The fourth installment of New Left Media’s series on couples in the four states with same-sex marriage ballot measures this November, produced in association with The Four.com, focuses on Liz and Angela and their son Mekhi.
Post-debate polls show President Obama clear winner
According to a CBS snap poll 53% of uncommitted voters handed the night to Obama, while only 23% said Romney was the winner, and 24% are undecided.
PPP’s post debate poll in the swing states, conducted on behalf of Americans United for Change, finds that Barack Obama was the big winner in tonight’s face off. 53% of those surveyed in Colorado, Florida, Iowa, Michigan, New Hampshire, Nevada, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia, and Wisconsin think Obama was the winner to 42% who pick Romney.
According to CNN, 48% of registered voters who watched Monday night’s third presidential debate say that Obama won the showdown, with 40% saying Romney did the better job in a debate dedicated to foreign policy. The president’s eight-point advantage over the former Massachusetts governor came among a debate audience that was slightly more Republican than the country as a whole.
George Clooney “duets” with Neil Diamond
OUT.com shares this cute video of George Clooney and Neil Diamond.
While attending the Carousel of Hope Ball in Beverly Hills last Saturday, the Oscar-winning actor was coaxed by singer Neil Diamond into singing a few bars of his hit “Sweet Caroline.”
Clooney, who was honored with the Brass Ring award for his humanitarian efforts, had been assured by Diamond that he wouldn’t be put on the spot to sing along. US magazine reports Diamond joking to the crowd, “I promised him that I wouldn’t [ask him to sing], but I lied.”
Singer or not – watching this reminds me what a good looking guy Clooney is. I know that’s redundant to even say, but, damn…
Stonewall Democrats on Log Cabin Republicans endorsement of Romney
Today, the Log Cabin Republicans endorsed Mitt Romney for president. National Stonewall Democrats Executive Director Jerame Davis had the following reaction:
“The Log Cabin Republicans have proven once and for all that they are not an organization aligned with the LGBT movement. They are a Republican front group bumbling their way into fooling LGBT voters that it’s OK to support a party that would legislate us back into the closet. Their endorsement of Mitt Romney isn’t just shameful – it’s insulting.
“Mitt Romney stands for nothing positive for LGBT people. He supports a federal marriage amendment (which was a reason for Log Cabin to refuse to endorse George W. Bush in 2004). He supports McCarthy-like investigations into our community for evidence of ‘harassment of Christians’. He opposes the repeal of DOMA. He opposes ENDA. He’s even said things as basic as the right to visit your sick or dying loved one in the hospital is a ‘privilege’ and not a right. [snip]
“So there you have it – the Log Cabin Republicans, who screamed loudly and forcefully for months that liberal groups and LGBT movement posturing weren’t going to affect their endorsements have instead allowed the interests of money sucking GOP insiders and the fear of a conservative performance troupe to decide their endorsement for them. It’s reprehensible. Have they no decency?”
(via JoeMyGod)
Best moment from 3rd Presidential Debate: “Fewer horses and bayonets”
Best moment from the third Presidential debate – Mitt Romney has been using the same Navy line throughout the campaign, and Obama was prepared to answer it.
OBAMA:
“I think Governor Romney maybe hasn’t spent enough time looking at how our military works. You — you mentioned the Navy, for example, and that we have fewer ships than we did in 1916. Well, Governor, we also have fewer horses and bayonets — (laughter) — because the nature of our military’s changed. We have these things called aircraft carriers where planes land on them. We have these ships that go underwater, nuclear submarines.
“And so the question is not a game of Battleship where we’re counting ships. It’s — it’s what are our capabilities.
“And so when I sit down with the secretary of the Navy and the Joint Chiefs of Staff, we determine how are we going to be best able to meet all of our defense needs in a way that also keeps faith with our troops, that also makes sure that our veterans have the kind of support that they need when they come home. And that is not reflected in the kind of budget that you’re putting forward, because it just don’t work.”
(via Towleroad)
Campaign ad: President Obama’s plan for next 4 years
President Obama released a new ad shortly after last night’s debate appealing directly to voters and asking them to compare his plan for America to that of Mitt Romney’s.
The ad will run in New Hampshire, Virginia, North Carolina, Florida, Ohio, Wisconsin, and Colorado.
Here’s the text of the ad:
“There’s just no quit in America and you’re seeing that right now. Over five million new jobs, exports up forty one percent, home values rising, our auto industry back and our heroes are coming home.
We’re not there yet. But we’ve made real progress and the last thing we should do is turn back now.
Here’s my plan for the next four years: Making education and training a national priority; building on our manufacturing boom; boosting American-made energy; reducing the deficits responsibly by cutting where we can, and asking the wealthy to pay a little more. And ending the war in Afghanistan, so we can do some nation-building here at home. That’s the right path.
So read my plan, compare it to Governor Romney’s and decide which is better for you. It’s an honor to be your President and I’m asking for your vote. So together we can keep moving America forward.”
Trailer: Iron Man 3
President Obama wins in a landslide with kids across USA
President Obama wins in a landslide with kids across the country.
Nickelodeon’s Linda Ellerbee said Monday that the president captured 65 percent of the vote to beat Republican Mitt Romney in the network’s “Kids Pick the President” vote. More than 520,000 people cast online ballots through the children’s network’s website over one week earlier this month.
Since it began in 1988, the kids have forecast the adults’ vote all but once, when more youngsters voted for John Kerry over George W. Bush in 2004. That year hinged on the close votes in one state: Ohio.
Obama answered questions submitted by Nickelodeon viewers for a special earlier this month. Romney didn’t participate.
CW Network picks up full season of ARROW
The CW has ordered a full season of Arrow, the network announced Monday.
The show, which stars Stephen Amell and is based on the Green Arrow comic book character, was one of the fall’s early breakout hits, drawing 4.14 million viewers for its premiere.
It was also the only new drama to maintain its viewership among adults 18 to 49 in its second week.
Cheat sheet for third Presidential debate
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