I am afraid that President Obama is a bullshit artist. I am afraid that his pandering to gay people with half baked measures while denying them what they really want is all politics and for no reason. The Democrats control the House and Senate,especially the Senate. With one pen,he can ensure that gay people can openly serve in the armed forces. Two hundred and twenty six gay people have been kicked out of the military since he was sworn in. We have lost interpreters of Arabic,which might be helpful since Obama insists on keeping war on two fronts going in the Middle East.
He said something about generational differences being a roadblock. Are you serious? As much as I despised their politics and Bush as a man,when he and Reagan decided to do something,they did it and they didn't give a shit who they offended. Are you worried about losing the homophobic vote? Too late. Sign the damn executive order,President Obama. You are the Commander in Chief,act like one. If you think cool and calm wins the day on this issue,you are wrong. Sign the damn order and tell James Imhofe to kiss your ass.
Friday, July 3, 2009
Sunday, June 28, 2009
A Slate Supreme
How bad a job would Obama have to do to lose to thse swells?
Sarah Palin---Assets,really pretty,good speaker,poses with family well.
Doesn't read,presided as mayor over a drug addled city,presides as governor over
the state that leads the nation in rape. Preaches morality while raising who had unprotected sex at sicteen years of age and has a baby out of wedlock to boot. Decries Letterman's joke while saying Obama is a friend to terrorists.
Michael Huckabee---anti choice,anti evolution,pro gun,pro tax breaks for the wealthy,pro torture.
Mitt Romney---Couldn't deliver a good speech in a UPS package. Made the great quote that while Americans were dying in uniform,his sons were performing equivalent public serivce by working on his campaign.
Rudolph Giuliani---Used the tragedy of 9/11 to propel himself into the spotlight. Married a cousin, ditched his second wife while publicly dating his lover and used city cops to body guard her. Couldn't garner a Black vote if he changed his name to Rudy Luther King,jr.
Newt Gingrich---Negotiated a divorce with a wife suffering from cancer. Negotiated a divorce with a wife suffering from MS. Lambasted Clinton for seducing an intern while he did the exact same thing. Prides himself on internet expertise, but didn't know that Twitters could be made public.
Maybe the GOP thinks that you have to destroy the house before you can rebuild it. If so,these four political whiz bangs are Termites in Waiting
Sarah Palin---Assets,really pretty,good speaker,poses with family well.
Doesn't read,presided as mayor over a drug addled city,presides as governor over
the state that leads the nation in rape. Preaches morality while raising who had unprotected sex at sicteen years of age and has a baby out of wedlock to boot. Decries Letterman's joke while saying Obama is a friend to terrorists.
Michael Huckabee---anti choice,anti evolution,pro gun,pro tax breaks for the wealthy,pro torture.
Mitt Romney---Couldn't deliver a good speech in a UPS package. Made the great quote that while Americans were dying in uniform,his sons were performing equivalent public serivce by working on his campaign.
Rudolph Giuliani---Used the tragedy of 9/11 to propel himself into the spotlight. Married a cousin, ditched his second wife while publicly dating his lover and used city cops to body guard her. Couldn't garner a Black vote if he changed his name to Rudy Luther King,jr.
Newt Gingrich---Negotiated a divorce with a wife suffering from cancer. Negotiated a divorce with a wife suffering from MS. Lambasted Clinton for seducing an intern while he did the exact same thing. Prides himself on internet expertise, but didn't know that Twitters could be made public.
Maybe the GOP thinks that you have to destroy the house before you can rebuild it. If so,these four political whiz bangs are Termites in Waiting
Here Come The Buzzards
Michael Jackson has not been dead for one hundred hours,and here come the buzzards,flying over the carrion of his soul.
Rabbi Boteach and spiritualist Chopra and other experts who know nothing (forgive the obvious contradiction) yakking as if they know,yakking as if they care.
Boteach and Chopra prattle on about their friend Michael. Really? A friend would have stepped in and stopped the drug usage,the needless plastic surgery, a friend would have let Michael seek real counseling to erase the demons of the horrible life perpetrated upon him by his father.
He will never rest in peace as long as there is a dime to be made, a lecture fee to be collected, a television camera to be focused on his "friends". May we all be spared such friends.
Rabbi Boteach and spiritualist Chopra and other experts who know nothing (forgive the obvious contradiction) yakking as if they know,yakking as if they care.
Boteach and Chopra prattle on about their friend Michael. Really? A friend would have stepped in and stopped the drug usage,the needless plastic surgery, a friend would have let Michael seek real counseling to erase the demons of the horrible life perpetrated upon him by his father.
He will never rest in peace as long as there is a dime to be made, a lecture fee to be collected, a television camera to be focused on his "friends". May we all be spared such friends.
Monday, June 23, 2008
ARE YOU KIDDING?
Can someone tell me why Al Sharpton is a reference point every time a white person is accused of saying something racially offensive or provocative? Radio personality Don Imus made a comment about football player Adam Jones. He was implying that because Jones was Black,he was being singled out. Some people interpreted it as meaning because Jones was Black,he was a crook. So who does the press go to for comment? Al Sharpton,that's who. Imus made a mistake after the Rutgers women's basketball team incident by appearing on the Sharpton radio show. Why Sharpton? I mean,I know why not Limbaugh,but why Sharpton?
Isn't this the same Al Sharpton who referred to a store owner as a "white interloper"? Why does he get a free ride from such a provocative remark,a remark that led a mentally disturbed man to torch the store in question,killing seven people,all people of color. Yet Sharpton gets a pass. I wouldn't go to a man who created such a storm for forgiveness.
Now Sharpton is being accused of shaking down businesses in exchange for not picketing in fron of their establishments. He denies it. I hope he's right,otherwise he becomes a Black interloper.
Isn't this the same Al Sharpton who referred to a store owner as a "white interloper"? Why does he get a free ride from such a provocative remark,a remark that led a mentally disturbed man to torch the store in question,killing seven people,all people of color. Yet Sharpton gets a pass. I wouldn't go to a man who created such a storm for forgiveness.
Now Sharpton is being accused of shaking down businesses in exchange for not picketing in fron of their establishments. He denies it. I hope he's right,otherwise he becomes a Black interloper.
Sunday, June 22, 2008
Do You Think....
Conservatives think that...
Bob Grant is a racist?
Rush Limbaugh is a loser??
Michael Reagan would be wrapping burgers if not for his dad?
Laura Schlessinger is mentally unbalanced?
Laura Ingraham is gay?
Ann Coulter is to be shunned?
It's okay for gays to marry?
McCain is going to get wiped like a baby's bottom?
William Kristol is a punk?
Dick Cheney is a coward?
They know what a bag of bolts they have in George Bush?
Bush's mother is a horrible person?
Michael Wilbon has been carried by Tony Kornheiser on 'Pardon the Interruption' out of friendship?
Bob Grant is a racist?
Rush Limbaugh is a loser??
Michael Reagan would be wrapping burgers if not for his dad?
Laura Schlessinger is mentally unbalanced?
Laura Ingraham is gay?
Ann Coulter is to be shunned?
It's okay for gays to marry?
McCain is going to get wiped like a baby's bottom?
William Kristol is a punk?
Dick Cheney is a coward?
They know what a bag of bolts they have in George Bush?
Bush's mother is a horrible person?
Michael Wilbon has been carried by Tony Kornheiser on 'Pardon the Interruption' out of friendship?
Thursday, June 19, 2008
Beloved Friend---of Theirs
When Tim Russert died,I was shocked. He was only 58, he was in the prime of his career,and judging from the reaction of his friends and colleagues and guests, he was a very good person. I didn't know him, they did. I didn't mourn him,they did. They lost a friend,I didn't.
And so, a week after his passing,I write this to say that while his death was a terrible thing for those who loved him, it was over the top for those of us who didn't.
The programming changes made to accommodate the public display of sadness from MSNBC and NBC was one of the reasons people think the mainstream press is elitist. The mourning of pundits seemed to say, "Tim was special to us,so we will talk him about him way past the point of interest to you".
The next time a newsperson of such magnitude dies,MSNBC should give this a try: a one or two hour special to heap all of the well deserved praise on this giant of the electronic media, not a ritual of grief surpassing a head of state.
And so, a week after his passing,I write this to say that while his death was a terrible thing for those who loved him, it was over the top for those of us who didn't.
The programming changes made to accommodate the public display of sadness from MSNBC and NBC was one of the reasons people think the mainstream press is elitist. The mourning of pundits seemed to say, "Tim was special to us,so we will talk him about him way past the point of interest to you".
The next time a newsperson of such magnitude dies,MSNBC should give this a try: a one or two hour special to heap all of the well deserved praise on this giant of the electronic media, not a ritual of grief surpassing a head of state.
Tuesday, June 17, 2008
Three Strikes
I watched three radio personalities receive honors at the New Media Seminar a couple of weeks ago. I understand that talk radio is a conservative stronghold,but I cannot believe that the three honorees are the best the business has to offer.
Bob Grant,Laura Schlessinger,and Lauara Ingraham were selected to be feted.
Bob Grant is a broadcaster who changed his name, (from Gigante) wears a toupee,and claims to be the truth teller of the air. His predilection for racial provocation is well known. He has referred to Black people as savages. He claims that he was referring to bad acts of behavior not race, citing Black college students at Virignia Beach as an example. Yet there is no moment when he called white students burning cars and destroying other property in a drunken rage in East Lansing,or Montrealers laying waste to shops after hockey games. of course,these folks were white.
When white boxer Tommy Morrison was diagnosed as HIV positive, not a peep came out of Grant. When Magic Johnson received the same news,Grant wished he would develop "full blown AIDS". I see a pattern.
Dr.Laura Schlessinger is a talk show host who gives advice on matters of a family or personal nature, but she is not possessed of a degree in family therapy,she is the holder of a degree in physical therapy,so if you twist an ankle,she is the one to go to. Yet, who better to go to for advice than a woman who posed nude while committing adultery. Who better than a woman who chastises others for not being solidly ensconced in the bosom of their family while she had not contact with her mother or sister for over a decade?
Laura Ingraham, Dartmouth graduate,lawyer,vile person. A person who attended gay/lesbian meetings at Dartmouth,then outed some of these kids to their parents. A person who wants liberal entertainers to "Shut Up and Sing", (her book title) but is fine with Charlie Daniels,Bruce Willis,and Toby Keith yakking because they are war proponents.
People applauded them,and I became queasy. My wife once told me I love talk radio,but talk radio doesn't love me. Smart,ain't she?
Bob Grant,Laura Schlessinger,and Lauara Ingraham were selected to be feted.
Bob Grant is a broadcaster who changed his name, (from Gigante) wears a toupee,and claims to be the truth teller of the air. His predilection for racial provocation is well known. He has referred to Black people as savages. He claims that he was referring to bad acts of behavior not race, citing Black college students at Virignia Beach as an example. Yet there is no moment when he called white students burning cars and destroying other property in a drunken rage in East Lansing,or Montrealers laying waste to shops after hockey games. of course,these folks were white.
When white boxer Tommy Morrison was diagnosed as HIV positive, not a peep came out of Grant. When Magic Johnson received the same news,Grant wished he would develop "full blown AIDS". I see a pattern.
Dr.Laura Schlessinger is a talk show host who gives advice on matters of a family or personal nature, but she is not possessed of a degree in family therapy,she is the holder of a degree in physical therapy,so if you twist an ankle,she is the one to go to. Yet, who better to go to for advice than a woman who posed nude while committing adultery. Who better than a woman who chastises others for not being solidly ensconced in the bosom of their family while she had not contact with her mother or sister for over a decade?
Laura Ingraham, Dartmouth graduate,lawyer,vile person. A person who attended gay/lesbian meetings at Dartmouth,then outed some of these kids to their parents. A person who wants liberal entertainers to "Shut Up and Sing", (her book title) but is fine with Charlie Daniels,Bruce Willis,and Toby Keith yakking because they are war proponents.
People applauded them,and I became queasy. My wife once told me I love talk radio,but talk radio doesn't love me. Smart,ain't she?
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