|
» President-Elect Barack Obama Brings Fireside Chat to YouTube
President Franklin D. Roosevelt helped America get through years of depression and war by addressing the nation each week by radio, explaining his policies to the people and asking for support. They were so popular and effective that a weekly radio address has been a standard requirement for every President since, even if nobody gathered around anymore. With America once again in dire financial hardship and facing overseas conflicts, Barack Obama will take the fireside chat into the 21st C. this weekend by presenting his addresses on YouTube, a medium people actually pay attention to. He says he'll continue the practice at the White House. [BNO] |
|
» Internet Weak, Strong
Pakistan's Telecommunications Authority attempted to block the country's route to YouTube Sunday, but ended up cutting off the entire world's access: "The country ordered ISPs to block the video-sharing website because of content deemed offensive to Islam…The details of the "hijack" were leaked out into the wider internet from PCCW and as a result YouTube was mistakenly blocked by internet service providers around the world. The block on the servers was lifted once PCCW had been told of the issue by engineers at YouTube." [BBC] |
|
|
» Chris Crocker Inspires Virtual Army
Internet-based homophobes better watch out, because Chris Crocker's should-be-infamous anti-anti-gay rant has inspired a rag-tag team of queers and their friendly peers to produce their own declarations of war upon the aforementioned Advocate-coined |
|
Another Asks "What Do I Lack?"
The Republican presidential candidates better be prepared for some queer queries during tonight's CNN debates. A number of American citizens have submitted their YouTube videos and are wondering exactly what the Grand Old Partiers have to say about Don't Ask, Dont Tell and other homo-centric policies. Here's a question for Rudy Giuliani from New York resident Stewart Zamudio, who has impeccable enunciation: Hi, my name is Stewart Zamudio from Hauppauge, New York. And this question is for the former Mayor Rudy Giuliani. Rudy do you believe that Gay Americans should be able to serve in our United States military and also do you believe that Gay Americans should be able to get married? We've included another video from Charles Bright from Arlington, Virginia. He phrases his question thus: "What do I as a gay man lack that allows the law to prevent me from entering into a legal contract with the person I love or serving in the military"? We'd love to hear how the politicos squirm around that one… |
|
Bent Baseballer Does, Too.
The Republicans will take the CNN/YouTube stage next Wednesday, November 28th. And, by the looks of it, the Grand Old Partiers are going to have a grand old time answering some distinctly gay questions. First up, Lynn and Pat Mulder, whose gay son was murdered earlier this year, wonder how the candidates will combat the violence-inducing "social climate of condemnation and rejection which is often the result of misguided religious teaching". After the jump: gay former baseball player Billy Bean wonders how the Republicans will secure his rights in the face of religious bigotry. We're sure the Republicans are wondering the same thing. |
|
And We Were Asked To Boycott Barneys
Some people with HIV/Aids in Papua New Guinea are being buried alive by their relatives, a health worker says. We know it can be hard getting out to the rural areas, but the government may want to invest in a helicopter or something. Or, rather, they should have already done that. They known about the worrisome HIV rate for quite a while. |
|
|
|
|
|
For example, will this Indiana-based homo find out the candidate's plans for federal gay protection? Only the ticking time will tell… |
|
Luckily, a reader found the video posted over at Daily Motion, who apparently know that raunch plays an important part in social and cultural evolution. This here is the link to the aforesaid video. We suggest you watch it. And, if you're a famous girl who plans on being photographed, we suggest you follow Spank Rock's advice: "put that pussy away". Update: We included the video after the jump. Enjoy, if you dare. |
|
Now, we're taking some time away from the gays, dykes and the rest to feature the same Oregonian guppie. Why? Because he's the coolest fucking kid in the world. Or an actual zombie. We can't tell. |
|
And It Ain't "Sexy"...
|
|
• We wanted to post the music video for M's New Wave classic, "Pop Muzik", but some schmuck disabled its embedding code. So you're just going to have to watch it the new fashioned way. [YouTube] • Speaking of YouTube - Turkey lifted its silly ban. [The Age] • GLAAD has officially entered the war against Ann Coulter, but have the tides already turned? [San Francisco Chronicle] • Patrick Letellier may not like running, but that didn't stop him from trotting along to fight AIDS. [MSNBC] • Anglican priest Shawn Sanford Beck may have lost his job for supporting gay-marriage, but he's not about to change his mind. Well, done, Beck. Sorry about the job thing, though. Think about it this way - you're a total martyr. [Winnipeg Sun] • Fuck! We totally missed trans activist and professor Jenny Boylan's appearance on All My Children! [TMZ] • Egads! A British man lost sight in one eye after a gay attack. [Gay UK] • Down-low: the myth that would not die… [Slate] |
|
A Turkish spokesperson at the London Embassy said the government has nothing to say about the matter: The videos included parts which insulted Mustafa Kemal Ataturk, our founding father. There is no explanation from the Turkish government, it was a court verdict. English profanities were placed on top of the Turkish flag and pictures of Ataturk. Wait, the profanities were in English? Uh-oh… This story got us to thinking - we wonder if we're banned in Turkey. We have a feeling we probably are…hey, any Turks out there?? |
Editor
Japhy Grant Editorial Director
David Hauslaib Publisher
Jossip Initiatives
