Monthly Archives: June 2009

Custer’s Last Stand, Again

Some Native Amerians in South Dakota are upset that McDonald’s has issued a new Happy Meal figure of General George Custer. The toy is a tie-in with the new Night At The Museum movie. The fast food chain’s decision to circulate the toy in Indian Country is akin to circulating a Hitler figure in Israel, according to Laurette Pourier, executive …

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Maddow On Sen. Ensign

Ensign has resigned from a GOP leadership post, but not from his Senate seat.

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Morning View – Broadway & Spring

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GOP Rep Calls Obama A “Cream Puff”

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Sen. Gillibrand Pledges To Sponsor DADT Repeal, Says “I Stand With Dan Choi”

Sen. Kristin Gillibrand (D-NY) has published an opinion piece on Huffington Post in which she declares, “I stand with Lt. Dan Choi.” Gillibrand goes on to pledge to cosponsor a repeal of DADT. I am firmly committed to repealing Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. To that end, I am working closely with Congressman Murphy and Senator Kennedy’s offices to develop support …

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And Now, A Joke From Free Republic

Via Free Republic, in response to a Scientific American story wondering if same-sex behavior in the animal kingdom has an effect on evolution: A father watched his young daughter playing in the garden. He smiled as he reflected on how sweet and pure his little girl was. Tears formed in his eyes as he thought about her seeing the wonders …

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SENATOR Barbara Boxer, Don’t Forget It

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People For The American Way Calls On Congress, President To “Dump DOMA”

People For The American Way has issued a call for Congress and the president to “Dump DOMA.” “During the campaign, then-candidate Obama spoke eloquently about the importance of ensuring that all Americans are treated with dignity and respect. He made specific pledges to pass hate crimes legislation, enact laws to prevent workplace discrimination, end Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and repeal …

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The Geese Are Cooked

Speaking of more reasonable animal rights activists, the Humane Society is unhappy that the Port Authority is conducting a campaign to kill about 2000 Canada geese around JFK and LaGuardia airports. About 200 birds have been killed so far in attempt to reduce them as a threat to aviation after US Airways 1549 was forced into the Hudson after hitting …

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PETA Loves Flies Too

PETA is now upset that the president killed a fly during an interview and is sending him a “humane bug catching” device. PETA: “We support compassion even for the most curious, smallest and least sympathetic animals. We believe that people, where they can be compassionate, should be, for all animals. Swatting a fly on TV indicates he’s not perfect, and …

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LGBT History: The Temperamentals

On Monday, Little David, Eric Leven and I attended the Off Broadway play The Temperamentals, a recounting of the formation of the very pre-Stonewall gay rights group the Mattachine Society. “Temperamental” was code for “homosexual” in the early 1950’s, part of a created language of secret words that gay men used to communicate. The Temperamentals tells the story of two …

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Pat Robertson: Homosexuals Are Sending The Country Into The Garbage Heap

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Maine Haters Hire Yes On 8 Firm

Marriage equality opponents in Maine have hired the publicity firm behind California’s Yes On 8 campaign. Organizers of an effort to overturn a new law legalizing same-sex marriage in Maine have hired the California public relations firm that ran the successful Proposition 8 campaign to overturn same-sex marriage there. Supporters of the law have hired a seasoned Maine political strategist …

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Richard Socarides And Oscar Winner Dustin Lance Black Discuss Obama’s Memo

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Challenge Filed To DC Marriage Ruling

Represented by the anti-gay Alliance Defense Fund, Bishop Harry Jackson and his six cohorts have filed a court challenge of Tuesday’s decision by the DC Elections Board that a referendum could not be mounted to challenge the city’s decision to recognize marriages from other jurisdictions. “We are not going to sit by and allow an unelected board of bureaucrats to …

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Barney Frank Flip-Flops On DOMA Brief, Now Says He Supports It

Sen. Barney Frank, who issued a criticism of the DOJ-DOMA brief two days ago, yesterday said that he spoke before reading the brief and now supports it. From his official site: “When I was called by a newspaper reporter for reaction to the administration’s brief defending the constitutionality of the Defense of Marriage Act, I made the mistake of relying …

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Friday June 26th: NYC Drag March

NYC Drag March founder and organizer Brian Griffin explains the history of the march and the plan for this year’s event, which takes place Friday, June 26th beginning in Tompkins Square. (Video by Eric Leven)

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Randi Weingarten Resigns

Randi Weingarten, the openly lesbian head of the nation’s most powerful teachers union, is resigning as president of the United Federation of Teachers, the group whom she also represents in the union – some say over her long battle with Michael Bloomberg over school control. Randi Weingarten will announce she is stepping from her post as president of the United …

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Solmonese On Olbermann

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NOM Threatens NY GOP Senators

NOM has pledged $500,000 to the defeat of any GOP state senators in New York who support a marriage equality bill. Gay marriage is not high on the list of any voters’ priorities, but again and again we’ve seen politicians respond to political money thrown around by Tim Gill and his friends and ignore the wishes of their own constituents,” …

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