But note the vague sourcing: “The United States has ruled out a Golden Temple visit [in India], according to an American official involved in planning. Temple officials said that American advance teams had gone to Amritsar, the holy city that is the site of the temple, to discuss a possible visit. But the plan appears to have foundered on the thorny question of how Mr. Obama would cover his head, as Sikh tradition requires, while visiting the temple.” [NYT]

Delaware Republican Senate primary candidate Christine O’Donnell, whom we’ve managed to ignore despite her pleas for America to quit whacking off — think of the unconceived children, people! — is questioning her opponent’s sartorial choices:

“You know, these are the kind of cheap, underhanded, un-manly tactics that we’ve come to expect from Obama’s favorite Republican, Mike Castle,” said O’Donnell. “You know, I released a statement today, saying Mike this is not a bake-off, get your man-pants on.”

Good advice. And if you hit Old Navy, you can be confident in a comfy fit.

O’Donnell Blasts Castle’s ‘Un-Manly’ Tactics [TPM]

Move over Chelsea, today is Lisa Simpson’s wedding day!

While it’s not in the Gray Lady’s Wedding & Celebrations section (a.k.a. Gay Man’s Sports Section), the NYT shares with us the good news that back in a 1995 episode of The Simpsons, her wedding was forecast for August 1, 2010 at 1 pm in Springfield.

No word if Lisa wore one of those strapless bridal dresses that Cynica and I are tired of seeing.

Mazel tov, kids!

Yesterday Glenn Beck went on Bill O’Reilly’s show, and the usual hilarity and asshattery ensued.

The highlight, however, was when Glenn Beck came out of the closet as a fashionista to criticize Michelle Obama’s sartorial choice when she recently toured a Florida beach, describing her outfit as “an outrage” and the “most Marie Antoinette ever” because there was a black pattern on her shirt.  Beck said that he felt her dress was mocking people who had been affected by the oil spill. (Note to Glenn: it’s an “outfit,” not a “dress”).  Then he closes out with a tirade about how the White House garden is socialist because there are too many red vegetables. (Note to Glenn: tomatoes are a fruit, not a vegetable).

Glenn Beck Calls Michelle Obama ‘Marie Antoinette’

If you can’t bear to watch the clip of asshattery, here’s Shelley Oh’s ensemble.

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“Obviously, it was what I thought was a sporty outfit,” Mr. Schock said of his picnic attire. “It was probably a little too bright, in retrospect.” Still unexplained: Aaron’s iPod. [NYT/The Stranger, via Sully]

While L.A.’s Pride celebration this weekend features the Log Cabin Republicans’ Tea-Bag Game, your Stinque editors are waiting to hear from our D.C. correspondents if Rep. Aaron Schock (R-IL) will be on the Log Cabin float for the Pride Parade that’s going on this weekend.

Our friends at Gawker report that a photo taken of the youngest member of Congress at a picnic last week is “jamming up the gay staff listserv” on the Hill. Gee, I wonder why?

Is it the aqua belt like the on I had in 1984 to hold up my Jordache jeans, the unbuttoned-yet-tucked-in ironed pink shirt with the perfectly rolled-up sleeves, or the white jeans?

Yes.

And the gay-face.

[Gawker]

Willie Nelson, 77, has cut off his signature braids, and is now sporting a page-boy cut.  If he announces next week he’s giving up pot, the world will have officially ended.

[Dallas Morning-News]