They probably aren't saying it as much as they are here. At least, I hope they aren't.
I considered moving to Toronto for about a minute and 37 seconds last Wednesday morning. I would like to move to an urban area, and Toronto is just about the same distance from here as Chicago is. But the blogosphere has been all abuzz with how hard it is to move to Canada, or whatever, and how your fellow countrywo/men don't want us. And when I finally do flee the country -- I grant it is just a matter of time -- I want it to be because I want to (or because I'm facing some serious jail time for a crime I didn't commit), not because some reactionary zealots are railing against rampant lesbianism in Oklahoma high schools, or that gays and unmarried mothers should not be allowed to be teachers. Seriosuly.
That said, if the idiots do happen to push through an amendment banning gay marriage in the U.S. Constitution, I would be far more willing to expatriate meself. Not that I think that gay marriage should be the only issue I should be concerned about (it's not), or even a particularly important issue (it's not), but because I don't really feel that my tax dollars ought to go to support a nation that discriminates against me. I understand the idea of not leaving, of trying to change it the situation from within, and I agree with that, but there are limits to this.
I'm not overly worried; they weren't able to pass the E.R.A. or the amendment banning flag-burning, although I suspect that last one will be exhumed and trotted out at the first available opportunity. In the run-up to the election, there was talk that the constitutional amendment thing would disappear after the election; some zealots on the right are indicating that they have no intention of letting the issue go.
I'll try to curtail my political opinions for a while, seeing as how 1/6th of my readership lives outside the U.S. (that would be you, Michelle!) And I have very little to add aside from indignity and histrionics. And an inexplicable hatred for Ann Coulter.
I'm not overly concerned, I just occasionally revert to my 19 year old self whenever I feel attacked.
Some of my best friends are heterosexual males! Actually, that's a lie; virtually all my friends are heterosexual females, but they seem to be pretty fond of the guys in their tribe.
I don't think a lot of the GOP want to enact a constitutional ban, but I do think that there are some vociferous elements on the right who won't let it go. We'll see.
How great is "Lost"? How great is it that I finally have a TV show that other people are watching? My parents are watching the show! No letter-writing campaigns to save this show come March! No online petitions to sign! No online forums grousing about how vile the networks are, and about the crappy reality television shows that deluge the viewing audience! Whoo-hoo!
Plus, once "Alias" starts in January, it's going to be right after it on Wednesdays.
Yes, Lost is a fun hour of tv! Speaking of which, just as Sawyer was explaining the letter, our cable cut out just long enough to wreck the episode. What was his 'confession'? I think he's an interesting character and was glad they finally told us what his deal is...
The letter he showed to what's-her-name wasn't given to Sawyer -- HE was the one who wrote the letter, and has been carrying it around all this time. Ooooooooooo-ee!
Yeah, Gilmore Girls is on Tuesdays here, so I have no problem. But it does mean that I will have to tape it, since I usually watch Lost at Jolie's, and she has to go to bed fairly early. Silly teachers.
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Amen. And Amen. In the words of the Oprah:
"Acknowledge and move on!"Time to get up, stop wining and figure out how to win the next round of elections in 2006 & 2008! Move forward.........
The thing that got me this morning was when someone talking about the election "disenfranchising gay people".
The verb "disenfranchise" has 1 sense in WordNet.
1. disenfranchise, disfranchise -- (deprive of voting rights)
The problem, as I see it, wasn't that we were deprived of voting rights; we were just outvoted. And used as a whipping boy, but some of us like that.
They probably aren't saying it as much as they are here. At least, I hope they aren't.
I considered moving to Toronto for about a minute and 37 seconds last Wednesday morning. I would like to move to an urban area, and Toronto is just about the same distance from here as Chicago is. But the blogosphere has been all abuzz with how hard it is to move to Canada, or whatever, and how your fellow countrywo/men don't want us. And when I finally do flee the country -- I grant it is just a matter of time -- I want it to be because I want to (or because I'm facing some serious jail time for a crime I didn't commit), not because some reactionary zealots are railing against rampant lesbianism in Oklahoma high schools, or that gays and unmarried mothers should not be allowed to be teachers. Seriosuly.
That said, if the idiots do happen to push through an amendment banning gay marriage in the U.S. Constitution, I would be far more willing to expatriate meself. Not that I think that gay marriage should be the only issue I should be concerned about (it's not), or even a particularly important issue (it's not), but because I don't really feel that my tax dollars ought to go to support a nation that discriminates against me. I understand the idea of not leaving, of trying to change it the situation from within, and I agree with that, but there are limits to this.
I'm not overly worried; they weren't able to pass the E.R.A. or the amendment banning flag-burning, although I suspect that last one will be exhumed and trotted out at the first available opportunity. In the run-up to the election, there was talk that the constitutional amendment thing would disappear after the election; some zealots on the right are indicating that they have no intention of letting the issue go.
I'll try to curtail my political opinions for a while, seeing as how 1/6th of my readership lives outside the U.S. (that would be you, Michelle!) And I have very little to add aside from indignity and histrionics. And an inexplicable hatred for Ann Coulter.
I'm not overly concerned, I just occasionally revert to my 19 year old self whenever I feel attacked.
Some of my best friends are heterosexual males! Actually, that's a lie; virtually all my friends are heterosexual females, but they seem to be pretty fond of the guys in their tribe.
I don't think a lot of the GOP want to enact a constitutional ban, but I do think that there are some vociferous elements on the right who won't let it go. We'll see.
How great is "Lost"? How great is it that I finally have a TV show that other people are watching? My parents are watching the show! No letter-writing campaigns to save this show come March! No online petitions to sign! No online forums grousing about how vile the networks are, and about the crappy reality television shows that deluge the viewing audience! Whoo-hoo!
Plus, once "Alias" starts in January, it's going to be right after it on Wednesdays.
This entire conversation has left me with a sense of disenfranchisement.
Sorry, I tend to suck all the enfranchisement out of the room...
Yes, Lost is a fun hour of tv! Speaking of which, just as Sawyer was explaining the letter, our cable cut out just long enough to wreck the episode. What was his 'confession'? I think he's an interesting character and was glad they finally told us what his deal is...
Thanks!
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The letter he showed to what's-her-name wasn't given to Sawyer -- HE was the one who wrote the letter, and has been carrying it around all this time. Ooooooooooo-ee!
Yeah, Gilmore Girls is on Tuesdays here, so I have no problem. But it does mean that I will have to tape it, since I usually watch Lost at Jolie's, and she has to go to bed fairly early. Silly teachers.
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