June 16, 2008 in Alabama, Elections, Food, Gay, International, McCain, Obama, Politics, Religion
Tags: California, Del Martin, Gavin Newsom, Gay, gay marriage, marriage, Phyllis Lyon, same sex
TowleRoad:
History was ushered in at 5:01 pm PST today as California began marrying same-sex couples, becoming the second state in the nation to do so.
In San Francisco, 87-year-old Del Martin and 84-year-old Phyllis Lyon were married after being together for more than 50 years. San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom officiated:
“Well-wishers cheered when they emerged outside [...]
June 16, 2008 in Elections, International, McCain, Obama, Politics, Veepstakes
Tags: 2000, 2008, Al Gore, Barack Obama, Bush, Cheney, Elections, endorsement, Gore, McCain, Michigan, Obama, Politics, Veepstakes, vice president, VP
CNN: Former Vice President Al Gore endorsed Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama on Monday, urging Americans to reject what he called the Bush administration’s legacy of “incompetence, negligence and failure.”
“Americans simply cannot afford to continue the policies of the last eight years for another four,” Gore, the party’s 2000 presidential nominee, told Obama [...]
June 16, 2008 in Humor, International, Politics & Government, Religion, Video
Tags: 2008, Big Russ, Boston College, Catholic, Catholicism, Elections, interview, Luke Russert, Matt Lauer, MSNBC, NBC, NBC News, Politics & Government, Religion, Tim Russert, Today, Today Show, Video
June 16, 2008 in Humor, International, Politics & Government, Religion, Video
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June 16, 2008 in Elections, Humor, International, McCain, Obama, Politics, Religion, Veepstakes, Video
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June 16, 2008 in Humor, International, Politics & Government, Video
Tags: Cindy McCain, cunt, Cyndi McCain, Elections, funny, Humor, John McCain, media, Obama, Politics & Government
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June 16, 2008 in Humor, International, Politics & Government, Video
Tags: Cindy McCain, cunt, Cyndi McCain, Elections, funny, Humor, John McCain, media, Obama, Politics & Government
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June 16, 2008 in Elections, Humor, International, McCain, Obama, Politics, Video
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June 16, 2008 in International, Politics & Government, Video
Tags: audio, Elections, flag pin, Fox News, John McCain, McCain, Michelle Obama, Obama, patriotism, Politics & Government, proud, townhall, Video
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June 16, 2008 in International, Politics & Government, Video
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June 16, 2008 in Elections, International, McCain, Obama, Politics, Video
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June 16, 2008 in Elections, International, McCain, Obama, Politics, Veepstakes
Tags: campaign manager, Clinton, McCain, Obama, Patti Solis Doyle, Solis Doyle, veep, Veepstakes, vice president, VP
Politico:
As I first reported a couple of weeks ago, former Clinton campaign manager Patti Solis Doyle is going to work for Obama.
She’ll be “chief of staff to the vice presidential candidate – whoever he (or she) will be, campaign officials said,” Nagourney reports.
Though this will stir speculation that she’s paving the way for Hillary, but [...]
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June 16, 2008 in Alabama, Elections, Gay, International, McCain, Obama, Politics, Religion, Veepstakes
Tags: amendment, California, Gay, gay marriage, GLBT, LGBT, McCain, Obama
TowleRoad:
At 5:01pm today, history will be made as gay and lesbian couples begin marrying in California, led symbolically by the marriage of Del Martin and Phyllis Lyon, the couple of 50 years who were first married in San Francisco City Hall in 2004 (above). I’ve rounded up some of the significant reporting here.
Profiles [...]
June 16, 2008 in Elections, Humor, International, McCain, Obama, Politics, Video
Tags: Bush, Elections, funny, Humor, McCain, Obama, Politics, Video
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June 16, 2008 in Elections, Gay, International, McCain, Obama, Politics, Religion
Tags: amendment, ballot, ban, constitutional, Elections, Gay, gay marriage, initiative, Politics, Puerto Rico, Ricky Martin
Advocate: Puerto Rico’s house of representatives has denied a measure to toughen a ban on same-sex marriage.
Rep. Victor García [...]
June 16, 2008 in Elections, International, McCain, Obama, Politics, Religion, Veepstakes
Tags: Elections, Gingrich, India, Jindal, Louisiana, McCain, Newt Gingrich, Obama, Politics, veep, Veepstakes, vice president, VP
The Hill: Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R-Ga.) said Sunday that Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal “would be far and away the best candidate” to appear on the Republican presidential ticket with Sen. John McCain (Ariz.).
Gingrich, who appeared on CBS’s “Face the Nation,” heaped praise upon the former congressman, saying that he is a “spectacular” governor [...]
New Yorker Profiles MSNBC’s Keith Olbermann
June 16, 2008 in International, Politics & Government, Religion, Sports
Tags: Bush, Cheney, Clinton, Countdown, Elections, Iraq, Keith Olbermann, McCain, MSNBC, NBC News, Obama, Olbermann, Politico, Politics & Government, Rove, Special Comment, terrorism, War
New Yorker:
It was nearly midnight before Keith Olbermann left the NBC News election studio on May 13th, having spent five hours on the air, co-anchoring coverage of the West Virginia Democratic primary. Olbermann had a short ride home from Rockefeller Plaza to his condominium on the Upper East Side, and he was in [...]