Monthly Archives: January 2015

Mike Huckabee: My Point In Running For President Is To Fight Secular Atheism

Read More »

Anderson Cooper, Game Show Host?

Via TVNewser: CNN is producing a political game show, TVNewser has learned. The blocking and testing of the show is happening this week at CNN’s New York studios. Insiders tell us the show will be hosted by Anderson Cooper and will air on Presidents’ Day, Feb. 16. If it’s successful, further episodes would go into production. We hear the program …

Read More »

Richard Dawkins Reads Anti-Gay Hate Mail

Pure gold. Audio is definitely not work-friendly. (Via Towleroad)

Read More »

The Atlantic Takes On Huckabee Over Claim That States Can Ignore SCOTUS

On Tuesday Mike Huckabee told right wing radio host Hugh Hewitt that states have the right to defy the Supreme Court should they rule in favor of nationwide marriage equality. Huckabee has said the same whackadoodle thing in the past (as have Bryan Fischer and others), but this time his remarks have gotten wide notice due to his potential bid …

Read More »

Timeline: 50 Years Of LGBT Rights

Philadelphia’s William Way LGBT Center has created a 50-year timeline of important moments in LGBT rights activism, starting with Philly’s Annual Reminder Day protests, which launched on July 4, 1965. The 50th anniversary of the Annual Reminder protests will be marked with a yearlong series of events that will include a major exhibit at Philadelphia’s National Constitution Center. Hit the …

Read More »

Viral Video Of The Day

Half a million views. (Tipped by JMG reader Daddy Ray)

Read More »

Headline Of The Day

From the New York Post: He’s really sinking his teeth into single life. Just months out of jail, “Cannibal Cop” Gilberto Valle is seeking a gal who suits his taste — in an online dating profile that lists “cooking” as a favorite hobby. The Match.com profile proclaims that Valle — who was found guilty of plotting to cook and eat …

Read More »

NEW YORK: Dem Assembly Speaker To Be Arrested On Corruption Charges

Federal authorities are expected to arrest Democratic New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver today on charges of corruption.Via the New York Times: The investigation that led to the expected charges against Mr. Silver, a Democrat from the Lower East Side of Manhattan who has served as speaker for more than two decades, began after Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo in March …

Read More »

Homophobic Pastor Fires Back At Ellen

Last week Ellen DeGeneres responded on her show to anti-gay Pastor Larry Tomczak, who wrote a Christian Post column in which he essentially accused her of using Taylor Swift to lure young girls into lesbianism. Yesterday Tomczak fired back in the below smirky clip in which he doubles-down: “Hollywood has a definite gay agenda and you are part of it.” …

Read More »

LGBT Groups Urge Caution In Reporting “Alleged Executions For Sodomy” By ISIS

The International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission (IGLHRC) and MADRE, the global women’s rights group, have issued a joint statement about recent reports that ISIS has executed men on charges of homosexuality. IGLHRC and MADRE caution concerned members of the media, representatives of foreign governments and people of conscience generally in the strongest possible terms against assuming that the …

Read More »

Yesterday In The Senate

RELATED: From the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA): Decades ago, the majority of the Arctic’s winter ice pack was made up of thick, perennial ice. Today, very old ice is extremely rare. This animation tracks the relative amount of ice of different ages from 1987 through early November 2014. Video produced by the Climate.gov team, based on data provided …

Read More »

This Week’s Billboard Top Ten

Read More »

AFA Launches One Million Dads

Their mission statement: One Million Dads is an online project of the American Family Association, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, conservative, pro-family organization based in Tupelo, Mississippi. AFA has been in existence for over 35 years and is a well-respected member of the pro-life and pro-family community. AFA exists to motivate and equip citizens to change the culture to reflect Biblical truth. …

Read More »

Cuomo Proposes Rail Link To LGA

During his State Of The State address, yesterday New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed connecting LaGuardia Airport to New York City’s rail system via a new AirTrain line. Adding rail service to LGA is an idea that has been pitched and abandoned several times in recent decades. Cuomo’s plan involves a 1.5 mile long LGA AirTrain running over the Grand …

Read More »

Microsoft Unveils Windows 10

Via USA Today: Microsoft unveiled the first details of its Windows 10 operating system Wednesday, which they say will span devices from PCs and game consoles to smartphones and tablets. Terry Myerson, Microsoft’s executive vice president of the company’s operating systems group, says the latest rendition of Windows focused on “more personal computing.” Myerson says Windows 10 targets three pillars: …

Read More »

VIDEO: Mississippi Supreme Court Hears Arguments In Gay Divorce Case

Almost right off the bat one of the justices wonders if the coming SCOTUS ruling won’t render the case “futile.” A the 16:00 mark, the plaintiff’s attorney introduces his client, noting that she’s an Ole Miss graduate with a son “who is headed off to boot camp to serve his country.”  The lawyer adds, “That’s who we’re talking about here. …

Read More »

MISSISSIPPI: Small Town Overrides Mayor’s Veto, Repeals LGBT Protections

Via the Jackson Clarion-Ledger: Aldermen in Starkville have overridden a mayor’s veto of their decision to rescind a resolution passed in 2014 that made it clear that the city is intolerant of discrimination against the LGBT community. The resolution implemented a plus-one insurance option, which allowed Starkville city employees to add a domestic partner to their city-provided insurance regardless of …

Read More »

Todd Starnes: Obama Refuses To Say That Radical Islam Threatens America

“We’re fighting junior varsity terrorists with a Little League president.” Last night Starnes tweeted that President Obama is “Muslim BFFs” with the leadership of Iran.

Read More »

Marriage Cases In Flux Due To SCOTUS

Marriage equality cases in several states have seen some action since Friday’s decision by the Supreme Court to hear the cases out of the Sixth Circuit Court. North Dakota: Yesterday a federal judge put that case on indefinite hold pending the final ruling from SCOTUS. There had been no action on that case since September. Georgia: Also yesterday the state …

Read More »

Frothy Mix Vs Pope Francis

Rick Santorum isn’t very happy with Pope Francis saying that Catholics shouldn’t breed like rabbits. It’s sometimes very difficult to listen to the Pope and some of the things he says off the cuff, and this is one of them. And I just, I keep coming back to the Pope is the leader of the Catholic Church, and when he …

Read More »