News for the Week Ending May 20, 2007
I’m posting the weekly news round up early this week, May 20, 2007. I have to be in Orlando tomorrow morning (Sunday) at 8am to attend a software conference.
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Wingnuts in North Carolina Just Won't Give Up
The North Carolina wingnuts here will not quit. House Bill 493 is back and the Republicans in the North Carolina General Assembly are trying to bring it to a floor vote next week by using a procedural end-run to recall the anti-gay amendment from the Rules Committee.
Read moreThe Loyal Opposition?
Here are a couple of people explaining why gay people shouldn’t be able to marry. I’m not sure which is more scary, their beliefs or the fact they are loose in society. I do know one thing, I don’t want the first guy (making a huge point of being engaged), to actually marry and procreate. He does not need to be in the gene pool.
Read moreTampa Televangelist Slams Mitt Romney
While some evangelical Christians are defending the presidential candidacy of Mormon Mitt Romney from an attack by Al Sharpton, another prominent pastor is going further in his condemnation – saying a vote for the former Massachusetts governor is a vote for Satan.
Read moreJerry Falwell is Dead
Jerry Falwell, the founder of the Moral Majority and the face of the Religious Right during the 80’s, is dead at 73.
Read moreMay 13, 2007 News Items
A bit of news from the week ending May 13, 2007. Crack selling ministers and long car trips.
Read moreNotes on a Scandal
A pottery teacher (Blanchett) enters into an affair with one of her students, causing upheaval in her personal and professional lives.
Read moreI Need to Watch Boston Legal More Often
The few time’s I’ve watched Boston Legal, I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it, but for some reason it’s never made my “must watch” list. After seeing this, I think I have to set the Tivo to record it. What a great statement.
Read moreHurricane Season Starts Early?
Hurricane season isn’t supposed to start for a few more weeks, but we already have our first named storm, Andrea.
Read moreYour Papers Please.
The Department of Homeland Security will move forward with plans to implement the REAL ID Act despite widespread opposition from citizens and state legislatures. But DHS spokesman Russ Knocke said Tuesday that even the states which have already passed laws or resolutions against the act would eventually come around and implement the national identification standards, because the citizens who now oppose it would start demanding it.
Read moreCivil Penalties if Authorities Merely Misinterpret Your Intentions
Sen. Kennedy’s bill, S. 735, the so-called Terrorist Hoax Improvements Act of 2007. The act would, among other things, attach civil liability to anyone whose actions were misinterpreted by authorities as being a hoax and who didn’t immediately notify those authorities about the actual nature of the incident.
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