September 28, 2008
Fareed Zakaria: Palin is Ready? Please.
Newsweek editor Fareed Zakaria—whose appearances on the Daily Show consistently make for my favorite episodes—takes on McCain for the “fundamentally irresponsible” choice of Sarah Palin as Vice Presidential candidate:
Can we now admit the obvious? Sarah Palin is utterly unqualified to be vice president. She is a feisty, charismatic politician who [...]
September 27, 2008
Google says “no” to California’s proposed gay marriage ban
While there are many objections to this proposition—further government encroachment on personal lives, ambiguously written text—it is the chilling and discriminatory effect of the proposition on many of our employees that brings Google to publicly oppose Proposition 8.
What a huge sign of respect for Google’s gay employees. I’d [...]
September 19, 2008
Couple fight California’s gender-neutral language in wedding license
You can’t make this stuff up:
In May, after the California State Supreme Court ruled same-sex marriage legal, the courts mandated state officials to provide gender-neutral licenses and other marriage forms. “Bride” and “groom” became “Party A” and “Party B.”[Newly-married heterosexual couple] Bird and Codding have refused to complete [...]
September 14, 2008
Karl Rove says McCain lies too much
“In case anyone was still wondering whether John McCain is running the sleaziest, most dishonest campaign in history, today Karl Rove—the man who held the previous record—said McCain’s ads have gone too far.”
September 5, 2008
Heart to McCain/Palin: Back off on ‘Barracuda’
“Sarah Palin’s views and values in NO WAY represent us as American women. We ask that our song ‘Barracuda’ no longer be used to promote her image. The song ‘Barracuda’ was written in the late 70s as a scathing rant against the soulless, corporate nature of the music business, [...]
September 5, 2008
The death of a taboo
One of the most enduring taboos in American politics, the airing of graphic images from the September 11 attacks in a partisan context, died today. It was nearly seven years old.
August 31, 2008
A theory on Sarah Palin Creepy only because it makes more sense than John McCain actually wanting her on the ticket.
August 28, 2008
WordPress is Sexy Couldn’t help but laugh when I saw this bit of praise from one of our users on WordPress.com. It reminded me that I forgot to plug our recent redesign, particularly the newly-refurbished features, VIP, and forums. And it doesn’t stop there; more sexy is on the way (let’s just say I’ve been [...]
August 27, 2008
LGBT rights pioneer Del Martin passes away
Today, the lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) community lost an iconic leader and a beloved friend. Del Martin, 87, passed away in San Francisco with Phyllis Lyon, her lifelong partner and spouse, by her side.
I couldn’t help but be moved when I read about Del and Phyllis’ wedding [...]
August 25, 2008
McCain campaign takes umbrage at Madonna concert
Campaign officials for U.S. Senator and Republican presidential candidate John McCain have shot back at Madonna for a segment of her just-launched new concert tour.
So now, when asked “just how behind-the-times is the McCain campaign?” you can now confidently answer: about 25 years.
