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Why were Sixties-era stoners so much more entertaining than today's breed? Ponder that as you listen to Eric Burdon and the boys from War weave their way through their 1969 hit, "Spill The Wine." |
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Time and time again it comes up in his stump speeches, campaign commercials and discussions on faith. And for good reason: the Arizona Senator's tale of torture and patriotism captured a nation back in 1973, when he was finally released after almost six years in Vietnamese captivity. McCain became a bit of a - dare we say it - celebrity, and even penned a first hand account of his experience for US News & Report. In the piece, McCain explains his relationship to his captors, some of whom he claims were gay: In other words, if you are going to make it, you get tougher as time goes by. Part of it is just a transition from our way of life to that way of life. But you get to hate them so bad that it gives you strength. It's unclear in this last sentence is Senator McCain means "Some [gays]" or "Some [captors]." Implications aside, it's curious the former seaman would feel compelled to include this queer detail. This 1973 story, which is quite extensive, does not include McCain's contentious "cross in the sand" story. |
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John McCain and his campaign have released a new commercial in which the Republican insists he's against war. His family, of course, have been ravaged by aggressive endeavors, so he's running for president to "keep the country I love safe." In fact, he opens this 30-second spot thus, "Only a fool or a fraud talks tough or romantically about war." Sure, McCain hasn't romanticized war games, but he's still too tough to consider diplomatic measures. Anyone smell a small contradiction? |
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» Bad Idea.
American developers will open an amusement park in Baghdad. That's in Iraq, which is basically a war zone and on fire. Happy vacation! [Times] |
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Today marks Don't Ask, Don't Tell's 15th anniversary. May this year be its last… |
A study by two nonprofit journalism organizations found that President Bush and top administration officials issued hundreds of false statements about the national security threat from Iraq in the two years following the 2001 terrorist attacks. That is all. |
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War Torn Nation No Longer So Queer Friendly...
Wait, the American-led invasion didn't bring peace and queer prosperity? Preposterous! |
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Writes About It...
We're shifting focus today with an interview between our editor and travel writer Mike Luongo. Luongo's longed to travel since childhood and has traveled around the globe documenting life in Afghanistan, Iraq and Argentina, among many, many others. The New York-based journalist just edited and released Gay Travels In The Muslim World: an anthology of anecdotes and impressions from and of the Middle East. Though he and Belonsky definitely discuss the book, their conversation veers into religion, the parameters of democratization and the ever-troublesome "other". Check it out, after the jump. |
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The U.S, and other allied forces are doing nothing to stop the massacres of any ordinary Iraqi, not to mention the homosexuals, the most unpopular portion of Iraqi society under the new evil regime. Hili and his organization, Iraqi LGBT, are facing considerable financial burden. President Bush, meanwhile, wants another $46 billion for his childish war games. |
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• John Aravosis chats with CNN's resident tool Rick Sanchez about Larry Craig. Moral of the story: Craig's coincidence defies reality. Meanwhile Aravosis wrote this piece about ENDA. A reader suggested we add him to our list of 20 Most Frightful Anti-Gay Activists… • GLAAD gets into the news business. • Queer Iraqi situation worse than imagined: Up to 25 gay men will next month have to ‘take their chances’ in Iraq where religious militia regularly seek out gays and execute them. Two ‘safe houses’ for gays will be forced to close at the end month – due to lack of cash, it was learned last night. Make potentially life saving donation here. Or continue being apathetic. It's up to you. |
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Off To Jail!
Eric Wright was sentenced to five months in jail and ordered to pay 6,000 euros ($8,500) in damages and Ryan Dowie was given 45 days in jail, a court spokesman told AFP. Well, at least they asked before making an ass out of you and me. They did, however, make an ass out of themselves, their army and basic human values. |
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Pentagon Brings Queer Joy
Pioneering research into a "gay bomb" that makes enemy troops "sexually irresistible" to each other has scooped one of this year's Ig Nobel Prizes. The Pentagon and their gay-baiting scientists won the "peace" category. |
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If that's the case, why don't we have four types of bathrooms? Or, actually, six (for the trannies). |