From the Dallas Voice:
Between 150 and 200 people gathered on the steps of the Tarrant County Courthouse Sunday, June 28 — the 40th anniversary of the Stonewall Rebellion — to protest a police raid on a Fort Worth gay bar, The Rainbow Lounge, at about 1 a.m. that day. Gay Fort Worth City Councilmember Joel [...]
Kudos again to WTAE Pittsburgh for being the first to share the news:
Republican Norm Coleman conceded to Democrat Al Franken in Minnesota’s contested Senate race on Tuesday, ending a nearly eight-month recount and court fight over an election decided by only a few hundred votes.
Coleman announced his decision at a news conference in St. Paul, [...]
Once again, WTAE in Pittsburgh beats all other media outlets with the news:
The Minnesota Supreme Court has ordered that Democrat Al Franken be certified as the winner of the state’s long-running Senate race.
The high court rejected a legal challenge from Republican Norm Coleman, whose options for regaining the Senate seat are dwindling.
Justices said Franken is entitled [...]
From the Daily News:
Michael Jackson’s spirit lives on inside a Filipino jail.
Tourists flocked to the prison in Cebu, south of Manila, Saturday for an elaborate tribute performed by hundreds of inmates in orange prison garb who became an Internet sensation in 2007 for their jailhouse "Thriller" performance.
The original performance – featuring 1,500 inmates in matching [...]
Michael Jackson – New Music – More Music Videos
Michael wrote this for Ryan White, 1971-1990.
I’m happy to post the song and video here for Ryan… and Michael.
Michael Jackson – New Music – More Music Videos
It’s only within the last two or three months that I started listening to Michael Jackson again, and found myself beginning to appreciate his talent in a much deeper way than I did when I was young.
He was only 50, just four years older than I am. [...]
Got money? Are you ready to help bail out the Olympics if they fail in Chicago?
Richie Daley thinks you are, and he’s gone rogue making promises on behalf of the people of Chicago and the state of Illinois.
Perhaps the mocking tone isn’t quite appropriate. This is Mayor Daley, after all. For all his apparent whining [...]
For all of you hungering for All-Things-Blagojevich, next summer you will have your fill. For those on the 24-hour news cycle, working hard to serve us up mush all day, all the time, there will be more than enough for them to throw on screen.
The Rod Blagojevich Reality Show will be in its final [...]
Hats off to Think Progress for finding this one:
On Saturday, Pat Buchanan hosted a conference to discuss how Republicans can regain a majority in America. During one discussion, panelists suggested supporting English-only initiatives as a prime way of attracting “working class white Democrats.” The discussion ridiculed Judge Sotomayor for the fact that she studied children’s classics to improve [...]
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–June 20, 2009. As we continue to recover from an historic economic crisis, it is clear to everyone that one of its major causes was a breakdown in oversight that led to widespread abuses in the financial system. An epidemic of irresponsibility took hold from Wall Street to Washington to [...]
