Comments on: GOP moves to ban gay marriage in DC

By: sendite

sendite — Mon, 25 May 2009 03:15:52 +0000

honestly guys, obama and the dems aren’t going to do anything about glbt issues; they’ve already bailed on us on DOMA and DADT…McCain’s campaign chairman said he supports marriage equality, as did McCain’s daughter; he would have been about the same as Obama; nothing glbt related would’ve gotten done. I wish I had voted McCain instead of Obama b/c at least McCain wouldn’t be trying to trash the economy with taxes and nationalized healthcare; a prosperous society leads to a more educated society which is the best way to fight homophobia and spread acceptance.

By: drewski

drewski — Sat, 23 May 2009 08:04:00 +0000

Alexa, my “by inference” comment had a predictable target. I AM NOT all sunshine and roses with the Dems, because they have a shitty track record. They’re not as bad as the GOP, which can almost be like comparing grades of Nazi affiliation in the early years–just sayin’…

As for Plague on Both…keep on apologizing for the unforgiveable. Are you the Kapo who shaved your sister’s head, or did you sense your mortality by your job switch from pulling gold teeth to stacking bodies for the crematorium? Come back when you have your own brain, because what you’re borrowing coulda stayed in the bottom of that Rally’s bag. With the moldy napkins.

By: tjr

tjr — Sat, 23 May 2009 06:42:30 +0000

America will do well without the Grand Old Pervs. Let this party stay in minority indefinitely.

By: A Plague on Both Their Houses

A Plague on Both Their Houses — Sat, 23 May 2009 06:18:42 +0000

Well…let’s see…hmmmmm…Democrats in control of all branches of government on Captial Hill gave us the gift of DADT that just keeps giving…then….hmmmm…let’s see…Bill “Give The Man a Cigar” Clinton gave us the wedding present of DOMA (and no one twisted his arm behind his back to make him sign it either).

So, yep, the Demo-craps really ARE our friends!

Typical Obama-bot lame-ass distortions of reality.

You brainwashed Democrats-are-our-Saviors sycophants must really love putting on your butt-less chaps and getting a good ass-kicking — you pathetic masochists.

Screw both the Repugnant-cans and the Demo-craps. Put at least ten percent of Congress in the hands of a truly liberal Third Party (you know, like what most other countries have) and only then will you see progress as each of the two look-alike ruling “business as usual” parties scramble to caucus with them. It is the only way. Wake up to reality, people!

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drewski Said: May 22nd, 2009 said: “This isn’t coming from Obama. It’s not coming from the Dems. It’s coming from the Republicans. Would any of you who say that voting for Obama/Dems was being hoodwinked, and that by inference we should’ve voted GOP–would any of you care to justify your party’s actions?”

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Hmmmm…just waiting for the shoe to drop (on us) by the Dems again.

Tick…Tock…Tick..Tock

…just a matter of time.

By: MavsFan

MavsFan — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:55:56 +0000

In my mind, a 2-party system is really the only option. While it does seem to severely limit one’s choice, the alternative would be disasterous. For instance, if the country somehow moved to a 3-party system, then technically a candidate could win an election with about 1/3 of the populous vote. So, in effect the majority would not have supported the elected official. And imagine the prospects of a 4-party system and so on…. I will settle for a 50/50 approach myself.

By: Alexa

Alexa — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:30:26 +0000

@ drewski:

I concur that the reality we are in is a 2 party system. I’m not throwing rocks at you.
Myself, I usually vote Democrat not because I like the Democratic Party, but because I REALLY DETEST the hate and bigotry that the Republican Party stands for. I lament that there are generally only 2 possibilities for an election when we have 50 feet of cereal choice at the grocery store.

I was mostly commenting on your statement “by inference we should’ve voted GOP”. One doesn’t HAVE to cast a Democrat ballot to rob the GOP of a vote. I agree that in reality, that’s usually the better option, but I don’t agree that it’s the assumption one should make.

By: drewski

drewski — Sat, 23 May 2009 04:19:14 +0000

@ Alexa–as I’ve said before, there are other parties, but how often do they even win local races? A “choice” which satisfies your intellect but does nothing in the real world isn’t a choice, it’s a form of mental masturbation. I’m not mocking the right to vote your conscience, I’m mocking the denial of current reality, which is that American politics is a duopoly at almost every level. In some places, at some times, under some circumstances, third parties have made inroads in the US. That’s the exception, not the rule. Show me two US cities, population certified at 250,000 or greater, which are not primarily university towns and where at least a quarter of local officials are not aligned in some way with Dems or GOP. That’s silence I hear, because you’ll have to get in a time machine and go forward to report on that achievement. We don’t have multiple votes (which has been discussed by Lani Guinier, among others), so my one vote in my one life (sorry–Sally Field moment) needs to do something NOW, not when I turn into fertilizer at Forest Lawn Gardens.

By: KaninZ

KaninZ — Sat, 23 May 2009 03:44:05 +0000

The GOP has an opportunity to re-invent itself into a party that embraces the Constitution and fiscal responsibility and what does it do?

“Crank up the crazy!!”

It’s now the party of the American Taliban and KKK values.

By: Alexa

Alexa — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:54:36 +0000

@ Kris: I think it’s safe to say that April Morris’ comments were sarcasm.

@ drewski: Believe it or not, there are more than 2 political parties in the USA. The GOP has a strong history of hating gays, but the Democrats don’t really have that strong a history to prove they LIKE gays.

By: Fed Up

Fed Up — Fri, 22 May 2009 21:43:46 +0000

@ Don in IL

AMEN to that!