03/28/2006
John McCain flip-flop on Federal Marriage Amendment in lead-up to commencement address at Jerry Falwell's Liberty University: "Christian conservatives, including Falwell, are concerned about efforts by homosexual groups to have civil unions between same-sex partners recognized as marriages. McCain previously has said the matter of defining marriage should be handled by state legislatures, but now concedes that a federal statute may be necessary, Falwell said."
White House spends taxpayer $$ to glean cocaine from the Potomac.
Extra: A Streetcar Named Desire is set to be released at the beginning of May, and contains a recently discovered screen test that Marlon Brando took for James Dean's seminal role in Rebel Without a Cause: "The audition took place in 1947, when the 23 year-old Brando was playing Stanley Kowalski in a Broadway production of the Tennessee Williams play. In the event, it is believed that Brando turned down the role, possibly because he was unwilling to sign up to a seven year studio contract. He eventually made his film debut in 1950, when he starred as a disabled former soldier in The Men."
Flip Benham, the head of a wingnut group in Charlotte, North Carolina is loudly claiming victory in stopping Gay Pride from happening when there is no victory to claim. Director of Charlotte LGBT Org.: "I know (Benham) is taking credit for the ‘downfall’ of Charlotte Pride. But the reason why Charlotte Pride is not happening at the time planned and in Marshall Park is because the former organizers decided, for whatever reason, that they just don't have the time or energy to do it this year.”
Woman fined $100 for bumper sticker: "I'm Tired Of All The BUSHit!"
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Someone told me to access Google.com and type "asshole" and do the lucky click and see something interesting.
Posted by: Raymond | Mar 28, 2006 12:55:23 PM
I cannot comprehend any of the text in this post because I am blinded by young Brando's beauty. Fuck that man was gorgeous.
Posted by: Kia | Mar 28, 2006 1:05:16 PM
Actually, the drug study they are doing is really an interesting way to look at the prevalance of drug use. It was first used in Italy... ref http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,8122-1721874,00.html It received a lot of press at the time in major science journals.
Posted by: Lano | Mar 28, 2006 3:07:48 PM
Did you mean clean not "glean"?
just trying to help, love the blog.
Steven
Posted by: steven | Mar 28, 2006 4:54:48 PM
That's ridiculous. Some cops are pigs. I doubt that ticket will hold up in court; political speech is the most protected form of speech according to the U.S. Supreme Court. I think it was in the 1970s when the court defended the right of a man to wear a jacket with the words "FUCK THE DRAFT" emblazed on it. There was another bumpersticker fiasco around 2004 with a lady who wrote "FUCK BUSH" on her car/or on a bumper sticker...the cops were called and they didn't issue her a ticket. I suppose they were more educated there.
Posted by: H | Mar 28, 2006 5:23:21 PM
Amen, Kia...Amen
Posted by: 207guy | Mar 28, 2006 7:02:49 PM
>>23 year-old Brando was playing Stanley Kowalski
God! That man was such a stud! It's a shame he turned into such an eccentric character.
At least James Dean got it right. Always leave them wanting more.
Posted by: Jay Croce | Mar 28, 2006 9:13:11 PM
Personally, I'll never forgive Brando for showing Elaine Stritch such a lousy time back in 1898, or whenever they dated.
Posted by: Jacko | Mar 29, 2006 5:52:37 AM
Senator McCain's flip-flop will have the 2% gay supporters state that he must play to the rightwingnut base in order to win nomination in the fascist wing of the GOP who lead it.
Others will merely cynically and accurately point out that the LGBT community has the same language emanating from Hillary Clinton and husband Bill, John Kerry et al...
The few Democrats who are not conservative to centrist DLC/DINO, have a snowball chance in hell to win nomination or affect policy.
The hollow debating DINO party wants to win with whatever pragmatic strategy will work in whatever political reality they are in. It is all about strategy a la West Wing programme, and nothing about core liberal and progressive values.
What a choice !!!
Posted by: Raymond | Mar 30, 2006 5:27:29 AM