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Bachmann 2012 - Unleash the Crazies! (brought to you by TARGET)

PROPS for the heads-up: Kaos/Theory Despite offering a tepid apology last summer for giving political contributions to anti-gay candidates, retail giant TARGET continues this practice, even contributing the campaign coffers of Minnesota's Michele Bachmann who compares gay marriage to terrorism and says that same-sex couples are a major threat to American children, and, uh... who is also dreaming of the White House. Oh, the horror. SMDH (@ Target) Emily Dievendorf, policy director at Equality Michigan, put the ultimate punctuation mark on the reason LGBT people should be upset about Target's continued anti-gay political activisism. "When corporations do choose to take active roles in political races, they should be prepared to have consumers interpret their support as an indication of their corporate values." Truer words were never said. Supporters of equality should consider where they put their dollars, and whether those dollars will go to support nightmare candidacies like: Bachmann 2012 - Unleash the Crazies! Change.org has a petition. Send a message to Target by signing it. ~

Congresswoman Giffords shooting: More reason than ever to stop Glenn Beck and his fear monger cronies!

As the nation reels from the shocking news that the Congresswoman from Arizona, Blue Dog Democrat Gabrielle Giffords and others were shot (5 killed, one a small child) outside a grocery store in Tucson, Ariz., while holding a public event, internet rabble is already casting the blame on our nations notorious fear-mongers. Giffords had been targeted before during the Health Care vote and had a brick thrown through here window. As we all remember, fear mongering was at an all time high then, with Sarah Palin accusing Obama of wanting to kill grandma with 'ObamaCare's alleged death panels. A blatant lie which should be criminal, but ironically actually has materialized by the hands of the Wicked Witch of Arizona, Gov. Jan Brewer who stubbornly lets patients die rather than pay for their transplants. With Brewer's odious law to harass brown people and after today's shooting, Arizona is now Hate ground zero. But the witch can only take credit her little death panel (and fostering racial hatred and FEAR in Arizona). But Brewer did actually give a heart-felt press conference for her friend Gabrielle, which made me realize that she is, surprisingly, a warm blooded creature like the rest of us. I only wish she felt as deeply for poor Arizona residents who only needed her signature for life-saving transplants. Sarah Palin had Giffords on her infamous "hit list" which ominously placed the offending democrats in crosshairs, while she adviced her followers to "reload". This is not to blame Palin for the actions of a nut, per se. Are others on her list being stalked by her unhinged fanbase? The connection must be made and discussed.

Mike Huckabee, gearing up for a second ill-fated run for President has been demonizing the Health Care bill and following fellow republicans working for repeal. But its the hyperbolic language he uses, claiming Americans were "kicking and screaming" that they didn't want it, but Congress jammed it through anyway. This is a lie because only the easily misled Tea Party morons didn't want a better health care system - the rest of us did, and still do. And as Rachel Maddow pointed out just last night, the republican repeal effort is an embarassment and political suicide. So long Huckabee, you would have lost anyway. But the rage and paranoia that Huckabee fosters with images of back-room deals harming Americans is also a dog-whistle to the unhinged among us, most packing guns and bibles.

Glenn Beck, formerly everyone's favorite crying clown before our new Speaker Boehner took the crown. But Beck has made a fortune selling fear to the limited intellect of his viewers on FOX 'News' - a Rupert Murdoch faux-news cudgel whose sole purpose is the smash progressive progress in America. Wake up, America. We can no longer allow the Palin's and Beck's and Huckabee's of our country to subvert our democracy by stirring up the toothless and brainless masses, while giving the finger to science, all to further the interests of corporate plutocrats who don't give a rat's ass about the forward progress of America. They don't care about climate change. They don't care about children with cancer. They only care about themselves, money, and power. Keeping Americans afraid and stupid is how they maintain control. Glenn Beck must be removed from the airwaves - go to StopBeck.com and join the fight to end his career now before more people die. Sarah Palin must not be allowed to escape from the reality-TV box she's climbed into. And Mike Huckabee must be made as politically viable a Presidential candidate as Haley (long live the confederacy) Barbour. ~

[VIDEO] CBS Atlanta: Feds investigating Bishop Eddie Long for mortgage scam

[VIDEO] CBS Atlanta News has found Bishop Eddie Long and another local megachurch leader, Gary Hawkins, are linked to a questionable mortgage venture that is being investigated by the feds. CBS Atlanta was the first to report on Matrix Capital's long list of victims. The company promised to lower people's mortgages for $1,500 upfront. Police say thousands of homeowners paid Matrix money, but according to investigators, most of them ended up in bankruptcy and losing their homes. ~ Hmmm.... No prosperity pastor with two Bentleys and 100k worth of bling stashed in his church offices would ever fleece his flock - right? Why are the Feds messin' in church business anyway? Let's hope our favorite buff Bishop has the strength to answer while preparing for 'mediation' of sexual coercion charges from the 4 young men he allegedly mentored and nutted on for the Lord. Stay up, 'Bishop'. It's hard out there for a Pimp. ~

Mediation, Eddie Long? What happened to those "five stones" you were gonna throw?

Anderson Cooper is keeping Eddie Long's feet to the fire. By opting for "mediation" over having his day in court like he originally claimed to want (while equating himself with David up against Goliath), is Eddie Long desperately trying to maintain his multi-million dollar Jesus Pimpin' empire by avoiding a trial where ALL his sexual proclivities will be exposed to the world? What happened to those "five stones" he was going to throw to prove his innocence? Maybe they were as mythical as his heterosexuality. Let the church say "Amen"!

Another Bishop, another boy, another sex lawsuit.

First, what we KNOW ... JACKSON, Miss. -- A young man in Jackson sues a minister with churches in New Orleans and in Jackson, accusing the minister of coercing him to have sex. The Clarion-Ledger reports that the lawsuit was filed late last month in Hinds County Circuit Court against Kevin Joseph Boyd Sr. The plaintiff alleges that Boyd coerced him into a sexual relationship while serving as his spiritual adviser and bishop. The list keeps growing. Another man of the cloth using his position to get his jollies -- allegedly. Eddie Long still reigns supreme (partly because of the high-profile lifestyle he covets), as he skulks behind the scenes to reach a settlement with 4 -- count 'em, 4 -- accusers of the same charges of taking them under his wing, grooming them with gifts before pouncing while offering spiritual justifications for his actions.... Not to jump to conclusions about this family man who's children outwardly seem well-adjusted, talented and self described "preachers kids" who founded O'Kidds. He's just accused for now, not proven guilty. With Eddie Long famously on the ropes and pondering cash settlement for the same thing, this could all be a money scam. Or not. But we should follow it anyway, despite the outward appearance of the Boyd's familial evangelical perfection. Check out this vid of Bishop Kevin Boyd preaching in song. Quite moving actually ... Now, lets SPECULATE ... While it is true that Bishop Kevin Joseph Boyd, Sr. operates Apostolic churches in Jackson Mississippi and New Orleans, and all of the news reports thus far provided no photos, not of accuser or accused -- SGL Café needs visuals. And just like with Eddie Long where we speculated that the accusers would be attractive, let's peruse some possiblities within the realm of Bishop Boyd's ministry. But first, there seems to be some discrepancies in the reporting as to whether Bishop Boyd is a Sr. or Jr. The Bishop in the above video has a son, Kevin Jr (a drummer in the above church vid and pictured on the left), which would make the Bishop a Sr. But reports vary from place to place. It seems the intial Clarion Ledger report first put Jr. then changed it to Sr. Still, they report the Bishop's wife's name is Karla, which would back up the case that the offending Bishop is the one pictured with this piece. However, there may be an elder Bishop Boyd (possibly the one pictured on Rod 2.0) which makes this all somewhat confusing. Stay tuned ... Now, lets flat-out cast aspersions ... Using the criteria of "Who would Eddie do?" in searching for possible accusers, how about this member of O'Kidds, the youth group co-founded by Bishop Boyd's offspring: Hmmm... fits the criteria. For sure, Eddie Long would've tried to hit it. The below vid has a rousing battle with Bishop Kevin Boyd SR and Pastor Aaron Porter (singing 1st). It's well worth a listen to get your gospel on as this case develops, Stay tuned ...

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