Lawrence O'Donnell Wipes Up Rick Santorum's Napkin Analogy: VIDEO
Last night I posted video of Rick Santorum comparing marriage to a napkin. Lawrence O'Donnell took him to task for it last night, and also dinged FOX News for changing the rules and not allowing gay...
View ArticleGOP Holds Off Democratic Challenge to Wisconsin State Senate in Recall Election
Republicans came out on top in Wisconsin's special recall election yesterday in a Democratic effort to take control of the state senate, MSNBC reports: Most at risk as voting started Tuesday appeared...
View ArticleMilitary Band Rocks Adele's 'Rolling in the Deep': VIDEO
This is a little bonus from the 'DADT' servicemember I featured yesterday, which I thought deserved its own post. They've obviously got some good entertainment on his base. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
View ArticleMSNBC's Dylan Ratigan Has a Major Meltdown Over Washington's Refusal to Deal...
As his panel Karen Finney, Susan Del Percio and Jimmy Williams look on, Dylan Ratigan blows a gasket over U.S. debt and the refusal of politicians to substantively deal with it. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
View ArticleGerard Butler Sets Tongues Wagging in the Locker Room: PHOTO
Gerard Butler set his own tongue wagging in the locker room at a charity football match he joined between Manchester United and Celtic last night to raise funds for famine in East Africa.
View ArticleNew Balance Distances Itself from $500K Donation by Chairman James Davis to...
In response to revelations late last week that New Balance Chairman James Davis had donated $500,000 to the campaign of NOM-supporter and anti-gay GOP presidential hopeful Mitt Romney, the company has...
View ArticlePresbyterian Church of Ghana to Set Up Gay 'Cure' Centers
Following calls from a regional Ghanaian Minister to arrest all homosexuals, the Presbyterian Church of Ghana says it plans to "pray the gay away" at special therapy centers, Ghana News Agency reports:...
View ArticleJon Stewart Calls 'Newsweek' Out for Its 'Crazy' Michele Bachmann Cover: VIDEO
Jon Stewart said that Newsweek should be ashamed of itself for its 'crazy' Michele Bachmann cover. Said Stewart: "You gotta go pretty far out of your way to find a crappy photo of Michele Bachmann —...
View ArticleHacker Group Anonymous Says It Will Bring Down Facebook: VIDEO
Hacker group Anonymous says it will take down Facebook on November 5, 2011, which also happens to be Guy Fawkes Day. Says a video posted on YouTube in mid-July: ""Facebook has been selling information...
View ArticleTop Chef Taste: Inside Michael Voltaggio's Sandwich Shop, ink.sack
Yes, I ate my way through the menu at ink.sack last night. ink.sack, of course, being the top secret sandwich shop overseen by Top Chef Season 6 winner Michael Voltaggio, which the chef unveiled last...
View ArticleThe Daily Beast: "Inside ink.: Top Chef Michael Voltaggio's Next Act"
Michael Voltaggio, the swaggering winner of Top Chef prepares to open two Los Angeles eateries, ink. and ink.sack (opening this week!) in West Hollywood. Over at The Daily Beast, you can read my latest...
View ArticleDo You Suffer From Late Night Crusty Bread Cravings?
Have no fear, because France's 24-hour automated baguette dispenser is here. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP... (via grub street)
View ArticleThe L.A. Times Looks at Fred Karger's Presidential Campaign, and His Closeted...
The L.A. Times is running a profile on gay GOP presidential candidate Fred Karger who is still being excluded from the FOX News debate this Thursday, even though he has met all the qualifications. The...
View ArticleLittle Ricky Santorum: Marriage is like water, not beer (and a napkin)
This man is not right in the head. And he wants to be your President. The GOP Clown Car lives up to the moniker with every public appearance by the occupants... Rick Santorum turned more than a few...
View ArticleCathy Brennan & Elizabeth Hungerford take their anti-trans activism to the UN
Note: Last week I wrote a diary similar to this one. It and other diaries and comments posted over a period last Friday-Saturday got scrubbed from the database due to a glitch in an upgrade conducted...
View ArticleMarriage Compared to a Non-Alcoholic Beverage, in Rick Santorum's Latest...
Yesterday I posted a speech by GOP presidential hopeful Rick Santorum in which he compared marriage to a napkin. Here's his latest, via Think Progress LGBT: “[Changing the definition of marriage] like...
View ArticleRepublicans Defend DOMA with an Old Twist
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Last week, Paul Clement filed a brief on behalf of the House Republican majority in support of the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA) in Edith Windsor's case in the Second Circuit. If...
View ArticleChris Evans Demonstrates the Proper Way to Eat an Apple: VIDEO
Chris Evans drops almost everything in a new clip from the forthcoming What's Your Number. Happy hump day, AFTER THE JUMP... (cap via superherofan, clip via perez)
View ArticlePetition Urges Marriage for Sesame Street's Ernie and Bert
A petition urging the creators of Sesame Street to marry Ernie and Bert is receiving quite a bit of attention. The Washington Post reports: For years, viewers have speculated that Bert and Ernie, the...
View ArticleJessie J Asks Bullies 'Who's Laughing Now?' in New Music Video
Add British recording artist and songwriter Jessie J's "Who's Laughing Now" to the list of clips that have addressed youth and bullying this year. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP... (via jmg)
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