I’d heard a few references to some flap about J. Crew and toenail painting, but hadn’t paid much attention until Jon Stewart brought it up on his show tonight. It seems the ad shows a woman having fun in a toenail painting session with her son. And conservative critics are aghast over this depiction of … Continue reading J. Crew and the boy with pink nail polish
Yesterday a California court overturned the state’s Proposition 8 banning gay marriage. A huge victory for equal rights, nondiscrimination, and tolerance. You do support equal rights, don’t you? You do support nondiscrimination and tolerance, don’t you? I don’t know how the law ever got passed in the first place. It’s scary really, to think a … Continue reading California finally gets it right
What ever happened to President Obama’s sweeping campaign statements about eliminating “don’t ask, don’t tell” in the military? Since the election, we’ve heard nothing from him on the subject. What we have heard is the continuing drumbeat of loyal, experienced, talented people being kicked out of the service for being gay. We’ve heard over and … Continue reading But Mr. President, you promised
Kris Allen won “American Idol” tonight. Good for him. If you want all the details, check the AP story. It seems likely that a lot of third-place finisher Danny Gokey’s votes went to Allen. They have similar styles and both are Christians who work in their respective churches. That could have been enough to give … Continue reading What really beat Adam Lambert?
Clearly it’s still too early in the morning. I’m only half through my first cup of coffee and I’m still having to force my eyes to focus. Therefore, it doesn’t surprise me that I just stumbled though an entire post — two pages’ worth — without understanding Canadian Mark Steyn over at Macleans.CA. Actually, his … Continue reading Warning: Polygamy follows gay marriage
Evangelical Pastor Rick Warren, Barack Obama’s controversial choice to deliver the invocation at the January 20 Inaugural, decided recently to get cute with an ABC reporter. Explaining his politics to ABC news, Warren said, “I’m a pastor, not a politician. People always say, ‘Rick, are you right wing or left wing?’ I say ‘I’m for … Continue reading Rick Warren is for the birds
