Tuesday 29 December 2009

Russian Orthodox Church Leader Patriarch Kirill on Gay Rights | The Bilerico Project

Russian Orthodox Church Leader Patriarch Kirill on Gay Rights The Bilerico Project . . . . . Patriarch Kirill speaks and practices LOVE. Some other religious leaders should speak out as he has. Exactly as he has.

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Saturday 26 December 2009

Catholic Group Supports Senate on Abortion Aid - NYTimes.com

Catholic Group Supports Senate on Abortion Aid - NYTimes.com - though at times the holy mother roman catholic church will not only come across but in actuality will be severely monolithic, contravening any and all common sense, we have here today a reality consisting of various elements of the purported monolith acting out in a common sense FOR THE BENEFIT OF the common man.

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Thursday 24 December 2009

Tuesday 22 December 2009

Ruby-Sachs: Obama is Chicken When it Comes to Gay Rights | Gay News Blog | Blog Post on 365gay.com

Ruby-Sachs: Obama is Chicken When it Comes to Gay Rights Gay News Blog Blog Post on 365gay.com . . . don't they mean "chicken shit"!?

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Griffith's switch - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

Griffith's switch - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com - Parker Griffith has a new nickname: T R A I T O R. Don't forget it!

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Public option tensions linger - - POLITICO.com

Public option tensions linger - - POLITICO.com - It has now been intimated by Capitol insiders that the public option option will be considered when the proposed bill, still to be reconciled, is revisited. Let's just wait and see, especially if the option will definitely be excluded from the current proposed bill.

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Editorial - A Bill Well Worth Passing - NYTimes.com

Editorial - A Bill Well Worth Passing - NYTimes.com - This op-ed from the New York Times is based on the belief that the Senate bill is workable, as a jumping off point. Well, we shall see.

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Democrats Face Challenge in Merging Health Bills - NYTimes.com

Democrats Face Challenge in Merging Health Bills - NYTimes.com - Good luck!

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Monday 21 December 2009

Democrats Face Challenge in Merging Health Bills - NYTimes.com

Democrats Face Challenge in Merging Health Bills - NYTimes.com - and abortion is the issue on which falls the current debate.

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Jane Hamsher: Top 10 Reasons to Kill the Senate Health Care Bill

Jane Hamsher: Top 10 Reasons to Kill the Senate Health Care Bill . . . . . this is why not!

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Sen. Paul G. Kirk, Jr.: A Rebuttal to Howard Dean: I Am a U.S. Senator, and I Will Vote For This Bill

Sen. Paul G. Kirk, Jr.: A Rebuttal to Howard Dean: I Am a U.S. Senator, and I Will Vote For This Bill . . . . . here's why!

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Neff: No gay change for the Salvation Army

Neff: No gay change for the Salvation Army

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Op-Ed Columnist - A Dangerous Dysfunction - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Columnist - A Dangerous Dysfunction - NYTimes.com - This article's title "A Dangerous Dysfunction" is an understatement of the nth degree.

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Deep in Health Bill, Very Specific Beneficiaries - NYTimes.com

Deep in Health Bill, Very Specific Beneficiaries - NYTimes.com - FYI

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Health plans on collision course - - POLITICO.com

Health plans on collision course - - POLITICO.com - and here we are, the battle of the houses of legislators.

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Senate advances landmark health bill - - POLITICO.com

Senate advances landmark health bill - - POLITICO.com - now let's get ready and see what happens in the battle of the titans.

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Sunday 20 December 2009

Saturday 19 December 2009

White House Will Try To Pull Health Care Bill Closer To House's Version

White House Will Try To Pull Health Care Bill Closer To House's Version- In the same edition of the Huffington Post from which this article comes is another article regarding the distaste the general public has for this bastardised version of the healthcare bill, devoidof a public option and a buy-in. And now the white house is planning to "work" . . . please excuse me while I barf.

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Friday 18 December 2009

Health care deadline obstacles pile up - - POLITICO.com

Health care deadline obstacles pile up - - POLITICO.com - - is anyone surprised?

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A Race to Win One More Vote for Health Bill - NYTimes.com

A Race to Win One More Vote for Health Bill - NYTimes.com - What some legislators will do to garner a single vote; what some legislators will do to be that one single vote!

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Robert Reich: Slouching Toward Health Care Reform

Robert Reich: Slouching Toward Health Care Reform - Is slouching similar or equal to dithering?

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Bob Cesca: I'm Really Pissed Off About Health Care Reform

Bob Cesca: I'm Really Pissed Off About Health Care Reform - I recently read where at present the majority of the United States population would prefer that the healthcare issue be deferred to the next year (2010), in the hopes that something good and inclusive could then be developed. Not a bad idea, come to think about it.

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Vote by Christmas in peril - - POLITICO.com

Vote by Christmas in peril - - POLITICO.com - and that is because . . . . .

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Catholic Gibberish from Communications Director Susan Gibbs | The Bilerico Project

Catholic Gibberish from Communications Director Susan Gibbs The Bilerico Project - The holy mother roman catholic church has now introduced the Fortunately the local citizens did not fall prey to the hubris and the arrogance of this perverse and misleading concept of the church.

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Federal LGBT employment benefits bill moves out of committee

Federal LGBT employment benefits bill moves out of committee

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New York gov extends protections to transgender New Yorkers

New York gov extends protections to transgender New Yorkers

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Thursday 17 December 2009

Obama Health Care Meeting Aims to Rally Senators - NYTimes.com

Obama Health Care Meeting Aims to Rally Senators - NYTimes.com - Perhaps if POTUS obama had gotten off his ass earlier on there would materialise the results or near the results that he, the Democrats as a whole, and the American populace at large desired.

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DC approves same-sex marriage | The Bilerico Project

DC approves same-sex marriage The Bilerico Project . . . They did it in Washington, D.C., so why not elsewhere. Let's not let D.C. be a symbolic winful gain.

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Monday 14 December 2009

Episcopal bishop seeks prayer in rift over gays

Episcopal bishop seeks prayer in rift over gays

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Long-Term Care Stirs Health Care Debate - NYTimes.com

- Step by Step, Piece by Piece, the grand plans fall apart and are blown away.Long-Term Care Stirs Health Care Debate - NYTimes.com

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Joe Lieberman says no to Medicare buy-in - - POLITICO.com

Joe Lieberman says no to Medicare buy-in - - POLITICO.com - - the 'Lieb-man' doesn't know whether he's coming or going, a simpleton of the politician clique. That's why, IMHO, he couldn't stay within a politicala party.

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Friday 11 December 2009

Health care loophole would allow coverage limits - Road Runner

Health care loophole would allow coverage limits - Road Runner - let's see how this is handled in the conference phase between both houses.

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Moderates uneasy with Medicare plan - - POLITICO.com

Moderates uneasy with Medicare plan - - POLITICO.com - Now Mr. Reid (D-NV) has a problem with his moderates as he strives to put together a filibuster proof 60 in the Senate. This should prove to be interesting.

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Senate Dems may change health care compromise - Road Runner

Senate Dems may change health care compromise - Road Runner - the issue is still a fluid matter for care and consideration.

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Thursday 10 December 2009

Pelosi Backs Off Public Option

Pelosi Backs Off Public Option - thus, the public option is dead. The obama didn't do anything to help - our vote, our loss.

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Despite talk of breakthrough, still no clear path to public option - - POLITICO.com

Despite talk of breakthrough, still no clear path to public option - - POLITICO.com - It's hard to understand this mysterious element of the proposed healthcare public option when so few people know what it's about, and even fewer are willing to share the contents.

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Liberals' public option dream fading - - POLITICO.com

Liberals' public option dream fading - - POLITICO.com - After a year it took only six days to relegate the public option to the closet.

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Editorial - Uphill Toward Equality - NYTimes.com

Editorial - Uphill Toward Equality - NYTimes.com - P*L*E*A*S*E

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Editorial - The Non-Public Option - NYTimes.com

Editorial - The Non-Public Option - NYTimes.com - the ten senators say that the same results can be achieved this way. Let's see what the CBO comes up with in their calculations and projections.

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Senate Democrats See Hope on Health Bill - NYTimes.com

Senate Democrats See Hope on Health Bill - NYTimes.com - We the people don't know what's up yet, but we can hope.

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Whenda ENDA? | The Bilerico Project

Whenda ENDA? The Bilerico Project - This is a good summary of the process that ENDA needs to go through to passage and enactment; read it!

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Ali Forney Center gets some help from Episcopals | The Bilerico Project#more

Ali Forney Center gets some help from Episcopals The Bilerico Project#more - there was and is a problem, for which there has been a solution, and from an unlikely source.

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Wednesday 9 December 2009

News Analysis - Public Option Keeps Toehold in Senate Deal on Health Bill - NYTimes.com

News Analysis - Public Option Keeps Toehold in Senate Deal on Health Bill - NYTimes.com - It's a watered down, through the back door accord in the attempt to garner sixty votes, hopefully including liberals and ccentrists.

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Episcopal lesbian bishop calls election liberating

Episcopal lesbian bishop calls election liberating

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Op-Ed Contributor - What My Amendment Won’t Do - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Contributor - What My Amendment Won’t Do - NYTimes.com - "ak" equals "id". Just as Stupid says, the amendment provides that no federal funds will be spent on abortions. Maybe he would change his mind if he was female.

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Reid Says Deal Resolves the Impasse on the Public Option - NYTimes.com

Reid Says Deal Resolves the Impasse on the Public Option - NYTimes.com - Apparently the public option is too hot a potato to handle for now.

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Senator Ed Murray's road map towards full equality | The Bilerico Project#more

Senator Ed Murray's road map towards full equality The Bilerico Project#more - Six single, clearly annunciated steps to guide us in our trek for full equality.

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Senate Rejects Abortion Restrictions 54 To 45

Senate Rejects Abortion Restrictions 54 To 45 - but it also is compromising on the public option . . . none.

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Tuesday 8 December 2009

Senators take up tricky issues - - POLITICO.com

Senators take up tricky issues - - POLITICO.com - Dueling tubas . . . bassoons . . . buffoons, i.e., those Democrats and Republicans.

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Senators take up tricky issues - - POLITICO.com

Senators take up tricky issues - - POLITICO.com - Dueling tubas . . . bassoons . . . . . buffoons, i.e., Democrats and Republicans.

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Op-Ed Contributor - Coverage Without Borders - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Contributor - Coverage Without Borders - NYTimes.com - Let the holy mother roman catholic bishops in the United States pay for the healthcare of the illegal aliens if they are so concerned (and are up to holding any one person responsible). I would rather not, as also a great number of people

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A Christmas Eve Call to Catholic Action | The Bilerico Project#more

A Christmas Eve Call to Catholic Action The Bilerico Project#more - There is a solution. There is hope.

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Monday 7 December 2009

POLITICO: Schechner: Health care compromise 'absolute crap and totally unacceptable' - Ben Smith - Schechner: Health care compromise 'absolute crap and totally unacceptable'

POLITICO: Schechner: Health care compromise 'absolute crap and totally unacceptable' - Ben Smith - Schechner: Health care compromise 'absolute crap and totally unacceptable'

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NJ to take up gay marriage today

NJ to take up gay marriage today

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Gay House members say gay-friendly bills are near

Gay House members say gay-friendly bills are near

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An Expert Summary of the Newly Revised U.S. HIV/AIDS Treatment Guidelines - The Body

An Expert Summary of the Newly Revised U.S. HIV/AIDS Treatment Guidelines - The Body - There are some significant changes being proffered.

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Chances shrink for pure public option - - POLITICO.com

Chances shrink for pure public option - - POLITICO.com - It will be interesting to see what the final product will look like.

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Editorial - A Bishop’s Words - NYTimes.com

Editorial - A Bishop’s Words - NYTimes.com - empty pablum, self-serving, conescending, arrogant, delusionary . . . the list could go on. And it does, from Egan's mouth from and to other bishop flappers, denigrating the wounded rather than the malfacients.

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Push for Deal on Public Health Plan - NYTimes.com

Push for Deal on Public Health Plan - NYTimes.com - The obama is now trying to coax a deal out of Congress, unlike with the equality issue.

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Push for Deal on Public Health Plan - NYTimes.com

Push for Deal on Public Health Plan - NYTimes.com - The obama is now trying to coax a deal on the healthcare issue. Hopefully this will work unlike the equality issue.

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Sunday 6 December 2009

President Obama visits Capitol Hill to push health plan - - POLITICO.com

President Obama visits Capitol Hill to push health plan - - POLITICO.com - POTUS finally spends some political goodwill on healthcare. Here's hoping it isn't too late, as unfortunately it has been for the GLBT community.

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Obama to push health bill in talks with Democrats - Road Runner

Obama to push health bill in talks with Democrats - Road Runner - So where has Il Duce been; he's been avoiding his voting constituents as if they hasd the plague.

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ACT On Principles » Washington State Sen. Ed Murray: Toward marriage equality for lesbian and gay families

ACT On Principles » Washington State Sen. Ed Murray: Toward marriage equality for lesbian and gay families - a how-to primer for others to use comes out of the experience of Washington State.

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ACT On Principles » The Examiner: Congress ready to pass trio of LGBT equality bills, or so it seems

ACT On Principles » The Examiner: I am hopeful that this article depicts honestly what is in the making. Wouldn't it be nice.

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Editorial - Senate Health Care Follies - NYTimes.com

Editorial - Senate Health Care Follies - NYTimes.com - Someone should tell the Republicans to grow up and give the people what they want ad need.

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Senate Votes for Cuts in Medicare Home Health Payments - NYTimes.com

Senate Votes for Cuts in Medicare Home Health Payments - NYTimes.com - Republicans were knocked back 53 to 41 to block cuts to home health agencies.

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Saturday 5 December 2009

Senators spend weekend bickering over health bill - USATODAY.com

Senators spend weekend bickering over health bill - USATODAY.com - I wonder what they are up to, what they hope to achieve, and what the final bill prior to and after resolution will look like.

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Op-Ed Columnist - The Lost Weekend - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Columnist - The Lost Weekend - NYTimes.com - What spiteful devils these Republications be!

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Wednesday 2 December 2009

NY senate votes against marriage equality

NY senate votes against marriage equality

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The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia

The New York Times - Breaking News, World News & Multimedia - I am ashamed to report that the New York State's Legislature's Senate body has rejected, in a vote that never should have had to be held, acknowledging legally the same-sex marriage equality concept. Although Governor Patterson tried to help pass the issue into law, he wasn't effective enough.

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New York State Senate Votes Down Gay Marriage Bill - NYTimes.com

New York State Senate Votes Down Gay Marriage Bill - NYTimes.com - I'm ashamed to say that the New York State's Legislature's august Senate body has, in a voting process that never should have had to happen, denied the acknowledgement legally of same-sex marriage equality.

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ACT On Principles » The NYS Senate will vote on the marriage equality bill today! (Wednesday)

ACT On Principles » The NYS Senate will vote on the marriage equality bill today! (Wednesday) . . . . . There comes a time . . . will this be ours?

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ACT On Principles » The NYS Senate will vote on the marriage equality bill today! (Wednesday)

ACT On Principles » The NYS Senate will vote on the marriage equality bill today! (Wednesday) . . . . . There comes a time . . . is this to be ours?

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Tuesday 1 December 2009

New York on brink of same-sex marriage vote - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

New York on brink of same-sex marriage vote - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com - we can but hope, and pray!

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It's World AIDS Day. How Can *You* Make a Difference?

It's World AIDS Day. How Can *You* Make a Difference? You can, you know.

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The 11 most important AIDS stories of 2009

The 11 most important AIDS stories of 2009

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Odds look slim for 2010 Calif. gay marriage vote

Odds look slim for 2010 Calif. gay marriage vote

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Orthodox rabbis take public anti-gay marriage stance in NJ

Orthodox rabbis take public anti-gay marriage stance in NJ

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Sharp tones kick off Senate debate on health care bill - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com

Sharp tones kick off Senate debate on health care bill - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com: Nos morituri te salutamus!

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How To Get ENDA Moving Again | The Bilerico Project

How To Get ENDA Moving Again The Bilerico Project - Perhaps, and make that sooner rather than later.

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Episcopalians will now officiate same-sex marriages in church | The Bilerico Project

Episcopalians will now officiate same-sex marriages in church The Bilerico Project - Well, there you have some progress long overdue. An afterthought, when, not if, will the holy mother roman catholic church catch up with the 'trend'?

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Editorial Observer - Roosevelt Understood the Power of a Public Option - NYTimes.com

Editorial Observer - Roosevelt Understood the Power of a Public Option - NYTimes.com - Perhaps now is a time to stop trying to reinvent the wheel.

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Monday 30 November 2009

Forum on Safe Sex and HIV Prevention: No cure or vaccine on the distant horizont. Really? (CURE 2009) (CURE 2009)

Forum on Safe Sex and HIV Prevention: No cure or vaccine on the distant horizont. Really? (CURE 2009) (CURE 2009) . . . . . There is HOPE! We must be patient, notwithstanding the pressures of our illnesses.

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Using sexual orientation as a weapon | The Bilerico Project

Using sexual orientation as a weapon The Bilerico Project - Here is another explanation regarding the negative attitude toward outing catholic priests who might happen to be gay. The operative word here is might.

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Sunday 29 November 2009

Op-Ed Contributor - Fighting the Wrong Health Care Battle - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Contributor - Fighting the Wrong Health Care Battle - NYTimes.com - Here's one opinion, that's it, just an opinion. What do you think?

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Op-Ed Columnist - Are We Going to Let John Die? - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Columnist - Are We Going to Let John Die? - NYTimes.com - If our legislators are too far-sighted, they will miss, viz. forget, the individuals, some of who may, nay will die, because there is no insurance for them. Is this the United States? Where is POTUS? Where is the obama?

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Editorial - A Modest Public Plan - NYTimes.com

Editorial - A Modest Public Plan - NYTimes.com - and an uproarious reaction. Read on . . . . .

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Irish Catholic Church Apologises for Hiding Child Sex Abuse | CarnalNation

Irish Catholic Church Apologises for Hiding Child Sex Abuse CarnalNation - See, folks, it's not just the problem existing in the United States; it's also in Ireland. I would also surmise that the same problem exists in other countries where the Vatican, Rome, that is, is allowed to perpetrate its doctrine. Ergo, it's the holy mother roman catholic church that is and that causes the problem, namely, paedophilia; not homosexuality, which only causes hierarchical angst. P A E D O P H I L I A, a rite of the holy mother roman catholic church.

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Editorial - New Jersey’s Marriage Moment - NYTimes.com

Editorial - New Jersey’s Marriage Moment - NYTimes.com - It is said that the legislators were not adverse to passing a marriage equality law until Corzine lost his bid for re-election. We will have to see what is blockading the Legislature decides to do, and if they have enough clout to supercede any Christie veto.

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Obama Backs Senate on Health Bills’ Disparities - NYTimes.com

Obama Backs Senate on Health Bills’ Disparities - NYTimes.com - Well, POTUS obama now has something he believes that he can not only live with but also which he is willing to enact into law. I wonder what's coming next?

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Press Kit - Manhattan Declaration Newsroom - DeMossNews.com

Press Kit - Manhattan Declaration Newsroom - DeMossNews.com - This is it, The Manhattan Declaration (A Call of Christian Conscience). Read it and weep, i.e., weep after laughing so hard.

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Nathaniel Frank: Christian Leaders Scapegoat Gays on Marriage

Nathaniel Frank: Christian Leaders Scapegoat Gays on Marriage - So what else is new?

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Reid, White House, Dems not thrilled with reconciliation option

AMERICAblog News A great nation deserves the truth: Reid, White House, Dems not thrilled with reconciliation option. . . . . Well now we have come (finally) to the gates of reconciliation. This is like saying, in response to the question Is the glass half full or half empty: At least I have the glass! Let the games begin!

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The Horrible Truth About Gay Marriage | The Bilerico Project

The Horrible Truth About Gay Marriage The Bilerico Project - What a backlash! Perhaps there's a point in there somehow we can use and benefit from. Time will tell.

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Saturday 28 November 2009

Op-Ed Columnist - The Values Question - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Columnist - The Values Question - NYTimes.com - Is it o be vitality or security. Only our congresspeople can / will decide.

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Why I wouldn't expect the Catholic Church to become more gay-friendly | The Bilerico Project

Why I wouldn't expect the Catholic Church to become more gay-friendly The Bilerico Project - Four thousand and counting, church soldiers newly assigned to the "one true faith" (crock of s*h*i*t). For me this is proof positive that the holy mother roman catholic church couldn't feel concern for the individuals on its roster, just the doctrine it purports to believe.

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Outing Catholic Priests Is a Fair Game at Churchouting.org | The Bilerico Project

Outing Catholic Priests Is a Fair Game at Churchouting.org The Bilerico Project - Sorry, but as tempting as the technique might be, and its consequent circumstances, all that is being done is imposing their bias on the one(s) supposedly gay / queer. Regardless the motive(s), the end just never can justify the means, IMHO. One can no more out any person than be outed oneself. Regardless the outer being out him/herself, it is solely the outee's decision when and if he/she is to be outed. Regardless the expectations, it seems to me to be just an attitude of spite. For the record, I am an ex-seminarian, and I am also out of my closet for thirty-eight years.

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Thursday 26 November 2009

Editorial - The Church and the Capital - NYTimes.com

Editorial - The Church and the Capital - NYTimes.com - See past the red herring and see an institution, the holy mother roman catholic church, determined, like the bully that it is, to get its way or else. I personally don't see why in any shape or form our government has to kiss ass. No way! No how! IMHO!

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Pressure on House Democrats Who Opposed Health Care Bill to Change Positions - NYTimes.com

Pressure on House Democrats Who Opposed Health Care Bill to Change Positions - NYTimes.com - Nothing like an external show of force and pressure.

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Democrats Step Up Push for Votes on Health Care - NYTimes.com

Democrats Step Up Push for Votes on Health Care - NYTimes.com . . . . . while the party tries to maintain a semblance of unity, it doesn't hurt to reach out to others, like Republican moderates.

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How health care reform could fall apart - Carrie Budoff Brown and Patrick O'Connor - POLITICO.com

How health care reform could fall apart - Carrie Budoff Brown and Patrick O'Connor - POLITICO.com. . . . . Reid (D-NV) has pulled the votes together to set the healthcare bill up for debate on the floor of the Senate, but cracks have appeared amongst the Democrats. There are four main issues up for resolution from the present contention: a public insurance plan, abortion, possible / probable tax hikes, and cost cutting. Time will tell. What, I don't know! Only time will tell!

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Senate Votes to Open Health Care Debate - NYTimes.com

Senate Votes to Open Health Care Debate - NYTimes.com - Well, we've come a long way, with still a long way to go. Of course we are not privy to the outcome of the debate, but I think that at a minimum obama will have something to sign . . . . . something.

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: Senate DADT hearing postponed indefinitely

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: Senate DADT hearing postponed indefinitely, and ENDA too !?! I see the hand, absent, that is, of obama in these situations. Lying and machinations, broken words and promises, these are intrinsic to politics, and that is highly endemic in this world where some of us have been forced, consciously so, to live as second-class citizens. Well, he will NOT get my vote ever again. And I will remember that.

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Senate Votes to Open Health Care Debate - NYTimes.com

Senate Votes to Open Health Care Debate - NYTimes.com - Two sensible Republicans are voting the healthcare bill to the floor for discussions and amendments. The process continues.

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Editorial - The Senate Health Reform Bill - NYTimes.com

Editorial - The Senate Health Reform Bill - NYTimes.com . . . . . An improvement? The process continues. Only time will tell.

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Transgender Day of Remembrance | The Bilerico Project

Transgender Day of Remembrance The Bilerico Project . . . . . 117 transgender persons were killed for being themselves this year past.

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Wednesday 25 November 2009

Mike Lux: What the Passage of Health Care Legislation Means for the Future

Mike Lux: What the Passage of Health Care Legislation Means for the Future . . . . . Psst! It isn't as easy as a 'yea' or 'nay' vote. As a matter of politics it takes balancing quite a number of factors: beliefs, consequences, representation, inter alia.

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Christian leaders issue 'call of conscience'

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Reid, Dems stay cautiously optimistic - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com

Reid, Dems stay cautiously optimistic - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com - the door is open, and the numbers keep growing, all with some nudging by Mr. Reid. Keep on keeping on!

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NY High Court Upholds Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men

NY High Court Upholds Recognition of Same-Sex Marriages - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men . . . . . Let the so-called christians spit and fume after having had their stand against the acknowledgement of inter-state same-sex marriages denounced asa illegal by New York's State Court of Appeals. Onward and upward! Excelsior!

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: Catholic Church needs to clean its own house before it worries about others

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: Catholic Church needs to clean its own house before it worries about others. . . . . . a radical (to the root) cleaning of their house is what is necessary.

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: Dan Savage on Catholic priests.

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: Dan Savage on Catholic priests. . . . . . It will be interesting now to see what Benedict and his minions do 1) regarding gay priests, in formation and / or formed and 2) withdrawing the condemnation of gay men becoming priests.

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Sunday 22 November 2009

AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Reid's bill includes public option with opt-out and tax on "cadillac" plans

AMERICAblog News A great nation deserves the truth: Reid's bill includes public option with opt-out and tax on "cadillac" plans . . .with a deficit reduction of $127 billion . . The cost: $849 billion over 10 years.

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Senate Democrats Unveil Health Bill With Public Option - NYTimes.com

Senate Democrats Unveil Health Bill With Public Option - NYTimes.com - Mr. Reid will now guide the Senate version through its paces and conference it with that of the House of Representatives.

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Update: NY court upholds gay marriage recognition

Update: NY court upholds gay marriage recognition

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Lambda Legal sues because health care isn't a luxury | The Bilerico Project

Lambda Legal sues because health care isn't a luxury The Bilerico Project . . . . . I am not a second class citizen. We are not second class citizens. DO NOT TRY to balance any budget on my back, on our backs.

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Gay couples blast federal Defense of Marriage Act

Gay couples blast federal Defense of Marriage Act

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New website seeks to out gay priests

New website seeks to out gay priests

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Report: Homosexuality no factor in abusive priests

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How to pass a health bill fast - Chris Frates and Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com

How to pass a health bill fast - Chris Frates and Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com - there are ways, and then there are other ways. Notwithstanding, the goal is to give the obama a bill that he can sign into law by year's end. The POTUS has spoken; the minions have listened.

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Dems alarmed as independents bolt - Alex Isenstadt - POLITICO.com

Dems alarmed as independents bolt - Alex Isenstadt - POLITICO.com - Right here, right now, if we don't need them for the current batch of legislation, let them be. Later, when and if needed, embrace them into the fold. Wow! I sound like a politician.

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Abortion causes family feud for Democrats - Glenn Thrush - POLITICO.com

Abortion causes family feud for Democrats - Glenn Thrush - POLITICO.com - The Reverend Stupak and his priestly minions again want to dictate what a woman should do with her body. Do we live in a theocracy?

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3 Democrats Could Block Health Bill in Senate - NYTimes.com

3 Democrats Could Block Health Bill in Senate - NYTimes.com - let's hope not!

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Catholic Bishops will kill health insurance reform over abortion issue

AMERICAblog News A great nation deserves the truth: Catholic Bishops will kill health insurance reform over abortion issue. In writing this post Joe Sudbay mentioned Vatican representative Rep. Bart Stupak (D-Mich) overwriting Mich with Vatican City. To be consistent shouldn't he have used the appropriate honourific Rev. Bart Stupak?

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Reid "cautiously optimistic" about getting health insurance bill to the Senate floor

AMERICAblog News A great nation deserves the truth: Reid "cautiously optimistic" about getting health insurance bill to the Senate floor . . . . . here's hoping for the best.

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: Colbert on gay marriage -- and gay funerals

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: Colbert on gay marriage -- and gay funerals . . . . . to quote the opening:"Like many of us Colbert was raised Catholic. He skewers the [c]hurch."

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: D.C. won't allow referendum "that authorizes discrimination." So, no public vote on marriage equality

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: D.C. won't allow referendum "that authorizes discrimination." So, no public vote on marriage equality. . . . . An interesting posting, a neat turn of the cards this time in our favour. But make sure to read the ending of the post, where we see the potential of the holy mother roman catholic church once again being allowed to stick its nose in and where it is both not wanted nor has the right to be involved.

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: Equality California wants Obama's support in lawsuit against Prop. 8

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: Equality California wants Obama's support in lawsuit against Prop. 8 . . . . . It's time for the Obama to fulfill his campaign promises and stand up for the oppressed minorities, as another great POTUS - Abraham Lincoln - once did for the black minority. Our time has come. It is our just right to be treated as the majority treats itself.

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: Legal issues delayed ENDA mark-up pushing back final vote possibly until February

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: Legal issues delayed ENDA mark-up pushing back final vote possibly until February . . . . . Read the article and get the scoop.

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: International Transgender Day of Remembrance

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: International Transgender Day of Remembrance - Celebrate!

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Friday 20 November 2009

Anglican Leader Defends Faith as Vatican Welcomes His Members - NYTimes.com

Anglican Leader Defends Faith as Vatican Welcomes His Members - NYTimes.com . . . . . Once again, and in a totally arrogant manoeuvre, the holy mother roman catholic church has poked its nose where IT HAS NO RIGHT and DOESN'T BELONG. Its flagrant creation of an Anglican rite within its wield is an egregious slap in the face of another, equally valid, religion.

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Another Catholic Church Red Herring | The Bilerico Project

Another Catholic Church Red Herring The Bilerico Project . . . . . It is fitting, just band right that the analogy of 'red herring' is part of this posting, whereas something smells fishy here with the holy mother roman catholic church and marriage equality in the District of Columbia.

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Thursday 19 November 2009

BREAKING: ENDA Postponed | The Bilerico Project

BREAKING: ENDA Postponed The Bilerico Project . . . . . 'til when? 2010, 2011 0r . . . if ever?

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Mike Lux: Winning the 2010 Elections

Mike Lux: Winning the 2010 Elections . . . . . It'a a good attitude to exude whether within and / or without. But, it's no guarantee. Sorry!

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Tuesday 17 November 2009

ACT On Principles » ENDA Postponed

ACT On Principles » ENDA Postponed - but will it rise, like some say Christ did?

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Test vote may come before holiday - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com

Test vote may come before holiday - Carrie Budoff Brown - POLITICO.com - It's all a political game, an exercise in oneupmanship. God, how I loathe politics and the politicians and the games they play.

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Bishops reprise old abortion fight with higher stakes - David Rogers - POLITICO.com

Bishops reprise old abortion fight with higher stakes - David Rogers - POLITICO.com - We have got to stand together and repel the outsiders, under the cloak of 'our religious leaders", lest they cause further damage to the social fabric of this country. Remember, we are not a satrap of Roman fascism. We are our own selves. Damn the intruders! Damn! Damn! Damn!

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Monday 16 November 2009

Health reform's hidden land mines - Carrie Budoff Brown and Chris Frates - POLITICO.com

Health reform's hidden land mines - Carrie Budoff Brown and Chris Frates - POLITICO.com

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Abortion deal spins a very tangled web - Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com

Abortion deal spins a very tangled web - Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com - we must hold our stand at least as to the current status, if not better the rights.

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MSNBC Not Shy About Criticizing Obama - NYTimes.com

MSNBC Not Shy About Criticizing Obama - NYTimes.com - good. Maybe he could be considered more effective if more were to criticise him too.

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: Advocate on Barney's sudden transparency

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: Advocate on Barney's sudden transparency

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: It really is sick that the Catholics are more concerned about bashing gays than helping the poor

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: It really is sick that the Catholics are more concerned about bashing gays than helping the poor . . . . . It really is perverted that the holy mother roman catholic church is more concerned with maintaining their status quo of wealth and possessions than helping the poor . . . gay-bashing and women-demeaning are just two forms of the same tactic - smoke screens.

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: On the growing DC Catholic scandal: "What the Church is doing is an uncharitable and cruel maneuver."

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: On the growing DC Catholic scandal: "What the Church is doing is an uncharitable and cruel maneuver." Unless manoeuvres serve the purposes and the merits of the holy mother roman catholic church hierarchy, regardless the people that will be affected, the church will rant, rave and threaten. Almost like a spoilt little brat or an olde shrew or curmudgeon.

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: "It's a dangerous thing when the Catholic Church starts writing and determining the legislation and the laws of the District of Columbia,"

AMERICAblog News A great nation deserves the truth: "It's a dangerous thing when the Catholic Church starts writing and determining the legislation and the laws of the District of Columbia," . . . . . 'It's a dangeous thing when the holy mother roman catholic church even opens it mouth, sticks its feet in, and starts writing, preaching and determining the legislation, the laws and the social mores of any locality and / or people.'

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: How the Catholic Bishops took control of the health care debate

AMERICAblog News A great nation deserves the truth: How the Catholic Bishops took control of the health care debate . . . . . OK, the holy mother roman catholic church knows how to express itself so that they don't lose ther tax-free exempt status. But does it know how to keep its bloody nose out of other people's business, regardless how they think that they have a 'vested' interest? And, by the way, when are they going to realise that we live in a different world than that of their precious bible, a supposedly tell-tale manual to living, which, by the way, happened in a different world, in a different time?

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: White House censored "pro-gay" video for two days while deciding whether to issue permanent gag order to college

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: White House censored "pro-gay" video for two days while deciding whether to issue permanent gag order to college - very, very interesting!

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Attacking Tax-Exemptions for Churches a Lose-Lose Proposition | The Bilerico Project

Attacking Tax-Exemptions for Churches a Lose-Lose Proposition The Bilerico Project - Darn it!

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Sunday 15 November 2009

A look back at the House health bill fight

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Want to know how the House health insurance reform bill passed?

AMERICAblog News A great nation deserves the truth: Want to know how the House health insurance reform bill passed? . . . . . This is the finale of the article by David Waldman, actually an analysis.

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: DNC boycott update

AMERICAblog News A great nation deserves the truth: DNC boycott update - It's a shame that wwe have to interact this way amongst our selves, but more is the fact that we must be united and precise in our explanation(s).

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Gay Blog | Towleroad: More than gay news for more gay men.

Gay Blog Towleroad: More than gay news for more gay men. . . . . . Ignore the blowhard Lambert . . . he's just a right-wing radio announcer. Rep. James Splaine denounced his calling Ray Buckley, the Democratic New Hampshire Party's chairperson, a "faggot".

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In House, Many Spoke With One Voice - Lobbyists’ - NYTimes.com

In House, Many Spoke With One Voice - Lobbyists’ - NYTimes.com - And we all know that 'lobbyists' is a dirty word and a dirty profession.

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Robert Creamer: 10 Reasons Why Democrats Who Opposed the Health Care Bill Made a Political Mistake

Robert Creamer: 10 Reasons Why Democrats Who Opposed the Health Care Bill Made a Political Mistake - Breakaway Democrats (and Independents) take heed.

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Bob Cesca: Joe Lieberman Filibusters Health Care While Americans Suffer

Bob Cesca: Joe Lieberman Filibusters Health Care While Americans Suffer - Lieberman says his filibuster is "a matter of conscience". Hard to believe that he has a conscience with the numbers that die as a result . . . almost Nazi-like.

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Friday 13 November 2009

‘Mad Men,’ Maddening Times - Judith Warner Blog - NYTimes.com

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‘Mad Men,’ Maddening Times - Judith Warner Blog - NYTimes.com - Unless this issue has the abortion restrictions removed, then we are going backward. And no, I don't care nor give a damn re: the holy mother roman catholic church and its opinions, values and / or stands.

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Catholics Church Threatens D.C. Council Over Marriage Equality Bill - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men

Catholics Church Threatens D.C. Council Over Marriage Equality Bill - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men - Incredible! Once again the holy mother roman catholic church is not only sticking its head(s) in where it has no right being, but also is attempting to create an ultimatum situation, i.e., it says that if it is forced to acknowledge marriage-equality (marriage for same-sex couples), which is what is being considered for the District of Columbia, then it must - will have no other choice but to - discontinue all social services therein, re: adoption, homelessness, health care, inter alia. Never mind that the ingrates take our secular funds, but want not only to run things their way, but also to spread their values overall. To hell with them, I say, and let the secular social services be run by others.

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NY1 | 24 Hour Local News | Politics | Gay Marriage Vote May Fade On Numbers

NY1 24 Hour Local News Politics Gay Marriage Vote May Fade On Numbers - Only 21 favourable votes, 41 left to be delineated when and if those voters make up their minds.

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LDS Official: SLC Anti-Discrimination Law Could Go Statewide - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men

LDS Official: SLC Anti-Discrimination Law Could Go Statewide - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men - Will wonders never cease?

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RI Governor's Gay Rights Veto Called 'Heartless' by Attorney General - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men

RI Governor's Gay Rights Veto Called 'Heartless' by Attorney General - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men - Rhode Island State Attorney General Patrick Lynch criticises Governor Donald Carcieri's recent veto as " . . . cruel and heartless . . . ", which it is. No matter what political bullshit the governor uses to obfuscate the veto's maliciousness, what he has done oncce again declared that in this land GLBTQs are second, maybe third-class citizens. To quote from the Strawbs: "May he rot in his grave".

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Thursday 12 November 2009

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POLITICO%253A%2BAbortion%2Bcivil%2Bwar%2Bwidening%2B-%2BBen%2BSmith%2B-%2BAbortion%2Bcivil%2Bwar%2Bwidening . . . . . This issue, praedicated on two distinct agendas, will play a crucial role in the discussions between the two houses and the two parties (not excluding independents) therein. It still has to work its way through the Congress, hopefully in timely fashion. And, lest we forget, it is a hot-button issue.

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Health care offense, on both sides - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

Health care offense, on both sides - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com . . . . . It appears that the Democrats and the Republicans are going to try and clean up Houses, theirs and theirs respectively. Unless the focus is brought back to the merits of the respective bills up for consideration by both Houses, and a meaningful compromise reached in Congress that the Obama will sign, it will all be a waste of time, effort and energy.

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Yes to gay marriage means no social services, Catholic Church warns

Yes to gay marriage means no social services, Catholic Church warns. . . . . Sounds like children in a schoolyard, with one punk telling the others that he is going to take his ball away and go home, since things are not going or he is not getting his way.

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Withers: Albany pols promise gay marriage vote

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A Presbyterian Welcome: Convincing the "Movable Middle" | The Bilerico Project

A Presbyterian Welcome: Convincing the "Movable Middle" The Bilerico Project . . . . . one community at a time . . . one 'church' at a time.

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In-your-face base aims at Democratic, Republican cash - Alex Isenstadt - POLITICO.com

In-your-face base aims at Democratic, Republican cash - Alex Isenstadt - POLITICO.com - Apparently "Don't Ask, Don't Give" is proving an attractive weapon in the arsenal of the ground troops.

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Wednesday 11 November 2009

New York Senate Delays Vote on Gay Marriage Bill - NYTimes.com

New York Senate Delays Vote on Gay Marriage Bill - NYTimes.com - Well, there's New York State NOT going to be a leader on the marriage equality front. Too bad!

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Reid hopes to begin debate next week - Live Pulse - POLITICO.com

Reid hopes to begin debate next week - Live Pulse - POLITICO.com - Senator Reid hopes to make something out of nothing . . . no healthcare bill, no consensus on abortion, not even the sixty votes. What's a man t do?

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Deal makers pushed limits - Jonathan Allen and Patrick O'Connor - POLITICO.com

Deal makers pushed limits - Jonathan Allen and Patrick O'Connor - POLITICO.com . . . . It will be so interesting to see all the ancillary bills, pork fat, that is, accompanying the healthcare bill coming out of the House. It even appears that the healthcare bill will come hidden behind the extras the members 'so judiciously negotiated' solely on the healthcare bill itself. Doesn't really say that much about the healthcare bill in its own stead.

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Health vote pits Democrat vs. Democrat - Alex Isenstadt - POLITICO.com

Health vote pits Democrat vs. Democrat - Alex Isenstadt - POLITICO.com - As if abortion were not an issue in and of itself, apparently a vote against the healthcare initiative is as unacceptable too.

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'No easy way out' for Democrats on abortion - Alexander Burns - POLITICO.com

'No easy way out' for Democrats on abortion - Alexander Burns - POLITICO.com - I believe that at best only the standards for abortion as currently regulated must remain in place.

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Tuesday 10 November 2009

NY Senate not expected to vote on gay marriage

NY Senate not expected to vote on gay marriage

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AmericaBlog Launches Donor Boycott of the DNC - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men

AmericaBlog Launches Donor Boycott of the DNC - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men . . . . .Spread the Good News; Do the Right Thing.

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Don't Ask, Don't Give

AMERICAblog News A great nation deserves the truth: Don't Ask, Don't Give . . . . . This is it, right from the horse's mouth, the DON'T ASK, DON'T GIVE 'campaign'. Read it; share it; do it!

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Emma Ruby-Sachs: What the Gay Boycott of the DNC Can Do

Emma Ruby-Sachs: What the Gay Boycott of the DNC Can Do . . . . . OK! Now the cat is out of the bag. Watch its fangs? Nope! Realise that the sword of Damocles is visible, the emperor is NOT wearing new (any) clothes. For the value of this gaycott to be real now, and in the future, means that it cannot be held up as a meaningless threat over the DNC and its ilk. Follow the motto: "Don't ask! Don't give!"

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: NY State Senate should vote on marriage equality tomorrow

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: NY State Senate should vote on marriage equality tomorrow . . . . . 'should' is not as magic as it sounds. Stay tuned and keep on reading.

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Senate faces abortion rights rift - Carrie Budoff Brown and Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com

Senate faces abortion rights rift - Carrie Budoff Brown and Jonathan Allen - POLITICO.com . . . . Notwithstanding the Obama desire for looser abortion language, and the relative restrictiveness of the House's proposed healthcare bill, the Senate still has a say in the proposal of a healthcare bill. There are difficult days ahead for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, what with the explosive nature of the abortion issue and the respective non-partisan delineation of the Senators themselves. Sixty is not going to be an easily achieved number of Senators. Chances are, as expressed in a recent post, the House version is going to be as liberal as the final bill will be. However, prove me wrong. I'd love to be in this instance.

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For left, House bill may be as good as it gets - Glenn Thrush - POLITICO.com

For left, House bill may be as good as it gets - Glenn Thrush - POLITICO.com - you've got to be kidding . . . no, seriously, the Senate must put its imprint, then the legislation must be conferenced, after which time POTUS Obama can place his imprimatur thereon. So, there's still time and hopefully some wiggle room, until the final resolution has surfaced. But then, who am I fooling.

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Rubén Díaz Sr. Is Familiar Voice Against Gay Marriage - NYTimes.com

Rubén Díaz Sr. Is Familiar Voice Against Gay Marriage - NYTimes.com . . . . . notwithstanding his family members and friends who happen to be gay / lesbian, failure to believe in their inherent righteousness, thus, that it is right and normal to be gay, if you are gay, is nothing short of arrogant hypocrisy. And forget about the self-perceived difficulty in resolving the personal matter; that just doesn't wash. If anything, were minister Diaz, Sr. not to vote for marriage equality, as it is the only ethical position to have, he will be in denial of the intricate goodness of his family and friends aforementioned. To quote John Winston Lennon, "How do you sleep at night?"

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Obama Seeks Revision of Health Plan Abortion Limits - NYTimes.com

Obama Seeks Revision of Health Plan Abortion Limits - NYTimes.com . . . . . As if there aren't enough roadblocks appearing re: the healthcare initiative, POTUS wants a differrent set of abortion strictures, so as to promote women's right to choose.

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Democrats Raise Alarms Over Health Bill Costs - NYTimes.com

Democrats Raise Alarms Over Health Bill Costs - NYTimes.com - The Obama had promised that the overhaul would also minimise the rise in health care spending. Now what? The Senate doesn't appear to be interested in what the House proposed. What's up?

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Clinton urges Senate Dems to pass health care bill - Road Runner

Clinton urges Senate Dems to pass health care bill - Road Runner . . . . . LISTEN TO HIM . . . he knows of what he talks.

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Weekly ENDA Update: What Did The Senate Hearing Accomplish? | The Bilerico Project

Weekly ENDA Update: What Did The Senate Hearing Accomplish? The Bilerico Project . . . . . I do not profess to know the ways and means of the Senate when it conducts its legislative business, but I will declare my disheartedness not from the Maine debacle, but from the apparent lack of interest in that only 5 senators showed up for the session. 95% of the Senate professed a total disregard of the initial phase of the presentation of the agenda. I do hope that this is not a foreboding of what is to come, for that is all I am left with: hope.

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The time to demand unequivocal Progressive support | The Bilerico Project

The time to demand unequivocal Progressive support The Bilerico Project . . . . . On a quick viewing, this is a fascinating piece of political thinking in a muddled up, shook up, messed up world. A thoughful read through Phil Reese's politically autobiographical post will cleanse your heart, your mind and your soul, allowing you to decide what and how to express yourself. I've even "shortcut-ed" it to my desktop for further thought and consideration for myself. Please do it the justice that it deserves. Please.

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Is Violence Inevitable In Our Fight For Equality? | The Bilerico Project

Is Violence Inevitable In Our Fight For Equality? The Bilerico Project . . . . . This is a must read, as well as the comments attached thereto, prior to any and all action that may be violent in nature.

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Marcia Angell, M.D.: Is the House Health Care Bill Better than Nothing?

Marcia Angell, M.D.: Is the House Health Care Bill Better than Nothing? . . . . . Dr. Angell has provided five recommendations that have more than a touch of sensibility and financial soundness regarding the current House medical legislation. Yes an overhaul is a beneficial move, but it should cover the right people, the pricing need be realistic and not a bonus to the already overpaid practitioners, and the regulations need be simplified and streamlined for manageability and expense factors. Let's see what the Senate has up its sleeve, and what the common compromise the two houses come up with.

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Gays organize DNC boycott - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

Gays organize DNC boycott - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com . . . . . Relationships are fragile, especially when it comes to politics and GLBT issues. Here surrounding the marriage equality issue they havebeen shattered. The DNC lied and abused its position. Now the results of its actions must be dealt with. I can only hope that the necessary patchwork can be applied once again.

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NY gov says he has done everything he can for gay marriage

NY gov says he has done everything he can for gay marriage

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All eyes on Sen. Harry Reid - Carrie Budoff Brown and Manu Raju - POLITICO.com

All eyes on Sen. Harry Reid - Carrie Budoff Brown and Manu Raju - POLITICO.com - although initially we are told that the Senate is not pro-health, let us see what will happen.

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Monday 9 November 2009

Fate of Same-Sex Marriage Bill in Albany Unclear - NYTimes.com

Fate of Same-Sex Marriage Bill in Albany Unclear - NYTimes.com

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News Analysis - Medical Industry Grumbles, but It Stands to Gain From Overhaul - NYTimes.com

News Analysis - Medical Industry Grumbles, but It Stands to Gain From Overhaul - NYTimes.com

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Obama Presses Senate to Pass Its Health Bill - NYTimes.com

Obama Presses Senate to Pass Its Health Bill - NYTimes.com . . . . . So many complications and potential roadblocks, although none are insurmountable. Here's hoping . . .

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: NY Times on marriage equality: "The big battlegrounds now are New York and New Jersey"

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: NY Times on marriage equality: "The big battlegrounds now are New York and New Jersey". . ltimately . . . It will prove interesting to me, a gay New Yorker, to see how the marriage equality issue is handled and eventually legislated. What a shame, that I and others of my ilk have to come begging to the table for our civil rights.

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: Backlash grows in Maine against Bishop Malone and the Catholic Diocese

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: Backlash grows in Maine against Bishop Malone and the Catholic Diocese . . . . . oh for the day when I never have to hear the name of Malone again, that hypocritical fool emblematic of the holy mother roman catholic church hierarchy. I wonder how he stands in the eyes of the german shepherd now.

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The Daily Politics - NY Daily News

The Daily Politics - NY Daily News - upcoming in the New York State Legislature is our version of the marriage equality legislation, with the twists and the convolutions of typical politics thrown in for good measure. Here's hoping the rights and the equality we are looking for, we are due, are not lost in the games people play (with our lives).

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Sunday 8 November 2009

AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: National Catholic Reporter: "Victory over same-sex marriage comes at high price"

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: National Catholic Reporter: "Victory over same-sex marriage comes at high price". This article is both well written and well read. Please do!

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Church of Sweden Names Lesbian as Bishop of Stockholm | CarnalNation

Church of Sweden Names Lesbian as Bishop of Stockholm CarnalNation. . . . . . This is as it should be, neither age, sex, orientation (not preference) interferes with the calling of the Lord.

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: Catholics News Agency brags that they beat the gays in Maine

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: Catholics News Agency brags that they beat the gays in Maine. . . . . READ it; WATCH it; DISCUSS it; but DON'T BELIEVE it. Without cheating the holy mother roman catholic church isn't all that powerful.

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: Were any of Ft. Hood's victims gay?

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: Were any of Ft. Hood's victims gay?. . . . . Really, this is not as far fetched as it seems right off the bat. Give it a read; give it a thought; give it some consideration. It speaks volumes.

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Even as Dioceses file bankruptcy over sex abuse cases, Catholic Bishops threaten to undermine health insurance reform

AMERICAblog News A great nation deserves the truth: Even as Dioceses file bankruptcy over sex abuse cases, Catholic Bishops threaten to undermine health insurance reform. As I've said before in other posts of mine, these bishops are, for the most part, sanctimonious hypocrites sticking their collective, and individual, nose in where it doesn't belong. But, as a friend of mine once said, what goes around comes around. According to the precepts of their religion, they will have to answer to their maker at life's end.

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Health Care PASSES: The Scene In The House When It Happened

Health Care PASSES: The Scene In The House When It Happened . . . . . There's still the Senate to deal with the issue, and after that the joint modification before the Obama signs the bill into law. Let's see what that law will be like.

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Editorial - Equality’s Ragged March - NYTimes.com

Editorial - Equality’s Ragged March - NYTimes.com - How far we have come, how far we still have to go.

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Labels and Gay Benefits in Health Bill - NYTimes.com

Labels and Gay Benefits in Health Bill - NYTimes.com - It would seem that not only has the health bill passed the House, but also that there are some interesting beneficial tidbits therein for the gay community too.

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Saturday 7 November 2009

Why ENDA Matters: True Stories of Anti-LGBT Employment Discrimination from the ACLU | The Bilerico Project

Why ENDA Matters: True Stories of Anti-LGBT Employment Discrimination from the ACLU The Bilerico Project . . . . . This is The Bilerico Project report(s) as mentioned in the AMERICAblog Gay posting. It's real and pungent for examples of how U.S. people treat their fellow U.S. people.

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: Senate holds first hearing on inclusive ENDA

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: Senate holds first hearing on inclusive ENDA . . . . . This is the AMERICAblog Gay reporting on the first Senate's ENDA hearing. Also take a look at The Bilerico Project's report.

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: DNC Treasurer blames Aravosis for gay community anger at DNC/Obama

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: DNC Treasurer blames Aravosis for gay community anger at DNC/Obama. . . . . Hear ye! Hear ye! The great flapper DNC Treasurer Andy Tobias spews forth his hot air.

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: DNC Treasurer blames Aravosis for gay community anger at DNC/Obama

AMERICAblog News A great nation deserves the truth: DNC Treasurer blames Aravosis for gay community anger at DNC/Obama. . . . . . see following from Aravosis for a more complete and detailed explanation.

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Obama administration officially (finally) supports House health insurance reform bill

AMERICAblog News A great nation deserves the truth: Obama administration officially (finally) supports House health insurance reform bill . . . . . FINALLY and with a BUT as usual for this administration.

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Alabama Lawmaker Wants to Cut Off Domestic Partner Benefits - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men

Alabama Lawmaker Wants to Cut Off Domestic Partner Benefits - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men . . . . . Alabama lawbreaker-maker DuWayne Bridges isn't up to building any bridges for his fellow human beings.

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Political Memo - On Health Care, Democrats Play Down Election Results - NYTimes.com

Political Memo - On Health Care, Democrats Play Down Election Results - NYTimes.com

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Pelosi Faces Competing Pressures on Health Care - NYTimes.com

Pelosi Faces Competing Pressures on Health Care - NYTimes.com

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Democratic Leaders Work to Lock In Health Care Votes Before House Debate - NYTimes.com

Democratic Leaders Work to Lock In Health Care Votes Before House Debate - NYTimes.com

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Weekend Opinionator: Are Democrats, Too, Facing a Civil War? - The Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com

Weekend Opinionator: Are Democrats, Too, Facing a Civil War? - The Opinionator Blog - NYTimes.com . . . . . Are we?

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Friday 6 November 2009

Gay partnership measure approved by voters

Gay partnership measure approved by voters

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Nathaniel Frank: President Obama and Gay Rights: Forgetting the Lessons of the Campaign

Nathaniel Frank: President Obama and Gay Rights: Forgetting the Lessons of the Campaign . . . . . The Obama is a lying, abusive, manipulating gonif who either fails to see what he has done to innocent people whose only mistake was to trust in and to vote for him, or whose desperate hope was misplaced, or he is nothing more than an unethical political whore. Notwithstanding anything further he and his White House and congressional minions may do, as if it should be sufficient to throw us doggies a bone, we should shun him and them, as the Amish do to their interlopers. We no longer have any need and / or use for POTUS. We must do for ourselves whatever we need. To hell with the Obama! To hell!

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Pastor Joel Osteen on The View: 'Homosexuality is Not God's Best' - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men

Pastor Joel Osteen on The View: 'Homosexuality is Not God's Best' - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men . . . . . Joel Osteen is not god's best!

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Paterson Sets Special Session in NY Senate for November 10; Marriage Equality Bill on Agenda - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men

Paterson Sets Special Session in NY Senate for November 10; Marriage Equality Bill on Agenda - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men. . . . . It will be interesting to see if the State wherein which The Stonewall movement began will continue to uphold the rights we have so long and duly fought for, or to grant them (how I hate that phraseology).

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Referendum 71 Approved in Washington State - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men

Referendum 71 Approved in Washington State - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men . . . What is it about Washingtonians that makes them think and act civilly and humanely and fairly, despite all the claptrap surrounding them?

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ACT On Principles » LGBT Thinking to Break Free of the Movement’s Straight Jacket. Target: UnitedENDA.org Process: A Real Strategy Dialog

ACT On Principles » LGBT Thinking to Break Free of the Movement’s Straight Jacket. Target: UnitedENDA.org Process: A Real Strategy Dialog . . . . . A refreshing and positive response to the disheartedness and anger of the past few days. Let's go for it.

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Gay leaders blame TV ads, Obama for loss in Maine

Gay leaders blame TV ads, Obama for loss in Maine

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Ruby-Sachs: Why Not Go For Everything But Marriage Everywhere?

Ruby-Sachs: Why Not Go For Everything But Marriage Everywhere?

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Withers: Why no race blame game after the Maine loss?

Withers: Why no race blame game after the Maine loss?

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Thursday 5 November 2009

Our Muddled Electoral Mess | The Bilerico Project

Our Muddled Electoral Mess The Bilerico Project . . . . . A muddled electoral mess; well, alright, so it is. There's no use crying over spilt milk. Heuristically arising from the analysis, so will sense from the mess, the ooze. It contains the fodder for our future efforts, the propulsion for our motivation. Here's to the next fight . . . hip, hip hooray.

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Our Muddled Electoral Mess | The Bilerico Project

Our Muddled Electoral Mess The Bilerico Project . . . . . A muddled electoral mess; well, alright, so it is. There's no use crying over spilt milk. Heuristically arising from the analysis, so will sense from the mess, the ooze. It contains the fodder for our future efforts, the propulsion for our motivation. Here's to the next fight . . . hip, hip hooray.

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Mourn the losses... Celebrate the Victories! | The Bilerico Project

Mourn the losses... Celebrate the Victories! The Bilerico Project. . . . . I must remember that I am who I am, a first class citizen person, and not as some would have me be as a second class citizen. Oh god, when oh when are they going to get it through their thick skulls, that is, that I am as entitled to the full panoply of rights as the next Tom, Dick and/or Harry. The same! Get it?

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Democrats want to seize historic moment - David Rogers - POLITICO.com

Democrats want to seize historic moment - David Rogers - POLITICO.com. Let's see, if they don't go after the whole pie pell-mell, then there's a chance that slowly but surely they should be able to cobble a piece of legislation upon which the movement can nag its hat. Remember, it takes one step to start a journey. One step!

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Sen. Mark Warner: 'We got walloped' - John F. Harris and Alexander Burns - POLITICO.com

Sen. Mark Warner: 'We got walloped' - John F. Harris and Alexander Burns - POLITICO.com - and the White House says they don't have to reposition itself or the party or the Obama. Seems to me that the Obama needs to position himself, never mind being repositioned.

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Reconsidering marriage in New Hampshire - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

Reconsidering marriage in New Hampshire - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com. . . . . Part of me says "Why not?", but then it is Thursday after the fall. Part of me says "Here we go again!" Well, here we may go again, but let's get a different result. Perhaps we can even count on the Obama and his White House. Perhaps.

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: Will gay families be excluded from health care reform?

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: Will gay families be excluded from health care reform? Only time will tell.

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: The Catholic Church has become an anti-gay political operation in Maine

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: The Catholic Church has become an anti-gay political operation in Maine . . . Isn't it illegal to be a tax-free institution and still be politically active?

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AMERICAblog Gay | A great people deserve their rights: SLOG: "Catholics are the New Mormons"

AMERICAblog Gay A great people deserve their rights: SLOG: "Catholics are the New Mormons". In this blog posting a Dominic Holden wants to unbaptize himself . . . Doesn't he know that you can't reverse one's baptism. Just ignore it instead.

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Op-Ed Contributor - Relax, Democrats - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Contributor - Relax, Democrats - NYTimes.com - There seems to be a silver lining to the current current.

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Op-Ed Columnist - Unhealthy America - NYTimes.com

Op-Ed Columnist - Unhealthy America - NYTimes.com - Here's an op-ed piece for review and consideration.

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News Analysis - Gay Rights Rebuke May Change Approach - NYTimes.com

News Analysis - Gay Rights Rebuke May Change Approach - NYTimes.com - or it may not. This article casts a disheartening pallor on the fight for freedom and equality, albeit it a transitory pallor.

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Why a Number of HIV Patients Are Aging Faster -- New York Magazine

Why a Number of HIV Patients Are Aging Faster -- New York Magazine . . . . . and the studies are showing that they do. My question is whether the aging is being altered by the virus, or the meds, or a combination of both?

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Wednesday 4 November 2009

Waiting in Washington

Waiting in Washington

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Maine rejects gay marriage law: Update

Maine rejects gay marriage law: Update

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POLITICO Daily Digest

POLITICO Daily Digest . . . . . The day after. Disheartening hardly sums up my and my fellow believers' feelings. We lost in Maine, New Jersey and Virginia. The paedestal the Obama was on was shattered; the dream is over.

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DavidMixner.com: Maine, Obama and the LGBT Community

DavidMixner.com: Maine, Obama and the LGBT Community

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Tuesday 3 November 2009

Behind scenes, President Obama shepherds the health reform bill - Jeanne Cummings - POLITICO.com

Behind scenes, President Obama shepherds the health reform bill - Jeanne Cummings - POLITICO.com

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Ore. gay rights activists aiming for new vote

Ore. gay rights activists aiming for new vote

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3 Contests in New Jersey, New York and Virginia Could Signal Political Winds - NYTimes.com

3 Contests in New Jersey, New York and Virginia Could Signal Political Winds - NYTimes.com . . . . . stay tuned for further details.

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Why the President can't wait until conference to weigh in on health care

AMERICAblog News A great nation deserves the truth: Why the President can't wait until conference to weigh in on health care . . . . . I've said this before.

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AMERICAblog News| A great nation deserves the truth: Obama administration again defends DOMA in court, says gays have no "fundamental right" to marriage benefits

AMERICAblog News A great nation deserves the truth: Obama administration again defends DOMA in court, says gays have no "fundamental right" to marriage benefits . . . . . Does the right hand know what the left hand is doing? Does either side retain a semblance of knowledge of the picture viewed with a bird's eye perspective?

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Finding Happiness at Halloween: Lifting the Veil off Mental Health | The Bilerico Project

Finding Happiness at Halloween: Lifting the Veil off Mental Health The Bilerico Project . . . . . Bipolar disorder, previously known as manic-depressive, is not a readily understood disorder by the common people. Kudos to David, the author of this posting, for his knowledge and sensitivity for his partner Jim. And, kudos to Jim for dealing with it notwithstanding the temptation of 'fun'.

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ACT On Principles » Weekly ENDA Update: Senate Hearings!

ACT On Principles » Weekly ENDA Update: Senate Hearings! - The originators of the blog and this posting in particular are providing an important and necessary reporting. Follow it, follow them.

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Democrats Say House Bill Would Cut Premiums for Many - NYTimes.com

Democrats Say House Bill Would Cut Premiums for Many - NYTimes.com - It is said that confrontation and challenge can lead to a more appropriate compromise for all concerned. It will be interesting to see the outcome of this one.

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Drew Westen: Leadership, Obama Style

Drew Westen: Leadership, Obama Style

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Jon Soltz: On Don't Ask Don't Tell, Army's Ready, So What's the Hold-up?

Jon Soltz: On Don't Ask Don't Tell, Army's Ready, So What's the Hold-up?

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Big Pharma Ready For "Hand To Hand Combat" To Defend White House Deal

Big Pharma Ready For "Hand To Hand Combat" To Defend White House Deal

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Monday 2 November 2009

Editorial - The House Health Reform Bill - NYTimes.com

Editorial - The House Health Reform Bill - NYTimes.com . . . . . Ladies and gentlemen! A drum roll please! This is it . . . .

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Editorial - Mandates and Affordability - NYTimes.com

Editorial - Mandates and Affordability - NYTimes.com

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Editorial - Six Tests for Equality and Fairness - NYTimes.com

Editorial - Six Tests for Equality and Fairness - NYTimes.com - the whole is greater than the sum of its parts, isn't it?

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Obama Strategy on Health Legislation Appears to Pay Off - NYTimes.com

Obama Strategy on Health Legislation Appears to Pay Off - NYTimes.com . . . . . What! There was rhyme and reason to his 'hands-off' policy? Let's see what the future holds.

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ACT On Principles » Hate Crimes Bill A Victory?

ACT On Principles » Hate Crimes Bill A Victory? . . . . . This is a fascinating 'op-ed' perspective on 'the gay agenda', 'the gay question', 'the gay movement', or lack thereof.  The fact that there are extensive questions and response by the author and readers provides even more insight on the written issues.  It deserves a good read and some discussion as well.
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Corvino: The work left to do

Corvino: The work left to do

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Obama signs HIV/AIDS bill extension; implements lifting of AIDS travel ban

Obama signs HIV/AIDS bill extension; implements lifting of AIDS travel ban

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Thursday 29 October 2009

Gay-marriage supporters, opponents square off

Gay-marriage supporters, opponents square off

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Democrats in House Present $894 Billion Health Package - NYTimes.com

Democrats in House Present $894 Billion Health Package - NYTimes.com - What next in the trip to the Obama for his signature? Hopefully the final version will resemble what has so far been proposed.

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Center for LGBT Homeless Youth Gifted $300K by Bea Arthur Estate - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men


Center for LGBT Homeless Youth Gifted $300K by Bea Arthur Estate - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men . . . . . . ___________________________________________________

Now this is the kind of help and facility of which the GLBTQ community is deserving.  May she rest in peace!

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Masliah & Soloway Immigration Updates: Repeal of HIV Ban In Final Stages

Masliah & Soloway Immigration Updates: Repeal of HIV Ban In Final Stages - Amen.

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Senator Arlen Specter: Repeal DOMA, Pass ENDA, Rescind DADT - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men

Senator Arlen Specter: Repeal DOMA, Pass ENDA, Rescind DADT - Towleroad, More than gay news. More gay men - There, in a nutshell, Senator Specter's positions on three issues near and dear to our heart. It may have taken awhile to reach this understanding, but that is where he stands now.

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In Search of a Cure: Working to Turn on HIV - The Body

In Search of a Cure: Working to Turn on HIV - The Body - That's right, turning on the virus in order to turn it off. Sorta like politics, turning on an issue in order to turn it off. You know, there might be something to this methodology. There just might be.

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Holder doesn't know enough about Prop. One to comment - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com

Holder doesn't know enough about Prop. One to comment - Ben Smith - POLITICO.com - OK, well then, is he just playing dumb, or is this a prime example of selective memory? Or, is this his and the administration's true feeling on the issue?

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Courage Campaign Equality Program

Courage Campaign Equality Program

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Pelosi Unveils House Health Care Bill - Prescriptions Blog - NYTimes.com

Pelosi Unveils House Health Care Bill - Prescriptions Blog - NYTimes.com - Once again the Praescriptions blog is spot on . . . simple and rather thorough in its explanation of the subject matter at hand.

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House health debate hits crunch time - Patrick O'Connor - POLITICO.com

House health debate hits crunch time - Patrick O'Connor - POLITICO.com - It will be most interesting to see how this resolution plays out on the political playing field.

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