July 2012
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BREAKING: Chick-fil-A PR VP dies of a heart attack →
kennethinthe212.com
Donald Perry, Chick-fil-A’s vice president of corporate public relations, died this morning of a heart attack, according to reports from Dan Cathy.
A person familiar with the situation confirmed that Mr. Perry had died, but spoke on the condition of anonymity pending an official statement from the company.
Whoa. Talk about a terrible time for this company. Story developing - check back for more official sources.
UPDATE: It’s confirmed by a statement from the company and multiple news outlets. Again, wow. Thoughts go out to his family.
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Definitely not Dy-no-mite! Jimmie "JJ" Walker against gay marriage
CNN: You’re also against gay marriage.
Walker: Yeah I am. There’s just certain traditions that need to be upheld. I’ll give you the other side of it, no it doesn’t affect me, no it doesn’t change my life. There’s just traditions that need to be dealt with. I’m a believer that gay marriage should be passed because the battle is not worth the war. The gay lobby is very loud. I’m totally against it.
In 100 years from now, people are going to go, ‘Who was against gay marriage?’ And I’ll be one of those idiots and say, ‘That’s me.’ I’m just against it on moral grounds, that’s it. I’m as much a heathen as anybody. I just don’t believe on moral grounds it should be done. I don’t like it, I don’t accept it.
So, there you have it: The mind of JJ Walker places heathen activities above gays “on moral grounds.”
Logic, it seems, might not be one of his strong suits.
“I grew up in the South but I started dancing in my twenties when I got out of the Air Force, and studying dance, you’re surrounded by gay guys all the time. You get to know them and you have to shift gears!”
—Morgan Freeman, on appearing in “8,” the play about Proposition 8, and his attitude toward gay issues.
Boy Scout Motto: Be Prepared, Be Anti-Gay?
The Boy Scouts pf America will continue with its exclusionary, anti-gay policy, an 11-member panel affirmed today, according to a report from the Associated Press. No gays will be allowed to take part in Boy Scout activities, the panel ruled.
An 11-member special committee, formed discreetly by top Scout leaders in 2010, “came to the conclusion that this policy is absolutely the best policy for the Boy Scouts,” the organization’ national spokesman, Deron Smith, told The Associated Press.
Smith said the committee, comprised of professional scout executives and adult volunteers, was unanimous in its conclusion — preserving a long-standing policy that was upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court in 2000 and has remained controversial ever since.
The announcement comes on the heels of a massive Change.org petition urging Boy Scouts to adopt a policy of acceptance.
The Boy Scouts long tradition of discrimination also stands in stark contrast with the diversity embraced by Girl Scouts of America.
Barney Frank, Jim Ready write awesome vows
… in vows written by the couple, Mr. Frank and Mr. Ready pledged to love each other “on MSNBC or on Fox” and “in Congress or in retirement,” a reference to Mr. Frank’s decision not to seek another term.
The wedding was attended by several of Frank’s colleagues in Congress including minority leader Nancy Pelosi, who called the timing of the marriage appropriate for a Fourth of July weekend.
“It’s about expanding freedom,” she said. “This opportunity was a long time coming.”
