January 21, 2008
Fact Check: Elaine Donnelly in The Washington Times
Filed by Steve Ralls | January 21, 2008 7:24 PM |This morning's Washington Times includes an article about the decline in dismissals under "Don't Ask, Don't Tell," pointing to a 50% drop in firings under the law since 2001. Right-wing pundit Elaine Donnelly, of the Center for Military Readiness, tries...Read More
Is There Nothing The HRC Won't Exploit?
Filed by Rebecca Juro | January 21, 2008 3:05 PM |Joe Solmonese just keeps digging that hole deeper... Witness his public statement for Martin Luther King Day: ”The Human Rights Campaign salutes the enduring legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. His courageous leadership continues to inspire us in our...Read More
Mr. Big Dog Triangulator: DADT's legacy isn't my fault
Filed by Pam Spaulding | January 21, 2008 2:32 PM |Don't Ask, Don't Tell was used to hurt gays and lesbians in uniform, and the president who signed on to it is now laying the blame for the toll it has taken on the careers of well-trained, loyal members of...Read More
We're a grower AND a show-er!
Filed by Bil Browning | January 21, 2008 2:30 PM |It's that time again... Everyone please welcome Monica Roberts, aka the TransGriot, to the Bilerico Project family. Monica is a writer, blogger, history buff, lecturer on transgender issues and a trailblazing leader in the trans community. Monica’s an advocate with...Read More
MLK Day in Choteau, MT
Filed by Patricia Nell Warren | January 21, 2008 11:49 AM |It may seem odd to some that I'm talking about global warming on Martin Luther King Day. But if Dr. King were alive today, I'll bet he would be concerned at how this threat has some terrifying implications for civil...Read More
Barack Obama: None of Our Hands are Entirely Clean
Filed by Michael Crawford | January 21, 2008 9:48 AM |This speech by Barack Obama is the perfect embodiment of why we need him as our next president. The speech was delivered on Sunday at Ebenezer Baptist Church, the church led by Dr. Martin Luther King Jr....Read More
Dream big
Filed by Alex Blaze | January 21, 2008 9:01 AM |It's interesting that Obama's praise of Ronald Reagan came several days before a holiday honoring a man whose vision for America truly transcended politics, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Reagan didn't support such a holiday - his famous "states' rights"...Read More
MLK Day open thread
Filed by Bil Browning | January 21, 2008 8:15 AM |Today is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. We honor King's dream of equality and freedom, but let's talk about our own dreams. While it is, of course, honorable to look back and remember, let's look ahead today and dream a...Read More
MLK: I have a dream
Filed by Bil Browning | January 21, 2008 7:39 AM |If you haven't ever watched the entire famous "I Have a Dream" speech, here's your chance. We could all learn something from Martin Luther King, Jr's dream. Some of us are still dreaming of its fulfillment....Read More
Martin Luther King Jr.: Homotextual
Filed by Ed Team | January 21, 2008 6:00 AM |"Like an unchecked cancer, hate corrodes the personality and eats away its vital unity. Hate destroys a man's sense of values and his objectivity. It causes him to describe the beautiful as ugly and the ugly as beautiful, and to...Read More
