From the Left
Christopher di Spirito
- Location
- New York,
- Birthday
- March 12
- Bio
- Avid blogger, proud gay man, unapologetically liberal, happily married to Jim, my spouse of 16 years. I am a native Californian, temporarily living in New York.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Lieberman Introduces Bill to
Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
March 04, 2010 07:39AM - NY Gov. Paterson Could Face
Charges if Allegations are
True
March 02, 2010 08:17AM - Tony Perkins is Screeching
He's the Victim of the Gays!
March 01, 2010 07:02AM - Massive 8.8 Magnitude
Earthquake Hits Chile
February 27, 2010 07:42AM - PAC Targets Anti-Gay New York
Lawmakers
February 26, 2010 09:43AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “And Perkins is a former
Marine? WTF?”
March 01, 2010 12:06PM - “New York state is an
ungovernable banana
republic.”
February 25, 2010 01:21PM - “I guess she's competing
with Carrie Prejean?”
February 24, 2010 12:29PM - “Ted Kennedy dies but,
Dick Cheney lives. How screwed
up is
this?”
February 23, 2010 03:36PM - “Since 65% of households
have at least one pet,
exposure to
pet dander is
nearly u…”
February 23, 2010 08:11AM
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Lieberman Introduces Bill to Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Thursday, March 4, 2010
They say politics makes strange bedfellows and there is no more strange turn of events than the news of Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-CT) introducing a bill to repeal the Clinton-era “Don’t Ask, Don’t
NY Gov. Paterson Could Face Charges if Allegations are True
Tuesday, March 2, 2010
New York Gov. David Paterson could face possible criminal charges if the newest rounds of allegations in the witness tampering scandal are true.
A second New York Times piece appearing Tuesday about his
Tony Perkins is Screeching He's the Victim of the Gays!
Monday, March 1, 2010
Have you noticed whenever a radical rightwing, Christian extremist is prevented from espousing antigay bigotry, they immediately play the victim card? And so it goes with Tony Perkins, president of the Family
Massive 8.8 Magnitude Earthquake Hits Chile
Saturday, February 27, 2010
A massive 8.8-magnitude earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, collapsing buildings, killing at least 76 people and downing phone lines. President Michele Bachelet declared a “state of catastrophe” in central Chile
PAC Targets Anti-Gay New York Lawmakers
Friday, February 26, 2010
New York’s anti-gay lawmakers should be afraid — very afraid. A new political action committee is targeting state senators who voted against a marriage equality bill late last year.
The committee;
NY Gov. Paterson: Violence Against Women, Abuse of Power
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Everyone knows the New York Times hates NY Gov. David Paterson. In fact, in recent weeks, the Old Gray Lady made bringing down the governor their raison d’etre.
The Times’ first two hit
Miss Beverly Hills' Crown is too Tight
Wednesday, February 24, 2010
What is it with beauty queens and homophobia? Miss Beverly Hills 2010 is the latest crown holder to vomit Biblical objections to same-sex marriage. Lauren Ashley, who looks an awful lot like one
Oh Well, Maybe Next Time
Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Dick Cheney’s hospitalization yesterday was the result of a heart attack, according to a statement just released by his spokesperson:
“Former Vice President Cheney was admitted
CNN's Jeffrey Toobin into Anal Sex and Fisting?
Monday, February 22, 2010
Who let the dogs out at CNN? I know much has changed at the once mighty cable news network but, to read their highly respected legal analyst, Jeffrey Toobin enjoys getting his freak
U.S. Troops Kill Five Children in Marjah
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Add five child casualties to President Obama’s troop surge in Marjah, Afghanistan. The New York Times reported, a U.S. rocket strike “hit a compound crowded with Afghan civilians, killing at least 10
TSA Forces Disabled 4 Year Old to Remove Leg Braces
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
This is one of those stories that makes my blood boil. The TSA forced a disabled, 4-year old boy to remove his leg braces before allowing him to clear security at the Orlando
Bush and Blair Struck Deal to Invade Iraq, says Welsh MP
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
Long suspected and finally confirmed, a senior Welsh MP, Elfyn Llwyd, Plaid Cymru’s parliamentary leader, said he has seen a confidential memo which proves George W. Bush and Tony Blair struck a
Pope RatNAZI: I'll Visit but I Don't Like Your Equality Laws
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Pope RatNAZI hit one out of the Vatican today telling Britain that he would grace their nation with a visit but that he doesn’t approve of the government’s plans to pass sweeping, pro-gay
CBS Rejects Gay Dating Service Ad for Super Bowl
Monday, February 1, 2010
Homophobia trumps equality at CBS. The network carrying this year’s Super Bowl officially rejected an ad for a gay men’s dating website while accepting a controversial ad from the antigay, anti-abortion group known
Pentagon to Detail 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Repeal Plan
Friday, January 29, 2010
In his first State of the Union Address on Wednesday, President Obama called for the repeal of the viciously homophobic, Clinton-era military policy of ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell,’ comes news that the Pentagon
Fly Away Charlie, Fly Away!
Thursday, January 28, 2010
A new poll has Marco Rubio ahead of Charlie Crist in the Florida GOP Senate primary.
Crist, the former Florida state governor, and long-rumored-to-be gay, was featured in the documentary Outrage,
WSJ: "Ask Obama about 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
Monday, January 25, 2010
When the conservative Wall Street Journal publishes an op-ed that says President Obama is in trouble with his LGBT base, you know there’s a problem in Obamaland.
Richard Socarides, an attorney, was special assistant to President Bill
Canadian IRS Strips Church of Tax Exemption for Politicking
Monday, January 25, 2010
The Kings Glory Fellowship Association, a non-denominational Protestant group in Calgary was told by the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) that based on spending too much of its time advocating on social issues like abortion and marriage,
Speaker Pelosi Concedes Healthcare Reform
Thursday, January 21, 2010
This is depressing. President Obama squandered all of 2009 trying to pass healthcare reform, only to have Speaker Nancy Pelosi today concede: “I don’t see the votes for it at this time.”
Pelosi said the Senate
White House Appraised for $291,386,000
Thursday, January 21, 2010
The White House is worth $291,386,000. Located at 1600 Pennsylvania Ave NW in Washington DC and built in 1892, the magnificent 132-room mansion is the rarest of homes in the U.S. since it is not only
Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) Explains Scott Brown's Victory
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Let it never be said that Republicans aren’t prone to bouts of revisionist history.
According to a memo from Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX), head of the Senate Republican campaign effort, yesterday’s stunning upset election of Scott
DEMOCRATS LOSE THE SENATE
Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Less than 24 hours before the one year anniversary of President Barack Obama’s inauguration, the Democrats lost the U.S. senate to Scott Brown, a little-known GOP state senator. Brown was swept to victory to fill the
Would You Pay to Read the New York Times Online?
Monday, January 18, 2010
If you’re a fan of the New York Times and enjoy reading its content online with a cup of Java in the morning, get ready to pay for the privilege.
New York Times Chairman Arthur Sulzberger
Friday, January 15, 2010
Why won’t Texas just get on with it and secede from the Union? Despite the fact it is unconstitutional to execute mentally retarded prisoners in the United States, Texas has found a loophole to the law,
The Bible Thumper and the Junkie Feel the Heat for Remarks
Friday, January 15, 2010
Pat Robertson and Rush Limbaugh are taking heat from the left and the right for making appalling remarks about Haiti within hours of a massive 7.0 earthquake striking the capital of Port-au-Prince. Much of the city
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