News 8/25/10

(Photo of all around kick ass singer and civil rights maven Nina Simone by Roland Godefroy)

• Homophobic Putz loses bid for Governor of Florida. Bill McCollum is the hatenozzle who paid George "long stroke" Rekers over $100,000 to testify in court to keep gay adoption illegal. (Via Joe My God.) McCollum's loss in the GOP primary means the Democratic candidate will go toe-to-toe with some other hate-filled scuzzwad.

• John "Where's my Gin!?" McCain defeats JD Hayworth in Arizona. Lisa Murkowski and Tea Party candidate Joe Miller still too close to call in Alaska. Nate Silver did some super live blogging last night covering the primaries. He will certainly have up-to-date coverage and analysis this morning.

• Carlos A. Ball over at Huffpo: "Without factual support for their arguments, it is becoming less and less tenable for opponents of same-sex marriage to argue that their positions are not influenced by a dislike of gay people and their intimate relationships." His whole essay is worth reading and, for the record, I still think Jonathan Rauch is wrongedy-wrong-wrong.

• Wyoming couple brings federal suit against that state's law barring marriage equality. Good luck guys.

• Ball Memorial hospital to begin training staff about how not to be a bunch of trans phobic dicks.

• Jimmy Carter arrives in North Korea to chat with the bat-shit crazy ruler of that desperate, starving, totally nuts nation.

News 7/29/10

(...and the diamonds in the hair. Have you ever seen anyone so fresh and unspoiled? The Pope via buzzfeed's 15 gayest pictures of the Pope. Thanks again Wicker Parker.)

• Andrew Sullivan: "The Vatican is Super-Gay!" Short and interesting comments about church hypocrisy from the mouth of a real-live Catholic. (Via Joe My God.)

• President appears on telly today with the ladies of The View. Stage fright not an issue.

• Journal of Applied Developmental Science comes out forcefully in favor of adoption rights for gay couples. Hey Maggie Gallagher, you and your buddies don't have a lot left to talk about, do you?

• Who is Elisabeth Hasselbeck and why is she such an idiot? Try this one on for size: "I think people turn out straight because they're not cute enough to be gay." Does that statement insult straight people? You decide.

Morning News 6/09/10

(I feel bad for the squirrel with a broken arm, but... Damn! that's cute. Snagged from teh intertubes, somewhere. Let me know if you're the owner of this picture, no copyright infringement intended.)

Just A Smidge Of Election Coverage.

Yes, it was primary day yesterday all over the US of A, so here's a little recap:



In CA, it's Whitman against Brown for Governor and Fiorina against Boxer for Senate.

Also in CA Orly (birth certificate) Taitz lost her bid to run for Secretary of State.

In Nevada it will be Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (Democrat) v. Sharron Angle (Loony Wah Wah Tea Party Republican).

...and in Iowa Chuck Hurley (head of the Iowa Family Council) lost his bid for the house to Ako Abdul Samad. Hurley wanted to make this election all about destroying marriage equality. He hitched his wagon to a star... NOT!

JoeMyGod offers continuing, whimsical and right-on coverage, so give him a look-see.


Today in biblical certainty (via a response to Dr. Laura Schlessinger). I offer you the irrefutable, unambiguous word of God:

Leviticus 11:6-8  "God Hates Football."

Look it up if you're confused.

(Hat tip to Chuck.)

Morning News 5/25/10

See There, Now Nobody Is Happy. WH mad at BP mad at critics mad at BP mad at WH. Or something like that. ...and still the oil gushes into the gulf.

How Nice. Obama to meet with GOP for lunch today. The Washington Post quotes an Obama aid: "They'll be nice."

It's A Deal... Maybe. Language to hammer out DADT repeal might make it into defense spending bill.

Phew! More than half the People in American today consider me "morally acceptable." Only 42% want to throw me in jail. I wish I had an international coffee to celebrate this moment.

DOMA Challeng In Federal Court Tomorrow. Head over to JMG for coverage.

(Picture of two surprised (Dutch?) women by Stefan Doering)

Morning News 5/20/10

F*CK YOU JUDGE! Malawi male couple sentenced to 14 years hard labor. Their lawyers plan to appeal. US and UK (among others) condemn the ruling. I am so glad the US has sent $70 million to that country. Perhaps we could ask for it back?

Anyone who scares Dick Cheney... Rand Paul wants to ban abortion and legalize pot. ...well actually, he scares me too.

You Sank My Battle Ship! North Korea torpedo downed South's ship, investigation reveals.

No "Surpised Kitty" For You! Pakistani ban now includes Youtube. Here are 17 seconds of footage, sure to topple the Islamic Republic:



Family Values Politician, Vito Fossella (who's second family's existence was revealed after his DUI) nominated by GOP for his old seat.

The Rekers From Down Under. JMG tips us this morning about an Australian family values politician caught leaving a gay bath house.

(Super picture of classic latte rosette courtesy Mortefot)

Morning News 5/17/10

BP Sucks. BP sucking up 1,000 barrels of oil per day and will "try" to stop the leak later this week.

2 Billion, with a "B". Youtube now gets double the daily hits than all the people who tune in to the 3 major US networks every day combined.

Only her hairdresser knows for sure. Folks keep askin' about Kagan. Maureen Dowd imagines her in a "...lacy peach peignoir..." That ought to settle things.

Sestak v. Burns. Burns flogs Sestak's (former) republican status, makes headway.

Utah? Kids are coming out younger, even in... Utah?

Making The World Safe For Straight People, One Funeral At A Time. Via JMG: Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty (R) has vetoed a bill that would have granted domestic partners the right to make burial decision for deceased spouses.

(Pawlenty) also said that a “surviving domestic partner” should not be “afforded the same legal recognition” as a spouse. “Marriage — as defined as between a man and a woman — should remain elevated in our society at a special level, as it traditionally has been,” said Pawlenty in his veto message. “I oppose efforts to treat domestic relationships as the equivalent of traditional marriage.”

 Don't worry everyone. There's no such thing as homophobia so we can all go back to bed.

(Public domain image of double espresso by Mark Prince CoffeeGeek.com via Wikipedia.)

Morning News 5/13/10

(Photo of Pad Thai by Terence Ong)

From Bad to Worse. Red Shirt Thai General Seh Daeng has been shot.

Looky Here. Feds search outside Boston for further evidence in failed Times Square Bombing.

"You think they're not going to fire me for a thing like that?" BP Boss admits mistakes were made.

LA boycotts Arizona. That city currently holds $58 million in contracts with that state, so this is more than symbolic.

Steve Rothaus airs some letters to the editor regarding closeted douchenozzle George Rekers. And via JMG this morning, here's Roy Zimmerman's song George Rekers is Completely Heterosexual:

EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE!

A recent post over at Joe.My.God got me thinking about a sensational website that always makes me laugh.

Brace yourselves for:

Everything is Terrible!

Where else can you see a 2 1/2 minute version of the 1997 classic film, "Little Bigfoot?"

I didn't even know there was a movie called "Supervan."

Everything is Terrible! proves that a brain-damaged person with a VHS fetish can accomplish miracles.

If you really need to hurl, here's 1 minute & 2 seconds of "Dolphin Wedding."



Totally safe for work, but you will never be able to wash it from your brain.

"Come on girl, it's time!"

Morning News 4/20/10

LZ Granderson over at the CNN Opinion page has an excellent post about Obama's recent Hospital visitation ruling and how it leads naturally to a full, immediate repeal of DADT.  Heartfelt and well written.

In related news:

Get Equal members have chained themselves to the White House gates to demand that the President stick to his promise to repeal DADT this year. (Joe.My.God has the latest.)

Supreme Court rules that animal cruelty videos are protected free speech.

Stunning satellite pictures of Iceland's tongue twister volcano over at BBC News.

Glamor maven and all around hot gal Linda Mercury is feeling a bit under the weather today.  Let's all send her cyber hugs, best wishes and chicken soup.  Kisses, sweetie - feel better soon!

(Public domain image of Jean Leon Gerome's 1847 oil painting "Cock Fight" from Wikipedia.)

Afternoon News 4/05/10

Republican Hilarity Special Edition

Joe My God Reports that right wing nutcases have been effective at scaring other right wingers into not cooperating with the census. So much so that the census is in danger of undercounting all the right wing nuts in the country. Way to go Michelle Bachman!

John McCain was never, ever, ever a maverick. Do you hear me?  Never!

The family values party is a bit embarrassed about paying for that whole lesbian, bondage club thing, leading to RNC Chief of Staff Ken McKay's resignation

(This special edition of the afternoon news is brought to you with a mega grateful hat tip to Dr. Snickerdoodle.)

(Image of James Garner, the real Maverick from the fabulous TV show created by Roy Huggins and produced by Warner Brothers.)

Morning News 4/01/10

Happy April everyone!

No more firings under DADT!? Joe My God has a nice summary of this morning's announcement by Sec. of the Army John McHugh. Apparently, it is easier to talk to gay soldiers about the effects of DADT when they don't have to be afraid of being fired under DADT for talking about the effects of being gay under the policy. (Do you follow me?)

Well, I live in the White House with my wife, two daughters and my mother-in-law. President Obama fills out his census form on Census Day.

Google changes name to "Topeka" (in honor of April Fool's Day) proposes a "text-only" version of Youtube.

Constance McMillen will be able to attend the private prom in a tux with her girlfriend.

(Photo titled: "half eaten" by Sarah Marriage is an image of peanut butter fudge covered with ganache, in honor of my first true story posting "the 675 pound mixer of doom.")

Statement from Get Equal's Robin McGehee: Time for Action

(Via Joe My God)

In the spirit of being calm and reasonable, here are some words from a woman who got arrested yesterday for civil disobedience:



I am glad to see us Queerfolk getting nice n' uppity.

If we're going to be disobedient, we might as well be civil.

N'est pas?