january 20

On January 20, everything will be illegal

January 8, 2009 - Planning to go to Washington for the inauguration parade? Might as well just handcuff yourself and put yourself in jail, because security measures for the event are going to be the tightest ever for an inauguration. Among the prohibited items on the parade route: chairs, coolers, backpacks, umbrella...

Inaugural planners organizing "used condom cleanup team"

January 6, 2009 - Washington, DC. America's capital, symbol of our greatness, and once a year, a mecca for gay leather fetishists who visit for the annual Mid-Atlantic Leather Weekend (celebrating its silver anniversary this year!). This year, the event (which...

Obama's DC concert is completely sold out

November 18, 2008 - Want tickets to Barack Obama's inauguration? Get in line, you entitled snot. The Joint Congressional Committee on Inaugural Ceremonies has distributed just 240,000 tickets for the event, which are available...

President-elect Obama saying it to himself, over and over again

November 11, 2008 - Barack Obama gave his first press conference as president elect last week. It was a generally mellow affair focused on economic issues. But any Obama supporter worth his or her "Hope" button couldn't help but feel a little thrill hearing about the measures Obama plans to enact, as he...