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At a Tea Party rally in Washington DC today, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-TX) declared that demonic forces are behind the health care reform bill. Speaking shortly after he riled up a crowd at Tuesday’s Tea Party protest, Rep. Louie Gohmert (R-Tex.) declared that “demons” – yes, demons – have invaded the capital (and likely the souls of Democrats), forcing lawmakers …

The Tenther movement scored another victory today when South Dakota declared that it had exempted itself from federal gun control laws. Via World Net Daily: A fifth state – South Dakota – has decided that guns made, sold and used within its borders no longer are subject to the whims of the federal government through its rule-making arm in the …

Gen. David Patraeus, who has previously said that he doubts that rank and file soldiers “even care about DADT,” today testified before Congress that the repeal should be “done in a thoughtful and considered manner” that includes its possible impact on recruitment and retention.

My friend Andres Duque, who blogs at Blabbeando, writes today of his former friendship with Hiram Monserrate, whom Andres took to Monserrate’s first gay bar and who in 2008 bestowed a proclamation honoring Andres’ “passionate fight for the recognition of same-sex partnerships.” A snippet: I might not consider myself to idolize political leaders but Hiram, at one point, was my …

“As a gay man, I naturally spend much of my time debating casting issues involving the musical theatre, although, thankfully, I can’t share such thoughts with my unit. Instead, when I spot a potential suicide bomber, I think of him as someone who insists that Tyne Daly was the greatest Mama Rose of all time, even better than Merman. This …

Today the Pennsylvania Senate will vote on a ban on same-sex marriage. The bill is sponsored by anti-gay GOP Sen. John Eichelberger. The Pennsylvania Senate Judiciary Committee is expected to vote Tuesday on legislation that would seek to strengthen a 1996 marriage law in Pennsylvania. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. John Eichelberger, R-Blair County, proposes to add these 20 words …

Yesterday JMG reader Jim Brochu rang the closing bell at NASDAQ in recognition of his critically raved performance in his Off Broadway one man show tribute to Zero Mostel, Zero Hour, which is now running at the DR2 Theater. Jim’s partner, Steve Schalchlin, recently had his show New World Waking! performed by the San Francisco Gay Men’s Chorus. Get tickets …

Back when Pope Palpatine was the mere Archbishop of Munich, he transferred a pedophile priest to another assignment, presumably to cover up the crime. In the new location, the pervy priest molested again. Yesterday, he was finally suspended amid charges of the Pope’s complicity in the widening German child molestation scandal. According to the Archdioceses of Munich and Freising, the …

Some bimbo from the Culture Campaign (huh?) says that Lady’s Gaga’s latest video is “poison for the minds of our kids.” Moralists are outraged about the antics of a pop star! Outraged, I tells ya! Apparently, Lady Gaga is egging on the sexual predators of the nation and should be outlawed. I’m very sure she couldn’t be happier about this.

I spotted this on somebody’s Facebook page the other day. (Can’t recall the name, sorry.) I know there’s a DADT joke in here somewhere.