Hate Crimes Legislation, Sotomayor, Sally Kern, and other Tuesday midday news briefs

Leahy to Introduce Hate-Crimes Amendment - Batten down the hatches cause the religious right is going to freak over this. Is going to? Hell they are already up in arms. Keep your fingers crossed though. It could pass!

GM pitches Camaro to gay men in online ad, homobigots erupt - Cause you know gay folks don't drive cars.

Sotomayor Day II: Let The Antics Begin - Everything that freaks the religious right out has to do with us. Even this Supreme Court justice hearing.

ACLU Investigates Rep. Sally Kern - Part of me is interested, while another part of me says "just leave that crazy woman alone."