Mike Tidmus

When it comes to taking a stand for what they claim they really believe — lights on, hoods off — America’s christianist bullies turn out be a bunch of spineless cowards who lack the courage to take the stand for their own convictions. Dahlia Lithwick, writing at Newsweek, provides more than ample evidence of that [...]

It’s pretty clear that the christianist right wouldn’t know (or tell) the truth if it bit them on their holier-than-thou asses. While Lying for the lord is as traditionally Mormon as having a rumpus room full of backup wives, who would have imagined the Mormon’s new found allies among the extremist religious reich and the [...]

If you’re an anti-gay pastor watcher like me, you’re well aware that San Diego area radical clerics Miles McPherson and Jim Garlow relish both the spotlight and the media attention that comes hand-in-hand with being two of California’s better known anti-LGBT advocates. When he’s not mentoring young Christians like former beauty queen turned soft-porn celebrity Carrie [...]

Carrie Prejean threatens to leave Larry King Live due to Larry being ‘inappropriate’ (video: Larry King Live, via 08blatz at YouTube) [ updated: see below ] Wow! Dust off that tarnished tiara. People, get ready … it’s Diva time! To whom in the wings is Miss Ladyfingers speaking? Her notoriously anti-gay christianist attorney, Charles LiMandri? [...]

Sean Hannity interviews Carrie Prejean about her let’s-not-call-it-a-sex-tape (video: News1News at YouTube) Fox entertainer Sean Hannity wrote the foreword to the biblically-correct Miss Ladyfingers‘ new book, Shill Standing, which hit bookstore shelves yesterday and disappointed many of us die-hard Carrie fans who had eagerly looked forward to the oft-rumored glossy centerfold of same, the inspiring [...]

No difference whatsoever (graphic: from the Tidmus archives) Word that the Reverend Fred Phelps is coming to San Diego on Friday 16 October 2009 is bound to excite Fred’s fellow Christian conservatives, e.g., Pastor Jim Garlow, Pastor Miles McPherson, Saint James Hartline, and Pastor Chris Clark — all of whom have nothing whatsoever in common with Fred, [...]

That 15 minutes sure flew by fast (video: The Today Show via YouTube) Confirmation and pictorial evidence that Vista, California beauty queen Carrie Prejean modeled for topless photos spread around the vast internets this morning like a North County wildfire. Early this morning, blogger Lez Get Real cautiously noted: This photo, which appeared yesterday on TheDirty.com, shows [...]

Nouveau right-wing media darling and Miss USA runner-up, Carrie Prejean, is poised to make her  triumphant  return to San Diego, where the Christian beauty queen will put in an appearance at the notoriously anti-GLBT Rock Church on Sunday: SAN DIEGO (April 23, 2009)—Carrie Prejean, Miss California and Miss USA’s first runner up, will appear at the [...]

Mormon Home Invasion (Video: Courage Campaign, via YouTube) Today’s the day. The split on Proposition 8 is so tight the race can’t be called either way. We need to get people to the polls. We need to remind our friends, families and coworkers not to stop at the top of the ballot with a choice [...]

It’s not the latest dance craze. It’s just plain crazy!  (Photo: Rex Wockner, PhotoShoppery: mine) In addition to his excellent coverage of the candlelight rally in Hillcrest last night, veteran writer and reporter Rex Wockner has some very disturbing photos from yesterday’s freakshow at Qualcomm Stadium. If you think freakshow is a biased and unfair [...]