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The Gay-Hating Benham Brothers Now Officially Hate Michael Sam
Twin brothers Jason and David Benham had their upcoming do-it-yourself HGTV show unceremoniously axed last week after their extreme antigay, anti-Muslim and pro-life views were exposed by Right Wing Watch, so like any typical bigot crying "intolerance" in the face of decency, they're taking their views on a traveling roadshow to any television network that will interview them this week.
On Monday, the identical nut cases sat down with The Blaze to talk about Michael Sam, the first openly gay player in history to be drafted by the NFL. As you would expect, they hate him.
Speaking on behalf of both brothers, David Benham says that Michael Sam is really "not healthy for us…as a nation":
"Michael Sam is a talented football player and for that, he should be playing in the NFL. But … both heterosexual and homosexual expressions outside of the context of traditional, historic marriage between a man and a woman are not healthy for us as individuals, or for us as a nation. But we eagerly look forward to watching Michael Sam, hopefully, crush Tom Brady in the upcoming football season."
But according to them, they don't hate him:
"When you love God, you will love others, but that does not mean you will love all ideas, [and] that does not mean that you will love all actions. God doesn't love all of my actions, no matter what they are. My heterosexual adulterous longings, at times, he doesn't love that. Those must stop. And it's the same way for any type of action that's outside of the will of God."
Perhaps they could audition for the 700 Club? We're sure Pat Robertson is going to need a replacement pretty soon…
People can find all kinds of justifications for hatred and bigotry in the bible. The first testament is bloody.
As usual, two me LOVING each other is somehow destructive to society.
@B Damion:
I hear you and love the trashy issh Queerty focuses on too, but these two crackpots are rightwing hom0phobe supremacists who had their show yanked off TV once the station realized how toxic their beliefs and statements were. It's an important story in that it shows how broadcasters, like other parts of American society, are increasingly not ignoring hateful speech and actions. In this case, HGTV preemptively took them off the air, and Queerty is showing us why.
But we still have a long way to go, in the US and elsewhere.
@Kangol …aint that the truth. Let the church say Amen!
I'm so tired of the media whore nitwits. Please, just go away.
These two are ripe for a twin-cest gay porn parody.
"Oh pastor, I've never done this before" Boom chicka wow wow.
I definitely don't share the views of these brothers on gay marriage or Michael Sam. I support both gay marriage and Michael Sam.
However, I didn't read where they said they "hated" him. Hate is a very strong word with a specific meaning. We tend to overuse this word when describing people who disagree with us and it really isn't helpful to the human rights movement for gay people.
An example of a group that truly "hates" gay people is the Westboro Baptist Church.
I estimate that they are about half way through their five minutes of fame. It may last a bit longer in their church but who cares.
I don't hear any hate in their statement? Only disapproval.
I'm so tired of this old "hate the sin love the sinner" cliche. If you want to use cliches how about "live and let live"?
new name…. the douche brothers
They love us to death.
They really should stop talking now.
@spanky: I hear a failure of empathy and dehumanization. Perhaps that isn't hate but it is much more than disapproval.
@Kangol: Funny I hate to stereotype and in irony I jest, Isn't HGTV a Gay Channel? HGTV first greenlighted the show and then realized that most there male audience is Gay, so, hmm backtrack before it turns into A&E, Duck Dynasty fiasco, another gay Channel. lol
… These-2-Bozo'z are in-SUCH-denial about their-OWN-sexual orientation. Thee camera-NEVER-lies like THEM!!! LOL!!!
Why are these 2 d-bag nobodies getting another 5 minutes?
@lykeitiz: That what`s happen to some f.U.C.K.E.D UP ass holes the mom told them they are white. The USA is in to big shit.
I wish you wouldn't call the Benham brothers "pro-life." By doing so, you are helping the Religious Right with their rhetorical propaganda. It's similar to saying that pro-choice people are "anti-life" or "pro-abortion." Trust me, very few people want to have an abortion or to perform it. Even the one-child-only Chinese Communists see it as an unfortunate necessity. Furthermore, saying "pro-life" presumes that a fetus — including a single fertilized cell — is human life, a belief that many dispute. The proper term for the Benham Brothers is "anti-choice" or "anti-abortion."
These ladies doth protest way too much, methinks.
May-be they can work for the Fox entertainment channel.
Their Father, Flip (amazingly appropriate name as in flipped out) has been on the outer limits of the absolute insane nutbag hatefilled lunatic fringe for years…………..
Not too much of a suprise the twin rotten apples don't fall far from that infected tree…………
@Red_Dragon_888: I can deal with the Peter twins, these guys not so much…….. :p
They say that Michael Sam is not healthy for us as a nation, but what is not healthy is their own anti-gay views.
@barkomatic: Well said, Barky. Now every male set of twins I've known are gay. I'm not sure if that says anything about the circles I travel in OR whether it means ALL male twins are gay.
But from MY experience, ALL male twins ARE gay! Having a 3 way with twins is awesome…oops, said too much.
An observation: doesn't the twin on the left look like his head was photo shopped in? It's got that face on a stick look so common of photoshop.
Someone who I greatly admired, even though we differed radically on social issues, used to preach against marriage equality and the for sanctity of marriage. Now he has admitted to numerous affairs and an addiction to pornography, the moral being that talk is cheap and people like these douchey brothers undoubtedly have plenty of skeletons in their closets (no pun intended.) The only people who will listen to them are hypocrites like them, so let the narrow their view limit their world. We are the lucky ones whose world will continue to expand with new ideas and new people. And don't lecture me about my sinful friend, he's learned that if God has a problem with someone's lifestyle, He'll sort it out without our help.
They claim they are not intolerant bigots and they really believe this. I hear this same claim from any number of those who justify their views based upon religion. From what I see, they have it in their minds that religion trumps everything else and thus they are only following what to them is absolutely clear about same-sex marriage and being gay.
As long as they happily swill down this Kool-Aid, they never will change their views. They do not even see why their views are questioned!
And, if that were not enough, anyone who disagrees with their religious viewpoint is "trampling on their religious freedoms." There never is an explanation how they are not doing the same to other religions that DO support same-sex marriage.
It is this in a nutshell: They are nuts. You are never going to change their minds. We've hit the tipping point on SSM and the legal precedent is on our side. Best bet is just to let them go and allow them to float away on the ice floe, clutching their bibles, and waiting for the Rapture. Anything else is a fool's errand on our part.
Really tired of people saying what God wants, who/what God is…
These two guys are couple of assholes. Frankly, I couldn't give a good Goddamn that their show was canceled even before it aired. There is no room for their ridiculous rhetoric and the subtext of their proselytization that they are victims of the "gay" agenda. Really? What the hell agenda is that, to not experience discrimination anymore?
You mean like the Christians experienced in pagan Rome? Oh wait, they didn't experience discrimination, they simply fed them to the lions, right?
Well, no one's feeding me to any lion just because they think I'd make a nice ham sandwich for one.
Isn't it stunning how they hate Michael Sam, but probably couldn't recite ten things he's said. On the other hand, I've watched their YouTube videos, come-ons for young people to attend their ridiculously expensive stadium show in the name of Jesus, their screeds delivered in person at the gate of a women's health clinic; and I've heard their idiot father "Flip" and his anti-abortion lunacy.
Their stupid Bible COMMANDS that they love, and love their enemies. What crappy Christians they are.
I hate them.
From the interviews I have heard, part of the show on HGTV was them hanging out in the gym talking about the show topic. I wonder why they wanted to be in the gym on a network that caters to gay men and women. I think they doth protest to much. I would not be too surprised if it comes out that they are secretly into each other.
All of these eloquent words….to sum it up far less eloquently but just as effectively…they are douchebags.
@lykeitiz: Because they are hot and white. If they were ugly or black, they would have never even made it on their first show to talk about their stupidity.
These two queens couldn't have bigger gayface if they tried.
@ChuckGG: We have not hit the "tipping point" on gay marriage and legal precedent is not "on our side." Until the SCOTUS issues an actual ruling on any of the cases that are going up for appeals that find banning gay marriage unconstitutional, we are in a legal limbo. It is quite possible that the SCOTUS could come back and say that gay marriage should be up to the individual states or that it should be banned all together. This only gets more and more likely as Obama's presidency keeps ticking out and old Ginsberg keeps getting older. If we get a Republican president after Obama, which is likely because of the Obama mess, we could be screwed if we lose a liberal leaning justice.
@SteveDenver: I'm not sure what their pro-life views have to do with being gay. I know plenty of gay people that are anti-abortion. I think the two are completely separate issues, and when we attempt to combine them, it is problematic.
@tdx3fan: For decades now, I have been waiting for SCOTUS to take up the issue of same-sex marriage, and as I expected, once SSM cases hit the courts the issue of civil marriage (vs. religious marriage) was a slam-dunk (to me) for all the legal reasons so eloquently put forth by the pro-SSM side.
The anti-SSM has no valid, reasonable, argument against civil SSM that would prevail in court. There is not one and never has been one. If you take the most conservative strict constructionist court and run SSM past them, they still "follow the law" and the strict interpretation, and find in favor of SSM and find the anti-SSM arguments have utterly no validity.
Where do we stand? We have 17 states & DC where SSM is legal. Those are highly unlikely to be reversed. In the remaining 33 states, 29 have current cases, several of which already have overturned the bans and are simply on-hold pending appeals. We have 80% approval rating for SSM in the 30 and under crowd. That's not a legal asset but it does state where all this is going.
I agree, we should not count our chickens before they hatch, but I also do not think we should waste our time on religious nutbars who lost a TV show and whose only argument against SSM is some claptrap from a bible that has -zero- chance of prevailing in court.
Worst case scenario is that SCOTUS punts on this and kicks it back to the States. Hardly ideal but considering the Feds already recognize any and all things SSM, then all that remains are the backwater states and additional court cases that will challenge Article IV, Section 1, "full faith & credit." That inequality of civil marriage contracts across state lines looks like an easy win.
It ain't over til it's over, but I'm not seeing anything to reverse it. Even the bible thumpers and the Catholic church acknowledge this. Say what you want about them but they don't throw good money after bad and we and they know they've lost on this if you look at the financial situation and lack of donations to NOM and other hate groups.
Be vigilant, yes, but you can put the champagne on ice. Wait a bit before popping the cork.
@tdx3fan: The issue with the religious crowd is not abortion one way or the other, but the idea that they have the right to tell other people how to live and what they can and cannot do. They feel justified in doing this because their particular version of an ancient document tells them their actions are righteous.
I forgot which Democrat stated it about abortion but it was something like: "I want abortion to be safe, legal, and rare." And, quite right, that's a reasonable compromise.
The bizarre belief that outlawing abortion will cause abortions to cease doesn't account for human nature. The religious crowd that is so wound around the axle about abortion is also anti-birth control and anti-sex education. Even Surgeon General Koop said that if you want to stop abortion you need to stop unwanted pregnancy. I'm surprised the bible thumpers did not lynch the man for such a statement. Of course, if you are looking for logic, forget about looking at the religious crowd.
These two twins are entitled to their views no matter how bizarre we might think they are. The line is drawn when they start changing the laws to affect all of the rest of us.
@ChuckGG: I would not go that far. This argument is simply not over yet, and the SCOTUS has a horrible track record of making bad decisions. "Separate but Equal" is an example of that, and it took them 50 years to overturn that decision.
Sure, the lower courts might rule according to the law, but the SCOTUS makes the law, and if they decide that there is no fundamental right to gay marriage it will leave us in the same situation we are currently in. I really do not see them attempting to strip states of gay marriage, but I still think this is better off in a state by state fight.
If they were to rule that there is no constitutional right to marriage, then that not only invalidates all of the court cases that are facing appeal, but it also removes a huge argument that has been used in all of those court cases.
Of course, the average person thinks this would be an idiotic ruling by the SCOTUS, but thy are really good at making idiotic rulings.
@redcarpet: LOLOL… If those 'boyz' isn't gay, then I'm straight! Porn Bros indeed!
@Dakotahgeo: Keep in mind that in the bible thumper world, there is no "gay." There is only "marital relations" and "sinning."
None of those TV preachers caught with their boyfriends and kilo of coke ever admitted being "gay." They always said, "I've sinned."
Call it what you want, I think those ankles have been airborne more than once.
@ait10101: Agreed Yellow Journalism, on the part of Queerty…………
it would be interesting to see these "christian" loud mouths/false prophet types to wake up one day and realize they have actually been worshiping Satan. for all the social destruction/discord they create, mask hatred and bigotry….makes one wonder what God they are worshiping because it certainly isn't mine.
I'd post something- but I'm not allowed to have an opinion….(everyone else commenting is OK, when I do, I'm a troll and must be stopped)
@hotboyvb81: because I don't like 1 guy and his mafia is very powerful!
From far back they look hot. But close up, not so mach. They look like the results from inbreeding.
I am a gay christian.
That said, I am astonished at the depth of the hatred I read here today.
These brothers are devout Christians. Would you expect them to endorse our way of life? Do you endorse theirs? Perhaps you should look to God for guidance in your demands for conformity to your way of life, while you extend none to theirs.
Can't you see that makes you a hypocrite!
I am a gay man , and though I disagree with many of my fellow Christens, I do so without hatred in my heart.
The "gay mafia" that seems to have taken hold of many of us, is not us.
The well educated among us must not allow the emotional crowd of misfits to set back our cause for mutual respect and understanding, or we risk total loss of our dignity.
@Maude: As a "well-educated among us," you need to learn the difference between "christian" and "Christian" and figure out which one you are! Just because some people don't act the way WE approve does NOT make them "misfits."! Pastor Dak!
I predict one of them will be hauled in for physically gay-bashing and killing an otherwise innocent gay person. In prison, his brother will ask for conjugal visits, just him and his 'bro.
We rail against bigots the we give them a platform to speak and pay them way too much attention. I think we just need to ignore them as if they don't exist which is the truth for me. What they say has no impact upon me whatsoever and I just don't care! This applies to all the rightwing nuts and bigots out there.
@Maude: @Maude: Er, there's a BIG difference in not "endorsing" and ACTIVELY CONDEMNING and pathologizing a group. Are you seriously misguided and naive enough to equate the two. Apparently so, since you call us hypocrites. Here's a reality check. We ALL have negative feelings toward many things — whether that be someone else's appearance, behavior, beliefs, etc. But as harmonious respectful adults, we tend to keep silent. We don't endorse, but neither do we condemn or moralize. On the hand, the Benham brothers have actively condemned gays through demonstrations and the media.
The Benhams have accused gays of bringing down the nation — in other words, inviting the wrath that destroyed Sodom & Gomorrah. In secular terms, treason. Whether religious or secular, the sentence is often death. Is that not what the Bible says? Under what interpretation are you excusing the Benhams? Under what facts are you equating us with them? Quote me one gay activist that wants the Benhams killed. You may claim that they never said the word "kill" (etc). But when they fervently promote a text that does call the death of gays as infallible, they are indeed calling for our destruction.
Do you really not understand how their actions affect gay youth? Look up studies on self-esteem and suicide among LGBTs. After all, how can one feel good knowing that s/he will eventually bring about the nation's destruction? Might as well kill oneself. And even if a gay teen is intelligent enough to ignore religious nonsense, can s/he really ignore the fists of those less intelligent? Guess what — the Benhams' activism give license to violence against gays. After all, shouldn't a good Christian eliminate that which offends God? Shouldn't a good patriot eliminate that which destroys the nation?
So where is the equivalence with gay activists, or the "gay Mafia"? Tell me where gays have negatively affected the psyches of Christian youths. Give me the stats on Christian suicides due to gay activism.
Do you see us spontaneously going to churches and the Benham's homes to protest? Nope. We only do so in REACTION to something they've done. On the other hand, the Benhams have spouted anti-gay (and anti-choice and anti-Muslim) rhetoric without provocation. DOnt believe me? Look it up. Look at their demonstrations, public speeches, media appearances and writings.
If you have internal conflicts reconciling your faith with your sexuality, that's your problem. But don't accuse us of being hypocrites and illogically equating not endorsing with active condemnation. I don't want their endorsement. I just want them to shut up and mind their own business.
@Tackle: "From far back they look hot. But close up, not so mach. They look like the results from inbreeding."
Good from afar, far from good. I have no clue why anyone keeps saying that these two are hot. Other, of course, than the tired "blond = hot" knee-jerk reaction.
@Maude: Maude – I recall when I was a young lad growing up in a small town in Maine. We had a wide variety of churches and even a Jewish synagogue. There were people of English, French, and Arab backgrounds. We all got along with each other. We all attended the only schools in the town. No one ever spoke of religion or even the difference among the various religions. Religion was a personal subject, left to the individual. Above everything, we respected each other and left others alone.
Fast-forward to today. I was perfectly fine carrying on the tradition with which I grew up. But, elements on the Radical Right (the Jerry Falwell, et. al. crowd) declared back in the 1980's the equivalent of a Christian Jihad against all who did not agree with their views on religion. We had groups of people flying the "Christian" banner, actively seeking to change our secular laws to deny us every basic right imaginable – all in the name of "religious freedom."
As I said in my other posting in this column, the religious crowd cannot grasp the concept that they and their bible do not trump the civil rights of others. You may do as you please in your church and in your personal life. You do NOT have the right to impose your Christian version of Sharia law into our laws. You just do not. And, I can speak for most of us, we will fight that effort until our dying day. No one cares what you do in your church but you cannot "trample on the religious freedoms [including no religion]" of others and their churches. That is exactly what is going on with today's "Christian" crowd.
As far as "redefining marriage," that is a huge bucket of baloney. We are talking about CIVIL marriage having -zero- to do with any church. If two straight atheists can go to City Hall, obtain a marriage license from the State, and be married by a Judge, with no mention whatsoever of God or religion, then it is easy to see that CIVIL marriage does not require any blessing from any particular spook in the sky. That is ALL the same-sex marriage issue is about – CIVIL marriage. Originally, I thought this whole issue on SSM would be a slam-dunk as it related only removing the same-gender restrictions on civil marriage that have nothing to do with a church marriage ceremony. I underestimated the ignorance and stupidity of the American public.
If the "Christians" of today feel threatened and "put upon," well, they started this war but we're going to finish it. Sometimes it is a long battle but ultimately Civil Rights triumphs over ignorance, bigotry, and hatred, even when it is wrapped up in a religious shroud instead of white hood.
Your argument is not without merit, and neither is theirs.
Mine is already stated, and I emphasize it's the hate on our side that prompts me to speak out.
So what if they hate. Who's the better man? Suppress the hate and gain supporters to your cause, or spout the hate and lose all but the worst element among us.
@Maude: Here's an excerpt by David Benham writing in the Christian Post:
"In the Leviticus passage above it says that death is the consequence for homosexual sin. This is how detestable this type of sin is to God. However, Jesus came and took the consequences of this sin upon Himself on the cross. Homosexual sin is covered by the blood of Jesus the same way stealing is. The only difference today is that homosexual sin carries with it an agenda, other sins do not. Homosexuality demands acceptance, and the blood of Jesus cannot forgive sins that are no longer sins. The blood of Jesus cleanses sin."
So tell me, what "hate" toward the Benhams is equivalent to that passage? Quote me the post on Queerty that invoked your first message. Note that we only criticize the Benhams for their actions. They, on the other hand, condemn our very existence. They're not condemning gay sex or even gay marriage — but simply being gay, regardless of sexual activity or martial status. So exactly how are we hypocrites? Or are you saying that we should remain silent?
@Bryguyf69: Very well stated to Maude. But, I doubt it will sink in. As I mentioned elsewhere, the religious crowd truly believes they and all they do are in the right because their bible tells them so. I rarely see any compromise because in their minds they are dealing with absolutes.
I don't like these two guys for their negative views any less than the rest of us- but for Queerty to start paraphrasing in the second sentence- (means you've left something out)- that may or may not change the text of the whole article- don't take things out of context to try and twist the article to say what you want or to support your own take on stuff- That's what the right-wingers are doing with THE Bible- and it just takes away from your credibility as a journalist. It's not the first time it's happened, either- this site is getting to be like the gay version of Nat'l Enquirer.
No one can speak for god. Boys married boys in centuries past, they lived their whole lives together and now the LGBT movement is moving us in that direction thank God. Hopefully the next generation will be less biggoted and we can move forwards or back.
@ChuckGG: As an ordained Christian minister, I support and approve your comments (but you really don't need my approval;-)). However, don't sweep us all under the bigot rug because the general public DOES support the GLBT community today along with marriage equality. In fact, the general is becoming the majority, and in some cases a strong majority. I've helped many of the church wounded enter the church again. It's just a matter of finding a church that loves and supports ALL of God's children! Blessings, peace, joy!
Pastor Dak!
@ChuckGG: LOLOL… I think you're right.. I KNOW you're right! I am so allergic to televangeliCONs! Kudos! D!
@ChuckGG: But that's only because the "religious" extremists use the Bible as a WMD! (weapon of mass destruction). God sooo DOES NOT appreciate that!
@Bryguyf69: Your comments are so right on the mark! Thank you and Kudos!
@Dakotahgeo: Thanks, and no, I would not lump everyone into the nutbar box that is the Jerry Falwell crowd and its legacy. However, you must have observed the same evolution from religion being a personal and private matter to the Christian Jihadists we see today. I always said during the Cold War that we had little to fear from the Soviet Union (I worked in the Pentagon in basement in those days). The real problem would come from the Middle East and some nutbar causing problems in the name of his religion.
While we don't have too many "Christians" here in the USA blowing themselves up we do have Christian snipers taking out doctors who perform abortions. We also have an entire "Christian" machine designed to change our democracy into a theocracy. If we can have a "Gay Agenda," then I think it only fair we equally label these efforts the "Christian Agenda." We both know neither label is fair as many on both sides are far more moderate.
Please know that most of us recognize that the majority of Christians are not the nutbars we see at the Westboro Baptist Church. That said, groups like the WBC exist and we must be strident to ensure their efforts are thwarted.
Another point I would like to make: What is it with the label, "Christian?" When I was a kid, people actually said they were Catholic, Baptist, Methodist, etc. No one ever said they were a "Christian." Why this "lumping" of everyone together as a "Christian?" I personally think it is a "power in numbers" ploy. I would much rather dump the term "Christian" and have people call themselves whatever faith they actually belong. That way, the real numbers, per faith, of how people feel would be made public. We might get some discussion going on amongst the faiths instead of between those of the various faiths and the rest of us who, like myself, have no interest in religion but do not object to anyone practicing religion, as long as the rights of others are respected. And, while I appreciate the efforts, I have no interest in being "saved" or "born again," so save the cab fare leave the rest of us the heck alone for a change. I realize that many religions aren't happy until they have converted everyone but after awhile, even my tolerance to people banging on my door on a Saturday to "save" me has grown very, very thin.
From my viewpoint, young people becoming less involved with the "old time hocus-pocus" religions is a good thing. Science and reality are good things and if we had more of that in the Middle East we might not have people being stoned to death because they drew a picture of some Grand Poobah of their ancient, dogmatic, intolerant religion.
@Maude: My God doesn't allow hatred into his heart- nor does he condone it in yours-he loves us one and all, no matter our skin tone,sexual preference or even personal belief. I do feel however that HE will eventually be a harsh judge of those who have presumed to know what he wants, how he thinks, and what he wants the rest of us to believe. That being said, everyone is entitled to his own opinion. It's for the rest of us to rise above that opinion and show that we're above giving that kind of trash talk any notice. Do what feels right in your heart, love your fellow man (whenever you get the chance-pun intended)- and enjoy life as best you can. Those who have a problem with our lifestyle will get their proper comeuppance in due time.
Um Um Umph!!! AB SO LUTE LY!!! I'd rather refer to myself as a Mennonite (Progressive) but you are correct, I don't know where this "Christian" crapola came about… wait… yes I do! This started to emanate from the religious right wing extremists who referred to themselves as "Christians," CERTAINLY MUCH BETTER than anyone else! (I used to be a Baptist minister… that denomination… all 57 varieties!… was the dysfunctional denomination on earth… bar none!) I always label myself as a Mennonite unless someone asks me, "Are you a Christian?" Usually they want information. But yes, your comment above is absolutely on the mark. On a highway near my boyhood farm, a road sign said, "You Need Jesus Christ." As a young Christian, I always felt, "Oh really???" sarcastically of course. As a rascal I used to write on the bathroom walls, "Jesus Saves… Green Stamps!" Jesus never sid we shouldn't have a little fun in life. He DID have a sense of humor also! Kudos!
@Dakotahgeo: Correction: "…was the MOST* dysfunctional denomination on earth… bar none!).
@Mark Jenkins: What are you referring to? he second sentence in this article is, "On Monday, the identical nut cases sat down with The Blaze to talk about Michael Sam, the first openly gay player in history to be drafted by the NFL." I don't see any paraphrasing or quoting out of context in that sentence. Furthermore, all quotes are referenced back to the original source, whose links Queerty provides. Does the National Enquirer do that? I'm a researcher and what Queerty does here is similar to what we do in academic journals — that is, provide sources. Furthermore, there is no ban on using ellipsis ("…") to keep quotes focused and relevant.
Since Queerty provide the original sources, I highly doubt if they'd misquote to fit their narrative — as you've accused. Why would they risk being being exposed, discredited and ridiculed? If you want to see the original sources, simply click on the red links that state "were exposed by Right Wing Watch" and "The Blaze"
Am I misunderstanding your complaint, or is it you who misunderstand the article and how to link sources?
@Dakotahgeo: Our wall writings were: "Jesus Saves, Moses Invests." Another favorite bumper sticker I still see occasionally: "Jesus – Save me from your followers." That about sums it up.
@ChuckGG: LOLOL… gotta love Gandhi!
@Mark Jenkins: ADDENDUM: Sorry, I was interrupted in my previous reply… You complained that Queerty somehow quoted the Benhams out of context, possibly to fit Queeerty's narrative. Quoting is technically always out of context since the only way to be in perfect context would be to copy the entire source. And that's known as Plagiarism. As YouTube reminds us, simply giving attribution doesn't allow you to repost someone else's video in its entirety. So we rely the Fair Use Doctrine, which states, in part, that brief excerpts are allowable. And the less you quote, the safer you are. And that's how Queerty quoted the Benhams. There is nothing dishonest since they link back to the source for readers to check.
@Mark Jenkins: As for equating Queerty to bible thumpers, WTF??? First off, bible thumpers rarely misquote or quote out of context. They quote verbatim out of the bible. The problem is not textual context but historical and factual context! Forbidding homosexuality and masturbation (Onanism) makes perfect sense when you need to foster reproduction. And that was indeed the case when Christianity was a small cult. Procreation was key to survival so any sexual act that distracted from reproducing was banned. (on the other hand, adultery was banned because men rarely had the wealth to support illegitimate children, leading to disease, death and competition for resources)
Underpopulation is of course no longer a problem in most countries. Indeed, the opposite is true. And we now know that homosexuality and masturbation don't negatively affect population numbers. Furthermore, we no longer need myths to explain natural phenomena. Yet biblical literalists still try to impose ancient ignorance and anachronistic policies onto modern society.
*yawn* Nobody cares about your out-dated, neanderthal mentalities. Funny how they even kind of look like cavemen trying to dress modern lol.
@fredo777: Ditto!!
"When I was in the military, they gave me a medal for killing two men and a discharge for loving one." – Leonard Matlovich (1943-1988)
These twins have the same twisted mentality as the mentality Matlovich illustrates with his epitaph. So for these twins, I hope and pray that their children or some loved one(s) go to some military conflict and get killed, so they can have a medal. I doubt that there is a god, and too bad the draft is no more. But if they dispute my sentiments I expressed above, they automatically reveal themselves to be hypocrites.
I am 100% Christian and 100% pro-gay and pro-gay marriage – as most true Christians are.
My concern is how "disagreement" and "disapproval" now equals "hate". Disapproving or disagreeing with someone actions doesn't mean you hate them. I fear that the gay community as a whole is becoming the same witch hunters that we accuse anti-gay people of being. So long as we are a free nation of free people, everyone is entitled to believe however the heck they want to believe. They may no like u and we might not like them – but neither of us can dictate to the other how they must think and who they must be. Our duty is not to impede their Right to express their views; our duty is to protect and preserve our mutual sovereign birth Right to life, liberty and pursuit of happiness. We can't beat our point of view into tem any ore than they can beat their point of view into us. We have to agree to disagree, and continue to teach the truth until the truth confounds the lies. The LGBT community needs to understand that the idea of two people of the same gender being intimate is extremely revolting to the majority of planet earth. Hey, I'll be honest myself and say, the very idea of a male and female being romantically/sexually intimate makes my stomach tie in knots. The difference between me and them is that I've had my entire life, in my daily interaction with family and society, o get over my arrogant assumption that everyone else has to be and think like me. Most straights did not grow up around gay people, and our community is somehow expecting them all to suddenly just accept it. Well it doesn't work that way. You can't snap your fingers and expect someone to suddenly be acceptable with something that s completely foreign and alien to them. It's just not fair – and it's just not right! These two brothers were raised in a certain philosophy that convinces them that they are qualified to make sweeping psychological and moral judgments on entire segments of society. Calling them names because of their warped upbringing is not the way to handle this. Teaching the truth us the ONLY way to counter what they are saying; that is how the women suffrage movement did it, it's how the African Americans did it, its how Gandhi won India's independence from England. And that's how LGBTs have to do it. It's a fight that WILL be won – but it must be fought honestly and justly. If we stoop to their level, we loose.
This two brothers need to travel the world an educate themselves, they are so ignorant, they talk about God and they totally forget is more people in the planet who doesn't share the same religion is like nobody else is living in this planet earth, what about Muslin , Buddhism ,Lutheran and those who don't believe in nothing etc.
Religion is something personal and can't not interfere in our personal decision or preferences.
They just are looking for 5 minutes of fame.
@Federico: Great suggestion but I'm not sure it would work. I am astounded when I speak with people who have doubled-down on religion. When I point out there are lots of other religions in the world, and even when I discuss the numbers of people in other religions, it makes no impact. I've been told that while they understand this, those people in other religions are being deceived. The only TRUE religion is their religion!
One of the requirements for religion seems to be the installation at birth of blinders so the victims see nothing of the outside world. I suppose it would be difficult to explain another religion claiming the same absolute divine powers as yours and also claiming to be the only real religion. The whole thing is just bizarre but people still believe all this.
@ChuckGG: " I suppose it would be difficult to explain another religion claiming the same absolute divine powers as yours and also claiming to be the only real religion." I WOULD SUSPECT they will get the message when the other world religions/governments start beating the hell out of them when they come face to face, armed only with ignorance, with reality. Then watch the fit hit the shan!
@Dakotahgeo: I agree. Wars have been started for less.
The only good christian and the only righteous person who is rightfully in his right mind spiritually is an Englishman named Pat Condell. Pat said it, I believe it, and that settles it.
These wingnut twins need to learn the truth from Pat Condell. In the meantime the entire family is entirely deluded.


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Sims 2 sees you take control of little people (Sims), controlling every aspect of their lives. You must feed them, wash them, boost their morale via activities and generally help them to become successful. The challenge comes in the form of balancing out their basic needs. Too much television may have a detrimental effect on your Sims hygiene which in turn may cause him to lose friends (An important lesson for us all). Similarly, one must learn new skills if they hope to get that promotion at work and keep moral high if they aim to keep their Sim in a job.
Better jobs will lead to more money which in turn can be spent on luxuries (new beds, appliances, electronics and of course… a Jacuzzi!). These in turn will help to improve your Sim's quality of life.
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After nearly a year of working with Nong Mai and Wichai at Baan Piranan, in the last few weeks we have been planning a large-scale exhibition of the amazing work that they have generated, and, on Saturday, November 14th, all of our planning paid off with UNCAGED: The Art of Ability. UNCAGED was a full, cross-medium retrospective featuring paintings, pastels, umbrellas, lanterns, even some cardboard sculptures! Having gained international recognition (being featured in an Australian newspaper and exhibiting a show at Dartmouth College in New Hampshire, USA) it was time that the artists gained a bit of local prestige! With the generous help of our sponsors, friends, donators, staff and fellow volunteers, Saturday night we held the remarkably successful opening reception for UNCAGED: The Art of Ability right here in Chiang Mai.
As you, kind blog-followers, must know, Mai and Wichai's stories are not easy to hear. To put it far too simply, the boys have lived a life of neglect and abuse. Childhood was once a word that was unable to find its way into their harrowing pasts. Yet, in the last year, Mai and Wichai have been given not only care and love, but also the power of creation.
To most of us, our first act of creation is not remembered. Our first experience holding a crayon, covering a paintbrush in a sticky mess of paint, or sitting in front of an easel is, in the span of our lives, an insignificant event – a simple and universal experience of childhood. Yet, when Cultural Canvas Thailand visited Baan Piranan for the first time, just eleven short months ago, our volunteers watched as these children – teenagers, really – touched paint to paper for the first time in their lives.
UNCAGED was a success beyond words. Financially, UNCAGED raised more than 45,000 baht in painting sales and donations for the continued support of Baan Piranan and the Canvas Art Program and also led to the sponsorship of over 10 wheelchairs for Freedom Wheelchairs valued at over 100,000 baht. However, perhaps more substantial than any amount of money, was the power that UNCAGED gave Mai and Wichai. Two voiceless boys, once subjugated to treatment worse than most anyone would award to animals, were given a voice too loud to ignore. While all of us at Cultural Canvas were cloaked in compliments at the exhibition, the real praise should be awarded to Mai and Wichai, whom, at fourteen years old, are just starting to understand childhood.
For more photos of UNCAGED and to read more about Mai, Wichai, and the exhibition, visit www.uncaged.yolasite.com.
While UNCAGED was a great success, there is still so much more that needs to be done…
To make a donation to Baan Piranan, visit http://www.baan-piranan.org.
To help Cultural Canvas Thailand's Canvas Art Program continue to bring voices to minority populations in Northern Thailand through the arts, visit http://www.culturalcanvas.com.
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The Alabama School of Mathematics and Science (ASMS) Gallery is currently hosting "1x4: ANALOGY – One Exhibition, Four Venues." The exhibit showcases the work of several well-known local artists and college professors at four galleries through Sept. 20.
A reception will be held at the ASMS Gallery from 5-7 p.m. Sept. 13.
"Opportunities like this help people from the community get to know ASMS and see how we make a positive contribution to the cultural vitality of the city," said ASMS Gallery Manager and art instructor Orren Kickliter. "Students interact with community and learn from the content presented in the many exhibits we have each year."
For the second year in a row, Kickliter helped organize this exhibition with Wanda Sullivan, an associate professor of art at Spring Hill College, and Jason Guynes, chair of the visual arts department at the University of South Alabama (USA). Kickliter will also be showcasing a painting in this exhibit.
A second receptions for the exhibit will be held from 6-8 p.m. Sept. 19 at the University of Mobile Gallery.
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Unfortunately, easier said than done. Delinquent water payments are a problem of major proportions in the All-American Town.
So much so that a concerted effort is being mobilized to collect on past and mounting debt.
During Thursday night's meeting Bellaire Village Council instructed Village Administrator Dan Marling and the employees at the water department to get a handle on the delinquent account situation within the community.
Marling was given his marching orders. Those being that "any account that is one month past due, the village has the authority to go in and shut off the water."
Delinquent Bellaire water customers are not being blindsided by the crackdown. Marling noted that letters went out Thursday to customers who are behind explaining the village' ordinance on water bills and that the village has the right to remove equipment from the premises if a customer is behind on their bill.
Marling noted that the water department has been lenient in its effort to recoup overdue bills. He added that the leniency is being abused by some, forcing such tougher tactics.
Bellaire is a village which has encountered tough economic times, more so than most. Collecting delinquent water bills would pump thousands if not hundreds of thousands dollars into the Bellaire budget. Money that could be used in may facets by the water department.
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If convicted of first-degree murder, Eldon Huffman would serve a mandatory term of life in prison. Open murder leaves for a jury or fact finder to decide what, if any, is the appropriate degree.
He is accused of firing at his son early Wednesday during a dispute in their home on Ken Drive, east of Chapel Road, in Spring Arbor Township. Huffman called 911 about 5 a.m.
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In honor of Super Bowl XLV, check out my list of the hottest pigskin-throwing posse around!
It's nearly that time of year again, ladies…a time that simply means (for many of you) that your favorite bars will be filled to the brim with fanatical, football-loving gents. But forget about those guys for a second, and let's focus on where the real talent lies: which is right there on the gridiron wearing butt pads, helmets, cleats and some very, very tight-fitting pants. But who makes the cut for the hottest baller boys around — and who would YOU really die to score with?
Think of this New England Patriots wide receiver as Tom Brady's slightly less-attractive younger brother, albeit with way cooler hair (re: it doesn't look like he modeled himself after the prepubescent shitshow that is Justin Bieber). Good news for the ladies of Boston: the 29-year-old playa is single after ending a relationship with Miss Hooters International 2005′s Anna Burns. The bad news? He probably likes fake ta-tas.
Besides being totally tasty, the Jacksonville Jaguars quarterback is also smart: Stanford is his alma mater. What makes Trent even more desirable is his single status; meaning, you can look and touch (if he lets you, that is)!
Is there anything better than a good, old-fashioned Southern boy? This 27-year-old may call Tennessee home now that he plays for the Titans, but he's from this year's Super Bowl city of Dallas, Texas and played college ball for Baylor in Waco, Texas. Jump on this one, y'all.
Brady is a great catch for a plethora of reasons. A) He plays for Denver (Broncos), which is one of the best places to date in the country. B) He's hot C) The 26-year-old isn't in to stereotypical stick insects — he appreciates girls who are as athletic as he is. Sorry, non-gym-goers, but this QB likes fit women: he's dated Olympic silver medalist Alicia Sacramone in the past.
If you read your good, ol' gossip rags, you'll recognize Miles from his short-lived but high-profile relationship with celebutard Kim Kardashian. While she's moved on, the 26-year-old Dallas Cowboys wide receiver has sensibly kept his head down and his mouth shut. Forgoing the limelight still didn't help him get into the Super Bowl, though.
Aaron may not be the hottest boy of the bunch, but he jumps up the seriously sexy list because, not only is he one of the two quarterback's competing in this year's Super Bowl (he's the QB of the Green Bay Packers), but the man is a P.I.M.P. In the last few months alone, the 27-year-old star has been linked to Lady Antebellum frontwoman Hillary Scott, Dancing with the Stars alum Erin Andrews and, most recently, picking up the pieces of Gossip Girl starlet Jessica Szohr's Ed Westwick-inflicted broken heart. Impressive resume, no?
Just call Reggie Bush a survivor. Literally, he's the one that got away (but just nearly) from Kim Kardashian's honey trap of marriage. For all you Cali girls out there, the 25-year-old New Orleans Saints tail back is a USC grad, currently single, and has a thing for voluptuous women: he's also been linked to singer Jessie James and Cuban model Mayra Veronica.
Ladies of NYC, I'm sure you'll appreciate THIS boy. The 27-year-old Philadelphia Eagles linebacker is easily one of the most fashionable men in the NFL, and even had an internship at Elle to prove it! Plus, one smoldering glance from those baby blues and you'd be toast…I predict it.
Mark may only be 24, but look how much good he's done for the world…simply by existing! The New York Jets quarterback is drool-worthy, and currently single. You may have better success with this Long Beach, Cali. boy if you're a brunette though: his two last girlfriends were The Sopranos star Jamie-Lynn Sigler and supermodel Hilary Rhoda.
I just HAD to do this, ladies…please forgive me. The 33-year-old New England Patriots may be undesirable in every single way: he's married (to supermodel Gisele Bundchen, no less), his hair looks like something Justin Bieber mops the floor with (and that's saying alot) AND he's a sore loser (um, hello! Who can forget the look on his face when the Patriots lost to the Jets a few weeks ago??) but he still holds a special place in my heart.
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Eleven sailors held hostage for almost four years by Somali pirates have escaped their captors and are safe in Kenya.
The sailors, who had been held in dire conditions and suffered beatings and torture, included seven men from Bangladesh, one Indian, one Iranian, and two from Sri Lanka.
John Steed, a former British army colonel who spent years trying to negotiate their release, said yesterday that the men "sneaked out a window" to escape their captors.
"It is great news that they are at least free ... given what they have been through, they are all in good health," he said after arriving in Kenya with the men on a special flight from Somalia.
After escaping through a window from their pirate prison, the men were rescued by security forces from the northern Somali Galmadug region, Steed said.
Their boat, the container ship MV Albedo, was captured in November 2010 but sank in rough seas last July. During their captivity, one sailor was shot by the pirates and four drowned when the ship sank.


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Logic might tell you to get out there and clear the snow off your sagging trees, but be careful you don't do more harm than good.
Whacking branches with a broom or shovel might end up snapping branches and causing irreparable damage.
Above-freezing temperatures today and Monday should melt the heavy snow rather quickly. Most trees and shrubs are surprisingly resilient and should pull back into place once the weight is gone.
If you do decide to help Mother Nature, brush gently and only in an upward motion.
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Small to mid-sized branches that have partially split might be fixable.
Pull the split parts together and either wrap tightly with burlap or soft cloth or secure them with bolts.
If the repair is made before the inside wood calluses over, the broken branch has a good chance of growing back together.
Badly broken branches should be cut off cleanly, ideally back to live, uninjured growth or nearly flush with the main trunk if it's a large branch.
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PARAMUS — Police are looking for a man who stole a $43,000 Rolex watch from a borough jewelry store this weekend.
According to Paramus Patch, the man was wearing a beige shirt and orange shorts during the robbery at the Garden State Plaza on Friday night.
No arrest had been made as of Tuesday.
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State highway officials will hold a public meeting next week to explain a $4.2 million repair project affecting three Kenner streets. The meeting will take place Aug. 20 at the City Park pavilion, 3800 Loyola Drive.
Resurfacing, curb repair and handicap ramps are parts of the project on:
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- 31st Street between the Duncan Canal and Loyola
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A three-group quasi-experimental design was used to answer questions about the impact of the media campaign and calorie posting on customers' knowledge, attitudes, and purchasing behavior. The design included two counties in which calorie posting was already implemented and two where implementation was planned to occur during the course of the evaluation; one county without a mandate to calorie post served as a control group. Two waves of data collection were conducted, one in the fall of 2010 and one in the spring of 2011. More than 2,300 customer surveys and receipts were collected and analyzed. The three-group quasi-experimental design showed the extent of change in the knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs of chain restaurant customers after they were exposed to the calorie postings and the media campaign. CHSR is currently conducting a third wave of data collection, gathering receipts and interviewing 500 customers at specified restaurant locations to evaluate the impact of a media campaign in Albany and Schenectady counties.
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The suspect's description is similar, but not exact, to similar reports in Muskegon.
The seventh-grade girl reported the incident occurred about 3 p.m. while she was walking south on Syers Road toward her home, said Holton Public Schools Superintendent Ann Cardon.
Cardon said the girl reported a silver car drove past her several times before stopping.
"He never said anything to her, but did start to exit his car," Cardon said. "She ran to a neighboring home but no one was there so she ran immediately back to the middle school. The girl responded exactly how we would have hoped."
Muskegon police are investigating three reports that a man in a silver or gray car has tried to pick up children there since April 21. The descriptions of the suspects are similar, but the man in Muskegon is described as being in his 50s or 60s, while Cardon said the suspect in Holton was described as in his 20s.
The Holton girl said the man there had short hair and glasses. A police sketch released by Muskegon Police shows a man with short hair and glasses.
Cardon said a surveillance camera on the exterior of Holton Middle School, located on Syers Road, showed the silver car driving past several times. The video was sent to Michigan State Police, who are investigating that incident, but is too blurry to show much detail of the car, she said.
Letters about the incident were sent home to parents of all Holton students, advising them to have students walking home from school stay in groups.
"Everybody's been on heightened alert," Cardon said.
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Six summers ago, six years that blazed by, life was pretty simple for Beau and Bryce Jordan. That is, after all, exactly how it should be for all 12-year-olds.
But the Jordan brothers, now freshmen on the LSU baseball team, had a pretty good thing going in late August of 2008 and it's an experience that has created a lifetime of memories.
Even if it hasn't completely sunk in yet for the identical twins who starred for three years at Louisiana Class 5A baseball powerhouse Barbe in Lake Charles.
Turn back the clock to that summer when the Jordans, along with LSU football freshman Trey Quinn and ULL-bound Kennon Fontenot were living the life that most pre-teen baseball players dream about but only a handful get to experience.
Right there in the middle of the youth baseball universe, a team from South Lake Charles was in the national spotlight at the Little League World Series in Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
"A lot of great memories," mom Lori Jordan said. "I still don't think they really understand how special it was.
"In a few more years I think it will hit them. It was something they'll never forget."
It wasn't the first time a team from the state had punched a ticket to the event, nor even the first from Lake Charles. In the 14 years the LLWS has used its current regional format, five teams from Louisiana have represented the Southwest.
Before the Jordans and their team advanced to Williamsport, South Lake Charles was there in 2001 and 2006, and two teams from Lafayette have also gone, one in 2005 that included Tiger center fielder Andrew Stevenson.
It was, however, the only team that the Jordans and teammates they had played with since age 6 claimed their share of the spotlight.
"Growing up, when you're little, you always want to play against the best competition and the Little League World Series was that opportunity for us," Beau Jordan said.
"We wanted to go up there and beat the other countries, so there was a lot of competition. But then we also got to hang out with them and play Ping-Pong, play the Wii. It was a great experience because it wasn't like it was a job of real intense. It was a just game and we had a blast."
Back then Beau was primarily a catcher and Bryce was a third baseman and pitcher. They were also the thumpers in the SLC lineup -- Beau in the 3-hole and Bryce hitting cleanup.
As they got older and grew into sturdy power hitters, Bryce became the catcher and third baseman and Beau settled in as an outfielder.
One thing never changed: They could both have always swing the bat well.
Beau was primarily the leadoff man for Barbe in 2014 and led the Bucs with 57 hits, 58 runs, 12 home runs and drove in 43 runs, second on the team. Bryce followed him in the batting order and paced Barbe with a .481 average with 50 hits, 37 runs and 10 doubles.
So, yes, there has been plenty of big-time baseball after the trip to the LLWS. And if the Jordans and the rest of a 12-player LSU recruiting class ranked No. 1 in the country by PerfectGame.org and Baseball America live up to expectations, it's safe to say there are big days ahead.
It's impossible, though, to not look back at those 10 special days in central Pennsylvania as an important part of the Jordans' baseball foundation.
Like the rest of Lake Charles, the Jordans and their teammates were captivated two summers earlier when players they knew so well and had watched got to Williamsport. That was plenty of inspiration for the Jordans and their contemporaries.
"We definitely watched that team and we knew wanted to try and get there," Bryce Jordan said. "We had no idea what to expect. We were young, so we didn't realize how big an event it was -- how many kids want to be there and how much other kids look up to you.
"I haven't had an experience anything like that since."
Paced by the Jordans, Quinn and Fontenot, the talented kids from Lake Charles found plenty to experience.
A 2-1 record in pool play got them into the championship round and if not for a six-run rally in the final inning by Hawaii in the U.S. Championship Game, South Lake Charles would have played for all the marbles.
SLC finished the tournament 3-3, two losses by two runs and the last setback by a 4-3 score against Japan in the consolation game.
Over the six-game span, Beau Jordan was 5-for-18 with 5 runs, 5 RBIs and 4 doubles. Bryce was 7-for-18, scored 6 runs, drove in 5 and slammed a home run that generated one of the lasting memories.
"My best memory was when I hit the home run," Bryce said, a picture of the swing from the Williamsport paper in a frame sitting nearby.
On cue, Beau chimed in, saying "The announcers were yelling 'Look who is the first one out to greet his brother!' But I was really the last guy out because I was still putting my (catcher's) equipment on."
Indeed, that brother attachment is one that has always has been and always be strong and impossible to ignore.
The Jordans are so identical that LSU coach Paul Mainieri relaxed the program's facial hair policy over the summer after both had moved to town, allowing Beau to grow an identifying trait.
"This is the only way I can tell the difference between him and his twin brother Bryce," Mainieri said. "I have not given him permission, but I have made him wear a goatee."
Lori knows the difference most of the time now, but it took a while. As a new mom, the only way she could pick one from the other was a tell-tale birthmark on Bryce that, well let's just say only a parent would know about.
"She can't go by that anymore," Beau said with a chuckle.
The brothers are hard to tell apart in another way that Mainieri and his teammates will likely appreciate.
Charlie Phillips managed the South Lake Charles team in the LLWS, along with Trey Quinn's father Dave Quinn, from the time they were barely big enough to swing a bat.
A Lake Charles sales rep and designer for the Balfour Company (he has or will design the rings for both Barbe state championships and the 2014 mythical national crown), Phillips watched how the Jordans influenced teammates from well before the days when either could sprout the distinguishing facial hair.
"Those two kids are already going be easy to recognize because of their talent," Phillips said. "But something I've always seen with Beau and Bryce is that they handle themselves the way they should. They have fun playing the game and they make people around them better."
For the next 3-4 years, the Jordans will be together like they have since the day they were born 1 minute apart. Ole Miss, Florida and Oklahoma State all made recruiting overatures, offering the expected package deal to lure the brothers away from their home state.
So did former LSU assistant coach and recruiting coordinator Javi Sanchez, and the two quickly jumped at the chance to play for the Tigers.
Sanchez took over as LSU's recruiting coordinator after the 2011 season, but he remembered meeting the Jordans and the rest of the South Lake Charles crew when they were honored prior to a game at Alex Box Stadium in 2009.
Once Sanchez saw the twins in action on the diamond as they matured, he knew they were perfect fits for the Tigers, in part because they were likely to get overlooked by Major League Baseball scouts.
"From the first time I saw them, I knew they were going to be phenomenal college players," said Sanchez, who stepped down in July to pursue a private business career. "They're a little short for what pro scouts usually look for, they're both right-right (hitting/throwing), and from a pro standpoint, they didn't have positions they fit perfectly at that next level. So I knew they'd be guys we could recruit and know they wanted to be on campus."
That wasn't all Sanchez saw. Like Phillips, he also saw natural winners who would be infectious with teammates.
When he went to Lake Charles to watch Barbe wrap up the Class 5A state crown in May, the thing that stuck out in Sanchez's mind was that the Jordans were "all over the field."
"This is not to take away from their natural ability because they both have great tools, but the best thing they do is that just know how to win," Sanchez said.
"They're both pests in the way that real winners are. They do all the little things well, and I love the life and energy they bring. Sometimes that's hard to see with kids that age, but with those two boys, you know they're going to bring intensity and a winning mentality to the dugout."
Perhaps because of their stature -- both Jordans grew into frames of 5-foot-9 and 195 pounds -- they have flown under the radar a bit.
They join former Brother Martin star Greg Deichmann and Austin Bain from Dutchtown as the only four in-state players in the recruiting haul that is bolstered by a group of six freshmen pitchers (including Bain) pegged to be as good as any first-year crew in the country.
Among the five position players, Deichmann and Georgian Grayson Byrd, the son of former LSU standout Paul Byrd, are pegged as the two with the highest ceiling, and catcher Mike Papierski from Lemont, Illinois, is expected to vie for the starting job behind the plate.
All of that has added up to shift some of the attention away from a pair of twins who were as central to Barbe's 107-12 record and two state titles over the last three seasons as anybody else.
"It doesn't bother me at all," Bryce Jordan said. "The LSU coaches know what we can do and that's why we're there.
"Javi saw a lot of our summer games and we excelled every time he was there. We know we're not going to just jump right in and be great. This is going to be more competitive than anywhere we've ever played before and we have to be ready to work."
Added Beau Jordan, "In the long run, if we get the opportunity to prove ourselves, the things we know we can do won't be overlooked."
It hasn't been since that memorable summer six years ago.
Thinking back to Williamsport conjures up strong feelings for the Jordans, and those memories have provided fuel and motivation ever since.
While it's hard to fathom a pair of baseball-playing brothers sill having bigger goals left on their to-do list after playing in the Little League World Series and winning a pair of state crowns, that's exactly how the Jordans intend to pursue the next phase of their lives on the diamond.
"The competition is going to be a lot harder because we'll be playing against the best players in the nation," Bryce Jordan said. "It's going to be fun to try and reach a higher peak than where we've already been.
"You play for that feeling. I'm betting that Omaha is probably way better than that. We didn't win in Williamsport, so winning in Omaha would be No. 1 for us."
Maybe so.
If that's the case then the next few years have will be a fun ride for the Jordans and their LSU baseball teammates.
Because topping a memory that most kids live for is going to take some doing.
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The card in Ireland will feature local superstar Conor McGregor continuing his UFC journey when he takes on Diego Brandao. Not only that, but McGregor's teammate, Gunnar Nelson, looks to stay unbeaten when he takes on Zak Cummings.
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Traditionally, we usually worry about getting our bodies into bikini shape for travels to tropic locales. Having to slip on that bikini for winter (or spring) break sometimes required months of proper nutrition and working out. I know some people who have even hired a trainer to get themselves ready for such excursions. Nowadays, when the rest of the working community needs to travel to Chicago for business on a cold December Thursday, you're going to want to look your best for the full body scan or pat down you'll be receiving. Traveling to Fargo in February may require a full body scan. The TSA will investigate your cracks, breasts, your nooks, and even a fold or two for the good of the cause. So if you're not fit, the TSA will know and they'll refer you to the proper authorities (read: ME). More than likely, they'll miss the contraband and just find the folds. Nothing is worse than being self-conscious about a few extra pounds; having complete strangers view pictures of those pounds, much less caressing them, before you board can be devastating. It's all in the name of safety, but you still want to feel good about yourself while being violated, right?
I'm pretty sure each TSA guard has his scan of the month list—sort of like a Playboy centerfold spread—as they fight to get the 'better shaped' commuters to enter their body scan or gloved hands line. There is good news though, Senator Chuck Schumer from New York is trying to have legislation passed that will make it illegal to share body scan images on the Internet, punishable by a hefty fine and possibly even jail time. Could you imagine? Violated, and then showing up next to Paris Hilton in a search engine. What will they think of next?
You've got two choices: drive to your destination (there aren't any full body scanners in toll booths), or use the PPTSWellness TSA workout. Tune in tomorrow for the actual workout—right now I'm just touching up some odds and ends so you'll think about what's required to look great for your scan. Until then, happy travels and let's hope I haven't been added to the no fly list.


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Deadline: November 13, 2009.
Grants are available through the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics for teachers who incorporate music into teaching Pre-K–2 math skills. Proposals must address the following: the combining of mathematics and music; the plan for improving students' learning of mathematics; and the anticipated impact on students' achievement.
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A recent New York Times front-page article, "Religion Trumps Regulation As Legal Exemptions Grow," the first in a series on the topic, raised the following question: Why are religious organizations increasingly exempt from the rules businesses and many other organizations must follow?
The Times focused on two Alabama day-care centers. "At any moment, state inspectors can step uninvited into one of the three child care centers that Ethel White runs in Auburn, Ala., to make sure they meet state requirements intended to ensure that the children are safe," according to the article. "There must be continuing training for the staff.
Her nurseries must have two sinks, one exclusively for food preparation. …" And on and on.
By contrast, the day-care center run by the Rev. Ray Fuson of the Harvest Temple Church of God in Montgomery doesn't have to deal with such red tape given that "Alabama exempts church day care programs from state licensing requirements." The tone of the article was clear: The religious organizations enjoy an unfair advantage.
There are many similar laws nationwide. We've written about the federal Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act, which forbids local governments from discriminating against religious groups when it comes to land-use approvals. That came about because cities often refuse to grant permits to churches because cities often don't want commercial land tied up by non-taxpaying entities.
As the article points out, many such laws date to the early days of the nation, as a way to promote religious practice. But the Times reports that 200 such laws have passed in the past 17 years, often on a bipartisan basis, by politicians eager to curry favor with religious blocs. Advocates for such laws argue that they keep the government from interfering with constitutionally protected religious rights. For instance, it's hard to practice one's faith if local planning commissioners forbid the construction of a church, synagogue or mosque.
We have no major problem with most of these laws. Our problem is with the burdensome regulations on private activities that have seemed to require these exemptions for special activities like religion.
Government has gotten so deeply immersed in private activity that individuals have a hard time operating as they choose. For instance, the opening example of the Alabama child-care center should frighten anyone interested in maintaining a free society. A free people should get to choose how to design their own child-care centers, and shouldn't be subjected to surprise inspections by government authorities, except in the most unusual circumstances. The Alabama Legislature passed the tough law in response to deaths at child-care centers — but those deaths took place at unlicensed and licensed ones. It is by no means clear that licensing will reduce tragedies at such centers.
The U.S. Constitution was designed to protect the rights of all Americans. Unlike the Times, we're not outraged that religious organizations are exempt from the enormous regulatory burden placed on other Americans, but that other Americans cannot live as freely as those who operate religious organizations.


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Crandon, WI – The "Big House" in Crandon, Wisconsin is considered by many to be the birthplace of shortcourse racing. Fall Crandon's hallowed traditions, enormous crowds and iconic high-speed track make it a must attend event. Come Labor Day weekend, LoanMart Racing will be making the trek east to throw down with the best of the Midwest racers.
The LoanMart team will be represented by Andrew Caddell and RJ Anderson in the Prolite class. RJ is looking forward to some wide-open action on the Crandon track. "Crandon is the heart of short course racing," says RJ, "The fans love what we do and it's awesome to put on a show for them! I've always wanted to win a Crandon world championship, now is my chance."


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awww now me does cry.
Too bad, I was really looking forward to online dogfights.
Blazing Angels coming out soon will not support wi-fi.
Therefore the first wi-fi enabled game will probably be "Pokemon Battle Revolution".
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awww now me does cry.
Too bad, I was really looking forward to online dogfights.
feel free to add me to your Wii, but don't forget to PM mehow about some rep for good postsThe search function is your friend. Do not ignore your friends. They get cancer and die and it is your fault.
tbh I don't actuall believe that.. it's a source from a 'source'..
I believe it when it comes from Nintendo themselves..
Ugh...that depresses me. As much as I don't want to believe this as well surfinrach90 I'm afraid it might actually be true. Nintendo seems intent on delaying online as long as possible. I would agree under normal circumstances but I think this is ridiculous. This game could sell so much and be an awesome Wii game if they added Online to it. Otherwise its just a less stellar game graphically with no extras or things to make it unique say the Wiimote.
Even though you may believe it's not true, Nintendo did ban 3rd Party games producing online enabled games as posted somewhere, so it is probably true.
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HomeDepot.com drops the price of the Home Accents Holiday 5 ft. Pre-Lit Wood Trail Artificial Christmas Pine Tree for $34.97. With free shipping, this is the lowest total price we could find for a similar pre-lit tree. This tree features 370 tips, 200 clear lights and comes with a 2-year warranty. Sales tax is charged in most states.No longer available


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Lakers add Xavier Henry for perimeter defense
The Lakers know what could make this season ugly, no matter how many pretty points Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash and Pau Gasol score.
Without consistent defense, the Lakers have little chance to exceed the expectations that they will struggle to make the Western Conference playoffs without noted defenders Dwight Howard and Metta World Peace. So the Lakers on Thursday added 6-foot-6 swingman Xavier Henry to recent signees Shawne Williams and Elias Harris. All three have considerable ability to guard the perimeter.
None of the three is guaranteed to make the team, however, as they likewise have considerable limitations on offense. Williams has been a proficient 3-point shooter in the past, but Henry -- a left-handed shooter -- has done little with the ball in three NBA seasons with Memphis and New Orleans.
The Lakers expect to have offensive-minded Nick Young starting in World Peace's place at small forward, with Wes Johnson another option. Lakers training camp begins Sept. 28.
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Celebrate your style as you head back to school with this colorful embellished locker mirror. Then every time you look in the mirror, celebrate YOU!
- 3 pieces of 4" x 4" mat board (from a frame store)
- Paper: Scrappin' Creations Power Pad; Paper Reflections Full Spectrum Color Line- Blue/Green Hue Palette Scrap Pack; Fibermark Paper- Cobblestone series
- 3" Square Mirror (we used one from Darice company)
- Silver Plate Wire, 20 gauge, The Beadsmith
- Kreinik Iron-On Braid, 6420 Sky Blue
- Mini-Iron or household iron and Teflon Presscloth
- 3/4" roll of Treasure Tape
Turn your iron on to its highest heat setting and let it heat thoroughly.
Mark out a 2.5" x 2.5" square in the center of one piece of mat board. Using an xacto knife, cut out square to make the mirror's frame. Cut your second piece of mat board into 5/8" strips.
Apply strips of 3/4" Treasure Tape to the front of your mat board frame until it is covered. Cut strips of paper in varying widths, up to 1". Peel back your red liner and begin even with the inside corner of your mat. Leaving a 1/2" overhang on the inside of your mat and 3/4" on the outside, begin applying strips of paper around the sides of your frame.
When you have covered the entire front of your frame, turn it over. Apply strips of tape to the back of the frame. Peel back the red liner and begin pressing down the INSIDE ends of your strips of paper. When all inside ends are secured, apply a second layer of tape to the back and set frame aside.
Begin constructing the rest of your mirror. Using the Treasure Tape, attach two of your cut mat board stips to the sides of your last 4x4 piece. Cut a third strip to fit between them along the bottom. Cut a fourth strip into two 1.25" pieces and place them along the top edge so that there is a small gap between them. Using your tape, attach the mirror to the center of the mat board so there is a small channel between it and each side strip.
Make your hanger. Cut a 10" length of wire. Make into a 1/4" loop and hold the loop with pliers while you twist the ends, so that you have a 1/2" twisted section directly beneath the loop. Center the loop in the gap in your top mat border and bend the ends of your wire to fit into the space between your mirror and the mat strips, Remove the wire, apply tape to the gap, peel back the liner, and press your wire hanger into place.
Peel back the red liner on the back of your frame, align edges with the matted mirror, and press them together. Apply tape to the back of your mirror along the edges. Peel back the liner and begin folding your paper strips around the back of the mirror. At the corners, make square cuts to allow folding.
Embellish the front of your mirror with Iron-On Braid. Lay the thread at a starting point, cover with the Teflon Press Cloth, and press for several seconds with your hot iron. Use your iron to make loops along each side of the frame. Iron the ends onto the back of the mirror.
Use your tape to adhere a 3.75" square of cardstock to the back of your mirror to finish it.
Kreinik threads available through needlework stores or www.kreinik.com.
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