Monthly Archives: January 2011

ILLINOIS: Gov To Sign Civil Unions Today

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn will sign his state’s civil unions bill today in a 4PM ceremony expected to be attended by a huge crowd. A capacity crowd at a historic downtown Chicago venue? No, it isn’t a concert or even the big game — it’s to watch civil unions become legal in Illinois. When Gov. Pat Quinn signs the historic …

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Fox News: Where’s Egypt, Again?

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EGYPT: Foreigners Begin Evacuation

The United States and many other nations have begun evacuating their embassy staffers and other citizens from Egypt as unrest continues. Americans will be airlifted to “safe haven” countries in the region, from where they must make their own arrangements to get home. The United States planned to begin charter flights to help Americans leave the country Monday. Other governments …

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GLAAD To NBC: Apologize For Offensive Transgender Skit On SNL

GLAAD is asking for an apology from NBC after this weekend’s airing of a Saturday Night Live skit that mocked transgender women. The piece was a mock commercial for estrogen replacement therapy and featured men with facial hair wearing dresses, meant to represent transgender women. This segment cannot be defended as “just a joke” because there was no “joke” to …

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CHINA: Fake Obama In KFC Ad

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Matt Baume: This Week In Prop 8

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This Week In Holy Crimes

Over the last seven days… New York: Pastor Michael Clare charged with first degree rape of 12 year-old girl.South Carolina: Pastor Ronald Satterfield charged with running a $3.3M Ponzi scheme that wiped out dozens of his congregants.Texas: Pastor Larry Gene Martin charged with aggravated sexual assault on a 12 year-old girl.Texas: Pastor Randy Carl Russell charged with making a terrorist …

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Fox Rejects “John 3-16” Super Bowl Ad

World Net Daily is upset because Fox has rejected a Super Bowl ad promoting the scripture John 3:16, which became famous for being seen at major sporting events thanks to Rollen “Rainbow Man” Stewart (seen above). They quote the ad’s maker: “The rainbow man, the guy we always used to see standing in end zones after field goal and extra …

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Intercourse The Penguin

According to a pastoral letter issued by Archbishop Michael Miller and the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops, the only kind of fucking that is holy is vaginal procreative fucking. No blowjobs, no butt sex, please! Married people living chastely can have vibrant sex lives. In the relationship between a man and a woman, chastity helps them love each other as …

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SOUTH CAROLINA: Woman Murders Dog For Chewing On Her Bible

A South Carolina woman says that God told her to murder her nephew’s dog because it chewed on her bible. Miriam Fowler Smith, 65, told cops on Monday that she hung and burned her nephew’s pit bull after the animal took a bite out of her bible. She claimed God urged her to kill Diamond, a 1-year-old female dog, because …

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Quote Of The Day – Dan Cathy

“In recent weeks, we have been accused of being anti-gay. We have no agenda against anyone. At the heart and soul of our company, we are a family business that serves and values all people regardless of their beliefs or opinions. We seek to treat everyone with honor, dignity and respect, and believe in the importance of loving your neighbor …

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USMC Commandant Issues Vow Of Adherence To Repeal Of DADT

From the official USMC YouTube channel: On December 3, 2010, General James Amos testified that if DADT was repealed, the Marine Corps would step out smartly to carry out the new policy. On January 28, 2011, the Commandant and Sergeant Major of the Marine Corps released this video to the Corps describing the way ahead. An amazing and welcome message.

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Parking Wars

This winter’s record 59 inches of snow has generated an issue seen more frequently in other cities than in New York – parking spot wars over dug out spaces. Some folks say that if they go through the back-breaking work of clearing a spot in front of their building, they are perfectly free to block that space with garbage cans …

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Here’s The CPAC 2011 Agenda

CPAC has published the agenda for next month’s conference, where attendance will be greatly diminished thanks to all the reich-wing groups that won’t be seen in the same room as GOProud. (We wouldn’t either!) Still, there’s a fair representation of evil here, including Crazy Eyes, Harry Jackson, Rick Santorum, and Elaine Donnelly. Meeting topics include how to stop gay marriage …

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Twitter On Egypt: The Tweets Must Flow

Twitter has issued a statement which partially references events in Egypt. Our goal is to instantly connect people everywhere to what is most meaningful to them. For this to happen, freedom of expression is essential. Some Tweets may facilitate positive change in a repressed country, some make us laugh, some make us think, some downright anger a vast majority of …

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GETTING IT RIGHT: Naval Academy Honors Gay Marine’s Burial Request

The Naval Academy has honored the final wishes of a gay Marine who had told his husband that he wanted his ashes interred at the USNA Columbarium. John Fliszar was a 1971 graduate of the Academy, but what’s so heartwarming is how the Academy treated his husband, Mark Ketterson. The memorial coordinator asked about his relationship to the deceased. Ketterson …

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FLORIDA: House GOP Speaker Seeks To Enforce Gay Adoption Ban

Even though district courts have overturned Florida’s ban on gay adoption, state House GOP Speaker Dean Cannon wants Gov. Rick Scott to enforce the ban still on the state books. Cannon said the Legislature may reassert its position affirming the prohibition if that becomes necessary, but is awaiting word whether the Scott administration will continue to enforce the ban. “The …

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Taco Bell Fires Back At Ingredients Lawsuit With Superhero Cartoon Series

In response to the lawsuit contending that they don’t use what the USDA defines as “beef” in their products, Taco Bell has taken the unusual step of mocking the suit with a series of retro superhero cartoons, a move NPR finds surprisingly amusing. (Tipped by JMG reader David)

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Too Butch For Asylum

American immigration officials examining the cases of gays seeking asylum here are often denying such requests if the applicants “don’t look gay enough” to be persecuted in their home countries. “Judges and immigration officials are adding a new hurdle in gay asylum cases that an applicant’s homosexuality must be socially visible,” said Lori Adams, a lawyer at Human Rights First, …

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If Posters Told The Truth

More honest posters for all ten of this year’s Best Picture nominees are here. (Via – Boy Culture)

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