Not to mention that many of Disney’s villains have been older, single, effeminate men. (Via – Boing,Boing)
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Quote Of The Day – Rush Limbaugh
“I know I am a target and I know I will be destroyed eventually. I fear that all I have accomplished and all the wealth I have accumulated will be taken from me, to the cheers of the crowd. I know I am hated and despised by the American Left.” – Rush Limbaugh, from an email written the day after …
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They are: Cuba, China, Egypt, Greece, Iran, Jamaica, Mexico, Nigeria, North Korea, Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Somalia, South Korea, Sudan, Syria, Turkey, United Arab Emirates, Uganda, United States, Venezuela, and Yemen. (Via – Esquire)
Read More »DADT House Debate Highlights
Since most of today’s speeches were read from prepared statements, they often lacked the dramatic emotional punch of those delivered on our behalf during the New York Senate’s debate on marriage equality. But here’s a few of of the best.
Read More »House Passes DADT Repeal 234-194
The House of Representatives has passed the compromise repeal of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” after long and rancorous debate. I’ll post highlight clips from the debate shortly and will update this post with the vote’s roll call. Ten reps did not vote, 26 Democrats voted “NO” and only five Republicans voted “YES.” UPDATE: The five GOP “Yes” votes: Charles Djou …
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I just got an email from the DNC’s Organizing For America asking if I would send a thank you letter to Senator Senior Name for standing up to Wall Street. It concludes, “Please show Sen. Name that support for reform isn’t going unnoticed.” I’ll wait to see how Sen. Name votes on DADT.
Read More »DADT Compromise Repeal Bill Passes In Senate Armed Services Committee
The vote was 16-12 and now moves to the full Senate. And it wasn’t televised, despite the demand made by John McCain earlier today. The Senate Armed Services Committee on Thursday voted to let the Pentagon repeal the ban on gay men, lesbians and bisexual people from serving openly in the military, a big step toward dismantling the Clinton-era policy …
Read More »Family Suing School After Bus Driver Tells Student To Stop Saying Gays Go To Hell
The wingnut-o-sphere is positively quivering with outrage today over a report that an Indiana school bus driver berated a girl for continuing to preach against gays and Obama to fellow students. The driver was recorded admonishing the student over the bus PA system. Keep in mind that the below news story and video are from a Fox News affiliate. The …
Read More »Republican House Members Rail Against DADT Repeal
Newly Out CA Sen. Roy Ashburn May Be Leaving The Dark Side
CA state Sen. Roy Ashburn (R), who was outed earlier this year after being arrested for DUI leaving a Sacramento gay bar, may slowly be seeing the light. Yesterday he voted for one of the two LGBT rights bills put before him and talked about being gay while doing so. Two months after announcing he was gay, state Sen. Roy …
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