Oh pleeeease o please oh pleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeze

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I want to say something on the subject of gay marriage: During our recent election, several states had propositions to ban same sex marriage. Most of these passed and effectively created a second class of US citizens in those states.

The chief objections to same sex marriage seem to be: Marriage is a religious institution, homosexuals are not deserving of the same rights as heterosexuals and the bible says that “gay is bad”.

Let me address these one by one from the top..

Marriage is as much a civil institution as is it is religious. You can be married civilly and you can file your taxes based on your marital status. Ipso facto marriage is about civil status.

Secondly: In the US the constitution guarantees equality for everyone, not just heterosexuals. EVERYONE. Read the constitution for clarification of this point.

Finally: The Bible is possibly the most bigoted poisonous document ever written. It was written by primitives who wanted to control other primitives. It is so vague and contradictory as to be completely discountable as a moral code and in fact advocates genocide, casual murder and the marginalization of anyone that disagrees with it’s frankly evil tenets.

If we truly believe in equality and freedom in the US we cannot by any standard discriminate. Preventing people from marrying because we dislike how they express themselves sexually is hypocritical and un-American. Would we prevent heterosexual couples who like sexual positions that some people see as deviant from being married? We would not.

At the foot of all this is Christianity. The home of Gentle Jesus, Meek and Mild and also the home of the largest coterie of narrow minded bigots in the western hemisphere. A radical hate machine that would impose it’s will on everyone, believers and non believers. Just as radical Islam seeks to impose it’s barbarity on the planet, so does evangelical Christianity. The language may differ but the hatred is the same.

We can never hold this country up as a  beacon of freedom until we let everyone be free.

jeez I need to lighten the fuck up..

What a night! I can hardly believe this day has actually arrived. Barack Obama is President Elect.

Highlights for me were: Duff being almost incomprehensibly blotto! Calling the election before the major networks on Chimpcasting :)…The moment that Obama exceeded 270…John McCain’s very gracious concession speech…Obama’s speech in Grant Park and the shots of the crowd there. The hugfest with Kathy, Duff Steve and Max when it was all over..

I wish I could actually express how this makes me feel. Suffice it to say I am very proud of the US today and guardedly optimistic about the future.

Much love to all

Here it is. Tuesday Nov 4 2008. The election is in play as I write this. For Democrats this day may end the Republican stranglehold that has decimated the middle classes and left hundreds of thousands of human beings, both Americans and foreign nationals, dead. For Republicans, the likelihood of them holding the White House for another four years is slim at best.Their agenda of creating a “perpetual majority” seems to lie in ruins. We shall see.

For myself, my fervent hope, regardless of the outcome of the election, is that we all remember who our neighbours are. We all of us must still live our lives and go about our daily routines. We must pass each other in the grocery store, we must work together at our jobs and in many cases we must eat at the same table.We must forget the arguments, the name-calling and the anger and just move forwards.

Anyhoo.. I am hoping the night goes as planned and we go into Wednesday  with Barack Obama as President Elect. Fingers crossed!! I should be twittering all night and tonight’s Chimpcast will be in the thick of election coverage, which for us means drinking and laughing.

From yesterday’s Daily Leader

Full text of this letter can be found at  the following address

http://www.pontiacdailyleader.com/opinions/x282373243/Defending-McDonald-s-and-its-workers

As owners of the Pontiac McDonald’s, we are proud of each and every employee that works for us.
In the past four years, the people that work here have achieved the Outstanding Store Award from McDonald’s Corporation for the region (10 percent of stores) in 2006; and were in the top 100 McDonald’s Restaurants in the country for quality, service, cleanliness and people development. The restaurant won a Central Divisional Contest in the spring, for their speed and accuracy of service. The managers were acknowledged by senior management of McDonald’s.
During the flood this past year many of our employees lost everything. But they were out in the community helping others and coming to work, where we feed volunteers for free for weeks.
Many of our employees are in Pontiac Township High School or graduated from there.
Eighty-five percent of our management staff is promoted out of our crew, and are very intent on learning every aspect of the McDonald’s business, as well as the people business.
Our regular customers know that many of the people working in the Pontiac McDonald’s have been there for some time.
We had people who have worked for us that now work for other businesses in town or are proud stay-at-home-moms. Also some have gone on to be lawyers, doctors, teachers and even McDonald’s store managers in other communities.
It has come to our attention that some very disparaging and derogatory remarks have been made against our fine employees by a public officer within this community.
These damaging remarks directed to our employees at the Pontiac McDonald’s are clearly untrue and very hurtful. It is important that we continue to uplift and inspire our young, impressionable swing and assistant managers, specifically as they look up to those who serve in the community.
And who knows, maybe one of them will be our next mayor one day.
Paul and Mary Breznay
Pontiac McDonald’s

It’s superfluous to talk about the ideological differences between Democrats and Republicans but I would like to speak to an alarming development in that difference.

It’s suddenly ok to have supporters at a rally call for the death of an opponent. It must be ok because the McCain machine has not denounced that remark heard at a Palin rally the other day. Nor has the RNC .They have not said one word about racism ..ok I accept that old white people tend towards racism as a demographic.. But murder?

The McCain campaign won’t denounce incitement to murder because they are afraid it’ll cost them votes. There can be no other explanation. Is this who we want running our country?

After last night’s debate. McCain leaves.. Obama hangs out.

http://wonkette.com/403364/post-debate-video-mccain-flees-obama-stays-forever#more-403364

this shows that Obama is at the very least more polite than McCain and more importantly that Obama is able to connect with “Joe six pack” whilst McCain is not. There are people who will deny that racism is afoot in the campaign. It is and they are either willfully concealing it or blind.. Obama is not an “elitist” he is not a “terrorist”.. He is a man..A black man, an American man that is running for president. A man that is willing to put himself in harm’s way for his country. The myth of republicanism is old and busted. The “trickledown” theory of American economics just. doesn’t. work. Deny it if you want but nobody will agree. It’s time for a different outlook and whether you like Obama or not, he is the wind of change.

Get ready for the new republic.