Monthly Archives: January 2010

John Edwards Sex Tape in Safe Deposit Box

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Sunday, January 31, 2010 The John Edwards sex tape, reportedly showing the former presidential candidate receiving oral sex from his mistress, Rielle Hunter, isn’t available for sale. At least not yet. The tape, which reportedly shows a very well hung … Continue reading →

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CBS Rejects Gay Dating Service Ad for Super Bowl

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Saturday, January 30, 2010 Bigotry trumps equality at CBS. The network carrying this year’s Super Bowl officially rejected an ad for a gay men’s dating website while accepting a controversial ad from the antigay group Focus on the Family. Citing … Continue reading →

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Pentagon to Detail ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal Steps

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Friday, January 29, 2010 In his first State of the Union Address on Wednesday, President Obama called for the repeal of the viciously homophobic, Clinton-era military policy of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ comes news that the Pentagon will unveil steps … Continue reading →

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Ex-Marine Accused of Murder Running for Congress in N.C.

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Thursday, January 28, 2010 A former Marine once charged with murder in the deaths of two Iraqis is running for Congress as a Republican in North Carolina. Ilario Pantano announced his candidacy Thursday in Wilmington. He is seeking the Republican … Continue reading →

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Fly Away Charlie, Fly Away!

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Thursday, January 28, 2010 A new poll has Marco Rubio ahead of Charlie Crist in the Florida GOP Senate primary. Crist, the former Florida state governor, and long-rumored-to-be gay, was featured in the documentary Outrage, now finds the state Republican … Continue reading →

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State of the Union Address

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Thursday, January 28, 2010 President Obama delivered his first State of the Union Address last night. Coming in at 7,077 words, and faced with tanking job approval numbers and following the stunning loss of the late Ted Kennedy’s senate seat … Continue reading →

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Obama to Admit Missteps in First Year

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010 In tonight’s State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama will accept responsibility but not blame for failing to deliver swiftly on some of the changes he promised a year ago. But he will not, according … Continue reading →

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After 3 Months, Only 35 Subscribers for Newsday’s Pay Website

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Wednesday, January 27, 2010 In late October, Newsday, the Long Island daily that the Dolans bought for $650 million, put its website, Newsday.com, behind a pay wall. The paper was one of the first non-business newspapers to take the plunge … Continue reading →

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Did President Obama Just Concede a Second Term?

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Did President Obama just concede a second term? In an interview yesterday with ABC’s “World News” anchor Diane Sawyer, Mr. Obama said: “I’d rather be a really good one-term president than a mediocre two-term president.” Buffeted … Continue reading →

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Sen. Carl Levin: Obama to Mention ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ in SOTUA

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Tuesday, January 26, 2010 Sen. Carl Levin, Chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee, says he expects President Obama to address “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” in the State of the Union address tomorrow. I didn’t plan to watch the event … Continue reading →

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WSJ: “Ask Obama About Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

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Monday, January 25, 2010 When the conservative Wall Street Journal publishes an op-ed that says President Obama is in trouble with his LGBT base, you know there’s a problem in Obamaland. Richard Socarides, an attorney, was special assistant to President Bill … Continue reading →

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Canadian IRS Strips Church of Charitable Status Because of Political Advocacy Activites

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Sunday, January 24, 2010 The Kings Glory Fellowship Association, a non-denominational Protestant group in Calgary was told by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) that based on spending too much of its time advocating on social issues like abortion and marriage, … Continue reading →

Posted in Civil Rights, Gay Marriage, Homophobes, LGBT, Mormons, Proposition 8, Religious Extremists | Tagged , , , , , , , | 19 Comments

Obama Continues to Defend Bush’s Terror Policies

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Saturday, January 23, 2010 From McClatchy: Although the FBI has acknowledged it improperly obtained thousands of Americans’ phone records for years, the Obama administration continues to assert that the bureau can obtain them without any formal legal process or court … Continue reading →

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Friday Fish Wrap

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Friday, January 22, 2010 Good morning. Friday has finally arrived and here’s a few things I thought you should know. · Toyota is recalling 2.3 million more of its vehicles for lethal runaway accelerator problems. · Air America Radio has … Continue reading →

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Pelosi Concedes Healthcare: “I don’t see the votes for it at this time”

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Thursday, January 21, 2010 This is depressing. President Obama squandered all of 2009 trying to pass healthcare reform, only to have Speaker Nancy Pelosi today concede: “I don’t see the votes for it at this time.” Pelosi said the Senate … Continue reading →

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Quote of the Day

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Thursday, January 21, 2010 “But I have to say, I’m pretty close to giving up on Mr. Obama, who seems determined to confirm every doubt I and others ever had about whether he was ready to fight for what his … Continue reading →

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White House Appraised for $291,386,000

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Thursday, January 21, 2010 The White House is worth $291,386,000. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW in Washington DC and built in 1892, the magnificent 132-room mansion is the rarest of homes in the U.S. since it is not only … Continue reading →

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Howard Dean: “Bush would have had healthcare a long time ago”

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Wednesday, January 20, 2010 On the one year anniversary of President Obama’s inaugural, former DNC Chairman, Howard Dean, had some terse words for the president about the failure to pass his signature issue: healthcare reform. In sharply worded comments Tuesday … Continue reading →

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