You know I can never resist a PETA story. PETA wants to take Punxsutawney Phil away from Gobbler’s Knob and give the little guy a dignified retirement at an animal sanctuary. In his place, you guessed it: A robot groundhog. Gemma Vaughan, PETA’s animals in entertainment specialist, fired off a letter to groundhog club president William Deeley this week, asking …

All the blowback over Focus On The Family’s anti-abortion Super Bowl ad may be having an effect at CBS, who is said to be considering accepting an ad from a gay dating site. Or at least, they are pretending to consider it. The 30-second spot shows two men excitedly watching the game, before their hands brush as they both reach …

(Via – New Civil Rights Movement)

“President Obama is more concerned about protecting the rights of terrorists, than he is about the rights of gay and lesbian Americans who are putting their lives on the line every day fighting to preserve peace and democracy in Iraq and Afghanistan and operate small businesses that are the backbone of the American economy.” – Log Cabin Republicans spokes-twat Charles …

“Last night, the President repeated his campaign commitment to repeal Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell as part of his State of the Union address. While the President promised that DADT would come to an end “this year,” he did not provide specifics — and the White House still has not released a plan to kill it. That’s unacceptable. I served in …

After Avatar became the highest grossing movie of all time earlier this week, many of you noted that because of inflation, gross revenue and ticket sales are two different measures of success. The Live Feed notes today that in terms of attendance, Avatar is actually the 26th most successful film of all time. Here’s the top 20, by tickets sold. …

Spurred by the recent anti-gay cartoon published in the student newspaper, yesterday a large group of Notre Dame students rallied at the school’s administration building to demand that the school president accept a letter calling for a more inclusive and welcoming campus environment for LGBT students.

How in the world has Pennsylvania gotten along these hundreds of years without an Official State Firearm? Sen. Pat Browne, R-Lehigh County, is sponsoring a bill that would designate the Pennsylvania Long Rifle as the state’s official firearm. Pennsylvania would become the first state in the country to have a state gun, according to the National Rifle Association. To Browne …

His Bette Davis impression kills.

Fox News reporter Major Garrett meant to send his Twitter followers a link to SOTU excerpts. Only the Bitly condensed link he used instead went to a Las Vegas call girl service. (NSFW) Las Vegas, where Garrett will be next week to cover Obama’s stump speech for Harry Reid. But it was totally Bitly’s fault! It maliciously screwed up his …

We already know that Whole Foods CEO John Mackey thinks that global warming is a hoax and that Americans have no inherent right to health care. The latest bit of crazy from crazy Mackey’s crazy mind is a new employee discount policy. If you have lower blood pressure, lower cholesterol, and a lower BMI (Body Mass Index), you get a …

“Last night in his State of the Union Address, President Obama repeated his call for Congress to repeal the military eligibility law that was passed in 1993, and to allow homosexual conduct within the ranks of the armed forces. “This would put our military in the strange position of actively recruiting personnel who have an expressed intention to violate the …

You know all those opt-out buttons for discount offers you sometimes get when you are finishing an online purchase? The third-party companies running those discount programs may be signing you up for recurring “discount club” membership fees without your knowledge, courtesy of the credit card information you supplied to the original retailer. NY Attorney General Andrew Cuomo is going after …

Mexico’s federal government has filed a challenge to Mexico City’s marriage equality law, saying it is dangerous to children. Or something. The federal Attorney General’s Office has challenged the law on the basis that it violates the constitution. The office has asked Mexico’s Supreme Court to void the law because it “strays from the responsibility of the government to place …

Beautiful photography and a gorgeous tune too.

Of course they gave the job to one of the newly elected GOP state governors. Cuz, you know, that was a message to America. Bonus points for the Scott Brown shout-out!

Here’s the complete State of the Union Address. Check out the standing ovation from the Joint Chiefs at 59:00 when the president mentions sticking it to Iran over their nuclear program. But they remained seated with grim expressions at 1:03:00 when DADT is mentioned. You don’t see that from this C-SPAN feed, but you do get a much better shot …

Sen. John McCain (R-AZ): In his State of the Union address, President Obama asked Congress to repeal the ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy. I am immensely proud of, and thankful for, every American who wears the uniform of our country, especially at a time of war, and I believe it would be a mistake to repeal the policy. “This successful …

So. Feel better?