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Archive for December, 2008

The Bilerico Project | Please Don’t Divorce…

Saturday, December 27th, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, General, Marriage Equality | No Comments »

The Bilerico Project | Please Don't Divorce.... Amazing pictorial project by the Courage Campaign... Read more..

Prop 8 proponents seek to nullify same-sex marriages – CNN.com

Friday, December 19th, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, General, Marriage Equality | 4 Comments »

Prop 8 proponents seek to nullify same-sex marriages - CNN.com. BASTARDS! No surprise, though. They said they were not going to do this, so of course that meant that we should ... Read more..

Commentary: Why we need an obesity tax – CNN.com

Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Posted in Financial, General, Health & Wellness | No Comments »

Commentary: Why we need an obesity tax - CNN.com. I opened this article expecting to be infuriated and ready to launch into a rant about how wrong it is to tax ... Read more..

The TV show How It’s Made shines a light on our mechanized culture. – By Farhad Manjoo – Slate Magazine

Thursday, December 18th, 2008 Posted in General, YouTube | No Comments »

The TV show How It's Made shines a light on our mechanized culture. - By Farhad Manjoo - Slate Magazine. This video is absolutely fascinating to watch. It does leave me ... Read more..

Credit card holders livid about ‘rate-jacking’ – CNN.com

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Posted in Banking, Financial, General | 3 Comments »

Credit card holders livid about 'rate-jacking' - CNN.com. Count me in on that one. All of my credit card companies pulled that baloney of "We're jacking up your interest by at ... Read more..

Obama’s inaugural choice sparks outrage – CNN.com

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Posted in General | 7 Comments »

Obama's inaugural choice sparks outrage - CNN.com. Okay... whatever, I'm used to evangelical pastors standing against gay marriage. I'm even used to them railing against abortion. But they do NOT get to ... Read more..

Gay leaders furious with Obama – Ben Smith and Nia-Malika Henderson – Politico.com

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, General | No Comments »

Gay leaders furious with Obama - Ben Smith and Nia-Malika Henderson - Politico.com. Hopefully not a sign of things to come! Read more..

Muslim’s scarf leads to arrest at courthouse | ajc.com

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, General, Law & Politics, Religion | No Comments »

Muslim's scarf leads to arrest at courthouse | ajc.com. I don't know what freaks me out more - that this judge thinks he can get away with kicking Muslim women out ... Read more..

Mmmm. Yummy sacred heterosexual marriage.

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Posted in General, Marriage & Family, News | No Comments »

The Stranger | Slog | Today in Traditional Marriage. Drew Peterson, the former Chicago police sergeant who is a suspect in the disappearance of his fourth wife, Stacy, and the homicide ... Read more..

Support Obscanity While You Shop!

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Posted in General, Meta, Shopping | No Comments »

Have you enjoyed reading Obscanity.com this year? Wondering how you can help to keep it going? Well, if you do lots of shopping online, you can help Obscanity without spending ... Read more..

Mekong a ‘treasure trove’ of 1,000 newly discovered species – CNN.com

Wednesday, December 17th, 2008 Posted in General | No Comments »

Mekong a 'treasure trove' of 1,000 newly discovered species - CNN.com. Holy bloody hell. May I never EVER come face to creepy little face with a spider that has a footlong ... Read more..

Miller v. Jenkins: One Gay Couple’s Custody Battle | Newsweek Culture | Newsweek.com

Sunday, December 14th, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, General, LGBT, Marriage & Family, News | No Comments »

Miller v. Jenkins: One Gay Couple's Custody Battle | Newsweek Culture | Newsweek.com. This is absolutely disgusting. This is no different from those old Lifetime movies where the father would kidnap ... Read more..

Newsweek’s marriage article, and another fabulous AFA email

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Posted in AFA, Civil Rights, General, Marriage Equality, Religion | No Comments »

Gay Marriage: Our Mutual Joy | Newsweek Culture | Newsweek.com. Miller makes a pretty strong case against the sort of anti-gay, exclusive rhetoric that's been tossed around lately. While she's pretty ... Read more..

Fans bid farewell to Polaroid film – CNN.com

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Posted in Arts & Entertainment, General, Photo, Technology | No Comments »

Fans bid farewell to Polaroid film - CNN.com. Read more..

Hajj makes Muslims more tolerant, study suggests – CNN.com

Tuesday, December 9th, 2008 Posted in General, News, Religion | No Comments »

Hajj makes Muslims more tolerant, study suggests - CNN.com. Read more..

Missing atheist sign found in Washington state – CNN.com

Monday, December 8th, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, General, Law & Politics, Religion | No Comments »

Missing atheist sign found in Washington state - CNN.com. The scene in Washington state is not unfamiliar. Barker has had signs in Madison, Wisconsin, for 13 years. The placard is often ... Read more..

When a Job Disappears, So Does the Health Care – NYTimes.com

Sunday, December 7th, 2008 Posted in Financial, General, Health & Wellness | No Comments »

When a Job Disappears, So Does the Health Care - NYTimes.com. In short... we are fucked. Universal healthcare, anybody? Read more..

Op-Ed Columnist – A Killer Without Borders – NYTimes.com

Sunday, December 7th, 2008 Posted in General, Health & Wellness | No Comments »

Op-Ed Columnist - A Killer Without Borders - NYTimes.com. Americans don’t think much about TB, just as we didn’t think much of AIDS in the 1980s. But drug-resistant TB is spreading ... Read more..

They killed their neighbors: genocide’s foot soldiers – CNN.com

Saturday, December 6th, 2008 Posted in General, News | No Comments »

They killed their neighbors: genocide's foot soldiers - CNN.com. The picture makes me sick. They truly look like they haven't a care in the world. And frankly, they probably don't. Bastards. Read more..

Israeli Web site advises using wisdom of Quran – CNN.com

Saturday, December 6th, 2008 Posted in General, Middle East, News, Religion | No Comments »

Israeli Web site advises using wisdom of Quran - CNN.com. Read more..

Bush must navigate a treacherous post-presidency – CNN.com

Saturday, December 6th, 2008 Posted in General, Law & Politics | No Comments »

Bush must navigate a treacherous post-presidency - CNN.com. Bush and his handlers are mapping out this phase of the president's post-White House years. Plans are well under way for a "Freedom ... Read more..

Obama unveils 21st Century New Deal – Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin – Politico.com

Saturday, December 6th, 2008 Posted in Financial, General, Law & Politics | No Comments »

Obama unveils 21st Century New Deal - Mike Allen and Jonathan Martin - Politico.com. It's about fucking time we had a president with real ideas about how to fix this country's ... Read more..

Commentary: Pregnant woman asks for help, gets ticket – CNN.com

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Posted in General, News | No Comments »

Commentary: Pregnant woman asks for help, gets ticket - CNN.com. OY. That's all I have to say. It must be idiot-cop season. Read more..

Injured boy doesn’t know attacks in India killed relatives – CNN.com

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Posted in General, News | No Comments »

Injured boy doesn't know attacks in India killed relatives - CNN.com. Another child orphaned by these horrible attacks. :-( Read more..

In her own words, nanny’s brave escape in Mumbai – CNN.com

Thursday, December 4th, 2008 Posted in General, News | No Comments »

Read Sandra Samuel's account of the targeting of the Chabad House in Mumbai and the way she saved the life of the Holtzbergs' baby. Amazing. People are just... amazing sometimes. ... Read more..