Monthly Archives: October 2009

President Obama Lifts 22 Year Ban on HIV-Positive People Entering U.S.

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Saturday, October 31, 2009 Friday was a good day for President Obama Ending the 22-year ban on travel to the U.S. by HIV-people, a promise Obama made to gay advocates during the campaign, the president said the restriction was “rooted … Continue reading →

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Is Political Correctness Destroying Halloween?

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Friday, October 30, 2009 America, please! I know we live in a scary world of H1N1 swine flu, al Qaeda, and Sarah Palin, but has the stranglehold of political correctness reached the point where children can’t dress up as vampires … Continue reading →

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Virginia is for Haters

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Thursday, October 29, 2009 Republican Ken Cuccinelli, running for Attorney General in Virginia, has declined to promise whether he will uphold the state nondiscrimination policy enforced by his GOP predecessor, telling the Virginia-Pilot: “My view is that homosexual acts, not … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay and Lesbian, Homophobes, LGBT, News, Politics, Religious Extremists, Southern Loon Watch | Tagged , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Why Obama Passed on Hillary for Vice President

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Thursday, October 29, 2009 In his new book, The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama’s Historic Victory, David Plouffe, the chief campaign manager for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, confirms the decision to pass on … Continue reading →

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San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Closed Indefinitely

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 The iconic San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is closed indefinitely after a steel rod snapped Tuesday evening, hitting three vehicles, officials said. Caltrans — the agency that manages the bridge would not give a time for when … Continue reading →

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Levi Johnston: Sarah Palin Routinely Called Trig ‘Retarded’

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009 Never mistake Levi Johnston for a dumb Alaska redneck. The Wasilla studboy and baby-daddy to Sarah Palin’s grandson, is unloading on the former Alaska governor and it’s a bombshell. In Part One of a two-part exclusive … Continue reading →

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“Egg-as-a-Person” Initiative on 2010 Ballot in Colorado

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 File under: you can’t make this stuff up! A new version of an anti-abortion initiative defeated by the voters in 2008 is making its way to the 2010 ballot, this time reworked to define an “egg-as-a-person.” … Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2010, News, Politics, Radical Rightwingers, Religious Hypocrites, Rocky Mountain Loon Watch | Tagged , , , , , | 12 Comments

Sen. Joe Lieberman Wins a Penis Pig Award

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT) wins a Penis Pig Award for saying Tuesday that he’d back a Republican filibuster of Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid’s health care reform bill. Caucusing with Democrats and is positioning himself as … Continue reading →

Posted in Joe Lieberman, National Healthcare, News, Penis Pigs, Politics, Republican Fools | Tagged , , , , , , | 17 Comments

Where Do Those Without Health Insurance Live?

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Tuesday, October 27, 2009 The New York Times and the Census Bureau sought to find out where do those without health insurance live? For the first time, in a survey taken last year and released in September, over all it … Continue reading →

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BREAKING: Obama to Sign Gay Hate Crime Bill Wednesday

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Monday, October 26, 2009 In 48 hours, President Obama will make history as he signs The Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, this according to a source and reported by Ben Stein at Politico. Obama will give … Continue reading →

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Newt Gingrich to Run in 2012?

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Monday, October 26, 2009 I love the Republican party. Plumb out of ideas and energy and lacking a viable front runner to dangle in-front of the American electorate, and with as little as 20% of registered voters checking the box … Continue reading →

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Academy Award Winning Director Paul Haggis Resigns from Scientology Over Treatment of Gays

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Sunday, October 25, 2009 Phew! I didn’t see this coming. Paul Haggis, who won two Best Film Oscars, one for “Million Dollar Baby” (2004) directed by Clint Eastwood, and “Crash” (2005) which he himself directed, has resigned from the Church … Continue reading →

Posted in Cults, Homophobes, LGBT, News, Scientology | Tagged , , , , | 20 Comments

Census Will Not Count Married Gays in 2010

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Sunday, October 25, 2009 Well folks, it looks like we’re going to remain invisible to the 2010 U.S. Census. Despite chirpy claims the Census had been reaching out to the gay community, attempting to increase LGBT representation in national statistics, … Continue reading →

Posted in Gay and Lesbian, Gay Marriage, LGBT, News, U.S. Census | Tagged , , , , | 23 Comments

Obama Administration Aggressively Defends “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in Court

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Saturday, October 24, 2009 Can our community’s “fiercest advocate” please make up his fucking mind? In a move consistent with previously contradictory behavior vis a vis LGBT issues, the Obama administration has directed its Justice Department to file an extraordinary … Continue reading →

Posted in DADT, DINO Democrats, Gay and Lesbian, LGBT, News, Politics, President Barack Obama | Tagged , , , , , | 12 Comments

Catholic Homophobes Donate $550,000 to Fight Gay Marriage in Maine

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Saturday, October 24, 2009 The Catholics certainly know how to hate. Case in point, the Catholic Diocese of Portland has given another $152,600 to the group that’s trying to overturn Maine’s gay marriage equality law. A spokeswoman said the new … Continue reading →

Posted in Catholicism, Gay Marriage, Homophobes, Kooks, News, Politics, Religious Hypocrites | Tagged , , , , , , | 18 Comments

Senate Passes Gay Hate Crimes Bill

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Friday, October 23, 2009 By a vote of 68-29, the U.S. Senate passed a hate crimes bill making violence against gays and lesbians a Federal crime on Thursday. The bill is expected to be signed by President Obama. The passage … Continue reading →

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For Glenn Beck, Paranoia is a Lifestyle

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Thursday, October 22, 2009 For Glenn Beck, paranoia is a lifestyle. The increasingly bizarre and peculiar FOX Noise TV personality who once called President Obama “a racist,” and who equated a bipartisan call for more volunteerism a “the road to … Continue reading →

Posted in FOX News, Glenn Beck, Lunatics, Media Whores, News, Radical Rightwingers | Tagged , , , , , , | 20 Comments

U.S. Troops in Iraq Bored, taking Salsa Dancing, Yoga and Martial-Arts Classes

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009 As the economy sputters along, trying in vein to shake off the worst recession in history and America taxpayers are forking out $12 billion dollars a month to keep 117,000 combat troops stationed in Iraq, it … Continue reading →

Posted in Iraq war, News, President Barack Obama, Troops, U.S. Economy | Tagged , , , , | 11 Comments