Tag Archives: Minnesota

Over at SFist, Matt Baume makes a stunning discovery. Bradlee Dean, the frontman of a Christian rock band in Minnesota called You Can Run But You Cannot Hide, recently said that Muslim countries that execute LGBTs are “more moral than even the American Christians,” plus some mouth-foaming about gays engaging in abominations and child molestation. Ugh. So what’s the Target …

Tarryl Clark preceded Sen. Al Franken at last night’s closing keynote at Netroots Nation, where she easily won the crowd over. (Granted, that may not be hard to do when it comes to Rep. Crazy Eyes.)

Rep. Michele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann says that the Obama administration is “turning our country into a nation of slaves.”

The two anti-gay preachers who won the right to give out bibles at Twin Cities Pride were pretty much ignored by festival attendees this weekend. But perhaps emboldened by the court’s decision, another evangelical showed up to scream about Jeebus. Another protester at Saturday’s event, John Chisham of Marshall, Minn., attracted far more attention than the Johnsons as he stood …

Twin Cities Pride is warring with the Minneapolis parks department over the decision to allow anti-gay activists on the grounds of their Pride festival, where the husband and wife team of Brian and Lois Johnson is expected to attempt to hand out bibles and shout about Jeebus. Festival organizers say they paid ten of thousands of dollars to secure the …

A Minnesota-based Christian rock band whose lead singer calls for the execution of homosexuals will appear at this year’s state GOP convention and has ties to the reelection campaign of Rep. Michele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann. Via Change.org: The Minnesota Independent notes that a Christian rock band in Minnesota, which has called for LGBT people to be killed and targeted for …

Rep. Michele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann says the president should have “commandeered” private boats to help fight the oil spill. This, from the woman who has been screaming that the federal government has taken over private industry.

Good As You tips us that NOM has launched a television campaign against marriage equality in Minnesota. From their press release: “Many Minnesotans don’t realize the extent to which homosexual marriage activists are working to redefine marriage between a man and a woman out of existence,” said Tom Prichard, president of the Minnesota Family Council. “We welcome NOM to Minnesota …

As he promised, Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty (R) has vetoed a bill that would have given gay couples the right to make burial decisions about their partners. Citing his support for “traditional marriage,” Gov. Tim Pawlenty vetoed a bill on Saturday that would allow a surviving same-sex partner to sue to recover damages in the case of wrongful death and …

Minnesota GOP Gov. Tim Pawlenty vows that he will veto a bill allowing gay couples to make burial decisions for their partners, saying that such a right is unnecessary. Supporters balked at the governor’s rationale, saying his suggestion that same-sex couples could achieve the same rights through a will still leaves gays on unequal footing with their heterosexual counterparts — …

Three gay couples have filed suit against Minnesota in an attempt to compel the state to immediately being issuing marriage licenses to same-sex couples. The couples say the state is violating what they say is their constitutional right to marry. They’re filing their lawsuit Tuesday in Hennepin County District Court. They say the 1997 Defense of Marriage Act was passed …

Rep. Michele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann (R-Pluto) says the federal government owns 51% of the private economy.

OK, Rep. Michelle “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann isn’t in this one, but it’s from a rally with her, so it counts. And extra points for the crazy ladies behind Palin.

This should tickle the absurdists among us: Rep. Michele “Crazy Eyes” Bachmann. At a lectern. In a boxing ring. Talking to teabaggers. FOR AN HOUR. This is performance art of the highest order, people.

“Rosa Parks did not move to the front of the bus to support sodomy. There is no difference between a black person and a white person other than their skin color when there’s a tremendous difference between a man and a woman. Allowing a black woman and a white man to marry does not change the definition of marriage. However, …

Next week the Minnesota legislature will consider several bills related to same-sex marriage. The House Civil Justice Committee will be the first in Minnesota’s history to conduct a hearing on the possibility of legalizing same-sex marriage in the state. Three bills will be up for discussion on Monday, and all three are supportive of expanded relationship rights for Minnesota’s same-sex …

NPR reports that a billboard depicting Dubya and the words “Miss Me Yet?” has gone up along an Montana Minnesota highway. Nobody knows who’s behind the sign yet, or whether it mocks the former president or the current one. I’m betting on current. And teabaggers.