Creepy: Seven-year-olds sing against same-sex
Here is an advertisement produced by a Christian ministry in California — Clay Music Ministry — in support of Proposition 8, the California referendum to strip same-sex couples of the right to marry. It involves small school-aged children signing, and it really has to be seen to be believed:
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Open Thread — Election Night Continued
We don’t usually do this but folks don’t seem ready to stopl The whoel evening’s disucssion will remain archived here as well.
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News: Grey’s Anatomy, Mitch McConnell, True Blood, David Cook
California gay marriage ban a $73 million race.
McCain not ready to spell on day one.
The gay-baiting of Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell. Signorile: “Since McConnnell is a senator who has voted antigay over and over again, it’s certainly relevant to ask the question if things just don’t add up, and there’s nothing wrong with implying someone is gay or asking the question, is there? And if McConnell is not, and there is some other truth to his discharge, why not just state it?”
Lesbian relationship axed from Grey’s Anatomy; female cast member fired. CBS reportedly nervous about too many gay storylines?…
And heads reportedly rolling on Heroes as well…
Four Soulforce riders arrested at Central Baptist College in Arkansas: “As Conway police handcuffed three women and one man, their fellow activists remained on the public sidewalk and sang the Christian camp song that begins, ‘Love, love, love, love, Christians, this is your call.’ The 17 activists were all members of Soulforce Q, a group that seeks what it describes as equal treatment for gay students. The group visited the small Conway campus of about 500 students as part of its third annual Equality Ride, a national bus tour of conservative Christian colleges and universities.”
Is New York going to get a moving skyscraper?
You may remember the case in Secaucus, New Jersey where a gay couple was awarded $2.84 million by a jury. The couple filed suit against that town claiming that they were harassed in an April 2004 incident by a group of firefighters who were partying at the firehouse adjacent to their residence. Now, the fire station is under investigation for a letter that went out to residents: “Last week, a letter that was sent to residents in the 2nd Ward from the “officers and members” of Rescue Co.1/Engine Co. 2, stationed in the North End firehouse. In the letter, the North End firefighters decried the departures of firefighters Charles Snyder Sr., Charles Snyder Jr., and Charles Mutschler, who, according to the letter, were forced by Secaucus Mayor Dennis Elwell to resign from the department. ‘The Officers and Members of Rescue 1/Engine 2 are writing to the residents to reassure you that we are still both WILLING and CAPABLE of helping to keep our town safe,’ said the letter. ‘Recently, our firehouse has been under scrutiny for ‘ALLEGATIONS’ of an incident that occurred on April 24, 2004. As a result, three dedicated members forcefully resigned.’”
American Idol winner David Cook’s brand spankin’ new video for “Lights On”.
Alan Ball on making True Blood: “How easy it is to read the vampires as a metaphor for this or that is the least interesting for me. It’s texture, but it’s not what the series is about. When I first pitched this to HBO and somebody asked me what it was about, I said, ‘It’s about the terrors of intimacy.’ At the time, I thought, ‘Who knows what that means, but it sounds good!’ Over time, I’ve really started to believe that that is the deeper meaning of the show, and I would venture to say a lot of horror movies, and is a lot of the reason why the vampire is such a powerful archetype.”
Katy Perry performs at the largest AIDS fundraiser in Toronto with a bunch of shirtless hotties.
Inside fashion powerhouse Aussiebum.
Jennifer Hudson sequestered in her grief; crime scene too much.
Lindsay Lohan gets political: “In a post titled “VOTE,” she apologizes for not blogging for awhile, and then gives us her get-out-and-vote spiel: ‘I cannot say how important it is for everyone to get out there and vote tomorrow… The future of our country depends on it. Just one vote can make such a difference… Vote—because your thoughts are worth it..VOTE—because YOU can make this country a better place…VOTE—because you can. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! She goes on to say ‘yea’ for Obama, including a little smiley face emoticon with her endorsement, and no on Props 8 and 4, the latter of which would require a doctor, before performing an abortion on a minor, to notify the girl’s parents at least 48 hours before doing the procedure.”
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Joe Biden Casts His Ballot
Joe Biden, his wife Jill, and his mother cast their votes this morning at about 9am at a school near the Biden home.
Watch the extremely thrilling raw AP video, AFTER THE JUMP…
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Obama’s Final Rally in Manassas, Virginia
Obama’s final rally last night in Manassas, Virginia drew 90,000 people and featured an inspired story about how one person can make a difference.
Said Obama: “In 21 hours, if you are willing to endure rainfall, to take the person who was not going to vote to the polls, if you will stand with me in a fight with me, I know that your voice will matter. I have one question for you, Virginia. Are you fired up? Are you ready to go? Fired up? Ready to go? Fired up! Ready to go! Virginia, let’s go change the world!”
Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP…
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Sarah Palin Won’t Say Who She Voted For
Sarah Palin just gave an actual press conference! I believe it is her first.
After casting her ballot in Wasilla, Sarah Palin spoke to reporters. The even crazier thing that she said was, when asked who she voted for, she replied that she was exercising her right to privacy and not telling!
Clip AFTER THE JUMP…
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A Few Words on Voter Suppression
The Obama campaign put out a video yesterday on voter suppression called “Making it Count: How to Protect Your Vote & Spot Dirty Tricks.” This is sure to be an issue over the next 48 hours. Also, MSNBC spoke to Election Protect’s Barbara Arnwire about voter suppression issues.
Via the Huffington Post, some early trends emerged yesterday from the 866-OUR-VOTE hotline:
· Broward County leads Florida in voter requests for assistance.
· Registration-related problems rank #1 in nearly every battleground state – hundreds of calls focus on that problem, most often in Texas, New York, New Jersey, Georgia, Florida, Colorado, and California
· Georgia voters are reporting more incidents of voter intimidation than any other state. Other reports of voter intimidation, scams or misinformation are also emerging in Ohio and Missouri.
· Florida voters rank #1 in requests related to criminal status and voting.
· Early voting problems are also being noticed particularly in Ohio, Missouri, Georgia, Florida and California.
And MSNBC’s Rachel Maddow offered her thoughts on what she calls “The New Poll Tax” – namely, long voting lines. Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP…
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Barack and Michelle Obama Cast Their Votes
Barack and Michelle Obama cast their votes in Chicago a short time ago:
“The family was ushered inside ahead of a line of their Hyde Park neighbors that wrapped around the block and cheered upon their arrival. Fellow voters inside watched in silence and snapped cell-phone pictures. Obama kissed the cheek of the poll worker who took his ballot, then watched while she fed it into a machine. The crowd broke into applause when a smiling Obama held up his validation slip and said, ‘I voted.’”
Watch it, AFTER THE JUMP…
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Obama’s Grandmother Cast an Absentee Ballot
And it will count.
“Hawaii Chief Elections Officer Kevin Cronin told ABC News this evening that the absentee ballot cast by Dunham before she passed away will count. Cronin said Dunham’s absentee ballot was received on October 27 and found to meet the requirements of a valid absentee ballot and will therefore be counted with the rest of the state’s ballots tomorrow.”
Obama eulogized his grandmother last night in Charlotte, North Carolina:
“Obviously, this is a little bit of a bittersweet time for me. We have had a remarkable campaign. And, you know, when we started 21 months ago, I didn’t know how it would turn out. And no matter what happens tomorrow, I’m going to feel good about how its turned out because all of you have created this incredible campaign. Some of you have heard that my grandmother who helped raise me passed away early this morning. And look, she has gone home. And she died peacefully in her sleep. With my sister at her side. And so there is great joy as well as tears. I’m not going to talk about it too long because its hard, a little, to talk about…”
Watch and listen, AFTER THE JUMP…
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Cristiano Ronaldo the Victim of a Grooming Product Attack
Metrosexual Portuguese footballer Cristiano Ronaldo was the victim of a grooming product attack by his Manchester United teammates:
“Team-mates filled his training room locker with cans of deodorant and aftershave when the Manchester United ace was pictured by the Mirror sweating through a jacket on a night out. Ex-United striker Brian McClair, now its youth academy director revealed: ‘As he is never one for getting to training early, he found this picture copied all over the dressing-room. When he opened his locker, all the deodorants and perfumes fell out. He was not amused!’ The footie ace, 23, who admits he gets ribbed for the time he spends by the dressing-room mirror and getting ready after training, admitted: ‘I like to take care of my style.’”
The offending pit stain photo, AFTER THE JUMP…
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