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Saturday, September 06
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I'm usually in bed by 11, so I TIVO the Daily Show with Jon Stewart every night and watch it the next day. Last night was their wrap up of the Republican National Convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, and it... Read more...
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Wednesday, September 03
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Barack Obama makes history as not only the first black presidential nominee, but the first with two dads! Those Log Cabin boys must be feeling pretty darn foolish right about now! Somewhere in Washington, Ted Koppel is turning over in... Read more...
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Wednesday, August 27
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Two pieces in today’s New York Times gave me an idea for something Barack Obama should talk about in his acceptance speech tomorrow night. Not that he has asked me for advice on what to say in that stadium with... Read more...
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Wednesday, August 27
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Those looking to Barack Obama's vice presidential pick for some reassurance that the presidential nominee's strongly supportive gay rights talk will translate into legislative walk once in office will find little of either in running mate...
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Tuesday, August 26
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I need not write another word on the unrelentingly self-obsessed former president. Chris, Andoni and many others have done a marvelous job already. But for those who spent so many years enabling Bill Clinton's particular brand of political onanism...
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Sunday, August 24
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For better or worse I get to interact with a lot of different types of people. The latest line I've heard from two different people in two different parts of the country is that they cannot vote for Senator Barack... Read more...
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Friday, August 22
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Liz Sidoti of AP has reported that Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX), the favorite of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D), has been subject to one of the few background checks by the Obama campaign and is a finalist for consideration for... Read more...
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Friday, August 22
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Liz Sidoti of AP has reported that Rep. Chet Edwards (D-TX), the favorite of House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D), has been subject to one of the few background checks by the Obama campaign and is a finalist for consideration for... Read more...
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Thursday, August 21
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It may not be hypothetical whether the Obama campaign is as jittery as Camp McCain allegedly was about a donation from the owner of a gay sex website. Blogger Michael Petrelis, the undisputed gay king of tracking campaign contributions, has... Read...
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Monday, August 11
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Only 18 days ago, Barack Obama told cheering throngs in Berlin that a resurgent America could be trusted by the free world to stand up for what was right again. In the city which America rallied its battered allies to... Read more...
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Monday, August 11
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"I cannot imagine America electing a president during a time of war who is not at his center fundamentally American in his thinking and in his values." What the fuck? This is an email from Mark Penn, Hillary Clinton's chief... Read...
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Sunday, August 10
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The Democratic Party platform just approved yesterday and headed to the convention in Denver for final adoption represents some progress on nuts-and-bolts gay rights positions but is a rhetorical retreat of sorts -- at least that's been the...
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Tuesday, July 22
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There’s been no such thing as the summer doldrums this election season, what with fevered speculation over running mates and overseas trips with dueling photo ops set up to appear more “presidential.” Far more consequential, if much less made-for...
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Monday, July 21
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The latest scuttlebutt on Barack Obama's possible running mate is decidedly mixed. The good news is that some are reporting that one potential finalist for the post is Sen. Jack Reed from Rhode Island, who is accompanying the Democratic nominee...
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Wednesday, July 09
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With presidential primary season is behind us, now is the time when the presumptive nominees take aim at independent voters by tacking their way to the political center. For gay issues, that typically means we see the Republican nominee rediscovering...
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Thursday, July 03
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Obama is now backing off his promise to immediately pull troops out of Iraq. Alas, the galling number of flip-flops continue to pile up. Are we still all ready to jump head first into Lake Obama even before the party... Read more...
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Tuesday, June 24
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Gay Democrats, along with their party, are moving to unite themselves behind the certain nominee, Senator Barack Obama. The Human Rights Campaign quickly endorsed Obama after he secured enough delegates to win the Democratic nomination, and many...
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Friday, June 20
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It seems like left-leaning readers of this blog love to comment up a storm, while the right-leaning ones tend to send emails. I've gotten more than a few lately about whether it's time for me to attack the mother ship... Read more...
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Thursday, June 19
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There appears to be some hope that the Log Cabin Republicans are having second thoughts -- or at least giving some thought -- to whether they should endorse John McCain, who opposes absolutely any and every form of gay civil... Read more...
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Tuesday, June 17
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Over at Gay News Watch, I am posting all the stories relating to the post-primary presidential election under a new story topic called "White House 08." A few hours ago, while adding the ABC interview with Barack Obama that touched......
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Tuesday, June 17
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Barack Obama got his chance to talk about same-sex marriage yesterday, in response to a question on ABC World News by reporter Jake Tapper about yesterday's wedding ceremonies in California: OBAMA: I still think these are decisions that need...
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Sunday, June 15
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Today’s “Meet the Press” was devoted to remembering Tim Russert, NBC’s Washington Bureau Chief and host of the show since 1991, who died Friday. Over the years, one of Tim’s favorite questions was to ask aspiring politicians who came on... Read...
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Wednesday, June 11
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Both of them waited until the very bitter end, and oh yes was it bitter. They waited until alternative had been exhausted; until they had tried the patience of pretty much everyone except those with a permanent address in Hillaryland.... Read more...
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Saturday, June 07
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HRC Press Release WASHINGTON–The Human Rights Campaign, the nation’s largest gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender civil rights group, today announced that the organization will endorse Senator Barack Obama (D-Ill.) for president of the United...
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Monday, June 02
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The battle over same-sex marriage is about to go nuclear. Not because it may impact this year's presidential race, as some have worried. But because the skirmishes will now multiply into a multi-front struggle that will determine whether access...
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Wednesday, May 14
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NOTE: I've updated this post because the more I thought about it, the more I think Edwards' choice of language was not a gender slight, but a subtle hint to Hillaryland and her supporters that his heart isn't in it.... Read more...
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Tuesday, May 13
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Among the names being floated as possible VP picks for Barack Obama is Ohio Gov. Ted Strickland, who offers several potential advantages: As a fervid Hillary Clinton supporter (he's even still insisting the race isn't over), he could help...
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Wednesday, May 07
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UPDATE: Marc Ambinder offers seven reasons for Clinton to stay in the race. No. 2 and No. 7 are similar to the points I make here; No. 3 and No. 5 make good additional arguments; No. 1 and No. 4... Read more...
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Sunday, May 04
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Through the magic on modern technology, I'll be on the radio tonight, joining the good folks at OutLoud Radio between 10:30 and 11p.m. (Eastern Time) to talk about gay issues in the Democratic presidential primary. Info about tonight's entire...
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Thursday, May 01
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With the pivotal (aren't they all?) North Carolina primary just days away, the gay paper there tried a different tactic for getting answers from the candidates on gay rights. Rather than press for phone interviews, Q-Notes apparently sent questions...
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