Tag Archives: eBay

Prank: Sen. Max Baucus’ Vote For Public Option For Sale On eBay

(Tipped by JMG reader Peter)

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Woman Pays $63K For Dinner With Palin

A elderly woman paid $63K to win an eBay auction for a dinner with Sarah Palin, whom she hopes to talk into running for president. The money goes to Ride To Recovery, a program for injured veterans.

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Hypocri$y Inc: Catholic Church Selling “Historic Prop 8 Desk” Of Suspended Priest

Father Geoff Farrow came out to his Fresno, California congregation in October last year in a sermon decrying Proposition 8. Predictably, his diocese promptly suspended him. But far be it for the Catholic Church to miss ANY opportunity to rake in some dough, even in the case of a “disgraced” priest, as they are now SELLING Father Geoff’s office desk …

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eBay CEO Meg Whitman Announces Bid For California Governor

As widely predicted, today eBay CEO Meg Whitman announced that she will run for governor of California in 2010. Whitman famously came out in support of Proposition 8 last fall, but tells the LA Times that she does support other LGBT right issues. Explaining her support for Proposition 8, the November measure that banned same-sex marriage, she called it a …

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Ebay Pulls Jones’ Massage Table

Mike Jones emailed me last night to tell me that after letting it run for 9 days, eBay has pulled his “Ted Haggard massage table” for “violation of charity policy”. Before the auction posted, Jones spent 30 minutes on the phone with an Ebay representative ensuring that he met their criteria. But the fundies rallied to deluge eBay with complaints …

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An Escort We Love

Mike Jones has placed his infamous “Ted Haggard Massage Table” up for auction on eBay, to benefit Denver’s Project Angel Heart, which delivers meals to people with HIV/AIDS. Anybody want to own a piece of American political history? That massage table belongs in the Smithsonian. I love that Mike’s eBay seller name is “escortmjones”..

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