Far-right Austrian leader sacked for revealing gay affair with Jörg Haider
The London Times
October 23, 2008
VIENNA — The successor of the Austrian far-right leader Jörg Haider was dismissed yesterday after he revealed a “special” relationship “far beyond” friendship with his former mentor.
In tearful interviews … Stefan Petzner spoke openly about his affair with Haider, who died [...]
Archive for December, 2008
Passion & Politics: Melodrama in the Österreich
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Adlai Stevenson, Alexis de Tocqueville, Alliance for the Future of Austria, anti-Semitism, Austria, Österreich, Botox, brownshirt, Entebbe, G. Bernard Shaw, gay, gay politicians, Hitler Youth, Hunter S. Thompson, Idi Amin, Jorg Haider, Joseph de Maistre, Klagenfurt, knight, Kurt Waldheim, League of German Girls, Munich, neo-Nazi, Order of Pius IX, Pope John Paul II, Stefan Petzner, stormtrooper, Thomas Jefferson, Uganda, United Nations, Vatican, Wehrmacht, William Shakespeare, Zionism on December 12, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Kid Rock; or, Arrested Adolescence
Posted in Pop Culture, tagged Add new tag, Alvin Wong, Auden Carlsen, Boy George, Calvin Broadus, Caroline Upcher, cocaine, community service, George O'Dowd, Georgia, Heathrow Airport, HIV/AIDS benefit, Judge Wong, Kid Rock, male prostitute, Middle East, Naomi Campbell, Robert Ritchie, Snoop Dogg, Swan, troops, Waffle House on December 10, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Kid Rock, judge differ on community service
AP, Dec. 3, 2008
LOS ANGELES – Kid Rock is upset that he can’t pick the good deed that will serve as his punishment for a brawl at a Georgia Waffle House.
In a post on his Web site, the rocker blasts a judge for denying his request to serve his [...]
No, Perv — Leave It On!
Posted in Geopolitics, tagged Add new tag, Anne Fulda, Élysée Palace, Bill Clinton, Carla Bruni, Cécilia Ciganer-Albéniz, Condi, Condoleezza Rice, Dubya, Franz Liszt, George Bush, get jiggy, Karachi, Mahleej Sarkari, Marie-Dominique Culioli, Miss Pakistan World, Monica Lewinsky, Mushy, Nicolas Sarkozy, Pakistan, pan-sexual, Paris, Pervez Musharraf, Sonia Ahmed, toga party, Toronto, uniform, Voice of America, Yale on December 7, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Bush To Musharraf: “Take Off Your Uniform”
CBS News
Nov. 7, 2007
WASHINGTON — President George Bush and visiting French President Nicolas Sarkozy visited Mount Vernon today. During a press conference, Bush told reporters he had called Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf.
“I spoke to President Musharraf right before I came over here to visit with President Sarkozy. And my [...]
