With friends like these…

The governor’s clarification amounted to “a public spanking of Cuccinelli,” a state political analyst who preferred to remain anonymous told Time magazine.
“The back and forth came after more than 1,500 students and supporters rallied Wednesday at Virginia Commonwealth University to protest Cuccinelli’s letter. Waving rainbow flags, chanting ‘Down With Hate‘ and wielding signs that read […]

Virginia: A very ’special right’ to ignore the Fourteenth Amendment?

The Loudoun Times-Mirror has an article this morning linking the AG’s letter to university presidents to his anticipated opinion on the authority of our own board to update Loudoun’s Equal Employment Opportunity statement. Once again, it’s necessary to point out that in neither case do the policies prohibit “discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender” people. […]

“Controversy” over county hiring policy based on merit takes turn for the pathetic

The grandstanding continues. In a completely unsurprising development, anti-gay ideologue Delegate Bob “Virginia’s Chief Homophobe” Marshall has requested an opinion from anti-gay ideologue AG Ken Cuccinelli on the Board of Supervisor’s amendment to our county Equal Employment Opportunity policy. Mr. Cuccinelli can issue whatever political opinion he wishes; it won’t change the reality of the […]

Wasting time with Bob Marshall

I don’t know why he called me back. Either he had the time to waste, or he felt the need to waste my time, which could have been better spent in Bible study: So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom. –Psalm 90:12 KJV
Here’s how the conversation went […]

You lose, Mr. Marshall

The Virginia Supreme Court ruling on the Miller-Jenkins custody case was announced Friday morning. The unanimous decision upholds the right of Janet Jenkins to be part of her daughter’s life, as was originally determined by the Vermont court with jurisdiction in the matter. It also indicates that anti-gay state laws such as Virginia’s “Affirmation of […]

Index of Loudoun anti-gay activists

For a brief analysis of the current situation in Loudoun County and other resources helpful for understanding anti-gay “Religious Right” strategy, see our Know the Foe page.

Organizations and legislators index

Former Delegate Richard H. Black (32nd District)
Council for National Policy
Concerned Women for America
Supervisor Eugene Delgaudio (Sterling District)
Eagle Forum
Family Leader Network
Home School Legal Defense Association/Michael Farris
Delegate Robert […]

VA lawmakers invited to “check a box”

Well-run businesses don’t discriminate against their employees on the basis of irrelevant characteristics. That’s why former Governor Mark Warner signed an executive order at the end of his term in 2005, prohibiting discrimination in state hiring on the basis of sexual orientation. In addition, the Governor added similar language to that year’s budget, language that […]

Who really wants to make public policy, Lynn Chapman…or Susie Chapman?

Loudoun Insider over at Too Conservative has taken the ironic position that candidates’ family members should be generally off-limits to scrutiny. This seems like a good guideline. But what should happen when a candidate’s spouse has been more involved in public policy debate than the candidate?
For most of those discussing the offensive push poll attributed […]

Southwick? I don’t think so.

Say it to your Senators.
The usual AGI suspects are all in a lather about the confirmation hearings of Leslie H. Southwick for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals. Such very reputable and temperate sources as the Traditional Values Coalition complain that Southwick’s confirmation is being stonewalled by liberal Senators and their “puppetmasters.” Let’s take a […]

A question of authenticity

Candorville on Monday:

Cartoonist Darrin Bell has followed this with a very funny series exposing the opponents of the hate crimes bill, here, here, here and here.
This was going to be a post about the Janet and Lisa Miller-Jenkins case, specifically about certain memes being repeated by supporters, exploiters and other assorted hangers-on who had hoped […]

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