April 18, 2007
Westboro Baptist "Church" odds and ends
Filed by Alex Blaze | April 18, 2007 | 11:45 PM |Well, you've probably heard by now that our good friends at the Phelps Klan have decided to protest the funerals of the Virginia Tech victims. This is one of those, you've gotta be kidding me moments. They have been protesting...Read More
GoDaddy domain search - now with extra fruitiness
Filed by Jerame Davis | April 18, 2007 | 9:50 PM |I have to wonder about the programmers behind the "Smart Search" feature on GoDaddy.com. (GoDaddy is an internet domain name registrar - they sell you domain names, like bilerico.com.) Anyway, I was recently on my account at GoDaddy to transfer...Read More
Day of Silence met with bomb threat
Filed by Bil Browning | April 18, 2007 | 7:16 PM |Today's Day of Silence peaceful protest was met with a bomb threat at New Castle Chrysler High School forcing the school to go on lockdown. Nothing quite like tolerance to bring out the threats of violence, eh? Of particular interest...Read More
One step forward: Two steps back
Filed by Bil Browning | April 18, 2007 | 4:14 PM |Isn't life in Indiana great? You just can't do much but shake your head in disbelief. After all, science is the breeding ground of liberals... Maybe next we'll be able to pass those "No working on the Sabbath" and "Don't...Read More
Cheney impeachment possible?
Filed by Bil Browning | April 18, 2007 | 3:12 PM |The Washington Post's The Sleuth blog is reporting that Rep Dennis Kucinich is planning on filing articles of impeachment against Vice President Dick Cheney. He sent out a letter yesterday morning to House colleagues to inform them of his intent....Read More
Puerto Rican archbishop OK with domestic partnerships
Filed by Alex Blaze | April 18, 2007 | 3:07 PM |From El Nuevo Dia:In an unexpected turn, the archbishop of San Juan, Roberto González Nieves, will appear today for the second time before the commission to revise the Civil Code in order to propose a variation of current marriage, which...Read More
Todd Rokita should not be Secretary of State
Filed by Alex Blaze | April 18, 2007 | 2:03 PM |I'm a little behind on things that I've been wanting to post about, and here's one of them. IN Secretary of State Todd Rokita this past Thursday made a comment at a Republican event that raised quite a few Hoosier...Read More
Today is Day of Silence
Filed by Bil Browning | April 18, 2007 | 12:35 PM |Today marks the 11th annual Day of Silence to bring attention to anti-LGBT bullying, harassment and discrimination in schools. Sponsored by GLSEN, the event has become a tradition with LGBT youth. Founded in 1996, the Day of Silence has become...Read More
Abortion Ban Upheld by the Supreme Court
Filed by Ellen Andersen | April 18, 2007 | 12:03 PM |From the Wall Street Journal: The Supreme Court upheld the federal ban on a disputed abortion procedure, handing abortion opponents the long-awaited victory they expected from a more conservative bench. The 5-4 ruling said the Partial Birth Abortion Ban Act...Read More
Wednesday open thread
Filed by Alex Blaze | April 18, 2007 | 8:26 AM |What queer political or cultural issue do you think is not getting enough attention by the mainstream or gaystream media or by LGBT advocacy groups?...Read More
It's raining "It's Raining Men"
Filed by Alex Blaze | April 18, 2007 | 8:00 AM |In 1982, Paul Shaffer, the bald guy on Letterman, and Paul Jabara, of Hairspray and Jesus Christ Superstar fame, wrote "It's Raining Men" and had it snubbed by some of the biggest names in the biz until The Weather Girls,...Read More
Quote of the day
Filed by Ed Team | April 18, 2007 | 6:18 AM |"Though he's never publicly copped to his orientation, references to CNN anchor Anderson Cooper's homosexuality has reached a level of saturation that would make even Clay Aiken squeal: 'Come out, already!'" -- Radar Magazine in "Anderson Cooper's Gay Timeline"...Read More
