Monthly Archives: August 2013

Daniel Hernandez On MSNBC

Early this week I reported on the despicable campaign to recall openly gay Tucson school board member Daniel Hernandez, who is credited with saving the life of former Rep. Gabriel Giffords. Today Hernandez appeared on MSNBC to discuss that recall attempt and the attacks on Cory Booker’s sexuality.

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Fischer Has The Treasury Dept. Sadz

“There will be enormous federal pressure now on states to conform to the IRS. The Supreme Court decision placed an [improvised explosive device] under every state marriage amendment in the land. I predict we will very quickly see legal action in the 37 states that do not give legal recognition to same-sex marriage to force them to conform to federal …

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REPORT: Partner Of Glenn Greenwald Was Carrying 58,000 “Sensitive” Documents

Politico reports: David Miranda, the partner of journalist Glenn Greenwald, was carrying 58,000 classified intelligence documents when he was detained by British authorities earlier this month, according to a new UK national security report. Miranda was detained for nine hours at London’s Heathrow airport, a move that Greenwald called “a profound attack on press freedoms and the news gathering process.” …

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She Totally Forgot

Details.

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Kittens Shut Down Two Subway Lines

Thousands of New Yorkers had their commutes interrupted for about an hour yesterday when the MTA shut down two subway lines in Brooklyn because two kittens were darting about near the third rail. NBC 4 New York can confirm that herding cats is a difficult feat. Video obtained by NBC 4 New York shows the kittens — one black, one …

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On Yesterday’s Fast Food Strike

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Quote Of The Day – Rep. Steve McCarter

“What is wrong with this Governor and his administration? The comparison of the marriage of adult same sex couples to the marriage of twelve year olds is not only disgusting, but without comprehension of the issue. Same sex couples live in our communities. They have children that go to our schools. They are active participants in every aspect of our …

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More On New Mexico’s County Clerks

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HHS Extends Medicare Coverage To Married Gays In Nursing Homes

Via press release: Today, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) issued a memo clarifying that all beneficiaries in private Medicare plans have access to equal coverage when it comes to care in a nursing home where their spouse lives. This is the first guidance issued by HHS in response to the recent Supreme Court ruling, which held section …

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Email Of The Day – Eugene Delgaudio

“Dear Joe, This is an urgent update. The so-called ‘Employment Non-Discrimination Act’ (S. 815) — better known as the Gay Bill of Special Rights — is poised for a vote on the Senate floor when their session begins in the coming days. The only thing standing in the way of a vote on the Senate floor is Harry Reid, a …

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Booker Talks Gay Rumors To MSNBC

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Federal Judge Strikes Down Ban Barring Gay Couples From Veteran Benefits

Chris Geidner reports at Buzzfeed: A federal judge in California on Thursday found that, as with the ban on federal recognition of same-sex couples’ marriages, federal veterans’ benefits laws that limit those benefits to opposite-sex spouses are unconstitutional. Finding no rational basis for the definitions in Title 38 of the U.S. Code that limit provision of veterans’ benefits to opposite-sex …

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Tweet Of The Day – NOM

That poll is from the website of the AFA. Snork!

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Brian Brown Has The Treasury Dept Sadz

“The Treasury Department is grossly overstepping its authority. This is a nation of laws. Only Congress has the authority to change the law. This action continues a pattern of lawlessness across the nation where administrators and clerks have taken it upon themselves to interpret and re-write laws as they pertain to marriage. Only the legislative branches of the Federal or …

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O’Reilly Apologizes For Claiming No Republicans Invited To MLK Celebration

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HRC’s Chad Griffin Slams Sochi Sponsors

Image via Memeographs.

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NEW MEXICO: All 33 County Clerks Join Marriage Equality Suit As Defendants

Via press release from the ACLU: Today, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of New Mexico welcomed the news that all 33 County Clerks in New Mexico intervened in the freedom to marry lawsuit as defendants. ALCU of New Mexico Executive Director Peter Simonson: “We believe that the county clerks intervening in our lawsuit puts New Mexico on an expedited …

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Headlines Of The Day

Every site in Teabagistan has spent the last 24 hours denouncing the MLK celebration because “the only sitting black US Senator,” who happens to be a far-right conservative, wasn’t invited to speak. As it turns out, Scott had already told organizers that he would be out of town yesterday. That doesn’t necessarily mean he would have been on the list …

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Christian Radio Host Stan Solomon: That Faggot Dan Savage Deserves To Die

Right Wing Watch notes that previous guests on Solomon’s show include Phyllis Schlafly, Alan Keyes, GOP Virginia lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson, and Gun Owners of America head Larry Pratt. A partial transcript from the below clip: “Jews, homosexuals, blacks, gays, Islamists, you may think they’re disparate groups, they’re not, they’re all tools. Because while we’re mad at these two …

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Liberty Counsel Has The “Ex-Gay” Sadz

“The minors we represent do not want to act on same-sex attractions, nor do they want to engage in such behavior. They are greatly benefiting from this counseling. Their grades have gone up, their self-esteem has improved, and their relationships at home are much improved. Legislators and judges in the state of California have essentially barged into the private therapy …

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