Completely coincidental that this report was issued late yesterday, yes? A report released on Monday by a state board found that Gov. Sarah Palin did not apply improper pressure to try to dismiss a state trooper who was her former brother-in-law and did not violate state ethics laws in the firing of her public safety commissioner. The report by the …

Some are calling today’s vote on marriage equality in California “the gay Gettysburg”, the defining battle in a social civil war. The repercussions of today’s vote will surely echo for decades. I remain cautiously optimistic.

So much for that lesbian love affair on Grey’s Anatomy. Callie and Erica’s burgeoning romance on “Grey’s Anatomy” is coming to an abrupt end, and so is Brooke Smith’s role as Dr. Erica Hahn. Smith’s final appearance as Dr. Callie Torres’ flame comes in this Thursday’s episode of ABC’s medical drama, the network said Monday. The move was a creative …

Pam Spaulding notes that nominations have begun for the 2008 Weblog Awards. Last year JMG somehow managed to squeak past Pam after her well deserved win in 2006. Lots of categories this year including Best Blog, Best LGBT Blog, Best Individual Blogger, Best Online Community, and Best Liberal Blog. I’m nominating all of y’all for Best Community. It’s just been …

I was in line when the polling place across from my building opened at 6AM and it still took me just under two hours. Right now the line is stretching entirely around the block and is almost meeting itself at the front door of the polling station. But things are moving relatively briskly and everybody’s spirits seem high. One typically …

Tell us about your voting experience. How long was your wait? Did you witness anybody giving up on the line? How was the mood of your fellow voters? Did the voting machine work properly? Are you confident your vote was recorded properly?

Towleroad reports that Yes On 8 has skywriters crapping their message across the California sky. Pay no attention to the Wicked Witch, this is still our game to win.

The grand dame of Broadway, Patti Lupone, will make a “surprise” appearance at Splash tonight at 9pm. Lupone will be introduced by Michael Urie, who plays her son on Ugly Betty. Lupone is promoting her new CD, Patti LuPone at Les Mouches, which is a live cabaret act she did at gay disco Les Mouches in Chelsea in 1980, every …

CNN is reporting that Barack Obama’s grandmother has just died in Hawaii. The Obama family has issued a statement saying, “In lieu of flowers, please make a donation to any worthy charity that fights cancer.” What a terrible shame that she couldn’t hang on for one more day. I give the rightwing/Freeper world exactly ten seconds before they begin to …

The New York Times notes the uncanny similarities between the Harvey Milk story and what is happening today in California. Call it life imitating “Milk,” or vice versa, but the parallels between the campaign chronicled in the movie and the real-life battle over Proposition 8 are striking. Social conservatives pitted against gay activists? Check. A Republican governor (and former movie …

Via Media Matters: Savage: “If you’re insane, hate the family … hate your mother and father, hate the Bible, hate the church, and hate the synagogue,” – you oppose CA gay marriage ban. Go here for my post about Savage’s purported love affair with beat poet Allen Ginsberg. In 2006, Keith Olbermann said “For God’s sake, Mike. Will you just …

With perfect Prop 8 timing, on Friday’s episode of All My Children hottie lesbian Reese proposed to hottie lesbian Bianca. REESE: That day, I knew I wanted to spend the rest of my life with you. And I knew that I wanted to have a home with you and Miranda, and a future together. And so today, I am asking …

Make sure you visit Can I Vote to ensure that you are registered to vote in your district and to find your 2008 polling place. I just checked my info and I’m good to go.

Queerty reports that last night in Sacramento pro and anti-8 crowds violently clashed, resulting in several arrests. Demonstrations over Proposition 8 continue this morning after they turned violent over the weekend with police making arrests, ticketing motorists and trying to keep the peace at a Citrus Heights intersection where hundreds of demonstrators on both sides of the gay marriage issued …

In an uncharacteristic turn, this time it’s the Democrats that are gay-baiting a candidate, accusing famously anti-gay Sen. Mitch McConnell (R-KY) of being a closet case via this Village People ad. Conservative queer James Kirchick writes in the National Review: With prominent exceptions (the inquisition over Mark Foley and the anti-gay witch hunt that followed, Bill Clinton’s touting his support …

And it’s a doozy, displaying numerous examples of defaced Yes On 8 signs, vandalized homes and vehicles, and the infamous “Bigots Live Here” SUV. Oh, and lots and lots of babies.

Could this explain the great disparity between polls? Nate Silver at FiveThirtyEight: The polls in the Cingular-y orange color include cellphones in their samples; the polls in gray do not. The cellphone polls have Obama ahead by an average of 9.4 points; the landline-only polls, 5.1 points. I did a radio hit the other afternoon with Mark DeCamillo of California’s …

Circuit City has begun their shutdown with 155 stores receiving notice over the weekend. No new stock will be delivered to the affected stores which will immediately begin “selling off” remaining items. Product warranties will be honored at other locations (although nobody knows how long the presently unaffected units will remain open). On Friday the New York Stock Exchange warned …

A final Freeper Prayer for the election: Lord, your word tells us that if two or more agree, what we bind on earth, will be bound in Heaven. Blind the Democrats who have the blood of innocents on their hands, and hold them accountable for the misery the perverse lifestyles cause the children of this land. Hold them responsible, I …