Evening News 5/13/10

Aaargh! Laura Bush is to the left of President Obama on Marriage Equality. I haven't been ragging on the Commander in Chief much lately, so let me just say I am getting increasingly pissed off.

Am not! George "Lift my Luggage" Rekers is still totally not gay.

"Cram it! Update: Aaron Sorkin comes to the defense of Newsweek by explaining that being a white, heterosexual male is a "blank slate" and anything else is a "distraction." Really, Mr. Sorkin?

God Save the Queen, ...a few pounds. New UK government cuts its own pay.

(Today's 19th Century whiskers are brought to you by Emperor Wilhelm II of Prussia. This photo is from Russell and Sons and was taken in 1890.)

(Confidential to Dr. Snickerdoodle: "Excuse me! Excuse me!)

Evening News Update 5/12/10

"Cram it!" Update: Gay groups request formal apology for Ramin Setoodeh's Newsweek article suggesting that gays can't play straight.

Sign here. Gay Florida Governor Charlie Crist fills out paperwork, making his split with GOP official.

The Kid: "Cheery sophistication," "Charming," and "laugh-out-loud-funny." Robert Feldberg liked the new musical based on Dan Savage's memoir.

Even CNN is reporting this whopper. George Rekers insists that daily, nude "long stroke" massages from a hot, young male escort are totally not gay! ...and he resigned from his position at NARTH. (Hat tip to Jim for informing me that "narth" is the sound one makes when belching up a little Santorum.)

(Today's dose of daily mutton chops are brought to you by Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (Francis Albert Augustus Charles Emmanuel. 26 August 1819 – 14 December 1861, main squeeze of HRH Queen Victoria. I'm talking about the man here, not the piercing you dirty-minded fiends.)

Afternoon News Update 5/11/10

I Quit. Gordon Brown resigns from Parliament and as PM. David Cameron is now top dog.

I Also Quit! George Rekers resigns from NARTH.

I'm Crazy! Maine GOP taken over by teaparty.

Oh, Yeah? Newsweek responds to the suggestion that they cram it.

(3 days left to vote in our "Hung Parliament" quiz.)

Morning News 5/11/10

Strange Bedfellows. Lib Dems in talks with Tories, discuss vote reform as Brown's resignation approaches.

Girls Rock! Kagan will bring the number of lady judges on the court to three. Take that, patriarchy! Andrew Sullivan has more on right wingers foaming at the mouth over the nomination of a "sexually abnormal individual" to the nation's highest court. We need to circle the wagons people.

On Second Thought... World markets dip as optimism over bailout fades.

On the Other Hand... Melinda Beck over at WSJ wonders what you should do if your kid is gay. NARTH or PFLAG? (I'm all for balance, but interviewing discredited bigots and pretending that there's any validity to their point of view is bullshit. However, she does come down on the side of acceptance in the end. Whew!)

You're Harshin' My Buzz, Man. Medical Marijuana Dispensaries firebombed in Montana.

Crazy is the New Black. Democratic Rep. Alan Mollohan faces teaparty challenge in West Virginia primary.

Way to Cite Precedent! Newsweek thinks gays should never play straight. Ted Casablanca thinks Newsweek should cram it.

Only a few days left to vote in the "Hung Parliament" quiz!

(Image from Paul Mazursky's 1970 film Bob & Carol & Ted & Alice starring Robert Culp, Natalie Wood, Elliot Gould and Dyan Cannon via Democratic Underground.)