Monthly Archives: June 2009

Repeal of Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell by 2012?

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Tuesday, June 30, 2009 White House Press Secretary Robert Gibbs sat down with MSNBC’s Chuck Todd yesterday for a 3 minute and 42 second exchange focusing on two topics: the closing of GITMO and the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t … Continue reading →

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White House to California: Drop Dead

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Monday, June 29, 2009 With California’s state government deadlocked over a $24 billion hole in its budget, the Golden State is hurtling toward financial apocalypse. And the response from the Obama White House? Deal with it yourselves. What caused California’s … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Reverses Sotomayor, Rules for White Firefighters

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Monday, June 29, 2009 The Supreme Court ruled Monday that white firefighters in New Haven, CT were unfairly denied promotions because of their race, reversing a decision that high court nominee Sonia Sotomayor endorsed as an appeals court judge. New … Continue reading →

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40 Years After Stonewall, Fort Worth, TX Cops Raid Gay Bar Gestapo-Style

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Monday, June 29, 2009 The Fort Worth, TX police had a special gift for the queer community on the 40th anniversary of Stonewall. They raided the newly-opened Rainbow Lounge, arresting and beating numerous patrons, gestapo-style, for no apparent reason other … Continue reading →

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Say What?

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Monday, June 29, 2009 “Well, these issues have been bipartisan issues… But for us as Republicans, the biggest issue about this or about spending or about other policy issues is Republicans need to do what they say they’re going to … Continue reading →

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Obama Rejects CAP’s Roadmap for Repeal of DADT via Executive Order

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Saturday, June 27, 2009 On Wednesday, June 24, 2009, I wrote a piece titled Obama is a Coward for doing a side hustle on the repeal ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.’ I received a lot of flack from readers admonishing me … Continue reading →

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Despite Boycott and Protests, DNC LGBT Fundraiser Nets $1 Million

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Friday, June 26, 2009 Attendees of the 10th annual LGBT Leadership Council fundraiser for the Democratic National Committee Thursday were greeted by protesters carrying signs that read “Gay Uncle Toms” and “265 Discharged Since January 20, 2009.” When Wisconsin Rep. Tammy … Continue reading →

Posted in Activism, DADT, DINO Democrats, DOMA, Gay Marriage, Joe Biden, LGBT, News, President Barack Obama | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 12 Comments

Michael Jackson Has Died

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Thursday, June 25, 2009 The Los Angeles Times has confirmed Michael Jackson has died. The legendary music icon was pronounced dead at 3:15PM PST today after arriving at the UCLA Medical Center in a coma. Jackson was preparing for a … Continue reading →

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Obama DOJ Sides with Saudi Royals Against 7,630 9/11 Family Members

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Thursday, June 25, 2009 Documents gathered by lawyers for the families of  Sept. 11 victims provide new evidence of extensive financial support for al Qaeda and other extremist groups by members of the Saudi royal family, but the material may … Continue reading →

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FOX News Labels Gov. Mark Sanford a Democrat

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009 FOX News, always the dutiful Republican noise machine, is at it again. When the news broke today that married and missing South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford, hadn’t gone missing but was actually shacked up with his … Continue reading →

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President Obama is a Coward

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Wednesday, June 24, 2009 Seventy-seven members of Congress led by Democratic Rep. Alcee Hastings of Florida sent a letter to President Barack Obama Monday urging him to take immediate action to stop the investigations under “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.” Despite vowing … Continue reading →

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HRC Losing Cash Donors Because of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” Strategy

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 It looks like LGBT supporters of the Human Rights Campaign have reached bowel tolerance with Joe Solmonese’s failed leadership and it has started to seriously impact their donations. According to a stunning letter to the Human … Continue reading →

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Gay Marriage Worth $9.5 Billion

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Tuesday, June 23, 2009 Marriage equality supporters weren’t the only people disappointed last month when idiot California Supreme Court upheld Proposition 8. Joining in the din, all the disappointed planners, seamstresses, jewelers, travel agents and caterers who comprise the massive … Continue reading →

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CT Sen. Chris Dodd Comes Out — for Gay Marriage Equality

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Monday, June 22, 2009 Pam Spaulding at Pam’s House Blend breaks the news that Sen. Chris Dodd (D-CT) came out in favor of gay marriage equality. Pam spoke to Adam Wells of Sen. Chris Dodd’s office who wanted to let … Continue reading →

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Iran’s Internet Censoring Technology Developed by European Companies

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Monday, June 22, 2009 While the U.S. may not be meddling in the internal affairs of Iran but that hasn’t prevented Europe from showing similar restraint. The Iran government has developed — with the assistance of European telecommunications companies, one … Continue reading →

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Tehran-based Photojournalist Now Missing

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Sunday, June 21, 2009 As protests and counter-protests erupt across Tehran, unlike anything seen since the 1979 Revolution, LIFE presents photographs taken by an Iranian who is there, in the midst of the unfolding revolution. The Tehran-based photojournalist who took … Continue reading →

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Iran: “Death to the Dictator”

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Saturday, June 20, 2009 The streets of Tehran today were jammed with thousands of people who ignored warnings from the country’s supreme leader against further protests over last weekend’s disputed presidential election which handed reelection to President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad. Challenger … Continue reading →

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Friday, June 19, 2009 Just a reminder, folks. As of today, according to the good people at Servicemembers Legal Defense Network (SLDN), since Barack Obama became president, 257 gay men and lesbian woman have been summarily kicked out of the … Continue reading →

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