Friday, May 16, 2008
Idaho, the gift that keeps on giving
Just as we've come to accept that Larry Craig is not running for reelection, the good folks in Idaho come up with more news. When Nick Langewis at PageOneQ wrote about a right winger in Idaho runing for office advocating separate bathrooms for gay teenagers.
State House candidate: Separate bathrooms for gay kids
State House candidate: Separate bathrooms for gay kids
A Republican seeking a state House seat in the land of Larry Craig advocates segregation based on sexual orientation.
Retired Idahoan Walt Bayes, 70, says in campaign literature that it is "absolutely wrong to force any student to share the same bathrooms and showers with homosexual teachers or students."
"I don't really have an answer for it," the Wilder resident told the Idaho Press-Tribune Saturday, "but we're going to have to do something if there's going to be a considerable number of our people who are going to [be gay]."
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Putting their candidate in perspective...
What do you want to read?
I know it seems like I've been disappearing for a week here and there. Sometimes, I'm just so swamped that I get lost in deadline things and posting here becomes secondary. Let me give you some updates and tell you what's coming up.
The attention brought to the blogosphere by the Foley and Craig stories has meant more tips than ever before. I'm currently investigating four members of and two candidate for Congress. While I've been off traveling the stories about hypocrites in office continue to come out. The latest right wing hypocrite? Fosella. Will these guys ever stop?
Some of the places my latest work has taken me are interesting. It was educational visiting bars and strip clubs that were tips in one case. In another case, I am about to take another flight, my third, for research.
As regular readers know, when there is a need for support for the work I ask. In this case, my work is more time consuming than too expensive for me to cover...that and knowing a few friends have helped out along the way. Thanks for your patience on this work...I really do appreciate it.
There is simply not enough to write about when it comes to outing. It's not like I can report a new case out every day... Are you, readers, interested in reading posts on other issues in the LGBT and progressive communities? In addition to this site, I run PageOneQ.com and do netroots organizing in most corners of the community with leaders, bloggers, journalists and more, so there is plenty to write about.
I'm curious about what you think.
The attention brought to the blogosphere by the Foley and Craig stories has meant more tips than ever before. I'm currently investigating four members of and two candidate for Congress. While I've been off traveling the stories about hypocrites in office continue to come out. The latest right wing hypocrite? Fosella. Will these guys ever stop?
Some of the places my latest work has taken me are interesting. It was educational visiting bars and strip clubs that were tips in one case. In another case, I am about to take another flight, my third, for research.
As regular readers know, when there is a need for support for the work I ask. In this case, my work is more time consuming than too expensive for me to cover...that and knowing a few friends have helped out along the way. Thanks for your patience on this work...I really do appreciate it.
There is simply not enough to write about when it comes to outing. It's not like I can report a new case out every day... Are you, readers, interested in reading posts on other issues in the LGBT and progressive communities? In addition to this site, I run PageOneQ.com and do netroots organizing in most corners of the community with leaders, bloggers, journalists and more, so there is plenty to write about.
I'm curious about what you think.
Wednesday, May 07, 2008
Spat over, hello war
Why write something when someone you respect writes the same feelings in a far more eloquent way? Kevin Naff, editor of the Washington Blade, writes Hillary, the time has come:
It didn't happen. Oh, well. We could have done worse. I don't think my Obama supporting friends are evil (well some maybe, but not over this) and the Hillary fans who would just die if she didn't win...well, they are all alive, eh? We could have had this guy, this guy, this guy, or this guy. We did a LOT better. We did great. It's democracy. This spat is over. Let's get on with the war.
Alone, Kevin's words above are important. From Naff's pen they have the gravitas to motivate legions of gays and lesbians to make sure we do not lose this election. I know his piece give me comfort as I say to my friends still supporting Hillary, "Hey, it's time."
There is much more to Kevin's post. The full text is here.
As someone who endorsed Clinton early in the campaign (well before the mainstream media went ga-ga over Obama after his Iowa victory), I saw her as the party’s best chance to beat the GOP nominee and the candidate with the most relevant international experience to tackle the myriad crises inflicted on us by George Bush.Like Kevin, I was -- after a major flip about a year ago -- a supporter of the Clinton campaign. I helped raise some money, got to go to a few really cool events and was excited to see someone care about the issues I cared about. Folks I've trusted for over 10 years supported her and had unprecedented levels of access, which is where a lot of change comes from.
Unfortunately, all the talk of experience and competence was belied by a campaign rife with incompetence. From Bill Clinton’s ruinous (and arguably racist) campaign swing through South Carolina, to an obvious failure to craft a strategy past Super Tuesday, her campaign staff made so many miscalculations that Hillary went from a coronation to a shocking defeat.* * * *But she didn't emerge victorious and the time has come for her supporters, gay and straight, to embrace Obama’s campaign for the White House. The stakes are too high to allow primary race disappointments to demoralize Democratic voters. And the stakes for gay voters are higher.
Meanwhile, Hillary Clinton’s gay supporters should take a day to mourn her defeat and then join Obama’s cause. She’s resilient and will bounce back, probably as Senate majority leader, a job much more in line with her skills than that of president.
It didn't happen. Oh, well. We could have done worse. I don't think my Obama supporting friends are evil (well some maybe, but not over this) and the Hillary fans who would just die if she didn't win...well, they are all alive, eh? We could have had this guy, this guy, this guy, or this guy. We did a LOT better. We did great. It's democracy. This spat is over. Let's get on with the war.
Alone, Kevin's words above are important. From Naff's pen they have the gravitas to motivate legions of gays and lesbians to make sure we do not lose this election. I know his piece give me comfort as I say to my friends still supporting Hillary, "Hey, it's time."
There is much more to Kevin's post. The full text is here.
Tuesday, May 06, 2008
CONGRATULATIONS PAT!
If 70% of the counties voting is reflective of the final tally, Patrick McHenry will be the GOP nominee for the US House seat he currently holds. Despite being challenged from within his own party by a right wing wacko, it appears he will -- um -- come out on top.I hear the story about Pat committing perjury when he voted in NC and had a primary residence in DC must not have gotten legs in the district...Yet.
Monday, May 05, 2008
Why do you do this Mike, why?
"You can't be neutral on a moving train" - Zinn
Thursday, May 01, 2008
Poor Pat.....
Poor Pat McHenry. Just when the NC conservative congressman knew he'd squeak through primary day, up bubbles this. It seems as though Pat has a past that ain't gonna sit well with the 10th District conservatives who would rather not see their congressman hanging out like it was Camp Gaston. And I mean CAMP.
Here's a little interesting photo grab. Jackie Sullens, a conservative activist in McHenry's home county of Gaston, NC, stands with Sen. Liddy Dole (R-NC) at a GOP event in North Carolina.
Jackie is involved in the Gaston County Republican Women's organization, where she serves as editor of the group's newsletter. How nice, pushing the messaging of one of the most homophobic state GOP parties in the country.
So, what do hard right wing congressmen do when they are hanging out with right wing conservative friends like Jackie and the woman she lives with? In photographs obtained by BlogActive, Pat McHenry is not acting very conservative. Oh wait, based on the past few years... he IS acting like a conservative! Here ya go...
What does your gaydar reading say?
Off to camp...
As Page One Q reported in September, the two-term Congressman owned a home with another man (and took the DC homestead exemption for the place while maintaining North Carolina residency). Co-owning a home with a member of the same sex can bring on a Don't Ask Don't Tell investigation and taking the Homestead deduction on what is not your primary home is a crime.
Rumors have circulated in the district since before his election that McHenry was gay, partied with younger men and that his campaign provided beer for underage teenagers at the 2004 Catawba County straw poll.
Oh, did I mention that he had a slew of young men living in his house? Well, that's what the voting rolls show.
The photos are being circulated all over the 10th District this weekend. Ya saw them here first.
THANKS TO SCRUTINY HOOLIGANS FOR THEIR POST AND INFO.
Here's a little interesting photo grab. Jackie Sullens, a conservative activist in McHenry's home county of Gaston, NC, stands with Sen. Liddy Dole (R-NC) at a GOP event in North Carolina.
Jackie is involved in the Gaston County Republican Women's organization, where she serves as editor of the group's newsletter. How nice, pushing the messaging of one of the most homophobic state GOP parties in the country.
So, what do hard right wing congressmen do when they are hanging out with right wing conservative friends like Jackie and the woman she lives with? In photographs obtained by BlogActive, Pat McHenry is not acting very conservative. Oh wait, based on the past few years... he IS acting like a conservative! Here ya go...
What does your gaydar reading say? 
Off to camp...As Page One Q reported in September, the two-term Congressman owned a home with another man (and took the DC homestead exemption for the place while maintaining North Carolina residency). Co-owning a home with a member of the same sex can bring on a Don't Ask Don't Tell investigation and taking the Homestead deduction on what is not your primary home is a crime.
Rumors have circulated in the district since before his election that McHenry was gay, partied with younger men and that his campaign provided beer for underage teenagers at the 2004 Catawba County straw poll.
Oh, did I mention that he had a slew of young men living in his house? Well, that's what the voting rolls show.
The photos are being circulated all over the 10th District this weekend. Ya saw them here first.
THANKS TO SCRUTINY HOOLIGANS FOR THEIR POST AND INFO.
Where ya been? Away again?
When lawyers say "shut up" you do it --- even when you are me. I had to hold off on a few things, sorry for the delay. I'm back and let me be clear, none of this will stop this site from moving forward.
In fact, to shake things up a bit, I'm going to post some pictures tomorrow -- or maybe later today -- that will DEFINITELY cause a stir in the area where the candidate is. They don't prove anything about him, well....except the company he keeps. I'll leave it to readers to decide if their gaydar goes off.
In fact, to shake things up a bit, I'm going to post some pictures tomorrow -- or maybe later today -- that will DEFINITELY cause a stir in the area where the candidate is. They don't prove anything about him, well....except the company he keeps. I'll leave it to readers to decide if their gaydar goes off.