Today President Barack Obama endorsed David Alvarez to be the next mayor of San Diego, applauding his focus on creating jobs and ensuring every child has access to a high-quality education. President Obama said, “As a native San Diegan, David Alvarez has been a fierce advocate for his city, and on the Council, has led…
Nelson Mandela, who died yesterday was South Africa’s first post-Apartheid president, and an outspoken advocate for LGBT equality. He appointed an openly-gay judge to South Africa’s High Court of Appeal and during his presidency, South Africa became the first nation in the world to constitutionally prohibit sexual orientation-based discrimination. Mandela will be remembered for his…
LONDON – A mysterious piece of street art has appeared on the wall of a restaurant in north London. PinkNews reports that the art shows President Obama ripping open a white shirt, superman-style, to reveal the Human Rights Campaign’s famous pink and red square emblem. Produced by the artist Pegasus, it can be viewed outside…
Fred Shapiro, associate librarian at Yale Law School, has just released his seventh annual list of the most notable quotations of the year. Topping the list is Former Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney‘s “47 percent” comment. Romney’s “binders full of women” quote comes in second. AP reported Shapiro as saying, “Debate remarks and gaffes actually…
I thought it might be fun to take a stab at the costumes that should be worn by some of our politicians this season. Don’t be surprised if some of my suggestions actually end up getting worn by our local politicians. Keep your eyes peeled at Nightmare on Normal Street. Weather vane: Mitt Romney Romney…
BY CASEY PICK, programs director and attorney for Log Cabin Republicans In response to the many comments about the Log Cabin Republicans‘ qualified endorsement of Mitt Romney, Casey Pick, programs director and attorney for Log Cabin Republicans replies with the following commentary: I knew what we were in for when Log Cabin Republicans made the…
BY NED FLAHERTY, project manager for Marriage Equality USA. Following The Log Cabin Republicans’ endorsement of Mitt Romney, Ned Flaherty, project manager for Marriage Equality USA, analyses how this group have now abandoned gay rights entirely. Flaherty created the Election 2012 project, which was developed to show 12 major ways in which LGBTIQ people still…
Presidential terms compared Dear Editor, I want to make two points about the presidential election. Firstly, during Bill Clinton’s eight years, my net worth went up 87.79 percent; under George W. Bush’s eight years, it went down 0.41 percent; and so far under Barack Obama, it has gone up 39.56 percent. At this pace, it…
By Paul Steinhauser CNN Political Editor CHARLOTTE, North Carolina (CNN) — Americans are divided on whether last week’s Republican Convention made them more likely to vote for GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney, according to a new national survey. A Gallup poll released Monday morning indicates that four in ten adults say they are more likely…
GREER, S.C. (CNN) – The Obama campaign have dismissed Mitt Romney’s revelation that he has paid no less than 13 percent in personal income taxes over the past ten years, saying, “Prove it!” “Mitt Romney today said that he did indeed ‘go back and look’ at his tax returns and that he never paid less…
