Tea party leader fired over ugly Matthew Shepard joke and other Tuesday midday news briefs

Glenn Beck's anti-gay army of God - This should surprise no one. Pay special attention to Miles McPherson because a certain intelligent blogger is cited as a source. Folks who call Beck a moderate voice on lgbt equality should read this list.

Montana Tea Party Leader Fired Over Anti-Gay Facebook Comments - The tea party does something right. There must be a blizzard outside.

New Yorker Whitewashes “The Family’s” Involvement In Uganda’s “Kill-The-Gays” Bill - This ain't good.

WND's Joe Farah on debate with GOProud's Barron: I'm going to expose its 'radical goals and agenda' - I don't know. The war with GOProud, Farah and Coulter was cute at first. But does it strike you as planted now? I'm not saying for sure, but this thing seems to have reached the levels of satire and parody.

Gay Anti-Asian Prejudice Thrives On the Internet - Hinting on the thing that could wreck the lgbt movement for equality.

Religious Right Demands Inclusion in GOP Agenda - This promises to be good theatre.