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Vermont overrides Governor’s veto

April 7, 2009

Vermont has officially become the fourth state to grant equal rights to gay people .
The Legislature voted Tuesday to override Gov. Jim Douglas’ veto of a bill allowing gays and lesbians to marry. The vote was 23-5 to override in the state Senate and 100-49 to override in the House. Under Vermont law, two-thirds of [...]

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Coming soon to a Vogue near you

February 12, 2009

It’s our first lady, Michelle Obama (via):

This will be the second time a first lady has appeared on the cover (Hillary Clinton was the first) and I’m tickled pink about it as I have a mad crush on Michelle.

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America: Only your straight male masses, please.

December 20, 2008

The last few days have been spectacularly craptastic.  Obama got things started by choosing a bigot help him kick off his ‘inclusive’ administration.
Not to be outdone, the Bush administration decided to shield medical workers who refuse to do their job if their would-be patient offends them “ethically, morally or religiously”.
Bringing up the rear is [...]

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Convicted

December 18, 2008

Col. Theoneste Bagosora, the main organizer behind the 1994 slaughter of Tutsis and moderate Hutus in Rwanda, has been convicted of genocide and sentenced to life in prison:
Col. Theoneste Bagosora was found guilty of crimes against humanity, and the court said he used his position as director of Rwanda’s Ministry of Defense to direct Hutu [...]

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Oregon car sellers want blue laws passed

December 9, 2008

“Blue laws” as they are know are laws that are passed with the intention of making life as boring as possible for anyone who doesn’t spend Sunday on their knees in a Christian church.
When it comes to selling cars, eleven states have passed a blue law restricting the operation of dealerships on Sunday. A group [...]

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The Cutest Kitten Ever

December 5, 2008

Isn’t he adorable? Now, go read why he’s considered a very special kitten.

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Damn

October 27, 2008

CNN is reporting that the body of Julian King, the seven year old nephew of Jennifer Hudson who’s been missing since Friday, has been found in a SUV in Chicago.
I’d held out hope that he’d be found alive and now…  I dunno.  I feel kind of empty.
I can’t begin to imagine what his family is [...]

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We shall be greeted as liberators

October 7, 2008

Remember those words spoken by VP Dick Cheney?  Keep them in mind as you watch the following video about the growing epidemic of Iraqi girls and women setting themselves on fire to avoid abuse.
Embedded video from CNN Video

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Hah!

October 7, 2008

Remember when Lehman Brothers was begging the government to rescue them?  Guess what they were doing for their executives at the same time.  If you guessed “making sure Lehman executives walked away with millions” you win.
And he said a compensation system that he estimated paid him hundreds of millions of dollars between 2000 and 2007 [...]

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What the state asks for, the state gets

October 3, 2008

Six chaplains in Virginia have resigned, dozens more have signed a protest letter and there’s talk of having a rally outside the governor’s pad on November 1, just a few days before the election.  All allege that they’re the victims of religious persecution.
In this case it’s persecution because the state enacted a policy forbidding [...]

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