Very cool — CNN’s Larry King records a PSA in honor of his murdered namesake, in support of the 12th annual Day of Silence organized by the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network. Previously on Ocelopotamus: • Death by Flirting
Entries Tagged as 'Politics'
Larry King on the Other Larry King: Day of Silence PSA
April 25th, 2008 · Comments Off on Larry King on the Other Larry King: Day of Silence PSA · Culture, Education, Hate Crimes, Human Rights, LGBT, Media, News, Politics, TV, Video
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Comical Cartoon Comics
April 22nd, 2008 · 1 Comment · Books, Comics, Culture, Nature, Politics
Because I haven’t brought you your funnies in a while … • Tom the Dancing Bug’s Super-Fun-Pak Comix. … T’Aint no evolution! • Matt Bors: Let’s ask a multi-millionaire who sounds like a redneck! … Ya follow? • Opus: What to take if your nipples shoot sparks. • Tom Toles: Constructing the angry tea-drinking elitist. […]
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Condi Must Go
April 16th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Activism, Human Rights, Law, Politics, Torture, Video
I’ll say this for Condoleeza Rice — she does an outstanding job of making the case against herself. Watch her effectively prosecute herself on video: Read this diary for context. Visit CondiMustGo.com for more info and to sign the online petition.
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Bitter
April 11th, 2008 · 5 Comments · News, Politics, The Economy, Stupid, Video
This is just sublime. Man, he knows how to talk back. In fact, I have no choice but to haul out the Oh Snap Flowchart: (Swiped from this diary.)
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Torch
April 8th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Activism, Culture, Human Rights, LGBT, News, Politics
I’ve said this many times in the past, and I’m sure I’ll say it again in the future: God bless Peter Tatchell. Towleroad: Gay activist Peter Tatchell was one of dozens detained in various protests over the weekend surrounding the transit of the Olympic flame through London, including one dramatic moment in which the torch […]
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Schadenfreudian Hillarity
April 8th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Blogs, Chicago, Comedy, Culture, Fringe, News, Performance, Politics, Video
In case you haven’t seen any of these yet, my pals at Schadenfreude (who I love despite the fact that they terrify me sometimes) are doing a good job of capturing the current logic of the Hillary campaign in video. These are turning up all over Greater Blogistania and one of the other installments […]
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Freedom Is Slavery (Doubleplus for Iraqi Women)
April 6th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Feminism, Foreign Policy, News, Peace, Politics
Newsweek on what life is like for women in Iraq in these days of the glorious surge: The insurgents have been driven out of her southwest Baghdad neighborhood, but the 30-year-old shop assistant is still frightened. A year ago Al Qaeda in Iraq ruled the streets outside her home, and Mahdi Army militia units kept […]
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Shopping Cart Blanch
April 4th, 2008 · 3 Comments · Food, Journal, News, Organic Food, Politics, The Economy, Stupid
I’m glad I’m not the only one who’s experiencing sticker shock over my grocery shopping bills. Across the United States, consumers like Norris are finding that grocery shopping has become a sobering experience as their budgets fail to keep pace with food costs. Reuters reporters visited Wal-Mart stores in Romeoville, Illinois, Secaucus, New Jersey and […]
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Death by Flirting
March 29th, 2008 · 6 Comments · Comedy, Culture, Education, Hate Crimes, Human Rights, Journalism, LGBT, Media, News, TV
From Friday’s AP story on Lawrence King: OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Larry King was a gay eighth-grader who used to come to school in makeup, high heels and earrings. And when the other boys made fun of him, he would boldly tease them right back by flirting with them. That may have been what got […]
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CIGNA Decides to Commit Murder by Spreadsheet — “Day of Rage” Organized
December 20th, 2007 · 3 Comments · Activism, Blogs, Healthcare Crisis, Human Rights, News, Politics
See update #3 at the bottom of this post: after an emotional roller coaster of a day, Nataline Sarkisyan has passed away. The fine, caring folks at CIGNA health insurance have made the warm-hearted decision to let a 17-year-old girl die because they don’t want to pay for a liver transplant. And they’re trying to […]
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La Vie en Rose
December 19th, 2007 · 10 Comments · Culture, Gender, Hate Crimes, Human Rights, Journal, LGBT, News, Politics, TV
In Florida a 7-year-old was covered in bruises after a man (seemingly his father, but the story isn’t clear on the relationship) beat him up and whipped him with a belt. His crime? Giving himself a manicure. A pink manicure. A man was arrested on child abuse charges after he beat a 7-year-old boy with […]
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