NCAA promotes Homophobia in College Football

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Tuesday November 01, 2011 · 12:05 PM PDT

2011/11/01 · 12:05

I am finally calling out the NCAA for its blatant association with sponsors who associate with Anti-Gay hate groups who promote discrimination and hatred against the LGBT community and then turn around and sponsor College Bowl games.

Specifically, Chick-fil-A sponsors a bowl game with a team from the SEC (Southeastern) Conference vs. an ACC team (Atlantic Coast Conference). Prior to purchasing sponsorship rights, this Bowl Game was the Peach Bowl. The game is played in Atlanta, Georgia.

It occurs to me there are almost certainly other Corporations with hate group ties that sponsor Bowl games, or college sports in general. This diary only considers one Bowl and one Corporation, while acknowledging the scope of the problem is larger than presented in this diary.

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Friday July 08, 2011 · 9:58 AM PDT

2011/07/08 · 09:58

The repeal effort of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" provisions targeting GLBT soldiers, as we all know by now, was successful at the end of the last Congress, with the backing of President Obama.

On the 7th of July 2011 during debate on HR 2219 The Department of Defense Appropriations bill Virginia Foxx(R-NC) offered amendment 41 to HR 2219 designed to prevent funds in the appropriations bill from being spent on GLBT spouses in contravention to the Defense of Marriage Act.

And to remind readers: This is the same Virginia Foxx who on the floor of the House denounced those (including Mathew's mother Judy who was watching the debate in the gallery at the time of Foxx speech) who claimed that Mathew Shepard was a victim of a hate crime. Foxx asserted Mathew Shepard was merely the victim of a random mugging and the fact he was strung up on a barbed wire fence to die was unfortunate, but no hate crime.

The Foxx Amendment passed 248 - 175 with 8 not voting.
Republicans supported it 229 - 6 with 4 not voting.
Democrats opposed the Foxx Amendment 19 -169 with 4 not voting.

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Thursday May 26, 2011 · 6:43 PM PDT

2011/05/26 · 18:43

The King Street Patriots are a right wing, racist, voter suppression organization meant to intimidate and harass poor and minority voters at polling places on election day. Though they are sensitive to the racist label, and claim the proof they are not racist is due to the fact they are attempting (unsuccessfully for the most part) to recruit minority members to help suppress their own communities voter turnout. They began in Harris County (Houston) Texas I believe, out of fear of rising black voter turnout levels, and are Texas Governor Rick Perry's endorsed Storm Troopers on election day challenging minority voters and harassing minority majority polling locations on election day with an eye toward voter suppression and harassment. They are attempting to go national so Wisconsin has now attracted their attention I just discovered.

walja

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Thursday April 21, 2011 · 11:05 AM PDT

2011/04/21 · 11:05

Governor Scott Walker (R-Wisconsin) has moved quickly to fix the upcoming recall against Sen. Dave Hansen (D-Green Bay). The Register of Deeds position in Marinette County was open, and Governor Walker has appointed Renee Miller to the post.

Get ready for Waukesha County, the Sequel

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Wednesday February 14, 2007 · 6:58 AM PST

2007/02/14 · 06:58

110th Congress, 1st Session, HR 724

Marriage Protection Act of 2007

To amend title 28, United States Code, to limit Federal court jurisdiction over questions under the Defense of Marriage Act.

Here is a link to the Library of Congress search site:
Library of Congress link to bill:

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Tuesday November 28, 2006 · 9:09 PM PST

2006/11/28 · 21:09

Princeton University is being sued by the heirs of Charles & Marie Robertson for return of endowment monies gifted to Princeton in 1961. The heirs are claiming the University is not using funds as directed by the Robertson's to expand and upgrade the Woodrow Wilson Graduate studies program which trains future spies and diplomats. If Princeton loses this case the result is likely to be an onslaught of lawsuits by activist conservative groups seeking the return of endowment monies across America.

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