PHOTO OF THE DAY: Four more years for the President! BY SAM GREISMAN A look back at the top stories following an epic night ELECTION 2012 Woo! What a night last night was. Barack Obama has been re-elected in what was not nearly as close…
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Archives for November 7, 2012
Posts from November 7, 2012
The Moment of Victory Against Minnesota’s Anti-Gay Amendment: VIDEO
Here's the stress, and the exhaustion, and the anticipation, and the worry, and the euphoric joy of a victory wrapped up in a single video. At 1:45 a.m., Campaign Manager Richard Carlbom of Minnesotans United for All Families announced to campaig…
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Decision 2012: Obama, Baldwin, Maloney, Marriage Equality, and What It All Means
BY ARI EZRA WALDMAN Last night, we re-elected Barack Obama as President of the United States. He is the first sitting president to be a true, unflinching, and fierce ally of our community: he supported our service members' right to se…
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Karl Rove Flips Out, Sends FOX News Minions Scrambling After They Call Election for Obama: VIDEO
Megyn Kelly is sent marching (literally) to FOX News election analysts HQ to "get to the bottom of it" after the network calls the election for Obama. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP… Writes Andrew Sullivan: "This looks like it was scripted by…
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Towleroad Guide to the Tube #1244
GLENN BECK on THE ELECTION: Declares "the body of America is even sicker than I thought it was" and recommends his listeners buy farmland and guns. OOPS: Plane crashes into moving SUV on Texas runway. STAR WARS: Princess Leia joins the cast…
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News: NYC Donut, Just-in Beaver, Mary Bono Mack, Athena
Carl DeMaio concedes in San Diego mayoral race. Raul Ruiz defeats Mary Bono Mack in the race for the 36th Congressional District. Tester retains seat: "Montana Sen. John Tester successfully fought off a challenge from six-term Republican Rep. De…
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Kirstie Alley to Barbara Walters: John Travolta is Not Gay – VIDEO
Kirstie Alley tells Barbara Walters in a new interview that it took everything she had "to not run off and marry John and be with John for the rest of my life" and that Travolta isn't gay: “I know John. With all my heart and soul, he’s…
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It’s Official: Washington Voters Approve R-74, Marriage Equality
This morning I reported that it was likely that Washington's Referendum 74 would pass, and moments ago Washington United for Marriage declared victory, calling it a "clear win". After crunching numbers throughout the night, Washington U…
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Lady Gaga Gives $1 Million to Hurricane Sandy Relief
Said Lady Gaga on her 'Little Monsters' fan page: Today I pledge 1 million dollars to New York & The American Red Cross for Hurricane Sandy Relief. If it wasn't for NYC: the Lower Eastside, Harlem, the Bronx and Brooklyn, I would not…
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Allen West Demands Recount as Ballot Tally Shows He Lost
With 100 percent of the vote in, Florida Congressman and teabagger Allen West has lost to Democratic challenger Patrick Murphy by approximately 2,500 votes. Said Murphy last night: “I am humbled by the outpouring of support from the voters of the Tre…
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