Via the New York Times: Sid Caesar, a comedic force of nature who became one of television’s first stars in the early 1950s and influenced generations of comedians and comedy writers, died on Wednesday at his home in Beverly Hills, Calif. He was 91. His death was announced by Eddy Friedfeld, a family spokesman. Mr. Caesar largely faded from the …
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Bryan Fischer: Rick Perry Should Refuse To Recognize Any Same-Sex Marriage Rulings Because I Love Black Men
I’m just gonna append that last bit to all Fischer-related headlines until it stops being funny.
Read More »Tony Perkins Has The Kentucky Sadz
“This ruling is another example of the deep betrayal of a judicial system infected with activist judges who are legislating from the bench. If these judges want to change duly enacted laws passed by the people and their representatives, they should resign their life-time appointments to the bench and run for the state legislature or Congress. Judge Heyburn is elevating …
Read More »NEVADA: Ninth Circuit Grants Lambda Legal’s Request For Expedited Hearing
Two days after Nevada Attorney General Katherine Masto withdrew her defense against Lambda Legal’s marriage equality lawsuit, the Ninth Circuit Court has granted Lambda’s request for an expedited hearing. Via press release: Lambda Legal Senior Attorney Tara Borelli issued the following statement: “The fact that the government defendants no longer are defending Nevada’s exclusion of same-sex couples from marriage makes …
Read More »Brian Brown Has The Kentucky Sadz
“Today yet another federal judge has entered the competition for lawlessness on the marriage front; Today’s decision emphasizes the need for Congressional action to prevent our states’ marriage laws from spiraling further into chaos. Congress needs to explicitly reinforce the sovereign right of the states to make their own determinations regarding marriage, and to have those determinations respected by the …
Read More »KANSAS: House Passes Bill Legalizing Discrimination Against LGBT Citizens
By a vote of 72-49, this afternoon the Kansas House approved a bill which allows businesses to reject LGBT customers on the basis of “sincerely held religious beliefs.” The bill would bar government sanctions when individuals, groups and businesses cite religious beliefs in refusing to recognize a marriage or civil union, or to provide goods, services, accommodations or employment benefits …
Read More »Updated Marriage Lawsuits Map
JMG reader Jeff Jones has updated his map of the states with pending marriage lawsuits to include this week’s action in Missouri and Louisiana. Embiggen the above image and visit Jeff’s site for more details.
Read More »Obama Issues Executive Order Raising Minimum Wage For Federal Workers
Via the Associated Press: Obama is speaking at a White House event where he’ll sign an executive order increasing the minimum hourly wage for federal contractors from $7.25 to $10.10. He first announced the measure during his State of the Union address. Because the measure applies only to new contracts, the White House says it will affect just a few …
Read More »AGAIN: Ice Storm Batters South
3500 canceled flights so far.
Read More »Limbaugh: The First Lady Has A Fat Ass
“There is Michelle Obama and the $12,000 gown by Carolina Herrera, and the French president Hollande is in the middle, and there’s Obama. You’ll notice that this dress is bigger than the president of France. Here, let me make one more adjustment here and I’ll show you this again. Take a look at that picture. The little guy in the …
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