Virginia state Delegate Bob Marshall says he is crafting a bill that will ban homosexuals from serving in the state National Guard. Marshall, who is considering running for U.S. Senate in 2012, is one of the House’s most conservative members. He said Article 1, Section 8, Clause 16 of the Constitution gives Virginia the authority to uphold the ban by …
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FORT LAUDERDALE: JMG Reader Meet-Up At Georgie’s Alibi, Tomorrow At 9PM
Just a reminder that we’ll be having our Fort Lauderdale JMG reader meet-up at Georgie’s Alibi in Wilton Manors tomorrow night at 9PM. My apologies that this one is on a weeknight, but anything else doesn’t work with Xmas falling over the weekend. I’m looking forward to meeting lots of you tomorrow!
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Michele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann Named To U.S. House INTELLIGENCE Committee
She wanted to be on the powerful Ways & Means Committee, but instead incoming House Speaker John Boehner has appointed Crazy Eyes to the House Intelligence Committee. Yup. The committee has oversight jurisdiction of the CIA, the National Security Agency, other intelligence agencies within the Department of Defense, and the Departments of State, Justice, and Treasury, and the FBI. This …
Read More »The CHRIST-Mas Tree Is Back
And for a mere $399.99, this year you can get yours in patriotic red, white & Jeebus. (Source)
Read More »Quote Of The Day – Barney Frank
“It’s one thing to have a gay person in the abstract. It’s another to see that person as part of a living, breathing couple. How would a gay presidential candidate have a celebratory kiss with his partner after winning the New Hampshire primary? The sight of two women kissing has not been as distressful to people as the sight of …
Read More »Israel To Allow Second-Parent Adoption
A ruling by a Jerusalem court has cleared the way for Israeli gay couples to adopt each others’ children. “This is a big step for the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender community in Israel,” commented lawyer Irit Rosenblum, executive director of New Family, an organization that champions the rights of Israelis to marry and build families outside the traditional system. …
Read More »So Long To Ya, 2010
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Read More »Ricky Gervais On Atheism
“As an atheist, I see nothing ‘wrong’ in believing in a god. I don’t think there is a god, but belief in him does no harm. If it helps you in any way, then that’s fine with me. It’s when belief starts infringing on other people’s rights when it worries me. I would never deny your right to believe in …
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