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Christopher di Spirito

Christopher di Spirito
Location
New York,
Birthday
March 12
Bio
Avid blogger, proud gay man, unapologetically liberal, happily married to Jim, my spouse of 16 years. I am a native Californian, temporarily living in New York.

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Thursday, November 19, 2009


Facing criticism from the left and the right, embattled Treasury Secretary Tim Geithner today refused to resign during a heated exchange at Thursday’s Joint Economic Committee hearing with ranking Republican Kevin Brady, who suggested that Geithner

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NOVEMBER 18, 2009 12:06PM

A Bow is Worse than a French Kiss?

Wednesday, November 18, 2009

Former Vice President Dick Cheney, made a fool of himself (again) when he attacked President Barack Obama for bowing Japanese Emperor Akihito.

Cheney told POLITICO.com:

“There is no reason for an American president to bow to

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NOVEMBER 17, 2009 8:10AM

Palin's Ghostwriter Traffics in Bizarre Gay Stereotypes

Tuesday, November 17, 2009


Sarah Palin’s book, Going Rogue: An American Life, was ghostwritten by World magazine features editor Lynn Vincent. On the surface, the selection of Vincent seemed curious but Vincent’s extremist views on a wide variety of topics

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NOVEMBER 16, 2009 7:28AM

Army Sends Infant to Protective Services, Mom to Afghanistan

Monday, November 16, 2009

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America’s antifamily military has reached a new low. U.S. Army Specialist Alexis Hutchinson, a single mother, is being threatened with a military court martial if she does not agree to deploy to Afghanistan, despite having been

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Friday, November 13, 2009

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Radar Online reports:

There are 30 nude photos and eight sex tapes of dethroned and disgraced, former Miss California, Carrie Prejean.

It’s the most shocking turn yet in a scandal that has continued to follow

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Friday, November 13, 2009

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The Catholic Archdiocese of Washington DC apparently thinks it’s the 1095 and the Crusades are raging to restore the stranglehold of Christianity on the Holy Land.

Threatening to cut social services for 70,000 poor, disabled and

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Friday, November 13, 2009

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According to White House Budget Director Peter Orszag, rolling over for Gen. Stan McChrystal’s request for 40,000 additional U.S. troops for Afghanistan will cost the American taxpayer $40 billion dollars.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2009 10:54PM

Lou Dobbs Says Adios to CNN

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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Controversial cable personality, Lou Dobbs, surprised his CNN viewers tonight by announcing he is leaving the network effective immediately.

Sitting before an image of an American flag on his television, Dobbs said:

“Some leaders in media,

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NOVEMBER 11, 2009 8:56AM

Destroying the So-Called "Unit Cohesion" Argument

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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On this Veterans Day, it seemed like a perfect time to destroy one of the dumbest arguments used by people opposed to the repeal of the viciously homophobic, Clinton-era military policy of “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell.”

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Tuesday, November 10, 2009

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This caught me off guard. The American Medical Association proved to be ahead of President Obama and the U.S. Congress by agreeing to join efforts to repeal the viciously homophobic, Clinton-era military policy of ‘Don’t Ask,

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NOVEMBER 9, 2009 9:09AM

The Penis Has Landed

Monday, November 9, 2009

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Who cares about wonkish matters as the healthcare reform bill reaching the senate this week for debate or shortages of the H1N1 swine flu vaccine causing Americans to freak out, because Levi Johnston has arrived in

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Monday, November 9, 2009

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If you’re gay or lesbian, one of the significant aspects of the sweeping healthcare reform bill passed last night by the Democratic Congress is the change to the way domestic partner benefits are treated by the

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NOVEMBER 6, 2009 9:36AM

Tenacious in South Korea

Friday, November 6, 2009

tenacious, adjective,: persistent in maintaining, adhering to, or seeking something valued or desired

South Korea Aspiring Driver

A South Korean woman is the definition of tenacious. Cha Sa-soon, 68, finally passed the written portion of her driving exam with a

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NOVEMBER 5, 2009 9:15AM

Carrie Prejean: Self-Bangin' Porn Queen

Thursday, November 5, 2009

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Former Miss California, Carrie Prejean, has gone from beauty queen to self-banging porn slut and we couldn’t be more pleased. The dethroned and disgraced pageant winner suddenly dropped her legal case against Miss California USA after

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NOVEMBER 4, 2009 8:42AM

Maine Voters Reject Gay Marriage

Wednesday, November 4, 2009

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Maine voters repealed a law Tuesday allowing same-sex couples to wed, dealing the gay marriage rights movement its 31st defeat on the issue. Gay marriage has now lost in every single state in which civil rights

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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When responding to charges of foot-dragging on fulfilling his campaign promise to repeal the viciously homophobic, Clinton-era ‘Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell’ policy, President Obama often hides behind he’s just “abiding by the l

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Tuesday, November 3, 2009

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Bishop Kaleta said tourism is important to the Vatican. Although there is no centralized tourism department to advertise and promote such visits. The Bishop said: “If you think about Europe, most of its architecture is connected

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Monday, November 2, 2009

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An 10th and 12th grade Honors English teacher in Piasa, IL was suspended for assigning an article about homosexuality in the animal kingdom to his students.

Dan Delong, an English teacher at Southwestern High School told

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NOVEMBER 2, 2009 8:48AM

David Axelrod: "We Overpromised the H1N1 Vaccine"

Monday, November 2, 2009

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Have you tried to get an H1N1 swine flu vaccine for yourself or your children, only to be told by your healthcare provider that none is available and even worse, no estimated time of vaccine arrival

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OCTOBER 30, 2009 8:14AM

Is Political Correctness Destroying Halloween?

Friday, October 30, 2009

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America, please! I know we live in a scary world of H1N1 swine flu, al Qaeda, and Sarah Palin, but has the stranglehold of political correctness reached the point where children can’t dress up as vampires

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OCTOBER 30, 2009 6:46AM

Virginia is for Haters

Friday, October 30, 2009

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Republican Ken Cuccinelli, running for Attorney General in Virginia, has declined to promise whether he will uphold the state nondiscrimination policy enforced by his GOP predecessor, telling the Virginia-Pilot:

“My view is that homosexual acts, not

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OCTOBER 29, 2009 11:57AM

Why Obama Passed on Hillary for Vice President

Thursday, October 29, 2009

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In his new book, The Audacity to Win: The Inside Story and Lessons of Barack Obama’s Historic Victory, David Plouffe, the chief campaign manager for Barack Obama’s 2008 presidential campaign, confirms the decision to pass on

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OCTOBER 28, 2009 3:56PM

San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge Closed Indefinitely

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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The iconic San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge is closed indefinitely after a steel rod snapped Tuesday evening, hitting three vehicles, officials said.

Caltrans — the agency that manages the bridge would not give a time for when

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Wednesday, October 28, 2009

Teen Choice Awards Arrivals

Never mistake Levi Johnston for a dumb Alaska redneck. The Wasilla studboy and baby-daddy to Sarah Palin’s grandson, is unloading on the former Alaska governor and it’s a bombshell.

In Part One of a two-part exclusive

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OCTOBER 28, 2009 7:48AM

“Egg-as-a-Person” Initiative on the 2010 Ballot in Colorado

Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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File under: You can’t make this stuff up!

A new version of an anti-abortion initiative defeated by the voters in 2008 is making its way to the 2010 ballot, this time reworked to define an “egg-as-a-person.”

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