Rock n Roll started out as a noisy rebel out on the fringes of "normal" society too. And what did mainstream acceptance do to it? It killed it. RIP It couldn't be both either as guaranteed sales trumped originality and image became more important than talent. The lyrics in my sig, sadly, now used to market Burger King double-cheeseburgers.
Hollywood and the MSM doesn't share values. TV doesn't cater to me because at 49 I'm outside their demographics. The less said about hip-hop the better. I'm officially non persona in the world of pop culture.
Cool, I'm back to being the rebel. Now where is my Zep 4 album as "it's been a long time since I did the stroll."
Pilot episode: Water-bored
With Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld and Rice found guilty of war crimes and killed weeks ago, Indy grows tired of the televised executions of Bush Administration under-secretaries, attorneys, speech writers and chauffeurs. So he decides to take the family to Disneyland for the day. Only to find out it's Gay Day at the amusement park. "Quick kids, we'll be safe in Frontierland," shouts Indy (as played by Nicolas Cage). Newcomer Carrie Prejean (Miss California) plays Indy's hot TV wife.
Hi-jinx and hilarity are sure to ensue.
Special Guest Star: Sean Penn as Peter Pan
In fact, I'd say that that's what's hurt the American automotive industry too. People now know that there are alternatives. And the same goes for homophobia and "under 30s," as we're exposed to an awful lot more than just the prejudiced attitudes of our hometowns. The major music labels, U.S. automakers, and religious conservatives have all thrived on telling people what to do and how to think without question. But now, with the apex of mass communication and information, that old paradigm falls apart.
i also don't know how i would get my homework done.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/world/europe/26iceland.html?em
The people of Iceland just elected the first openly lesbian woman to lead a nation. History in the making.
And so time marches forward...
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/26/world/europe/26iceland.html?em
The people of Iceland just elected the first openly lesbian woman to lead a nation. History in the making.
And so time marches forward...
That's kind of the point, isn't it? Why is she the first.I think politicians should be judged on policy and actions.
Ms. Sigurdardottir is notable, too, for being the first openly declared lesbian to lead a government in the modern world, though her sexual orientation was never a significant election issue.
I think politicians should be judged on policy and actions.
New Hampshire Senate Votes to Legalize Gay Marriage
April 29, 2009 by Patrick
The Democratic controlled New Hampshire Senate passed an amended version of the controversial measure to legalize gay marriage today. The vote was 13-11 in favor of the measure.
The House passed a similar measure last month by a 186-179 vote. The two chambers must reconcile small changes between the two measures in a conference committee but this is seen as a technicality. Democratic Gov. John Lynch must decide whether he will sign or veto the bill or allow it to become law without his signature. Lynch has been silent on the matter, though he has stated in the past that he opposes same-sex marriage.
In passing the bill, the Senate rejected the recommendation of a key legislative committee, which last week voted to kill the bill.
But undecided Democratic Senators secured concessions in the form of amendments in return for their commitments to vote in favor the bill during private meetings on Tuesday night. The key amendment would allow churches to refuse to conduct a same-sex marriage.
All state civil unions will become gay marriages in January of 2010.
Passage of the bill is seen as a major legislative victory for Democratic State Chairman Ray Buckley who lobbied aggressively for the measure during closed-door meetings over the past twenty-four hours.
The debate in the Senate was somewhat lopsided in that Republican Senators made a curious strategic decision on Tuesday night to say as little about the controversial measure as possible in order to, according to Republican Senate Leader Peter Bragdon, “preserve some decorum” and were not included in negotiations about the amendments.
Senators were subjected to a blizzard of lobbying from gay rights groups in the days leading up to today’s vote.
Lobbying efforts focused on a small handful of Democratic lawmakers who were seen as on the fence, including Senate President Sylvia Larson and Sens. Lou D’Allesandro, Betsy DeVries and Deb Reynolds. All but D’Allesandro voted in favor of the bill.
Sen. Reynolds may face criticism from conservative and Republican circles, as she voted to kill the measure in the committee and switched her vote on the Senate floor.
Sen. DeVries told constituents this weekend in voice mail recordings that she would vote against it, but she voted for it.
Every Republican member of the state Senate voted against the bill.
The measure capped off a morning of controversial decisions in the Senate. In other activity, the chamber voted to legalize the use of medical marijuana and voted against a transgendered rights bill.
More significant is evidence in polls of a widening divide on the issue by age, suggesting to many Republicans that the potency of the gay-marriage question is on the decline. It simply does not appear to have the resonance with younger voters that it does with older ones.
Consider this: In the latest New York Times/CBS News poll, released on Monday, 31 percent of respondents over the age of 40 said they supported gay marriage. By contrast, 57 percent under age 40 said they supported it, a 26-point difference. Among the older respondents, 35 percent said they opposed any legal recognition of same-sex couples, be it marriage or civil unions. Among the younger crowd, just 19 percent held that view.
The 21-year-old says that marriage is "something that is very dear to my heart" and she's in Washington to help save it.
God help her. Young, pretty, looks skinny in a swimsuit, not very bright. She'll have plenty of marriage "proposals" from the lecherous representatives who think marriage is sacred, but adultery is more sacreder.
it would be weird if she actually is dating Michael Phelps as some of the rumors say (though it's so hard to keep up), because i can venture a guess that they wouldn't agree on this topic.
That's way worse than the bong, if true. Then again, that's your brain on drugs. Methinks he thinks with something in his Speedo.
and i've also heard about some cocktail waitress in Las Vegas.
I've heard about her too, have seen pictures. It just seems like any random hot chick emerges and he's somehow linked with her faster than he even swims. He's got some sort of power there. Hopefully he wouldn't overlook the gay marriage issue for how hot she looks in a bikini (she's not my idea of beautiful but that's just my personal taste). But some people are willing to overlook anything/everything for looks. He should just swim and be monk-like otherwise now. Isn't it the same for swimming as it is for boxing and the like-sex is bad for it?
D.C. Gay Marriage Measure Set for Mayor's Signature
By Tim Craig
Washington Post Staff Writer
Tuesday, May 5, 2009 1:21 PM
An overwhelming majority on the D.C. Council voted today to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, sending the District deeper into the national debate and galvanizing supporters on both sides of the issue.
The measure, approved by a vote of 12 to 1, now goes to Mayor Arian M. Fenty (D), a supporter of gay marriage.
If Fenty signs it, the District will put the same-sex marriage issue directly before the Congress. Under Home Rule, the District's laws are subject to a 30-day congressional review period.
After the vote, a large crowd of opponents, led by local ministers, began yelling, "Get them off the council!" referring to the members who supported the measure. The crowd caused such a ruckus that security guards and D.C. police officers had to be called in to restore order.
"We need a new council. They are destroying our youth," shouted Paul Trantham, who lives in Southeast. "Every minister who fears God should be here. This is disrespectful to the nation's capital. There is nothing equal about same-sex marriage."
Another protester, C.T. Riley, added: "This is not over. We are going to the Hill with this issue."
The council initially voted unanimously, without debate, to approve the bill. But council member Marion Barry (D-Ward 8) apparently did not realize what he was voting on. A few minutes after the initial vote, Barry made a motion to reconsider the vote.
He then voted against the proposal. Before the final vote, Barry noted he has been a longtime supporter of gay rights but said he decided to stand with the "ministers who stand on the moral compass of God."
"It has been a very agonizing and difficult decision," Barry said. He then added, "I feel comfortable with this position because I know where my heart is. . . . I am representing my constituents. I have thought about it lot and I have been a friend of [the gay] community and will continue to be a friend of this community."
Council member David A. Catania (I-At Large), one of two openly gay members of the council, appeared to take a swipe at Barry over his stance.
"This issue is whether or not our colleagues on a personal level view me and [council member] Jim Graham as your equals," Catania said, referring to the other openly gay member of the council. "If we are permitted the same rights and responsibilities and obligations as our colleagues. So this is personal. This is acknowledging our families as much as we acknowledge yours."
Barry quickly fired back at Catania.
"I understand this is personal to you and Mr. Graham. I understand because I have been discriminated against," Barry said. "I resent the implication that because you are not here on this particular issue, that you are not being treated equally. . . . I resent Mr. Catania saying either you are a bigot or against bigotry as though this particular legislation represents all of that."
Catania responded he doesn't think Barry is a "bigot."
"But your position is bigoted," Catania added. "It is hard for me, as a friend, for you to vote against a status that you can enjoy, that I cannot."
If Congress does not try to block the bill to recognize same-sex marriages performed in other states, Catania has said he will introduce a separate bill later this year to allow same-sex marriages to be conducted in the District.
Bishop Harry Jackson, senior pastor of Hope Christian Church in Beltsville, who opposes gay marriage, said opponents are developing a "political and legal strategy" to block same-sex marriage in the District.
Supporters of same-sex marriage, who also descended on the Wilson Building today, said they will be ready for that fight.
Steven Gorman of Crestwood held a "marriage equality" sign in front of the Wilson building during the debate.
"I've been out for 25 years, and I've been battling for 25 years," said Gorman, who married his partner last summer in California. "This is not over, but we are winning."