oh sister

A short interview with two women attending President Obama’s inauguration.

Nothing unusual – except the woman on the right is Michele Bachmann’s stepsister, Helen LaFave.

Maureen O’Connor (Gawker); How Bachmann can look at these mild-mannered ladies – one of whom she grew up with – and conclude that acknowledging their relationship would destroy America is beyond me. I can’t even summon the sarcasm to write a joke about it. It’s too stupid. More here

More at The Atlantic Wire here

yikes … newt gets glitterized

Meanwhile….

….and:

“i intend to fulfill my commitment”

Last year, Sandy Tsao, an army officer based in St. Louis, Mo, told her superiors she was gay — a violation of the Don’t ask, Don’t Tell law. Tsao then wrote to President Obama, urging him to change the policy: “I do hope, Mr. President, that you will help us to win the war against prejudice.” In May, Tsao received a handwritten letter from the President with a pledge to repeal DADT:

Promise kept.

pride of place

President Obama speaks at a White House reception marking LGBT Pride Month. June 22, 2010