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President Obama and Secretary of State Clinton go barefootin'.

Chile elects first (HOT) out politican.

Rachel Maddow: Sen. John McCain (R-Arizona) is "incompetent."

Longest English word is not antidisestablishmentarianism.

Syracuse, New York, adapts gender non-discrimination.

Blacks support marriage equality more and more.

Texas may not swing for a while. If ever.

Gay families in Florida tell their stories.

Can you say "Detox Icunt" on TV?

You will Ru the day... 

Just in case you were losing track.

Kathy Griffin responds to Sarah Palin's stupid accusation that she is a "bully" with good humor and some good barbs. (She actually seems very mellow here.)

Rachel Maddow's take-down of Bill O'Reilly for insulting her about ratings when she was insulting him about his, er, loose take on reality is so satisfying it borders on the sexual. I don't always watch her because sometimes the snarky tone isn't my cup of tea even if I almost always agree with her, but this time she nails it 100%. 

Via Joe.My.God.: Yesterday on The View, fill-ins D.L. Hughley and MSNBC's Thomas Roberts (the former much more so than the nervous latter) contributed to a discussion on the FDA's decision to maintain its ban on blood donations from any men who've had sex with other men since 1977. Hughley eventually stated agreement with the decision, stating that "political correctness" has no place in the medical world.

"Gay-lifestyle" foe D.L. Hughley and out MSNBC anchor Thomas Roberts joined The View today, and the results were...a whole lot of crazy coming from Elisabeth Hasselbeck and way too many prayer-obsessed hosts. The debate was whether or not President Obama should have referenced prayer regarding the BP spill. Joy Behar said no because it's not logical, which led to Hasselbeck insisting that prayer IS logical. Oh, and of course Sherri Shepherd emphatically believes prayer "works."

Fresh Maddow

The April 12, 2010, issue of People is chock-full of lesbian-couple representation.

First, there's a meaty article on MSNBC's Rachel Maddow, who's photographed with her partner Susan Mikula at their Massachusetts home. Allegedly, their New York apartment is all of 275 square feet (is this possible for a couple and an English lab?) and they don't have a TV in their Mass. home because both would do nothing but watch it all the time.

The piece is charming, from recounting how they met when Maddow was hired to do yardwork for Mikula in 1999 ("It was very Desperate Housewives") to  details like Maddow's affection for comic books. It depoliticizes the highly partisan Maddow, presenting her life—and her life with her partner—as everyday.