At one time you might have thought what you're about to read was an extreme looney-toon statement, but given the vortex of evil coming to light -- the criminal pedophile priest protection enterprise sitting at Benedict's door of responsibility, the pimping out of undocumented immigrants, members of the Vatican choir, Papal Gentlemen and seminarians...it's like a bad novel come to life.
Well, this story is like a novel, The Exorcist. The Vatican's exorcist-in-chief, who was the basis for the priest in the film, thinks there's evil inside those walls and he's not shy about saying it.
Last month I called Michele Strobel a single-issue candidate because she said her reason for running for the Washington State legislature this fall was her disdain for incumbent state Representative Norm Johnson's (R-Yakima) vote for a comprehensive domestic partnership bill. Strobel has allied herself with Larry Stickney, the perennial campaign loser who has dedicated much of his life recently to undermining gay and lesbian families.
Since then, Strobel clearly has cast about for a real issue plaguing the Yakima valley that she can champion, and she has finally identified the worst of the worst: bikini baristas! Not gangs, not failing schools, not drugs, not poverty, not water supply, immigration policy or the apple maggot. No, scantily-clad women serving up joe at drive-though coffee stands are the root cause of all that ails Washington's 14th legislative district.
In the New York Times 'T' fashion magazine out this weekend, Josh Brolin discusses his movie roles in one of Lynn Hirschberg's 'Screen Tests'. Brolin talks of playing Dan White in Milk: "To me, when I look at a character,...
It was probably only a matter of time before this happened, given that Benedict, aka Cardinal Ratzinger, was the author of the Vatican instruction to bishops to hush up the cases. Now scores of abuse charges have surfaced Germany and Austria, including the diocese where he used to preside as archbishop--while he was in charge there.
A senior church official acknowledged that a German archdiocese made "serious mistakes" in reassigning an abusive priest during the pope's tenure as its archbishop in the 1980s.
CONSTANCE: Help her go to the prom. HISSY FIT: WVLT Knoxville reporter loses it on camera. EVOLUTION: Is gay the next evolutionary step? SCOTT HERMAN: The Real World: Brooklyn fitness trainer/model talks gay rights. Part two is here. For recent...
By now most of you have heard about the sad drama surrounding Prom at the Itawamba Agricultural High School in Mississippi. After a lesbian student named Constance McMillen was told she wouldn't be able to bring her girlfriend as her date to Prom, the ACLU intervened on her behalf and the school eventually cancelled the Prom altogether. School officials are currently encouraging a private prom be organized that can continue to deny Constance and her girlfriend entrance.
Nut arrested for death threats against Elton John. Threat video. AIDS clinic, gay leader targeted in Kenya: "The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) clinic had been threatened with attack on Christian radio station Baraka FM with a closure deadline of...
At a debate on Thursday night in Queens between anti-gay former state senator Hiram Monserrate and the challenger for his seat, Jose Peralta, several gay activists slashed their faces with lipstick, referencing Monserrate's broken glass attack on his girlfriend's face....
Johnny Weir responded to Access Hollywood's Billy Bush about reports that the 'Stars on Ice Tour' is refusing to invite him: “It’s for real. All because I am not family friendly enough. I understand I am a little outrageous but...
Back on September 10, a police raid of the Eagle, a gay bar in Atlanta, resulted in eight people being arrested. Atlanta PD had allegedly received a complaint that drug use and illict sex in public were going on at the bar. Officers stormed the bar without a search warrant, kicked down doors, forced patrons to the ground and handcuffed them, then searched them and ran their IDs through police databases. During the raid, police yelled anti-gay slurs, and forced patrons to remain facedown on the floor, some with their faces in spilled beer and broken glass, for up to an hour. In the end, no illicit drugs were found, and no patrons were charged with indecent exposure or lewd behavior. The bar's four dancers were charged with dancing nude, and the owners were charged with operating an "adult entertainment venue" without a license. The case went before an Atlanta judge this week.
Via Talking Points Memo: "We're talking about something that's not going to be part of the legislation. I'm quite sad that a public option isn't in there. But it isn't a case of it's not in there because the Senate...
Papers filed in a civil suit against Richard Izquierdo Arroyo, chairman of the South Bronx Charter School for the International Culture and the Arts, charge that the chairman failed to protect a student, James Pastrana, from Jared Alessandroni, a teacher...
As usual, guest writer Irene Monroe takes a provocative approach to the phenomenon of the film Precious that has been little discussed. Join in the discussion.
Black Motherhood Lost at the Oscars By Rev. Irene Monroe.
The historical legacy of the devaluation and demonization of black motherhood was both applauded and rewarded at this year's Oscars. And the point was clearly illustrated with Mo'Nique, capturing the gold statue for best supporting actress in the movie "Precious," based on the novel Push by Sapphire, as a ghetto welfare mom who demeans and demoralizes her child every chance she can.
Steve covered a story while I was away about the Boulder, Colorado Catholic school Sacred Heart of Jesus, which is denying enrollment to a child, two children actually, because their parents are lesbians. Archbishop Charles Chaput is defended the school...
Perhaps as a lead-in to their broadcast of Her Name Was Steven documentary this weekend, Anderson Cooper talked to Chaz Bono about his gender transition from female to male. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
Hate has no place in the house of God. No one should be excluded from our love, our compassion or our concern because of race or gender, faith or ethnicity -- or because of their sexual orientation...Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered people are part of so many families. They are part of the human family. They are part of God's family. And of course they are part of the African family. But a wave of hate is spreading across my beloved continent. People are again being denied their fundamental rights and freedoms.
Nobel Peace Prize winner Desmond Tutu, now archbishop emeritus of Cape Town, South Africa, is a man of exceptional wisdom and delivers a cleansing and passionate statement about religion -- juxtaposing morality, hypocrisy and lack of compassion by individuals whose definition of faith is literally causing the death, pain and suffering of other human beings in the name of God.
As you know, I'm thrilled we have a person running to represent the 5th district of North Carolina, Billy Kennedy, who has a real chance to topple the anti-gay, wingnut, ignorant embarrassment Virginia Foxx.
Welcome to your Friday morning television briefing.
Entertainment Weekly's Michael Ausiello is reporting that Katherine Heigl will be departing Grey's Anatomy for good this time, citing unnamed sources. "Series creator Shonda Rhimes has agreed to release the fast-rising movie star from her contract. It’s now up to ABC Studios and Heigl’s reps to hash out a final exit agreement," writes Ausiello. "After taking more than half of the current season off to make another movie and connect with her adopted daughter, Heigl was scheduled to return to the Grey’s set on March 1 to begin work on the five remaining episodes of the season. There’s just one problem: March 1 came and went and there was no Heigl." Long story, short: Heigl's final episode as Izzie has already aired and Heigl will not be returning to the set of Grey's Anatomy. (Entertainment Weekly's Ausiello Files)
UK network E4 has commissioned two additional seasons of teen drama Skins, the series' fifth and sixth, and has announced that it will once again replace the cast with new actors following the fourth season (which wraps up in the UK next week but has yet to air Stateside) and will hold open auditions next month. "Skins has always been about new talent, both on and off screen, and the decision to recast the series every two years is one of the reasons Skins stands out," said Channel 4's head of drama Camilla Campbell. "Now another group of teenagers will have the rare opportunity to be part of a British drama...
Read the full article at Televisionary (http://www.televisionarytv.com).
At one time you might have thought what you're about to read was an extreme looney-toon statement, but given the vortex of evil coming to light -- the criminal pedophile priest protection enterprise sitting at Benedict's door of responsibility, the pimping out of undocumented immigrants, members of the Vatican choir, Papal Gentlemen and seminarians...it's like a bad novel come to life.
Last month I called 
In the New York Times 'T' fashion magazine out this weekend, Josh Brolin discusses his movie roles in one of Lynn Hirschberg's 'Screen Tests'. Brolin talks of playing Dan White in Milk: "To me, when I look at a character,...
It was probably only a matter of time before this happened, given that Benedict, aka Cardinal Ratzinger, was the author of the Vatican instruction to bishops to hush up the cases. Now scores of abuse charges have surfaced Germany and Austria, including the diocese where he used to preside as archbishop--while he was in charge there.
After dropping out of his run for Governor last October, Gavin Newsom announces he's back in for Lt. Governor.
In Mississippi
Nut arrested for death threats against Elton John. Threat video. AIDS clinic, gay leader targeted in Kenya: "The Kenya Medical Research Institute (KEMRI) clinic had been threatened with attack on Christian radio station Baraka FM with a closure deadline of...
At a debate on Thursday night in Queens between anti-gay former state senator Hiram Monserrate and the challenger for his seat, Jose Peralta, several gay activists slashed their faces with lipstick, referencing Monserrate's broken glass attack on his girlfriend's face....
Johnny Weir responded to Access Hollywood's Billy Bush about reports that the 'Stars on Ice Tour' is refusing to invite him: “It’s for real. All because I am not family friendly enough. I understand I am a little outrageous but...
Via Talking Points Memo: "We're talking about something that's not going to be part of the legislation. I'm quite sad that a public option isn't in there. But it isn't a case of it's not in there because the Senate...
I actually thought this was Lady Gaga playing a dual character in her 'Telephone' video. Turns out it's her 17-year-old sister Natali. (via buzzfeed)
Papers filed in a civil suit against Richard Izquierdo Arroyo, chairman of the South Bronx Charter School for the International Culture and the Arts, charge that the chairman failed to protect a student, James Pastrana, from Jared Alessandroni, a teacher...
Black Motherhood Lost at the Oscars
Steve covered a story while I was away about the Boulder, Colorado Catholic school Sacred Heart of Jesus, which is denying enrollment to a child, two children actually, because their parents are lesbians. Archbishop Charles Chaput is defended the school...
Perhaps as a lead-in to their broadcast of Her Name Was Steven documentary this weekend, Anderson Cooper talked to Chaz Bono about his gender transition from female to male. Watch, AFTER THE JUMP...
As you know, I'm thrilled we have a person running to represent the 5th district of North Carolina, 
