Folks in the midwest will likely be unimpressed, but it was a pretty wild storm by New York City standards. One person killed, lots of cars and trees wrecked. The NY Times has plenty of photos.

Sanctity of opposite-marriage hero, serial adulterer, hooker patron, and diaper fetishist Sen. David Vitter has signed the Tea Party Patriots’ morality pledge. I hereby pledge to: Support and defend the U.S. Constitution as originally intended by the Founders and as explained in the “Federalist Papers.” Act in a fiscally responsible manner: Decrease the size and scope of government on all …

New from “America’s favorite dragapella beauty shop quartet.” Rachel’s looking rather buff these days!

Finishing out today’s homocon hat trick of self-loathing, Gay Patriot blogger and GOProud member B. Daniel Blatt announces that Christine O’Donnell has “the right message.” That message being that people with AIDS deserve what they get. Yup, the homocons actually want an “ex-gay” advocate and pathological enemy of gay people in the United States Senate. NOTE: I know a lot …

The Washington Post reports: The U.S. Senate will hold a key vote Tuesday on a defense bill that includes language repealing “don’t ask, don’t tell,” the Clinton-era policy banning gays from openly serving in uniform, Democratic and Republican aides said Thursday. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid earlier this week vowed to hold a vote next week, even taking to Twitter …

Here’s a prototype of the “seating” that may be used by airlines that hope to offer “standing-room” tickets, as I’ve mentioned here before. The new airplane seat, to be unveiled next week at the Aircraft Interiors Expo Americas conference in Long Beach, would give passengers an experience akin to riding horseback. They’d sit at an angle with no more than …

Sonny’s widow voted against the repeal of DADT. She faces openly gay Palm Springs Mayor Steve Pougnet, who if elected would become the first gay-married gay parent in the national legislature. Pougnet has been facing his own local problems regarding a sex sting by Palms Springs police on gay men in a local park.

Noted Russian LGBT activist Nikolai Alekseev was taken away by authorities yesterday he attempted to board a flight to Geneva. According to Alekseev, Russia’s government is angry over a complaint he filed with the European Court Of Human Rights over Moscow’s five year old ban on gay pride events. Officials are also demanding that he call off a picket of …

And that money will go a long way in a tiny state like Delaware.

Sally Kern claims that “out of state gay millionaire” Tim Gill is secretly backing Brittany Novotny. Neither Gill nor his PAC have donated to Novotny.

Wade Richards, a former member of Christine O’Donnell’s “ex-gay” group who has since come to terms with his sexuality, tells all in a report published today by the Daily Beast. According to Richards, O’Donnell has a lesbian sister, whom he credits with helping him accept himself. The article lists some of O’Donnell’s track record in her long campaign to demonize …

This just in from GOPRoud at Quisling Headquarters: Today, GOProud, the only national organization representing gay conservatives and their allies, endorsed Republican Sean Bielat in his race to unseat Democrat Barney Frank in Massachusetts’s 4th Congressional District. “If we really want to protect gay jobs we don’t need to pass the Employment Non-Discrimination Act [ENDA], we need to fire Barney …

1940’s The Philadelphia Story starring Katherine Hepburn, Cary Grant, Jimmy Stewart, and Ruth Hussey.

The American Family Association’s Bryan Fischer debated a Tea Party organizer on NPR to warn that unless the teabaggers embrace the AFA’s positions on gay rights and abortion, they’ll lose the support of the nation’s Christianists. It’s rather astonishing that NPR would provide a platform to a crazy like Bryan Fischer, who has called for homosexuals to be sent to …

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Remix artist Rich Morel, also one-half of the Blowoff DJ team, notches his 15th Billboard dance chart topper this week with his reworking of Yoko Ono’s Wouldnit (I’m A Star). Morel has previously reached the dance summit with remixes for Pet Shop Boys, Seal, Cyndi Lauper, Depeche Mode, New Order, Vivian Green, and t.A.T.u. Morel is currently writing songs with …

Calling DADT “absolutely mindless,” Vice President Joe Biden tells Rachel Maddow that he is confident Democrats came overcome any GOP filibuster of the defense authorization bill to which the repeal of DADT is attached.

The Christian disaster relief charity World Vision, which receives federal funding to the tune of $300M annually, has won the right to fire non-Christian employees. The case is headed to federal appeals court. (Tipped by JMG reader Andy)