Remember back in October, when Bobby Montoya, an adorable seven-year-old boy who "likes girl stuff" drew national attention because he wanted to join his local Girl Scouts troop? Well, nearly two months later, Christian leaders of three Girl Scout troops in Louisiana are reacting with disgust, quitting their posts and disbanding their troops because Montoya was allowed to join. more ›

Earlier this week, Gawker published excerpts of Sarah Palin's upcoming book, America By Heart: Reflections on Family, Faith and Flag. Well, the former Alaska governor and Republican vice presidential candidate was not happy about it, Tweeting, "The publishing world is LEAKING out-of-context excerpts of my book w/out my permission? Isn't that illegal?" to which Gawker responded with links to Wikipedia's fair use entry and Stanford's copyright and fair use information. Still, News. Corp-owned publisher Harper Collins has sued Gawker on behalf its bestselling Mama Grizzly, asking that the website be banned from "further copyright infringement." more ›

Rick Lazio, the bank executive and former Congressman who famously lost to Hillary Clinton in the 2000 Senate race, officially bowed out of the 2010 NY governor's race yesterday and lent no support for either remaining major party candidate, "I strongly believe that Andrew Cuomo cannot bring about change, but I remain unconvinced that Carl Paladino will bring the improvement that New Yorkers need, deserve and want." In other words, New York, you're still screwed! more ›

Step right up and get your tickets for the first annual Homocon! No, it's not a convention for escaped homosexual convicts (that would be awesome), it's a political convention for openly gay Republicans. They somehow exist, and GOProud, the only national organization representing gay conservatives, is throwing a big party next month to celebrate their cognitive dissonance. The headliner will be none other than Ann "Come On I Dare You To Punch Me in My Smug Face, You Fairy" Coulter, who previously called John Edwards a "faggot" when he was running for president, and called former vice president Al Gore a "total fag." This is going to be fabulous revolting. more ›

David Cameron, the 43-year-old Conservative, became the new prime minister of Britain after Gordon Brown announced his resignation earlier today. The Conservative party won 306 seats, but 325 were needed to win— Brown's Labour party won 258—so the Conservative have been in talks with the Lib Dem party for its 57 seats. Cameron told the public today that he would "help build a more responsible society here in Britain... Those who can should and those who can't, we will always help. I want to make sure that my government always looks after the elderly, the frail, the poorest in our country." Mayor Bloomberg's office Tweeted congratulations and "NYers wish you the best!" more ›

Facing a primary challenge from a candidate who says he isn't conservative enough, Senator John McCain (R-Arizona) trotted out his 2008 presidential ticket running mate Sarah Palin to adoring crowds in Tucson, AZ yesterday. And Palin rallied, "It was John McCain who warned us about this administration’s plan for growing government and digging us deeper into debt and spreading the wealth around. When all the votes are tallied, I think he’s going to win this one... Let's send the Maverick back to the Senate!" more ›

Things got nasty yesterday between Republican rivals in the gubernatorial primary, starting with an appearance by each on Fox 5's "Good Day New York." When the show's host read aloud from Rick Lazio's list of "top 10" reasons not to vote for his opponent, volatile Steve Levy got worked up, the Post reports. "Hey Rick, how 'bout one reason why people should vote for you?" he taunted, adding that Lazio "has no traction in the polls." Despite having switched from the Democratic party just a week ago, Levy called his Conservative record "unparalleled." more ›

The Conservative Political Action Conference wound down its gathering yesterday with speeches from Ann Coulter, Newt Gingrich and key-note speaker Glenn Beck, who faulted Republicans for not paying attention to conservative principles, comparing them to alcoholics, "I have not yet heard people in the Republican Party admit they have a problem. I have not seen a come-to-Jesus meeting.... 'Hello, my name is the Republican Party and I've got a problem. I'm addicted to spending and big government.' ... They need that moment." more ›

Sarah Palin rallied attendees at the Tea Party Convention in Nashville by attacking President Obama and Democratic policies, saying, "How's that hopey, changey stuff working out for you?" and "America is ready for another revolution! ... This is about the people, and it’s bigger than any one king or queen of a tea party, and it’s a lot bigger than any charismatic guy with a teleprompter." more ›

Days after the Republican candidate dropped out of the race, Democrat Bill Owens won the special election for the 23rd Congressional District in upstate New York—a seat that had been held by Republicans since the 19th century. The NY Times called it "a setback for national conservatives who heavily promoted a third candidate in what became an intense debate over the direction of the Republican Party." more ›

The embattled community organizing group ACORN is filing a lawsuit today in Maryland District Court, accusing individuals behind an embarrassing series of hidden camera videos of violating state law by recording employees' conversations without permission. Similar to the videos recorded in ACORN's Brooklyn offices, the Maryland video shows workers giving inappropriate advice to two filmmakers (left) posing as prostitute and pimp seeking assistance in getting a house for a brothel. Alan Schwartz, general counsel for Acorn, accused the fake pimp, James O’Keefe, of "trying to destroy an organization whose principal purpose is to help poor people." more ›