Monthly Archives: December 2013

Bob Newhart Cancels Hate Group Gig

We knew he’d do the right thing. Another win for Jeremy Hooper at Good As You.

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HRC Gives $100K For Russian LGBT Rights

From the Human Rights Campaign: Just 50 days from the start of the Sochi Winter Olympic Games, HRC announced today our first contribution to the Russia Freedom Fund in the amount of $100,000. The donation was made possible because individuals from around the world have joined HRC’s “Love Conquers Hate” campaign, which is raising awareness about the Russian government outlawing …

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Today In Teabagistan…

Death & Taxes has some background: Brian Schwanke, self-described Christian, Tea Party Patriot, ‘feminazi’ hater and Civil War reenactor was simply appalled when he saw a picture of President Obama appearing to “flirt” with Demark’s Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt. So disgusted was he that he immediately took to his Facebook page to scrawl “What a classy president we have. His …

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MICHIGAN: Gay Murder Victim Met His Alleged Killers On Grindr

Detectives in Ann Arbor, Michigan say that a 71 year-old gay man was murdered by three men that he hooked up with on Grindr. Nineteen-year-old Richard Thompson, of Flat Rock, told police that when he was signaled by 20-year-old Rikky Ranger and 19-year-old Mark Paling, he got David Maurer in a chokehold while the two other men went through the …

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PENNSYLVANIA: State Demands To Know Sexual Histories Of Marriage Plaintiffs

Back in September, Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett hired former state Supreme Court Justice William Lamb (left) to defend the state against a marriage equality lawsuit brought by the ACLU. This week Lamb filed a demand to know the sexual histories of the plaintiffs. Attorneys defending Pennsylvania in a federal court challenge to the commonwealth’s prohibition on same-sex marriage have asked …

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WEST VIRGINIA: State AG Asks Court To Throw Out Marriage Lawsuit

Claiming that the plaintiffs lack standing, the West Virginia state attorney general’s office has asked the court to dismiss a marriage equality lawsuit. In its motion, the state claims two reasons why the lawsuit filed by three same-sex couples should be dismissed: state law doesn’t cause them any immediate harm and the couples aren’t married, so the fact West Virginia …

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Headline Of The Day

World Net Daily, of course.

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Morning View – Old Town Bakery

This rustic little shack has been my breakfast joint all week.

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300,000 Likes

A Facebook group in support of Phil Robertson gained 300,000 likes in the last 12 hours. The most recent post there calls for supporters to call all of the Duck Dynasty advertisers.

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CNN’s Don Lemon Defends Phil Robertson

Via Josh Feldman: GLAAD spokesman Wilson Cruz denounced Robertson’s remarks and said it’s offensive for him to profess to speak on behalf of all Christians. Morgan found the homosexuality comments, as well as comments that black people were “happy” in pre-civil rights Louisiana, to be “pretty outrageous on any level.” Lemon agreed, but was less hesitant than Morgan to call …

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NOM Launches Duck Dynasty Petition, Demands Reinstatement Of Phil Robertson

Reality television is about as far-flung from the mission of NOM as it can get, but that hasn’t stopped them from opportunistically jumping on the outrage train. Hate group leader Brian Brown writes: Do we want to live in a country where we cannot express something we believe so sincerely and feel so strongly without fear of reprisals, bullying, and …

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Fox Panel: Outrage About Phil Robertson

Mediaite recaps: After showing a statement from Robertson regarding his homophobic remarks, Kelly turned to the panel, and right off the bat Bernard Whitman condemned Robertson’s “disgusting,” “really reprehensible” remarks and said he should get the boot. Arthur Aidala and Monica Crowley vehemently disagreed, and all three got in a heated back-and-forth about the free speech issues here. Aidala cried, …

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Open Thread Thursday

Tell us your favorite holiday recipe. What’s delicious?

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Caribou Barbie Defends Phil Robertson

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A&E Suspends Phil Robertson

The A&E network has suspended Duck Dynasty star Phil Robertson for comments he made in which he compared gay people to horse-fuckers and said that we’re all bound for an eternal agony in a lake of fire. (So to speak.) “Duck Dynasty” star Phil Robertson has been suspended from the A&E reality series, following anti-gay remarks he made in an …

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Anti-Gay Activist Ken Hutcherson Dies

Anti-gay activist Pastor Ken Hutcherson, who led the Referendum 71 effort to repeal Washington state’s domestic partners law, has died of prostate cancer at the age of 61. Via World Net Daily: He frequently was at the center of public controversy as an opponent of homosexual activism. He organized a “Mayday for Marriage” rally in Seattle in 2004 that drew …

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HRC’s Chad Griffin: A&E Should Denounce Duck Dynasty Star Phil Robertson

“Phil Robertson’s remarks are not consistent with the values of our faith communities or the scientific findings of leading medical organizations. We know that being gay is not a choice someone makes, and that to suggest otherwise can be incredibly harmful. We also know that Americans of faith follow the Golden Rule – treating others with the respect and dignity …

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Wut?

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Glenn Beck: Ted Cruz Is The New Reagan

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Signorile Slams Advocate Over Naming Pope Francis The Person Of The Year

“The Advocate magazine put Pope Francis on its cover, proclaiming him the Person of the Year, offering a myriad of reasons why it passed up others, such as Edie Windsor. The best thing about this is that Francis has a ‘NoH8’ decal Photoshopped onto his face, and it’s driving poor Bill Donohue of the Catholic League into a blood-vessel-popping rage. …

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