Monthly Archives: April 2011

Orlando Loses PBS Station

This morning my mom tips me to the news that Orlando’s PBS station has been sold to a religious broadcaster. If the deal is approved by the FCC, Orlando will now have four local Christian television stations. Cable customers will continue to get the PBS station out of Daytona Beach. Television industry blog TVB reports: The Public Broadcasting Service has …

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Lawrence O’Donnell Rewrites Glenn Beck

Another classic take-down by Lawrence O’Donnell.

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Another Big Earthquake Rocks Japan

Tsunami warnings have been issued. Developing…

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Jon Stewart Grills Huckabee Over Support For Seven Mountains Dominionism

Last night Jon Stewart took Mike Huckabee to task over his declaration that Americans should be “forced at gunpoint” to listen to whackjob Seven Mountains dominionist David Barton. This is the first of three clips, Right Wing Watch has the full set.

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Open Thread Thursday

How’s your love life?

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Homophobia From Manwich

Copyranter sez: “Maybe I’m just being a too-sensitive NYC metrosexual here, but casting a shirtless bear kinda adds fuel to the gay-bashing Manwich flame.”

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Does Not Apply To Gay Men

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ENDA Reintroduced In House

The doomed-from-the-start 2011 edition of ENDA was introduced yesterday by Rep. Barney Frank. Chris Geidner reports at Metro Weekly: At the end of the 111th Congress, 203 members of the 435-member body had joined Rep. Barney Frank (D-Mass.) in co-sponsoring the Employment Non-Discrimination Act. The jobs protection bill, though only 14 members away from having a majority of the House …

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Crazy Eyes Gets Cozy With Hate Group

Yesterday Rep. Michele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann traded compliments with Tony Perkins, the head of the SPLC-certified hate group, Family Research Council, as they discussed teabagger strategies to “take this country back.”

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New Study: Nine Million LGBT Americans?

According to a study released today by the Williams Institute (PDF), there are almost nine million LGBT persons in the United States. That works out to 3.5% of the adult population. Via press release: The Williams Institute, a leading think tank dedicated to the field of sexual orientation and gender identity-related law and public policy, released new research that estimates …

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Beck: I Didn’t Want This Job Anyway

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FOX NEWS: GOProud’s Chris Barron Mistaken For Spin Doctors Lead Singer

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Savage Vs. Gallagher, Round 2

“I do not intend to ‘educate your college students,’ Maggie. Your college students—the offspring of NOM supporters—are being ‘educated’ at Brigham Young, Liberty University, Bob Jones, Seattle Pacific University, and other Christianist madrassas. My college tours typically take me to secular institutions of higher learning where the kids were hooking up and having sex long before my visit to campus. …

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A Gay Caveman?

The discovery of a 5000 year-old skeleton in the Czech Republic has scientists speculating. During that period, men were traditionally buried lying on their right side with the head pointing towards the west; women on their left side with the head facing east. In this case, the man was on his left side with his head facing west. Another clue …

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Gadhafi To Obama: Please Call Off Attacks

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CALIFORNIA: Christianists Ramp Up Attacks On Gay-Positive Education Bill

Anti-gay Christianist groups are launching an all-out war on California’s pending SB 48 bill, which calls for the inclusion of notable LGBT figures in lessons about civics and history. From a World Net Daily story about “sexual brainwashing”: “Life has consequences. This is what parents get with the Democrats,” said SaveCalifornia.com President Randy Thomasson (pictured). “It’s what they get with …

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The Palin/Bachmann 2012 Opera

From voiceover artist D.C. Douglas.

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Student Voting Laws By State

GOP-dominated state legislatures are making it harder for college students to vote without a local ID. Cuz you know who young people tend to vote for. Embiggen for details.

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Slick It Up

Probably NSFW.

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MSNBC On “Refuse To Lie” Campaign

You have to wonder how much editorial control openly gay MSNBC midday anchor Thomas Roberts has, as it seems he rarely misses an important LGBT story.

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