Monthly Archives: March 2013

DOMA’s Journey To SCOTUS

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CNN’s Don Lemon Vs Anti-Marriage Nut

Clip description: Heritage Foundation scholar Ryan Anderson got into a heated and tense exchange with CNN anchor Don Lemon after he asserted that there are no laws currently on the books that make gay marriage “illegal.” Lemon resented Anderson’s assertion, calling it “absurd.” “Just to clarify, the issue here is not legality,” Anderson began, “so, in all 50 states, there …

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Freedom To Marry Live Blog

Bookmark it now: On Tuesday, the Court will hear oral arguments in Hollingworth v. Perry, the challenge to California’s Proposition 8, and on Wednesday, the Court will hear oral arguments in Windsor v. United States, the challenge to the so-called Defense of Marriage Act. Through it all, Freedom to Marry will be live-blogging the arguments, providing you with background information …

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Jeb Bush: The GOP Can Survive If Conservatives Are Nicer About Marriage

“I know for a fact that as it relates to gay marriage and other social issues there is growing divergence of opinion on this. When we talk about it, we ought to talk about it with a different tone — and we ought to talk about it recognizing that there is more than one point of view, and we should …

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Crazy Eyes Under Ethics Probe

The Office Of Congressional Ethics is trying to learn what Michele Bachmann may have known about alleged finance wrongdoings committed by her presidential campaign staff. The Daily Beast has learned that federal investigators are now interviewing former Bachmann campaign staffers nationwide about alleged intentional campaign-finance violations. The investigators are working on behalf of the Office of Congressional Ethics, which probes …

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Snow People For Marriage Equality

Outside the Rainbow House, across from Westboro Baptist. Source.

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Thousands Rally For Marriage In SF

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Right-Wing French MP: Gay Marriage Will Become Law & Then We’ll Go To Court

“However large the demonstration was, it will have no impact at all. Christine Boutin must believe in Santa Claus.  We in the Senate are generally more staid than the Assembly. We won’t engage in any filibustering. We go about it calmly. The debate will much more sedate than in the National Assembly.  In the end, things should balance out between …

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Headline Of The Day

Those paid place-holders knew what they were doing. For those willing to pay to get in, several Washington services will hold a person’s place in line. One company charges $36 per hour, another $50, meaning the cost of a 5-day line stander comes in at $6,000. John Winslow, the operations manager of Linestanding.com, which like most other line standing services …

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Protect Marriage: We’re Confident

“Maybe it’s just me, but it seems that some ‘journalists’ covering the Prop 8 case are downright giddy about the possibility of marriage being re-defined by unelected judges. No wonder most of the media coverage of Prop 8 bears no resemblance to the reality that most Americans still favor protecting marriage as the special union of the opposite sexes. “But …

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Paris Haters: We Totally Had 1.4 Million

The organizers of yesterday’s hate march in Paris are blanketing social media today with attendance claims almost five times that of the official estimate issued by the government. NOM has already trumpeted the 1.4M figure in press releases and on their blog. The second clip below, however, uses to aerial photographs that seem to prove otherwise. Expect Brian Brown to …

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Dan Choi’s DADT Trial Is This Week

Via press release: On March 28, Lt. Choi will defend himself in a rare criminal trial at the federal level for peaceful protest. The charges are “failure to obey a lawful order” by the US Park Police for protesting in front of the White House — a zone famous for free speech, assembly and petition for redress of grievance. Lt. …

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Sen. Mark Warner Backs Marriage

“I support marriage equality because it is the fair and right thing to do. Like many Virginians and Americans, my views on gay marriage have evolved, and this is the inevitable extension of my efforts to promote equality and opportunity for everyone. I was proud to be the first Virginia governor to extend anti-discrimination protections to LGBT state workers. In …

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Cindy Jacobs: I Can Cure Insanity

But tragically, her prayers only work other people.

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United For Marriage Launches Tumblr

United For Marriage has launched a Tumblr page where they’ll be posting photos and videos of the rallies taking place all over the nation, including at the Supreme Court.  I’ll be pulling items from there for JMG, but you should bookmark the site to get the full reports. RELATED: Tomorrow there will be a counter-protest of the Osmond Family hate …

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Brian Brown: If We Lose At SCOTUS, We’ll Force A Constitutional Amendment

“I think we’re going to win these cases. But say the worst happens and we lose in a broad way – that means that the Court somehow does a Roe, a Roe v. Wade, on marriage and says that all these state constitutional amendments are overturned, gay marriage is now a constitutional right – well, we’re going to press forward …

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NY Sen. Ruben Diaz: We Have 30 Buses

Via press release posted to the official state government website of crackpot NY Sen. Ruben Diaz: New York State Senator Reverend Ruben Diaz (D-NY) will lead the all-night vigil of thirty (30) buses sponsored by the National Organization for Marriage bound for Washington, D.C. to join the March for Marriage demonstration in front of the United States Supreme Court on …

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Bill Gates Will Pay For A Better Condom

Bill Gates has issued a “grand challenge” for a better condom and is offering a $100,000 prize to the start-up that comes up with a “next-generation” version. From the challenge site: We are looking for a Next Generation Condom that significantly preserves or enhances pleasure, in order to improve uptake and regular use. Additional concepts that might increase uptake include …

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A Quick History Of AFER

Voiceover by Matt Baume.

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