Monthly Archives: December 2015

ROMANIA: Parliament Rejects Civil Unions

On Friday the Romanian Parliament resoundingly defeated a civil unions bill put forward by Green Party president and 2009 presidential candidate Remus Cernea [INSET].  In 2013 Cernea introduced a similar bill, spurring a denouncement by the Orthodox Archbishop of Tomis, who said that Cernea is controlled by Satan. Cernea’s latest attempt failed after an MP suggested that civil unions would …

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VIRAL VIDEO: You’re A Mean One, Mr. Trump

Over 1.2M views overnight for College Humor’s Trump-themed riff on the holiday classic. The vocalist does a pretty decent Thurl Ravenscroft. Watch below.

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SNL Rips Into GOP Debate [VIDEO]

Mediaite recaps: This week’s Saturday Night Live kicked off with a cold open dedicated to Tuesday night’s Republican debate on CNN. The sketch show’s troupe had a tall order to fill in distinguishing their skit from the real thing. They managed to pull it off with comical riffs on Donald Trump‘s bullying of Jeb Bush, Ben Carson‘s drowsy persona, and …

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Dueling Hillarys + Tina Fey’s Palin On SNL [VIDEO]

Via Deadline: As expected as the inevitable pantsuit joke, Saturday Night Live cohost Amy Poehler reprised her former giggling first lady impression to take on Kate McKinnon’s scrunch-faced dynamo candidate in a Dueling Hillary Clintons sketch on last night’s SNL. “Your laugh is different too,” said Poehler’s Hillary to McKinnon’s Hillary. “It’s less joyful.” Indeed. With Tina Fey cohosting alongside …

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LIVE THREAD: Democratic Debate [VIDEO]

The final Democratic presidential debate of 2015 takes place this evening at Saint Anselm College, Manchester, New Hampshire. The debate airs on ABC at 8PM Eastern with World News Tonight anchor David Muir and ABC reporter Martha Raddatz as moderators. The event will be live-streamed on ABCNews.go.com and no cable login is required. Watch along with us and join in …

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Ted Cruz To Air “Comedy” Clip During SNL [VIDEO]

This is part of NBC’s equal time settlement following Trump’s hosting of SNL. More from CBS: Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz is planning to air a parody commercial in Iowa during “Saturday Night Live,” just weeks before the nation’s first nominating contest in the state. “In the spirit of the upcoming holiday we are excited to bring a Cruz family …

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Federal Appeals Court Upholds Conviction Of Pastor In Kidnapping Of Daughter Of Lesbian Mother

Longtime readers will surely remember this case. Via Reuters: A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld the conviction of a Mennonite minister accused of helping a woman flee to Nicaragua with her daughter to evade court orders giving her former lesbian partner visitation rights. The 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York upheld the conviction of Kenneth Miller, …

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Porno Pete: I Need $10,000 To Break Through “Radical Media Cheerleading” About Homosexuality

Joining the chorus of year-end money begs today is Peter Labarbera’s Americans For Truth About Homosexuality, the dollar store of anti-LGBT hate groups. Unlike other recent hate group money begs which have asked for up to a million dollars to put a stop to all this hot hot hot mansex, Porno Pete can do the job for a mere $10K. …

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Bernie Sanders Campaign And DNC Make Peace

ABC News reports: A campaign spokesperson for Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders said staffers today regained access to voter data from the Democratic National Committee, which had earlier blocked the campaign’s access, prompting the Sanders campaign to sue the DNC. The resolution was later confirmed by the Democratic National Committee in a statement. “The Sanders campaign has now complied with …

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Pew: More Christians Now Accept Homosexuality

Via Pew Research: Acceptance of homosexuality is rising across the broad spectrum of American Christianity, including among members of churches that strongly oppose homosexual relationships as sinful, according to an extensive Pew Research Center survey of U.S. religious beliefs and practices. Amid a changing religious landscape that has seen a declining percentage of Americans who identify as Christian, a majority …

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TEASER: Twin Peaks

Vulture recaps: Showtime has released the first teaser for its Twin Peaks revival, and just like the show itself, it’s a bit meta and very eerie. Deputy Hawk (Michael Horse) speaks in a voice-over about returning to shooting on location, reminiscing about the mystical aspects of Twin Peaks, as we watch someone unveil the town’s sign, population 51,201, same as …

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Evening View: Island House, Key West

Another week at the fabulous Island House come and gone in a blurry and very furry fog of Iced Teas and Blood Marys. Another week of Father Tony and Coach Mike yelling at me to stop working and get into the pool. Tomorrow we’ll be back up in Fort Lauderdale and on Sunday we’ll be at Hunters in Wilton Manors …

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Six GOP Presidential Candidates Sign Hate Groups’ Pledge To Legalize Anti-LGBT Discrimination

According to a press release issued today by Maggie Gallagher, six GOP presidential candidates have signed a pledge to sign the First Amendment Defense Act (FADA) into law within the first 100 days of their administration. FADA would bar the federal government from acting against anyone who discriminates against LGBT Americans in the guise of “religious liberty.” The pledge was …

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Todd Starnes Has The GOP Sadz

Todd Starnes today announced that he’s left the Republican Party, presumably because they failed to defund Planned Parenthood. Earlier today both chambers of Congress overwhelmingly approved a $1.1 trillion omnibus spending bill that appropriates about $500M to Planned Parenthood – the full amount requested by Democrats.

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Stormtroopers Flank White House Press Secretary

White House Press Secretary Josh Earnest exited the briefing room this afternoon flanked by two stormtroopers, much to the delight of Twitter’s wingnuts, many of whom correctly noted that stormtroopers are the bad guys in Star Wars. The stunt was part of tonight’s screening of The Force Awakens at the White House.

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“Disgusted” Jurors At Kathryn Knott Trial: We All Believed She Punched The Gay Couple And Yelled Slurs

The jury forewoman and other jurors in Kathryn Knott’s gay-bashing trial say that they saw right through her lies. Philly.com reports: Three jurors spoke to reporters outside the courthouse. They all expressed sympathy for the victims — Zachary Hesse, 29, and his boyfriend, Andrew Haught, 28. Joan Bellinger, 67, the jury forewoman, said the jurors all believed Knott punched Hesse …

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Broadway Cares – Give A Little Bit [VIDEO]

The stars of several hit Broadway shows have done a music video for Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. They write: It’s our first live music video, featuring cast of familiar Broadway faces. The video is a representation of the Broadway community sharing their “thanks” to all of our supporters. Andrew Keenan-Bolger was our director, cinematographer and editor; Ted Arthur our music …

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Busted Pharma Douche Resigns From His Company, But Now What About The Cost Of That AIDS Drug?

Via press release from the Human Rights Campaign: We hope that Martin Shkreli’s departure will mark the end of Turing Pharmaceuticals’ reckless price hikes on life-saving medications,” said Olivia Alair Dalton, HRC’s Senior Vice President for Communications and Marketing. “Turing’s interim CEO Ron Tilles should immediately roll back the company’s unconscionable 5,000 percent price hike on Daraprim, a crucial treatment …

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Bernie Sanders Campaign Threatens To Sue DNC For “Holding Hostage” Their Voter Database [VIDEO]

Earlier today the Democratic National Committee suspended the Sanders campaign from accessing its own voter database information after it was revealed that a programming glitch had allowed Sanders staffers to also view Clinton campaign information. This afternoon the Sanders campaign vowed in a televised press conference to take the DNC to court if it continues to “hold hostage” their information. …

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NEW JERSEY: Ex-Gay Torture Group JONAH Agrees To Shut Down, Pay Damages To Former Clients

And the hits just keep coming! From the SPLC: New Jersey Superior Court Judge Peter F. Bariso Jr. granted a permanent injunction today after an agreement by both parties requiring JONAH (Jews Offering New Alternatives for Healing) to shut down entirely and prohibiting founder Arthur Goldberg [PHOTO] and counselor Alan Downing from engaging in any form of conversion therapy commerce …

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