As the Illinois legislature prepares to “fast track” a bill to legalize civil unions, NOM has launched a campaign urging their followers to deluge state reps with complaints. Here’s an excerpt from their sample letter. Same-sex marriage advocates have made clear time and again that civil unions are not a compromise, but rather a stepping stone to full same-sex marriage …
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Klaxons – Twin Flames
The Human Centipede meets Slither. Very super NSFW and beyond creepy. If this disappears from YouTube, Buzzfeed is hosting a copy.
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Rambo Jeebus
One of Andrew Sullivan’s readers sends him this billboard from South Carolina.
Read More »Discodeine – Synchronize
Pulp frontman Jarvis Cocker provides the vocals on this great track from French dance outfit Discodeine. I ran across this yesterday on the excellent Pop In Stereo, which is totally going on the blogroll.
Read More »Golden Girls Nesting Dolls – Now On eBay
Several months ago, a lot of you were plotzing over Ginger Williams’ hand-painted Golden Girls nesting dolls. Ginger writes us this morning with the news that the dolls are now available on eBay.
Read More »Fox News Rejects DADT Repeal Ad
Raw Story reports that Fox News has rejected a Palm Center ad advocating for the repeal of DADT. Not surprising. The 30-second spot by the Center, called “Business As Usual,” includes testimony from military leaders of NATO allies arguing that lifting the ban on gay soldiers is a “non-event” and does not diminish combat effectiveness. “Fox’s ‘reason’ was that the …
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North Korea Shelling South Korea
In what is being characterized as the worst incident in decades, North Korea has begun shelling a disputed South Korean island. The South Korean military went to “crisis status,” and fighter planes were put on alert but did not take off. South Korean artillery units returned fire after the North’s shells struck South Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island at 2:34 p.m., said …
Read More »No DADT Discharges In Last Month
Yesterday the Pentagon revealed that under the new rules, not one soldier has been discharged under DADT for a full month. Under new rules adopted Oct. 21, Defense Secretary Robert Gates put authority for signing off on dismissals in the hands of the three service secretaries. Before then, any commanding officer at a rank equivalent to a one-star general could …
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