kills me.