July 2012
“There was a unanimous decision in the drafting committee to include it in the...”
– Retiring Rep. Barney Frank • On the inclusion of gay marriage as part of the official Democratic Party platform. The 15-member Democratic Party platform draft committee unanimously approved language supporting marriage equality, and according to Frank, a member of the committee, the vote wasn’t even...
After a) telling London how much they suck at the... →
inothernews:
We’d beg him to reconsider, but no other country would want him.
“I know of no New Testament command countermanding or otherwise “trumping” this...”
– Cherry Picking: The Fallacy of an Inconsistent Hermeneutic (via azspot)
“If you get embarrassed every time you drop a pad or tampon—and it will happen—or...”
– Rookie Mag (via tropicanastasia)
Definitely a must-read!
(via sexedquestions)
Mitt Romney’s insults and mistakes while at the... →
Dispatches From the War on Contraception
With all the angry denials earlier this year from Republicans who have been accused of conducting a war on women, you might think that those same Republicans might just lay off that war until after the election, if only to suck the momentum out of their critics’ narrative. But for some reason, the party of Ayn Rand acolytes has decided that even rational self-interest is no competition...
Watchgoodreasonnews:
A black couple in Crystal Springs, Mississippi says that a predominantly white Baptist church refused to let them get married because of their race.
Charles and Te’Andrea Wilson told WLBT that the day before they were to be married, the pastor of First Baptist Church of Crystal Springs informed them the ceremony would have to be moved due to the reaction of some white church...
tayman asked: I thought I got what you were saying so I reread your post. I think the only part I missed was that you were tired to hearing about it. I feel bad for you that you are an American but people overseas don't get an opportunity to express their disdain to an American as often as I do in Canada. I don't think anyone wants you to talk to the president but it would be nice if you can tell all...
Just so we are clear on the anti-gay chicken:
tinfoilandtea:
Because the media appears to be somewhat lost as to the real issue…
It isn’t about the opinion of 1 mans belief sets; even if they are disgusting.
It is about the fact that they keep saying they aren’t advocating for inequality, while they shovel money off to anti-gay groups.
From Huffington Post and Media Matters:
IRS 990 forms show that WinShape, the restaurant chain’s...
on the other hand...
hey, you know what’s just as bad as jerkface americans complaining about how new gun laws would infringe on their second amendment rights, or that the shooting is somehow because jesus is mad?
jerkface non-americans who take to twitter and facebook and tumblr and do nothing but complain about americans. using something terrible that happened as their punchline or an illustration of,...
“You know, soothing words are nice, but maybe it’s time that the two people who...”
– New York City mayor MICHAEL BLOOMBERG, during his weekly radio show, reacting to today’s mass shooting in Aurora, CO.
Well said.
(via the New York Times)
Help?
psych-comedy:
Hey, I’m not sure if you let this sort of thing through on your blog but I’m currently in 4th year psych and my research project relies on at least 300 responses for this survey: https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/VL8RGQX. I’ve only got 112 so far though so I am trying EVERYTHING to get to 300. If you could post this so that other people can see it and fill it in, that would be...
saltdragon replied to your post: i have a $100 itunes giftcard that i can’t use in…
Try changing your region by going into the itunes store, scrolling to the bottom right, and clicking the union flag. Worked for me when I lived in the UK and had a US giftcard.
at first i couldn’t get it to work, but then for some reason, it did. thanks a million!
i have a $100 itunes giftcard that i can’t use in the UK itunes. wondering if anyone would like to trade me a UK itunes giftcard for this handy american one. or if you have some other kind of gift card and you’d like a $100 iTunes gift card, that’d be cool, too. we can work out a price reduction if that’s your thing.
eh?
Jan Brewer Asks Supreme Court To Overturn Ruling... →
progressively-liberal:
justinspoliticalcorner:
Arizona Governor Jan Brewer (R) has requested that the Supreme Court overturn a ruling that allows state employees to keep their same-sex partners on their benefits, including health insurance.
Brewer filed a petition for a writ of certiorari on July 2, requesting that the high court overturn the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth...
“I have always been very open and honest about this part of my life with my...”
– The key quote from Anderson Cooper’s letter to Andrew Sullivan where he admits that he’s gay. (via shortformblog)
“The fact is, I’m gay, always have been, always will be, and I couldn’t be any...”
– Anderson Cooper in an email to Andrew Sullivan (Anderson gave Andrew permission to post the email, which you can read in its entirety on The Dish). (via newsweek)
Fox News Has Tricked People Into Thinking Obama Is... →
whatyoureallyvotedfor:
“…If you will look there at the latest reported year, 2010, you will see that the “Adjusted” “Federal Spending” declined 2.4% in that latest year, but that the “Federal Debt” soared by 12.5% in that year, which rise was unprecedented except for Ronald Reagan’s 15% in 1983, 12.3% in 1985, and 13.9% in 1986. By contrast, for example, the Federal Debt declined in Bill...
“It’s often said that libertarianism is the philosophy of “I’ve got mine and f’...”
– Wendy Gittleson (via socialuprooting)
“Obamacare is simply incapable of doing what it is supposed to do — provide...”
– Marcia Angell, M.D.: Did John Roberts Give Mitt Romney A Gift? (via azspot)
June 2012
This article. You should read it. →
apsies:
…[E]mergency food stamps, she was told, are not for imminent emergencies; they’re for emergencies already in progress. You can’t get them if you can make it through the next week – you have to be down to the last few meals you can afford. “The money’s for my phone, it’s for gas, it’s for my bills,” Adkins said. “Why are you in a crisis,” the woman asked, “when you have a phone bill?” “I...
“I think this is a land of opportunity for every single person, every single...”
– Mitt Romney claiming Americans should be able to achieve their dreams, just as long as they have the “right values” and the ability to afford it.
Yes, Mitt. Do tell us what “right values” you mean.
In other news, Congress passed a bill to keep student loan rates from doubling, plus an oft-spiked...
