Jeremy Hooper's Blog, page 293
March 1, 2013
Al Qaeda magazine assails pro-equality Obama; 'As if we needed that!' exclaim conservative PR pros everywhere
Mother Jones has the scoop and the image:
In the latest issue of Inspire, the Al Qaeda-produced English-language magazine that teaches readers how to cause traffic accidents, torch parked cars, and "make a bomb in the kitchen of your mom," the terrorist group goes after President Barack Obama for "evolving" on marriage equality. In an info graphic titled "The Nation Standing on 'No Values," the magazine also goes after "gay congressman" Barney Frank, who is no longer a congressman. It also cit...
Video: Ten-year-old Gerry Orz stands up for his moms, makes my Friday
And now a message from Ted Olson and David Boies' "biggest supporter":
You, my little pal, are filled with the awesome. Keep on.
Video: Robert Jeffress shows Tim Tebow the crapstorm he dodged
Gays and child sexual abusers are one and the same; the American Psychological Association is a propagandistic organization; and homosexuality is like an addiction that should be overcome, even if proven to be in-born.
Pastor Robert Jeffress has been in the news a lot lately, after pro football player Tim Tebow backed out of an appearance at the pastor's Dallas, TX, church. Now listen is as Jeffress reminds all of us, so smugly through a smile, of just how much controversy the NFL star would'v...
USCCB dedicates 'First Friday' devotion to marriage cases, NOM's march
We've already learned that the US Conference of Catholic Bishops has sent promotional items to every single Bishop in America instructing them to marshal crowds to the National Organization For Marriage's planned march outside the Supreme Court building. But now get this: the USCCB is actually dedicating its "First Friday" of this holy month to both praying for the theological shaping of civil government as well as the and once again promoting the NOM march:
March 1 [USCCB]
As you surely know,...
Video: President Obama elaborates: 'We *cannot* discriminate against same-sex couples', must apply heightened scrutiny
Saying his own personal evolution parallels the nation's and extending his view to "all equal protection cases," our ally President elaborated today on his administration's stance on DOMA and Prop 8. Think Progress brings us the video (via MSNBC):
We're living history, kiddos.
Bryan Fischer: President Obama should be impeached over DOMA
The President will not defend DOMA because it is, in his view and mine, exceedingly unconstitutional. But according to the American Family Association's Bryan Fischer, the President's actions should lead to his swift removal from the office to which he was re-elected even after he stopped defending the flawed law:
Although to be fair, Bryan Fischer was likely ready to impeach President Obama about thirty seconds after he took office for his first term. When motivations are as c...
House and Senate Dems want DOMA to go way of DODO
United for marriage:
WASHINGTON — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi and 210 other Democratic members of Congress urged the Supreme Court Friday to strike down the federal definition of marriage contained in the Defense of Marriage Act.
212 Members Of Congress Ask Court To Strike Down DOMA [Buzzfeed]
Congress is currently comprised of two hundred fifty-three Democrats and two Independents who caucus with the Dems (both of whom signed on to this), so this means...
February 28, 2013
Obama Admin brief 'seeks to vindicate the defining constitutional ideal of equal treatment under the law'
Powerful statement:
STATEMENT BY ATTORNEY GENERAL ERIC HOLDER ON THE U.S. GOVERNMENT’S FILING IN HOLLINGSWORTH v. PERRY
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Eric Holder issued the following statement today on the U.S. government’s filing in Hollingsworth v. Perry:
“In our filing today in Hollingsworth v. Perry, the government seeks to vindicate the defining constitutional ideal of equal treatment under the law. Throughout history, we have seen the unjust consequences of decisions and policies rooted in...
How to [Revive] A [Documentary] as an ABC mini series
Hollywood Reporter brings the amazing news that ABC has optioned the sensational documentary How To Survive A Plague for a potential mini series:
Ideally, the scripted adaptation, which is in its early days of development, will go broader and deeper. “We know we’d like it to be an extended story that’s not just about AIDS and what AIDS wrought but about this tremendous civil rights movement that grew from the ashes of AIDS and the dawn of the lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender movement,” [...
Just in from our Brian Brown Fantasyland reporter: Reps. Ros-Lehtinen and Hanna are apparently not in politics
As you surely know by now, nearly one hundred right-leaning politicos who currently serve in Congress or state legislatures, head up organizations, strategize for campaigns (including the ones held just four months ago), work on the Hill, have and will likely again run for office, talk on TV, write columns, advise their party, and do any other number of jobs that fit the bill of working in politics have signed on to an amicus brief calling for marriage equality. So what does Republican Brian...
