Monthly Archives: August 2005
Donate Through Rainbow World Fund
If you’re wondering how to respond to the wingnuts in the previous post, consider donating through the Rainbow World Fund. Please be part of the LGBT community’s response to the loss and devastation caused by Hurricane Katrina. Hurricane Katrina has … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights, Katrina, Religion
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That Didn’t Take Long
For someone on the right to say it’s all our fault. Katrina, that is. Queers, I mean. An evangelical Christian group that regularly demonstrates at LGBT events is blaming gays for hurricane Katrina. Repent America says that God "destroyed" New … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights, Katrina, Religion
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Next Up on the Nightstand
I finally had to invoke Nancy Pearl’s "rule of 50" on a book. It goes something like this. If you still don’t like a book after slogging through the first 50 pages, set it aside. If you’re more than 50 … Continue reading
Posted in Books
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It’s About Oil Now?
I’ve written here before about the connection between oil (and our consumption of it) and the war in Iraq, and how generally people stop listening when anyone suggests a relationship between the two. But will that be the reaction now … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Iraq, News, War on Terror
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Mid-Day, Mid-Week Kid Blogging
Cuteness from this weekend.
Posted in Family, General, Life, Parenting
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Bush Fish
Because some things must be seen to be believed. Via Dappled Things.
Posted in Crazy Stuff, Picture of the Day, Politics, Religion
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And All We Got Was This Lousy T-Shirt
Not long ago, I said that Democrats should be willing to get as down and dirty as Republicans in order to win. I may have to take some of that back, after seeing this. As far as things to … Continue reading
Give
Katharine asked a few posts back why I wasn’t blogging much about Katrina and the devestation it’s caused. It’s mainly because so many bloggers have been covering it so well that I haven’t been able to think of much to … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Katrina
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The Votes Are In
I’ve been doing some substitue blogging over at the Rock the Vote blog, where I’ve met up with the rather conservative social security privatization crowd, who seem to congregate there for some reason. And they don’t like me. They really, … Continue reading
Posted in Life, Weblogs
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Looters & Finders
Caption: A young man walks through chest deep flood water after looting a grocery store in New Orleans on Tuesday, Aug. 30, 2005. Flood waters continue to rise in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina did extensive damage when it made … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Katrina, News, Picture of the Day
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How Low Can They Go?
I haven’t blogged about Kristina, because it’s being well covered by plenty other blogs. But this was just too much not to at least pass on. Know how the right is always getting on the left about "politicizing" things like … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Iraq, Politics
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Mr. President, a Word Please…
Wow. The survey also found that Sheehan, who has been protesting the war outside Bush’s ranch near Crawford, Tex., has become the most visible symbol of the anti-war movement. Fully three in four Americans have heard or read about her. … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Iraq, Peace, Protest, War on Terror
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Falwell and Farrakhan
Yeah, I’m mentioning them in the same breath. And why not? They’ve got a few things in common; specifically that both of them have said some rather nasty things about gays & lesbians in the past. Falwell blamed gays & … Continue reading
Posted in Current Events, Gay Rights, Politics, Religion
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Founding Father Hotness
Who’s your daddy…uh…founding father? (Couldn’t resist.) Via Dappled Things.
Posted in News, Picture of the Day
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