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GOP Staffer Criticizes Obama Daughters Following Turkey Pardon Ceremony

November 30, 2014, 5:14 pm
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I spent Thanksgiving Day weekend up north with my extended family. I briefly made note of the annual presidential "pardoning of the turkey" ceremony. My only thought at the time was that the media was going to have a field day with his wise-cracks about his presidential duties, executive orders, etc.

Little did I realize that the media would instead go after his daughters. Briefly. Until one GOP staffer took it too far and then everyone turned on her.

Here's what happened...

President Barack Obama pardoned two turkeys from the butcher's knife. As in past years, he was joined by his two daughters, Sasha and Malia. Apparently, they weren't presidential enough with their behavior during the ceremony. They occasionally folded their arms and rolled their eyes at their dad. Of course, other times they smiled and laughed politely.

But the 13- and 16-year-old girls weren't stepford enough for one GOP staffer. US Rep Stephen Fincher (TN)'s communications director, Elizabeth Lauten, posted the following message on Facebook:

Lauten's criticism of the First Daughters went over about as well as a couple of lead balloons. After receiving lots of negative feedback, Lauten posted this message on her Facebook account:
I reacted to an article and quickly judged the two young ladies in a way that I would never have wanted to be judged myself as a teenager. After many hours of prayer, talking to my parents and re-reading my words online, I can see more clearly how hurtful my words were. Please know that these judgmental feelings truly have no place in my heart. Furthermore, I'd like to apologize to all of those who I have hurt and offended with my words, and pledge to learn and grow (and I assure you I have) from this experience.
Actually, this is one of the better political apologies that I've read. None of those "I'm sorry if you took my words the wrong way..." non-apologies.

Regardless, Lauten continued to receive negative input about her posts, so she removed both of them from Facebook and changed her account to a private setting.
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Anna Cardwell of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" Launched $20,000 FundMe Campaign

November 30, 2014, 6:08 pm
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Anna "Chickadee" Cardwell, formerly of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo," caught some flack this weekend from her fans when she launched a FundMe fundraising campaign to help her and her family out.

It's been known that she and her husband are pretty much broke and there have been problems with them accessing her trust account from the reality TV show -- if indeed there's any money left in it.

She set a monetary goal of $20,000 to help pay her phone bill and to buy Christmas gifts for her daughter. They are also trying to save for a house. And -- if she was wise -- there was also the potential for going to school.

The people on her Facebook account freaked out that they were being asked to voluntarily contribute to this FundMe campaign. I mean, it's not like they are being compelled to donate money. But the negative publicity was enough that she decided to cancel the FundMe campaign:


Now she's trying to sell oils online and has also spoken about writing a tell-all book.
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Fearful Police Arrest Man for Pointing Banana at Them

December 1, 2014, 6:54 pm
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Two deputies from Grand Junction, CO, really need to retire. They are losing their edge. They arrested a 27-year-old man a couple Sundays back because he freaked them out. They were completely fearful of this man -- and his deadly banana.

That's right. Mesa County deputies Joshua Bunch and Donald Love said that the man pointed a banana at them while crossing the street. So they arrested him and charged him with a felony charge of menacing cops:
The deputies said they feared for their lives even though they saw that the object was yellow. Bunch wrote in the affidavit that he has seen handguns in many shapes and colors.
That's right. They say that they feared for their lives. Because the man had a fricking banana.

It seems like cops everywhere are fearful of their lives. They can shoot anyone. They can arrest anyone. Just by saying that they are in fear of their lives. Or that the person that they just shot lunged at them.
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Santa Claus Fired After Refusing Service to Autistic Girl with Service Dog

December 2, 2014, 5:19 pm
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Abcde & Pup-cake
Santa Claus and one of his elves were fired from a California mall after they refused services to a 7-year-old autistic girl and her service dog:
Pup-cake, a pit bull, had stood in line with seven-year-old Abcde Santos, who is autistic, for 30 minutes on the day of the Grinch-like rejection; the pair was hoping to have their photos taken with Santa. Unfortunately, the excitement of meeting Santa Claus was destroyed when Santa denied the photo op because of his fear of pit bulls, reported the OC Register.

According to a prior media release from the Pup-cake Facebook page, even after the dog was taken away, Santa refused to see the little girl...the rejection was understandably devastating to the child. 
Fortunately, the mall's management team realized that this story was a publicity nightmare -- plus blatantly illegal. The Santa was quickly fired and the girl -- with her service dog -- has been invited back to see this new Santa.
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Arizona Pastor's Plan for an AIDS-Free Christmas: Kill All The Homos!

December 3, 2014, 4:45 pm
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Pastor Steven Anderson of Faithful Word Baptist Church in Tempe, AZ, has come up with the perfect way to achieve an AIDS-free Christmas: kill all the homos:
Turns to Leviticus 20:13, because I actually discovered the cure for AIDS...

If a man also lie with mankind, as he lieth with a woman, both of them have committed an abomination: they shall surely be put to death. Their blood shall be upon them. And that, my friend, is the cure for AIDS.

It was right there in the Bible all along -- and they're out spending billions of dollars in research and testing. It's curable -- right there. Because if you executed the homos like God recommends, you wouldn't have all this AIDS running rampant.
That was part of Pastor's Anderson's most recent sermon titled "AIDS: the Judgement of God."

Pastor Anderson also wants you to know that all gays are pedophiles and abominations and they we will never be allowed in his church, "not ever, ever, ever."

Here are some other ways to prevent AIDS:
* Get tested regularly and speak with your sex partners about your HIV status.
* Limit your number of sexual partners.
* Practice monogamy.
* Use condoms -- especially if you're not monogamous. Don't bareback or breed with strangers that you met off craigslist, grindr, etc.
* Practice less risky sex acts with partners until you know and trust their HIV status.
* Don't share needles.

Those tips work just as well as homosexual genocide.
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Des Moines Man Assaulted Pregnant Wife for Bringing Him a McChicken Sandwich for Lunch

December 3, 2014, 5:09 pm
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A 21-year-old man from Des Moines, IA, was jailed yesterday after he assaulted his pregnant wife with a McChicken sandwich.

This is the part where you are supposed to laugh. Because it involved a McChicken sandwich.

And then you read the rest of the story and realize that he battered his pregnant wife because he didn't like the meal that she had obtained for him and knocked her around until her nose was broken:
Hill said his wife woke him up around 1 p.m. with a McChicken in hand. He admitted to police that he became upset and threw the sandwich at her, then picked up some of the bun, throwing it at her again.

The woman went to the bathroom to clean herself up but Hill followed her and began recording her using his cellphone, which he later shared with police. In the video, police saw the woman knock the phone out of his hands.

Hill's wife had mayonnaise on her shirt and face when officers located her. According to the woman, Hill had forcefully smashed the bun into her face.
Marvin Tramaine Hill II initially told police that his wife assaulted him. According to the Des Moines Register, he beat up his wife because he doesn't like McChicken sandwiches.

The victim's aunt claims in the comments section that the wife is eight-months pregnant. She wrote that her niece was punched in the face by Hill, which broke her nose. She also claims that Hill's grandmother, with whom the couple lives, refused to let the wife leave their home immediately or seek medical treatment for several hours.

Hill was arrested and charged with simple domestic assault.
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What's the Point of Police Body-Cams in a Post-Eric Garner World?

December 4, 2014, 4:15 pm
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You would need to be living under a rock to not know that there was no indictment connected to the police chokehold death of Eric Garner. Officer Daniel Pantalo got away with choking a man on camera and then smiling and waving on camera while Garner lay unresponsive and on the verge of death.

Which calls the question:


Seriously. What's the point of police body cameras if they can kill you on video and get away with it?

Body cameras are supposed to be a major tool for bringing more accountability to our local police departments. But then Eric Garner gets choked to the point of no return by Officer Daniel Pantalo and all he needs to do with go in front of the grand jury and give an impassioned speech about how bad he feels and how fearful he was of his safety at the time. Case closed.

Police officer chokes a man to death on video? No problem.


Another set of cops shoot down an unsuspecting Walmart shopper on video. The guy was talking on his cell phone and holding a toy gun that he'd picked up within the store and planned to purchase. Another customer called 911 and falsely claimed that Mark Crawford III was pointing his weapon at other customers. This was completely contradicted by security footage. The police shot Crawford dead. Another customer died from a heart attack because of the mayhem surrounding the police shooting. Neither cop was indicted, nor -- as far as I can tell -- was the 911 caller who blatantly lied to the dispatcher.

12-year-old Tamir Rice was just killed by a "rookie" cop in Cleveland, OH, after a 911 caller phoned about a kid with a likely toy gun playing in the nearby park. The police quickly showed up and shot Tamir. They initially claimed that he ignored three verbal commands to raise up his hands and instead pulled out a toy gun and caused them to fear for their safety. They later learned of nearby security footage and showed them gunning down Tamir. He was gunned down within two seconds of their arrival. He barely had time to comprehend their three verbal commands within that time-frame, much less pull out a gun and point it at them. This was all caught on video and I have absolutely no confidence that either cop will be found criminally responsible.


Once again, what's the point of body cameras. It just upsets the public even more because we can watch the police demonstrate excessive and deadly force from start to finish without any ambiguity and it means nothing. At least there's ambiguity with the Michael Brown shooting. There is none with Eric Garner or Mark Crawford or even Tamir Rice.

The law enforcement community needs to rethink its shoot-first-cover-up-later approach soon. Their reputation and our safety depends on it.
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Racism-Themed Public Artwork Removed from University of Iowa Campus Following Complaints

December 5, 2014, 4:42 pm
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Multimedia artist Serhat Tanyolacar received a lot of attention here in Iowa City when he displayed a sculpture of a KKK member on the University of Iowa Pentacrest earlier today:
(It was) a 7-foot-tall sculpture in the form of a member of Ku Klux Klan, but the robe displayed photos and texts from a century's worth of newspapers describing some of the most horrific scenes of racial violence in U.S. history. Inside was a camera recording the reactions of passers-by.
Tanyolacar's intent was to "raise awareness of racism throughout the country."

The statue was put up at 7:00 AM and quickly prompted numerous complaints to the UI. University of Iowa officials quickly asked Tanyolacar to remove the statue from the Pentacrest, which he did by 10:30 AM. The UI issued the following statement:
The University of Iowa is a diverse community with no tolerance for racism, and the artwork that was briefly displayed on the Pentacrest this morning was deeply offensive to members of our community. Because it was placed without permission, university officials directed the visiting artist who created it to remove it, which he did.

The University of Iowa considers all forms of racism abhorrent and is deeply committed to the principles of inclusion and acceptance. There is no room for divisive, insensitive, and intolerant displays on this campus. The display was not approved by nor sanctioned by the university. The UI respects freedom of speech, but the university is also responsible for ensuring that public discourse is respectful and sensitive.
Personally, I really want to see some of the footage from the hidden camera.
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The Pet Posse Returns in ARCHIE COMICS ANNUAL #256!!

December 6, 2014, 10:18 am
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ARCHIE COMICS ANNUAL #256 has a great assortment of classic reprints featuring the Riverdale Gang, the Archies and Wilbur. But it also features the return of my favorite band of Riverdale animals: The Pet Posse! You can check out their earlier adventures here and here. This short story followed a Christmas theme, which shouldn't be a surprise. All of the digests since early November have focused on Christmas storylines.

This story is pretty simple. A young reindeer named Flander found himself lost in a wind-gust and happened to crash randomly far away from the North Pole. And by randomly, I mean that he crashed into a tree next to Archie Andrews' home! Flander tells his story to Archie's dog, Vegas, and confesses that he has no idea how to get home. Vegas also isn't sure, but decides that the Pet Posse's collective mental might will be enough to hatch a plan:


Reggie's dog, Runty develops an action plan within seconds of hearing Flander's dilemma: Wait for Santa to show up on his annual Christmas voyage. The rest of the story is devoted to the animal's keeping Flander a secret from their humans:


Did I mention that I really love the Pet Posse? And have I mentioned how sad it seems that poor Cousteau the dolphin is still confined to that relatively tiny fishbowl? I mean, Sea World has been boycotted for much less! I can't get enough of these guys and really hope that we are treated to more stories featuring the Pet Posse!

That said, I didn't enjoy this story as much as I've enjoyed their previous adventures. There just wasn't a lot of meat to this story. It's just a cute little tale!

"It Looks Like Reindeer!" is written by Bill Golliher, penciled by Bill Galvan, inked by Jim Amash, lettered by Jack Morelli, and colored by Digikore Studios.
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Kansas MCC Pastor & Church Receiving Daily Death Threats Over Gay Marriage Support

December 7, 2014, 4:54 pm
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I've mentioned before that I'm completely confused these days when it comes to determining which states are marriage equality states and which ones aren't. I thought that Kansas had a stay in place, but I guess not. It seems that some counties are issuing marriage licenses and others aren't. Plus, the state government is inconsistent with its recognition of any same-sex marriage. But technically, it's a marriage equality state right now.

Regardless, gay and lesbian couples are getting married these days in the state of Kansas. One pastor, Rev. Jackie Carter of First Metropolitan Community Church, has been receiving daily threats on the phone since same-sex marriage became legal. Individual calls have threatened her individually, as well as the congregation itself.

Rev. Carter initially captured the attention of the public when she officiated at a wedding for 15 same-sex couples on the steps of Sedgwick County Courthouse on 11/17/14. That's when the current batch of phone threats began (Note: Rev. Carter and her church have received threats in the past because of their LGBT ministry, but not this level of intensity.):
“Monday was probably the most scary time for me,” Carter said. “The phone rang and I went to answer the phone and it was just somebody heavy breathing on it. Then somebody rang the door bell and then somebody started throwing rocks at the windows.”

The Rev. Jackie Carter, pastor of the First Metropolitan Community Church, said the church has been getting at least one phone call a day threatening to kill her or to perform acts of violence against her congregation. The church belongs to a denomination that embraces the gay and lesbian community.Some callers tell her “to repent so I don’t have to suffer inhumane death at the hands of Satan,” she said. Others have threatened specific acts of violence. Before the group wedding ceremony last month, two callers threatened to chop off her head and put it on a stake...

She said the church has instructed people to leave the building in pairs, especially at night, for safety.
The threats have been reported to the police, but the Wichita Police Department has shrugged its collective shoulders. That's because the calls are anonymous and the number doesn't show up on the church's called ID registry.

You hear a lot of social conservatives go on and on about religious liberties, but this type of threat is a huge threat against Rev. Carter's religious liberties, as well as the liberties of those in her congregation (as well as church communities like my own who've long celebrated and honored all married couples regardless of sexual orientation).

The Metropolitan Community Church is a 46-year-old Christian denomination that was created specifically to offer hope, salvation, and fellowship to the LGBT communities at a time when pretty much every denomination (including my own UCC denomination) publicly rejected LGBT people of faith from all levels of worship.

MCC pastors have been performing same-sex commitment ceremonies and weddings since 1969. I bring that up because it's worth reminding people that same-sex marriage bans are tools of the state that directly impede the religiouss liberties of MCC Christians -- as well as those who've come to affirm gay and lesbian families since then.
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University of Iowa Student Claims Excessive Force Related to September 2014 Encounter with UI Police Department

December 8, 2014, 6:00 pm
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A story has erupted today here in Iowa City involving the UI Police Department. Let's get beyond my beef with the idea that the University of Iowa has its own police department. Back on September 12, 2014, a UI student named Grayson Scogin was walking home from downtown Iowa City. He was flagged by a UI cop and within a minute or two found himself thrown to the ground, piled on by four cops, and handcuffed.

Scogin was crossing the street in a crosswalk. The UI Police officer claims that he placed himself at risk by stepping into traffic. The police officer flashed his lights and called out to Scogin to stop. It's pretty clear that Scogin can't hear him. The officer claims that he was "a runner" and chased after the student.

The officer caught up with Scogin and tried detaining him, asking if he'd had anything to drink. The student said that he was just walking home. The officer decided to detain (i.e., handcuff) Scogin. It's not entirely clear what happened next due to the distance, but the officer tackled the student. Scogin then repeatedly called out "My hands are already on my head, my hands are already on my head!" Meanwhile, the area was swarmed by additional police vehicles. Three other officers ended up piling onto the student before everything was completed.

You can watch the video here:


The UI Police officer later told the other officers that Scogin tried running, which isn't evidenced by the video.

I was watching a story about this on KWWL earlier this evening. Scogin showed how the officer listed him as being Hispanic in the arrest report despite two corrections by Scogin himself that he isn't Hispanic.

Grayson Scogin was taken by his girlfriend to the emergency room the next day and was treated for severe bruising.

He was ultimately charged with public intoxication and interference with official acts.
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Christmas Wedding Bells in ARCHIE #622??

December 9, 2014, 5:18 pm
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ARCHIE #662 is the second Christmas issue of the year. The concept is pretty simple. What do you give the man who has pretty much everything? That's the question raised by Archie Andrews after he manages to get kicked out of Lodge Mansion one too many times!

He and Veronica hatch a plan to give Mr. Lodge the perfect present. Unfortunately, Smithers overhears and -- as these stories typically evolve -- catches the wrong end of the stick. Smithers overhears their plans and comes away with the faulty belief that Archie and Veronica are going to hold a Christmas-themed wedding!

Is this how LIFE WITH ARCHIE began??

Smithers tells Mr. Lodge about the wedding, which leads to the most hilarious nightmare about what married life will look like for two of our favorite teens. Let's just say that Mr. Lodge doesn't have a lot of confidence in Archie's ability to care for his daughter!


For the record, Archie's Christmas party to Mr. Lodge goes off without a hitch -- except for one pesky detail that ultimately leads to one last explosion!! You'll have to pick up your own copy of ARCHIE #662 to find out that final surprise!

"We Wish You A Marry Christmas" is written by Angelo DeCesare, penciled by Pat & Tim Kennedy, inked by Rich Koslowski, lettered by Jack Morelli, and colored by Digikore Studios.
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Abominable Snowman & Poodle Walk the Streets of Allouez, WI!

December 9, 2014, 5:45 pm
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I learned earlier today that the abominable snowman and her poodle have relocated from Misfit Island to Allouez, WI. Bumble and her poodle Blizzard apparently came to Allouez to bring joy and happiness to the community.

Bumble and Blizzard apparently plan to remain in Allouez through the Christmas season -- and maybe even stay for a while into the New Year.

Beyond that, they plan to return to Misfit Island. The spring and summer weather just gets too warm for abominable snowmen!

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Jon's Spine: 12/05/14

December 9, 2014, 6:17 pm
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Back in October, I received an electronic spinal scan from a local chiropractor. He's worked with me for a few weeks since then and recently completed an updated scan of my back. And why wouldn't you want to see an updated electronic scan of my spine??


There's a couple things to note with this scan.

I received a much more comprehensive spinal scan on 10/28/14 than I'd received on October 25th. I received a follow-up spinal scan on 12/05/14. You can differentiate the dates by the paired lines. The upper lines are from October and the lower lines are from December.

For whatever reason, there was a higher level of energy on my right side last week. I'm not sure why that was. But overall, my lower back in particular is seeing a bit of improvement and my stress score in December (100) showed overall improvement.
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Iowa City Drag Queen to Compete on "RuPaul's Drag Race"

December 11, 2014, 7:28 am
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An Iowa City drag queen named Sasha Belle is one of 13 drag performers who will be competing on the 7th season of Logo's "RuPaul's Drag Race."
The Iowa City star who frequents that city's Studio 13 club is one of 14 queens who will ultimately "lip-sync for her life" on the new season, which starts Jan. 26 on Logo. She will have to outshine the likes of Trixie Mattel of Milwaukee, Violet Chachki of Atlanta, and Tempest DuJour of Tucson, Ariz.
Unfortunately, Logo isn't part of Iowa City's Mediacom cable line-up. But viewing parties have already been scheduled for those who wish to cheer on Sasha Belle. Fans can cheer her on at The Garden in Des Moines, IA, and at Studio 13 in Iowa City.
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AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #7: This is What the First Thanksgiving Must've been like in the New World...

December 11, 2014, 9:51 am
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AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #7 finally got published yesterday. It seems like seven months since the surviving members of the Riverdale Gang escaped from Jughead and his undead horde of zombies (back in issue #5). But apparently, it's only been a month and our favorite pals & gals are preparing to celebrate Thanksgiving in the middle of the woods.

I should note before I get too far into this discussion...

This blog entry contains spoilers. If you don't want to know what happens in AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #7, then stop reading now.You have been warned.

Back to the show...


Just in case you don't remember, our survivors include Archie, Veronica, Betty, Reggie, Kevin Keller, Ginger Lopez, Mr. Lodge, Smithers, Nancy, Chuck, Dilton, Jason & Cheryl Blossom, and Mrs. Andrews. Their overall mission is to escape to the CDC office in nearby Pittsburgh, PA. Personally, I would've traveled to Greensdale and sought assistance from one of the many nearby witches or from Salem or even from Cousin Ambrose. If nothing else, Kevin and Ambrose could hook up before the ultimate end!

I've mentioned before that one of the things that I love about AFTERLIFE is that it features the same old Riverdale Gang that we've known and loved for 70+ years, but that's not entirely true. The essence of these characters rings true, but most of these characters have been tweaked for the sake of tension and perversity.

Let's set aside the secret Sapphic romance between Ginger and Nancy. Obviously, there's that creepy twincestuous romance between Cheryl & Jason Blossom (more on that later). But Mr. Lodge is revealed to be a selfish adulterer and an absentee dad. The rivalry between Betty and Veronica has been ramped way up (more later about that, too). And then there is Betty's older sister Polly...

Polly Cooper is traditionally written as the older sister who's moved away from home to become a successful television news reporter. She's wise and often provides sound advise for her younger sister. But this is AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE. This Polly Cooper is horrible. She is rude and selfish and bullies her family -- particularly her goody-goody younger sister. She has obvious behavioral problems. It wouldn't surprise me if we eventually learn that she abused drugs. Or pregnant. Or both.


The details are shrouded at this time, but Polly was eventually sent away in the not-to-distant past to some sort of "program." I can't help wondering if we will eventually meet up with Polly in a future issue, which could be a lot of fun. After all, we're eventually going to run low on characters and we will need to increase the size of our group. Plus, Polly is sufficiently dysfunctional and we can always use a new source of drama within this book!

We learn all about Polly from Betty. She is trying to recreate her old diary, since she had to abandon everything back in Riverdale. This is her way of staying connected with her past. Of course, this leads to renewed trouble between her and Veronica. Ronnie is terribly suspicious of Betty's connection to Archie and her jealousy explodes towards the end of this issue. Because it's always a great idea to get into a screaming argument in the middle of a zombie apocalypse. Regardless, things aren't looking good for our two BFFs:


And then there is Jason and Cheryl. Can we just put it out there that the Blossom family is messed up? I mean, really messed up? Mama Blossom looks timid and drugged up. Jason is extremely possessive of his twin sister and I get the impression that her father was sexually molesting her during her youth. At the very least, this family was isolated from the outside world and the twins' sexual relationship was tacitly encouraged by their domineering father.

I'm not sure what prompted the memory, but Cheryl brings up the subject of her long-lost puppy, Sugar. Long-time Cheryl Blossom fans know that she has a pet Pomeranian named Sugar. But this Sugar looks more like a Cocker Spaniel. A dead Cocker Spaniel who was strangled to death by Cheryl's awful brother, who couldn't stand the idea of anything coming between the two of them.

We don't see it happen, but Jason Blossom is now dead. Killed, presumably, by Cheryl Blossom. Except that she's now going by the name of Blaze. It took me a little bit to remember the significance of this nickname. It's from the old EXPLORERS OF THE UNKNOWN series.


Seriously, don't sleep with your back to Blaze.

Lastly, there was a nice little nod towards this summer's AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #6, which featured the unholy wedding between Sabrina the Teenage Witch and Cthulhu of the Elder Gods. It seems that everyone keeps dreaming about Sabrina's torment. I'm curious if these dreams are just limited to those who know her or if the entire planet now dreams of Sabrina?


Next issue promises to be a Christmas story reminiscent of "The Shining." After that, we've been told that Jellybean will make some sort of appearance. I've been asking about her for a long time (here, here, and here). As with Polly Cooper, I think it'd be interesting to introduce Jellybean and Mrs. Jones to our group of survivors -- especially since Jughead keeps hunting them down.

"Dear Diary..." is written by Roberto Aguirre-Sacasa with artwork by Francesco Francavilla. It's also lettered by Jack Morelli.
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Baptist Minister & Horse Protest Gay Marriage in Mississippi

December 12, 2014, 6:35 pm
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Rev. Edward James of Bertha Chapel Missionary Baptist Church in Jackson, MS, wanted to protest same-sex marriage earlier today. So he went to his local federal courthouse and communicated his disapproval with some makeshift signs.

Oh, and he brought along a horse that was clothed in a wedding dress:
"Although (the protest) is ridiculous, so is the same-sex marriage status," he said. "That's the point I'm trying to convey to Mississippians today, and I'm hoping that (U.S. District Court) Judge Reeves will reconsider his ruling and that Mississippi will stay a state that will only recognize marriage between a man and a woman."

As Charlotte grazed on an area of grass in a median along Court Street, James held signs in both hands as passersby stopped in the middle of the road to grasp what exactly was happening. One passing driver yelled, "Your horse is pretty!"
Rev. James' signs read:
The next unnatural law. Do you take this horse to be your unnatural wedded spouse to have and to hold? This might even be possible if the band (sic) on same sex marriage is lifted. Where do we draw the line?...
And...
Marriage is one man and one woman. Anything else is a perversion.
Mississippi's ban on same-sex marriage was struck down on 11/25/14, but that decision is in the midst of being appealed.
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Mama June of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo" Offered $1 Million to Make Porn

December 13, 2014, 1:55 pm
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I woke this morning to crazy news about June "Mama June" Shannon and Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson of "Here Comes Honey Boo Boo."TMZ reported late last night that Mama June and Sugar Bear can earn at least $1 million if they will appear in porn:
Dear June: My name is Steven Hirsch and I head Vivid Entertainment, the world's leading adult film company... One of the new genres that has become popular on VividTV and vivid.com, is BBW, which stands for big, beautiful women. We believe you would fit into that category. Mike "Sugar Bear" Thompson and you should seriously consider making a movie with Vivid that could earn you up to $1-million or more. We would make the experience an enjoyable one for both of you and give you as much creative input as you would like.
Keep in mind that nobody is saying that there is a Mama June sex-tape out there. The story is that she was offered money to make a sex-tape with the father of her youngest daughter.

But she immediately reacted on Facebook -- and blamed Lee "Uncle Poodle" Thompson for selling this story:


This is pretty much the script. TMZ publishes a story about a porn company wanting Mama June in a porn film and she says that Uncle Poodle sold the story. Some new detail comes out about Mama June's affair with convicted sex offender Mark McDaniel and she says that Uncle Poodle sold the story.
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AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE: My Theory About Jellybean Jones

December 14, 2014, 7:48 am
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I blogged a few days ago about AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE #7. Towards the end of that post, I noted that we've been promised an appearance of one sort or another from Jellybean Jones, Jughead Jones' little sister.

As you know, AFTERLIFE WITH ARCHIE is the story of a zombie apocalypse in Riverdale USA. It started when Jughead's dog was the fatal victim of a hit-and-run car accident. Our grief-fueled hero took the dog's body to Sabrina the Teenage Witch and the two teens foolishly resurrected Hot Dog. Hot Dog bit Jughead, who in turn died and came back from the dead as a cannibalistic zombie.

Shortly after he turn, "Jugdead" confronted his parents. We definitely know that his father was killed and brought back as a zombie, but we haven't seen Mrs. Jones. Also, I've been wondering since Issue #1 about little Jellybean Jones.

After reading the teaser, it occurred to me that it would be a neat plot twist if Mrs. Jones and/or Jellybean met up with our other band of Riverdale survivors and joined the cast. We know that Jugdead is hunting our regular characters. I just think it could ramp up the tension a little bit if we added his mother and baby sister to those that he'd like to eat.

But I have another theory. We learned several months ago that Jingles the Christmas Elf would be making an AFTERLIFE appearance very soon. What if he has something to do with Jellybean's disappearance?


I am picturing a twisted variation of the Pied Piper or Rumpelstiltskin stories. What if Jingles and Sugarplum and the rest of the Christmas Elves swooped into Riverdale -- and elsewhere -- and whisked away with all of the children once Sabrina's black magic initiated the Apocalypse on the fateful Halloween Eve?

I'm not even thinking necessarily of them protecting the children, but potentially stealing them for darker, nefarious purposes. I mean, everyone else in this comic book title seems to have been perverted a bit in one way or another. Why not the Christmas Elves?

On the other hand, we also might discover that Jellybean was torn apart between panels in AFTERLIFE #1 and feasted upon by Jughead and Hot Dog. Which would be gross.

But more and more, I'm hoping for something dealing with Jingles the Christmas Elf!
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Betty Learns Self-Defense & Purse-Snatchers Menace Riverdale in ARCHIE'S FUNHOUSE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #11!

December 14, 2014, 12:31 pm
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I just finished reading through ARCHIE'S FUNHOUSE JUMBO COMICS DIGEST #11. It's the first digest from Archie Comics that doesn't have a Christmas theme -- though it does feature a brand new lead story featuring beautiful artwork by Fernando Ruiz. I don't think that he gets enough credit for his crisp, unique style. In fact, several of the stories within this digest feature his artwork. That alone makes this a must-buy digest.

This intro story mainly features Betty and Archie. It seems that Riverdale is in the midst of a crime wave. A pair of hoodlums have been snatching purses from the local women -- and this has Betty all shaken up.

Never one for worrying about a problem without developing a suitable action plan, Betty decided to take a mixed martial arts class. And she's gotten pretty good with her self-defense moves. The problem is that she goes into automatic attack-mode whenever she gets startled -- and unfortunately, Archie finds himself the target of these attacks! Check this out:


Archie takes it upon himself to help Betty learn how to control her fighting moves. Unfortunately, his teaching methods are so good that Betty manages to become the victim of the local purse-snatchers without even knowing it!


Emboldened, the purse-snatchers set their sights on bigger fish: namely Veronica Lodge! Will their thieving ambitions finally go too far??

This is a really great story -- it's about double the size of other recent digest short stories and it features some great moments for Archie, Betty, Veronica, and Reggie. Which is great, since Reggie hasn't had many great moments in recent years! It's great to see him being used more often.

"Don't Cross Betty Cooper" is a great storyline with wonderful artwork. It's written by Craig Boldman, penciled by Fernando Ruiz, inked by Bob Smith, lettered by Jack Morelli, and colored by Digikore Studios.
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