Woman Fabricated Story About Political Attack

Want to know how to get John McCain and Sarah Palin on the phone?
On Wednesday, Ashley Todd, a 20-year-old college student of College Station, Texas, said she was using an ATM at in Pittsburgh just before 9 p.m. Wednesday when a man approached her and put a knife to her throat.  Todd was in Pittsburgh [...]

Did NBC Censor Gay Olympic Diver?

Did NBC censor the only openly gay Olympian, Australian diver Mathew Mitcham?  NBC denies it, but others are not so sure.
According to SPJ blogger Leo Laurence:
Moments after his dramatic upset in a surprise, gold-medal finish, Mitcham grabbed his mother and his gay partner, Lachlam Fletcher, thanking them for being the two most important peoploe in [...]

Barack Obama’s Speech at the Democratic National Convention

Barack Obama accepts the Democratic Nomination for President in Denver. (Photo: BarackObama.com)

Remarks of Senator Barack Obama
“The American Promise”
Democratic National Convention
August 28, 2008
Denver, Colorado
As prepared for delivery
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To Chairman Dean and my great friend Dick Durbin; and to all my fellow citizens of this great nation;
With profound gratitude and great humility, I accept your nomination for [...]

Dr. James Dobson cries out from the gutter

Dr. James Dobson decided to climb out of the depths and take a shot at Barack Obama this week.
We last took note of Dr. J in November, 2006, when he refused to serve on the panel of Christian experts who were working to restore disgraced preacher Ted Haggard.
Now Dobson is an expert again, and he [...]

Berwyn makes history

Berwyn, IL,  recently joined 13 other cities in Illinois when city officials unanimously decided to include “sexual orientation” to its human-rights ordinance:
The decision brings Berwyn in line with a statewide law barring discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity in areas of housing, public accommodations and employment, which was passed in 2005.
According to [...]

History and Barack Obama

Barack Obama has clinched the Democratic nomination for president, and Hillary Clinton is ready to call it quits on Friday or Saturday:
‘Senator Clinton will be hosting an event in Washington, D.C., to thank her supporters and express her support for Senator Obama and party unity. This event will be held on Saturday to accommodate more [...]

“God knit Larry together…”

We must take pause to remember Lawrence King, 15, who was murdered on Valentine’s Day, “shot to death inside a junior high school computer lab by a fellow student in what prosecutors are calling a hate crime,” according to The New York Times.
“God knit Larry together and made him wonderfully complex,” the Rev. Dan Birchfield [...]

On A Positive Note with the HRC

The Human Rights Campaign launched a short video with ideas for New Year’s Resolutions.
This just in from Joe Salmonese:
Did you make any resolutions last night?
Have you broken any yet?
I’m excited to share a new HRC video with you: it’s a close-up look at some of the faces of our community and the [...]

Fred Thompson Changes His Mind Again

Fresh into the race for the office of President of the United States, Fred Thompson is revealing a sneaky mean streak as he begins his campaign. The issue is homosexuality, or “deviancy” as one Iowa voter put it this week. Thompson did not correct the white-haired gent who uttered the “D” word, but [...]

Craig Announces Resignation From Senate

It only took 5 days:
BOISE, Idaho — Under intense pressure from fellow Republicans, Larry Craig announced his resignation from the U.S. Senate effective Sept. 30.
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