Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Family Research Council to sue to stop repeal of DADT

I can't say that I am surprised. The FRC has been officially deemed a Hate Group by the Southern Poverty Law Center because of their treatment of the glbt community, so of course they have to keep up their hate and homophobia credentials and what better way than to go after one of the biggest civil liberty victories for gay and lesbians in years?

My god these "family advocate" groups are a despicable bunch:

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DADT repeal signed today


And Senator GrampyMcKnuckledragger (R-AZ) is officially an inconsequential crank, homophobe, and nasty little old man. Share

Saturday, December 18, 2010

It was not all good news today

The Dream Act failed, blocked by the GOP.

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In honor of The Good, The Bad and The Ugly we've seen these past few months

Now that we've finally seen the repeal of DADT, how bout some fun? May I present to you the Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain for your entertainment and a pleasant change of pace:



Via TPC who learned about this entertaining Orchestra from Roger Ebert's Journal Share

In honor of the incredible shrinking man

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It's official - DADT is officially repealed - 65-31

And this Seething Momma and straight ally could not be happier. Good riddance to yet one more horrible, disgraceful, bigoted, disgusting, and hideously cruel law that never made any sense to anyone but the bigots, homophobes and religious crazies.

But... not everyone is as joyous as I am about the death of this ugly law. As expected, Senator McCain is very unhappy and is doing his very best to cement his status as a sore loser and nasty little old man before the final vote even takes place. It must be so devastating to realize how quickly one can become so inconsequential. Presidential candidate one minute, bitter, nasty has-been the next. And it couldn't happen to a more deserving guy...


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It's official-DADT is officially DEAD, DEAD, and

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Thursday, December 16, 2010

Oh my the ugly does come out when the civil rights of "the other" are being discussed

I am sorry, but wtf is wrong with Republicans? Why are they always so damn afraid? My god this party is nothing but a bunch of bed-wetting little wussies who are afraid of anything that doesn't look or act like them. I never realized how deeply the bigotry and cowardice runs in this party. It is truly shameful.

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Have I mentioned lately what a bigoted dick John McCain is?

I don't think I can ever look at this man again without throwing up in my mouth a little. But the good news is the DADT repeal vote and the Dream Act vote are both scheduled for Saturday. And McCain opposes both. Oh please, please, please, let them both pass. Bigots should always lose...

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Thursday, December 09, 2010

Senate Republicans do not budge - Repeal of DADT fails

Complete devastation. I am in a stupor. I cannot write. I cannot think. And I cannot contain my complete revulsion for the Republican Party. What a bunch of cowardly pieces of human waste.

Small Correction: The Senate failed to end the filibuster. Repeal of DADT may still be possible, but I won't hold my breath and I certainly won't change my opinion of the Republican Party. Just typing the word Republican makes me so ill I want to throw up. The entire Party and everything they stand for repulses me.

Andrew Sullivan is right:
This really means that John McCain's filibuster is what is killing repeal. Astonishing what one man's bitter soul can do to American democracy.

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Evil Personified - The Westboro Baptist Church


Just when you think they can get no lower, they do...

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Tuesday, December 07, 2010

George Carlin on the American Dream

And if this doesn't prove his brilliance, nothing does. You'd think he just did this act yesterday:

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Rest In Peace Elizabeth

As many in the LGBT community already know, Elizabeth Edwards was a very visible and vocal supporter. I will miss her:

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Monday, December 06, 2010

Sunday, December 05, 2010

The bullies are more empowered than ever and more vicious than ever too



editorial cartoons via TPC

I could not be more disillusioned right now. The great hope I had for this President's success is slowly dying and in its place is a terrible foreboding. When I voted for this president, I was voting for the vision he had for this country, a vision he so masterfully articulated and sold me on. I did NOT vote for four more years of the bullying and divisive policies of the Bush/Cheney administration. And yet, that is now what I feel I am getting.

And I know without a scintilla of doubt that I am not alone in feeling this way.
With that said, NEVER EVER in a million years did I think that by voting for Mr. Obama that I would be voting for a man that would not only empower the bullies who pushed us around for the eight nightmare years of the Bush/Cheney presidency, but one that would actually throw fuel on their fire. By continually reaching out to these Republican bullies only to get bit in return, President Obama now looks weak and ineffective, and the bipartisanship he was striving for, a game for wussies. And there is no bigger aphrodisiac for these thugs than weakness. And my President has served it to these bullies on the White House's finest china.

Where on earth is the fire and the amazing energy that defined the candidate Obama and inspired so many to vote for him? Does he think he can glide through four years as a behind-the-scenes president without fighting for the very issues he campaigned on? Where are those amazing oratorical skills now that he is in office? Where is the man who on the night he accepted the Democratic nomination to be president said this:

This moment — this election — is our chance to keep, in the 21st century, the American promise alive. Because next week, in Minnesota, the same party that brought you two terms of George Bush and Dick Cheney will ask this country for a third. And we are here because we love this country too much to let the next four years look just like the last eight. On Nov. 4, we must stand up and say: “Eight is enough.

This country voted for Mr. Obama because it agreed with him. It agreed that eight long years was not just enough, but an eternity. And it felt like Obama the candidate was completely in sync with us on that. It felt like he felt our pain.

So why does it feel like it is the Republicans in charge? And why is it the Republicans who have hijacked the national conversation, held all of the President's policies hostage, and succeeded in sabotaging and obstructing everything? And why does it feel like the bullying has not gone away but intensified? Well the answer is because they can and Obama has made it oh so easy for them.

Apparently it hasn't occurred to this President that these thugs want nothing more than to destroy him. And from where I stand, they are succeeding. They have made the President look weak and ineffective. They have helped the President completely alienate the people who put him into office. And those Independents who abandoned the Republican Party in 2008 to put Obama into office? Well forget them, they probably don't miss the faux Bush swagger, but they certainly don't want Obama wishy washy either.

When I voted for President Obama, I did so because his words moved me, his ability to communicate a vision for the future of America inspired me, and his passion when he articulated those visions convinced me that he would move mountains to make those visions a reality, just as he moved mountains to get elected.

Where is that Obama? All I have seen since he has come into office are the bullies, the bullies I thought I'd voted against, the bullies I thought we'd sent packing when we voted in a Democratic President and Democratic majorities in Congress. And yet, it is the same failed Republican talking points, the same Republican voodoo economics, and the same failed Republican policies that seem to be getting Obama's attention and tainting the few bills that even manage to get passed. I didn't vote for this.

And now I sit in despair and watch the Republicans threaten, lie, bully, scare, and prepare to vote NO on everything until they destroy this President and make him a one-termer. From tax cuts for the rich to repealing DADT, they have no shame, only an insatiable hunger for power, no matter the cost, no matter the affects on this country. But Obama seems oblivious. He seems invisible. And he seems above it all.

So again, I ask, didn't we vote for a Democrat? Where is candidate Obama? Why does it feel like we are still trapped in those 8 years of hell? Why does it feel like it is the Republicans in charge and our Democratic President who gave them the reins? Why are the bullies winning? And why does it feel like Obama isn't even putting up the appearance of a fight?

My mother always told my brothers and me never to start a fight, but never to walk away from one either. It's good advice. But apparently Obama doesn't think so.

And to prove my point:


Why is it a Republican Senator who is telling us that they probably won't get to a vote on DADT? Last I heard, the Dems are still in the majority, but it is a Republican who is being asked. And where oh where is President Obama on this issue or any other issue important to Americans? Answer: AWOL and absent without even putting up a fight... I am fast going from disillusioned to despondent.
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Saturday, December 04, 2010

ABC's What Would You Do?

Tough way to start my day. Watching extremely homophobic parents (actors) reacting badly to the news that their son is gay was so painful I almost didn't make it to the end of the clip. I guess knowing that there are still scenes like this playing out in homes across the country makes me realize how far we still have to go. Thankfully there were a few (and certainly not enough for me) bright spots in the clip. God bless the brave angels who stepped out of their comfort zones to confront the ugly parent or offer comfort to the inconsolable child.

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Thursday, December 02, 2010

The embarrassing buffoon that is my senator: Senator GrampyMcKnuckledragger (R-AZ)

Clips of McCain at the DADT hearings today:


I wonder if his next project is going to be re-segregating the military. I'm sure if he polled the entire military he'd probably find someone somewhere who'd rather keep the races separated in the foxholes and barracks and showers. Thanks Arizona for putting this sad, bitter, old crank back in office.
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Wednesday, December 01, 2010

Can we clone this guy?

Meet Illinois state Senator Ricky Hendon. In the clip below he is speaking about the vote the Illinois state senate is about to take on civil unions.

Why can't we have more politicians like him? Take a listen and tell me this man is not an inspiration. I just wish we had men and women on the national level with half the courage, fire, and conviction of this man:


Oh and by the way... the Civil Unions bill had already passed in the House. And after this fiery speech the Senate proceeded to pass the bill in that branch as well. So now it is off to Governor Quinn's office to be signed into law. Congratulations Illinois. May the handwringing and hate and doom and gloom begin amongst those who feel it is their moral duty to stick their noses into everyone else's life in the name of the Lord.

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