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Friday, 15 May 2009
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The ONE line America will not cross: the 'Chorus Line'
"It’s ok to waterboard a guy over eighty times, but God forbid, the guy who could understand what the prick was saying … has a boyfriend...
Waterboarding may makethe prisoner talk~ but it ain't gonna make him talk english" ~
Jon Stewart, The Daily Show“Don't ask, don't tell” is obviously becoming a bane to U.S. military policy ~ if a Federal law is in direct opposition to any sort of logic whatsoever, maybe it's time to rethink these brilliant regulations. A systemic corrosion exists in the "freest country on earth" if a segment of our government is so incredibly homophobic that it would cut off it's nose to spite it's face. It's absolutely absurd to risk the safety of the U.S. to soothe the egos of pseudo-macho morons, who, in some way, feel threatened by what others may do privately, on their own time. Narrow minded, discriminatory people should never be elevated to positions of authority~ these folks are obviously too weak to effectively cope with powerful feelings and emotions stemming from some sort of a "percieved threat".
Moral Kombat
Barack Obama blocks the release of detainee photos, and refuses to intervene in the dismissal of a gay lieutenant.
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M - Th 11p / 10c Moral Kombat thedailyshow.com Daily Show
Full EpisodesEconomic Crisis Political Humor Dan Choi Is Gay ~ that's all you have to say
John Oliver acknowledges that Dan Choi may be a valuable Arabic translator, but he's gay.
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M - Th 11p / 10c Dan Choi Is Gay thedailyshow.com Daily Show
Full EpisodesEconomic Crisis Political Humor
Saturday, 09 May 2009
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Miss California: A High School Serial Slut from a Gay-bashing Family?
Court docs: Miss California USA Carrie Prejean's parents used homosexuality as an insult
Miss California Carrie Prejean, pro-“opposite marriage” activist“Unless we bring men and women together, children will not have mothers and fathers"~
Updated Thursday, May 7th 2009
A second racy lingerie photo has emerged of Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean - as well as some details about her past that may shed some light on the beauty queen's well-publicized views against gay marriage.
The new image of Prejean appeared Wednesday on the site TheDirty.com, flying in the face of Prejean's assurances to pageant reps that the earlier photo was the only one.
The site has been down due to heavy traffic, but CNN reports the second image, like the first, shows Prejean in pink panties and no top, facing away from the camera.
Pageant officials met Tuesday after the first photo appeared to consider stripping Prejean of her Miss California USA title for keeping the photos a secret. Failure to disclose semi-nude photos is grounds for disqualification from the contest.
While the photos released so far appear no more revealing than the swimsuit Prejean wore on stage, Nik Richie, publisher of TheDirty.com, has indicated there are more to come.
Prejean's publicist says Prejean posed for the photos when she was 17 in order to land a modeling job. Prejean herself defended the first image, saying, "I am a Christian, and I am a model ... Models pose for pictures, including lingerie and swimwear photos."
Prejean, whose anti-gay marriage comments during the Miss USA pageant thrust her into the national spotlight, may also have some explaining to do about a series of court documents from her parents' messy, decade-long divorce proceedings.
The papers, dug up by TMZ.com, show that Prejean's parents flung a series of homosexual allegations against one another.
In one of the documents, Prejean's father describes a confrontation he had with her mother in 1996, in which "Ms. Prejean accused me, in front of our daughter, of homosexuality."
Another excerpt quotes a court-appointed doctor who said "The mother questioned [within hearing of the girls] whether [her father] was a homosexual or had a homosexual roommate."
Court papers dated May 16, 2000, include the following statement from a court-appointed counselor: "The mother also alleges the father told the girls their stepfather was gay, that all men with mustaches are gay."
Prejean's father "acknowledges talking with the girls about the stepfather's brother being gay, not the stepfather," said the papers.
Prejean has said she believes her gay marriage view s cost her the crown. She has since signed on to star in a controversial National Organization for Marriage campaign supporting "opposite marriage."
"Marriage is good," Prejean said at a news conference announcing the ad campaign. "There is something special about unions of husband and wife. Unless we bring men and women together, children will not have mothers and fathers."Beauty Queen / Drag Queen . . . separated at birth?
See also ~Miss California: Right back at ya, bitch
EXCLUSIVE: Shanna Moakler in Gay Rights Ad With Former Miss California Contestants
Wednesday April 29, 2009
From US MAGAZINE.COM
Weeks after Miss California Carrie Prejean denounced gay marriage, Shanna Moakler -- the director of the Miss California USA pageant -- is appearing in a new ad supporting gay rights.
Moakler (a former Miss USA) shot a print ad Tuesday slamming Proposition 8, the initiative that bans gay marriage in California.
Joining her were two former Miss California contestants, Raquel Beezley and Tamiko Nash.
"I believe Prop 8 lead a campaign of confusion and never made clear what was being asked of the people," Moakler said in an exclusive statement to USmagazine.com
Tuesday. "I find most people have a problem with the word marriage. What I hope for is helping others understand 'civil union' and then one day helping people learn 'marriage' is something not God, not the state or country can solidify, but between two people who love each other."
Although Prejean has said she lost the Miss USA crown because of her anti-gay marriage answer, Moakler said it was because Prejean "wasn't able to convey compassion for ALL the people that, as MISS USA, she would be representing."
Could it Really be true? She seems so innocent…
Carrie Prejean - Former Vista High School classmates call her a 'serial slut'
05/02/2009
Carrie Prejean, the current Miss California who has become the new spokesperson for right wing religious fundamentalists, isn’t quite the saint that her supporters are claiming her to be, at least according to four former classmates whom I met with in Vista, California today. Two of them referred to her as “La Puta Prejean” since she supposedly often liked picking up Latino men late at night .“I find it funny how she acts like she’s such a moralist now. Ask anybody from Vista High School. I don’t think there is one guy that she hasn’t slept with. The funny thing is that after sleeping with her, guys really had no use for her since she was never too bright,” one classmate told me. It’s always possible that this classmate could be making things up and I have no way to confirm one way or the other, but the Carrie Prejean theme remains constant with everybody whom I spoke with: the religious right fundamentalists would be very smart to get rid of her before everything comes out…and there is a lot.“Carrie received decent grades but that’s because she cheated,” another classmate tells me. “One time, however, Carrie thought she was being smart by cheating off an Asian girl. Carrie bragged how she was going to get an A because she copied from an Asian girl. It turns out that the girl knew what Carrie was doing, purposely wrote down the wrong answers, and then changed them after Carrie handed her test in. Carrie failed the test and deserved to with her racist attitude.”Another classmate tells me that one time, when Carrie was working as a waitress, she spit in the food of a patron whom she thought was gay. “Carrie hated gay people. She pretty much learned from her family that gays were as bad as murderers and that Aids was actually a gift from God. It was pretty disgusting.”Last week, I wrote how both Perez Hilton and Carrie Prejean did nothing wrong: Perez Hilton was brave to bring up a very controversial issue on national television and Carrie Prejean was brave to give an honest answer that put political correctness aside. Though it’s hard to completely judge Carrie Prejean based on what people tell me – which may possibly not even be true – my gut feeling says they are telling the truth. The fact that Carrie Prejean is now exploiting her Miss California role to become a spokesperson against gay marriage seems like she had an agenda all along. But conservatives need not worry if Ms. Prejean doesn’t work out; they can always turn to Bristol Palin.
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Miss California: Right back at ya, bitch
Oh, the Hypocrisy!
“I think it’s great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage, And you know what? I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised ~ Carrie Prejean, the (future) dethroned former Miss California
Those are some Christian values you got there, sweetie. Fake boobs. Nude pics. And, YOU think you get to JUDGE others? LOL ~ thejoshuablog 05/05/09
~“I am a Christian, and I am a model. Models pose for pictures…” ~ Carrie Prejean, the (future) dethroned former Miss California
Princeton University’s Professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell discusses the values and hypocrisy within the political world, including “Joe the Plunber’s” bigoted views against gays.
ARE CONTESTANTS ALLOWED TO HAVE COSMETIC SURGERY?
“Although contestants are discouraged from altering their own natural beauty, no restrictions are placed on cosmetic surgery; it is impossible to enforce such a rule. In fact, since 1990 the organization has allowed padding in an effort to discourage participants from permanently altering their bodies for the competition” ~ Miss USA FAQMiss California’s BREAST IMPLANTS FUNDED by Pageant: Confirmed
Miss California: A High School Serial Slut from a Gay-bashing Family?
Miss California Caught Lying and Breaking the Rules, Say Pageant Officials
May 6, 2009
It's not biblically correct to lie-tell, now is it?
Oh, Carrie Prejean, bless your little heart.
CNN is reporting that California pageant officials, lawyers and representatives for Donald Trump have convened to discuss whether or not Miss California will be dethroned.
A copy of the pageant contract Prejean signed last year was presented to CNN by Miss California USA spokesman, Roger Neal. The contract clearly states that the discovery of semi-nude photos could mean disqualification. AND that any contestant must reveal if they've taken nude or partially nude pics in the past.
Says Neal, "You'll see in the agreement that she signed that she clearly violated the terms of her reign as Miss California USA, but we don't expect a decision to be made today."
But what about the other photos not released? The other WAY more naked ones?
Neal says: "We'll see what happens with those, and we want to know who's releasing them."
Neal added that Prejean had run afoul of several parts of the 12-page contract that all prospective contestants were required to sign before competing in the November state contest.
The detailed document - which gives pageant officials nearly unlimited control of the title holder's activities - prohibits Miss California from making personal appearances, giving interviews or making commercials without permission from pageant officials, all of which she HAS been doing.
Naughty naughty!
If she hasn't been fulfilling her obligations as Miss California, she MUST be dethroned! And the firs runner-up of Miss USA can't be a liar!
In the last two weeks, Prejean, 21, has made televised appearances at her local church in San Diego and on behalf of the National Organization for Marriage, a group opposed to same-sex marriage.
The contract also contains a clause asking participants to acknowledge whether they have conducted themselves "in accordance with the highest ethical and moral standards." As an example, it asks if they have ever been photographed nude or partially nude.
Maybe Carrie can't read?
[Image via WENN.]
Sunday, 03 May 2009
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White-washing Matthew Shepard's horror
Virginia Foxx is human~ now that's a hoax!The Republicans love to rewrite history~ but telling an outright lie regarding the circumstances of his horrific slaying by two murderous degenerates, is disgusting, inhuman and could only be maufactured by a morally bereft, UNCHRISTIAN, heartless evildoer ~ and republicans pride themselves on their "morals" don't they? Oh the hypocrisy! This woman is a blight on the U.S. Congrass and a detriment to her.party~ but, so are most Republican congressmen and congresswomen lately. It's blatanly obvious Virginia Foxx ain't nuthin' but plain old trailer trash.Judy Shepard, the mother of Matthew Shepard and executive director of the Matthew Sheppard Foundation responds to recent statements by Representative Foxx regarding her son's death and shares her perspective on the new hate crimes bill in Congress.Replace Hate with Understanding, Compassion & Acceptance
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“This -- the bill was named for him, hate crimes bill was named for him, but it's really a hoax that that continues to be used as an excuse for passing these bills”~ Virginia foxx on the bill which is named for Matthew Shepard, who was brutally murdered for being homosexual.
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx’s attempt to rewrite history and completely ignore the horror of the HATE-motivated murder of Matthew Shepard earns her the dishonor of
~"Go on and tell those lies while you still have breath sister. Your time is over and history will judge you as harshly as it does the Segregationists".~"Um, Ginny, hon--if Matt Shepard wasn't killed because he was gay, then how come one of his killers used the Gay Panic Defense? Can't have it both ways, shug. Stupid whore."Comments from TOWELROADIf you would like to ring up this colossal abnormality of humanity and give her a piece of your mind, feel free:
Phone:(202) 225-2071 • Phone:(336) 778-0211 • Phone:(828) 265-0240 Courtesy of AMERICABlog
Matthew Shepard killed in non-bias "robbery," Foxx says
April 29, 2009
North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx is questioning whether the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay University of Wyoming student, was a bias attack motivated by his sexual orientation.
Shepard's mother Judy was in the gallery at the time, according to a senior Democratic aide.
The socially conservative Foxx, arguing against a new Democratic hate crimes bill that includes new protections for gays and lesbians, described the description of Shepard's murder as a anti-homosexual attack a "hoax" -- and questioned whether prior bias crime legislation should have been named after him.
“I also would like to point out that there was a bill -- the hate crimes bill that's called the Matthew Shepard bill is named after a very unfortunate incident that happened where a young man was killed, but we know that that young man was killed in the commitment of a robbery. It wasn't because he was gay.”
She added:
“This -- the bill was named for him, hate crimes bill was named for him, but it's really a hoax that that continues to be used as an excuse for passing these bills.”
"Matthew Shepard's mother was in the gallery yesterday and I believe she was back today -- so I'm sorry she had to be around to hear it," said Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.). "It's an urban myth... And I'd tell her that man did land on the moon and the moon wasn't made out of green cheese."
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), who supports the hate crimes bill, stared in disbelief before answering a question about the statement.
"It's just sad the Republican caucus has been reduced such a fringe," she said. "It's sad they would go out of their way to prevent people from getting justice."
Two young men -- Russell Arthur Henderson and Aaron James McKinney -- were convicted in connection with the crime, with multiple witnesses testifying to their anti-gay aspect of the crime. Both also intended to rob the Sheppard home after the attack, according to press accounts.
McKinney testified that Shepard attempted to grab his leg earlier in the evening and that had spurred a "gay panic" that provoked an extraordinarily violent outburst -- with his lawyers claiming McKinney had suffered homosexual abuse as a child.
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The ONE line America will not cross: the 'Chorus Line'
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Saturday, 09 May 2009
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Miss California: A High School Serial Slut from a Gay-bashing Family?
Court docs: Miss California USA Carrie Prejean's parents used homosexuality as an insult
Miss California Carrie Prejean, pro-“opposite marriage” activist“Unless we bring men and women together, children will not have mothers and fathers"~
Updated Thursday, May 7th 2009
A second racy lingerie photo has emerged of Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean - as well as some details about her past that may shed some light on the beauty queen's well-publicized views against gay marriage.
The new image of Prejean appeared Wednesday on the site TheDirty.com, flying in the face of Prejean's assurances to pageant reps that the earlier photo was the only one.
The site has been down due to heavy traffic, but CNN reports the second image, like the first, shows Prejean in pink panties and no top, facing away from the camera.
Pageant officials met Tuesday after the first photo appeared to consider stripping Prejean of her Miss California USA title for keeping the photos a secret. Failure to disclose semi-nude photos is grounds for disqualification from the contest.
While the photos released so far appear no more revealing than the swimsuit Prejean wore on stage, Nik Richie, publisher of TheDirty.com, has indicated there are more to come.
Prejean's publicist says Prejean posed for the photos when she was 17 in order to land a modeling job. Prejean herself defended the first image, saying, "I am a Christian, and I am a model ... Models pose for pictures, including lingerie and swimwear photos."
Prejean, whose anti-gay marriage comments during the Miss USA pageant thrust her into the national spotlight, may also have some explaining to do about a series of court documents from her parents' messy, decade-long divorce proceedings.
The papers, dug up by TMZ.com, show that Prejean's parents flung a series of homosexual allegations against one another.
In one of the documents, Prejean's father describes a confrontation he had with her mother in 1996, in which "Ms. Prejean accused me, in front of our daughter, of homosexuality."
Another excerpt quotes a court-appointed doctor who said "The mother questioned [within hearing of the girls] whether [her father] was a homosexual or had a homosexual roommate."
Court papers dated May 16, 2000, include the following statement from a court-appointed counselor: "The mother also alleges the father told the girls their stepfather was gay, that all men with mustaches are gay."
Prejean's father "acknowledges talking with the girls about the stepfather's brother being gay, not the stepfather," said the papers.
Prejean has said she believes her gay marriage view s cost her the crown. She has since signed on to star in a controversial National Organization for Marriage campaign supporting "opposite marriage."
"Marriage is good," Prejean said at a news conference announcing the ad campaign. "There is something special about unions of husband and wife. Unless we bring men and women together, children will not have mothers and fathers."Beauty Queen / Drag Queen . . . separated at birth?
See also ~Miss California: Right back at ya, bitch
EXCLUSIVE: Shanna Moakler in Gay Rights Ad With Former Miss California Contestants
Wednesday April 29, 2009
From US MAGAZINE.COM
Weeks after Miss California Carrie Prejean denounced gay marriage, Shanna Moakler -- the director of the Miss California USA pageant -- is appearing in a new ad supporting gay rights.
Moakler (a former Miss USA) shot a print ad Tuesday slamming Proposition 8, the initiative that bans gay marriage in California.
Joining her were two former Miss California contestants, Raquel Beezley and Tamiko Nash.
"I believe Prop 8 lead a campaign of confusion and never made clear what was being asked of the people," Moakler said in an exclusive statement to USmagazine.com
Tuesday. "I find most people have a problem with the word marriage. What I hope for is helping others understand 'civil union' and then one day helping people learn 'marriage' is something not God, not the state or country can solidify, but between two people who love each other."
Although Prejean has said she lost the Miss USA crown because of her anti-gay marriage answer, Moakler said it was because Prejean "wasn't able to convey compassion for ALL the people that, as MISS USA, she would be representing."
Could it Really be true? She seems so innocent…
Carrie Prejean - Former Vista High School classmates call her a 'serial slut'
05/02/2009
Carrie Prejean, the current Miss California who has become the new spokesperson for right wing religious fundamentalists, isn’t quite the saint that her supporters are claiming her to be, at least according to four former classmates whom I met with in Vista, California today. Two of them referred to her as “La Puta Prejean” since she supposedly often liked picking up Latino men late at night .“I find it funny how she acts like she’s such a moralist now. Ask anybody from Vista High School. I don’t think there is one guy that she hasn’t slept with. The funny thing is that after sleeping with her, guys really had no use for her since she was never too bright,” one classmate told me. It’s always possible that this classmate could be making things up and I have no way to confirm one way or the other, but the Carrie Prejean theme remains constant with everybody whom I spoke with: the religious right fundamentalists would be very smart to get rid of her before everything comes out…and there is a lot.“Carrie received decent grades but that’s because she cheated,” another classmate tells me. “One time, however, Carrie thought she was being smart by cheating off an Asian girl. Carrie bragged how she was going to get an A because she copied from an Asian girl. It turns out that the girl knew what Carrie was doing, purposely wrote down the wrong answers, and then changed them after Carrie handed her test in. Carrie failed the test and deserved to with her racist attitude.”Another classmate tells me that one time, when Carrie was working as a waitress, she spit in the food of a patron whom she thought was gay. “Carrie hated gay people. She pretty much learned from her family that gays were as bad as murderers and that Aids was actually a gift from God. It was pretty disgusting.”Last week, I wrote how both Perez Hilton and Carrie Prejean did nothing wrong: Perez Hilton was brave to bring up a very controversial issue on national television and Carrie Prejean was brave to give an honest answer that put political correctness aside. Though it’s hard to completely judge Carrie Prejean based on what people tell me – which may possibly not even be true – my gut feeling says they are telling the truth. The fact that Carrie Prejean is now exploiting her Miss California role to become a spokesperson against gay marriage seems like she had an agenda all along. But conservatives need not worry if Ms. Prejean doesn’t work out; they can always turn to Bristol Palin.
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Miss California: Right back at ya, bitch
Oh, the Hypocrisy!
“I think it’s great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage, And you know what? I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised ~ Carrie Prejean, the (future) dethroned former Miss California
Those are some Christian values you got there, sweetie. Fake boobs. Nude pics. And, YOU think you get to JUDGE others? LOL ~ thejoshuablog 05/05/09
~“I am a Christian, and I am a model. Models pose for pictures…” ~ Carrie Prejean, the (future) dethroned former Miss California
Princeton University’s Professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell discusses the values and hypocrisy within the political world, including “Joe the Plunber’s” bigoted views against gays.
ARE CONTESTANTS ALLOWED TO HAVE COSMETIC SURGERY?
“Although contestants are discouraged from altering their own natural beauty, no restrictions are placed on cosmetic surgery; it is impossible to enforce such a rule. In fact, since 1990 the organization has allowed padding in an effort to discourage participants from permanently altering their bodies for the competition” ~ Miss USA FAQMiss California’s BREAST IMPLANTS FUNDED by Pageant: Confirmed
Miss California: A High School Serial Slut from a Gay-bashing Family?
Miss California Caught Lying and Breaking the Rules, Say Pageant Officials
May 6, 2009
It's not biblically correct to lie-tell, now is it?
Oh, Carrie Prejean, bless your little heart.
CNN is reporting that California pageant officials, lawyers and representatives for Donald Trump have convened to discuss whether or not Miss California will be dethroned.
A copy of the pageant contract Prejean signed last year was presented to CNN by Miss California USA spokesman, Roger Neal. The contract clearly states that the discovery of semi-nude photos could mean disqualification. AND that any contestant must reveal if they've taken nude or partially nude pics in the past.
Says Neal, "You'll see in the agreement that she signed that she clearly violated the terms of her reign as Miss California USA, but we don't expect a decision to be made today."
But what about the other photos not released? The other WAY more naked ones?
Neal says: "We'll see what happens with those, and we want to know who's releasing them."
Neal added that Prejean had run afoul of several parts of the 12-page contract that all prospective contestants were required to sign before competing in the November state contest.
The detailed document - which gives pageant officials nearly unlimited control of the title holder's activities - prohibits Miss California from making personal appearances, giving interviews or making commercials without permission from pageant officials, all of which she HAS been doing.
Naughty naughty!
If she hasn't been fulfilling her obligations as Miss California, she MUST be dethroned! And the firs runner-up of Miss USA can't be a liar!
In the last two weeks, Prejean, 21, has made televised appearances at her local church in San Diego and on behalf of the National Organization for Marriage, a group opposed to same-sex marriage.
The contract also contains a clause asking participants to acknowledge whether they have conducted themselves "in accordance with the highest ethical and moral standards." As an example, it asks if they have ever been photographed nude or partially nude.
Maybe Carrie can't read?
[Image via WENN.]
Sunday, 03 May 2009
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White-washing Matthew Shepard's horror
Virginia Foxx is human~ now that's a hoax!The Republicans love to rewrite history~ but telling an outright lie regarding the circumstances of his horrific slaying by two murderous degenerates, is disgusting, inhuman and could only be maufactured by a morally bereft, UNCHRISTIAN, heartless evildoer ~ and republicans pride themselves on their "morals" don't they? Oh the hypocrisy! This woman is a blight on the U.S. Congrass and a detriment to her.party~ but, so are most Republican congressmen and congresswomen lately. It's blatanly obvious Virginia Foxx ain't nuthin' but plain old trailer trash.Judy Shepard, the mother of Matthew Shepard and executive director of the Matthew Sheppard Foundation responds to recent statements by Representative Foxx regarding her son's death and shares her perspective on the new hate crimes bill in Congress.Replace Hate with Understanding, Compassion & Acceptance
SIGN UP TODAY AND JOIN THE CAMPAIGN TO ERASE HATE
More on Virginia Foxx: What a disgusting human being
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What a disgusting human being
Worst Person in the World
“This -- the bill was named for him, hate crimes bill was named for him, but it's really a hoax that that continues to be used as an excuse for passing these bills”~ Virginia foxx on the bill which is named for Matthew Shepard, who was brutally murdered for being homosexual.
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx’s attempt to rewrite history and completely ignore the horror of the HATE-motivated murder of Matthew Shepard earns her the dishonor of
~"Go on and tell those lies while you still have breath sister. Your time is over and history will judge you as harshly as it does the Segregationists".~"Um, Ginny, hon--if Matt Shepard wasn't killed because he was gay, then how come one of his killers used the Gay Panic Defense? Can't have it both ways, shug. Stupid whore."Comments from TOWELROADIf you would like to ring up this colossal abnormality of humanity and give her a piece of your mind, feel free:
Phone:(202) 225-2071 • Phone:(336) 778-0211 • Phone:(828) 265-0240 Courtesy of AMERICABlog
Matthew Shepard killed in non-bias "robbery," Foxx says
April 29, 2009
North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx is questioning whether the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay University of Wyoming student, was a bias attack motivated by his sexual orientation.
Shepard's mother Judy was in the gallery at the time, according to a senior Democratic aide.
The socially conservative Foxx, arguing against a new Democratic hate crimes bill that includes new protections for gays and lesbians, described the description of Shepard's murder as a anti-homosexual attack a "hoax" -- and questioned whether prior bias crime legislation should have been named after him.
“I also would like to point out that there was a bill -- the hate crimes bill that's called the Matthew Shepard bill is named after a very unfortunate incident that happened where a young man was killed, but we know that that young man was killed in the commitment of a robbery. It wasn't because he was gay.”
She added:
“This -- the bill was named for him, hate crimes bill was named for him, but it's really a hoax that that continues to be used as an excuse for passing these bills.”
"Matthew Shepard's mother was in the gallery yesterday and I believe she was back today -- so I'm sorry she had to be around to hear it," said Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.). "It's an urban myth... And I'd tell her that man did land on the moon and the moon wasn't made out of green cheese."
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), who supports the hate crimes bill, stared in disbelief before answering a question about the statement.
"It's just sad the Republican caucus has been reduced such a fringe," she said. "It's sad they would go out of their way to prevent people from getting justice."
Two young men -- Russell Arthur Henderson and Aaron James McKinney -- were convicted in connection with the crime, with multiple witnesses testifying to their anti-gay aspect of the crime. Both also intended to rob the Sheppard home after the attack, according to press accounts.
McKinney testified that Shepard attempted to grab his leg earlier in the evening and that had spurred a "gay panic" that provoked an extraordinarily violent outburst -- with his lawyers claiming McKinney had suffered homosexual abuse as a child.
Saturday, 02 May 2009
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The Colbert Report Study~ do you see only what you want to see?
Political Ideology and the Motivation to See What You Want to See in The Colbert Report
Heather L. LaMarre
The Ohio State University, HLaMarre@gmail.com
A. Beam
The Ohio State University
Kristen D. Landreville
The Ohio State University
This study investigated biased message processing of political satire in The Colbert Report and the influence of political ideology on perceptions of Stephen Colbert. Results indicate that political ideology influences biased processing of ambiguous political messages and source in late-night comedy. Using data from an experiment (N = 332), we found that individual-level political ideology significantly predicted perceptions of Colbert's political ideology. Additionally, there was no significant difference between the groups in thinking Colbert was funny, but conservatives were more likely to report that Colbert only pretends to be joking and genuinely meant what he said while liberals were more likely to report that Colbert used satire and was not serious when offering political statements. Conservatism also significantly predicted perceptions that Colbert disliked liberalism. Finally, a post hoc analysis revealed that perceptions of Colbert's political opinions fully mediated the relationship between political ideology and individual-level opinion.
The International Journal of Press/Politics, Vol. 14, No. 2, 212-231 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1940161208330904
Friday, 01 May 2009
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Is the GOP trying to destroy the U.S.?
Hope ItWas Worth It~ Literally
Ain't that just like the GOP?
Lawmakers cut flu money from stimulus
By Stephen Dinan (Contact) | Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Congress over the past four years has trimmed spending aimed at fighting a flu pandemic, most recently in this year's stimulus bill, when a key House Democrat tried but failed to get his colleagues to include hundreds of millions of dollars.
House Appropriations Committee Chairman David R. Obey, Wisconsin Democrat, said he included $420 million in flu-fighting money in the House version of the stimulus bill, but senators objected and he was forced to pull the allocation when the final bill passed in February.
"Whether or not this influenza strain turns out to have pandemic potential, sooner or later some strain will," Mr. Obey said. "We are not prepared today. Lets hope we dont need to be. Because we need to become prepared as soon as possible, I intend to again request additional funds in the upcoming supplemental."
The outbreak of swine flu has fostered a search for where to place blame. Although Mr. Obey didn't name names, liberal blogs have been particularly harsh toward Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, who during the stimulus debate touted her opposition to flu-fighting money. She was one of three Republicans who voted for the stimulus bill, and did so after the flu funds and some other provisions were removed.
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
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Swine Flu outbreak worse than stated, say letters emailed to BBC
Face masks are now being worn by people across Mexico as a precautionReaders in the areas affected by the swine flu outbreak have been sending their accounts to the BBC since the first cases were reported.
The virus - which has so far claimed more than 100 lives in Mexico - has spread, with the first European case confirmed in Spain.
Governments around the world are attempting to prevent it spreading further, amid reports of further infections in the US and Canada.
Below, a selection of BBC readers' comments describe a sense of fear and uncertainty gripping their countries as a result of the spread of the virus.
MONDAY, 27 APRIL, MEXICO AND SPAINThis is something that we are taking very seriously, which is why the government and the authorities have implemented preventative measures - from the use of masks to our recommendation that they avoid greeting one another with a kiss or even a handshake. They have acted correctly. It makes me proud to know that we have such a good system of epidemiological health in Mexico.

I think that we will see a lower number of new cases in the coming days
Dr Alejandro Vargas, Mexico CityThe hospitals are coping well. Some people have complained of long queues - but these are mostly alarmist types. People shouldn't be going to hospital just because they're sneezing. If too many people show up at emergency rooms then the system could collapse. But, we have many hospitals and they have all been working to implement the measures.
We have enough anti-virals. I had the opportunity to speak with the person in charge of the purchasing of all medications for the Mexican Social Security Institute and they told me that they worked on this the entire weekend. There is definitely enough.
The cases that are materialising now are those related to infections that occurred before the measures were put in place. However, it's going to be a while before we get the results. I think that we will see a lower number of new cases in the coming days and I think the measures will prove to be successful.
Dr Alejandro Vargas, Mexico CityI'm a doctor responsible for managing vaccines in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon.
Over the last two weeks we started seeing patients with high fever, muscle aches, sore throats and coughs. Those symptoms seemed a bit odd for us, but we didn't diagnose them with swine flu as we didn't know about it.
On Sunday we had our first death in the area. It was someone who came from Mexico City. But we don't have the means to confirm whether it was as a result of swine flu.

We need to have the means to diagnose people and, most importantly, the means to offer them treatment
Dr Vicente Torres, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, MexicoMore than anything, we lack equipment and laboratory kits. All we can do is look at the symptoms and make a clinical diagnosis.
In the pharmacies, there is no Tamiflu available. They only have another medication and they don't even have enough of that.
So the vaccines we have are not enough we don't have the medication required. People here are not aware that this flu outbreak can kill people.
On behalf of all the medical community in Nuevo Leon I'd like to ask for help to get the medication, so we can treat people.
We need to have the means to diagnose people and, most importantly, the means to offer them treatment.
Dr Vicente Torres, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, MexicoI have been trying to purchase face masks for myself and my family - my wife and two children - but haven't been able to get one anywhere.
I have visited six pharmacies in the area and all are sold out. None are expecting deliveries until Tuesday. I am concerned by this and don't think it's good enough, given it's a measure the government is advising.
However, I haven't seen any clear government advice on where people can get masks.
My family and I are all at home and are taking general precautionary measures - such as avoiding any outside contact, going very carefully to the supermarket to do basic shopping and making no unnecessary visits or trips.
I hope the government is being truthful - it certainly appears to be transparent in its information.
The schools are closed, as are public buildings. People have been advised to stay at home and have been instructed with basic health precautions to take.
Jorge, Mexico City, MexicoMore Here...
Saturday, 25 April 2009
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Gregory Brothers~ VERY clever & funny too!
Auto-Tune the News
By David Hansen in Stuff
Apr. 23 2009
Part 2
The best ideas are the simple ideas done perfectly, and that's precisely what Auto-Tune the News, a rabidly funny lampoon of cable news pundits, is. The players are Michael Gregory and his older brother Andrew Gregory (a touring songwriter of the Bright Eyes stripe, who even has his own Myspace page).
It's exactly what the title suggests-- the Gregory brothers apply the auto-tune vocal effect to the sounds of the nightly news, harmonizing with them whenever possible. The effect is magnificent and jaw-dropping, not only for its topicality but for its spot-on recreation of a fad that's still ablaze.
Auto-Tune the News #2: pirates, drugs & gay marriageAuto-Tune the News #1: march madness, economic woes & the pentagon budget cuts.
Part 1.
This use of auto-tune most loudly confirms what we all new about that particular vocal effect-- it's quick, easy and fool proof, and Auto Tune the News is no compliment to T-Pain's current domination of the R and B charts. And the beat production here? These songs have wheels-- particularly part 2. Auto Tune the News part 2 could be sneaked into any DJs set from Too Much Love to Epic and not an eyelash would bat. Stay tuned-- hopefully there's more to come. -
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Torturers Have Normalized Something Awful
House Minority Leader John Boehner agreed on Thursday with the Democrats that the Bush Admistration enforced torture practices and then suggested that both parties accept the blame for it. The Nation's Chris Hayes talks about the GOP's eagerness for bipartisan blame.A Senate report revealed that former President George W. Bush and top-ranking officials in his administration approved torture techniques for the prison at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib. Former Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski reveals how soldiers were victims of scapegoatting for merely obeying orders.CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE
and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or PunishmentThe States Parties to this Convention…
Desiring to make more effective the struggle against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment throughout the world,
Have agreed as follows:
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Article 1
1.For the purposes of this Convention, the term “torture” means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity. It does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions.
2.This article is without prejudice to any international instrument or national legislation which does or may contain provisions of wider application.
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Saturday, 09 May 2009
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Miss California: A High School Serial Slut from a Gay-bashing Family?
Court docs: Miss California USA Carrie Prejean's parents used homosexuality as an insult
Miss California Carrie Prejean, pro-“opposite marriage” activist“Unless we bring men and women together, children will not have mothers and fathers"~
Updated Thursday, May 7th 2009
A second racy lingerie photo has emerged of Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean - as well as some details about her past that may shed some light on the beauty queen's well-publicized views against gay marriage.
The new image of Prejean appeared Wednesday on the site TheDirty.com, flying in the face of Prejean's assurances to pageant reps that the earlier photo was the only one.
The site has been down due to heavy traffic, but CNN reports the second image, like the first, shows Prejean in pink panties and no top, facing away from the camera.
Pageant officials met Tuesday after the first photo appeared to consider stripping Prejean of her Miss California USA title for keeping the photos a secret. Failure to disclose semi-nude photos is grounds for disqualification from the contest.
While the photos released so far appear no more revealing than the swimsuit Prejean wore on stage, Nik Richie, publisher of TheDirty.com, has indicated there are more to come.
Prejean's publicist says Prejean posed for the photos when she was 17 in order to land a modeling job. Prejean herself defended the first image, saying, "I am a Christian, and I am a model ... Models pose for pictures, including lingerie and swimwear photos."
Prejean, whose anti-gay marriage comments during the Miss USA pageant thrust her into the national spotlight, may also have some explaining to do about a series of court documents from her parents' messy, decade-long divorce proceedings.
The papers, dug up by TMZ.com, show that Prejean's parents flung a series of homosexual allegations against one another.
In one of the documents, Prejean's father describes a confrontation he had with her mother in 1996, in which "Ms. Prejean accused me, in front of our daughter, of homosexuality."
Another excerpt quotes a court-appointed doctor who said "The mother questioned [within hearing of the girls] whether [her father] was a homosexual or had a homosexual roommate."
Court papers dated May 16, 2000, include the following statement from a court-appointed counselor: "The mother also alleges the father told the girls their stepfather was gay, that all men with mustaches are gay."
Prejean's father "acknowledges talking with the girls about the stepfather's brother being gay, not the stepfather," said the papers.
Prejean has said she believes her gay marriage view s cost her the crown. She has since signed on to star in a controversial National Organization for Marriage campaign supporting "opposite marriage."
"Marriage is good," Prejean said at a news conference announcing the ad campaign. "There is something special about unions of husband and wife. Unless we bring men and women together, children will not have mothers and fathers."Beauty Queen / Drag Queen . . . separated at birth?
See also ~Miss California: Right back at ya, bitch
EXCLUSIVE: Shanna Moakler in Gay Rights Ad With Former Miss California Contestants
Wednesday April 29, 2009
From US MAGAZINE.COM
Weeks after Miss California Carrie Prejean denounced gay marriage, Shanna Moakler -- the director of the Miss California USA pageant -- is appearing in a new ad supporting gay rights.
Moakler (a former Miss USA) shot a print ad Tuesday slamming Proposition 8, the initiative that bans gay marriage in California.
Joining her were two former Miss California contestants, Raquel Beezley and Tamiko Nash.
"I believe Prop 8 lead a campaign of confusion and never made clear what was being asked of the people," Moakler said in an exclusive statement to USmagazine.com
Tuesday. "I find most people have a problem with the word marriage. What I hope for is helping others understand 'civil union' and then one day helping people learn 'marriage' is something not God, not the state or country can solidify, but between two people who love each other."
Although Prejean has said she lost the Miss USA crown because of her anti-gay marriage answer, Moakler said it was because Prejean "wasn't able to convey compassion for ALL the people that, as MISS USA, she would be representing."
Could it Really be true? She seems so innocent…
Carrie Prejean - Former Vista High School classmates call her a 'serial slut'
05/02/2009
Carrie Prejean, the current Miss California who has become the new spokesperson for right wing religious fundamentalists, isn’t quite the saint that her supporters are claiming her to be, at least according to four former classmates whom I met with in Vista, California today. Two of them referred to her as “La Puta Prejean” since she supposedly often liked picking up Latino men late at night .“I find it funny how she acts like she’s such a moralist now. Ask anybody from Vista High School. I don’t think there is one guy that she hasn’t slept with. The funny thing is that after sleeping with her, guys really had no use for her since she was never too bright,” one classmate told me. It’s always possible that this classmate could be making things up and I have no way to confirm one way or the other, but the Carrie Prejean theme remains constant with everybody whom I spoke with: the religious right fundamentalists would be very smart to get rid of her before everything comes out…and there is a lot.“Carrie received decent grades but that’s because she cheated,” another classmate tells me. “One time, however, Carrie thought she was being smart by cheating off an Asian girl. Carrie bragged how she was going to get an A because she copied from an Asian girl. It turns out that the girl knew what Carrie was doing, purposely wrote down the wrong answers, and then changed them after Carrie handed her test in. Carrie failed the test and deserved to with her racist attitude.”Another classmate tells me that one time, when Carrie was working as a waitress, she spit in the food of a patron whom she thought was gay. “Carrie hated gay people. She pretty much learned from her family that gays were as bad as murderers and that Aids was actually a gift from God. It was pretty disgusting.”Last week, I wrote how both Perez Hilton and Carrie Prejean did nothing wrong: Perez Hilton was brave to bring up a very controversial issue on national television and Carrie Prejean was brave to give an honest answer that put political correctness aside. Though it’s hard to completely judge Carrie Prejean based on what people tell me – which may possibly not even be true – my gut feeling says they are telling the truth. The fact that Carrie Prejean is now exploiting her Miss California role to become a spokesperson against gay marriage seems like she had an agenda all along. But conservatives need not worry if Ms. Prejean doesn’t work out; they can always turn to Bristol Palin.
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Miss California: Right back at ya, bitch
Oh, the Hypocrisy!
“I think it’s great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage, And you know what? I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised ~ Carrie Prejean, the (future) dethroned former Miss California
Those are some Christian values you got there, sweetie. Fake boobs. Nude pics. And, YOU think you get to JUDGE others? LOL ~ thejoshuablog 05/05/09
~“I am a Christian, and I am a model. Models pose for pictures…” ~ Carrie Prejean, the (future) dethroned former Miss California
Princeton University’s Professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell discusses the values and hypocrisy within the political world, including “Joe the Plunber’s” bigoted views against gays.
ARE CONTESTANTS ALLOWED TO HAVE COSMETIC SURGERY?
“Although contestants are discouraged from altering their own natural beauty, no restrictions are placed on cosmetic surgery; it is impossible to enforce such a rule. In fact, since 1990 the organization has allowed padding in an effort to discourage participants from permanently altering their bodies for the competition” ~ Miss USA FAQMiss California’s BREAST IMPLANTS FUNDED by Pageant: Confirmed
Miss California: A High School Serial Slut from a Gay-bashing Family?
Miss California Caught Lying and Breaking the Rules, Say Pageant Officials
May 6, 2009
It's not biblically correct to lie-tell, now is it?
Oh, Carrie Prejean, bless your little heart.
CNN is reporting that California pageant officials, lawyers and representatives for Donald Trump have convened to discuss whether or not Miss California will be dethroned.
A copy of the pageant contract Prejean signed last year was presented to CNN by Miss California USA spokesman, Roger Neal. The contract clearly states that the discovery of semi-nude photos could mean disqualification. AND that any contestant must reveal if they've taken nude or partially nude pics in the past.
Says Neal, "You'll see in the agreement that she signed that she clearly violated the terms of her reign as Miss California USA, but we don't expect a decision to be made today."
But what about the other photos not released? The other WAY more naked ones?
Neal says: "We'll see what happens with those, and we want to know who's releasing them."
Neal added that Prejean had run afoul of several parts of the 12-page contract that all prospective contestants were required to sign before competing in the November state contest.
The detailed document - which gives pageant officials nearly unlimited control of the title holder's activities - prohibits Miss California from making personal appearances, giving interviews or making commercials without permission from pageant officials, all of which she HAS been doing.
Naughty naughty!
If she hasn't been fulfilling her obligations as Miss California, she MUST be dethroned! And the firs runner-up of Miss USA can't be a liar!
In the last two weeks, Prejean, 21, has made televised appearances at her local church in San Diego and on behalf of the National Organization for Marriage, a group opposed to same-sex marriage.
The contract also contains a clause asking participants to acknowledge whether they have conducted themselves "in accordance with the highest ethical and moral standards." As an example, it asks if they have ever been photographed nude or partially nude.
Maybe Carrie can't read?
[Image via WENN.]
Sunday, 03 May 2009
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White-washing Matthew Shepard's horror
Virginia Foxx is human~ now that's a hoax!The Republicans love to rewrite history~ but telling an outright lie regarding the circumstances of his horrific slaying by two murderous degenerates, is disgusting, inhuman and could only be maufactured by a morally bereft, UNCHRISTIAN, heartless evildoer ~ and republicans pride themselves on their "morals" don't they? Oh the hypocrisy! This woman is a blight on the U.S. Congrass and a detriment to her.party~ but, so are most Republican congressmen and congresswomen lately. It's blatanly obvious Virginia Foxx ain't nuthin' but plain old trailer trash.Judy Shepard, the mother of Matthew Shepard and executive director of the Matthew Sheppard Foundation responds to recent statements by Representative Foxx regarding her son's death and shares her perspective on the new hate crimes bill in Congress.Replace Hate with Understanding, Compassion & Acceptance
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“This -- the bill was named for him, hate crimes bill was named for him, but it's really a hoax that that continues to be used as an excuse for passing these bills”~ Virginia foxx on the bill which is named for Matthew Shepard, who was brutally murdered for being homosexual.
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx’s attempt to rewrite history and completely ignore the horror of the HATE-motivated murder of Matthew Shepard earns her the dishonor of
~"Go on and tell those lies while you still have breath sister. Your time is over and history will judge you as harshly as it does the Segregationists".~"Um, Ginny, hon--if Matt Shepard wasn't killed because he was gay, then how come one of his killers used the Gay Panic Defense? Can't have it both ways, shug. Stupid whore."Comments from TOWELROADIf you would like to ring up this colossal abnormality of humanity and give her a piece of your mind, feel free:
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Matthew Shepard killed in non-bias "robbery," Foxx says
April 29, 2009
North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx is questioning whether the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay University of Wyoming student, was a bias attack motivated by his sexual orientation.
Shepard's mother Judy was in the gallery at the time, according to a senior Democratic aide.
The socially conservative Foxx, arguing against a new Democratic hate crimes bill that includes new protections for gays and lesbians, described the description of Shepard's murder as a anti-homosexual attack a "hoax" -- and questioned whether prior bias crime legislation should have been named after him.
“I also would like to point out that there was a bill -- the hate crimes bill that's called the Matthew Shepard bill is named after a very unfortunate incident that happened where a young man was killed, but we know that that young man was killed in the commitment of a robbery. It wasn't because he was gay.”
She added:
“This -- the bill was named for him, hate crimes bill was named for him, but it's really a hoax that that continues to be used as an excuse for passing these bills.”
"Matthew Shepard's mother was in the gallery yesterday and I believe she was back today -- so I'm sorry she had to be around to hear it," said Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.). "It's an urban myth... And I'd tell her that man did land on the moon and the moon wasn't made out of green cheese."
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), who supports the hate crimes bill, stared in disbelief before answering a question about the statement.
"It's just sad the Republican caucus has been reduced such a fringe," she said. "It's sad they would go out of their way to prevent people from getting justice."
Two young men -- Russell Arthur Henderson and Aaron James McKinney -- were convicted in connection with the crime, with multiple witnesses testifying to their anti-gay aspect of the crime. Both also intended to rob the Sheppard home after the attack, according to press accounts.
McKinney testified that Shepard attempted to grab his leg earlier in the evening and that had spurred a "gay panic" that provoked an extraordinarily violent outburst -- with his lawyers claiming McKinney had suffered homosexual abuse as a child.
Saturday, 02 May 2009
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The Colbert Report Study~ do you see only what you want to see?
Political Ideology and the Motivation to See What You Want to See in The Colbert Report
Heather L. LaMarre
The Ohio State University, HLaMarre@gmail.com
A. Beam
The Ohio State University
Kristen D. Landreville
The Ohio State University
This study investigated biased message processing of political satire in The Colbert Report and the influence of political ideology on perceptions of Stephen Colbert. Results indicate that political ideology influences biased processing of ambiguous political messages and source in late-night comedy. Using data from an experiment (N = 332), we found that individual-level political ideology significantly predicted perceptions of Colbert's political ideology. Additionally, there was no significant difference between the groups in thinking Colbert was funny, but conservatives were more likely to report that Colbert only pretends to be joking and genuinely meant what he said while liberals were more likely to report that Colbert used satire and was not serious when offering political statements. Conservatism also significantly predicted perceptions that Colbert disliked liberalism. Finally, a post hoc analysis revealed that perceptions of Colbert's political opinions fully mediated the relationship between political ideology and individual-level opinion.
The International Journal of Press/Politics, Vol. 14, No. 2, 212-231 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1940161208330904
Friday, 01 May 2009
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Is the GOP trying to destroy the U.S.?
Hope ItWas Worth It~ Literally
Ain't that just like the GOP?
Lawmakers cut flu money from stimulus
By Stephen Dinan (Contact) | Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Congress over the past four years has trimmed spending aimed at fighting a flu pandemic, most recently in this year's stimulus bill, when a key House Democrat tried but failed to get his colleagues to include hundreds of millions of dollars.
House Appropriations Committee Chairman David R. Obey, Wisconsin Democrat, said he included $420 million in flu-fighting money in the House version of the stimulus bill, but senators objected and he was forced to pull the allocation when the final bill passed in February.
"Whether or not this influenza strain turns out to have pandemic potential, sooner or later some strain will," Mr. Obey said. "We are not prepared today. Lets hope we dont need to be. Because we need to become prepared as soon as possible, I intend to again request additional funds in the upcoming supplemental."
The outbreak of swine flu has fostered a search for where to place blame. Although Mr. Obey didn't name names, liberal blogs have been particularly harsh toward Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, who during the stimulus debate touted her opposition to flu-fighting money. She was one of three Republicans who voted for the stimulus bill, and did so after the flu funds and some other provisions were removed.
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
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Swine Flu outbreak worse than stated, say letters emailed to BBC
Face masks are now being worn by people across Mexico as a precautionReaders in the areas affected by the swine flu outbreak have been sending their accounts to the BBC since the first cases were reported.
The virus - which has so far claimed more than 100 lives in Mexico - has spread, with the first European case confirmed in Spain.
Governments around the world are attempting to prevent it spreading further, amid reports of further infections in the US and Canada.
Below, a selection of BBC readers' comments describe a sense of fear and uncertainty gripping their countries as a result of the spread of the virus.
MONDAY, 27 APRIL, MEXICO AND SPAINThis is something that we are taking very seriously, which is why the government and the authorities have implemented preventative measures - from the use of masks to our recommendation that they avoid greeting one another with a kiss or even a handshake. They have acted correctly. It makes me proud to know that we have such a good system of epidemiological health in Mexico.

I think that we will see a lower number of new cases in the coming days
Dr Alejandro Vargas, Mexico CityThe hospitals are coping well. Some people have complained of long queues - but these are mostly alarmist types. People shouldn't be going to hospital just because they're sneezing. If too many people show up at emergency rooms then the system could collapse. But, we have many hospitals and they have all been working to implement the measures.
We have enough anti-virals. I had the opportunity to speak with the person in charge of the purchasing of all medications for the Mexican Social Security Institute and they told me that they worked on this the entire weekend. There is definitely enough.
The cases that are materialising now are those related to infections that occurred before the measures were put in place. However, it's going to be a while before we get the results. I think that we will see a lower number of new cases in the coming days and I think the measures will prove to be successful.
Dr Alejandro Vargas, Mexico CityI'm a doctor responsible for managing vaccines in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon.
Over the last two weeks we started seeing patients with high fever, muscle aches, sore throats and coughs. Those symptoms seemed a bit odd for us, but we didn't diagnose them with swine flu as we didn't know about it.
On Sunday we had our first death in the area. It was someone who came from Mexico City. But we don't have the means to confirm whether it was as a result of swine flu.

We need to have the means to diagnose people and, most importantly, the means to offer them treatment
Dr Vicente Torres, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, MexicoMore than anything, we lack equipment and laboratory kits. All we can do is look at the symptoms and make a clinical diagnosis.
In the pharmacies, there is no Tamiflu available. They only have another medication and they don't even have enough of that.
So the vaccines we have are not enough we don't have the medication required. People here are not aware that this flu outbreak can kill people.
On behalf of all the medical community in Nuevo Leon I'd like to ask for help to get the medication, so we can treat people.
We need to have the means to diagnose people and, most importantly, the means to offer them treatment.
Dr Vicente Torres, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, MexicoI have been trying to purchase face masks for myself and my family - my wife and two children - but haven't been able to get one anywhere.
I have visited six pharmacies in the area and all are sold out. None are expecting deliveries until Tuesday. I am concerned by this and don't think it's good enough, given it's a measure the government is advising.
However, I haven't seen any clear government advice on where people can get masks.
My family and I are all at home and are taking general precautionary measures - such as avoiding any outside contact, going very carefully to the supermarket to do basic shopping and making no unnecessary visits or trips.
I hope the government is being truthful - it certainly appears to be transparent in its information.
The schools are closed, as are public buildings. People have been advised to stay at home and have been instructed with basic health precautions to take.
Jorge, Mexico City, MexicoMore Here...
Saturday, 25 April 2009
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Gregory Brothers~ VERY clever & funny too!
Auto-Tune the News
By David Hansen in Stuff
Apr. 23 2009
Part 2
The best ideas are the simple ideas done perfectly, and that's precisely what Auto-Tune the News, a rabidly funny lampoon of cable news pundits, is. The players are Michael Gregory and his older brother Andrew Gregory (a touring songwriter of the Bright Eyes stripe, who even has his own Myspace page).
It's exactly what the title suggests-- the Gregory brothers apply the auto-tune vocal effect to the sounds of the nightly news, harmonizing with them whenever possible. The effect is magnificent and jaw-dropping, not only for its topicality but for its spot-on recreation of a fad that's still ablaze.
Auto-Tune the News #2: pirates, drugs & gay marriageAuto-Tune the News #1: march madness, economic woes & the pentagon budget cuts.
Part 1.
This use of auto-tune most loudly confirms what we all new about that particular vocal effect-- it's quick, easy and fool proof, and Auto Tune the News is no compliment to T-Pain's current domination of the R and B charts. And the beat production here? These songs have wheels-- particularly part 2. Auto Tune the News part 2 could be sneaked into any DJs set from Too Much Love to Epic and not an eyelash would bat. Stay tuned-- hopefully there's more to come. -
Sadism has been normalized
“There was a really, deeply evil thing that went on there”~ Chris Hayes, The Nation
Torturers Have Normalized Something Awful
House Minority Leader John Boehner agreed on Thursday with the Democrats that the Bush Admistration enforced torture practices and then suggested that both parties accept the blame for it. The Nation's Chris Hayes talks about the GOP's eagerness for bipartisan blame.A Senate report revealed that former President George W. Bush and top-ranking officials in his administration approved torture techniques for the prison at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib. Former Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski reveals how soldiers were victims of scapegoatting for merely obeying orders.CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE
and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or PunishmentThe States Parties to this Convention…
Desiring to make more effective the struggle against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment throughout the world,
Have agreed as follows:
PART I
Article 1
1.For the purposes of this Convention, the term “torture” means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity. It does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions.
2.This article is without prejudice to any international instrument or national legislation which does or may contain provisions of wider application.
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The ONE line America will not cross: the 'Chorus Line'
"It’s ok to waterboard a guy over eighty times, but God forbid, the guy who could understand what the prick was saying … has a boyfriend...
Waterboarding may makethe prisoner talk~ but it ain't gonna make him talk english" ~
Jon Stewart, The Daily Show“Don't ask, don't tell” is obviously becoming a bane to U.S. military policy ~ if a Federal law is in direct opposition to any sort of logic whatsoever, maybe it's time to rethink these brilliant regulations. A systemic corrosion exists in the "freest country on earth" if a segment of our government is so incredibly homophobic that it would cut off it's nose to spite it's face. It's absolutely absurd to risk the safety of the U.S. to soothe the egos of pseudo-macho morons, who, in some way, feel threatened by what others may do privately, on their own time. Narrow minded, discriminatory people should never be elevated to positions of authority~ these folks are obviously too weak to effectively cope with powerful feelings and emotions stemming from some sort of a "percieved threat".
Moral Kombat
Barack Obama blocks the release of detainee photos, and refuses to intervene in the dismissal of a gay lieutenant.
The Daily Show With Jon Stewart M - Th 11p / 10c Moral Kombat thedailyshow.com Daily Show
Full EpisodesEconomic Crisis Political Humor Dan Choi Is Gay ~ that's all you have to say
John Oliver acknowledges that Dan Choi may be a valuable Arabic translator, but he's gay.
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Saturday, 09 May 2009
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Miss California: A High School Serial Slut from a Gay-bashing Family?
Court docs: Miss California USA Carrie Prejean's parents used homosexuality as an insult
Miss California Carrie Prejean, pro-“opposite marriage” activist“Unless we bring men and women together, children will not have mothers and fathers"~
Updated Thursday, May 7th 2009
A second racy lingerie photo has emerged of Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean - as well as some details about her past that may shed some light on the beauty queen's well-publicized views against gay marriage.
The new image of Prejean appeared Wednesday on the site TheDirty.com, flying in the face of Prejean's assurances to pageant reps that the earlier photo was the only one.
The site has been down due to heavy traffic, but CNN reports the second image, like the first, shows Prejean in pink panties and no top, facing away from the camera.
Pageant officials met Tuesday after the first photo appeared to consider stripping Prejean of her Miss California USA title for keeping the photos a secret. Failure to disclose semi-nude photos is grounds for disqualification from the contest.
While the photos released so far appear no more revealing than the swimsuit Prejean wore on stage, Nik Richie, publisher of TheDirty.com, has indicated there are more to come.
Prejean's publicist says Prejean posed for the photos when she was 17 in order to land a modeling job. Prejean herself defended the first image, saying, "I am a Christian, and I am a model ... Models pose for pictures, including lingerie and swimwear photos."
Prejean, whose anti-gay marriage comments during the Miss USA pageant thrust her into the national spotlight, may also have some explaining to do about a series of court documents from her parents' messy, decade-long divorce proceedings.
The papers, dug up by TMZ.com, show that Prejean's parents flung a series of homosexual allegations against one another.
In one of the documents, Prejean's father describes a confrontation he had with her mother in 1996, in which "Ms. Prejean accused me, in front of our daughter, of homosexuality."
Another excerpt quotes a court-appointed doctor who said "The mother questioned [within hearing of the girls] whether [her father] was a homosexual or had a homosexual roommate."
Court papers dated May 16, 2000, include the following statement from a court-appointed counselor: "The mother also alleges the father told the girls their stepfather was gay, that all men with mustaches are gay."
Prejean's father "acknowledges talking with the girls about the stepfather's brother being gay, not the stepfather," said the papers.
Prejean has said she believes her gay marriage view s cost her the crown. She has since signed on to star in a controversial National Organization for Marriage campaign supporting "opposite marriage."
"Marriage is good," Prejean said at a news conference announcing the ad campaign. "There is something special about unions of husband and wife. Unless we bring men and women together, children will not have mothers and fathers."Beauty Queen / Drag Queen . . . separated at birth?
See also ~Miss California: Right back at ya, bitch
EXCLUSIVE: Shanna Moakler in Gay Rights Ad With Former Miss California Contestants
Wednesday April 29, 2009
From US MAGAZINE.COM
Weeks after Miss California Carrie Prejean denounced gay marriage, Shanna Moakler -- the director of the Miss California USA pageant -- is appearing in a new ad supporting gay rights.
Moakler (a former Miss USA) shot a print ad Tuesday slamming Proposition 8, the initiative that bans gay marriage in California.
Joining her were two former Miss California contestants, Raquel Beezley and Tamiko Nash.
"I believe Prop 8 lead a campaign of confusion and never made clear what was being asked of the people," Moakler said in an exclusive statement to USmagazine.com
Tuesday. "I find most people have a problem with the word marriage. What I hope for is helping others understand 'civil union' and then one day helping people learn 'marriage' is something not God, not the state or country can solidify, but between two people who love each other."
Although Prejean has said she lost the Miss USA crown because of her anti-gay marriage answer, Moakler said it was because Prejean "wasn't able to convey compassion for ALL the people that, as MISS USA, she would be representing."
Could it Really be true? She seems so innocent…
Carrie Prejean - Former Vista High School classmates call her a 'serial slut'
05/02/2009
Carrie Prejean, the current Miss California who has become the new spokesperson for right wing religious fundamentalists, isn’t quite the saint that her supporters are claiming her to be, at least according to four former classmates whom I met with in Vista, California today. Two of them referred to her as “La Puta Prejean” since she supposedly often liked picking up Latino men late at night .“I find it funny how she acts like she’s such a moralist now. Ask anybody from Vista High School. I don’t think there is one guy that she hasn’t slept with. The funny thing is that after sleeping with her, guys really had no use for her since she was never too bright,” one classmate told me. It’s always possible that this classmate could be making things up and I have no way to confirm one way or the other, but the Carrie Prejean theme remains constant with everybody whom I spoke with: the religious right fundamentalists would be very smart to get rid of her before everything comes out…and there is a lot.“Carrie received decent grades but that’s because she cheated,” another classmate tells me. “One time, however, Carrie thought she was being smart by cheating off an Asian girl. Carrie bragged how she was going to get an A because she copied from an Asian girl. It turns out that the girl knew what Carrie was doing, purposely wrote down the wrong answers, and then changed them after Carrie handed her test in. Carrie failed the test and deserved to with her racist attitude.”Another classmate tells me that one time, when Carrie was working as a waitress, she spit in the food of a patron whom she thought was gay. “Carrie hated gay people. She pretty much learned from her family that gays were as bad as murderers and that Aids was actually a gift from God. It was pretty disgusting.”Last week, I wrote how both Perez Hilton and Carrie Prejean did nothing wrong: Perez Hilton was brave to bring up a very controversial issue on national television and Carrie Prejean was brave to give an honest answer that put political correctness aside. Though it’s hard to completely judge Carrie Prejean based on what people tell me – which may possibly not even be true – my gut feeling says they are telling the truth. The fact that Carrie Prejean is now exploiting her Miss California role to become a spokesperson against gay marriage seems like she had an agenda all along. But conservatives need not worry if Ms. Prejean doesn’t work out; they can always turn to Bristol Palin.
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Miss California: Right back at ya, bitch
Oh, the Hypocrisy!
“I think it’s great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage, And you know what? I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised ~ Carrie Prejean, the (future) dethroned former Miss California
Those are some Christian values you got there, sweetie. Fake boobs. Nude pics. And, YOU think you get to JUDGE others? LOL ~ thejoshuablog 05/05/09
~“I am a Christian, and I am a model. Models pose for pictures…” ~ Carrie Prejean, the (future) dethroned former Miss California
Princeton University’s Professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell discusses the values and hypocrisy within the political world, including “Joe the Plunber’s” bigoted views against gays.
ARE CONTESTANTS ALLOWED TO HAVE COSMETIC SURGERY?
“Although contestants are discouraged from altering their own natural beauty, no restrictions are placed on cosmetic surgery; it is impossible to enforce such a rule. In fact, since 1990 the organization has allowed padding in an effort to discourage participants from permanently altering their bodies for the competition” ~ Miss USA FAQMiss California’s BREAST IMPLANTS FUNDED by Pageant: Confirmed
Miss California: A High School Serial Slut from a Gay-bashing Family?
Miss California Caught Lying and Breaking the Rules, Say Pageant Officials
May 6, 2009
It's not biblically correct to lie-tell, now is it?
Oh, Carrie Prejean, bless your little heart.
CNN is reporting that California pageant officials, lawyers and representatives for Donald Trump have convened to discuss whether or not Miss California will be dethroned.
A copy of the pageant contract Prejean signed last year was presented to CNN by Miss California USA spokesman, Roger Neal. The contract clearly states that the discovery of semi-nude photos could mean disqualification. AND that any contestant must reveal if they've taken nude or partially nude pics in the past.
Says Neal, "You'll see in the agreement that she signed that she clearly violated the terms of her reign as Miss California USA, but we don't expect a decision to be made today."
But what about the other photos not released? The other WAY more naked ones?
Neal says: "We'll see what happens with those, and we want to know who's releasing them."
Neal added that Prejean had run afoul of several parts of the 12-page contract that all prospective contestants were required to sign before competing in the November state contest.
The detailed document - which gives pageant officials nearly unlimited control of the title holder's activities - prohibits Miss California from making personal appearances, giving interviews or making commercials without permission from pageant officials, all of which she HAS been doing.
Naughty naughty!
If she hasn't been fulfilling her obligations as Miss California, she MUST be dethroned! And the firs runner-up of Miss USA can't be a liar!
In the last two weeks, Prejean, 21, has made televised appearances at her local church in San Diego and on behalf of the National Organization for Marriage, a group opposed to same-sex marriage.
The contract also contains a clause asking participants to acknowledge whether they have conducted themselves "in accordance with the highest ethical and moral standards." As an example, it asks if they have ever been photographed nude or partially nude.
Maybe Carrie can't read?
[Image via WENN.]
Sunday, 03 May 2009
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White-washing Matthew Shepard's horror
Virginia Foxx is human~ now that's a hoax!The Republicans love to rewrite history~ but telling an outright lie regarding the circumstances of his horrific slaying by two murderous degenerates, is disgusting, inhuman and could only be maufactured by a morally bereft, UNCHRISTIAN, heartless evildoer ~ and republicans pride themselves on their "morals" don't they? Oh the hypocrisy! This woman is a blight on the U.S. Congrass and a detriment to her.party~ but, so are most Republican congressmen and congresswomen lately. It's blatanly obvious Virginia Foxx ain't nuthin' but plain old trailer trash.Judy Shepard, the mother of Matthew Shepard and executive director of the Matthew Sheppard Foundation responds to recent statements by Representative Foxx regarding her son's death and shares her perspective on the new hate crimes bill in Congress.Replace Hate with Understanding, Compassion & Acceptance
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“This -- the bill was named for him, hate crimes bill was named for him, but it's really a hoax that that continues to be used as an excuse for passing these bills”~ Virginia foxx on the bill which is named for Matthew Shepard, who was brutally murdered for being homosexual.
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx’s attempt to rewrite history and completely ignore the horror of the HATE-motivated murder of Matthew Shepard earns her the dishonor of
~"Go on and tell those lies while you still have breath sister. Your time is over and history will judge you as harshly as it does the Segregationists".~"Um, Ginny, hon--if Matt Shepard wasn't killed because he was gay, then how come one of his killers used the Gay Panic Defense? Can't have it both ways, shug. Stupid whore."Comments from TOWELROADIf you would like to ring up this colossal abnormality of humanity and give her a piece of your mind, feel free:
Phone:(202) 225-2071 • Phone:(336) 778-0211 • Phone:(828) 265-0240 Courtesy of AMERICABlog
Matthew Shepard killed in non-bias "robbery," Foxx says
April 29, 2009
North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx is questioning whether the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay University of Wyoming student, was a bias attack motivated by his sexual orientation.
Shepard's mother Judy was in the gallery at the time, according to a senior Democratic aide.
The socially conservative Foxx, arguing against a new Democratic hate crimes bill that includes new protections for gays and lesbians, described the description of Shepard's murder as a anti-homosexual attack a "hoax" -- and questioned whether prior bias crime legislation should have been named after him.
“I also would like to point out that there was a bill -- the hate crimes bill that's called the Matthew Shepard bill is named after a very unfortunate incident that happened where a young man was killed, but we know that that young man was killed in the commitment of a robbery. It wasn't because he was gay.”
She added:
“This -- the bill was named for him, hate crimes bill was named for him, but it's really a hoax that that continues to be used as an excuse for passing these bills.”
"Matthew Shepard's mother was in the gallery yesterday and I believe she was back today -- so I'm sorry she had to be around to hear it," said Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.). "It's an urban myth... And I'd tell her that man did land on the moon and the moon wasn't made out of green cheese."
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), who supports the hate crimes bill, stared in disbelief before answering a question about the statement.
"It's just sad the Republican caucus has been reduced such a fringe," she said. "It's sad they would go out of their way to prevent people from getting justice."
Two young men -- Russell Arthur Henderson and Aaron James McKinney -- were convicted in connection with the crime, with multiple witnesses testifying to their anti-gay aspect of the crime. Both also intended to rob the Sheppard home after the attack, according to press accounts.
McKinney testified that Shepard attempted to grab his leg earlier in the evening and that had spurred a "gay panic" that provoked an extraordinarily violent outburst -- with his lawyers claiming McKinney had suffered homosexual abuse as a child.
Saturday, 02 May 2009
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The Colbert Report Study~ do you see only what you want to see?
Political Ideology and the Motivation to See What You Want to See in The Colbert Report
Heather L. LaMarre
The Ohio State University, HLaMarre@gmail.com
A. Beam
The Ohio State University
Kristen D. Landreville
The Ohio State University
This study investigated biased message processing of political satire in The Colbert Report and the influence of political ideology on perceptions of Stephen Colbert. Results indicate that political ideology influences biased processing of ambiguous political messages and source in late-night comedy. Using data from an experiment (N = 332), we found that individual-level political ideology significantly predicted perceptions of Colbert's political ideology. Additionally, there was no significant difference between the groups in thinking Colbert was funny, but conservatives were more likely to report that Colbert only pretends to be joking and genuinely meant what he said while liberals were more likely to report that Colbert used satire and was not serious when offering political statements. Conservatism also significantly predicted perceptions that Colbert disliked liberalism. Finally, a post hoc analysis revealed that perceptions of Colbert's political opinions fully mediated the relationship between political ideology and individual-level opinion.
The International Journal of Press/Politics, Vol. 14, No. 2, 212-231 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1940161208330904
Friday, 01 May 2009
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Is the GOP trying to destroy the U.S.?
Hope ItWas Worth It~ Literally
Ain't that just like the GOP?
Lawmakers cut flu money from stimulus
By Stephen Dinan (Contact) | Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Congress over the past four years has trimmed spending aimed at fighting a flu pandemic, most recently in this year's stimulus bill, when a key House Democrat tried but failed to get his colleagues to include hundreds of millions of dollars.
House Appropriations Committee Chairman David R. Obey, Wisconsin Democrat, said he included $420 million in flu-fighting money in the House version of the stimulus bill, but senators objected and he was forced to pull the allocation when the final bill passed in February.
"Whether or not this influenza strain turns out to have pandemic potential, sooner or later some strain will," Mr. Obey said. "We are not prepared today. Lets hope we dont need to be. Because we need to become prepared as soon as possible, I intend to again request additional funds in the upcoming supplemental."
The outbreak of swine flu has fostered a search for where to place blame. Although Mr. Obey didn't name names, liberal blogs have been particularly harsh toward Sen. Susan Collins, Maine Republican, who during the stimulus debate touted her opposition to flu-fighting money. She was one of three Republicans who voted for the stimulus bill, and did so after the flu funds and some other provisions were removed.
Wednesday, 29 April 2009
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Swine Flu outbreak worse than stated, say letters emailed to BBC
Face masks are now being worn by people across Mexico as a precautionReaders in the areas affected by the swine flu outbreak have been sending their accounts to the BBC since the first cases were reported.
The virus - which has so far claimed more than 100 lives in Mexico - has spread, with the first European case confirmed in Spain.
Governments around the world are attempting to prevent it spreading further, amid reports of further infections in the US and Canada.
Below, a selection of BBC readers' comments describe a sense of fear and uncertainty gripping their countries as a result of the spread of the virus.
MONDAY, 27 APRIL, MEXICO AND SPAINThis is something that we are taking very seriously, which is why the government and the authorities have implemented preventative measures - from the use of masks to our recommendation that they avoid greeting one another with a kiss or even a handshake. They have acted correctly. It makes me proud to know that we have such a good system of epidemiological health in Mexico.

I think that we will see a lower number of new cases in the coming days
Dr Alejandro Vargas, Mexico CityThe hospitals are coping well. Some people have complained of long queues - but these are mostly alarmist types. People shouldn't be going to hospital just because they're sneezing. If too many people show up at emergency rooms then the system could collapse. But, we have many hospitals and they have all been working to implement the measures.
We have enough anti-virals. I had the opportunity to speak with the person in charge of the purchasing of all medications for the Mexican Social Security Institute and they told me that they worked on this the entire weekend. There is definitely enough.
The cases that are materialising now are those related to infections that occurred before the measures were put in place. However, it's going to be a while before we get the results. I think that we will see a lower number of new cases in the coming days and I think the measures will prove to be successful.
Dr Alejandro Vargas, Mexico CityI'm a doctor responsible for managing vaccines in the northern Mexican state of Nuevo Leon.
Over the last two weeks we started seeing patients with high fever, muscle aches, sore throats and coughs. Those symptoms seemed a bit odd for us, but we didn't diagnose them with swine flu as we didn't know about it.
On Sunday we had our first death in the area. It was someone who came from Mexico City. But we don't have the means to confirm whether it was as a result of swine flu.

We need to have the means to diagnose people and, most importantly, the means to offer them treatment
Dr Vicente Torres, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, MexicoMore than anything, we lack equipment and laboratory kits. All we can do is look at the symptoms and make a clinical diagnosis.
In the pharmacies, there is no Tamiflu available. They only have another medication and they don't even have enough of that.
So the vaccines we have are not enough we don't have the medication required. People here are not aware that this flu outbreak can kill people.
On behalf of all the medical community in Nuevo Leon I'd like to ask for help to get the medication, so we can treat people.
We need to have the means to diagnose people and, most importantly, the means to offer them treatment.
Dr Vicente Torres, Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, MexicoI have been trying to purchase face masks for myself and my family - my wife and two children - but haven't been able to get one anywhere.
I have visited six pharmacies in the area and all are sold out. None are expecting deliveries until Tuesday. I am concerned by this and don't think it's good enough, given it's a measure the government is advising.
However, I haven't seen any clear government advice on where people can get masks.
My family and I are all at home and are taking general precautionary measures - such as avoiding any outside contact, going very carefully to the supermarket to do basic shopping and making no unnecessary visits or trips.
I hope the government is being truthful - it certainly appears to be transparent in its information.
The schools are closed, as are public buildings. People have been advised to stay at home and have been instructed with basic health precautions to take.
Jorge, Mexico City, MexicoMore Here...
Saturday, 25 April 2009
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Gregory Brothers~ VERY clever & funny too!
Auto-Tune the News
By David Hansen in Stuff
Apr. 23 2009
Part 2
The best ideas are the simple ideas done perfectly, and that's precisely what Auto-Tune the News, a rabidly funny lampoon of cable news pundits, is. The players are Michael Gregory and his older brother Andrew Gregory (a touring songwriter of the Bright Eyes stripe, who even has his own Myspace page).
It's exactly what the title suggests-- the Gregory brothers apply the auto-tune vocal effect to the sounds of the nightly news, harmonizing with them whenever possible. The effect is magnificent and jaw-dropping, not only for its topicality but for its spot-on recreation of a fad that's still ablaze.
Auto-Tune the News #2: pirates, drugs & gay marriageAuto-Tune the News #1: march madness, economic woes & the pentagon budget cuts.
Part 1.
This use of auto-tune most loudly confirms what we all new about that particular vocal effect-- it's quick, easy and fool proof, and Auto Tune the News is no compliment to T-Pain's current domination of the R and B charts. And the beat production here? These songs have wheels-- particularly part 2. Auto Tune the News part 2 could be sneaked into any DJs set from Too Much Love to Epic and not an eyelash would bat. Stay tuned-- hopefully there's more to come. -
Sadism has been normalized
“There was a really, deeply evil thing that went on there”~ Chris Hayes, The Nation
Torturers Have Normalized Something Awful
House Minority Leader John Boehner agreed on Thursday with the Democrats that the Bush Admistration enforced torture practices and then suggested that both parties accept the blame for it. The Nation's Chris Hayes talks about the GOP's eagerness for bipartisan blame.A Senate report revealed that former President George W. Bush and top-ranking officials in his administration approved torture techniques for the prison at Guantanamo Bay and Abu Ghraib. Former Brig. Gen. Janis Karpinski reveals how soldiers were victims of scapegoatting for merely obeying orders.CONVENTION AGAINST TORTURE
and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading
Treatment or PunishmentThe States Parties to this Convention…
Desiring to make more effective the struggle against torture and other cruel, inhuman or degrading treatment or punishment throughout the world,
Have agreed as follows:
PART I
Article 1
1.For the purposes of this Convention, the term “torture” means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person for such purposes as obtaining from him or a third person information or a confession, punishing him for an act he or a third person has committed or is suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing him or a third person, or for any reason based on discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is inflicted by or at the instigation of or with the consent or acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in an official capacity. It does not include pain or suffering arising only from, inherent in or incidental to lawful sanctions.
2.This article is without prejudice to any international instrument or national legislation which does or may contain provisions of wider application.
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Friday, 15 May 2009
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The ONE line America will not cross: the 'Chorus Line'
"It’s ok to waterboard a guy over eighty times, but God forbid, the guy who could understand what the prick was saying … has a boyfriend...
Waterboarding may makethe prisoner talk~ but it ain't gonna make him talk english" ~
Jon Stewart, The Daily Show“Don't ask, don't tell” is obviously becoming a bane to U.S. military policy ~ if a Federal law is in direct opposition to any sort of logic whatsoever, maybe it's time to rethink these brilliant regulations. A systemic corrosion exists in the "freest country on earth" if a segment of our government is so incredibly homophobic that it would cut off it's nose to spite it's face. It's absolutely absurd to risk the safety of the U.S. to soothe the egos of pseudo-macho morons, who, in some way, feel threatened by what others may do privately, on their own time. Narrow minded, discriminatory people should never be elevated to positions of authority~ these folks are obviously too weak to effectively cope with powerful feelings and emotions stemming from some sort of a "percieved threat".
Moral Kombat
Barack Obama blocks the release of detainee photos, and refuses to intervene in the dismissal of a gay lieutenant.
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Friday, 15 May 2009
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The ONE line America will not cross: the 'Chorus Line'
"It’s ok to waterboard a guy over eighty times, but God forbid, the guy who could understand what the prick was saying … has a boyfriend...
Waterboarding may makethe prisoner talk~ but it ain't gonna make him talk english" ~
Jon Stewart, The Daily Show“Don't ask, don't tell” is obviously becoming a bane to U.S. military policy ~ if a Federal law is in direct opposition to any sort of logic whatsoever, maybe it's time to rethink these brilliant regulations. A systemic corrosion exists in the "freest country on earth" if a segment of our government is so incredibly homophobic that it would cut off it's nose to spite it's face. It's absolutely absurd to risk the safety of the U.S. to soothe the egos of pseudo-macho morons, who, in some way, feel threatened by what others may do privately, on their own time. Narrow minded, discriminatory people should never be elevated to positions of authority~ these folks are obviously too weak to effectively cope with powerful feelings and emotions stemming from some sort of a "percieved threat".
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Barack Obama blocks the release of detainee photos, and refuses to intervene in the dismissal of a gay lieutenant.
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Saturday, 09 May 2009
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Miss California: A High School Serial Slut from a Gay-bashing Family?
Court docs: Miss California USA Carrie Prejean's parents used homosexuality as an insult
Miss California Carrie Prejean, pro-“opposite marriage” activist“Unless we bring men and women together, children will not have mothers and fathers"~
Updated Thursday, May 7th 2009
A second racy lingerie photo has emerged of Miss USA runner-up Carrie Prejean - as well as some details about her past that may shed some light on the beauty queen's well-publicized views against gay marriage.
The new image of Prejean appeared Wednesday on the site TheDirty.com, flying in the face of Prejean's assurances to pageant reps that the earlier photo was the only one.
The site has been down due to heavy traffic, but CNN reports the second image, like the first, shows Prejean in pink panties and no top, facing away from the camera.
Pageant officials met Tuesday after the first photo appeared to consider stripping Prejean of her Miss California USA title for keeping the photos a secret. Failure to disclose semi-nude photos is grounds for disqualification from the contest.
While the photos released so far appear no more revealing than the swimsuit Prejean wore on stage, Nik Richie, publisher of TheDirty.com, has indicated there are more to come.
Prejean's publicist says Prejean posed for the photos when she was 17 in order to land a modeling job. Prejean herself defended the first image, saying, "I am a Christian, and I am a model ... Models pose for pictures, including lingerie and swimwear photos."
Prejean, whose anti-gay marriage comments during the Miss USA pageant thrust her into the national spotlight, may also have some explaining to do about a series of court documents from her parents' messy, decade-long divorce proceedings.
The papers, dug up by TMZ.com, show that Prejean's parents flung a series of homosexual allegations against one another.
In one of the documents, Prejean's father describes a confrontation he had with her mother in 1996, in which "Ms. Prejean accused me, in front of our daughter, of homosexuality."
Another excerpt quotes a court-appointed doctor who said "The mother questioned [within hearing of the girls] whether [her father] was a homosexual or had a homosexual roommate."
Court papers dated May 16, 2000, include the following statement from a court-appointed counselor: "The mother also alleges the father told the girls their stepfather was gay, that all men with mustaches are gay."
Prejean's father "acknowledges talking with the girls about the stepfather's brother being gay, not the stepfather," said the papers.
Prejean has said she believes her gay marriage view s cost her the crown. She has since signed on to star in a controversial National Organization for Marriage campaign supporting "opposite marriage."
"Marriage is good," Prejean said at a news conference announcing the ad campaign. "There is something special about unions of husband and wife. Unless we bring men and women together, children will not have mothers and fathers."Beauty Queen / Drag Queen . . . separated at birth?
See also ~Miss California: Right back at ya, bitch
EXCLUSIVE: Shanna Moakler in Gay Rights Ad With Former Miss California Contestants
Wednesday April 29, 2009
From US MAGAZINE.COM
Weeks after Miss California Carrie Prejean denounced gay marriage, Shanna Moakler -- the director of the Miss California USA pageant -- is appearing in a new ad supporting gay rights.
Moakler (a former Miss USA) shot a print ad Tuesday slamming Proposition 8, the initiative that bans gay marriage in California.
Joining her were two former Miss California contestants, Raquel Beezley and Tamiko Nash.
"I believe Prop 8 lead a campaign of confusion and never made clear what was being asked of the people," Moakler said in an exclusive statement to USmagazine.com
Tuesday. "I find most people have a problem with the word marriage. What I hope for is helping others understand 'civil union' and then one day helping people learn 'marriage' is something not God, not the state or country can solidify, but between two people who love each other."
Although Prejean has said she lost the Miss USA crown because of her anti-gay marriage answer, Moakler said it was because Prejean "wasn't able to convey compassion for ALL the people that, as MISS USA, she would be representing."
Could it Really be true? She seems so innocent…
Carrie Prejean - Former Vista High School classmates call her a 'serial slut'
05/02/2009
Carrie Prejean, the current Miss California who has become the new spokesperson for right wing religious fundamentalists, isn’t quite the saint that her supporters are claiming her to be, at least according to four former classmates whom I met with in Vista, California today. Two of them referred to her as “La Puta Prejean” since she supposedly often liked picking up Latino men late at night .“I find it funny how she acts like she’s such a moralist now. Ask anybody from Vista High School. I don’t think there is one guy that she hasn’t slept with. The funny thing is that after sleeping with her, guys really had no use for her since she was never too bright,” one classmate told me. It’s always possible that this classmate could be making things up and I have no way to confirm one way or the other, but the Carrie Prejean theme remains constant with everybody whom I spoke with: the religious right fundamentalists would be very smart to get rid of her before everything comes out…and there is a lot.“Carrie received decent grades but that’s because she cheated,” another classmate tells me. “One time, however, Carrie thought she was being smart by cheating off an Asian girl. Carrie bragged how she was going to get an A because she copied from an Asian girl. It turns out that the girl knew what Carrie was doing, purposely wrote down the wrong answers, and then changed them after Carrie handed her test in. Carrie failed the test and deserved to with her racist attitude.”Another classmate tells me that one time, when Carrie was working as a waitress, she spit in the food of a patron whom she thought was gay. “Carrie hated gay people. She pretty much learned from her family that gays were as bad as murderers and that Aids was actually a gift from God. It was pretty disgusting.”Last week, I wrote how both Perez Hilton and Carrie Prejean did nothing wrong: Perez Hilton was brave to bring up a very controversial issue on national television and Carrie Prejean was brave to give an honest answer that put political correctness aside. Though it’s hard to completely judge Carrie Prejean based on what people tell me – which may possibly not even be true – my gut feeling says they are telling the truth. The fact that Carrie Prejean is now exploiting her Miss California role to become a spokesperson against gay marriage seems like she had an agenda all along. But conservatives need not worry if Ms. Prejean doesn’t work out; they can always turn to Bristol Palin.
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Miss California: Right back at ya, bitch
Oh, the Hypocrisy!
“I think it’s great that Americans are able to choose one or the other. We live in a land where you can choose same-sex marriage or opposite marriage, And you know what? I think in my country, in my family, I think that I believe that a marriage should be between a man and a woman. No offense to anybody out there, but that’s how I was raised ~ Carrie Prejean, the (future) dethroned former Miss California
Those are some Christian values you got there, sweetie. Fake boobs. Nude pics. And, YOU think you get to JUDGE others? LOL ~ thejoshuablog 05/05/09
~“I am a Christian, and I am a model. Models pose for pictures…” ~ Carrie Prejean, the (future) dethroned former Miss California
Princeton University’s Professor Melissa Harris-Lacewell discusses the values and hypocrisy within the political world, including “Joe the Plunber’s” bigoted views against gays.
ARE CONTESTANTS ALLOWED TO HAVE COSMETIC SURGERY?
“Although contestants are discouraged from altering their own natural beauty, no restrictions are placed on cosmetic surgery; it is impossible to enforce such a rule. In fact, since 1990 the organization has allowed padding in an effort to discourage participants from permanently altering their bodies for the competition” ~ Miss USA FAQMiss California’s BREAST IMPLANTS FUNDED by Pageant: Confirmed
Miss California: A High School Serial Slut from a Gay-bashing Family?
Miss California Caught Lying and Breaking the Rules, Say Pageant Officials
May 6, 2009
It's not biblically correct to lie-tell, now is it?
Oh, Carrie Prejean, bless your little heart.
CNN is reporting that California pageant officials, lawyers and representatives for Donald Trump have convened to discuss whether or not Miss California will be dethroned.
A copy of the pageant contract Prejean signed last year was presented to CNN by Miss California USA spokesman, Roger Neal. The contract clearly states that the discovery of semi-nude photos could mean disqualification. AND that any contestant must reveal if they've taken nude or partially nude pics in the past.
Says Neal, "You'll see in the agreement that she signed that she clearly violated the terms of her reign as Miss California USA, but we don't expect a decision to be made today."
But what about the other photos not released? The other WAY more naked ones?
Neal says: "We'll see what happens with those, and we want to know who's releasing them."
Neal added that Prejean had run afoul of several parts of the 12-page contract that all prospective contestants were required to sign before competing in the November state contest.
The detailed document - which gives pageant officials nearly unlimited control of the title holder's activities - prohibits Miss California from making personal appearances, giving interviews or making commercials without permission from pageant officials, all of which she HAS been doing.
Naughty naughty!
If she hasn't been fulfilling her obligations as Miss California, she MUST be dethroned! And the firs runner-up of Miss USA can't be a liar!
In the last two weeks, Prejean, 21, has made televised appearances at her local church in San Diego and on behalf of the National Organization for Marriage, a group opposed to same-sex marriage.
The contract also contains a clause asking participants to acknowledge whether they have conducted themselves "in accordance with the highest ethical and moral standards." As an example, it asks if they have ever been photographed nude or partially nude.
Maybe Carrie can't read?
[Image via WENN.]
Sunday, 03 May 2009
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White-washing Matthew Shepard's horror
Virginia Foxx is human~ now that's a hoax!The Republicans love to rewrite history~ but telling an outright lie regarding the circumstances of his horrific slaying by two murderous degenerates, is disgusting, inhuman and could only be maufactured by a morally bereft, UNCHRISTIAN, heartless evildoer ~ and republicans pride themselves on their "morals" don't they? Oh the hypocrisy! This woman is a blight on the U.S. Congrass and a detriment to her.party~ but, so are most Republican congressmen and congresswomen lately. It's blatanly obvious Virginia Foxx ain't nuthin' but plain old trailer trash.Judy Shepard, the mother of Matthew Shepard and executive director of the Matthew Sheppard Foundation responds to recent statements by Representative Foxx regarding her son's death and shares her perspective on the new hate crimes bill in Congress.Replace Hate with Understanding, Compassion & Acceptance
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“This -- the bill was named for him, hate crimes bill was named for him, but it's really a hoax that that continues to be used as an excuse for passing these bills”~ Virginia foxx on the bill which is named for Matthew Shepard, who was brutally murdered for being homosexual.
Congresswoman Virginia Foxx’s attempt to rewrite history and completely ignore the horror of the HATE-motivated murder of Matthew Shepard earns her the dishonor of
~"Go on and tell those lies while you still have breath sister. Your time is over and history will judge you as harshly as it does the Segregationists".~"Um, Ginny, hon--if Matt Shepard wasn't killed because he was gay, then how come one of his killers used the Gay Panic Defense? Can't have it both ways, shug. Stupid whore."Comments from TOWELROADIf you would like to ring up this colossal abnormality of humanity and give her a piece of your mind, feel free:
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Matthew Shepard killed in non-bias "robbery," Foxx says
April 29, 2009
North Carolina Republican Rep. Virginia Foxx is questioning whether the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, a 21-year-old gay University of Wyoming student, was a bias attack motivated by his sexual orientation.
Shepard's mother Judy was in the gallery at the time, according to a senior Democratic aide.
The socially conservative Foxx, arguing against a new Democratic hate crimes bill that includes new protections for gays and lesbians, described the description of Shepard's murder as a anti-homosexual attack a "hoax" -- and questioned whether prior bias crime legislation should have been named after him.
“I also would like to point out that there was a bill -- the hate crimes bill that's called the Matthew Shepard bill is named after a very unfortunate incident that happened where a young man was killed, but we know that that young man was killed in the commitment of a robbery. It wasn't because he was gay.”
She added:
“This -- the bill was named for him, hate crimes bill was named for him, but it's really a hoax that that continues to be used as an excuse for passing these bills.”
"Matthew Shepard's mother was in the gallery yesterday and I believe she was back today -- so I'm sorry she had to be around to hear it," said Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.). "It's an urban myth... And I'd tell her that man did land on the moon and the moon wasn't made out of green cheese."
Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), who supports the hate crimes bill, stared in disbelief before answering a question about the statement.
"It's just sad the Republican caucus has been reduced such a fringe," she said. "It's sad they would go out of their way to prevent people from getting justice."
Two young men -- Russell Arthur Henderson and Aaron James McKinney -- were convicted in connection with the crime, with multiple witnesses testifying to their anti-gay aspect of the crime. Both also intended to rob the Sheppard home after the attack, according to press accounts.
McKinney testified that Shepard attempted to grab his leg earlier in the evening and that had spurred a "gay panic" that provoked an extraordinarily violent outburst -- with his lawyers claiming McKinney had suffered homosexual abuse as a child.
Saturday, 02 May 2009
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The Colbert Report Study~ do you see only what you want to see?
Political Ideology and the Motivation to See What You Want to See in The Colbert Report
Heather L. LaMarre
The Ohio State University, HLaMarre@gmail.com
A. Beam
The Ohio State University
Kristen D. Landreville
The Ohio State University
This study investigated biased message processing of political satire in The Colbert Report and the influence of political ideology on perceptions of Stephen Colbert. Results indicate that political ideology influences biased processing of ambiguous political messages and source in late-night comedy. Using data from an experiment (N = 332), we found that individual-level political ideology significantly predicted perceptions of Colbert's political ideology. Additionally, there was no significant difference between the groups in thinking Colbert was funny, but conservatives were more likely to report that Colbert only pretends to be joking and genuinely meant what he said while liberals were more likely to report that Colbert used satire and was not serious when offering political statements. Conservatism also significantly predicted perceptions that Colbert disliked liberalism. Finally, a post hoc analysis revealed that perceptions of Colbert's political opinions fully mediated the relationship between political ideology and individual-level opinion.
The International Journal of Press/Politics, Vol. 14, No. 2, 212-231 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1940161208330904
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