After 24 hours of withering ridicule, Michele Bachmann has withdrawn her Swiss citizenship. Ladybird, however, is shopping for lovely new dirndl. “I sent a letter to the Swiss Consulate requesting withdrawal of my dual Swiss citizenship, which was conferred upon me by operation of Swiss law when I married my husband in 1978,” she said. “I took this action because …

If you can bear it, today the Family Research Council released a 30 minute lie-filled attack of LGBT families. Many of the most notorious hate group leaders appear to reassert lies that have long been discredited. Beyond repulsive.

Whatever Cher originally said has apparently been deleted.

“While it’s great to listen to your kids’ ideas, there’s also a time when dads simply need to be dads. In this case, it would’ve been helpful for him to explain to Malia and Sasha that while her friends parents are no doubt lovely people, that’s not a reason to change thousands of years of thinking about marriage. Or that …

“No, Andrew, I do not see myself as a victim. That would be absurd. Nonetheless, the wall of hatred now directed at anyone who opposes gay marriage or traditional understandings of sex and gender is worth mentioning. Because it tells us what gay marriage is about. Not pluralism, not live-and-let-live, but establishing a new public morality which will not be …

“Governor Mitt Romney’s statement in opposition to not just marriage but civil unions jeopardizes his ability to win moderates, women and younger voters, especially as a large majority of Americans favor some form of relationship recognition for their LGBT friends and neighbors. Ultimately, the response of the Republican candidates this election cycle will determine not just endorsements by Log Cabin …

Who’s that girl? Why, it’s MOM. (Via Boy Culture)

After screaming abuse at Kentucky Derby attendees, a group of street preachers claimed they were “bullied” by local police for refusing to leave the private property of Churchill Downs. This is the preachers’ clip.

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Via JMG readers Tim & Carl.

According to the Washington Post, while in an expensive prep school Mitt Romney bullied a classmate for his perceived homosexuality and tackled the kid to hack off his dyed blond hair. John Lauber, a soft-spoken new student one year behind Romney, was perpetually teased for his nonconformity and presumed homosexuality. Now he was walking around the all-boys school with bleached-blond …

In a move obviously meant as a middle-finger to the president’s historic announcement, last night the GOP-dominated U.S. House “reaffirmed” the Defense Of Marriage Act. The new amendment, which was attached to a funding bill, commands that the Obama administration may take no action in violation of DOMA, something the White House has not done. Via Chris Johnson at Washington …

Pastor Sean Harris says I deliberately mischaracterized his words in order to “sensationalize” his message and generate hits to this blog. When you look at my blog you are not bombarded with advertisements. There aren’t any. I don’t make any money from my blog. That is not the purpose of the blog. But that obviously is the purpose of a …