Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesOn November 4th 2008 the joyous news of Barack Obama’s historic victory being elected the 44th President of the US was tinged with great sadness for most gay men and women as on that same day as Californians, by a small majority, voted to overturn their State Supreme Court ruling that had permitted same sex … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideIf this account of Senator John McCain’s Presidential Campaign was only just partly true then it really sinks in what a catastrophic disaster this country/world would had suffered if he had defeated Barak Obama and we had to deal with the nightmare called Sarah Palin as our Vice President. I am assuming that as the script … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideNeil Barksy’s engrossing new documentary is an affectionate look at one of the most infuriating larger-than-life politicians who almost loved his job and his city as much as he adored himself. Ed Koch was a three term Mayor of New York who rescued his city from the throes of bankruptcy in the 1970’s and practically … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories queertiquesIn 1991 George H. W. Bush nominated Clarence Thomas, an African/American, to fill a vacancy on the Supreme Court, and as he had only served as an Appeals Court Judge for just 18 months, another appointment of the President, Bush evidently felt strongly enough about the man to want to fast-track him into one … Continue reading
Author queerguruPosted on Categories 5 min movie guideFilmmaker R J Cutler seems to be establishing something of a career out of making documentaries of self-centred stubborn arrogant people who have no respect for their colleagues and totally disregard their viewpoint. His last one was on Anna Wintour in ‘The September Issue’ and apart from her dress sense and her political views, she … Continue reading
