Tag Archives: scary

Opus Dei Buys $7.5M Manhattan Home

The secretive Catholic group Opus Dei has purchased a $7.5M townhouse near their opulent headquarters in Manhattan’s posh Murray Hill. The house was bought by the Rosemoor Foundation, whose Web site says it funds “cultural centers and activities whose origin and mission are inspired by the Catholic Prelature of Opus Dei.” The foundation bought the place from hedge-funder Albert J. …

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American Talibangelists Destoying Lives Of Swingers In Texas

Dan Savage notes that the bizarre Christian group Repent Amarillo is staking out a Texas swingers club and calling the employers, employees, and families of its patrons in order to wreck their jobs and home lives. You might recall Repent America, their parent group, for their call for a boycott of Houston due to their newly elected lesbian mayor. In …

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Tweet Of The Day

Via GOProud, who supports the Draft Cheney movement.

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The Ballot Box Or The Bullet Box

“This flag has never been meant to replace the national flag. This flag has a specific purpose and it’s time has come. To show the politicians and the media that we’re ready for a second American revolution. And with that, you know, in America we have a choice of four boxes for political change. We can go to the soap …

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We’re Talking Showgirls Bad

Real Housewives Of Atlanta “star” Kim Zolciak performed her hit “song” on Ellen today, prompting this comment on YouTube: “She’s 31 according to Wikipedia, but I dunno if it’s true cuz according to Wikipedia she’s also a singer HAHAHAHAHA.”

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Afternoon View – My Building On Fire

So I came home from moderating a panel at the LGBT Center today and found my block jammed with fire engines, ladder trucks, and couple of ambulances. My building. On fire. Just as I got near the front of my building, Dr. Jeff came sprinting up from his place two blocks away. Jerry, my houseguest, had just called him to …

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Beck/Palin Or Palin/Beck?

In the clip on the left, Glenn Beck says about a Palin/Beck ticket: “Beck-Palin, I’ll consider. But Palin-Beck — can you imagine, can you imagine what an administration with the two of us would be like? What? Come on! She’d be yapping or something, and I’d say, ‘I’m sorry, why am I hearing your voice? I’m not in the kitchen.'”

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At Sarah Palin’s Book Signing

And these people all have the right to vote.

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Arizona Assault Rifle Guy Is A Parisioner Of Baptist Rev. Steven Anderson

OK, now this is getting scary. It turns out that the loon who showed up at President Obama’s speech with a machine gun is a parishioner of Rev. Steven L. Anderson, the nutjob who made national news for saying he prays every night for the death of the president. We better hope the Secret Service has these guys under 24/7 …

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Manhattan Cat Survives 26-Story Fall

And his name, naturally, is Lucky. Gothamist has the story. Lucky went to the kitty hospital briefly for treatment of a broken toe and jaw, but will be fine. Nearby window-washers caught it all on film.

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The Million Man Armed Militia March

If you thought the teabaggers were scary and paranoid, how about a “Million Man Armed Militia March” on Washington DC, supposedly set for July? Here’s a partial transcript from a YouTube video promoting the event.The clip was taken private last night. A peaceful demonstration of at least a million — hey, if we can get 10 million, even better — …

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Still Bad

All 50 of Michael Jackson’s comeback/farewell concerts sold out within hours in the UK yesterday. Sales of Michael Jackson’s just-announced comeback performances in London have been thrilling: his run of 50 U.K. concerts scheduled to begin on July 8 sold out five hours after tickets went on sale on Friday, according to promoters. The 50-year old pop star was originally …

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We’re Running Out Of Bullets

Gun dealers are running out of bullets. But folks don’t know if that because of the coming race war thanks to Obama’s election or if people just fear increased crime during a bad economy. Selling bullets may be the most secure job in Florida as long as supplies last. After months of heavy buying, gun dealers across the state are …

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Sally Kern Packs Heat

The 21st century’s Anita Bryant, Oklahoma pol Sally Kern was caught attempting to bring a gun into the state Capitol Building yesterday. State Rep. Sally Kern says she’s an “outdoors girl” who’s done some shooting but didn’t intend to bring her pistol into the state Capitol on Wednesday. Kern, who made national headlines earlier this year when she said the …

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