Monthly Archives: July 2014

FLORIDA: Key West Marriage Plaintiffs Ask To Move Case To State Supreme Court

The two Key West bartenders who two weeks ago won their marriage lawsuit in a Monroe County court are petitioning to have their case heard by the Florida Supreme Court. Via the Miami Herald: On July 17, Monroe Chief Circuit Judge Luis Garcia declared Florida’s 2008 gay-marriage ban unconstitutional, ruling against Bondi, whose office defended the ban. Huntsman and Jones …

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Hotel Chains Step Up Digital Services

Hilton Hotels is spending $550M on a program that will allow guests to choose their rooms, check in, and open their rooms with their smartphones. The company plans to announce this week new technology intended for its 4,200 properties world-wide. Targeting younger travelers, Hilton is aiming to leapfrog competitors that already have rolled out new services like turning mobile phones …

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CNN Poll: No Clear GOP 2016 Frontrunner

According to a poll released yesterday by CNN, the nine leading prospective 2016 GOP presidential candidates all barely hit double-digits among Republican and independent voters. Thirteen percent of Republicans and independents who lean towards the GOP say they’d likely back Christie, with Sen. Rand Paul of Kentucky and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee, a 2008 Republican presidential candidate, each at …

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New Victoria Jackson Campaign Ad

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Judge Strikes Down DC’s Handgun Ban

A federal judge has ruled that Washington DC’s ban on openly carrying firearms in unconstitutional. The ruling from U.S. District Judge Frederick J. Scullin is the latest in a protracted fight over gun laws here. In 2008, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a landmark decision striking down the city’s 32-year-old ban on handguns. Since then, the city has rewritten its …

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One Million Moms Vs Guinness Beer

Just in via email: Joe, Guinness & Co. is currently airing a commercial for its beer with a popular gospel hymn as background music. The song “Leaning on the Everlasting Arms” is played during the entire ad and even though there are no lyrics it is unmistakably the beloved hymn Christians know and love. The cherished “Everlasting Arms” hymn has …

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Fox Teases Simpsons/Family Guy Episode

Via Mediaite: At Comic-Con International in San Diego, Calif., Fox debuted a five-minute sneak peek of the combo episode of Family Guy and The Simpsons, set to air September 28. The preview shows leading males Homer Simpson and Peter Griffin bonding over donuts and fighting over their favorite beers, while Stewie Griffin and Bart Simpson engage in hijinks. Subtle jabs …

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Attacker Of NYC Eagle Bartender Charged With Assault, Next Court Date Is Thursday

Three weeks ago NYC Eagle bartender Paul Martone was left in critical condition after being punched during a Hell’s Kitchen street altercation involving his dog. Last week his attacker, Corey Pohan (left), 32, pleaded guilty in a New Jersey court to criminal trespassing after climbing atop the Lincoln Tunnel toll plaza in an attempt to flee NYPD detectives who were …

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Sarah Palin Launches Pay Channel

Variety reports that Sarah Palin has launched a paid subscription video channel that is apparently modeled on the one launched three years ago by Glenn Beck. The Sarah Palin Channel, which costs $9.95 per month or $99.95 for a one-year subscription, will feature her commentary on “important issues facing the nation,” as well as behind-the-scenes looks into her personal life …

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TRAILER: Mad Max: Fury Road

IO9 raves: Now you can see first Mad Max: Fury Road trailer, unveiled yesterday at Comic-Con, with your own eyes. It’s full of gorgeous deserts, blooming smoke bombs the color of bruises, and a giant dust storm that looms over the landscape like a terrestrial tsunami. Dystopia has never looked so desolate and fascinating. This is the kind of trailer …

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New York Times: Legalize Marijuana

From the editorial board of the New York Times: It took 13 years for the United States to come to its senses and end Prohibition, 13 years in which people kept drinking, otherwise law-abiding citizens became criminals and crime syndicates arose and flourished. It has been more than 40 years since Congress passed the current ban on marijuana, inflicting great …

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The Rubberbandits – Fellas

Via the Independent: Comedians Rubberbandits have released a new song on YouTube which has proven an instant hit with fellow comedians. The song ‘Fellas’ champions everybody’s right to explore their sexuality with the words, “If you want to f*** a fella, f*** a fella” mouthed by a puppet version of Hollywood actor Gabriel Byrne. The song continues with its anti-homophobia …

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Matt Baume: Marrage News Watch

Clip recap: The rules have changed yet again this week in Colorado, with new rulings on marriage from multiple courts. New polls show growing support for equality in western states, but multiple Attorneys General have filed new briefs to stop gay and lesbian couples from marrying. And another Republican member of Congress has come out in favor of the freedom …

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FLORIDA: Majority Of GOP Orange County Commissioners Back Marriage Equality

Via the Orlando Sentinel: A majority of Orange County commissioners have voiced support for gay marriage after activists questioned the Republican-dominated board about its stance last week before Florida’s courts settle the issue. Three of the pro-gay-marriage commissioners are Republicans: Jennifer Thompson, Scott Boyd and Pete Clarke. Democrat Tiffany Moore Russell also strongly endorsed same-sex marriage rights. “I truly believe …

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Exorcism Of The Day

Clip recap: “During Bob’s latest mission to Ukraine, thousands were delivered and experienced spiritual freedom! One of those was Tamara who was suicidal because of rejection from her father. This exorcism starts slowly but you must see the end.”

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Ted Nugent: My Critics Are Smelly, Dirty Communists Who Hate America

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GOP Mum On LGBT Executive Order

Anti-gay and Christian groups have been screaming their heads off about President Obama’s signing of the executive order protecting the LGBT employees of federal contractors from workplace discrimination. But the GOP hasn’t uttered an official peep. Perhaps nobody better illustrated this point than House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio). HuffPost asked him Thursday if he had any reaction to Obama’s LGBT …

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New Message From Harlem’s Hate Church

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Chubby Checker Vs The Chubby Checker

Via Reuters: The singer Chubby Checker has settled a lawsuit in which he accused Hewlett-Packard Co of using his trademarked name without permission on a software app that purported to measure the size of a man’s penis. HP denied liability in agreeing to settle with Checker, whose given name is Ernest Evans, but agreed not to make future use of …

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