• Paris Hilton made a press appearance in Korea this weekend. And so did her lipstick smeared teeth.

• Chris Crocker wants us to leave him alone. We will, just as soon as he stops assaulting our culture with his attention-seeking absurdity.

• John McCain's 95-year old mother takes jab at Mitt Romney.

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David Hardt made history earlier this summer when he became the first openly gay activist to be elected president of the Young Democrats of America. Pretty amazing, huh?

That said, there's no way we couldn't feature Hardt in The New Issue. So, how does Hardt feel about his monumental election? This:

I am very proud that I campaigned as and was elected with a fairly high margin as an openly gay man. It shows that there really is a shift in the mind set of people my age, especially in the Democratic party. It really isn't much of an issue to be openly gay anymore.

See what else he had to say to our editor, Andrew Belonsky, including some critiques of the national party, after the jump…

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