Los Angeles Times on Gay Heroes

Never Underestimate the Intern
Daniel Hernandez, the 20-year old intern who had been on the job for five days in Representative Giffords’ office, is being credited with having saved her life for applying pressure to her head wound during the shooting massacre on Saturday. Often people dismiss interns for not knowing an answer when a constituent calls an elected official’s office or are quick to criticize the interns who may take a little longer to provide a Customer Service. But often these unpaid workers are doin...

Rachel Maddows Ode to Heroism; Interview with Daniel Hernandez
Interesting that Rachel Maddow did not find a way to note that Daniel Hernandez is Openly Gay. Does his Sexual Orientation and Ethnicity matter? Yes, says Salon.com. Indeed, consider that Arizona does not have workplace protections based on Sexual Orientation and gender identity and, as almost everyone knows, Arizona has the infamous “papers please” law where Law Enforcement can ask anyone for proof of Citizenship if they suspect that person might be undocumented. Many Latinos have l...

Los Angeles residents condemn LA Times for inflammatory article
The Los Angeles Times has done it again. In an inflammatory article titled "Arizona's us-vs.-them brand of politics," Veteran writer Nicholas Riccardi blames this past weekend's Arizona massacre on Republicans, Tea Party members, people who are against illegal Immigration, etc. Several have posted messages on the LA Times site encouraging the newspaper to punish The Writer and take down the story. UCLA Political Analyst Juanita Ceneseros is calling for all sensible Los Angeles residents to avoid...

Tucson shooting: does mental illness absolve politics?
In the media coverage surrounding Jared Loughner, the accused shooter who attempted to assassinate Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords and in the act murdered several bystanders including 9-year-old Christina Green, a lot has been made of his mental state and whether politics played a role in his act of madness.  Pundits and politicians on both sides of the aisle are playing armchair psychoanalyst to debate whether the nation's most recent act of political violence is a product of one man's me...

Showtimes Shameless Gay Character Says Being Gay is a Choice
The Wrap has an interview with 17 year old Cameron Monaghan who plays a gay teenager on the new Showtime series “Shameless.” The hour-long Sunday night drama, produced by John Wells, takes a gritty look at a near-poverty Working Class family, with wonderful actor William Macy playing the alcoholic father. “There are a lot of gay teens out there watching for gay characters and looking for role models and people they can relate to, so I definitely think there’s a responsibi...

Who Will End This Madness?
It has been three days since we all heard the news of the Assassination attempt of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords and the tragic Murder of six innocents and injury of fourteen others at the hands of Jared Lee Loughner. I have to admit, upon hearing the news I immediately feared the worst. Being a Liberal Blogger I know first hand the vitriol that is directed toward the left by right-wing Bloggers, Talk Radio and politicians. Being a Student of communications I am also well aware of the effect that la...

Reporter Jeanette Stewart has created an ethical scandal for her newspapers
The Saskatoon Star-Phoenix and the Regina Leader-Post have an ethical Scandal on their hands. Last week their reporter, Jeanette Stewart, wrote a false news story that grossly misstated a Public Opinion survey about oilsands development in Saskatchewan. The poll was crystal clear: Saskatchewan people support development of oilsands in that province. Here's the whole poll; the question about the oilsands is on page 86. 23.2% of people oppose or strongly oppose it. 46.1% of people supp...

Jared Loughner's Father Pursued Son Before Shooting
TUCSON, Ariz. — Mysterious black bag in hand, Jared Loughner ran into the desert, his angry father stopping pursuit in his truck. Hours after Randy Loughner's futile confrontation with his 22-year-old son Saturday morning, six people were shot dead and more than a dozen others wounded – and Jared Loughner was in custody. The sheriff's deputies who swarmed the Loughners' house removed what they describe as evidence Jared Loughner was targeting Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who doctors sa...

Palin: 'Journalists and Pundits Should Not Manufacture a Blood Libel'
Sarah Palin: "America's Enduring Strength" from Sarah Palin on Vimeo. Like millions of Americans I learned of the tragic events in Arizona on Saturday, and my heart broke for the innocent Victims. No words can fill the hole left by the death of an innocent, but we do mourn for the victims’ families as we express our sympathy. I agree with the sentiments shared yesterday at the beautiful Catholic mass held in honor of the Victims. The mass will hopefully help begin a healing process for the...

Don't blame Sharron Angle
The Far Right's denial of complicity in the Arizona Assassination was so immediate and remains so fierce one can only surmise it speaks of a extremely guilty conscience. Their desperate attempts to make this just another singular incident by a lone crazy person absent of all external factors is stunning to behold. I've been laying low, watching the story develop and so far Sharron Angle is one of the most brazen of the "don't blame me" GOPers. "I have consistently called for reasonable polit...

SF Mayor Ed Lee pledges new political era
A historic era in San Francisco politics began Tuesday when Edwin M. Lee was appointed and sworn in as mayor, the first Asian American to hold the post. The Board of Supervisors unanimously appointed Lee, the city administrator, to serve out the remaining year of newly minted Lt. Gov. Gavin Newsom's term as mayor, ushering in what Lee hopes will be a tenure of bridge-building. "I hope to move us past the labels that have pigeonholed us at City Hall," Lee told the throng that filled the floor ...

Gun maker sells assault rifle component engraved with You Lie congressmans quote
Stumble This! There's something to be said for poorly timed remarks, but it's another thing to display a flagrantly insensitive contempt for political realities. Example one: Rep. Joe Wilson (R-SC), who shouted "You lie!" during a Speech by President Barack Obama. He's become a hero to tea party Activists for his outburst, even in spite of a voting record showing lock-step support of President George W. Bush's least fiscally responsible policies. With Congress and the media making much of the...

Tick Tock Flip Flop
Still waiting on BART to approve my ads to counter the hate....... countdown to a Lawsuit. BART is promoting Jew hatred but a prohibiting the truth? San Francisco BART has been running an antisemitic outdoor campaign at a number of outdoor BART stations for well over a month now. I became aware of them last month when Seattle had agreed to run antisemitic ads on their buses, but had second thoughts when I submitted pro-Israel educational ads. After Seattle changed its policy on account of my a...

Hospital Releases First Photos of Rep. Giffords
Los Angeles Times reports: Due to the overwhelming sympathetic response from the public following the near-fatal shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords in Tucson on Saturday, her office tonight released two photos from her Hospital room in the University Medical Center. Due to the severity of her head injuries, neither picture shows the face of the congresswoman, who is breathing on her own now. Doctors issued a promising prognosis for her recovery on Tuesday. ...

Witness to Atrocity
Although it is a fact that we only dare to confront in the occasional dark night of our souls, this country has been teetering on the brink of moral illegitimacy for the last 38 years.   Yesterday, I was forcibly reminded of this when someone sent me this excerpt from the forthcoming book Unplanned, in which former Planned Parenthood director Abby Johnson explains her conversion from pro-choice Activist to pro-life activist, as she watched an Abortion being performed live on an Ultrasound:

Palin: Irresponsible to Link Arizona Shootings With Political Rhetoric
Yahoo! Buzz Sarah Palin has released a video statement defending her campaign Rhetoric and calling it “irresponsible’’ and a “blood Libel’’ to link political language to the shooting rampage in Arizona. “Acts of monstrous criminality stand on their own,’’ Ms. Palin said in the video. “They begin and end with the criminals who commit them, not collectively with all the citizens of a state, not with those who listen to Talk Radio, not with maps of ...

Gov. Brown offers gimmick-free budget, experts say
(01-12) 04:00 PST Sacramento - -- Gov. Jerry Brown promised Californians that his Budget proposal would avoid gimmicks, and Budget experts who reviewed the plan said Brown has mostly stuck to his word. In tackling the projected $25.4 billion Deficit, Brown has proposed $12.5 billion in cuts and an additional $12 billion in taxes and avoided relying on solutions that have little chance of materializing, the experts said. Such gimmicks used to balance the Budget in the past have merely pushed t...

Clyburn: Palin 'Seems Not to Be Able to Understand What's Going on Here'
Good grief, don't these people know when to shut up?A House Democratic leader on Wednesday lashed out at Sarah Palin, accusing the former Alaska Governor of being intellectually unable of understanding why she's faced criticism related to the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). Assistant Democratic Leader James Clyburn (D-S.C.) said that Palin had missed the point by releasing a statement this morning blasting the media for "blood Libel" for looking to assign blame in part to her rhet...

'Journalists and Pundits Should Not Manufacture a Blood Libel That Serves Only to Incite the Very Hatred and Violence They Purpo
I disagree with Sarah Palin on this one. These people are no longer Journalists. They're Democrat Party operatives and propagandists disguised as Journalists. If they were real journalists they'd be investigating Sheriff Dupnik Nifong.Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) on Wednesday accused the media of "blood Libel" by looking to assign blame for the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.). Palin offered a pointed defense of herself and other political leaders who used sometimes heated rhe...

TONIGHT OTR at 10pm! The 20 year old man who gave Congresswoman Giffords immediate help
Daniel Hernandez, age 20, probably saved Congresswoman Gifford's life. He was the first to provide aid to her...including sitting her up against his chest to help her. Tonight, Daniel Henandez goes ON THE RECORD at 10pm!  Wait until you hear what he did on Saturday....

A Look at the Heroes of the Arizona Massacre
GRETA VAN SUSTEREN, Fox News HOST: First, a man who very well might have saved Congresswoman Giffords's life. His name is Daniel Hernandez. He's an intern for the congresswoman, and he rushed to her side after she was shot. Moments ago, Daniel Hernandez went "On the Record." VAN SUSTEREN: Daniel, it's very nice to meet you. DANIEL HERNANDEZ, INTERN FOR CONGRESSWOMAN GIFFORDS: Thank you so much for having me on, Greta. VAN SUSTEREN: Daniel, I suppose you know how much we all admire you for your a...

Town Threatens to Kill Dog If Owners Dont Pay Tax
A Swiss village has found a drastic way to compel dog holders to pay their pet's annual tax: cough up, or the dog gets it. You must login to comment. The Fox Nation is for those opposed to intolerance, excessive government control of our lives, and attempts to monopolize opinion or suppress freedom of thought, expression, and worship. Read more... We invite all Americans who share these values to join us here at Fox Nation. ewerickson: phone and power. Yay! We must reject the idea that every tim...

Daniel Hernandez may have saved Gabrielle Giffords' life. Send us other examples of memorable interns!
Daniel HernandezWhen I was a junior in High School, I interned for Rep. Jan Schakowsky of Illinois. I answered the phone. I created a database of important addresses. The one time I met her, I shook her hand and stuttered an unimpressive introduction. I did not, at any point, save her life. In other words, I was no Daniel Hernandez, the University of Arizona junior who may have saved the life of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords after she was shot in the head on Saturday. Not too many interns save their b...

Doctors: No Change In Giffords' Condition, Not Out Of The Woods Yet
Dr. Michael Lemole, left, chief of Neurosurgery, and Dr. Peter Rhee, trauma director, discuss Rep. Giffords' condition. (AP) NEXT » The medical team at University of Arizona Medical Center in Tucson announced that Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-AZ), who was shot in the head on Saturday during an apparent Assassination attempt, remains in critical condition. Chief of neurosurgery Dr. Michael Lemole said, "At this phase in the game, no change is good, and we have no change," but added, "We're ...

Rush Works On His Swing
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