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Monday, March 31. 2008What's in a Name? (Hint: A Whole Political Platform!) Last night, as I was watching a recent edition of CBS News on Logo I could not believe the news of an Idaho Strawberry farmer who changed his name to Pro-Life (yes, that's his full, and only name.) Formerly named Marvin Pro-Life Richardson is running for the Senate seat held by Larry Craig and wanted to make sure that the ballot would clearly reflect his platform. You can read the full article on CBS News online.So, as I enthusiastically ponder on the easiness of changing one's name in this country, any suggestions on how I could best communicate my support of marriage equality? Thursday, March 16. 2006Mitt Romney: Baby Hater
In what is surely a move to pander to religious conservatives in preparation for his 2008 bid for the Republican Presidential nomination, Romney seeks to create an exception to Massachusetts law that will allow Catholic Charities - the charitable arm of the Roman Catholic Church (unfortunately cuffed by the not-so charitable arms of Joey the Rat, err...Pope Benedict XVI) - to refuse to place children in the homes of gay and lesbian couples. The exception would dance right around a Massachusetts anti-discrimination law. In hopes of becoming the Political Pandering Panda, Romney also stated that he would sign a bill banning all abortions (including those for pregnancies resulting from rape or incest) if it were presented to him. Which it hasn't been. He just wants all those religious conservatives to know that this Panda is ready to politically pander post-haste - pre-haste really. In Massachusetts or South Dakota or Mississippi - where ever they'll take his Pandering Panda Ass, as long as he can be President. Which has led me to the following conclusion: Mitt Romney hates babies. Continue reading "Mitt Romney: Baby Hater" Friday, March 10. 2006South Dakota: the reproductive state On Monday, March 6th, 2006, South Dakota’s governor signed into law an almost total ban on abortion. There are no exceptions except one: the mother’s life must be at risk. Not her HEALTH, but her LIFE. So, if she’s going to suffer because of the pregnancy, well that’s just Eve’s fault. And if she has gotten raped or is pregnant because of incest (consensual or not) too bad so sad. God wants her to have that child. God wanted her to get raped, too I suppose. South Dakota Republican senator Bill Napoli said on PBS that exceptions are possible in cases of rape or incest under the provision that protects the mother’s life and when asked for an example scenario under which an exception for rape might be made, he said: "A real-life description to me would be a rape victim, brutally raped, savaged," he said. "The girl was a virgin. She was religious. She planned on saving her virginity until she was married. She was brutalised and raped, sodomised as bad as you can possibly make it, and is impregnated. I mean, that girl could be so messed up, physically and psychologically, that carrying that child could very well threaten her life." Continue reading "South Dakota: the reproductive state" |
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Republican Governor Mitt Romney of Massachusetts has decided to take on queer parents. Not directly, of course - that would make him a bigot. Instead he's hiding in the Forest of Wonking Policies and allowing Catholic Charities to wear the bigot pants. Don't get me wrong, they fit them quite well, I'm just sure that there is a pair of bigot pants out there that will fit Mitt perfectly, too.
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