Prop 8 Overturned Proves To Be Twitter Tall Tale, Charges Of Indoctrination Over California Gay Lesson Plans, Suze Orman, Jon Huntsman Ambassador

An archived story from the Los Angeles Times, dated May 13th, 2008, on the Supreme Court of California overturning the state ban on gay marriage as being unconstitutional cased a commotion, wholly unnecessary yesterday, and it began on Twitter, when a user posted the article, linking it with news that Proposition 8 had been overturned. It hasn’t, in fact there is no mention of Proposition 8 in the original Times’ piece, because the amendment had yet to be implemented. Perhaps most noteworthy – for several hours Friday several traditional media outlets believed the Twitter tale to be true and were intent on breaking the story, as fallacious as it was. The California Supreme Court has until June to reveal its ruling on challenges made to constitutional legality of Proposition 8.

When parental and political activism goes wrong, it goes wrong. Witness this tale from Alameda. California, where the school district, in an effort to impart ideas of respect and tolerance towards gays, implemented lesson plans in elementary that would illustrated different understandings of family – including those with same-sex parents – even including the true story of Roy and Silo, the fame New York City penguins. Uproar ensued, with outside agitation and involvement from conspiracy seeking conservative groups, who argue that the lessons are not attempts to reduce the incidents of bullying based on gay stereotypes, but rather an issue of indoctrination – you know, the whole frightening gay agenda where we take unsuspecting heterosexuals and convert them. Public meetings have been scheduled after which the school board will vote on May 26th whether to implement the changes or not.

The New York Times magazine profiles self-appointed evangelical financial advisor Suze Orman, who appears, despite the truth telling mantra, to be a bit of study in contradiction.

President Obama has appointed Republican Utah Governor Jon Huntsman Ambassador to China, the formal announcement made Saturday. Huntsman, who, as Governor, quickly revealed himself to be something of progressive politician, a proponent of gay rights for example, was widely believed to be a presidential candidate in 2012, although Obama’s appointment apparently eliminates that possibility.