Urgent Message to my Young Readers...Stop Planking

Happy Father's day to everyone,

Anyway I come here today not to make fun of politicians or movies or anything, but to tell you of a strange phenomenon that I have just heard about.  My dear cousin, who is going to be a senior in high school, recently stumped me when he decided to start posting a bunch of pictures online with him seemingly lying on the floor or on something.  He refers to this as "planking." According to a very valid source (Urbandictionary.com) planking is:

The art of planking is to lay horizontally across any object or the ground with their arms by their sides, aiming to occur in daring situations or a brotherly display of core-strength.


Now I say this is the fucking stupidest thing I have ever seen before.  Whatever happened to high school kids trying gateway drugs that ultimately led them into a life full of sadness, unemployment, and blogging.  Instead of causing trouble, high schoolers around America are just laying facedown while their peers snap pictures of them and laugh.  Then they upload it to Facebook and sit around having a grand old time about it.  In case you didn't know, older kids have been planking for quite some time now.  Except in our cases, what you idiots call planking is actually getting excessively drunk and falling on the ground and flailing your arms around because you can't get up.  For high school kids, this experience is apparently the greatest thing ever.  For anyone over the age of 18, it really sucks.

Now in case you were wondering what a proper plank looks like, my friend actually demonstrates a picture-perfect plank.  Now he probably will get pissed at me for posting this, but it's for the kids.  If you wanted to see how it's done, look no further.

Note the expression on his face.  Which leads me to my next important point.  There is a possibility that planking will kill you.

That's right you heard it here first, people have actually died from lying down and having their picture taken.  Just read this. 

Now I don't want to poke fun at the deceased individual, so may he rest in peace.  But do you really want to end your life engaging in this activity??? In case you haven't heard, the Aussie 20 year old died after planking a balcony railing and then falling 7 stories to his death.  Now this is truly a tragic story, but   come on.  You don't want to die and have the police explain to your family exactly what it was that you were doing.  If you are going to engage in this activity, please please please do it safely.  I made a short how to plank video.  Notice, I am planking a picnic table.  The worst that can happen is the table will collapse on me, and I will fall 3 feet and bruise my enormous ego.

Unfortunately, this video is not long enough to truly get my message across.  I do not mention situations where you should not plank.  Well, I will fix that now and save some lives.  Please do not plank in the following situations:
-Do not plank a moving car.  You will probably die.
-Do not plank an animal that weighs over 200 lbs. You will probably die.
-Do not plank a highway.  You will most certainly die.
-Do not plank excessive heights.  Remember, if you would not feel comfortable jumping the distance, don't fucking lay down and potentially end up falling that distance.  You will probably die.
-Do not plank around explosives.  You will probably die because while everyone else is running away, you will be face down on the ground waiting for the camera flash.

Now I know that list is pretty self explanatory.  But please, I really hope the death of that Aussie will be the last death attributable to this stupid new activity.  But one quick glance on Youtube, and all of a sudden I don't know about that.  If you must plank, do it safely.  Seriously.  That's probably the only serious thing I have ever said on this blog.

But anyway, thanks for reading this.  I made it pretty short so you can get back to planking.

-Divine 6/19/2011

The GOP Has Lost Its Way ... and Its Soul.

The Republicans are in the midst of what they’re calling a Leadership Conference in New Orleans and a number of candidates for that party’s presidential nomination have made appearances there.Predictably, speaker after speaker has attacked Barack Obama. But what I don’t understand is how members of the audience, no matter how partisan their views, can applaud – let alone swallow – statements made about the president of this country that are outrageous, inflammatory and demonstrably false.

For example, former House Speaker Newt Gingrich charged that Obama is a “national secular European socialist”. Huh?? I know what each of those words means individually, but I’ll be damned if I can figure out what they describe when presented as a package. My best guess is that Newt, the serial philanderer, is just slapping buzzwords on Obama hoping the faithful will start foaming at the mouth. Then there’s Michele Bachmann, who accused the president of plotting to bankrupt Medicare so seniors will be forced to join his national health care program. Yes … seriously! (For heaven’s sake, Medicare is the national health care program for seniors!) If this woman seriously believes that statement, she is delusional. If she doesn’t, then she’s is the worst kind of liar and is pandering to the wilfully ignorant folks who apparently make up most of her constituency.

And, in the worst possible taste, the evening featured a black "comedian" who did a largely tasteless impersonation of President Obama. (Sample: he said Michelle Obama celebrates Black History Month for a full 30 days, but the president only observes it for two weeks ... a reference to the fact that Obama is half white and half black.) It should be noted that the mostly white audience whooped and laughed at this sad character until someone on the committe with more than an IQ of 40 hustled him off stage.Somehow, the non-thinkers and the fanatic ideologues and the racists and the just-plain-crazies have bubbled to the top of the Once-Grand Old Party. Thoughtful, rational debate around honest differences of opinion no longer seems possible. In fact, it’s no longer tolerated.The party of Abraham Lincoln and Dwight Eisenhower and, yes, even of Ronald Reagan and George Herbert Walker Bush has disgraced itself.

MINNEAPOLIS: Muslim Women Stage "Head-Scarf Flash Mob" At RightOnline

On Thursday night, I happened upon the tail-end of an incident outside the SEIU party in which a man was arrested for allegedly threatening Muslim women. I saw the man being handcuffed and though little more of it until tonight when about a dozen headscarf-wearing Muslim women (and their allies) "flash-mobbed" the lobby of the Minneapolis Hilton in reaction to (as yet, unconfirmed) reports that the arrested man was an attendee of RightOnline.

After the women left under hotel security escort, AmericaBlog author John Aravosis fielded increasingly angry questions from RightOnline attendees. Dan Choi, of course, glommed onto the scene and when I left he was still refusing to leave and had begun glad-handing baffled RightOnline attendees as they came off the escalators, shaking their hands and saying "God bless you beautiful Americans! God bless the Fair Tax!" Ugh. Here's my clip.

GLAAD Head Jarrett Barrios Resigns

After enduring weeks of criticism over a letter sent to the FCC supporting the merger of AT&T and TMobile, GLAAD head Jarrett Barrios has resigned. Those critical of the letter pointed out that AT&T is one of GLAAD's biggest annual donors. Other recipients of AT&T donations such as the NAACP and the NEA have issued similar letters.

Rep. Keith Ellison Gets Wellstone Award

Rep. Keith Ellison, the first Muslim elected to Congress, was just given an award in the name of another famed progressive Minnesotan, the late Sen. Paul Wellstone, who died in a plane crash in 2002.

GetEQUAL Glitters Crazy Eyes

I'm not seeing it in this clip, but Michelle "Crazy Eyes" Bachmann was reportedly glittered by GetEQUAL moments ago as she left the stage at the anti-gay hate conference. I'll try to find better video. [Replaced the first video, but it doesn't appear Bachmann was hit by the glitter.]

UPDATE: GetEQUAL has issued a press release.

Shortly after a speech at the RightOnline conference, pro-LGBT activist Rachel E. B. Lang approached Bachmann, threw glitter in the air, and said, “You can run, but you cannot hide! Keep your hate out of our Constitution!” — a reference to the “You Can Run But You Cannot Hide” ministry for which Bachmann has helped raise money [1] and to a proposed ban on same-sex marriage in Minnesota. The ministry, a brainchild of rabidly anti-gay Bradley Dean, charges thousands of dollars to speak at public school assemblies and evangelize young people based on a shocking and offensive anti-gay program.

(Via - Good As You)

I Just Met Sen. Al Franken

I happened to be passing Sam Seder's radio booth when Franken arrived for his interview. Introduced myself, shook hands, got a pleasant (if distracted) "Heyhowareya!" Totally bloggable, though.

Morning View - Wingnut Witch

I was photographing the above Right Online banner at the Netroots host hotel when the woman on the right said, "Hey, he's NETROOTS! He's not supposed to be here." Other wingnuts told her I was allowed to be there.

Tired Old Queen At The Movies #77

1947's Dark Passage with Humphrey Bogart and Lauren Bacall.

Tracy Morgan & The Ali Forney Center

Clip description: "Continuing to make amends for anti-gay comments he made, comedian Tracy Morgan met with LGBT teens in New York. Randi Kaye talks with Jayden Love (homeless teen), Carl Siciliano (The Ali Forney Center) & Elke Kennedy (Sean's Last Wish)."

Tweet Of The Day - NY Sen. Greg Ball

The vote might come on Monday, if the GOP allows it.

White House Rejects Pfeiffer Claim

Here's how the White House is responding to Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer's claim that the president didn't fill out the 1996 survey in which he appeared to support marriage equality. Via Washington Blade:

The White House is backing off of the comments Pfeiffer made on Friday on Obama’s 1996 statement in support of same-sex marriage. Shin Inouye, a White House spokesperson, addressed the issue in a statement: “Dan was not familiar with the history of the questionnaire that was brought up today, but the president’s views are clear,” Inouye said. “He has long supported equal rights and benefits for gay and lesbian couples and since taking office he has signed into law the repeal of ‘Don’t Ask Don’t Tell,’ signed into law the hate crimes bill, made the decision not to defend Section 3 of DOMA and expanded federal benefits for same sex partners of federal employees.” Inouye didn’t respond to a further question from the Washington Blade to verify whether the White House believes the president in fact filled out the questionnaire in 1996.

AmericaBlog is calling the above a "bizarre non-denial."

Lawrence O'Donnell On Netroots Nation

Screw Rottentomatoes...Divine's Summer Movie Reviews

Ok, so anyway sorry for my last rant on the Heat losing.  It was far too negative for my liking, but I just had to get it out.  Anyway, my next topic actually exists because I hate Rottentomatoes.com.  It seems like they are the ultimate authority when it comes to movies, which is absolutely retarded. (I know, I've seen the commercials.  I shouldn't use that word because it's a slur.  Sue me) Every person on that site seems to think the same exact way.  I read the reviews, and everyone either likes a movie for the same exact reason or hates it for the same exact reason.  It's like all the "critics" get together before they write their reviews, and figure out what the general consensus is.  Well, screw Rottentomatoes.  Here are my reviews for the summer movies I've seen so far.  (Worst possible grade is an F, best possible grade is an A+)

1) Pirates of the Caribbean 4: Another Bullshit Mission so that Disney can collect Millions

 Ok, the only positive thing I can say about this movie is that it isn't the worst Pirates in the series.  With that said, there are no fucking pirates in the Caribbean.  Zero.  And the only thing worse than Disney convincing kids otherwise is that Disney also convinces kids that all pirates are like Jack Sparrow.  In fact, Disney has no problem creating amusement park rides featuring these stupid pirates.  I sit through these movies hoping that Jack Sparrow will die, so that Disney can finally stop producing more movies.  But of course they can't kill Jack.  There is far too much money to be made on this stupid series.  Do you want my suggestion? Please someone step up and create a Pirates of the Somalian Coast.  It can be a Rated R movie that features pirates robbing innocent people, raping them, and then violently murdering them.  It will be a far more accurate depiction of what pirates are, and I bet kids won't be so eager to walk around dressed like pirates.  Hell, I'm going to start collecting donations and I'll direct the movie myself.  If you would like to donate to this cause, please contact me.  As for the movie, it sucked but you know they're still going to continue producing sequels until Johnny Depp loses his ability to walk.

FINAL GRADE=        F


2) Thor

Frankly, I went into this movie not really sure what a Thor was.  I walked out of it still not sure what a Thor is.  Marvel decided that it was a good idea to take every comic they ever made, and create a movie based on it.  Now, the folks at Rottentomato thought this movie was quite good, but then again everyone that works there is an idiot.  This movie is unbelievably stupid.  Now, if you have absolutely no use for a ten dollar bill and ran out of lighter fluid and you want to see this movie, then please stop reading this.  I will ruin the movie in the next few lines.  The main bad guy in this movie is Brad Pitt's stepbrother who is secretly a zombie.  But in the end, he actually chooses not to be a zombie and ends up choosing the human's side.  So there really is no antagonist.  And not only is there no antagonist, but Brad Pitt had a huge hammer that can kill absolutely anything that walks.  So even if there was an antagonist, he'd be dead within the first few minutes of the film because the hammer can kill anything.  There.  I saved you 10 dollars.  Don't see this movie.*

*Note- The plot I described above is based on my interpretation of it and can be and probably is completely wrong.

FINAL GRADE=        F


3) Super 8

A movie called Super 8 has absolutely nothing to do with a Super 8.  In fact, you don't ever actually learn what the title is about.  But all in all, the movie was pretty enjoyable for the most part.  A lot of the scenes were very funny, and the movie itself flowed very well.  But of course, they had to find a way to ruin it.  Now I may be biased, well rather, I am biased, but I hate the idea of these stupid allien monsters. First the Clover-field monster, and then now everyone wants to create their own allien monster that can end the world.  Whatever happened to the good old antagonists, like zombies or psychos or African Americans? NO, now we get 25 foot demonic monsters from outer-space who are actually misunderstood creatures who are actually homesick.  I thought this idea would end in District 9.  But no, they had to reuse it.  Oh here's a huge monster killing everyone.  Oh no he's not a monster, he just really wants to go home.  Oh ok, yeah the monster killed everyone except for the 3 annoying ass kids that also happen to be the protagonists of the movie.  Oh ok, brilliant! Give me a break.  I hate movies that have a plot hole in the fact that giant monsters from alliens don't really exist.  Prove me wrong.  But all in all, I liked everything about the movie except for most of the characters and the plot and the ending.

FINAL GRADE=    A VERY GENEROUS C-


4) Mr. Popper's Penguins

Ok I have to be honest here.  I walked into this movie halfway through after watching Thor.  I have no idea how Mr. Popper got a bunch of penguins.  But you know what? It doesn't matter.  This is easily the best summer movie since Piranhas 3D came out.  It is a family friendly movie that doesn't revolve around felons that make a living by looting and murdering.  The movie stars Jim Carrey, who brought a very unique sense of humor to the movie.  This movie combined that humor with an excellent story, and a plot that actually made sense.  No, there are no alliens in this movie.  But the superb acting and great story make this the best movie of the summer of 2011.  If you have not seen this movie, then it is highly recommended.  Stop wasting your time with stupid superhero movies, when this gem is available.  Highly recommended!
FINAL GRADE=    A+


That's it for now, good night to all.  If you do not like my reviews, then tough luck.  Make your own blog and bitch about it.  Or apply to work at Rottentomatoes.  The only skill required there is the ability to surpress your own ideas and agree with the majority.

-Divine 6/18/2011

NETROOTS: White House Rep Denies Obama "Filled Out" 1996 Marriage Pledge

This may be the biggest news to come out of Netroots.

In an interview conducted in front of an audience at the Netroots Nation blogger conference early Friday in Minneapolis, White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer claimed a 1996 questionnaire favoring gay marriage, which bears Barack Obama's signature, was "actually filled out by someone else." "If you actually go back and look, that questionnaire was actually filled out by someone else, not the President. There was a long debate about this in the campaign. ... This was litigated in the campaign," Pfeiffer said in an exchange with the Daily Kos' Kaili Joy Gray caught on video.

AmericaBlog was quick with a denouncement.

JMG Reader Meet-Up Tonight At 10PM

After last night's visit to the Saloon, the consensus is to have tonight's JMG reader meet-up at the Eagle/Bolt, which is at 515 Washington Ave South. I'll should be able to get there by 10pm, based on what tonight's Netroots schedule looks like. Hope to meet some of you there!

MINNEAPOLIS: Scumbag Wingnut Liar Andrew Breitbart Tries To Crash Netroots

King of the scumbags (and GOProud backer) Andrew Breitbart, who famously crashed the press conference of Anthony Weiner, was up to his old tricks this afternoon at Netroots Nation.

There will be no Weiner-style gatecrashing from Andrew Breitbart at the Netroots Nation conference here. That is, unless Breitbart wants to pony up $355 for a ticket. With the annual conservative Right Online conference just down the street from Netroots Nation, it was inevitable that some sort of shenanigan would occur in Minneapolis this week. And so it did, early Friday afternoon when Breitbart, camera crew in tow, showed up at Netroots unannounced and uncredentialed.

As he no doubt expected, the conservative blogger was immediately accosted by an angry progressive with a Flip cam when he stepped off the escalators at the Minneapolis Convention Center, where Netroots is being held. The attendee yelled in Breitbart's face, demanding he answer questions like "have you ever used cocaine?" and "why are you so fixated on gay magazines?" Breitbart yelled back at the guy, refusing to answer. Eventually Breitbart's security detail pulled him away and sent him toward the entrance to the conference. He was rebuffed by staffers, who denied him entry because he didn't have a credential.

Talking Points Memo reports that Breitbart left visibly "thrilled" by the incident.

UPDATE: Note how the wingnuts are already spinning this. You might recall escaped mental patient Jim Hoft (below) as the blogger who claimed the Obama administration was using a Jumbrotron to instruct the audience to applaud at the Tuscon shooting memorial.

GOProud Sells Skeletor's Autograph

NEW YORK: Tracy Morgan Meets Homeless LGBT Youth Of Ali Forney Center

ABOVE: "Tracy Morgan listens to Jayden Love, an Ali Forney Center client rejected by her religious family." I can't imagine a more effective remedy for Morgan than meeting the kids of the AFC.

At The Saloon

The Saloon, Minneapolis, Thursday 11pm

After thirty minutes in line for what turned out to be "18 and over" night, I finally handed my ID to the doorman. He looked at me and raised his eyebrows.

JMG: I know, I'm the oldest one here. Hah.
Doorman: Naw, there's one older dude in there tonight.
JMG: (Jokingly) Great! Is he hot?
Doorman: How could he be?

And still I went in and had a pleasant time.

UPDATE: I should have noted that Saloon was just one stop on the LGBT Netroots bar crawl, otherwise I wouldn't have gone in.

Tweet Of The Day - Melissa Clouthier

The rumbles between Netroots attendees and those here for the anti-gay Right Online conference have begun. According to Twitter, one Netroots attendee was just dragged screaming out of Andrew Breitbart's book signing. The haters booked themselves right into the main Netroots host hotel.

Afternoon View - DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz Speaks At Netroots

She's somewhat the fiery speaker. Video to come soon, hopefully.

Quote Of The Day II - Albert Mohler

"We've (Southern Baptists) lied about the nature of homosexuality and have practiced what can only be described as homophobia. We've used the choice language when it is clear that sexual orientation is a deep inner struggle and not merely a matter of choice." - Southern Baptists president Albert Mohler, speaking at this year's convention. Mohler also said: "Only the gospel of the Lord Jesus Christ gives a homosexual person any hope of release from homosexuality."

NOTE: It's unclear if Mohler's comments were prompted by the demand for an apology made earlier this week by groups such as GetEQUAL and Truth Wins Out.

Four Minutes Of Hate With Bryan Fischer

Compiled by Right Wing Watch.

Netroots Nation Morning Session

I was kind of surprised at how many people showed up for a very early morning Q&A with White House Communications Director Dan Pfeiffer. As you can see, most of the room was live-blogging the session.

Emily Dickinson on Anthony Weiner

Amherst College Archives and Special Collections

Today we have a guest column on the now resigned Representative, Anthony Weiner. However, our guest was reluctant to appear on YouTube, but maybe she can be lured out in the future.

Weiner, the G-rated version

Emily Dickinson on Anthony Weiner: The VideoBlog Transcript

Hi I’m Em, Belle of Amherst and all, and I might as well open with the Death thing:

Because I could not stop for Death

As you can plainly see, 

The world wide web has granted Cy-

Ber Immortality.

I need never leave the house

when tweeting is so cool

Short and jerky, to the point,

So why write more when texting rules?

You’d think you could explain yourself in a few words with hyphens and J. But no, I find I have to talk about that media mess and “gotcha” questions. You’d think I gone galavanting to Boston, real busy Not Running for office, in a bus with the Constitution plastered over it. Of course, I’m all over the Constitution and that voting thing. Except I didn’t actually get to vote.  But you can, right now. Vote for the Biggest Cad:

1)      Arnold Schwarzenegger

2)      John Edwards

3)      Jimmy Carter because he only lusted in his heart and not on hackable social media.

Back to me. I need to correct some misapprehensions.

First, that I’m shy. Ha! So OVER that. “The Soul Selects her own Society / Then takes a pill / Xanax! Well shut the door!”

The other—I’m too weird to be published.  And fixated on Death. Come on—weird? That death thing and weird thing, it’s everywhere. It sells That whole Team Edward and Team Jacob – who cares? (Although I’d lean “Edward”—I like a look of Agony, I do.) 

And do I ever even mention zombies! Zombies eating birdies? Zombies eating little flowers and snaking in the grass? Actually, I kinda like that concept. Maybe I AM a zombie, because I keep thinking I heard a fly buzz when I died, or felt a Funeral in my Brain.  Or is it I like brains on little things with feathers, buzzing? Am I buzzed? Inebriate of air am I.

Oh, all that stuff about how I have eye problems and write funny. How I write is pad-perfect. Fits my device exactly—see? Always ahead of my time.

Next, all those complaints about wearing the same dress. I have another, it’s made of meat, but I loaned it to Lady Gaga. Who hasn’t gotten it back to me yet! It will be full of maggot holes—oh, is that the death thing again?

I knew Lady Gaga when she was just “gaga,” nothing. In fact she came up to me and said “I’m nobody! Who are you?/Are you nobody, too?” Then she said she wanted to be public like a frog. I would have told her about my agent, but my agent’s crap—only published about six of my things and they weren’t even the hottest.

And that spinster thing. There was somebody, but I tell you, all you single ladies,

If he liked it then he should have put a ring on it
If he liked it then he shoulda put a ring on it
Don't be mad once you see that he want it
If he liked it then he shoulda put a ring on it

Oh Oh Oh Oh Oh

 By the way, Beyonce, it’s not plagiarism if you’re the one who died first.

But what I really need to address is the Truth, and I won’t be slant about it. My reputation has been shredded, vaporized, dropped from cable. Mention my name and Glenn Beck cries. I know my inner gangsta sometimes raps, “Yo, did that Harebell loose her girdle/ to the Lover Bee.” I said HAREBELL not that other H word that doesn’t begin with an H.

Then the egg that broke the camel’s back, there’s been talk of me and a politician. His having power is a turn-on for, well, him I guess, and I can be hard to pin down, I can be elusive, I’ve  shut the door, turned to stone, a time or two. But when you’re hard to get like I am (the dead thing again), it can be a tease. As I’ve said before, and it’s on record, “success is counted sweetest / by those who ne’er succeed. / To comprehend a nectar / Requires sorest need.” Well, someone’s been sore on me, for sure. Me, I haven’t touched nobody or done nothin’. I’m a poet and I know it, so I’ll explain in verse. "Press release, please" (handed from off camera). "That’s the wrong one." Interns.  It’s like I have dead Interns.

Anyway, here goes:

This is my twitter to the World

That speaks untrue of me

I never twittered Anthony,

Weiner that he be.

His message not platonic,

As any nerd can see

All buffed and puffed and self-besotted.

“No Way” I touch his tree…

Wait, something on my pad. Beyonce unfriended me!

Pam's House Blend Joins Firedoglake

At today's Morning News Dump with Lizz Winstead, Pam Spaulding made the big announcement that she'll be folding Pam's House Blend into a subblog on Firedoglake. FDL founder Jane Hamsher:

Pam's House Blend has long been one of the most compelling and influential sites in the blogosphere. Founder Pam Spaulding has used the platform not only to speak out herself as a woman of color and a member of the LGBT community, but also to play host to many other fine bloggers who have worked with her to build PHB into a robust activist community. Pam was also one of my first friends when we were both posting at Daily Kos, before Firedoglake even existed.

So it gives me great pleasure to announce that Pam's House Blend will be joining the Firedoglake family of blogs. I think it's a perfect union - as the task of hosting a blog and performing the tech, legal and security work to keep it up and running becomes more and more complex and expensive, it will free Pam and her fellow bloggers to spend their time doing what they do best, which is blog. It also allows us to feature the work of a really amazing group of writers on FDL, and be tremendously enriched by the PHB community.

We wish her well.

Daily Ungrumble

The other big convention here in Minneapolis is the annual meeting of the International Society For The Study Of Why You Can't Fucking Sleep. (Or something.) I gotta say, some of their seminars down the hall look very interesting.

2005 Flashback

During my 2005 visit to Minneapolis, being a gay man, I was forced by law to pose with the famed Mary Tyler Moore statue. Sadly, I could find nobody nearby willing to be my Hazel Frederick.

UNRELATED: Last night I went to an open bar / karaoke party hosted by SEIU, where the mayor of Minneapolis led the entire crowd in the Mary Tyler Moore theme song. True story.

Netroots Nation Notables

I'll add more photos to this slideshow as the week goes on.

Photo Of The Day

At the Vancouver hockey riots.

Yesterday & Today

The Final Harry Potter Trailer

From The Mind Of Crazy Eyes

More insanity here.

Quote Of The Day - Peter Sprigg

"Advocates of same-sex 'marriage' would have you believe that a majority of Americans are now ready to throw man-woman marriage and mother-father households on the ash heap of history. Don't believe it. Like the voters in 31 out of 31 states that have voted on the issue, this new poll makes clear that a solid majority of Americans still believe that marriage is the union of a man and a woman. I hope the members of the New York State Senate will consider this before they make a foolish decision to redefine our most fundamental social institution." - Family Research Council spokesdouche Peter Sprigg.

NOTE: This new poll Sprigg refers to? It was paid for by the anti-gay Nazis at the Alliance Defense Fund.

Larry Flynt: I Want Weiner

TMZ reports:

Flynt fired off a letter to Weiner moments after the politician resigned from Congress earlier today saying, "After having learned of your sudden and compelled resignation from your Congressional post, I would like to make you an offer of employment at Flynt Management Group, LLC in our internet group." Flynt insists, "This offer is not made in jest" and says he is "willing to pay twenty percent more than your former Congressional salary, ensuring that your medical benefits would be equal to what you were previously receiving."

Lady Gaga - The Edge Of Glory

TEXAS: Gov. Rick Perry Teams Up With Anti-Gay Haters For State Prayer Rally

GOP Tries More DADT Stall Tactics

Led by GOP Rep. Duncan Hunter, 23 anti-gay members are the U.S. House are seeking to thwart the certification of the repeal of DADT. Chris Johnson reports at the Washington Blade:

The GOP letter to Obama states Congress should have the opportunity to review the new regulations before the president and defense leaders give the OK for “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” repeal. “Merely providing ‘training and educational’ briefs to our service members is not enough to justify moving forward with certification when consequential policy and regulatory changes associated with implementation must be reviewed by Congress under its oversight function,” the letter states. “Until those policy changes have been delivered and reviewed by Congress, it would be irresponsible to proceed with the certification process.” Additionally, the letter states that certification at this time would be premature because of “apparent confusion” at the Defense Department in creating new policies for open service.

Penises! Everywhere! Part 3!

Morning View - Tippi Hedren

The Minnesota Walk of Fame features five names. So far.

NETROOTS: Choi Rips Up Obama Flyer

Igor Volsky reports at Think Progress: "Lt. Dan Choi ripped up an Obama For America (OFA) flyer this afternoon during a panel at Netroots Nation when he was confronted by an Obama volunteer who attempted to explain away the President’s opposition to same-sex marriage."

NOTE: The Obama administration is prosecuting Choi for chaining himself to the White House fence during a DADT protest. Earlier this week Choi's trial date was set for late August.

UPDATE: Choi later said to Washington Blade reporter Chris Johnson: “Sometimes love comes in harsh forms. I love my detractors enough to let them know when they are misguided and I only regret that we are both suffering under a second-class citizenship imposed by politicians who smile pleasantly while denying our fight for justice. The harshest treatment would be our acquiescence to the view that we do not deserve equality.”

Tim Pawlenty Gets Glittered

NEW YORK: More Assholery From The Red-Caped Catholic Loons

Gaga Tweets For New York Marriage

She has ten million Twitter followers.

VIDEO: Weiner Resigns

And even on the worst day of his life, he had to endure more heckling from that douchebag from the Howard Stern show.

The Daily Kos Lounge

At the moment I'm blogging from a big comfy floral sofa in the Daily Kos Lounge, an oasis of recliners, couches, and power strips (yay!) that runs down the center of the main hall of the Minneapolis Convention Center. That's my 'puter in the foreground and Good As You's Jeremy Hooper is across from me. I have no idea what the deal is with the kiddie pool.

MINNEAPOLIS: Lesbian Couple Yelled At For Kissing At Twins Baseball Game

Via Minneapolis' City Pages blog:

Taylor Campione and Kelsi Culpepper -- two lesbian women from Minneapolis -- were recently scolded by a Target Field security guard for what they call a "brief kiss." After seeing the quick peck on the lips, the guard told the women that "we don't play grab ass here" and that they must "adhere to the 10 Commandments" while at the stadium. "That ruined our entire evening," says Campione. "We were super upset, we felt super uncomfortable." The security guard has since been reprimanded, but continues to work at the stadium, says Kevin Smith, a spokesman for the Twins. "That behavior just is unacceptable," Smith says of the biblical put-down. "That security guard has received both a verbal and written reprimand that will be put in his personnel file, and he understands that that is not an acceptable behavior."

The couple plans to file a complaint with the Minnesota Department of Human Rights.

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