http://en.wasalive.com/ Déjà chez nous, bientôt chez les autres ! en-en Copyright 2008 WASAlive ! Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:34:52 GMT http://www.peter-ould.net/2008/08/29/wow/ Given that (i) McCain has picked Palin as his V-P candidate and (ii) that McCain’s health isn’t 100%, the USA has a more than nominal chance of having a female President within the next four years. By the way, here is where she stands on social issues (from the Wikipedia article above): Palin... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:25:11 GMT http://www.peter-ould.net/2008/08/29/wow/ http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/08/the-gay-issue.html This deserves a second note from yours truly. McCain's pick was the most pro-gay move any Republican has made since George H.W. Bush added hate crimes against gays to the national statistical base. I know that's not saying much, but the details are here. Bottom line:Palin's first veto was used to... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:50:11 GMT http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/08/the-gay-issue.html http://biggaynews.com/big-gay-news-for-friday-aug-29-2008/2117 Lesbian senator calls for same-sex marriage in Australia (Pink News) Virginia Campaign Cancels RNC Guidebook Order (NBC4 Washington, D.C.) Deputy First Minister to address Pride rally (Scotland Today) GLBT youths bravely pave way for change (The Olympian) Cardinal’s body exhumed to ‘bury gay... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:23:32 GMT http://biggaynews.com/big-gay-news-for-friday-aug-29-2008/2117 http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2008/08/barack_obama_pr.html Well, according to ABC's Terry Moran he is. Damn. So close. Leave a comment on this story. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:48:40 GMT http://www.yesbutnobutyes.com/archives/2008/08/barack_obama_pr.html http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2008/08/family-research.html FRC news release: St. Paul, MN - Family Research Council Action President Tony Perkins released the following statement regarding Senator John McCain's selection of Alaska Governor Sarah Palin as his running mate: "Senator McCain made an outstanding pick from the choices that were on the table.... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:16:45 GMT http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2008/08/family-research.html http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2008/08/hrc-mccain-pick.html HRC news release: “America may not know much about Sarah Palin, but based on what our community has seen of her, we know enough,” said Human Rights Campaign President Joe Solmonese.  WASHINGTON – Today, presumptive Republican Presidential nominee Senator John McCain announced he has... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:13:55 GMT http://miamiherald.typepad.com/gaysouthflorida/2008/08/hrc-mccain-pick.html http://www.hrcbackstory.org/2008/08/obama-our-gay-a.html    11:00 AM MT - During his presidential nomination acceptance speech last night, Sen. Barack Obama (D-IL) made a statement in support of LGBT families and individuals:I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:29:53 GMT http://www.hrcbackstory.org/2008/08/obama-our-gay-a.html http://queensspeech.com/conversations/pink-news/poll_indicates_support_for_california_gay_marriage_ban_is_waning More than half of California’s voters will say no to Proposition 8, the state's proposed ban on same-sex marriage, Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:52:21 GMT http://queensspeech.com/conversations/pink-news/poll_indicates_support_for_california_gay_marriage_ban_is_waning http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Popnography/%7E3/378214789/popnog-video-th.html Jeffery Self and Cole Escola, otherwise known as the "VGL Gay Boys," started their cult hit YouTube series earlier this year. After getting name checked by Andrew Sullivan for their video on gay marriage, they've worked their way up the online popularity ladder. We tracked them down for a... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 18:32:34 GMT http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Popnography/%7E3/378214789/popnog-video-th.html http://fredwilson.vc/post/47956895 “We may not agree on abortion, but surely we can agree on reducing the number of unwanted pregnancies in this country. The reality of gun ownership may be different for hunters in rural Ohio than for those plagued by gang-violence in Cleveland, but don’t tell me we can’t uphold the Second... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:58:07 GMT http://fredwilson.vc/post/47956895 http://www.debatepolitics.com/breaking-news/35246-most-oppose-bid-ban-gay-marriage-california.html The proposition to ban gay marriage in California is losing badly (by 14%). Looks like California will vote down this horrible proposition and show the rest of the country that California has grown up and understands that discrimination in any form is wrong. Most oppose bid to ban gay marriage in... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:49:10 GMT http://www.debatepolitics.com/breaking-news/35246-most-oppose-bid-ban-gay-marriage-california.html http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/08/palin-on-gay-ri.html Much better than the base, according to Wiki:She opposes same-sex marriage, but she has stated that she has gay friends and is receptive to gay and lesbian concerns about discrimination.[9] While the previous administration did not implement same-sex benefits, Palin complied with a state Supreme... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:54:04 GMT http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2008/08/palin-on-gay-ri.html http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/gay-husband-and-er-husband-jailed-for-acts-against-nature/ Why our “colorful” friends in San Francisco continue to facilitate creeping Sharia is beyond me, since it is pretty obvious that “come the revolution,” they will be among the first to be rounded up: Men jailed for ‘gay marriage’ 29/08/2008 - news24.com Dakar - Senegal has jailed a... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:43:38 GMT http://doctorbulldog.wordpress.com/2008/08/29/gay-husband-and-er-husband-jailed-for-acts-against-nature/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/IslamInEurope/%7E3/378021452/senegal-committed-fraud-against-belgian.html Senegal has jailed a Belgian retiree and his male Senegalese domestic helper for two years for "homosexual marriage and acts against nature," their lawyer said Thursday.Richard Lambot, 61, and Moustapha Gueye, 63, who wedded in Belgium -- where civil gay marriage is legal -- last month, were... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:56:49 GMT http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/IslamInEurope/%7E3/378021452/senegal-committed-fraud-against-belgian.html http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/29/obama-hints-at-positions-on-abortion-and-gay-marriage/ Citizen Link reports: “In the course of his lengthy acceptance speech this evening, Sen. Barack Obama devoted only five lines to the issues of marriage and abortion, but he made clear he continues to hold liberal positions on both.” Visit Site » Share This Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:20:14 GMT http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/29/obama-hints-at-positions-on-abortion-and-gay-marriage/ http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t%3D264580%26goto%3Dnewpost Okay. So I am stunned and need your feed back! My Dd is 12, as some of you may know. So she came home from school yesterday and told me that a little girl in one of her classes approached her in front of everyone in her clas and said...do you want to go out with me? Dd said did not catch on to... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:49:33 GMT http://forums.catholic.com/showthread.php?t%3D264580%26goto%3Dnewpost http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module%3Dmessage%26task%3Dview%26MID%3DHB007F4Y%26GroupID%3DUT00DT4E Aug. 28: Obama Hints at Positions on Abortion and Gay Marriage   Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:59:54 GMT http://www.injesus.com/index.php?module%3Dmessage%26task%3Dview%26MID%3DHB007F4Y%26GroupID%3DUT00DT4E http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/towleroad/feed/%7E3/sWZnCrgdguo/registered-at-t.html Gay inmates in California prisons and county jails will soon be able to marry their partners, as long as their spouse is not also incarcerated, prison and jail operators said Thursday. State prison and county jail overseers were putting finishing touches on the new policy to follow the state Supreme... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:02:48 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/towleroad/feed/%7E3/sWZnCrgdguo/registered-at-t.html http://queensspeech.com/conversations/topix-gay-news/obama_defends_our_gay_and_lesbian_brothers_and_sisters_in_historic_convention_address "I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of discrimination... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:54:59 GMT http://queensspeech.com/conversations/topix-gay-news/obama_defends_our_gay_and_lesbian_brothers_and_sisters_in_historic_convention_address http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID%3D/20080829/NEWS/808290355/-1/rss01 The gap between those who support and those who oppose same-sex marriage is closing, and a poll indicates that backing for a proposition to ban such marriages is lagging. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 13:00:00 GMT http://www.southcoasttoday.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID%3D/20080829/NEWS/808290355/-1/rss01 http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/28/poll-california-voters-oppose-ban-on-gay-marriage/%23comment-27081 THIS POLL IS DONE BY A LEFT WING GROUP THAT SUPPORTS PERVERSITY. I DO NOT BELIEVE THE POILL-BECOUSE THE POLL DONE ON THE CHRISTIAN BROADCASTING NEWS NETWORK SAYS THE OPPOSITE. PEOPLE FAVOR ENDING GAY MARRIAGE Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:24:19 GMT http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/28/poll-california-voters-oppose-ban-on-gay-marriage/%23comment-27081 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8851.html More than half of California’s voters will say no to Proposition 8, the state's proposed ban on same-sex marriage, Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:52:21 GMT http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8851.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/BilericoProject/%7E3/378130698/proposition_8_in_california_lacking_supp.php Two stories out of California now about marriage in that state. The first is that Proposition 8, the ballot initiative to ban same-sex marriage in the California constitution, is down 40-54, according to . This is about the same as the Field Poll over a month ago that had it at 42-51. The poll... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:00:00 GMT http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/BilericoProject/%7E3/378130698/proposition_8_in_california_lacking_supp.php http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/mollygood/%7E3/378121141/ With same-sex marriage in full effect out in California, the state's prison officials are busy trying to set things straight for gay inmates: CONTINUED » Permalink | post a comment | Add to del.icio.us | Digg Post tags: California, External, Gay, Marriage, Prisons Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:24:26 GMT http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/mollygood/%7E3/378121141/ http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/29/orthodox-join-fight-against-gay-nuptials/ The Jewish Daily Forward reports: The most powerful Orthodox Jewish umbrella group has thrown its support behind a ballot initiative that aims to overturn California’s historic decision to legalize same-sex marriage. In late August, the Union of Orthodox Jewish Congregations of America joined a... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:45:19 GMT http://www.alliancealert.org/2008/08/29/orthodox-join-fight-against-gay-nuptials/ http://www.slapupsidethehead.com/2008/08/gay-marriage-worse-than-tsunamis/ Let’s forgo the mainstream news sources for today. It’s time for some blog dredgin’! Writing from his free account at Mississauga Blogs, Surjit Singh, reporter for Ontario’s Hamdard Weekly Punjabi community newspaper, argues against same-sex marriage by comparing it to the horror and mayhem... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:38:04 GMT http://www.slapupsidethehead.com/2008/08/gay-marriage-worse-than-tsunamis/ http://www.gaypolitics.com/?p%3D694 In accepting the Democratic Party’s presidential nomination, Sen. Barack Obama directly addressed the gay community in a rousing speech in front of 84,000 people at Denver’s Invesco Field. “I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:17:07 GMT http://www.gaypolitics.com/?p%3D694 http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Front-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/%7E3/377897614/ SACRAMENTO, Calif. | The majority of California voters oppose a ballot initiative to ban gay marriage, though they are evenly split on the practice itself, according to a recently released poll. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 10:10:00 GMT http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/Front-TheWashingtonTimesAmericasNewspaper/%7E3/377897614/ http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/WashingtonBladeBladewire/%7E3/378146297/index.cfm Des Moines Register | Aug. 29 at 10:53 AM ... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 16:45:39 GMT http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/WashingtonBladeBladewire/%7E3/378146297/index.cfm http://niki.tumblr.com/post/47911422 grayandgreen: forwhenifeellikesharing: Decent enough argument if you are arguing to have everyone who wants marriage-like benefits from the State to need a Civil Union. But it ignores the social significance we tie to marriage. Gay love isn’t as valid and Civil Unions aren’t on par with... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:15:38 GMT http://niki.tumblr.com/post/47911422 http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/29/voters-oppose-ban-on-gay-marriage/ SACRAMENTO, Calif. | The majority of California voters oppose a ballot initiative to ban gay marriage, though they are evenly split on the practice itself, according to a recently released poll. Fri, 29 Aug 2008 09:24:36 GMT http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2008/aug/29/voters-oppose-ban-on-gay-marriage/ http://www.eontarionow.com/us/2008/08/29/same-sex-marriage-most-likely-to-stay/ New York - In a poll released yesterday, California voters responded upwards of 50% that they opposed banning gay marriage, after the state’s highest court ruled gay marriage legal. Certain groups are trying to organize a ban, which would violate Constitutional rights. The amazing thing, is that... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:01:06 GMT http://www.eontarionow.com/us/2008/08/29/same-sex-marriage-most-likely-to-stay/ http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2008/08/ca-gay-prisoners-can-marry.html Gay prison inmates in California will be able to marry their non-imprisoned partners.Gay inmates in state prisons and county jails will soon be able to marry their partners, as long as their spouse is not also incarcerated, prison and jail operators said Thursday. State prison and county jail... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:59:00 GMT http://joemygod.blogspot.com/2008/08/ca-gay-prisoners-can-marry.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/grist/gristmill/%7E3/378305653/715 By Melinda HennebergerThis is part of a series of dispatches from Melinda Henneberger, who's talking to voters around the U.S. about their views on the environment and the election. Stanardsville, Va. -- A harvest moon is rising over the cornfields on the last night of the Greene... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:42:27 GMT http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/grist/gristmill/%7E3/378305653/715 http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/08/colluder-of-week-sarah-palin.html McCain made it official this morning and chose Sarah Palin as his running mate. Despite the constant republican barrage about experience, he chose a woman with zero foreign policy experience.  At the age of 44 she is also younger than Obama, who has been criticized for his youthful zeal. So what... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:42:00 GMT http://www.womanist-musings.com/2008/08/colluder-of-week-sarah-palin.html http://losangeles.cityfeeds.com/redir.php?sig%3DaHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmdhd2tlci5jb20vfnIvZGVmYW1lci9mdWxsL34zLzM3ODMwNzk2Ny9zYXJhaC1wYWxpbi12cy1saXotbGVtb24td2hvZC1tYWtlLXRoZS1iZXR0ZXItdmVlcA%253D%253D%26id%3D182872932%26enc%3D1 Shocking news today as John McCain refuted his choice of Heidi Montag as vice president, instead settling on heavily lip-glossed Alaskan governor Sarah Palin. As Jeff Wells notes, Palin has a certain resemblance to Tina Fey as Liz Lemon: the horn-rimmed glasses, the messy up-do, the required fealty... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:38:16 GMT http://losangeles.cityfeeds.com/redir.php?sig%3DaHR0cDovL2ZlZWRzLmdhd2tlci5jb20vfnIvZGVmYW1lci9mdWxsL34zLzM3ODMwNzk2Ny9zYXJhaC1wYWxpbi12cy1saXotbGVtb24td2hvZC1tYWtlLXRoZS1iZXR0ZXItdmVlcA%253D%253D%26id%3D182872932%26enc%3D1 http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8856.html A 61-year-old Belgian and his 63-year-old Senegalese husband have been sentenced to two years in jail for "homosexual marriage and acts against nature." Fri, 29 Aug 2008 15:21:12 GMT http://www.pinknews.co.uk/news/articles/2005-8856.html http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/queerty2/%7E3/378034730/ With same-sex marriage in full effect out in California, the state's prison officials are busy trying to set things straight for gay inmates: No prisoners so far have sought to arrange weddings with same-sex partners since the state Supreme Court granted same-sex couples the right to wed as of... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:13:41 GMT http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/queerty2/%7E3/378034730/ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathlyn-and-gay-hendricks/ending-blame-and-criticis_b_120712.html Imagine a close relationship in which nobody ever criticizes or blames! We imagined it, almost thirty years ago, but at the time, imagining was all we could do. We were both major-league critics and blamers (and if you spent a dinner hour with the families we grew up in, you'd see where we picked... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 14:47:58 GMT http://www.huffingtonpost.com/kathlyn-and-gay-hendricks/ending-blame-and-criticis_b_120712.html http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid%3D20080829112708AABdn9b Palin wants gay marriage to be banned, and she opposes a woman's right to choose. They both want drilling as a temporary solution, even going as far as tapping into Alaska's reserves itself. We can rest knowing that if these two airheads are elected, the gay community won't have fighters for their... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:27:08 GMT http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index?qid%3D20080829112708AABdn9b http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/towleroad/feed/%7E3/jkvjTFIHEVo/towleroad-int-1.html Earlier in the week we were able to interview two California delegates, Laura Spanjian, openly lesbian California delegate and LGBT superdelegate Mirian Saez, the Vice Chair of the DNC LGBT Caucus. In the hurry of the week, I didn't have the opportunity to post these two great interviews which... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 11:43:43 GMT http://feedproxy.google.com/%7Er/towleroad/feed/%7E3/jkvjTFIHEVo/towleroad-int-1.html http://feeds.blogcritics.org/%7Er/bc/comments/%7E3/378288233/221205.php After 20 years, I am no longer a republican... I am a conservative. I am a free thinker. I love this country. I left my party long ago thanks to the current President. I also am a conservative -- a common sense conservative. A true conservative is one who believes that we dictate government not... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 20:08:35 GMT http://feeds.blogcritics.org/%7Er/bc/comments/%7E3/378288233/221205.php http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/BoxTurtleBulletin/%7E3/378318397/2797 Supporters of marriage equality got some good news last night when the results of the latest statewide poll by the nonpartisan Public Policy Institute of California were released. The telephone survey of 2,001 California adults, including 1,047 likely voters, reveals that Proposition 8 –­ the... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 21:00:11 GMT http://feeds.feedburner.com/%7Er/BoxTurtleBulletin/%7E3/378318397/2797 http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/0C9B3A29-09D1-4969-8D48-A087E46917B8/ clipped by: queahClip Source: www.afterelton.comPhoto credit Getty Images/Win McNamee I know there are differences on same-sex marriage, but surely we can agree that our gay and lesbian brothers and sisters deserve to visit the person they love in the hospital and to live lives free of... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 12:52:53 GMT http://clipmarks.com/clipmark/0C9B3A29-09D1-4969-8D48-A087E46917B8/ http://www.thealbanyproject.com/showDiary.do?diaryId%3D4191 (Cross posted at Daily Kos) If you're a Republican woman, who is your idol in politics? Apparently for Republican vice presidential pick Sarah Palin, she has two: Geraldine Ferraro, who was a 1984 vice presidential candidate, and Sen. Hillary Clinton. Both, of course, are Democrats. Palin is a... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:47:28 GMT http://www.thealbanyproject.com/showDiary.do?diaryId%3D4191 http://www.politicalforum.com/political-blogs/46551-great-speech-big-questions-curve-ball-mccain-new-post.html By Dave Lindorff Sen. Barack Obama scored big in the Invesco Stadium last night with an acceptance speech that managed to do everything that the political operatives, pundits and critics had argued he’d have to do: It was at once impassioned, full of actual policy plans, and aggressive in its... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:46:38 GMT http://www.politicalforum.com/political-blogs/46551-great-speech-big-questions-curve-ball-mccain-new-post.html http://www.nfmpolitico.com/2008/08/29/the-ticket-mccain-palin/ DAYTON, OHIO, — In one of the most shocking vice-presidential selections in political history, John McCain has tapped Sarah Palin, the 44-year-old first-term governor of Alaska, to be his running mate. Praising her “strong principles, fighting spirit and deep compassion,” McCain told a... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:34:03 GMT http://www.nfmpolitico.com/2008/08/29/the-ticket-mccain-palin/ http://neoneocon.com/2008/08/29/sarah-palin-sent-from-central-casting/ [NOTE: I wrote this post a couple of days ago but had kept it as a draft. Now that McCain has stunned me by picking Palin as his VP choice—I didn’t see that coming—I will publish it just as I wrote it.] Now that Obama has anointed Biden as his VP pick, it’s time to speculate whom it might... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:31:25 GMT http://neoneocon.com/2008/08/29/sarah-palin-sent-from-central-casting/ http://www.blogher.com/sarah-palin-omg%23comment-56156 She is not for gay marriage or anything of the sort.  She is for Alaska and everyone who lives here.  Not just the people who believe they way she does.  She uses common sense and that makes her a good choice.   simply blogged http://www.simplyblogged.com/ Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:32:21 GMT http://www.blogher.com/sarah-palin-omg%23comment-56156 http://www.rogueriver.tzo.com/blogginon/archives/08-01-2008_08-31-2008.html%232088 Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, hockey mom, NRA member, hunter, mother of 5, strong believer in the right to life... cross posted from Yahoo News, will the link be good? Yahoo news links are notoriously crapola. If it doesn't work, bitch at Yahoo! ... Fri, 29 Aug 2008 19:29:26 GMT http://www.rogueriver.tzo.com/blogginon/archives/08-01-2008_08-31-2008.html%232088