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"I have been mocked over and over again by ungodly and unprincipled anti-christian lesbians."
(from "Six Years In Sodom: From The Journal Of James Hartline," 9/4/2006, written from the "homosexual stronghold" of Hillcrest in San Diego).

"Pam is a 'twisted lesbian sister' and an 'embittered lesbian' of the 'self-imposed gutteral experiences of the gay ghetto.'" -- 9/5/2008



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A "vicious anti-Christian lesbian activist."
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"A nutty lesbian blogger."
(MassResistance radio show [16:25], 2/3/07)


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Open thread - Obama/McCain forum, convention coverage choices (w/poll)

by: Pam Spaulding

Sat Aug 16, 2008 at 21:18:26 PM EDT


I'm taking a sanity break and watching the Olympics this evening, recording the event to analyze later. It's an open thread to discuss the Saddleback Church forum if you're watching it.

For liveblogging, surf over to Pandagon for Jesse's take, or over to Gina's for her thoughts -- she's using CoverItLive.

11:00: Some recaps from CNN: all you need to know to explain why McCain should not be elected:

McCain said he would have never nominated Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, David Souter and John Paul Stevens.

"This nomination should be based on the criteria on a proven record of strictly adhering to the Constitution and not legislating from the bench," McCain added.

The Arizona senator said he was "proud" of President Bush for nominating conservative Justices Samuel Alito and John Roberts to the court.

On the issue of marriage equality, Obama, as usual, tries to have it both ways. What he holds is an irreconcilable, illogical position.
When asked to define marriage, he told Warren, "It's a union between a man and a woman."

"For me as a Christian, it is a sacred union. God's in the mix," he said.

Obama added that he does support same-sex civil unions, saying, "I can afford those civil rights to others even if I don't have ... that view."

"God's in the mix?!" We're talking about civil rights, not a religious ceremony. That's the whole problem with this issue and people on the fence -- civil and religious marriage are not the same and the continued conflation of the two with wordplay is disingenuous. The dance, of course is that he nods and winks that he's willing to grant those civil rights as long as they given another name -- but that's an endorsement of separate but equal, something he knows full well cannot and will not constitutionally fly.

Oh, speaking of the sanctity of marriage, this was McCain's nod to his own questionable honor in that realm.

McCain's answer to the question on his own failings was succinct. "My greatest moral failing, and I have been a very imperfect person, is the failure of my first marriage," he said.
That's an understatement.

***

Help the head barista out...

On another topic, there are so many events going on at the Democratic Convention (this time next week we'll be in Denver!).

Here is a schedule that I've obtained that has a ton of meetings and events. Take a look and let me know what interests you on there.

Again, what kind of coverage would you like to see...

Pam Spaulding :: Open thread - Obama/McCain forum, convention coverage choices (w/poll)
And yet another reason McCain is unacceptable. He's reiterated his support for state womb control.

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guess who this is:
[spoken in a monotone voice, occasionally cutting off the moderator before the question was finished]
my friends
my friends
yes yes no
my friends
but if i could be serious for a moment
my friends
no yes yes
my friends

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Lurleen on Twitter.


Uh, McBush?
"I'm unashamed and unembarrassed about my deep faith in God. But I do not obviously try to impose my views on others," McCain said in April.  Quote on CNN.Com

Gee, Sen. McBush, what about that nice little anti-"marriage amendment" you're all for in your home state?


[ Parent ]
By my count...
He said "my friends" 14 times. That was after I started counting, though, so I could have missed a few.

[ Parent ]
CHRIST the fawning over McSame by the post debate is sickening
McSame rehashed his same antecdotes as a POW, I've heard dozens of time. He had canned answers to just slip in anywhere he could. The drill drill drill was just painfully canned.

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


my lover's conservative sister sends all those stupid flag pin, plane flags cr*p
and McSame wasn't wearing a flag pin...what a COMMIE MUSLIM...lol

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


I was unimpressed with Rick Warren who didn't ask ANYTHING about McCain's first marriage
he gave McCain a dozen times to coast, or not answer, or go off on tangents

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


It was his going off on tangents...
that really got to me. Two that were especially annoying...

- On "should faith-based organizations be allowed to exclude those who don't meet their requirement?". McCain went off about Katrina, and how faith-based groups did more than the government. Completely off the question.

- On "does evil exist, and how to deal with it?". McCain launched into a monologue about Al Qaida. Yeah, they are evil... But what about Enron screwing the American public? What about Westboro Church? What about evil here in America, by Americans?


[ Parent ]
"Evil"
got me to spluttering... had to leave the room.

What's evil is that someone as horrible as McCain is even a candidate in the first place. What a fucked-up country some days...

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[ Parent ]
On the marriage bit...
"God's in the mix?!" We're talking about civil rights, not a religious ceremony.

And even if it were about a religious ceremony, following Obama's heterosexual-supremacist logic would give special treatment to het-supremacist religions over egalitarian ones.


So my atheist husband and I
aren't even "really" married, huh? Gee, seems the IRS sure as hell thinks so.

CIVIL UNIONS ARE BULLSHIT. GIVE MARRIAGE RIGHTS TO ALL!!!

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[ Parent ]
Rehashing civil unions
versus marriages:

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/...

Until ALL marriages are recognized as legitimate and equal, NONE are.

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[ Parent ]
more clips from the Rick Warren forum
Some clips from the Obama segment (via Raw Story), when he was asked by Warren about what constitutes being "rich." (He said it's all relative, but said $250K/year was the measure he referred to.)

Here's a clip from McCain responding to a question about his greatest moral failure (the brief answer about his first marriage).



Should never have happened
As a disaffected member of a minority religious sect (Mormon), I've been really unhappy about this whole Rick Warren Saddleback shindig. It's really rubbed at me, irritating the hell out of me. Now that it's over, I've figured out what makes me so angry about it.

Church is the last place in this country where it's still OK to be bigoted. And in so many ways!

If you quizzed good ole amiable Rick Warren with a blowtorch, you'd find out that he probably sees women as second class, or maybe even worse. Of course we know what he thinks of GLBT persons. But then there are those of us who happen to belong to minority religious sects, you know, the ones that aren't properly Christian. So we're going to hell. And I'm sure there's other bigotries as well.

Candidates, who are supposed to be running for the whole country, shouldn't be appearing in places where this kind of bigotry is not merely tolerated, but applauded and celebrated.

That's why this whole event has annoyed the $%^&! out of me and should never have happened.  


Makes me Wonder
If they'd both agree to a joint appearance at the MCC with Troy Perry as moderator?

Naw.  Probably not.


[ Parent ]
You just now figured that out?
Church is the last place in this country where it's still OK to be bigoted. And in so many ways!

You're a disaffected Mormon and you're only now realizing this? My parents are members, living in Utah! My little sister went through high school being called a "dirty little n****r" to her face and behind her back. Real Christlike love those good religious parents are teaching their children, tell you what. Religion is a free pass for racism, sexism, homobigotry, and shunting aside of the the poor. How else could they make their money but by peddling moral superiority over everyone else who is different?

God save ornery old queens! - kevinchi


[ Parent ]
did you catch closet case Lindsey Graham in audience?
Sitting next to Cindy the pillionaire

he must SO appreciate his old buddy denying him EQUAL RIGHTS.

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


this FARCE posing as FAITH
Will do more to make Americans distrust Faith-Based ANYTHING, it's all just another repig TOOL

bought and paid for

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


I almost urped at Tony Perkins as an MSNBC commentator tonight
The "unbiased" assesments by Perkins and Pat Buchanan was stunning...what...MSNBC was f*ckin Fred Phelps busy tonight?

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


the Katrina speel of Rick Warren REALLY chafed my ass
I KNOW KATRINA
I KNOW NOLA
and I KNOW the two nearly concentration camps of trailors in Baker LA.

When Warren said we're the first ones in and the last ones out (Marine's jargon) it just was such EMPTY BULLSH*T.

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


Let's pretend this is a religious only deal
Then why do we allow atheists to get married (provided they're opposite sex).  

Also, since when has any church been forced to perform a marriage that the pastor/reverend/minister/priest didn't approve of?  My older brother had to convert to Catholicism so that he could marry my sister-in-law at the church she grew up in.

And oh, wait.  She's my sister-IN-LAW.  She's not my "sister-in-Christianity".  This is a legal civil recognition.  The people, like McCain and Barack, that get skeeved out by the thought that gay people might be happy in the relationships that they are in really need to reconsider exactly what they're going for.  

# Duty, duty -- honor is, is --
Honor, Creideiki -- alertly
# Shared, is -- Honor #


Right.
Funny how my atheist marriage of over 15 years has been recognized as legal in all states!

http://www.pamshouseblend.com/...

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[ Parent ]
That and I've got friends and family members that are married
despite never having children!  Oh, the horror!  How dare we recognize marital relationships that don't produce offspring!?!

# Duty, duty -- honor is, is --
Honor, Creideiki -- alertly
# Shared, is -- Honor #


[ Parent ]
What I'm waiting for
is where someone really sharp puts these same pieces together and sues a state for discrimination/ denial of right to marry, based on these facts.

Might open the floodgates and hopefully a few minds...

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[ Parent ]
Couldn't agree more Pam!
"God's in the mix?!" We're talking about civil rights, not a religious ceremony. That's the whole problem with this issue and people on the fence -- civil and religious marriage are not the same and the continued conflation of the two with wordplay is disingenuous. The dance, of course is that he nods and winks that he's willing to grant those civil rights as long as they given another name -- but that's an endorsement of separate but equal, something he knows full well cannot and will not constitutionally fly.

I'm hoping that Obama's view on civil marriage equality will evolve and he'll eventually see that marriage Jim Crow isn't going to cut the mustard.

Of course, McBush is a lost cause altogether.  


Well at least you can name what you're hoping for.
Obama doesn't get it folks.

[ Parent ]
FAITH
McCain and Rick Warren = Mission Accomplished

  http://img.villagephotos.com/p...

To say my mood is foul and black tonight would be a vast understatement.

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


I had hoped this election would be different
That someone who could give THOUGHTFUL, nuanced answers with shades of grey would be thought a GOOD THING.

Hell NO lets buy the motherf*ckin STUPID one AGAIN, who spouts black and white cartoon answers. Maybe we can have a beer with him.

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


Another Taser Death...
Add another one to the rest.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0...


A dose of reality for the gay McBushies
This one statement, by itself, should cause any LGBT who was going to vote for McBush to do otherwise:

McCain said he would have never nominated Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, David Souter and John Paul Stevens.

Uh...folks.  Without those four justices, 1996's Romer v. Evans would have been 7-2 in favor of Colorado's Amendment 2, meaning that GLBs would be little more than non-persons in Colorado and, in all likelihood, most of the states that hopped on the anti-gay marriage constitutional amendment bandwagon would instead have enacted carbon copies of Amendment 2.

And Lawrence v. Texas also would have been 7-2 in favor of the Texas "Homosexual Conduct Statute."

Kat

>^..^<


Drugs
Another reason not to elect McCain: he takes Ambien, which could be yet another reason for his memory problems.  

"In order to maintain an untenable position, you have to be actively ignorant."  The Colbert Report

Who can put on the most impressive tap dancing routine...
...for a bunch of deluded superstitious fools?  What a sad way to choose a president.  Nice shim sham shimmy on marriage, Obama.  Thanks so much for sharing your bigotry with us.

"Our Liberties We Prize and Our Rights We Will Maintain" -- Iowa state motto

Please no Facebook
-- I won't surrender to them. Twitter is cute, but has no room for actual info.

All I want to know is how it seems to you.


One-third of US marriages
do not have God in the mix (crumbs, can't find a cite right now): we have civil ceremonies, overseen by non-religious officials. And yet somehow we still count as married, even to Rick Warren.

suprise me
It's quite remarkable that ANYONE would be willing to tackle the chores of cleaning up the devastaion Cheney has delivered to America. The maggots like Exxon, Halliburton, Corsi, and Mary Matalin are feeding on the carcus.
The fact a LEADER who is smart, humane, principaled, and YEAH NUANCED is considered weaker is just embarrassing.
Suprise me America, and make a different, smarter choice, before I can't recognise my country anymore.

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


I've been ranting on news links of Warren forum
I compared Obama to doing an amazing high wire act with no net, to an unfriendly audience...and he even stuck his dismount.
In contrast McCain pulled up on stage in a clown car and honked out "no abortions", "one man one woman", and "drill drill drill" and the crowd went WILD.

Within a week we'll see the polls, and know if the talented or merely tawdry performance was appreciated.

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


Three salient facts about McCain
Three salient facts about McCain

1. he has a temper

2. he told the Religious Right off to their faces, after he was no longer a candidate in 2000

3. he TOSSED a wife (who worked 5 years for his release from North Viet Nam), after she was disfigured and disabled after a near fatal car crash, along with 2 adopted sons and a daughter. He also got his 2nd marriage license to his blonde 15 year younger pillionaire, a MONTH before his divorce was finalised.

While Cheney and Rove laughed with disdain as clueless trusting Evangelicals left their offices with NOTHING, year, after year, after year, even they didn't tell them off publicly.

These facts will matter if McCain becomes president, he'll TOSS you Evangelicals in a heart beat. He also won't invite you back any other year. He'll do this for SPITE.

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


McSame CHEATED
McSame was NOT sequestered during Obama's portion of the forum, he was in his limo, with full access to what was being answered.

CHEATING at a religious forum,,,isn't there a circle of Hell for that?

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


after Cheney/Bush are out of office
It ocurred to me, that maybe Congress will wait and bring charges on Cheney's thugs after Bush isn't president, and can no longer pardon them.
I must admit it gives me a great deal of pleasure each night ticking off another day, until these PIGS are out of my government.

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


mcCain said he didn't want tax increases and ranted about out of control spending
In the answers to Rick Warren he wants to give 7K for every child, and 5K for every citizen to have healthcare.
So which is it John, increase taxes for these two HUGE proposals, or is it just more out of control spending you are leaving on your grandkids Chinese credit card?

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


McCHEATER
The NBC story of Andrea Mitchell that McCHEATER wasn't in the "cone of silence" on Meet the Press was substantiated by NYT reporter....HA!

Bill Kristol CHANGED his snide(does he any other expression) column in the online version and deleted his cone of silence term...WHAT A DOUCHE BAG

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


McCain wouldn't CHEAT
...on something other than a disfigured disabled First Wife

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


Obama be the Bigger man
Obama be the BIGGER man, call McCain's campaign and say you forgive John for not following the Faith Forum rules, and we'll never speak of it again.

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


Is McCain in the Cone of Silence?
Is McCain in the Cone of Silence?

It depends on what your difinition of IS is....[grins]

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


Cone of Silence image I made
   http://img.villagephotos.com/p...

ENJOY

"race, taste. and History finally overcome....and you ain't there"
by Tony Kushner


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