Monthly Archives: June 2005

“C’mon girls, lets go get’em.”

Posted on 6/28/2005 by Terrance

Via John at AmericaBlog comes a rememberance that I can’t let pass without notice. Today is the anniversary of Stonewall. More specifically of the Stonewall Riots, credited with starting the modern gay rights movement. For those not in the know, … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights | 1 Comment

Surpassing Saddam

Posted on 6/28/2005 by Terrance

The president will take to the nation’s television screens this evening, in an attempt to win back some Americans who have ceased to support his misadventure in Iraq. I don’t know what Bush will say to night, but getting folks … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Politics, Television, War on Terror | 1 Comment

Christians Repond to Zach’s Story

Posted on 6/28/2005 by Terrance

I’m not all that plugged in to the christian blog community, except for three or four blogs I read that fit in to that category, so I don’t know how many blogs in that community have commented on Zach’s story. … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights, Religion, Weblogs | 6 Comments

Love In Action Investigation Concludes

Posted on 6/28/2005 by Terrance

Via the Washington Blade and ABC News comes word that the Tennessee Dept. of Childrens Services investigation of “Love In Action” on allegations of child abuse has ended, without findings of abuse. From the Blade. Tennessee said Monday it has … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights, Religion | 5 Comments

What You See & What You Don’t

Posted on 6/28/2005 by Terrance

Remember that earlier post about corporate controlled media? Well, how many corporate media outlets are going to tell you the latest about Halibuton? Scrutiny of Halliburton dealings with the U.S. military intensified today, as military and professional witnesses lambasted the … Continue reading →

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A Freep Too Far

Posted on 6/28/2005 by Terrance

“Rev.” (and I use that term liberally here) Fred Phelps may be about to jump the shark, if that’s even possible. By the time he’s finished picketing soldiers’ funerals, even the wingnuts won’t want anything to do with him. A … Continue reading →

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George Says…

Posted on 6/28/2005 by Terrance

Hey, it could happen! Until then, we can all dream, or have fun making him say it. Via LinkFilter.

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Zach’s Story Spreads

Posted on 6/27/2005 by Terrance

I was looking through my recent referrers this evening when I came across a link to MetaFilter. Holy crap, I thought, have I been MeFi’d? After taking a deep breath, I clicked on the link and ended up at this … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights, Religion, Weblogs | 4 Comments

Getting Pride

Posted on 6/27/2005 by Terrance

June is Pride season. Gay Pride, that is, but if you’re not gay, don’t know anyone gay, and don’t live where there’s a gay community big enough to support a Pride event, you might just miss it. D.C.’s Capitol Pride … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights, Parenting | 2 Comments

Time to Change the Channel?

Posted on 6/27/2005 by Terrance

What’s wrong with TV news? Heh. Where do I begin? I’ve mentioned before, I stopped watching television news somewhere between 9/11 and the build-up to the war in Iraq. First it was because I didn’t want to see any more … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Television | 1 Comment

Losing Their Religion

Posted on 6/27/2005 by Terrance

Uh-oh. This may be one of the last common sense rulings we’ll see from the Supreme Court in a while. With vacancies already predicted after this session, the court this morning came down against ten commandment displays in courthouses. A … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, General, Politics, Religion | 1 Comment

Supremes on Sharing

Posted on 6/27/2005 by Terrance

Via TalkLeft comes word that the Supreme Court’s decision on the Grokster case is expected today. I’ll be keeping an eye out for the ruling, and will most likely offer my unstudied opinion of it.

Posted in Current Events, Web/Tech | 1 Comment

Ya think?

Posted on 6/27/2005 by Terrance

Bush acknowledges grim images from Iraq. Meanwhile, we’re actually meeting (negotiating?) with insurgents and Rumsfeld says we could be there for 12 years. That’s ten more than we’ve already been there. Grim pictures? Yeah. I’d say. Crisis Pictures has lots … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Events, Picture of the Day, War on Terror | 1 Comment

Hosting Resolved

Posted on 6/26/2005 by Terrance

After some consideration, I decided to go with TextDrive, mainly because I wanted to support what they’re trying to do, and to give something back to the platform that runs this blog. I still haven’t decided what I’m doing with … Continue reading →

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The God Who Wasn’t There

Posted on 6/26/2005 by Terrance

Via LinkFilter comes the next movie to be added to my Netflix queue. I thought it might be appropriate for a Sunday link. Bowling for Columbine did it to the gun culture. Super Size Me did it to fast food. … Continue reading →

Posted in General, Movies, Religion | 4 Comments