Prop 8: Hasn’t the shame set in yet?

Supreme Court is scheduled to hear arguments in the case on March 5th. I am 90% certain Prop 8 will get squashed.  It should never have been on the ballot in the first place.

You know what should really piss people off about this whole Prop 8 mess, besides the obvious matter of intolerance? All the money that was wasted, even during a poor economic time like this. If only people felt so strongly about causes like fighting HIV, hunger, Malaria. Think of all the lives that dirty money could have saved.

Check out this database that went public of donors for and against Prop 8.

While trolling through this list of donors who supported prop 8,  I found a Mrs. Wilde from my hometown. She is a “Homemaker” from a small town, who donated $25,000 to support the ban on equal rights for human beings. Twenty-five THOUSAND dollars. That money would buy 2,500 mosquito nets. That money would provide thousands of people with clean drinking water. And that money would provide hundreds of kids with vaccines they need. And that’s just one donor. More than $83 million was donated to support or oppose the prop. I feel sick.

Some Prop 8 supporters filed a lawsuit to keep their names from going public on this list. The federal lawsuit was filed in January by the ballot measure’s sponsoring committee, Protect Marriage.  The suit was rejected by honorable U.S. District Judge Morrison England. “If there ever needs to be sunshine on a particular issue, it’s a ballot measure.” The suit claims releasing the names has led to consumer boycotts and picketing. Well damn people!  Don’t you get it? People don’t want to give their money and do business with, I hate to say it but, bigots.

Although the word bigot is harsh, it is what in my opinion these people are: intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices, especially one who regards or treats the members of a group with hatred and intolerance. That’s straight from Websters  ya’ll.

I have a family member that does not support equal gay rights. And although, I still love that person, his views on this I despise. Its a hard thing to swallow.  I hope someday he, and others, understand the signifigance of this.

 

BiTtEr SwEeT

President Obama has been elected as the 44th President of the United States of America. Today is a beautiful day. I am enlightened. And proud to be an American, finally after eight long ass years.

I have something weighing on my mind though. California voters have proven that we have not come as far as some of us would like to believe. There are still many people, for whatever reason, that are too close minded to accept differences. They have stripped many people of their pride. They have made some believe they are not a worthy human being. I am horrified that 50 some odd years after our country unified, that we are again discriminating others because they are different. Voters have stripped them of rights because of who they love and who they want to commit to and spend their lives with. How can people be so naive to believe that in any way shape or form that would take away from what they have? Your marriage should be strong. A marriage is between 2 people, not the whole flippin state. Prop 8 is shameful and I am ashamed I did not do more to smother it. It was a campaign that won because of ridiculous lies spread by religious “cults” and out of state special interests. How is that legal? How is the prop legal at all? How did the prop even make it on the ballot? How did it pass after all the people that spoke out against it?

Equality under the law this is not. This is oppression.

I hope there are herds of lawyers out there trying to smash this. I wish I could do more.

Here is an interesting tid bit. Read the comment section! I heart Steve.

 

How CAN McCain get AWAY with THIS?

I don’t understand how a man that says such barbaric things could be considered to be a leader of one of the world’s leading countries:

Responding to a question about a survey that shows increased exports to Iran, mainly from cigarettes, McCain said, “Maybe thats a way of killing them.”He quickly caught himself, saying “I meant that as a joke” as his wife, Cindy, poked him in the back.

And of course this:

And you have to love his apology:

Asshole.

I hate the big time media, this is why

 

Edwards ENDORSES Obama

Thank the lord! People are finally jumping on the train before it leaves the station (wow, that was the best i could come up with?)

Anyway, not sure how many voters/superdelegates this will bring over to Obama’s side, but I’m hoping enough to make it count. And I know Edwards has talked down to Obama and his policies before, but I think Edwards sees the potential in this man none-the-less. That’s just what a politician does, most politicians anyway.

“There is one man who knows in his heart there is time to create one America, not two … and that man is Barack Obama.” -John Edwards

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/14/edwards.obama/index.htm

In other reassuring news for the dem party, Clinton reaches out to her very devoted fans:

“I’m going to work my heart out for whoever our nominee is. Obviously, I’m still hoping to be that nominee, but I’m going to do everything I can to make sure that anyone who supported me … understands what a grave error it would be not to vote for Sen. Obama.”

http://www.cnn.com/2008/POLITICS/05/14/clinton/index.html?iref=mpstoryview

I’m feeling really, really good about this…

 

DrUgS! Quick lock your children up!

Did you hear about the drug bust at San Diego State? They re-coverd 2 kilograms of cocaine, 350 Ecstasy pills, marijuana, meth and prescription drugs. 96 people were arrested and 75 of them San Diego State students. My fav part of this story is that the agents loved to tell the media in a chuckling tone one of the students was about to receive a criminal justice degree and another was to receive a master’s degree in homeland security. I think it’s funny because I have a feeling so many cops and agents experimented while they were young. I’m not surprised at all. And to hear these officers talk about the raids was ridiculous. They were so pleased w/ themselves. I’m just guessing here but I’ll betcha 3/4 of these people are totally normal college students having fun while they’re young. I feel bad for these kids. Not that I’m all pro-drugs but I guess I just have a problem with all this time and money spent on some crazy crack down at a college. Kids will be kids right? (note to self: that statement immediately makes you sound like a lame adult). Can’t they find something else to fund? Maybe the San Diego fire department?

Anyway enough about that. Have you heard of Salvia before. My friend in NY told me about it and apparently you can find it in Chinatown. Get it while you can, it may become the next illegal drug. No, I’ve never tried it, and honestly I’m a little scared if you really get the sensation that you’re underwater for 20 minutes. Although, if I thought I was a mermaid or something and could breathe under there it’d be great.

Ok, thats all.

 

TIME TO UNIFY

Hell yeah, Obama took N. Carolina and almost squeaked by Clinton in Indiana. Obama is now within 200 delegates of clinching the 2,025 delegates necessary to snag the Democratic presidential nomination. Of course that number is excluding the 286 delegates from MI and FL, which are still being considered but not likely to count since those states broke the parties rules and held their primaries early. According to RealClearPolitics, Obama has 1845 delegates and Clinton has 1693. There are still 217 delegates at stake in the final six primaries: West Virginia, Kentucky, Oregon, Puerto Rico, Montana and South Dakota. And 267 superdelegates are still undecided. If all goes as it should, Obama will remain in the lead w/ the most delegates and the remaining undecided superdelegates shall vote for Obama, the choice of the people.

Overall for Obama, prognosis is good. Even better news, big players are starting to come to their senses. One of the big first endorsers of Hillary, Former Sen. McGovern, urged Clinton to drop out of the race. Clinton came very close but now is the time to bow out gracefully. It’s time to unify the democratic party before things get too messy and we hand the win to the republicans. My biggest fear though, is that by the time they realize this it will be too late.

Little side note, a Time.com poll says 80% of 7,000 polled think Clinton should drop out. But well, guess that doesn’t mean much since the demographics of Time (educated middle to upper class) are most certainly Obama supporters, according to statistics.

 

McCain on DAILY SHOW Wednesday

SENATOR JOHN MCCAIN TO APPEAR ON
“THE DAILY SHOW WITH JON STEWART”
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7 AT 11:00 P.M.

This should be fun.

This appearance will be his 13th time on the show, more than any other guest, but his first since becoming the Republican nominee for President

Oh and did you finally watch this?

Barack Obama on The Daily Show 4/21/08

 

McCain and Bush, similar? No shit

This little McCain vs. Bush quiz is from MoveOn.org.

Enjoy

 

I CRIED WATCHING THIS

This is a must watch for anyone who has been following Obama’s campaign. It’s hilarious! Stewart discusses all the most ridiculous scandals surrounding Obama’s candidacy. Including the controversy of Obama not wearing the American flag pin which the media and even debate monitors can’t seem to get enough of.

“Btw, I am wearing my flag pin, it’s just pinned directly to my chest.”-Stewart

It gets even better, trust me and watch

Barack Obama on The Daily Show 4/21/08

 

McCAIN WILL TAKE US 1,000 STEPS BACK

McCain’s stance on the WAR as far as I can tell is: stay in it to win it.

“…the promise of withdrawal of our forces regardless of the consequences would constitute a failure of political and moral leadership.” -John McCain, Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Listen buddy, the war was started illegally. It should never have happened. America was not prepared for the war from day one. It’s a big fat mess. America messed up. Period. Admit this massive mistake done by our government, bring home combat forces, ask for UN peace keeping help and begin to mend both countries best we can. That should be the plan. Did we learn nothing from Vietnam? The sooner we admit our mistakes, the less out of control it becomes. You of all people, being a POW for 5 1/2 years, should know.

“By ignorance we mistake, and by mistakes we learn.”

McCain’s stance on ABORTION is unforgivable:

“I do not support Roe vs Wade. It should be overturned”-John McCain, Sun., Feb. 18, 2007

“He voted against family planning, he voted against the freedom of access to clinic entrances — that was about violence against women in clinics,” Keenan says, adding, “He voted against funding for teen pregnancy-prevention programs, and making sure that abstinence only was medically accurate. This is very, very extreme.” – Nancy Keenan, president of NARAL Pro-Choice America

To break it down for you, he does not believe in abortion yet he does not support educating kids on pregnancy-prevention. This is a big problem. He does not believe schools should teach teenagers how to use contraceptives, he only wants them to be taught prevention by abstinence. He does not believe insurance should cover birth control. Yet, he does not support programs like Planned Parenthood.

To be fair, I must include that he would support exceptions to a ban on abortion in cases of rape, incest, and when the mother’s life is in danger.

I’ve run out of time to ridicule any more of McCain’s other ridiculous political beliefs, but have no fear, another McCain bashing will follow soon enough…

http://www.antiwar.com/taylor/?articleid=12642

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=1863280

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/08/AR2008040801280_pf.html