Well, not a major motion picture, but a politically motivated porn is got to be the next best thing.

Following the controversial political parody of Gaytanamo, released to huge critical acclaim earlier this year, New York's most filthy-fun gay film studio Dark Alley Media today announced plans to kick the US Government while it's down.

Gay Bomb will take us into the future and the year 2012. George the Second has refused to step down as leader of the free world, and the nations of Europe have banded together to fight the new American military dictatorship. Desperate to fend off its attackers, the US launches the experimental gay bomb, designed to make the enemy forces drop their guns and turn fag. But the winds of fate blow in a different direction, and soon America is brought to its knees.

When you've got a hankering to try something different, perhaps becoming a pimp is not the best career choice. Jeff Yu-Kuang Lin was a successful software programmer for a Houston start-up and when the business was sold and he left with a small fortune he couldn't decide what to do next. That's when the unique job opportunity to start a brothel presented itself.

What computer geek couldn't be lured by the promise of the "Pimp Perk"? By all accounts, Lin was a nice pimp. He even took the girls to deposit their money from their johns. Aww, isn't that the kind of pimp you'd want?

The Houston Assistant District Attorney claims that Houston has 300 such brothels. Really? I never knew they were so organized. Finding a hooker has never been easier! I wonder if they have a 401k plan.

Lady Bird Johnson is hospitalized in Austin for an undisclosed reason. At 94, every hospitalization is serious. Y'all send a prayer up for her and her family. (AAS)

Representtive Phil King's choice for Doctor of the Day this session was a sex offender. That's embarrassin'. From CBS 11, Rep. Phil King Introduced Dr. Tallant with:

It's my pleasure today to introduce Dr. Tallant. They are fine friends and great citizens from Parker County. I will also tell you that he is a retired flight surgeon with the United States Air Force who served his country well and is going to serve us today.

The Texas Medical Board reinstated Dr. Tallant's license because they needed doctors in that service area. Their website does not indicate he has been convicted of any crime.

John Edwards lands on the cover of Men's Vogue. There's even a photo slideshow.

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I know I don't have to say anything about this because you thought the same thing I did.

Now that's controversial. Blogger Mike Rogers 'outs' gay Republicans. While he may think he's a hero for the gay rights movement, he's destroying lives and careers and I don't think that's cool.

He's outed so many closeted gay politicos, he's starting to make Capitol Hill look like Brokeback Mountain. All of them, he says, use their positions to actively oppose the equal rights of gay citizens while at the same time, secretly live a gay life.

I can't help but feel sorry for the people that get outed in the press. It's so public and hurtful. People who are not brave enough to live their lives as they are is the real issue. Life is too short to hate yourself and perpetuate that through your own job. (via)

Nancy Pelosi (Via Drudge)

A well-known peace activist was murdered in his truck yesterday. I guess that's one way to keep those sissy peace-lovin', hippie freaks out of your town. Not exactly the way I would do it, but eh..that's Denton for ya. (DMN)

The WSJ listed Austin as #1 city with Business Vitality. Dallas is #27. Other at-a-glance facts are very interesting. While Texas ranks 42nd in percent of income that goes to taxes, it ranks 6th in number of residents living below the poverty line. Here's the PDF so print it and put it on your bulletin board.

Finally! A "Don't You Know Who I Am?" Scandal Erupts! A bartender at the seedy bar adjacent to the Capitol has been fired for alledgedly refusing to serve Senator Whitmire one more scotch. According to the lawsuit, the bartender refused to serve Senator Whitmire a second scotch because he was visibilly intoxicated. Bartenders can get into big trouble with the law if they do that!

Well, she managed to piss Senator Whitmire right off and he said that he would have her job for this and when she felt threatened and said she would call the police he alledgedly replied that all he had to do was make a call and the police wouldn't come. OH how you all wish you were present to see Senator Whitmire in a pissing contest with a bartender!

So, what happened next? Bartender fired, d'uh. But, bartender recorded the conversation with her manager when she was getting fired and is now suing. Apparently, the manager of the bar was simply letting her know that the Cloak Room "never refuses to serve the senators" and "we won't get into trouble with the TABC" and "You're just like Melvin P. Thorpe all over again...you're about to ruin a good thing for everybody."

Mmmm, juicy.

This story highlights what's wrong in America today. There is no sense of distinction between classes anymore. The senator and a bartender are not equals and for a bartender to refuse to serve him is not right. She should have been fired if she can't get it through her thick head that rules for people like her simply do not apply to people like us. There's a reason he's a senator and she's a bartender.

Every once in a while I like to check out what keyword searches bring people to the site. This list represents just over 93,000 visitors to the site. It was a top 50 list, but I deleted all the keywords that were a variation of pinkdome, except the first one. I must admit I'm surprised that masturbation blog appears more than once. I really didn't think we were that intimate. (View the full list in the permalink)
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South Carolina Treasurer Thomas Ravenel is in some serious trouble for distributing cocaine. He was removed from office and is set to turn himself in and faces up to 20 years in prison. Ravenel is a name I know well from home. I just talked to a friend of mine back home and the story is that everyone knew about this before he was elected. Ravenel has been on the "DL" for years and even ran out on his fiance. When you are rich and Republican in Charleston and gay, being on the DL is a common thing and an 'open secret'. But, being closeted there means you get caught up with some rough trade and inevitably wind up with drugs and hustlers. It was only a matter of time. (CNN)

The news reports say he purchased 500 grams of cocaine. I can't believe he doesn't know that as someone with so much to lose you never purchase drugs yourself. Have someone else purchase it and it just magically appear in front of you. Jeesh.

Perry Chief of Staff Diedre Delisi has announced she'll be leaving in July. (via) Rumors are already circulating on who'll take her place. Who would want that job? You know it has a definite end date because a governor elected with 39% of the vote isn't the superstar he once was and if you're trying to be an up and comer in teh Republican party then maybe that gig isn't the best place. Well, unless you are an egomaniac that thinks you can turn it all around. *eye roll*

(This may be the longest post ever on Pinkdome)

As someone that nearly failed my political theory class and statistics in college, I am awed by statistics and numbers analysis. I find it fascinating to dive into numbers and review statistical analysis. I just don't want to have to do it myself.

I recently had an encounter with modern day political polling that gave me a new appreciation for statistical analysis and scientific research. The encounter I was a part of was not scientific. I went to a call center where they were doing polling for the Republican presidential primary in a Northeastern state. Once I came to terms with having to sit on a phone and ask people how important it was that their candidate oppose abortion and gay marriage, I began the process of letting the software make calls so I could read the script. (Continue reading by clicking permalink)

Celine Dion's "You and I" is the new campaign song for Hillary Clinton. I'd never heard it, but here's a YouTube video of the song. I guess I get it..."You and I were meant to fly."

Some fool is pushing Mitt Romney as the GOP frontrunner. Other candidates are all over him for giving money to Planned Parenthood while running for governor and then 'switching positions' (DIRTY!) now that he's running for president. Analysts agree that a Morman is gonna be a hard sell to Southern Evangelicals because they consider the religion a cult. Hmmm, do I kind of agree with the Southern Evangelicals?

Guiliani on the other hand is the frontrunner in most polls. You know, the mayor that created a 'police state' in NYC and had police writing tickets for everything and the dude that's been married three times and cheated on his wife and married his third cousin? Yeah, that one.

McCain follows him. McCain is 70 years old and batshit crazy. That's all I have to say about that.

Okay, Burka, you win: my interest is piqued. What exactly does the phrase "ungentlemanly personal conduct" mean?

When giving a further explanation of why Rep. Mike O'Day deserved a spot on Texas Monthly's dishonorable mention list, Burka offered the following enigma: "Mike O'Day engaged in ungentlemanly personal conduct." Which tells me ... nothing. But reading through the comments tells me a little - maybe a lot.

After refusing to explain what he meant beyond the general "O'Day knows what he did," Burka chose to publish a few comments that would suggest O'Day's a dick.

Burka moderates his comments, as will we on this post.

Following the lead of the Chronic, I invite readers to share what they know of the ungentlemanly personal conduct. Let's do our best to only embarrass and call out O'Day, though - not the parties that were on the receiving end of the "conduct." Identifying any victim of harassment is a serious violation.

Emancipation! The Texas celebration is now celebrated all over the place. Even though President Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and the war ended in April of 1865, Texas first got word in June. Kicking off a long history of Texans being the last to know anything.

There will be a parade and other events in Austin to mark the ocassion.

Today kicks off fundraising season for all the seats in the House. The party devotees will be following the money in mind-numbing analysis for the next year and handicapping races of those people that support or opposed Craddick in an effort to keep the controversy alive.

The very worst thing we learned from the story in today's Chronicle was Perry and Leininger that both support Craddick may decide to jump in more fervently to protect their man Craddick and his allies. Those two are exhausting. (Houston Chronicle)

Or, it could be that the RNC simply deleted all of them. Either way, using your RNC account to send official White House business emails is a no-no. Why does no one think that's a big deal? Is it because we've just been beat down by the hubris of this administration? I, for one, think that's my personal issue. My rage bank is way overdrawn. (CNN)

Why yes, yes it is! Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) finally admitted that it was his gun his senior aide was carrying in a briefcase. Why his senior aide had his gun and was wandering around with it is another story. Whatever the reason, the poor aide now has a legal battle since he was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon in the Capitol.

Here's the thing folks, it's ok to do things for your boss. But, if it's illegal? You don't have to do it. Like that time that person I worked for tried to get me to get him a hooker? I said no. Then I looked down my nose at him until I finally quit. You know, cause I'm morally superior and all that.

San Antonio lawyer Mikal Watts has decided to think about running against John Cornyn for the U.S. Senate. Watts may have trouble getting the Democratic nomination with his anti-abortion rhetoric. "I personally have the view: I hold the pro-life position with three exceptions: one for rape, one for incest, one for the life of the mother," Watts said. Seriously? I know abortion is the wedgiest of wedge issues, but come on. We've already got old white men trying to take away women's rights...why do we need yet another one?

I hope you folks over at the TDP are paying attention and trying to find us someone that's not retarded to run for office, because quite frankly, some of the candidates running so far have been piss poor.