congressman erik paulsen glitter bombed at anti-gay conference
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minneapolis mn -- at the minnesota faith and freedom coalition strategy session about the upcoming ballot measure seeking to re-write the state constitution to ban marriages for same-sex couples republican congressman eric paulsen was showered with glitter by a member of the group of equality advocates who call themselves quotthe glitteratiquotthe event was set to award congressman paulsen with a quotfriend of the familyquot award for his efforts to put the anti-family constitutional amendment on the ballot in minnesota for 2012quotyou039re no friend to my familyquot exclaimed michael cahill as he showered erik paulsen with glitterquotbecause of the hateful rhetoric of people like erik paulsen i was subjected to quotreparativequot therapy as a teenager it039s this sort of twisted belief and hateful language that motivates families across the country to push loved ones into harmful treatment endangering their vitality and emotional stability in the processquot said cahillthe glittering took place during the award ceremony as failed republican candidate for governor tom emmer looked on emmer has been a vocal critic of glittering on his radio show saying its quotassaultquot and that quotat the very least it violates every law on littering that we have in this statequotquotwe want to protest the ongoing attempts to restrict the rights of gay people in minnesota and the inclusion of anti-gay bigotry in politics you don039t vote on human rights this effort to re-write the state constitution to include hatred and bigotry is a hate crime pure and simple -- it039s just taking place at the ballot box instead of on the streetquot added cahiltoday039s action was sparked by the prior actions of nick espinosa who showered newt gingrich with glitter last spring and masterminded the famed glitter flash mob in front of marcus bachmann039s anti-gay clinic the glitter movement has spread encompassing a wide breadth of both gay and straight advocates who are relentlessly calling attention to homophobic legislation and anti-gay rhetoricquotwe039ve seen this show beforequot said nick espinosa quotrepublicans are using minnesotans in a desperate attempt to boost turn-out in 2012 not caring what damage they do to minnesotan families along the way it039s sick it039s twisted and it shows the desperate lengths that this party will go to in order to further their quest for political powerquot

obama for america tv ad: quotfirst lawquot
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learn more: http:ofabo7bdtxfthe son of a single mom proud father of two daughters president obama knows that women being paid 77 cents on the dollar for doing the same work as men isn039t just unfair it hurts familiesso the first law he signed was the lilly ledbetter fair pay act to help ensure that women are paid the same as men for doing the exact same work because president obama knows that fairness for women means a stronger middle class for america

festival of dangerous ideas 2013: david simon - some people are more equal than others
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there are two americas in one bankers get golden parachutes insider traders return to society as well-paid consultants and influence is for sale in the other opportunity is scarce and forgiveness scarcer jail awaits those caught possessing recreational drugs and cries for help are ignored society preaches forgiveness for the rich and retribution for the poor entrenched inequality and its companion poverty are the dark side of the american dream for a citizenry united by name but not by rulesis the divide fair the result of natural winners and losers or is it built into the system we know that inequality is bad for the rich as well as the poor and that more equal countries are healthier and happier but this knowledge won039t bring change by itself what can be done when those with the power to change the divide are those that benefit most from it as long as the more equal won039t let go the less equal will sufferfrom his journalist days on the crime beat through to his work on shows like the wire and treme david simon has brought the divide between these two america039s to life like no other simon looks at the oppressed the victims of manmade disasters such as the war on drugs through to natural disaster such as hurricane katrina and forces us to ask whether the fictional stories he shows us on screen are any less real than the theatre of compassion we see on the news from the very same people who have the power to treat all citizens equally but choose not to david simon is a journalist author and television writerproducer best known as the creator and showrunner of hbo series the wire and treme he spent twelve years on the crime beat for the baltimore sun he also worked on the adaptations of his books homicide: a year on the killing streets and the corner: a year in the life of an inner-city neighborhood for nbc and hbo respectively chair: michael williams is the director of melbourne039s the wheeler centre he worked in publishing and radio broadcasting before joining the wheeler centre as programming director at the centre039s inception helping nurture it into a culturally significant institutionwatch an excellent backstage interview with david simon here: http:wwwyoutubecomwatchv=pkcfzwthhaoampampfeature=c4-overviewampamplist=uulh-kvgih16yme0-jp3pzvghttp:sydneyoperahousecomideassubscribe and find more videos from ideas at the house: http:wwwyoutubecomideasatthehouseget a new talk every week on our podcast:audio - https:itunesapplecomaupodcastsydney-opera-house-ideas-atid640445035video - https:itunesapplecomaupodcastsydney-opera-house-ideas-atid640444896facebook - https:wwwfacebookcomideasatthehousetwitter - https:twittercomideasatthehouse

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a common question why does 1=0999if you want to know more wikipedia has a good article on the subject http:enwikipediaorgwiki0999

peep obama as the first potus on the cover of an lgbt magazine
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president obama has been named ally of the year by out magazine and graces its cover for the out100 issue

history of whistling cdza
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cdza we create musical video experiments new video every other tuesdayopus no 2 - history of whistling26 songs 98 yearsdownload the mp3 here: http:cdzamusicbandcampcomtrackthe-history-of-whistlingfeaturing eric rivera http:colognefactoryblogspotcom on the lipsevan shinners http:wwwevanshinnerscom on the keysmichael thurber on the stringsdirectedconcept by joe sabiaarranged by joe sabiamichael tsound by matt mccorklehttp:wwwcdzamusiccomhttp:facebookcomcdzamusichttp:twittercomcdzamusichttp:cdzamusictumblrcom

gay myths busted: setting the record straight
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with north carolina039s recent ban on gay marriage and president obama039s support of marriage equality a lot has been said about gay people lately and it039s time to set the record straightlike davey wavey on facebook: http:wwwfacebookcomdaveywaveyofficialfollow davey wavey on twitter: http:wwwtwittercomthedaveywaveya huge thank you to everyone who participated in this project a special thank you toronto039s police department and the metropolitan community church of toronto: http:wwwmcctorontocomthanks to gay family values: http:wwwyoutubecomdepfoxmusic: kevin macleod - cipher

the ceiling from amy maestri
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watch this if you like women who are strong afand you039re sick of the glass ceiling

nativeamerican norm macdonald dear non natives johnny two feathers video - youtube
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history of wooing women cdza
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men just don039t romance ladies the way they used tocdza we create musical video experiments new video every other tuesdaydownload the mp3 here: http:wwwcdzamusiccomhttp:facebookcomcdzamusichttp:twittercomcdzamusichttp:cdzamusictumblrcom

02-07-12 2 - california love with michael cole-schwartz - countdown with keith olbermann
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02-07-12 2 - california love with michael cole-schwartz - countdown with keith olbermann

an abridged history of western music in 16 genres cdza
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opus no 7an abridged history of western music performing quotwhat a wonderful worldquot in 16 different genrescdza we create musical video experiments new video every other tuesdaydownload the mp3 here: http:wwwcdzamusiccomhttp:facebookcomcdzamusichttp:twittercomcdzamusichttp:cdzamusictumblrcom

fck bullies by fckh8com: don039t b h8n on the homos
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fcked up homo h8 has a lot to do with the suicide r8 fckh8com is at it again with quotfck bulliesquot f-bomb dropping kids drag queens senior citizens ampamp shirtless hotties take on anti-gay bullies at schools ampamp churches as well as homo h8ing families ampamp voters t-shirt sales go to benefit queer youth counseling ampamp suicide prevention the last fckh8 video raised over 200000 for the fight for equal marriage rights ampamp sold over 40000 t-shirts t-shirts start at 13 get yours at fckh8com

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bryan cranston for hrc039s americans for marriage equality
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breaking bad star bryan cranston along with his wife robin and daughter taylor support marriage equality do youhttp:wwwhrcorgmarriageequality