Monthly Archives: January 2015

Thanks, Crazy Eyes!

Remember when Crazy Eyes vowed that we’d see $2 gas once she became president? This weekend wingnut sites are falling over each other to congratulate her. High gas prices? Obama’s fault! Low gas prices? Thanks, Crazy Eyes! The headlines below are from World Net Daily, Twitchy, and Newsbusters.

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Sarah Palin Vs PETA, Obama, Everybody

“Dear PETA, Chill. At least Trig didn’t eat the dog. Hey, by the way, remember your ‘Woman of the Year’, Ellen DeGeneres? Did you get all wee-wee’d up when she posted this sweet picture?  Hypocritical, much? Did you go as crazy when your heroic Man-of-Your-Lifetime, Barack Obama, revealed he actually enjoyed eating dead dog meat?  Aren’t you the double-standard radicals …

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Today On Truth Revolt

DeGeneres doesn’t actually have any children, but hey, people are being mean to Sarah Palin. UPDATE: They’ve quietly changed the headline and text of the story, but have posted no notice of correction.

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Apple Sued Over Storage Claims

Apple has been hit with a class action suit for deceptive advertising practices over the amount of usable storage in its mobile devices. Via Yahoo News: The suit filed early this week in US District Court in Northern California argues that while Apple touts 16 gigabytes of digital storage on lower price models of gadgets such as hot-selling iPhones, about …

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IDAHO: Governor & AG Ask SCOTUS To Stop All Those Icky Same-Sex Marriages

Via the Associated Press: Idaho’s governor and attorney general have filed separate petitions to the U.S. Supreme Court, fighting against gay marriage and arguing that the state’s case has national consequences. Same-sex marriage has been legal in Idaho since an October ruling by the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which has struck down bans across the West. Attorney General …

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TRAILER: Cinderella

You’ll recognize Cinderella as Downton Abbey‘s Lady Rose. (Via Towleroad)

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On Highsexuality

Dr. Marcie Bianco writes at Mic.com: Does getting high make you a little gay? If so, you may just be a “highsexual.” The term, ensconced in Urban Dictionary since 2009, made its way onto two Reddit forums in recent weeks as a way to describe the alleged phenomenon of participating in sex with someone of the same gender or having …

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Headline Of The Day

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Billboard Of The Day

The KKK has posted the above billboard in Harrison, Arkansas. Placed on Highway 65 near Harrison’s city limits, the new billboard reads, “It’s NOT Racist to [heart] Your People.” It also describes Harrison by saying, “Love Lives Here,” and depicts a young white girl holding a puppy in her arms. The advertisement – which officially went up on Monday, according …

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FLORIDA: Fourteen Counties Will End All Weddings Rather Than Serve Gays

Yesterday we thought the number was only five counties. Via the Tampa Bay Times: To comply with the judge’s ruling, clerks have said they will issue marriage licenses. But in recent weeks and months, the majority of clerks in the conservative Panhandle have chosen to stop performing courthouse weddings. Some said their offices were too cramped and they had too …

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This Includes Florida

NOTE: I’ve swapped out the earlier incorrect tweet.

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Key West Bartenders Do The Paperwork

Aaron and Lee were the plaintiffs in the Monroe County case, the first of five consecutive wins in Florida. Their wedding will be live-streamed on Monday night and I’ll have that video here.

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FLORIDA: Osceola County Judge Tells Liberty Counsel That They Can Suck It

Osceola County Circuit Judge Leticia Marques today told the Liberty Counsel to suck it, dismissing the Florida Family Policy Council’s lawsuit against County Clerk Armando Ramirez, the state’s only county clerk who had vowed to officiate same-sex weddings despite contrary advice from the legal group that represents all Florida clerks. Per local news outlets, Marques ruled that the suit was …

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OHIO: Candlelight Vigil For Transgender Teen Leelah Alcorn Draws Hundreds

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FLORIDA: All 67 County Clerks Will Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses On Schedule

Via the Gainesville Sun: Clerks around the state had a lengthy conference call late Friday morning, in which they were told that U.S. District Judge Robert Hinkle had clarified his Washington County ruling to mean that county clerks should issue marriage licenses to same-sex couples or risk being sued. All of the state’s clerks have said they will issue licenses, …

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Tweet Of The Day – Brian Brown

Anytime NOM launches one of their “share if you agree” campaigns, the number of retweets peters out at an embarrassing two dozen or so. Let’s check this one tomorrow for a laugh.

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Leelah Alcorn’s Blog Has Been Deleted

Gay Star News notes today that Leelah Alcorn’s Tumblr has been deleted. Leelah’s tortured yet eloquent posts there have galvanized LGBT activists worldwide since her suicide earlier this week. It’s unknown whether the deletion was requested by Leelah’s family, whether they obtained her password and did it themselves, or whether it was removed for violating Tumblr rules about discussing suicide. …

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Actress Donna Douglas Dies At 81

Donna Douglas, known to you as Elly May Clampett, has died at the age of 81. Born in September 1933, Douglas was married at age 16, had a child and later divorced, all before she moved to New York and earned a role in an acclaimed episode of the “Twilight Zone” in 1959, according to the Internet Movie Database. After …

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Seven Central Florida Counties: We’ll Issue Same-Sex Marriage Licenses On Schedule

According to a survey conducted today by Orlando’s CBS affiliate, seven Central Florida county clerks say they will be issuing same-sex marriage licenses on schedule when the stay dissolves. Osceola County Clerk Armando Ramirez, the renegade for equality in this ridiculous saga, is sticking to his original plan to open his office at midnight on Monday. Ramirez was the sole …

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At The Coney Island Polar Bear Plunge

Yesterday about 2500 people took part in the annual Polar Bear Plunge during sub-freezing temperatures at Coney Island, where lifeguards warned participants not to proceed deeper than their waist and not to remain in the water for more than one minute.

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