Chambliss Calls JoeMyGod Blogger to Apologize for Fired Staffer’s Homophobic Comments
Sen. Saxby Chambliss (R-Ga.) has made right with JoeMyGod blogger Joe Jervis by calling to apologize for a staffer who posted “All Faggots Must Die” on the popular gay blog and announcing that the staffer has been let go.
Daily Caller, National Review Elevate Feud Over GOP’s ‘Pledge To America’
In a country club version of the Hatfields and McCoys, Tucker Carlson of the Daily Caller and Rich Lowry of the National Review stepped up their online feud over allegations made by the scrappy start-up that the folks at National Review were working with Republican lawmakers to promote the "Pledge to America" in a
Ann Coulter Takes Her Schtick to Homocon and Everyone Stays on Script
Never one to shy away from publicity and attention, Ann Coulter headlined gay conservative fundraiser, Homocon, this weekend and everyone is reacting as planned in Coulter's perfectly choreographed appearance. Progressives and gays and lesbians are appalled, conservatives are titillated, and GOProud has gotten tons of ink.
Archbishop Chaput Whacks Media in Speech, Defends His NYT Boycott
The last place you'd expect a healthy rumble between the media and a high profile critic is at a meeting of religion journalists. But a speech by high-profile Catholic Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Denver at the Religion Newswriters Association meeting on his home turf turned into an opportunity for Chaput...
Report: Homophobic Comment on JoeMyGod Came from Inside Senator’s Office
A commenter who posted "All Faggots Must Die" on the popular gay blog JoeMyGod has been traced to the offices of Sen. Saxby Chambliss, a Republican from Georgia.
John McCain Lashes Out at Reporters Over Gay Military Ban
While his side may have won the day in preventing a vote on Don't Ask, Don't Tell, Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) appears to have lost the war with reporters after he loses his temper with two journalists from the gay press challenging him on the extent of investigations of gay servicemembers.
‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Repeal Fails Key Senate Vote
Despite the Lady GaGa's best efforts, an attempt to get "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" to a vote in the Senate has failed, with moderate Republican supporters of repeal joining with the rest of their party to continue a fillibuster on a defense funding bill. The 56-43 vote to end debate means both the attempt...
Why Does It Take Lady GaGa for Networks to Notice Don’t Ask Don’t Tell?
It's a strange time in a news story when Lady GaGa's views on the future of Don't Ask, Don't Tell are more important and get more coverage than Bill Clinton's and Colin Powell's.
Is Rachel Maddow Ignoring Gay Republican Activists On Don’t Ask Don’t Tell?
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow has been one of television's most vocal critics of Don't Ask, Don't Tell and has featured almost every major figure in the battle to repeal the law. R. Clarke Cooper is a captain in the Army Reserves, the head of a national gay rights organization, and an outspoken advocate for repealing...
Harry Reid And Lady GaGa Exchange Tweets Over Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell – UPDATE
At first, it seemed like just a coincidence. The day after Lady GaGa took discharged service members with her on the red carpet to the Video Music Awards and gave a shout-out to repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell during an acceptance speech, Sen. Harry Reid (D-Nev.) scheduled a Senate vote on the...
No ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Question For Obama Despite Front-Page News
Despite being front-page news that a federal judge found the Don't Ask, Don't Tell policy barring gay and lesbian servicemembers was unconstitutional, President Obama was not asked a single question during today's press conference about the administration again losing a gay rights case in federal court.
Federal Court Finds ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ Law Unconstitutional
A federal judge in California has found that the government's "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy violates the First and Fifth Amendment rights of gay and lesbian military members and issued an injunction halting enforcement of the law. The case, brought by the gay Log Cabin Republicans, puts the Obama administration again in the...
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