Monthly Archives: November 2008
NYT pieces on Prop 8: The black vote and yes to probing the Mormon cult
The New York Times has two op-ed pieces on Proposition 8 this weekend; it’s interesting how California’s Prop 8 (the hateful, anti-American and anti-Californian ballot proposition that wrote homo-hatred into the state’s constitution with 52 percent of the vote) has become a … Continue reading
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Why they call it ‘Black Friday’
New York Times photo Temporary Wal-Mart worker Jdimytai Damour, a 34-year-old native of Brooklyn, was sacrified to the golden calf on “Black Friday.” After they trampled him, bargain hunters simply stepped over his body as they streamed into the store, The Associated … Continue reading
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Quote of the week
“…[W]e’ve seen these tactics before. We know how much the right likes to play political and cultural hardball, and then turn around and accuse us [gay men and lesbians] of [having lashed] out first. You give a pass to a religious group — … Continue reading
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California to investigate Mormon cult
I just received this press release via e-mail from Californians Against Hate: California Fair Political Practices Commission to Investigate Mormon Church Involvement in Prop 8 LOS ANGELES, CA – Fred Karger, Founder of Californians Against Hate, received a letter … Continue reading
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It’s time to play ‘Who’s a Terrorist?’
I read an Associated Press news article that begins like this – DALLAS – A Muslim charity and five of its former leaders were convicted [today] of funneling millions of dollars to the Palestinian militant group Hamas, finally handing the government … Continue reading
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Why the ‘Christians’ hate us
Salon.com has an interview with gay Catholic and Mexican-American writer Richard Rodriguez (shown at left) on Proposition 8 and religion that’s worth reading. In the interview Rodriguez attempts to explain the passage of Proposition 8 and he suggests how gay men and lesbians can … Continue reading
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Yeah, what I was just saying…
I just read this news item from Reuters. I’ll just copy and paste it; no commentary is necessary, as I’ve already commented extensively on the topic… California‘s gay marriage ban could open the door to legal discrimination against unpopular groups … Continue reading
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Ai hart ‘lolcats’
OK, I can’t lose readership that I don’t even have, so I will go ahead and admit publicly that I like “lolcats.” (Also, I really need to demonstrate that I really am capable of discussing something other than politics and Proposition 8…) … Continue reading
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