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I’ll post some commentary later when I’ve calmed down a bit, but suffice it to say that at the moment:

I AM FUCKING DISGUSTED WITH THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

Court upholds Prop. 8 but lets marriages stand Bob Egelko, Chronicle Staff Writer

(05-26) 11:33 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — California voters legally outlawed same-sex marriage when [...]

CA Supreme Court to hear Prop 8 appeal

California high court will hear appeal of gay marriage measure – CNN.com

(CNN) — California’s Supreme Court said Wednesday that it will hear the appeal of a challenge to Proposition 8, a voter-approved measure outlawing gay marriage.

California’s voter-approved measure banning gay marriage has sparked protests throughout the state.

In a written statement, the court [...]

Fingers crossed

The drive to defeat Prop 8 isn’t completely dead yet … seems the proponents of Prop 8 didn’t get legislative approval for a Constitutional revision before placing the prop on the ballot; so it’s possible that Prop 8 constitutes an unlawful amendment.

Keeping my fingers crossed.

Same-sex marriage ban wins; opponents sue to block measure [...]

Ever closer

I know a lot of people are worrying about whether or not Obama is going to be able to pull it off come November …

As things continue to deteriorate, and Sarah Palin continues to act like Dick Cheney with regards to keeping things secret and refusing to cooperate with investigators, the bloom will [...]

George Carlin (1937 – 2008)

Award-winning comedian George Carlin dies

Carlin was probably best known for a routine that began, “I was thinking about the curse words and the swear words, the cuss words and the words that you can’t say.” It was a monologue, known as “Seven Words You Can Never Say on Television,” that got Carlin arrested and [...]

A Defining Moment

Obama: I will be the Democratic nominee

WASHINGTON (CNN) — In what he called a “defining moment for our nation,” Sen. Barack Obama on Tuesday became the first African-American to head the ticket of a major political party.

Obama’s steady stream of superdelegate endorsements, combined with the delegates he received from Tuesday’s primaries, put him [...]

Hiring?

Clinton: ‘Think about this as a hiring decision’ – CNN.com

(CNN) — Despite Sen. Barack Obama’s commanding lead in the delegate count, Sen. Hillary Clinton campaigned hard Sunday, telling voters she’s “running for the toughest job in the world.”

Clinton spent her weekend in Kentucky, which, along with Oregon, holds its Democratic contest Tuesday.

Clinton [...]

Outstanding!

California ban on same-sex marriage struck down

(CNN) — In a much-anticipated 4-3 ruling issued Thursday, the California Supreme Court struck down the state’s ban on same-sex marriage as unconstitutional

The ruling clears the way for the state to become the second to legalize same-sex marriage.

Several gay and lesbian couples — along with [...]

Indiana nuns lacking ID denied at poll

Indiana nuns lacking ID denied at poll by fellow sister

About 12 Indiana nuns were turned away Tuesday from a polling place by a fellow bride of Christ because they didn’t have state or federal identification bearing a photograph.

Sister Julie McGuire said she was forced to turn away her fellow sisters at Saint Mary’s [...]

WWJ(E)D?

As North Carolina Primary Looms, Eyes on Edwards

WILMINGTON, N.C. — What will the Edwardses do?

As the Democratic presidential candidates and their surrogates traipse through North Carolina in the final days before the state’s primary, some people here are wondering, why so quiet in Chapel Hill?

That is where John and Elizabeth Edwards retreated [...]