Nick Denton tapped his microphone between five and eight times to get the attention of the crowd gathered on Gawker Media’s rooftop. “This is pretty good timing,” he said, alluding either to the just-passed rainstorm or the ongoing marriage-equality debate in Albany. Mr. Denton had volunteered use of the Gawker roof for a fundraiser for Read More
A reader passed along the following invitation from FriendFactor, a new gay rights group which will be making a big splash in New York next month with Chelsea Clinton headlining its first fundraiser.
Besides Ms. Clinton, the host committee includes a number of the leading lights from the local LGBT world, including former Republican National Read More
Yesterday, the Blue Power Ranger, also known as David Yost, told the world he was gay in a video interview with a fan blog called No Pink Spandex. Today, the internet is abuzz with it, and the search term “Power Ranger Azul” is trending on Twitter. (I guess Power Read More
Ken Mehlman, who ran George W. Bush’s 2004 presidential campaign, has admitted that he is gay. Writing in The Atlantic, Marc Ambinder said Mehlman made the realization about his sexual identity “fairly recently.” The one-time head of the Republican National Committee told Ambinder that “Everybody has their own path to travel, their own Read More
The White House’s use of wiretaps without warrants is expected to be investigated by the new Democrat-controlled congress.
Ken Mehlman is stepping down as head of the RNC.
Before announcing his presidential run yesterday, the Democratic governor of Iowa called 2008 front-runners Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama.
Charlie Rangel didn’t quite Read More
The New York Young Republican Club hosts Ken Mehlman at their monthly meeting.
The Log Cabin Republicans hold a meeting on ‘Making the Case for Marriage Equality.’
Construction begins on the World Trade Center memorial and museum.
Local immigrant organizations deliver thousands of voter registration forms to the Board of Elections.
Betsy Read More
Just the other day my friend Ken Mehlman, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, sent me an extremely urgent message. (He must be my friend, because he addressed me by my first name.) Following some predictable and perfunctory praise of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers—an “extremely well-qualified and fair-minded individual”—he got to the point. Read More
Just the other day my friend Ken Mehlman, the chairman of the Republican National Committee, sent me an extremely urgent message. (He must be my friend, because he addressed me by my first name.) Following some predictable and perfunctory praise of Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers—an “extremely well-qualified and fair-minded individual”—he got to the point. Read More
The Politicker’s band of aestheticians is poring over images of dozens of beautiful politicos.
Meanwhile, here’s my favorite (printable) nomination so far, from a West Side reader:
“I’m afraid I have to nominate Brian Thomas Johnston, skater punk
candidate for Manhattan Borough President.
“He dropped off the scene as suddenly as he arrived, leaving Read More
