Tag Archives: 2010 elections

It’s too bad PolitiFact has already named Donald Trump its Liar Of The Year, because THIS one is a whopper. Via Buzzfeed: Republican presidential candidate and former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee said last week that he never supported or defended Josh Duggar after allegations surfaced in May that the former reality TV star had molested his sisters as a teenager. …

Members of the Hawaii House may attempt to tack a sort of “wedding cake” amendment on to the marriage bill that would allow businesses with five or fewer employees to refuse to serve LGBT customers. Some House lawmakers want an exemption in the same-sex marriage bill that gives small businesses, especially those in the wedding industry, an “opt out” option. …

From Current TV’s The War Room. Source.

Failed Tea Party candidate Christine O’Donnell walked out on CNN last night when the topic of gay marriage was brought up.

“They call us ‘wackos’! They call us ‘wingnuts’! We call us ‘we the people!'”

The Federal Elections Commission has dismissed the complaint against failed U.S. Senate candidate Christine O’Donnell. The complaint, which had been filed by the Delaware Republican Party, alleged that O’Donnell broke FEC rules by collaborating with the Tea Party Express on fundraising and advertising.

(Via – Towleroad)

Andrew Sullivan: “If you are not disturbed by what it proclaims as the essence of true conservatism – a sunglasses wearing soldier with a machine gun in his open crotch – you should be.” NOTE: For those unaware, “RINO” means “Republican in name only.” The acronym is commonly used on sites like Free Republic to mock members of the GOP …

But he says can’t congratulate Sen. Murkowski because he doesn’t have her phone number.

Last week two hotly contested seats in the New York Senate were won by Republicans, giving the GOP a slight edge in the chamber and effectively dousing any hope of marriage equality for years to come. Yesterday the NY Daily News revealed that NYC Mayor Michael Bloomberg donated almost $1M to help make that happen. Which is strange because he …

JMG reader Joe Shaw, who comments here as “Another Joe,” has been elected to the Huntington Beach, California city council and is currently the only openly gay elected official in all of Orange County. From earlier this week, here’s his opening speech to the council. Congratulations, Councilman Shaw!

So much for the huge donation Target made to the campaign of anti-gay bigot Tom Emmer. Via Washington Post: Republican Tom Emmer has conceded the Minnesota governor’s race to former Sen. Mark Dayton (D), bringing a close to the last undecided governor’s race of 2010 and finalizing the playing field for the 2011 nationwide redistricting. “Minnesotans have made their choice, …

It took weeks of the tedious counting of provisional ballots, but San Francisco District Attorney Kamala Harris has at last been named California’s Attorney General-elect. Los Angeles District Attorney Steve Cooley has conceded. Aside from completing a virtual Democratic sweep of all of California’s top offices, Harris’ win is good news for the gay community as she has vowed not …

Spain’s Young Socialists of Catalonia party is raising eyebrows with this orgasmic GOTV ad. A spokesman for the conservative Convergence and Union Party, Josep Antoni Duran Lleida, called the ad “crude” and suggested it might somehow discourage voters from turning out. Bibiana Aido, Spain’s equality minister, who is a Socialist, admitted that the ad was “misleading,” although, she added, “if …

“I would love to put on my website that the Board of Elections can suck my dick, I would love to do that, but I got little children going to my website, I can’t do it, the motherfuckers. I would love to, before every one of them go to bed at night, suckin’ my damn dick. That’s what I’d love …

Sen. Lisa Murkowski has become the first person elected to the Senate via a write-in campaign since SC Sen. Strom Thurmond did it 56 years ago. Alaska election officials declared Murkoswki the winner today after it became clear that her lead could not be overcome by the remaining uncounted ballots. Teabagger Joe Miller has threatened to sue for a recount, …