Geez, the management turned up that music to near-deafening! How loud must that booing have been in the first place? You can still hear it even with the music at obviously top volume!

Don't forget invoking your son serving in Iraq to deflect a heckler. The woman is all class.

Don't underestimate the booing ability of us Philadelphians.

And true about the family values; what I really find off-putting is how they keep schlepping that little rutabaga of a baby onto the stage. It's completely damaged, never acting anything like a normal baby. WTF is with these mawkish creeps? Please send them back to Methtown, AK. Now.

You're not being a very good gay friend, Dan.

"My Son is in Iraq right now fighting for your right to boo his mother and adorable little sisters at a hockey game!"

Hahaha. 90% of the audience starts booing, and 5 people take it upon themselves to defeat the liberals with the power of applause.

"what I really find off-putting is how they keep schlepping that little rutabaga of a baby onto the stage. It's completely damaged, never acting anything like a normal baby."

Uh, it has down's syndrome.

I was saying 'Boo-urns'...

Dr Pro@7? Duhhh. But what the fuck are they trying to prove by shoving it in everyone's face? Pro-(meatloaf)-Life grandstanding?

Dan,

I am sure you don't really mean to criticise Palin for turning her son into a prop.

Afterall, you've made a career out of it to DJ.

Fuck off, Ecco.

Anyone have predictions for precocious Piper Palin's future career choice? I doubt she'll be preggers at 17 somehow. Disney sitcom maybe?

Hey Fnarf,

You over stylized pedophile.

Go fuck yourself and your homely ass wife.

Google my son's name. Or "Dan Savage's family." Try to find a picture of him. There's one out there—just one.

If I'm making a career out of exploiting my kid—well, the evidence out there would seem to indicate that I'm doing a piss-poor job of it. So sometime when you're in town ecce, after you get through sucking syphilitic dick at Club Z, let's go out for a drink and I can tell you all about the two reality-show producers that wanted to do "Life With the Savages," or whatever. I turned both down cold because I would never do that to my kid.

And, man, they offered us a lot of money—and I think of those producers whenever some douchespew accuses me of being a money-grubbing fame whore who has ruthlessly exploited his child to advance his own career. Hilarious!

Any chance Palin got hit in the head by a hockey puck during the game?

Just askin'.

The only reason anyone beyond the dorm rats at the U and the lonely fag hipster fuckers on the hill know about you is your fucking book all about your "kid". Without it, no TAL, no Real Time, no nothing.

Face it bro, you have turned having a child as a gay couple into a fashion statement, a political statement, and career move.

Without that shitty book, no one would have ever heard of you.

So yes, you made your career on DJ's back. But just wait till he hits his eighteenth birthday. When he starts suffering from anger and drinking problems, then you can cut the cord. Maybe you could right another book on the struggles of being a gay parent of a alchoholic teenager too!

Sweet!

Just keep cashing those checks from Bill Maher, asshole.

Hey look at me - I can suck my own cock!

(now I don't feel so alone.)

#17

There is a rule about sock puppetry here. They tend to ban your ass.

I'm a big douchebag.

@ 16
Do you really need to put others down in order to make yourself feel better about your own life?

I don't fit into any of the demographics you've described for Savage fans. Although "Life with the Savages" would have been awesome, I respect Dan for his choices with his son.

Now I can hear the booing!

I honestly couldn't hear that much booing the video posted before, I think the audio was closer to the ice and hindered by the loud PA music. I stand very much corrected on the booing, thankfully!

I read this blog and don't usually comment because I don't want to descend into the muck. But I have to say this: I found my way to the Stranger's website two years ago after the adoption agency we were working with urged us to read Dan's book about adopting his son. I was familiar with Dan's advice column but unaware of the book; I didn't even know Dan was had a family.

The Kid was the best thing we read about adoption, and it really helped us. I think that's why the book went from being on our adoption agency's "recommended reading" list to its "required reading." Dan's book is widely respected in adoption circles. It is a very good book, and it helped us, and lots of other couples.

Right on, Adoptive Mom @22. I read "The Kid" when I was pregnant and learned a lot from it, and continue to learn about being a parent from Dan all the time. I don't doubt that it is required reading for adoptive parents - it's an amazingly helpful book!

#22 well your patronage sure helped him buy that nice big house up near the park. That way, he can cruise when he gets home from being gone all week, doing talk shows, appearances etc. and not seeing his kid.

It's all a freaking act.

He doesn't care one freaking bit about his kid like any other sort of parent. He looks at him like a meal ticket.

If it weren't for DJ, the only thing Dan would be doing is 'splaining what felching is to undersupervised 15 year olds.

Not everyone in the Gay community, or even gay parents, thinks Dan is so great. In fact, many of us think he is a huge hypocritical piece of shit.

Go back and put your dress on Dan. You did better in drag.

wow, ecce homo is clearly a fundamentally angry person. if you don't think dan is "so great" &c., no one is forcing you to read his column or his blog. go 'way.

#23

If you are getting parenting tips and advice from Dan Savage, the felch king, then I weep for the future of your crotch fruit.

You really should not be having kids if your judgement is that impaired.

So ecce, what redeeming qualities do you have?

ecch:

Your diatribes against Dan only serve to make you look extremely jealous and pathetic. Find another pastime, you tiresome skid mark.

I cruise Volunteer Park all the time. Never seen Dan cruising the park. I wish he would.

sorry to interject here, but @8 made my day.

thanks!

Love the line about using Piper as a "human shield" at the Flyers game last night. How true!

#27

Many qualities...

Including not buying into the myth of Dan being some big gay wonderboy.

He is a self appointed mafia boy that seeks to expose and out people who don't agree with him.

He is a thug.

I pissed my pants and went home crying to my mommy last time someone sockpuppeted me, and I'll do the same thing this time.

@32, you got a problem with thuggs, homzzzz?

#33

You are a fucking coward and a POS...

At least respect the stragers rules on the matter of sock puppetry.

I find it deeply ironic this guy shits on someone's entire family and then bitches about respecting things. fuck off, prick.

I'm so confused and tragic!

You won't find "ecce homo" in a phone book, but other people are cowards for not using their own names!

he's right! the fake ecce homo can call himself "hecca emo"!!!

I see Itchy Homer has crawled out from under his rock again.

Hey douchebag, you don't like Dan Savage. Fine, that's your right. But your disgusting comment @26 attacking Donna @23 who said nothing against you but simply agreed with another comment liking Dan's book was over the line. Go fuck yourself.

I'm sorry. I shouldn't take my anger out on innocent commenters.

I'm sitting in a bar—a bar! where they serve that demon rum!—responding to emails from people who donated to the No On 8 campaign (per my recent column), and I just came across the letter below. I don't usually post praise—too Catholic; I've always preferred to be slapped around, thanks—but I'm making an exception because I think this letter just might make ecce homo's head explode.

I don't have a question, I just want to thank you for the work you do. I am a 25-year-old law student in North Carolina, and had never heard of you until you were featured on the episode of "Real Time with Bill Maher" where you followed the Huckabee campaign in South Carolina. I felt compelled to read the books that were flashing below your name during the panel discussion. Upon arrival, I immediately read "The Kid" and "The Commitment" and, for the first time, felt comfortable admitting to myself (and then saying outloud) that I am gay. Within a month I'd come out to my entire family, friends, school colleagues, etc., and I KNOW your books helped me feel good, confident, and even excited about being honest with myself and everyone else. I did all of this before I'd ever even kissed (or done ANYTHING else with) a man!

It wasn't that I grew up in a fundy family or had a problem with gays... for some reason I just didn't believe I could live the life I desired or have all the things I wanted if I were gay. You inspired me to believe otherwise, and I've really never felt healthier or happier.

I'd already donated to the No on Prop 8 cause (I grew up in CA and my entire family still lives there), but I felt compelled to donate again just so I had a guarantee that you'd read my note of thanks. There's no need to publish or reply—I know there are plenty of folks who need your time more than me. I just wanted to tell you that you helped me change my life for the better.

R.B.

Tick, tick, tick—BOOM!

To my sockpuppet,

Imitation is the most sincere form of flattery.

I am glad to see that there is at least one person on her who does drink the Savage kool aide from Dan's dick.

I'm not imitating anyone, I'm wearing your hat. It looks better on me.

Yeah Dan,

Way to be a great parent. Don't ya think that DJ might miss you a little. Since your such a super dad and all.

But you are right. You are so awesome!!! You are so great!!! You save lives!!!

Stop believing your own press shit head.

Press? That's a letter someone wrote me. And I spent all day with my kid. Now he's at a friend's house, my boyfriend is making dinner (after I cleaned the house), and I'm getting a little work in.

Because I am a bad, bad man—oh, and I'm drinking... GINGER ALE! Oh, the humanity!

Psych!

I can tell you all about the two reality-show producers that wanted to do "Life With the Savages," or whatever. I turned both down cold because I would never do that to my kid.

Dan?!? You should totally do it. Think about how much your books helped normalize gay adoption and gay marriage. I think a reality show would help gay adoption and marriage more than all the donations to stop proposition 8 in the world.

I don't think it's harmfully exploitative to your child if you're reasonable. If he doesn't want to go on tv, he doesn't have to, and you definitely don't have to show him doing anything embarassing. I'm sure a sympathetic show would portray you as great parents.

I insult people because I have a low opinion of myself!

I insult people because I have a low opinion of myself!

I insult people because I have a low opinion of myself!

Grrr... sockpuppets!

There's a correlation that's now being studied between toxins/pollutants in Alaska and the birth-defect rate. There's a chance that if Alaska had stronger regulations, Palin's son would not be born with special needs.

Hey, EH ... a word of friendly advice. You don't have to stick with chlorpromazine, which obviously ain't doin' it for you any more. Let's see if we can get you some Clozaril, or into one of the Melperone trials.

I've been on and off the Slog for years, and am familiar with ecce the comment queen, sort of, and noticed this comment thread is just like the flavor of the October campaigning we've all been experiencing so much of.

One side presents positive solutions in an altruistic pursuit of making life better for everyone (including the pieces of shit foaming at the mouth --pitbull style-- who would just as soon see them in chains).

The other side offers nothing but relentless, meaningless, personal attacks because they're afraid that their self-loathing-inspired fear mongering is finally being called out as bullshit and they can see the sun setting on their sad, lonely world.

Keep up the good work, Dan.

e.h.- so no one in your life will every love and admire you as much as thousands of strangers love and admire dan. so what? quit letting it get to you so much. it's embarrassing for all of us to watch.

Gosh, I can't even imagine someone hiding behind children to make political points. Sure glad they don't do that here on Slog!

I'm told everyone gets booed in Philadelphia.

Lay off of Dan. He contributes a lot of positive things to the community. Seattle is lucky to have him. Thanks for all you do, Dan!

BTW, @32: you didn't answer the question. Probably because you've got nothing.

Socks? I beat off into them incessantly, leave them to ferment, then squeeze them off like cheesecloth, grab a spoon, and have some spooge cheese. THAT is self-love...

Fucking coward sockpuppet...Keshmeshi right? Get a grip.

So, a Dan feels free to attack people based on hypocrisy but he is such a wilting flower that he can't tolerate it himself? Pathetic.

Yeah Dan, if you weren't already enough of a exhibitionist, you should do a reality show.

Accept, how would you justify ignoring your children for drunken fuck parties at your house? Send him to a sitter, right? I've know you a while Dan. You are still unimpressive and self absorbed.

I only can hope that DJ can survive it.

Survive it emotionally that is.

61 and 62 are sockpuppets. Please delete them as per your posting policy.

60,61,62, and 63 are sockpuppets. Please delete them as per your posting policy.

No wait- 60,and 61 are sockpuppets, but 63 and 64 aren't. But 62 is.

Ecce, dear, you're acting out again. Who let you near a computer? I thought the library banned you.

I know living in Auburn without a driver's license is frustrating, especially since Metro banned you. I know that the ankle bracelet chafes you, and doesn't let you go to the Federal Way rest stop. I know that you're disappointed in the way your permanent makeup job turned out - but really, there's no reason for this bitterness towards Dan.

You're the one who got busted for prostitution at the truck stop, and then violated your probation. Dan didn't force you to shave your eyebrows, and he certainly didn't insist that you go to that cut-rate tattoo parlor in Kent for your makeup job. It's not his fault that you look like Clarabelle, so stop blaming him.

Learning to accept responsibility is the first step to recovery, ecce. You know I'm praying for you.

So just settle down, and if you're a good boy, I may take you to K-Mart. Maybe an Icee will perk you up. Or a giant pretzel. You love those giant pretzels....

If there are drunken fuckfests at my house, I need to find out how to get myself an invite.

comments 1 through 67 are sock puppets, please delete them per your comments policy.

See, anyone can say they're you and ask for deletion. Which is why we need user registration in the comments to avoid impersonation.

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"Whatever Happened To Ecce Homo?"

Reality gold, I tell ya. Gold!

This thread has much hateful bile from the ecce, but the sockpuppetry has me ROTFLMAO!

Gay people are such nice people.

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Remember Gay serial killer "Jeffrey Dahmer"