Monthly Archives: August 2012

USA! USA!

Rower #2 has taken to Reddit to defend himself. The thread there is quite amusing. (Via Bilerico) UPDATE: Gawker has published a very scientific analysis.

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Corina Corina – The Familiar

We don’t get much girl-on-girl pop music around here. Reminds me a bit of Lisa Lisa.

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Illinois Hate Group Tells Parents To Pull Kids Out Of Classes With Gay Teachers

The Illinois Family Institute, the former home of Peter LaBarbera, has issued a call for parents to pull their kids out of the classes of liberal or gay teachers. 1-Parents can go to their middle school and/or high school websites and find out which teachers sponsor gay and straight alliances and liberal political activist groups (e.g. AWARE). 2- Parents can …

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American Airlines Launches Bag Delivery

If you just can’t be bothered to hang around that carousel all day, American Airlines has launched a bag delivery service. The service, which can be purchased when booking the trip or up to two hours before the flight, costs $29.95 to $49.95, depending on the amount of luggage. The service is available at more than 200 U.S. airports and …

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WiFi Comes To NYC’s Subway

Only in six stations to start, with another 30 stations by the end of the year.

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Two Minutes Of Minnesota Hate, Vol. 31

Gay marriage will result to straight marriages falling apart and children will be hurled into poverty.

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GOProud On Dems & Gay Marriage

“Democrats talk more about same-sex marriage because they rely on issues that will motivate coalitions within their party. For example, gay Democrats make deals with the unions who in turn make deals with the NAACP. It’s all about keeping their coalitions working instead of an overwhelming desire to promote gay marriage.” – GOProud head Jimmy LaSalvia, speaking to the Christian …

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Marvin Hamlisch Dead At 68

Famed stage and screen composer Marvin Hamlisch has passed away at the age of 68. Hamlisch was one of only two people in the world to achieve the EGOPT: Emmy, Grammy, Oscar, Pulitzer, and Tony. Family spokesman Jason Lee said Hamlisch died Monday after a brief illness. Other details aren’t being released. Hamlisch’s career included composing, conducting and arranging music …

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The View From Mars

Source.

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CNN’s Dana Loesch: If You Disagree With Chick-Fil-A Then You Hate Christ

Loesch is also the editor of Breitbart’s Big Journalism and substitutes on Glenn Beck’s radio show when he is on vacation. Last year CNN hired her as a commentator to represent “the Tea Party point of view” during the 2012 campaigns. (Via Equality Matters) UPDATE: Loesch doesn’t appreciate the reactions to this post and neither does Chris Barron.

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These Exist

Gothamist helps out with your WTF: According to KosherDiapers.com their product’s Velcro fasteners have “no חשש, whatsoever – not when opening and not when closing the strips.” Thank goodness! See, and this was news to us (bad Jews that some of us are), the gist of the issue is that the adhesive in most diapers use glue, which is “similar …

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Birther Of The Day – Wayne Root

“I am President Obama’s classmate at Columbia University, Class of ’83. I am also one of the most accurate Vegas odds makers and prognosticators. Accurate enough that I was awarded my own star on the Las Vegas Walk of Stars. And I smell something rotten in Denmark. Obama has a big skeleton in his closet. It’s his college records. Call …

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NEW YORK: Liberty Counsel Appeals Loss Of Appeal To Overturn Marriage Equality

One month ago the Liberty Counsel lost an appeal of their earlier loss in their lawsuit to overturn marriage equality in New York state. Now they want to make it a three-peat of losing. Via Justin Snow at MetroWeekly: Liberty Counsel has asked the New York State Court of Appeals to consider the case. The group, which is well known …

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Obama Hasn’t Even Been To Israel!

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Gay And Proud In Uganda

It boggles the mind, but a small gay pride event was held in Uganda this weekend. Alexis Okeowo reports at New Yorker: “Can you imagine that the worst place in the world to be gay is having Gay Pride?” Kasha Jacqueline Nabagesera asked a crowd of cheering gay men, lesbians, transgendered men and women, and queers somewhere in between. It …

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Another Cool Subway Cavern Photo

Source. (Tipped by JMG reader Peter)

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America Is Spiraling Down Into An
Ungodly Mess Of Secular Humanism

But if everybody prays rilly rilly hard for exactly forty days before the election, then maybe God will elect Mitt Romney. Or something.

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Olympic Silver Fox Break

At age 39 Bulgaria’s Yordan Yovchev is the elder statesman of Olympic gymnastics. London marks his sixth appearance at the Olympic Games, a record for his sport. Yovchev first competed 20 years ago in Barcelona at the age of 19.

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Matt Baume: Marriage News Watch

Clip recap: Prop 8 is heading to the Supreme Court, and another judge finds the Defense of Marriage Act to be unconstitutional. That brings the total rulings against DOMA to five in just the last few months. More polls show that supporters of the freedom to marry outnumber our opponents. And good news for bi-national couples, with a groundbreaking announcement …

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Sister Boom Boom Dies At 57

Well known Sisters of Perpetual Indulgence member, one-time San Francisco mayoral candidate, and early AIDS activist Jack “Sister Boom Boom” Fertig passed away Sunday night at age of 57. The Sisters send us this remembrance: On August 5, 2012 at 9:30 PM, Sister Boom Boom aka Jack Fertig succumbed to liver cancer in the loving presence of his partner Elias …

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