Monthly Archives: November 2013

Sarah Palin War-On-Xmas Soundboard

Click over to New York Magazine and listen to clips from the audio version of Palin’s latest book, Good Tidings and Great Joy: Protecting the Heart of Christmas.

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Revolution Day II Is Coming

World Net Daily today published a reminder column from crackpot Larry Klayman, who recently demanded that President Obama “put the Koran down and come out of the White House with his hands up.” Two hundred thirty-seven years after the original Declaration of Independence was signed on July 4, 1776, in my hometown of Philadelphia, we are again at the threshold …

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Headline Of The Day

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Progress Report: The Ark Encounter

Kentucky’s Creation Museum is building a new attraction. When Noah built the Ark, it stood as a symbol of salvation. No doubt Noah preached that only those who went through the Ark’s door would be saved from coming judgment. What if we built the Ark (out of wood) today? Imagine the impact it could have on the world. What a …

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NEBRASKA: Hate Crime Charges For Man Who Attacked Lesbian Couple

On Thursday, a Lincoln, Nebraska man and an accomplice attacked his sister and her fiance with a crowbar for offending Islam with their relationship. Both women escaped without injuries. Police say Ahmad Tuma’s sister and her fiancee arrived at home near 27th & M when he and a friend, 20-year-old Nathan Marks ran up to them. Police say Tuma tried …

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Christie On TIME Magazine Cover

“If I’m bothered by jokes about my weight, it’s time for me to curl up into a fetal position and go home, okay? If they think that’s clever, great for them! They run the magazine, they get to make the decisions. The way people in New Jersey look at this: their governor’s been on the cover of TIME Magazine twice …

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HAWAII: Senate To Pass Marriage Equality Bill In Concurrence Vote On Tuesday

Yesterday the president of the Hawaiian Senate announced that he will recommend that his chamber accept the amended marriage equality bill. Passage will come on Tuesday. Abercrombie is expected to sign the marriage equality bill into law shortly after he receives it from the Senate. If Abercrombie signs the bill before Nov. 20, Hawaii would be the 15th state plus …

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Venezuela Wins Miss Universe

The Washington Blade reports: Participants in the Miss Universe 2013 pageant that took place in Moscow on Saturday did not discuss Russia’s LGBT rights record during the broadcast of the event. Gay MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts, who co-hosted the pageant with singer Mel B, earlier on Saturday described Russia’s law banning gay propaganda to minors as a “discriminatory” statute that …

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Which Is The Tallest?

The “arbiters of world building heights” are meeting this weekend to decide if the almost-completed One World Trade Center will take the crown from Chicago’s Willis Tower as the tallest building in the western hemisphere. “Most of the time these decisions are not so controversial,” said Daniel Safarik, an architect and spokesman for the nonprofit Council on Tall Buildings and …

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Bill Maher On Christian Values

Mediaite recaps: Bill Maher ended his show Friday night with a blistering takedown of religious people who would love to do things like take care of the starving and needy if it weren’t always for some personal conflict getting in the way. Maher said these Christians should “just admit you’re selfish” and come to terms with the fact that their …

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At Hong Kong Pride 2013

Gay Star News reports on Hong Kong’s fifth pride parade: Today’s Hong Kong Pride showed the LGBT community there are more visible than ever before. The head of Hong Kong’s Equal Opportunity Commission Dr York Chow addressed the crowd, as did member of the legislative council Cyd Ho. This year, the fifth Hong Kong Pride, saw more corporate sponsorship with …

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Brian Brown Applauds Jo Jordan

“Despite being called ‘Judas’ in the gay press (along with suffering some other malignant and tasteless personal attacks) she is doing the right thing to express concerns about the many examples of punishment that people have suffered when marriage has been redefined elsewhere. Legal scholars on both sides of the issue brought this to the attention of all lawmakers, and …

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Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie Celebrates

“ “I commend the House of Representatives for taking this historic vote to move justice and equality forward. After more than 50 hours of public testimony from thousands of testifiers on both sides of the issue, evaluating dozens of amendments, and deliberating procedures through hours of floor debates, the House passed this significant bill, which directly creates a balance between …

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Hawaii House PASSES Marriage Bill!

Listen to the happy people sing!

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Tweet Of The Day – Hawaiian TV

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LIVE VIDEO: Final Full Hawaii House Vote On Marriage Equality Bill

The House is in recess at this writing, but things should get underway shortly. Watch live here.  Note: Should the bill pass in its third House reading, it will need to return to the Senate for a concurrence vote that would easily pass.

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Jesus Comes First

After Monday’s tweet about about rubbing one out, some folks on Facebook think Osteen “is just trolling us now.” Source. (Via JMG reader Ian) UPDATE: I meant to ask if anybody can find the original source on this and prove it’s not a photoshop.

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NEW JERSEY: Liberty Counsel LOSES Bid To Overturn “Ex-Gay” Torture Bill

The above-named New Jersey court today told the Liberty Counsel to go fuck themselves.  From the ruling: Garden State’s motion for permissive intervention is GRANTED. Plaintiffs’ motion for summary judgment is DENIED. Defendants’ cross motion for summary judgment is GRANTED in its entirety. Accordingly, all of Plaintiffs’ federal and state constitutional claims against Defendants are DISMISSED, and Plaintiffs have no standing …

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NEW MEXICO: Hate Group Petitions SCOTUS On Behalf Of Photographer

The anti-gay Alliance Defending Freedom today petitioned the US Supreme Court to hear the appeal of New Mexico’s Elane Photography, the most-cited case in the boogeyman war against same-sex marriage despite the fact that New Mexico does not presently have legalized same-sex marriage. Via SCOTUSblog: On the premise that taking photos is a form of story-telling — recall the old …

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CALIFORNIA: Oakland Teen Charged With Hate Crime After Setting Transgender City Bus Passenger On Fire

Via the San Jose Mercury-News: A 16-year-old who told police homophobia caused him to light a sleeping teen’s skirt on fire aboard an AC Transit bus Monday night has been charged as an adult and could go to prison for life if convicted, prosecutors announced Thursday. Richard Thomas, an Oakland High School student, on Thursday was charged with aggravated mayhem …

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