Monthly Archives: April 2009

Caption This

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Open Thread Thrusday

What kind of exercise routine do you have?

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Glenn Beck Mocks Barney Frank’s Speech Impediment

Is mocking Barney Frank’s speech impediment any worse than ridiculing Ahnold’s accent? I’d say, yes – when it’s also meant to belittle his gayness.

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Leaving On A High Note

Connecticut’s Love Makes A Family is leaving on a high note. An advocacy group that was a major player in Connecticut’s gay marriage debate has decided to close its doors at the end of 2009. Leaders at “Love Makes a Family” say the 10-year-old group wants to conclude its work on a victorious note in the wake of last fall’s …

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Wanda Sykes Gets Fox Chat Show

Excellent news for fans of recently out comedian Wanda Sykes. Fox is planning on launching a new Saturday late night show featuring Wanda Sykes, according to sources with knowledge of the network’s plans. The show is said to be more in the mold of Bill Maher’s HBO show than a typical talk show. It will air Saturdays at 11 and …

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More Christianist Lies From The Family Research Council

Check out the latest “action alert” from the Family Research Council. Many members of Congress are simply unaware of how dangerous the proposed “hate crimes” law is. FRC Action will warn them that this could lead to simple expressions of religious faith-including sermons and radio broadcasts-being prosecuted as “hate.” Our nation is at a danger point. In 2007, such a …

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Riots In London As President Obama Meets With G-20 Summit Leaders

As widely predicted, London’s financial district is seeing rioting mobs today as President Obama meets with world leaders during the G-20 Summit. As President Obama was holding one-on-one meetings Wednesday with the leaders of Russia and China, thousands of protesters marched in the streets of London, and there were several violent clashes with police. A mob of protesters, many of …

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Sweden Approves Marriage Equality

Today the Swedish parliament approved legislation that will make that country the seventh in the world to grant full marriage equality rights to all citizens. A broad majority in the Swedish parliament Wednesday approved adoption of same-sex marriage legislation after a six-hour debate. Six of the seven parties in parliament had backed the proposal drafted by the Committee on Civil …

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Improv Everywhere – Best Funeral Ever

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Daily Ungrumble

Better Off Ted, starring Mrs. Ellen DeGeneres, is high-larious. Funniest show I’ve seen in ages. It’s up against American Idol and therefore probably doomed to a single season, but check it out while you can.

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Daily Grumble

Never had an allergy of any kind in my entire life. So why is that now, in my semi-dotage, am I getting completely stomped by “spring allergies”? Agony. And nothing helps, so far. :::stomps off hacking and wheezing:::

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Feds To Drop Charges Against Former Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens

Oh, Alaska. If only this were an April Fool’s joke. The Justice Department plans to drop all charges against former Sen. Ted Stevens, the 85-year old Alaska Republican convicted last year of lying on Senate financial disclosure forms to conceal hundreds of thousands of dollars in gifts and home renovations from a businessman, according to a news report this morning. …

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More Trouble For Repeal Of DADT

Elaine Donnelly’s Center For Military Readiness has sent President Obama a list of over 1000 top retired military officers who say they oppose the repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” More than 1,000 retired military officers, including several who were top commanders, are urging President Barack Obama and Congress to maintain the law that bars gays from serving openly in …

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Top NY Court To Review Same- Sex Marriage Recognition

The anti-gay Alliance Defense Fund has gotten New York’s Court of Appeals to agree to review the state’s recognition of gay marriages from other jurisdictions. The state’s highest court agreed on Tuesday to hear arguments in two cases that challenge New York’s recognition of same-sex marriages legally performed elsewhere. Lower courts have already sided with two government entities that revised …

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Adam Lambert – Play That Funky Music

Another killer performance from our boy Adam Lambert. There’s still eight weeks left in the competition, but at this point it seems the show is his to lose.

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