Lucky 7: Our Seventh Year in Review

The 2008 elections filled our hearts with hope even while the economic downturn emptied our pockets. We spoke out against corporate greed, fought for our right to marry and shamed those that would hold us down into becoming more tolerant. A crane collapsed in Manhattan; a plane landed in the Hudson River and justice prevailed with the country’s first transgender-related hate crime conviction. Here is a look back at the past year and the events that most affected us.

XX. MUZZLED

We got some much-needed respite from the constant jabbering of Ann Coulter when the opinionated blonde had her jaw wired shut. Queen of the mind-boggling sound bite, Coulter has said that women should not vote, that she’s not a fan of the first amendment and that Bush was one of America’s greatest presidents. We say the peace and quiet was nice while it lasted.


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