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Veep Talk Swirls As Campaign Attacks McCain's Oil Love
Speculation that Bayh would be the vice-presidential nominee goes back to the beginning of the summer, when Bayh, a former Hillary Clinton supporter, admitted that he would be interested in the position. Those rumors have been getting a lot of fuel in recent weeks and journo Bil Browning offers five reasons why it's about to go down. First and foremost, Obama wants to beat the epic Olympic coverage. Also, a Tuesday trip to Midwestern Indiana not only bring the candidate to Bayh's home state, but opens up the rest of the battleground region. |
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» Crime No Pay.
"Two Indiana State Police officers have been fired after an investigation into allegations they assaulted a man outside an Indianapolis bar. Probationary ["first year"] officers Marcus Baxter and Curtis Swanson were fired Thursday, said Maj. Carlos Pettiford of the ISP public information office." An internal investigation found no evidence of an assault, however, and the men face no charges. [Indy Star] |
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» Jack Ass.
An Indiana resident didn't appreciate a recent article on gay pride: "How dare you print something in a family newspaper about these perverts! There's no pride in being gay. It's an oxymoron. These people are moral scum. They're not normal. We're normal, not them. They don't deserve a parade, let alone publicizing it." Classy! [Post-Tribune] |
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» Hate Crime?
An Indiana student at Ball State University says he and his friends were attacked last Friday because he's gay. "[Kyle] Flood says he and four friends were leaving the bar Friday morning when they were approached by two college-aged men who began cursing, referring to their sexuality. A scuffle ensued and Flood suffered cuts and bruises. He was treated for his injuries at Ball Memorial Hospital. Ball State University Police Chief Gene Burton said attacks on gay students were rare." Apparently not anymore… [WLFI] |
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A shocking amount of Indiana and North Carolina Republicans put their weight against the presumptive nominee, giving their support to fallen candidates like Mike Huckabee, Ron Paul or, of course, simply voting "no." Twenty-six percent of North Carolinians rejected the politico, while twenty-two of Indiana's Hoosiers have apparently given up on the Senator from Arizona. |
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That's Hillary Clinton's margin of victory in Indiana, where pundits, pollsters and press thought the Senator would surely trounce Barack Obama for the Democratic primary. Obama, however, surprised us all by securing a projected 49% of the vote, while soaring ahead in North Carolina, where he took a whopping - and telling - 56% of the vote. Clinton, meanwhile, only grabbed 42% of the Tar Heel State, giving Obama a fourteen point margin of victory. And a considerable delegate boost: at least ninety-four. So, where do the Democratic presidential candidates go from here? Well, the next primaries, of course, but both candidates struck a particularly conciliatory tone during their respective "victory" speeches last night. |
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The Senator from New York tidily won a victory in today's Pennsylvania primary. Only about 85% of the votes have been counted, but early results give Clinton 55% over rival Barack Obama's 45%. That's a ten point victory and more than enough to fuel Clinton's continuation. The Democratic candidate made sure to highlight said continuation in her victory speech, telling voters that the "tide is turning." Some counted me out and said to drop out, but the American people don't quit. And they deserve a president who doesn't quit, either. |
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We love the festive pin-up "Happy 119th Birthday" sign, as if he's still alive. Because, in their minds, he is… |
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» Ding Dong!
A proposed ban on gay marriage in Indiana died in the House last week. Anti-gay activists petitioned for the superfluous amendment, which not only defined marriage as one man or one woman, but would also prohibit domestic partner benefits. Said Rep Scott Pelath: "This really is a very simple decision. The reality is, we have no gay marriages in Indiana. It is against the law… There's no reason to put very poorly crafted verbiage into our constitution…" Opponents must start the process anew and can't put the issue on the ballot until 2012. Boo-hoo. [Indianapolis Star] |
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Despite the fact that they have a perfectly good law banning gay marriage, Indiana's Senate voted 39-9 Tuesday to ban same-sex marriage. They passed a similar law back in 2005, but it failed in the House. Said law will likey fail again this year. |
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Indiana's Senate will soon debate a constitutional amendment against gay marriage. The state's House, however, seems poised to strike it down. Go hoosiers! |
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Not Very Brotherly...
Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co. of Fort Wayne, Ind., turned down the West Adrian United Church of Christ, citing its national governing body's approval of gay marriage and the ordination of homosexuals. Brotherhood Mutual is the United States' biggest Church insurance provider and they promise to "uphold the Biblical values". |
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• We fall more and more in love with Lizzy the Lezzy each day. Gary the Gay is cool, too. • Gays love skiing in Colorado. No, actual skiing. • CNN's John King and Dana Bash getting married? We always thought King a queen. |
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"Achmed The Terrorist" Plays Trans To Disrupt Colts Game!
Indiana's Bureau of Motor Vehicles recently agreed not to "red-flag" people whose gender doesn't match their driver's license. That's reasonable: why should someone be suspected simply because they're a different gender? Simple, yes? Not to American Family Association of Indiana member Micah Clark. Through Clark's imbecilic "logic", an innocuous decision to end trans stigmatization becomes a terrorist win. Here's but a small taste: In a day of rampant identity theft and a war with terrorists, the Indiana BMV believes that not offending a person who is a cross-dresser or someone who has had a sex change overrides any security risk that could happen through a gender and SSI number mismatch. It gets twice as bad and three times as offensive, after the jump… |
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Opposition On The Decline
Indiana's denizens feeling gay marriage these days: Support among Hoosiers for a state constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage appears to be on the decline, according to an Indianapolis Star-WTHR (Channel 13) poll. Indiana's Senate definitely doesn't approve of same-sex nuptials: they passed a ban earlier this year. The House of Representatives, however, squashed that nasty piece of legislation. Voters and politicians expect it to rear its ugly head again in 2008. Something to look forward to, huh? [Ed. Note: Thanks, HKG. Dyslexia and morning grogginess are a killer combination. Good looking out.] |
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