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Jon Stewart: Glitterbombs Are ‘Less Clever Than Something Actually Clever’ | On last night’s The Daily Show, Jon Stewart mocked the glitterbombing of Republican presidential candidates, calling the protests “more clever than a pie in the face, but less clever than something actually clever.” Nonetheless, Stewart also used the opportunity to highlight one of Mitt Romney’s humorous responses to having been covered in glitter. Watch it:

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DOCTOR: Glitter Bombing Is A Health Hazard | Washington, DC-based optometrist Stephen Glasser says that “glitter bombing” can be detrimental to its victims because the glitter can scratch a person’s eyes and cause infection. It could also be inhaled and cause a sinus infection “because it’s literally an object … that highly irritates the tissue.” Glasser explains that glitter could “stop that individual from performing their daily duties. Between the pain and the changes to their vision, it would certainly stop them from doing their work properly.” The Secret Service has charged a Colorado student who attempted to glitter-bomb Mitt Romney with creating a disturbance, throwing a missile, and an unlawful act on school property.

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Santorum Glitter Bombed In Minnesota | An LGBT equality activist glitter bombed GOP presidential candidate Rick Santorum during a town hall event in Blaine, Minnesota this afternoon in protest of the former Pennsylvania senator’s dogged opposition to gay and lesbian rights. Last month, Santorum accused glitter bombers of “trying to shut down free speech, anybody who disagrees with them.” “As far as I’m concerned this just shows how intolerant they really are. They’re afraid of the truth,” he explained. Watch it:

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Ron Paul Glitterbombed | Republican presidential candidate Ron Paul was glitterbombed as he exited the stage at a campaign rally in downtown Minneapolis after delivering a speech last night. In town for tonight’s caucus, Paul was accosted before a crowd of supporters by a man going by the name “Charlie McAwesome,” who reportedly shouted “Housing and healthcare are human rights not privileges!” as he showered the congressman in glitter. This would mean every remaining Republican presidential frontrunner — Mitt Romney, Newt Gingrich, Rick Santorum, and Ron Paul — has now been glitter bombed. Watch it:

– Fatima Najiy

By Guest Blogger on Feb 7, 2012 at 3:05 pm

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Local News Station Reports On The Short History Of Glitter Bombing | The “glitter bombing” of GOP presidential candidates who oppose gay and lesbian equality is catching fire on the campaign trail and attracting a great deal of national and local media coverage. Yesterday’s footage of activists glitter bombing Republican frontrunner Mitt Romney was played on local news broadcasts across the country and inspired 9 News, an NBC affiliate in Colorado, to produce an over-the-top segment reviewing the short history of glittering. Watch it:

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Gay Activists Glitter Bomb Romney, He Calls It ‘Confetti’ To Celebrate Florida Victory

By Igor Volsky on Feb 1, 2012 at 2:40 pm

Mitt Romney was “glitter bombed” by an advocate protesting the former governor’s flimsy record on equality for gay and lesbian Americans as he took the stage at a campaign event in Eagan, Minnesota this afternoon. “There is the guy! Waive your had over here, through the glitter, there he goes,” Romney called out cheerfully and explained that the glitter is actually “confetti” to celebrate his victory in the Florida primary last night:

ROMNEY: Hi there, how are you? Hi there! How are you? Good to see you! There you go….Hey listen guys, I’m delighted to be here with you, this is an exciting time. I’m happy for a little celebration. This is confetti! We just won Florida! We’re just going to win the White House next! Let me tell you, President Obama is not going to be seeing a lot of confetti.

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Romney was glitter bombed a second time as he signed autographs after his brief remarks:

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@samyoungman has the after shot:

From BuzzFeed’s Zeke Miller:


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Video from the glitter bomber:

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‘Millionaire’ Asks About Glitter Bombing | Apparently, knowing about LGBT non-violent direct action can help you win $10,000 on Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?:

(HT: Joe.My.God.)

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Rick Santorum To Pray Away The Glitter Bombs

By Zack Ford on Jan 3, 2012 at 2:25 pm

Rick Santorum told conservative Iowa radio host Jan Mickelson today that he pities the man who covered him with glitter over the weekend. “Glitter bombs” have been used to protest anti-gay policies, but Santorum says he feels “sorry” that this person felt the need to respond and promised to pray that he works out his struggles:

SANTORUM: It’s one of those things where there are a lot of people out there who are hurting, who are struggling with a lot of different issues. My feeling is, that’s part when you open yourself up to the public, you’re going to get good things happen to you and not so nice things. What I’m taking the approach of is you move on. I feel sorry for that man that he felt like he was compelled he had to do that. Like I do, what I’m supposed to do, is you know, according to our faith, is to pray for them, and I hope people work that out.

Mickelson commiserated that Santorum has been the victim of “seething, satanic, wicked hatred” for the way his name has been smeared because of his anti-gay politics.

Here again is video of the Iowa man tossing glitter at Santorum:

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Rep. Erik Paulsen Glitterbombed While Accepting ‘Friend Of The Family’ Award (Updated: Karl Rove Also Glitterbombed!) | Rep. Erik Paulsen (R-MN) was coated with glitter today as he accepted a “Friend of the Family” award from the Minnesota Faith and Freedom Coalition. Failed anti-gay gubernatorial candidate Tom Emmer was presenting Paulsen with the award for his support of the proposed constitutional amendment to ban same-sex marriage, and both were caught in the line of fire. Watch it:

According to Twitter, Karl Rove was also glitterbombed today and video is pending.

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Karl Rove was, in fact, hit with glitter today too. Watch it:

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Sue Sylvester Is Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback: ‘Glee’ Takes on Arts Education Funding

By Alyssa Rosenberg on Sep 22, 2011 at 1:38 pm

It’s a matter of public record that I thought the last season of Glee was a travesty. So it’s almost surreal to see them get an issue right (with the standard minor factual errors that Hollywood always seems to make about the political process). Semi-contrary to what was promised in the pre-season news, Sue Sylvester is running for Congress, and channeling Kansas Gov. Sam Brownback, who this year destroyed his state’s arts agency, meaning Kansas can’t get National Endowment for the Arts funding, which she’s decided to make her central campaign platform:

You know what’s getting me down in Western Ohio? The arts in public schools. Why? Because America is failing. China is on our ass, people. This isn’t the 1960s anymore, when jobs were plentiful…The arts are expensive, and we can’t afford it anymore…I will suspend all public school arts programs and reject all federal and state funding for the arts until every student reads at or above grade level.

Now, obviously a member of the House can’t turn down arts funding on behalf of their state. But otherwise? Economic and competitiveness insecurity? Check. Treatment of the arts as if they’re a luxury? Check. Folks responding to these kinds of attacks by whipping out arguments about the efficacy of the arts rather than their intrinsic worth? Cue Mr. Schue, who comes back at Sue with “The arts help kids do better in school. Kids in the arts record the lowest instance of substance abuse,” before retreating further by explaining that he really just needs job security because he wants to start a family with…a woman he hasn’t slept with yet. I mean, this is Glee. It would be too much to expect full-on emotional coherence.

But still, it’s Glee actually setting up a season-long arc that makes sense — for the first time since the first season, the Glee Club actually has an imperative to perform to survive, and the stakes are larger than simply disbanding the club. If they can stick with it longer than an episode, and come up with tactics more convincing than Will glittering Sue (if nothing else, the show should get credit for showing how silly glittering someone is as a way to make a point), the show will actually be contributing to an ongoing national debate about state and federal arts budgets. Which is rare for any show, much less one as schizophrenic as this.

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