Some of you may have noticed anti-gay ads showing up on our blog in the last couple weeks. It seems the anti-gay-marriage folks in Maine bought network-wide ads with one of our affiliates. I’ve mostly heard from people in Maine that they’ve been seeing the ad. We don’t have a lot of control over it, [...]
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The politics of NFL teams lean Republican
With all the kerfuffle over the reported bid by Rush Limbaugh to become a minority owner of the St. Louis Rams, one thing has gotten lost — his political views would fit in well with the current owners of the 32 teams. Robert Schlesinger in U.S. News writes that NFL stands for “Not For Liberals.”
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Billie Jean King to receive Medal of Freedom
Openly gay tennis legend Billie Jean King will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom at a ceremony on Aug. 12. King and Harvey Milk are the two openly gay people receiving the award in August. Jack Kemp joins King as the only sports figures on the latest list.
Some gay people consider it a lovely gesture [...]
Washington march is on during GSB9
The talked-about 2009 Gay March on Washington is a go, and will be held on the same weekend in D.C. as the annual Gay Superbowl. Cleve Jones has said that the organizers have permits to march and the event will take place in the nation’s capital October 10-11. Some people are celebrating the march, and [...]
How the new SC nominee ended MLB fans’ agony
Let me make it clear that I don’t want to discuss in any way the political ramifications of today’s nomination of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the U.S. Supreme Court by President Barack Obama. However, there’s a sports angle here. She played a major role in the end of the most disastrous work stoppage in the [...]
Call for National March in October
Longtime gay-rights advocate and sports fan David Mixner yesterday issued a call for a National March on Washington for gay rights. It was followed up today by Cleve Jones, friend of Harvey Milk and creator of the National AIDS Quilt, who wants to see the march happen on National Coming Out Day, October 11. That [...]
Obama questioner gets announcing gig
As soon as I saw 19-year-old Julio Osegueda ask President Obama a question Tuesday at a town hall meeting in Florida, I knew he was going to be a media hit (see video here). He was ultra-hyper and a bit goofy in an endearing way as he asked about getting benefits for his job at [...]
Overpaid College Football Coaches
Today President Obama is proposing a $500,000-a-year cap on executive salaries for corporations that get government help. Great idea. And while the government is at it, they should also consider capping sports salaries in higher education. After all, public colleges and universities, as well as private colleges, get federal funding along with state funding — almost $70 [...]
Obama roots for Steelers, inspires Cardinals
The Arizona Cardinals are playing the “no respect” card in the Super Bowl to the hilt, pointing out that President Barack Obama is rooting for the Pittsburgh Steelers. Dan Rooney, Steelers owner and lifelong Republican, was a key supporter of Obama in the election in the key swing state of Pennsylvania. In addition, Cardinals owner [...]
Obama harps more on BCS
Barack Obama continued his plea for change we (almost) all can believe in: A college football playoff. Following the Florida Gators’ win Thursday night, Obama was asked about the game.
“If I’m Utah, or if I’m USC or if I’m Texas, I might still have some quibbles,” Obama said. “That’s why we need a playoff.”
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Vlog: Firing coaches, Prop 8, hot QB
This week Cyd talks about the fool’s game of college football fans wanting to fire good coaches. Also, sports figures had a role on both sides of California’s Proposition 8. And Texas Tech’s hot QB Graham Harrell.
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Player off UT team after racist Obama post
University of Texas backup center Buck Burnette was kicked off the team by Coach Mack Brown after he posted this message on his Facebook page:
“all the hunters gather up, we have a #$%&er in the whitehouse”
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Prop. 8: One small act of payback
Having been totally bummed all day about Prop. 8 passing here in California, this e-mail from a friend gave me a laugh and some hope. She and her husband, Bill, are dear friends and live in Southern California:
Today was street-sweeping day, and as often happens, some of our neighbors forget to move their cars to [...]
Another NBA player for gay marriage
Despite the passing of Prop. 8 in California, it’s still nice to see how many prominent people were against it. Add former NBA player Doug Christie to the list. The guard, who played in California with the NBA’s Clippers and Kings, and his wife had hoped to celebrate their 14th wedding anniversary next July with [...]
Follow Prop. 8 anti-gay marriage initiative
Here is a good link to follow the fight in California over Proposition 8, which would ban gay marriage. Use the drop-down menu to find Prop. 8.
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