Your Day on Liberal Radio: We 'Gotta Get Rid of the NRA
April 14th, 2013 3:31 PM
Phoenix physician and radio host Mike Newcomb was allowed to host the leftist Thom Hartmann radio show on Thursday. He and his sidekick Eric Reinert were discussing the Senate vote allowing debate on the Toomey-Manchin compromise, which they mentioned the National Rifle Association -- the nation's oldest civil rights organization -- opposes.
They read from a statement signed by 33 family…
Meredith Baxter and Patty Duke to Play Lesbian Couple on 'Glee
April 13th, 2013 5:56 PM
There are going to be some serious LGBT surprises in the season finale of Fox's hit series Glee.
According to a Friday report at E!, Oscar winner Patty Duke and longtime television star Meredith Baxter will play a lesbian couple.
WaPo's Sarah Kliff Defends Gosnell Blackout: 'I Cover Policy for the
April 12th, 2013 12:44 PM
The media's censoring of the Kermit Gosnell murder trial is appalling. But why, exactly, are reporters failing to cover the Philadelphia abortionist's trial? Mollie Hemingway of the Patheos blog Get Religion thought she'd ask Washington Post staff writer Sarah Kliff, who responded via Twitter that she isn’t writing about it because she “cover[s] policy for the Washington Post, not local crime…
'Honoring His Duty'? WashPost Promotes Tiny Protest Waging War on Boy
April 12th, 2013 8:53 AM
Friday’s Washington Post is aggressively pushing for the gay Left’s youth agenda, including a front-page Metro section story on a tiny street protest against the local Boy Scout council: “Among the protesters against the Boy Scouts of America’s ban, few have more to risk than a gay Md. teen,” read the headline above a photo. “Honoring his duty, pursuing equality” was the large headline.
The…
California Considers Mandated Insurance for 'Gay Infertility
April 12th, 2013 5:38 AM
For decades, members of the left have insisted that the right is fighting a war on science. But when it comes to the issues of abortion and homosexuality, it is the left that fights a consistent and ridiculous war with reality.
This week, Wesley Smith of the Weekly Standard reported that California would be considering AB 460, a bill that would mandate group insurance coverage for so-called…
NBC's Lauer Impatiently Wonders: 'What Is It Going to Take' for Gay At
April 9th, 2013 6:28 PM
Leading a panel discussion on Tuesday's NBC Today about the possibility of a professional athlete coming out as gay, frustrated co-host Matt Lauer implored: "It's interesting that in 2013, with attitudes towards homosexuality changing so dramatically in this country, there isn't a single major athlete in a major professional sport playing right now who has come out and said, 'I'm gay.' Why is…
Daily Show's Stewart Mocks Republican Politician's Stroke During Gay M
April 9th, 2013 11:12 AM
Comedy Central’s The Daily Show usually skewers Republicans and conservatives, but last night, regardless of where you stand on the underlying issue of same-sex marriage, the program went beyond the pale with a joke about Republican acceptance of same-sex marriage that involved Sen. Mark Kirk's (R-Ill.) stroke
GOP Congressman's Gay Son Claims CNN, MSNBC Canceled Interviews Becaus
April 8th, 2013 6:17 PM
According to BuzzFeed, the gay son of a Republican congressman claims both CNN and MSNBC canceled interviews with him after he refused to criticize his father, who opposes same-sex marriage, on the air. He said CNN producers were "gung ho" about an interview before they changed their mind.
CNN's Piers Morgan Live and MSNBC's The Last Word were the two shows that reportedly canceled on Matt R…
An Examination of Why Bill O'Reilly Misses the Point on Same-Sex Marri
April 8th, 2013 6:14 PM
During the highly publicized exchange between Bill O'Reilly and Laura Ingraham on gay marriage, O'Reilly made this statement: "There are Bible thumpers, and all they do is say, 'I object to gay marriage because God objects to it.' You don't win a policy debate in America with that."
Really?
Gay Radio Host: Gay Son Must Reject Conservative Dad
April 6th, 2013 7:53 AM
On The Huffington Post, gay radio host Michelangelo Signorile -- last mentioned here when he told a pro-Romney caller to his show to buy arsenic and drink it -- is angry at the son of Rep. Matt Salmon (R-Ariz.). Salmon must either cave and support the LGBT agenda, or the son must reject his father for being "selfish" and remaining conservative.
All parents should "reconcile their faith" with…
Daily Kos Week in Review: Flying Fists of Fury
April 5th, 2013 11:37 PM
Kossacks aren't merely pleased that same-sex marriage is growing in popularity; some also feel the need to at least malign its opponents and, in one jaw-dropping case, wish severe physical pain on them.
As usual, each headline is preceded by the blogger's name or pseudonym.
NBC's Lauer Frets: Gay Athletes Staying in Closet 'Says Something Abou
April 5th, 2013 6:03 PM
On Friday's NBC Today, co-host Matt Lauer accused American society of being intolerant of gay athletes: "There are no openly gay players, but there are lots of gay athletes in major sports, and the fact that they still feel as if they'll be ostracized if they come out is – says something about the times we're living in." [Listen to the audio or watch the video after the jump]
Lauer made the…
Hypocrisy Much? Theologian Who Uses Bible to Justify Tax Hikes, Gun Co
April 5th, 2013 3:32 PM
"I never thought I would write these words, but I agree with Bill O’Reilly (in part)." That's how Center for American Progress senior fellow and liberal theologian Susan Brooks Thistlethwaite opened her latest column for the Washington Post "On Faith" section, "Thumping the Bible: O’Reilly, gay marriage, and theology."
Brooks Thistlethwaite was praising the Fox News anchor for "vigorously…
On Good Friday, NPR Denies Jesus Was God, Compares Him to IRA Terroris
April 5th, 2013 7:22 AM
Late last year, NPR already proved its affinity for publicizing a vicious tale where the Virgin Mary is turned into a bitter atheist who denies the divinity of Jesus and hates the Apostles for trying to spread Christianity. But NPR proved it again....on Good Friday.
The news “hook” is the forthcoming Broadway adaptation, a one-woman monologue, set to open on April 22. So NPR obviously timed…