Liberty Council Freaks Out Over Repubs Backing Gay Marriage; Circulates Hate Pledge

From Right Wing Watch:

Conservative group the Liberty Counsel is “totally APPALLED that certain conservative leaders are backing down in their defense of marriage while making major concessions to the views of the pro-homosexual community.”

Obviously, “certain conservative leaders” means “Glenn Beck, Ann Coulter, and others who waffle to take a strong public stand for the protection of marriage,” which is why LC has started a petition demanding that conservatives:

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The 10 Best Political Comedies Ever Made?

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From Huffington Post:

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AFA Dropping Big Bank To Remove Iowa Judges Over Gay Marriage Ruling

According to Right Wing Watch, American Family Association (AFA) has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars in a campaign to remove three Iowa Supreme Court Justices who ruled in favor of gay marriage.  The three judges are up for retention vote on the Nov. 2 ballot in Iowa.

Right Wing says AFA is literally running the Iowa For Freedom, the org set up to oust the judges.  Teabagger Bob Vander Plaats (who by the way heads Iowa For Freedom) made a run for the GOP nomination for Governor in Iowa as some of you may recall and lost. After that failed effort, he’s turned his full attention onto having those three gay marriage ruling Supreme Court judges removed.  Recently Vander Plaats was interviewed on conservative Brian Fischer’s radio program where they discussed the significance of ousting the judges.  Here’s what Vander Plaats had to say:

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Pew Data Says College Vote Up For Grabs, Obama Spell Maybe Broken By Recession

Losing his youthful touch? Obama speaks to college students during campaign

According to the New York Times (NYT) though many students are liberals on social issues, the economic reality of a weak job market has taken a toll on their loyalties: far fewer 18- to 29-year-olds now identify themselves as Democrats compared with 2008.

“Is the recession, which is hitting young people very hard, doing lasting or permanent damage to what looked like a good Democratic advantage with this age group?” asked Scott Keeter, the director of survey research at the Pew Research Center, a nonpartisan group. “The jury is still out.”

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Army Now Has Inbox For Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Comments, Opinions

The Army has created a online inbox for personnel to submit comments and opinions on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell. According to the Army’s Website the  inbox will remain open until Sept. 30, 2010, or until leadership decides the inbox has fulfilled its purpose. The intent behind the inbox says the site, is to help the Army assess and consider the impacts, if any, a change in Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell law would have on operations, readiness, effectiveness, unit cohesion, recruiting and retention, and family readiness.

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Fidel Castro Apologizes For Persecution Of Cuban Gays

Fidel Castro

Fidel Castro told La Jornada the persecution of gays, who were rounded up at the time as supposed counterrevolutionaries and placed in forced labor camps, was a “great injustice” that arose from the island’s history of discrimination against homosexuals, according to Reuters.

This is what the former Cuban president had to say:

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