from the department of unsubstantiated rumors

If a rumor maligns someone you can’t stand, then by all means, spread it. From one of my Hollywood “sources,” re: Dustin Lance Black’s sex tape:

I’m heard from EVERYONE that he released them himself with his publicist and they released the statement right after. I totally believe it. He has something in production and he trying to keep a high profile …

Unfortunately it’s working. Anderson Cooper interviewed DLB last night about Obama’s broken promises to the gay community.

what do ahmadinejad and dobson have in common?

They’re both theocrats who blame the gays for everything.

For good measure [Ahmadinejad] followed up with some more earthy language comparing claims of massive election fraud in last week’s poll to the passions of supporters of a beaten football team after a match.

He then went on to accuse his opponents of “officially recognising thieves, homosexuals and scumbags” in exchange for their votes.

(via Andy)

the dumbest thing obama’s said so far

I understand his strategic aims, but I still think Obama’s been much too dismissive of the burgeoning revolution in Iran.

“It’s important to understand that although there is amazing ferment taking place in Iran, that the difference between Ahmadinejad and Mousavi in terms of their actual policies may not be as great as has been advertised,” the president told CNBC.

Granted, Mousavi is no Gandhi, but he favors better relations with the West, increased rights for women and a more open Iranian society. It’s ridiculous to lump him in with Ahmadinejad.

i feel like polluting

Has anyone ever been moved to action by those public service announcements featuring children speaking out (against the dangers of, you pick: global warming, smoking, gay marriage …)?

The goal, of course, is to guilt you out of “bad behavior” because, as we all know, children are the future.

Perhaps, but I am the present, and I don’t want to hear some snot-nosed brat lecturing me about my carbon footprint. It’s not cute, it’s annoying — very, very annoying.

Now where did I put that styrofam vat full of toxic waste?