Monthly Archives: March 2011

NOM’s Maryland Mailers

The Washington Blade has the story.

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Arch Homophobe Sally Kern Rides The Waambulance In New Book

Oklahoma state GOP Rep. Sally “Gays Are Worse Than Terrorists” Kern has self-published a book about her horrible treatment at the hands of those awful, awful homofascists. From the Amazon description of The Stoning Of Sally Kern: In January 2008, the pastor’s wife and former high school teacher gave a speech to a Republican club in Oklahoma City explaining that …

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Afternoon View – 70th & Second

The MTA just installed eight double-stacked construction trailers at the end of my block, meaning shit’s about get real for our section of the coming Second Avenue subway. The street has already been torn up here for about three years and at least a dozen shops have gone under within a block of my corner. But hey, I’ll have a …

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Living Without Religion

A new campaign from the Center For Inquiry. (Via – Atheist Media Blog)

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Steve Jobs Unveils iPad 2

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Fox News Suspends Gingrich And Santorum Over 2012 Presidential Plans

Fox News has suspended the contracts of paid commentators Newt Gingrich and Rick “Frothy Mix” Santorum over the pair’s plans to run for the GOP 2012 presidential nomination. Dianne Brandi, the network’s executive vice president of legal and business affairs, said in an interview that the channel made the move because Gingrich aides told Fox News executives that the former …

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Ken Mehlman Speaks To GOProud

Just posted to GOProud’s YouTube channel is this clip of the repulsive Ken Mehlman speaking at Saturday’s fundraiser in the DC home of former Cheney staffer Mary Matalin. Mehlman: “We must follow the tradition of what GOProud is doing, which is to say, ‘We will define conservatism by what your mind tells you, not by arbitrary characteristics that you were …

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Eurovision 2011: Estonia’s Getter Jaani

First time I’ve seen a magic trick in one of these clips.

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Sarah Palin On Westboro Ruling

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Perkins: Friends Don’t Let Friends Be Gay

“The biggest trophy that gay activists now seek is the redefinition of marriage. Currently, only five states allow same-sex marriages. How can a team leading 45-5 be losing? Where the people have decided, 31 out of 31 states have upheld marriage as a male-female union. A 31-game winning streak rarely signals a losing season. “If family members saw that I …

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NOM Appeals Maine Disclosure Ruling

As we expected, NOM is refusing to comply with last week’s ruling by a federal judge that it must disclose the names of the people who funded its successful campaign to repeal same-sex marriage in Maine. Today they kicked their appeal upstairs to the First Circuit Court, their last stop before SCOTUS. Lawyers for the National Organization for Marriage filed …

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Hansen & Tornero – DOMA

“I’m not the world’s most sensitive guy, but it does me good to see conservatives whine over DOMA. D-D-D-DOMA.” Sung from the president’s perspective with a clever reference to death panels thrown in. I bet the Kinks would approve.

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JAMAICA: Police Beat Patrons In Bar Raid

Last week Jamaican police raided a Montego Bay gay bar, severely attacking its patrons. Rex Wockner reports at Bay Windows: Around 20 officers kicked in doors, shouted anti-gay slurs, beat and pistol-whipped patrons, and made everyone leave, J-FLAG said. As the customers fled, patrons of nearby straight clubs pelted them with bottles and rocks, J-FLAG said. Ten of the raid’s …

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Russell Simmons For New York Marriage

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WISCONSIN: State GOP Senator Calls Union Protesters “Smelly Slobs”

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NEW YORK CITY: National Gay & Lesbian Task Force Joins Battle Against Walmart

As I’ve reported here for months, Walmart is engaged in a pitched battle with unions and city leaders in their attempt to bring an outlet to New York City. Today the National Gay & Lesbian Task Force came out against the retail giant. “With the expansion of Wal-Mart stores comes the expansion of antiquated employment policies,” the Task Force said …

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PhoboQuotable – NC GOP Pol Bill James

“The purpose is not just to prevent Massachusetts people coming down. It’s also to put a big letter of shame on the behavior. We don’t want them here. We don’t want them marrying. If you’re going to do it in San Francisco, it’s your own business. Bet it will pass with over 60 percent. The public in my opinion knows …

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Supreme Court OK’s Westboro Protests

The Supreme Court today ruled 8-1 to overturn a $5M judgment against Westboro Baptist Church, saying that the First Amendment protects their right to picket the funerals of military members. Chief Justice John Roberts wrote: “Speech is powerful. It can stir people to action, move them to tears of both joy and sorrow, and– as it did here– inflict great …

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KENTUCKY: State GOP Rep Wants To Legalize Bullying By Christian Students

Tea Party-backed Kentucky state GOP Rep. Mike Harmon wants to make it legal for Christian students to bully gay kids about their sexuality. And he’s filed an amendment to a pending anti-bullying bill that says so. Harmon has filed an amendment that would allow students to condemn other students’ sexual preferences as long as that expression of a religious belief …

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Quote Of The Day – Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand

“Dear Mr. Speaker, In a letter to you last week, the Attorney General advised that the Administration has concluded that Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) is unconstitutional and therefore will cease to defend the statute in pending litigation. It is in the best interests of taxpayers and the constitution for you to refrain from appointing special …

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