Afternoon Headlines

Gay-B-C: Is Jimmy Kimmel a homophobe or just not the least bit funny? (QueerTwoCents site has adult material)

Birth Defect: Just when you think people cannot be any more stupid this couple wants to name its baby the "at" symbol. F**k off! (AP)

Make It Stop: The New York Times reports that John Ashcroft was "barely articulate," "feeble" and "clearly stressed" as he sat in a hospital room chair in March 2004 when top White House aides unsuccessfully tried to persuade him, as the Attorney General, to sign an extension for warrantless domestic eavesdropping on Americans, according to notes made by Robert S. Mueller III, the director of the FBI. (NYT)

The Day the Music Died: Compact discs are celebrating their 25th anniversary today, but having replaced hundreds of vinyl albums with them and now seeing CDs go out of style I'm not much in the mood to celebrate. (AP)

Enemy Combatant: Jose Padilla guilty on all counts. (NYT)

Father Figure: Republican Rudy Giuliani told voters to "leave my family alone" when asked by a New Hampshire woman why the presidential candidate should expect loyalty from voters when he doesn't get it from his children. Good advice. He's been following it for years. (AP)

Yet Another Reason for Universal Health Care: A man threw his seriously ill wife four stories to her death because he could no longer afford to pay for her medical care, prosecutors said in charging him with second-degree murder. (AP)

Let Her Eat Cake: Happy 49th to Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone! Thanks for all the music. (GaySocialites)