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…
When “Papa Doug” Manchester bought the San Diego Union Tribune, there was a concern that the news might be tainted by right-wing opinion. Few predicted that right-wing opinion would be tainted with sheer fantasy. Yet, that is the only explanation for what happened Saturday, when the U-T San Diego editorial board jumped the political shark…
The political landscape just got a little more interesting now that lesbian sex is on the table. That’s because comedian Sarah Silverman has offered up ‘scissoring’ – or traditional lesbian sex – to casino magnate Sheldon Adelson in exchange for $100 million dollars to support the Obama campaign. The ‘indecent proposal’ – as Huffington Post…
I’ve been enjoying my stay in San Diego with lots of rest and catching up with friends. In a few weeks I’ll be off to Fort Worth, Texas, but I’m loving our San Diego; it’s good to be home for a while. Mr. Luhnow, why GLBT over LGBT? I was truly taken back, when I…
NEW YORK (CNN) – It’s no surprise but a new poll shows President Barack Obama with a strong lead in the solidly blue state of New York. Fifty-six percent of voters in the state said they would pick Obama, while 31 percent said they would support Mitt Romney, according to a new Quinnipiac University poll…
Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney and Sen. John McCain both made appearances in San Diego, Memorial Day. 10 News reported that they attended a tribute at the Veterans Museum. Speaking at the event, Romney warned of threats from around the world and said that to follow the course of Europe and shrink the military to…
WASHINGTON (CNN) – President Barack Obama’s recent decision to support same-sex marriage was the lead selling point against Mitt Romney in the president’s campaign announcement last week of a new drive to court the lesbian-gay-bisexual-transgender (LGBT) community. “The choice we’re facing as a country and a community could not be clearer,” said Joe Solmonese, a…
“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” – Martin Luther King Jr. One thing that definitely matters is this year’s mayoral primary. For starters, whether we have an advocate for LGBT equality in the mayor’s office is a key question. Carl DeMaio has promised anti-LGBT advocates that LGBT…
WASHINGTON – Mitt Romney has admitted his opposition to even the most basic forms of relationship recognition for gay and lesbian couples. On the same day as President Barack Obama historically announced his support for marriage equality and stressed that all people are deserving of dignity and respect, Romney told a Denver news station, “If…
WASHINGTON – Hard on the heels of Rick Santorum suspending his presidential campaign The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) has announced its endorsement of Mitt Romney for president. NOM said it was making the endorsement to help focus social conservatives on the need to defeat President Obama in November. “We are proud to endorse Mitt…
