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04/19/2007


Wingnut: Chicago Lost Olympics Because of 'Demonic Gay Agenda'

Here's another big bag of crazy.

Hartline "Ex-gay" "Christian" activist James Hartline lays out the real reasons Chicago failed to get the 2016 Olympics. Chicago failed because Mayor Daley approved the Gay Games in 2006, which was a staging gesture for the Olympics. Chicago also failed because Hartline and homophobic wingnut Matt Barber were "attacked" while preaching hate at the 2006 Gay Games in the Windy City, causing God to unleash a force upon the city's "demonic gay agenda":

"Because former homosexual James Hartline and the other Christians were willing to risk their lives for the Gospel while the world was glorifying homosexuality in Chicago, the Spirit of the Lord was released upon Chicago's demonic gay agenda in 2006. The Spirit of the Lord began contending with the anti-christ spirit inside the City of Chicago from that day forward. Thus, when President Barack Obama, Chicago Mayor Richard Daley and their armies of gay activist supporters in Boys Town attempt to square the reasons for their failure to garner an Olympic Bid for the Windy City, they had better recount the day that the Wind of the Holy Spirit was emparted into Chicago in 2006."


Rachel Maddow on GOP Joy (Obama Hate) Over Olympics Loss

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With regard to my earlier post, Rachel Maddow rounds up the right-wing joy (Obama hate) over America's loss of the Olympics.

Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...

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Conservatives Applaud the Defeat of America's 2016 Olympics Bid

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Here's a clip of a meeting of the conservative political advocacy group Americans for Prosperity shot as they heard the news that Chicago's bid (i.e. Obama's bid) for the Olympics had failed.

Hotline on Call writes: "During the Americans For Prosperity's 'Defending the American Dream Summit,' blogger Emily Marie Zanotti of American Princess interrupted a discussion about engaging the right online to announce that Chicago was out of the running -- and the room erupted in applause. 'If anyone cares, Chicago is out,' Zanotti said. When the crowd asked what happened, she said, 'The very first vote, they did not have any chance at even negotiating. They were out on the first vote.' That news was met with more cheers and high-fives."

How ironic and sad that a group called 'Americans for Prosperity' would cheer down an international event that would have brought millions into the nation's economy over their partisan hatred for Obama.

Watch the clip, AFTER THE JUMP...

UPDATE: The Weekly Standard celebrates too.

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News: Olympic Torch, Marie Osmond, White Night Riots, Bette Midler

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Obama and Cheney face off with speeches on terrorism.

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Today marks the 30th anniversary of San Francisco's White Night riots, which happened after a court handed down the most lenient sentence possible to Dan White (voluntary manslaughter) for the murders of Harvey Milk and George Moscone.

Flamee What was Vancouver smoking when they designed the new Olympic torch?

Army veteran Brian Hughes in WSJ: Time to end 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'.

New Hampshire Republican lawmaker and marriage equality supporter reveals "festering wound" of Governor John Lynch's request for revision of marriage legislation. GOP urging veto.

NOM comes out biting on NH.

First screen shots of Rihanna and Kanye West's new video "Paranoid".

Gerard Butler acts like the village idiot at The Village Idiot.

Castillodellago Castillo del Lago, former Madonna home goes on sale for $15 million. "When Pytka bought the mansion from Madonna in the mid-'90s for roughly $5 million, he considered it a standout compared with what else was on the market. Under her ownership, the house gained its notable red-and-yellow exterior. Although Pytka researched the home's history and looked at the original color, he opted to keep Madonna's color scheme."

General assembly of the Church of Scotland divided over gay minister: "On Saturday evening, elders will debate the appointment of Mr Rennie, a 36-year-old divorced father-of-one, as minister at Queen's Cross Church in Aberdeen."

1969: New York Public Library to feature exhibit on emergence of gay liberation.

Marie Osmond discusses her lesbian daughter Jessica: "I love my daughter! She's my baby girl, come on. So what if she's gay? She's my daughter and she's an amazing woman and a good kid. I raised her, she better be good." You may remember her recent radio interview on the subject.

Colorado Governor signs bill allowing gay employees to share benefits with their partners.

50bette Bette Midler and 50 Cent: New BFFs.

On the red carpet at LOGO's NewNowNext Awards...

Nevada Domestic Partnership bill called "vital" for state economy: "Our state cannot afford to lose any more revenue to other destinations because of a reputation as a place which is not socially or politically the right place to do business or to vacation."

D.C. Democrats in same-sex marriage debate.

Massachusetts marriage equality works: debunking the lies of the Right.

Investigation of Ireland's Catholic-run schools reveals rampant sexual abuse of students by male priests.

Anti-gay former Santa Fe, Texas city council candidate Michael Aldous arrested on drug possession charges: "During his campaign for a seat on the Santa Fe City Council, in which his father, Warren Aldous also ran, the two promised voters that if elected they would try to slash the budget of the Santa Fe Police Department in half.  Michael was battered in the press for making derogatory remarks against "homos" referring to an announced gay candidate."


News: Cher, New England, Richard Gasquet, Space Shuttle Atlantis

 roadAllen Andrade gets life sentence plus 60 years for Angie Zapata murder.

Cher  roadCher turns back time to get back into black bodysuit.

 roadGay athletes to get 'Pride' safe house at 2010 Olympic Winter Games.

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 roadActor Steve Gideon dies at 52: "Gideon died May 1 at his West Hollywood home of complications from colon cancer, said Bernard Vyzga, his longtime companion...musical theater career included staging and starring in the first authorized gay version of Stephen Sondheim's 'Marry Me a Little'."

 roadMaine Catholic Bishop Richard Malone calls same-sex marriage "a dangerous sociological experiment."

 roadWhy so many marriage equality advances in New England? "Liberal politics clearly plays a part, but the reasons for the rapid transformation are more finely shaded than simple blue-state, red-state color coding, according to analysts. The distinctive thinking of religious New Englander... their view of religion as private and personal, and their separation of their own beliefs from politics - has enabled change, said Mark Silk, a professor of religion in public life at Trinity College in Hartford."

 roadFive years on: Same-sex marriage debate fades in Massachusetts.

 roadTennis pro Richard Gasquet tests positive for cocaine.

 roadMale model fix: David Gandy.

Shuttle  roadSpace Shuttle Arlantis reaches orbit on dangerous Hubble mission: "Five spacewalks will be needed to accomplish everything. The work is so tricky and intricate that two of the repairmen are Hubble veterans, John Grunsfeld and Michael Massimino. Grunsfeld, the chief repairman, is making an unprecedented third trip to the telescope. Altman, the commander, also has previously flown to the telescope.""

 roadTwo men sought in Madison, Wisconsin gay bashing, the second in as many weeks.

 roadHungary to allow domestic partnerships for gays and lesbians: "The official bulletin says a new law will allow the partnership if both partners are at least 18 years old. The law will prohibit same-sex couples from adopting children together, but will require partners to provide care for each other’s children from earlier relationships if the children are recognized as belonging to the partnership."

Hirst  roadDamien Hirst retrospective opens in Kiev.

 roadAustralian man describes escape after 4-meter shark attacked his dinghy.

 roadNew 'Montauk monster' washes up on Southhold, Long Island.

 roadCitizens gather in Grifton, North Carolina to discuss concerns about same-sex marriage.

 roadMegan Fox says High School Musical is really about a coach who molests his basketball team.

 roadStudents protest school's report to parents of student's same-sex kiss after it was captured on school surveillance video: "The controversy arose after the school's dean of students, Keith Nelson, saw the two kissing and holding hands and found video of it on the surveillance system. He showed it to the parents of one of the girls because they had asked to be kept apprised of her behavior. The parents moved the girl to a different school district after watching it."


News: Michael Phelps, Hubble, Beyoncé, DOMA, Iraq, Shepard Fairey

road.jpg Hillary Clinton: State Department gay and lesbian inequities on a "fast timeline"...

Posterboyroad.jpg New York's street artist "Poster Boy" (or at least one of them) arrested at art exhibition in SoHo: "While most other street or graffiti artists concentrate on adding their own imagery, illegally, to parts of the subway system, Poster Boy, a kind of anti-consumerist Zorro with a razor blade, a sense of humor and a talent for collage, has made his outlaw presence known all over the city by cutting and pasting the images that are already there in the form of ads."

road.jpg Etta James wants to kick Beyoncé's ass.

road.jpg DOMA hit: 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals orders health insurance benefits paid to same-sex spouses of government-employed lawyers.

road.jpg No 2012: Is Michael Phelps going to prove his critics right by letting a bong hit end his career?

road.jpg Manhattan's maple syrup smell mystery solved.

road.jpg Hudson, Minnesota man pleads not guilty to attack on lesbian: "During the hearing, a signature bond was set for Dustan Warren, 27, in the amount of $50,000. As a condition of the bond, he was also ordered to not have any contact with the alleged victim or Wesley Stayberg, who the woman said came to her aid during the alleged attack.A $100,000 cash bond had been previously set. The 35-year-old woman had testified in December that Warren punched her in the face, pinned her to the floor and threatened to rape and kill her after making obscene comments about her sexual orientation. She said that Warren was an acquaintance who showed up uninvited to a small party at her Hudson home the night of Nov. 26."

Hubbleroad.jpg You can vote on where the Hubble telescope is going to look next.

road.jpg Thread about sexuality of Chicago schools chief Ron Huberman disappears from popular local website.

road.jpg And they said it wouldn't last.

road.jpg Cornify: A button that will make your computer shit rainbows and unicorns.

Apobamaroad.jpg AP going after Shepard Fairey for copyright infringement because "Hope" poster was based on photographer's image.

road.jpg Gay Iraqi man faces deportation from UK: "Campaign group Iraqi LGBT says the asylum seeker will become the seventh gay Iraqi to be returned to the country by the UK, despite the country being one of only nine in the world where homosexual people are executed. Though a ruling was made in September 2007 allowing two gay Iraqis to remain in the UK, campaigners working on behalf of the man facing deportation tomorrow say his case was held too long ago to benefit from the change in case law achieved in 2007. Keith Best, the director of the Immigration Advisory Service, told the Guardian that the government ought to give the asylum seeker a fresh hearing."

road.jpg Ashley Judd is pissed about Sarah Palin's wolf hunting.

Orlandobloomroad.jpg A tree blooms from Orlando's crotch.

road.jpg Penetration has a chat with Matt Alber, whose video we featured late last month.

road.jpg RuPaul in Details: George W. Bush was a drag on drag culture. "When we live in a fear culture—and it's cyclical, it comes from time to time—gender experimentation goes underground because it's the last thing people want to deal with. Sexual experimentation is thought of as subversive and dark—scary. Now I think drag is coming back."

road.jpg Ferrari in Cristiano Ronaldo smash-up not faulty, but Ronaldo's driving perhaps was...

road.jpg British man pleads guilty to gay blackmail: "David Beales demanded £500 from his victim after he had communicated with the married man through a gay website. Beales sent the man a text between August 1 and September 19 last year asking for the money and threatened to tell his wife that he had been using the gay website if nothing was handed over."

road.jpg Saugus, California woman's car targeted in hate crime: "Sgt. Ron Price of the Santa Clarita Valley station said that a swastika and the words 'gay' and 'bro' were written on the windshield of the car. 'She thought it was unusual because she told us she wasn’t Jewish or gay,' Price said. The victim did have a "bro" sticker on the back of the car."









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