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New documentary OUTRAGE exposes hypocrisy of closeted politicians

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Larry CraigOpening at New York’s Tribeca Film Festival this week, OUTRAGE is a new gay- themed political documentary by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Kirby Dick. As described on the film’s website

A searing indictment of the hypocrisy of closeted politicians who actively campaign against the LGBT community, OUTRAGE boldly reveals the hidden lives of some of our nation’s most powerful policymakers, detailing the harm they’ve inflicted on millions of Americans, and the media’s complicity in keeping their secrets.

And from an early review of the film.

Where Dick’s film truly succeeds is in laying consequences at both men’s feet. For [Ed] Koch, it was silence during the exploding AIDS crisis… [Charlie] Crist, who has shown himself to be a moderate, or even liberal-leaning, Republican on a variety of issues – as well as a craven opportunist – is shown backing both a gay marriage amendment as well as that state’s unique law prohibiting adoption by gay parents.

Set against both men’s stories, Dick, working with his editor Doug Blush, unleashes a succession of news reports detailing hate crimes against gays and lesbians, ending with a 14-year old shooting a 15-year old at Oxnard High School in California.

It’s here that the film makes its powerful, and frankly compelling, closing argument – as Kirby Dick draws a line from the DC political closet to the death in Oxnard.

Watch the trailer.


Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black on Oprah Live

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Milk screenwriter Dustin Lance Black on Oprah’s Live Fridays show discusses his Oscar win and his memorable speech.


Religious and conservative reactions to Milk’s Oscar wins

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behrTed Behr of Movieguide.org, a Christian movie review site didn’t have much love for the Oscars this year…

The Academy Awards showed its support for sexual perversions last night at its annual Oscar ceremony.

The Oscar audience applauded madly when Penn, who won Best Actor for his portrayal of murdered homosexual activist Harvey Milk in the movie MILK, angrily chastised voters in California, including 70% of black voters, for having the gall in last November’s elections to support the real definition of marriage.

In a mean-spirited curse, Penn said, “I think it’s a good time for those who voted for the ban against gay marriage to sit and reflect on their great shame, and their shame in their grandchildren’s eyes if they continue that support. We’ve got to have equal rights for everyone.”

The audience also clapped when the winning screenwriter for MILK, Dustin Lance Black, proclaimed his bigotry when he commented, “If Harvey had not been taken from us 30 years ago, I think he would want me to say to all the gay and lesbian kids out there tonight who have been told they are less than by the churches, by the government, by their families, that you are beautiful, wonderful creatures of value, and that no matter what anyone tells you, God does love you and that very soon, I promise you, you will have equal rights, federally, across this great nation of ours. Thank you, God, for Harvey Milk!”

At the beginning of the show, host Hugh Jackman described the message of MILK as, “It’s okay to be gay.”

Of course, Jesus Christ believes otherwise.

While I am certainly no expert on the New Testament, I have it on good authority that Jesus never brought up man on man action not once in his teachings. Now divorce… that’s a different matter.

And here is a sampling of comments from the fine denizens of Free Republic (courtesy of Joe.My.God) so you don’t have to burn your eyes visiting their site:

  • “Seems that the Oscars have gone the way of the Nobel … Commies Queers Globull warming idiots and terrorist lovers need only apply.”
  • “Hollywood awards have nothing to do with movies and everything to do with the homosexual agenda. It’s nothing but a bunch of liberal queers giving each other a congratulatory slap on the ass for using movies to promote homosexuality.”
  • “Penn, milking the man-milk dispenser, yet again.”
  • “He just made a plea for Gay’s to be able to marry…Then he thanks the country for electing Obama. He’s scum.”
  • “Here it comes again. When “Brokeback Mountain” didn’t win best picture the fruits were screaming like we put shards of glass in the nation’s KY Jelly supply. We’ll probably get the same with “Milk.””
  • “At least Milk has a happy ending!”

And the headline over at World Net Daily reads “Oscars turn into blatant homosex-fest.

The hate is just palpable isn’t it? As said by Pam at Pam’s House blend… haters just need to own the word bigot. They seem to understand it better than anyone else.