News 9/03/10

(Wow. Just, wow...)

• Jan Brewer's disastrously awful debate performance sparks much tittering schadenfreude. Here's Rachel Maddow's take via Joe My God.

• Speaking of schadenfreude... The Pacific Justice Institute's attempt to force CA Governor Schwarzenegger to defend Prop 8 has been denied. Right wing hate-o-philes are simply livid as they tearfully stamp their little feet. Their next stop is the California Supreme Court where they hope to find relief for their painful itching and swelling. PS: Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha.

• Michigan AG candidates get into some competitive gay-bashing.

• Leslie J. Gabel-Brett from Lambda legal offers a concise description over at Bloomberg of the terrible problem Obama has with the gay community. There's no such thing as "a little bit equal."

News 9/02/10

(Corrado Giaquinto's painting of God and the Devil having a little chat):

Satan: "Where do you want to eat tonight?"
The Lord: "Oh, I don't know..."
Satan: "We could go to that little Italian place near my house."
The Lord: "They've got a great wine list but the service sucks. Besides, we ate in Hell last night."
Satan: "Fine. Where do YOU want to eat?"

(And so on unto eternity...)

• Yet another reason Obama's opposition to marriage equality is so very galling: California GOP senate candidate Carly Fiorina explains that she opposes gay marriage, just like the President. Her opponent, senator Barbara Boxer supports marriage equality and narrowly leads in recent polling. Mr. President, your refusal to speak out for equal protection and due process gives comfort to the forces of evil. Shame on you.

• Guest blogger Adam Serwer over at Washington Post's Plum Line has an interesting summary of recent Republican movement towards greater acceptance of gay rights and what this means to the Democrats. In short the Dems. are falling behind at their peril.

• Via Joe My God: Australian homophobe MP caught watching forty nine billion hours worth of nasty, nasty porn on his government computer. Reverend Fred Nile claims that it was one of his assistants who viewed porn for a few seconds for "research purposes." Claims no one on his staff was "sitting there perving."

• Joe Miller needs a shave and thinks Obama is "bad for America." Miller defeated Senator Lisa Murkowski in the Alaska primary this week and opposes the "entitlement state." Um, how much money do Alaskans receive from their government each year?

News 9/01/10

(AP Photo of Lisa Murkowski by Rob Stapleton.)

• President Obama urges Americans to shift focus from two disastrous wars we've inherited and focus instead on the disastrous economy we've inherited.

• After a brutal self-assessment, Tony Blair has decided that all of his decisions were correct and that he's an extremely smart, handsome guy.

• Julia Gillard makes deal with Australian Green party, forms ruling coalition. Reality of climate change now on the table. Marriage equality still "too controversial" to discuss.

• Oddly-named Pacific Justice Institute sues to force Governor, AG to defend Prop 8. I think it is slowly dawning on the "defenders of traditional marriage" that they're totally screwed. Also, they're a bunch of assholes.

• Texas appeals court rules that legally married gay couple cannot get a divorce in Texas in keeping with that state's long tradition of ignoring due process and equal protection. Congratulations Lone Star State!

• Lisa Murkowski concedes Alaskan GOP primary to Teabagger Joe Miller. Sarah Palin deeply amused.

News 8/31/10

(Sweet and suckable: Fabulous photo of hard candy by Adam Zivner.)

• Iraq is now a sovereign nation as US combat mission comes to an end. Sort of.

• Focus on the Family clings to their God-given right to bully and harass sexual minority youth in schools. What a bunch of dicks.

• The Tasmanian Parliament has joined the ever growing list of governments that recognize valid gay marriages performed in other jurisdictions. Ted Olsen, Dick Cheney, Ken Mehlman, Stacey McCain, Laura Bush, Arnold Schwarzenegger and the American Bar Association: Who else is to the left of President Obama on this issue? HEY DEMOCRATS, ARE YOU EVEN PAYING ATTENTION?

News 8/30/10

(Allen Ginsberg and Peter Orlovski at the Frankfurt Airport in 1978. Photo by Herbert Rusche.)

• Gay Florida Governor Charlie Crist believes a "live and let live attitude" calls for the constitutional banning of gay marriage. This is what happens when closeted scumbags "speak from the heart" and seek power at any cost.

• indiemcemopants over at Firedoglake has written a marvelous open letter to President Obama, asking him to end his opposition to marriage equality. It's not just about money, but $$$ seems to get people's attention. Here's an example. Best case scenario: without access to social security, health care, employment protections & etc... being gay costs us an extra $41,196 over a life time. Worst case: $467,562. This according to the New York Times.

• A second day of eruptions for Mt. Sinabung sends 30,000 Indonesians fleeing. Sinabung hasn't blown its top since 1600.

• Hurricane Earl gaining strength as it ponders a visit to the US Eastern seaboard.