From the Left
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.
MY RECENT POSTS
- Lieberman Introduces Bill to
Repeal 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell'
March 04, 2010 07:39AM - NY Gov. Paterson Could Face
Charges if Allegations are
True
March 02, 2010 08:17AM - Tony Perkins is Screeching
He's the Victim of the Gays!
March 01, 2010 07:02AM - Massive 8.8 Magnitude
Earthquake Hits Chile
February 27, 2010 07:42AM - PAC Targets Anti-Gay New York
Lawmakers
February 26, 2010 09:43AM
MY RECENT COMMENTS
- “And Perkins is a former
Marine? WTF?”
March 01, 2010 12:06PM - “New York state is an
ungovernable banana
republic.”
February 25, 2010 01:21PM - “I guess she's competing
with Carrie Prejean?”
February 24, 2010 12:29PM - “Ted Kennedy dies but,
Dick Cheney lives. How screwed
up is
this?”
February 23, 2010 03:36PM - “Since 65% of households
have at least one pet,
exposure to
pet dander is
nearly u…”
February 23, 2010 08:11AM
Christopher di Spirito's Links
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Friday, January 15, 2010
Why won’t Texas just get on with it and secede from the Union? Despite the fact it is unconstitutional to execute mentally retarded prisoners in the United States, Texas has found a loophole to the law,
Wednesday, January 13, 2010
A powerful 7.0 earthquake struck the small, impoverished island nation of Haiti on Tuesday, causing massive destruction to the capital city of Port-au-Prince, killing thousands and leaving the country without adequate hospitals to care for injured.
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
In case you’re wondering what could possibly be going in George W. Bush’s presidential library besides a copy of My Pet Goat, here’s the answer.
Meticulously catalogued, wrapped, stored and guarded in the climate-controlled warehouse loca
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Yesterday, the Philadelphia Eagles announced they had voted the annual team award to backup quarterback and dog killer, Michael Vick.
The According to the Ed Block Foundation Award is meant to recognize courage, commitment to sportsmanship,
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
According to a new book titled, “Time to Eat the Dog: The Real Guide to Sustainable Living” by New Zealanders Robert and Brenda Vale, man’s best friend could be one of the environment’s worst enemies, citing
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin felt the love during an appearance at the Mall of America, in the Minneapolis suburb of Bloomington on Monday, when a man hurled a tomato from the second level balcony at
Wednesday, December 2, 2009
I’ve lived in New York state for three, long years and if I’ve learned anything during this time about the Empire State it is this: outside of Manhattan, much of New York is a socially conservative
Monday, November 23, 2009
The disgraced and dethroned former Miss California Carrie Prejean has reportedly been seeking out Donald Trump’s counsel on how to rehabilitate her sullied reputation following revelations about her 8 porn tapes.
Trump was all-too-happy to give
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
Monday, November 16, 2009

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
Wednesday, November 11, 2009

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.”
Monday, November 9, 2009

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
Monday, November 2, 2009

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
Friday, October 30, 2009

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
Thursday, October 29, 2009

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
Wednesday, October 28, 2009

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
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

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.”
Tuesday, October 27, 2009

The New York Times and the Census Bureau sought to find out where do those without health insurance live? For the first time, in a survey taken last year and released in September, over all it
Monday, October 26, 2009

In 48 hours, President Obama will make history as he signs The Matthew Shepard & James Byrd Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act, this according to a source and reported by Ben Stein at Politico.
Obama will give
Friday, October 23, 2009

By a vote of 68-29, the U.S. Senate passed a hate crimes bill making violence against gays and lesbians a Federal crime on Thursday. The bill is expected to be signed by President
Wednesday, October 21, 2009

As the economy sputters along, trying in vein to shake off the worst recession in history and America taxpayers are forking out $12 billion dollars a month to keep 117,000 combat troops stationed in Iraq,
Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Dethroned and disgraced beauty queen Carrie Prejean owes $5,200 for breast implants floated by pageant organizers in January, according to a newly filed lawsuit.
Organizer K2 Productions claims Carrie Prejean stiffed the pageant after
Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s centrist, Democratic Leadership Council-leanings were on display for all to see during her recent visit to Russia, where she met with an outspoken foe of gay rights during her two-day trip
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
Singer Belinda Carlisle has filmed a PSA in support of gay marriage equality and asks for donations for Maine’s No on 1 campaign. In the video, Carlisle says she recorded the video as a musician but
Thursday, October 08, 2009

Only in America can a convicted felon arrested for running a dog fighting ring out of his home land a lucrative reality TV show. This is precisely the deal Philadelphia Eagles Michael Vick inked with BET.
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