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Right Wing Watch pointed out that the image has been photoshopped from the Republicans For Obama sign. Barbwire blogger Pastor Jeff Allen says it was an “innocent mistake.” Tweet him a message about how much you believe him.

As you might recall, last year small town Pennsylvania sheriff Mark Kessler lost his job after posting a series of chilling videos in which he denounced “libtards” while firing semi-automatic weapons. Over 700 gun-brandishing Tea People descended on Kessler’s town for the meeting at which he was first suspended. Today Kessler is back with a video in which he warns …

“The ROC [Russian Orthodox Church] categorically opposes bearded men in dresses!” – Popular Russian blogger Rustem Agadamov, reacting to the church’s denouncement of Eurovision winner Conchita Wurst. Vladimir Legoyda, the chairman of the ROC, described Wurst’s win as a “sign of the world’s moral decline” and “part of the aggressive assertion of Western cultural norms.” He told Interfax: “The process …

Via USA Today: Declaring “the fight is on,” a formidable coalition of conservative Christian groups filed legal briefs in federal appellate court Wednesday supporting Michigan’s ban on gay marriage. Representing potentially millions of worshippers in the state, the Michigan Catholic Conference, the Thomas More Law Center in Ann Arbor, Mich., and a national coalition of Baptists, Lutherans, Mormons and evangelicals …

President Obama is in Manhattan this morning for the dedication of the 9/11 Museum, which finally opens to the public next week after years of delay. Among those attending the ceremony: The First Lady, Mayor Bill De Blasio, former mayors Rudy Guiliani and Michael Bloomberg, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, Gov. Chris Christie, and the Clintons. Some object to the $24 admission …

Via the Washington Post: The country’s only lesbian-backed political action committee, LPAC, will unveil a first wave of political endorsements Thursday — including five openly gay candidates seeking congressional seats and state offices ranging from governor to attorney general. The endorsement list includes 15 Democrats so far. Among them: gubernatorial hopefuls Wendy Davis of Texas, Heather Mizeur of Maryland, Martha …

Associated Press: “The National Hockey League is the first major league sports association to have players from every team voice support for LGBT rights.

While the Arkansas Supreme Court yesterday declined to issue a stay on same-sex marriage, the overlooked detail of a state statute means that no licenses will be issued today by the handful of counties that had done so. Last Friday, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Chris Piazza threw out a 10-year-old ban that voters placed in the state constitution and a …

Idaho county clerks say they are preparing for a rush of gay couples seeking marriage licenses tomorrow in the event that Gov. Butch Otter (seriously) doesn’t get his stay from the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. Ada County Clerk Chris Rich said his staff also is preparing for a media onslaught. “They are more apprehensive about the media focus and …