Wednesday, June 10, 2009

Combined Gay News Headlines (T5T-1)

SOUNDBITES — "A march on Washington will not bring marriage equality to flyover country. It will help to prod conservatives to rally and focus energy and money into states like Maine (that could repeal marriage) or Indiana (where we've successfully fought off an amendment every year for almost a decade). In their zeal to bring [...]
Didn't Donald Trump clear Carrie Prejean of any wrongdoing last month? No matter, she's still a goner. CONTINUED » Permalink | 11 comments | Add to del.icio.us Tagged: carrie prejean, Donald Trump, miss california, miss usa
GRATUITOUS SKIN — We studied these photos of Noah Lincoln, looking for some sort of flaw. Here's what we came up with: He's not soaking wet in all of them. CONTINUED » CONTINUED » Permalink | 4 comments | Add to del.icio.us Tagged: gratuitous skin, Models, noah lincoln, Photos, risque

Breaking news of non-earth-shaking proportions. Praise Jeebus, or some such nonsense. Village Voice:
Trump has cleared Prejean's firing by K2 Productions, which handles the Miss California USA franchise. "I told Carrie she needed to get back to work and honor her contract with the Miss California Organization and I gave her the opportunity to do so," Fox News quotes Trump. "Unfortunately it just doesn't look like it is going to happen and I offered Keith [Lewis, K2 executive producer] my full support in making this decision."

"It has become abundantly clear that Carrie has no desire to fulfill her obligations under our contract and work together," says Lewis.

Insert your joke in the comments. I guess she can go out and help Maggie raise Buxx for NOM.
(UPDATE: It's murder now, as one of the guards has died. The right wing domestic terrorism body count rises.)

Yes, friends, the parade of domestic terrorists and eliminationists continues. (CNN):

The suspect in Wednesday's shooting at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum is James von Brunn, an 88-year-old white supremacist from Maryland, two law enforcement officials told CNN.

Gunfire at the entrance of the museum wounded at least two people Wednesday, emergency officials said.

A private security guard and the shooting suspect were wounded, according to officials of the D.C. police.

Sgt. David Schlosser, a spokesman for U.S. Park Police, told reporters a m an armed with a "long gun" entered the museum at 12:50 p.m. and fired at a security officer, and both were wounded in the exchange of gunfire.

Love this guy's essay on Hitler and the Jews. Video via Crooks & Liars:

Remember how the Right Wing wailed about the DHS report?

Conservative media freak-out: claim Obama DHS targeting conservatives in report on right-wing extremists

Hell, you could see all of this coming a mile away...more below the fold.
After a presidential campaign filled with this...

* The parade of racist images continues: Obama ribs 'n chicken
* California: Sacramento GOP web site calls for the torture of Barack Obama
* Mike Signorile listens to The Hate Out There
* Here we go again: another Palin groupie shouts 'kill him' at PA rally
* Own it, bigot
* Missouri: More of the McCain/Palin/GOP Base 
* Frank Rich on the fires stoked by McCain/Palin
* The GOP ticket draws, and apparently embraces, the bigot eruption crowd
* More fun in post-racial America
* John McCain forced to denounce racist, homophobic member of Virginia leadership team
* Kentucky, I know you can do better than this
* FL: middle school teacher uses 'nigger' to describe Barack Obama
* Palin praised racist writer who called for RFK's assassination
* Values at the Values Voter Summit - Obama as a Muslim Aunt Jemima  
* Westmoreland stands by 'uppity' remark about Obama
* White supremacists: Obama's boosting our movement
* John McLaughlin: Obama fits the 'Oreo' stereotype
* Georgia: publication features Obama in crosshairs on cover for article on white supremacist threat
* Bigot eruption: GOP House member refers to Obama as 'boy'
* South Carolina: black reporter attacked by white family (on camera!)

Why should we be shocked that it leads to this...

* Abortion doctor George Tiller murdered at Kansas church
* Pelosi's 'Right America Feeling Wronged' captures the McCain/Palin mobs
* Fans of Fox's tin-foil hatter Glenn Beck discuss the Pittsburgh shooter
* Wingnut 'resistance movement' calls for million recruits by inauguration day
* Mike Signorile listens to The Hate Out There

Stephen Colbert did his show live from Camp Victory, Baghdad, and he took on DADT in front of the troops. Can you i magine our Commander in Chief actually discussing this in front of them? Via HuffPost:
Stephen Colbert took on a formidable opponent last night in the debate over allowing openly gay men and women to serve in the U.S. Armed Forces: Himself. After an intro from George H.W. Bush and brief plug for Amp energy drink, Colbert One told Colbert Two that his gay Arabic translator had been fired, bringing the total to 59 in the past 5 years.

Colbert Two took a pro-gay stance, whereas Colbert One defended the army's choice to fire these men. The segment was funny and intriguing, but Colbert (as a whole) seemed unwilling to take a hard stance on the issue while performing in front of an audience of active troops.

He hit a lot harder in an earlier clip. Watch it below the fold.
From March 7, 2007: The Word - "Don't"

Hat tip, Carl.

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