“Not very long ago, Oslo was an icy Shangri-la of Scandinavian self-discipline, governability, and respect for the law. But in recent years, there have been grim changes, including a rise in gay-bashings. The summer of 2006 saw an unprecedented wave of them. The culprits, very disproportionately, are young Muslim men. “It’s not just Oslo, of course. The problem afflicts most …

OK, the TV ads for U.S. Window Factory have got to stop. The manic hairpieced Australian pitchman vowing to move to America just so he can save on windows was bad enough. But their female shillster with her Queens accent, ratty hair extensions, eyebrows like McDonald’s arches, and lips blown up so fat they’d embarrass Amanda Lepore? Make. It. Stop.

And since so many of you have asked, here’s the MySpace page of Nima Daivari, the model in the ad.

On the ballot in Brattleboro, Vermont: “Shall the Selectboard instruct the Town Attorney to draft indictments against President Bush and Vice President Cheney for crimes against our Constitution, and publish said indictments for consideration by other authorities and shall it be the law of the Town of Brattleboro that the Brattleboro Police, pursuant to the above-mentioned indictments, arrest and detain …

Interesting news from Pfizer today: A new Pfizer Inc. HIV drug will soon be reformulated in an effort to prevent the transmission of the virus, offering a faint ray of hope in an arena littered with disappointments. The New York drug maker is expected to announce today that it will license its new medicine, Selzentry, to a nonprofit that investigates …

…in a CAN? Meh, I’ve probably had worse. White Castle frozen burgers come to mind. (Via – Gizmodo.)

After his State Of Union Address on Tuesday, Dubya waded into the crowd of legislators for some glad-handing. Passing Barney Frank, who was on the phone, Dubya told Frank to tell the person on the phone that the president said “Hello.” The rest of the story: What Bush didn’t know was that the congressman was talking to his boyfriend. “Tell …

After her win in Florida, last night Hillary Clinton appeared on CNN to apologize for her husband’s recent clumsy and offensive campaigning. Good for her. (Via – Talking Points Memo.)

This is a bit of a shocker, especially with less than a week before Super Tuesday: DENVER (AP) – Democrat John Edwards is exiting the presidential race Wednesday, ending a scrappy underdog bid in which he steered his rivals toward progressive ideals while grappling with family hardship that roused voter’s sympathies but never diverted his campaign, The Associated Press has …

I’m not very much of a Kylie fan and this new video isn’t changing my mind, but some of my friends are more than a little bit obsessive about her. So for them, this. UPDATE: I had embedded the clip, but EMI has pulled it already.

No surprises in Florida: MIAMI — Senator John McCain edged out Mitt Romney to win the delegate-rich Florida primary on Tuesday night, solidifying his transformation from left-for-dead candidate to a front-runner and dealing a devastating blow to the presidential hopes of Rudolph W. Giuliani, whose distant finish here threatened to doom his candidacy. Mr. McCain’s narrow victory showed he could …

John McCain’s campaign is homophobo-robo-calling Florida voters to put the fear of Jeebus in them regarding Mitt Romney’s former support for gay rights. The transcript of the call: “I’m calling with an urgent Mitt Romney [unintelligible]” “We care deeply about traditional values and protecting families. And we need someone who will not waver in the White House: Ending abortion, preserving …

At a press conference at the NYC LGBT Community Center, today New York City Comptroller William C. Thompson, Jr. announced that he will use the power of the NYC Pension Funds to pressure two dozen Fortune 1000 companies to offer sexual orientation and gender identity protections to their employees. Thompson oversees the New York City Employees’ Retirement System, New York …

So I had a few firemenz in my apartment last night. (Cue porn music…wacka wacka wacka.) Sadly, they were here on business as the woman upstairs somehow set a flowerpot on fire, panicked, and hurled it onto her fire escape – where it set her other dead plants on fire too. Two things. People, fire escapes are for escaping fire, …

Here in the heart of Clintonia, Barack Obama is a surprising four points away from Hillary, according to the latest poll. A WNBC/Marist poll released last week found that although Mrs. Clinton had a 47% to 31% lead over Mr. Obama among likely New York State voters, he was far closer in New York City, drawing 39% of likely voters …

It’s good-bye Rudy Tuesday. After his expected trouncing in today’s Florida primary, Rudy Giuliani will likely endorse John McCain. Yesterday Giuliani gave autographed baseballs to the reporters covering his campaign as a good-bye gift. I got yer good-bye right here, you asshat.

According to the wingnuts, The Gays are responsible for current woes of Ford Motor Company. Maybe Ford Motor Company management can be forgiven for not taking seriously the American Family Association (AFA’s) call for its members to boycott the automaker in May 2005. The conservative Christian group launched the crusade against the second-largest U.S. automaker for giving money to gay …

Gadzooks, the New York chapter of NOW has completely lost their shit over Ted Kennedy’s endorsement of Barack Obama. NY NOW’s statement, via Politico.com: Women have just experienced the ultimate betrayal. Senator Kennedy’s endorsement of Hillary Clinton’s opponent in the Democratic presidential primary campaign has really hit women hard. Women have forgiven Kennedy, stuck up for him, stood by him, …