Politics

More on prop 8 (I can’t help myself)

Today, the California Supreme Court has agreed to take on three lawsuits challenging Proposition 8. Let’s hope they do the right thing, and overturn it. According to the article, “All three cases claim the ban abridges the civil rights of a vulnerable minority group. They argue that voters alone did not have the authority to [...]

Proposition 8: The Aftermath

California, which voted overwhelming for Barack Obama and which passed Proposition 2 (requiring better living conditions for egg producing chickens) somehow also passed Proposition 8, which removes the right of same sex couples to marry in California. To my way of thinking, this is ludicrous. I’ve stated before, and I’ll state again, that in a [...]

Brainz

I took a quick break from writing my zombie story to browse the web, and saw this picture of John McCain:

It seriously looks like McCain is about to chow down on a helpless baby.
We seriously need to vote for Barack Obama. I, for one, do not relish the idea of cannibalistic zombies in charge of [...]

‘80 vs. ‘08?

Looking at the current Presidential election, I can’t help thinking of parallels with the 1980 Presidential election. Not that I remember a whole lot, since I was 12 years old at the time and more caught up in other interests besides politics, but I’ve read some history on line and I do have some memories. [...]

Voting No on Proposition 8

Here’s what happens if Proposition 8 fails:

Homosexual couples will retain the right to marry in California

Also:

Churches will NOT lose their tax exempt status if they choose not to perform same sex weddings

I haven’t been keeping up on the “Yes on 8″ literature and advertising, but I understand that the fear of churches losing their tax [...]

…and while I’m at it (more politics)

May I just say that Palin’s other new tactic — implying that women who don’t vote for her are going to Hell — utterly unimpressive, and downright offensive? I suspect most of the women I know would feel the same. “There’s a special place in Hell for women who don’t support other women,” Palin said, [...]

Political Playing Cards

I wonder if McCain really listens to himself when he talks, or does he, like Peter Griffin, just sort of drift in and out every now and then? More to the point, does he listen to Palin?
The McCain/Palin ticket, languishing in the polls at 42-50, has announced that they’re going to go really negative and [...]

More anti-gay weirdness

Right here in Sacramento there is a young couple, Rachel Bird and Gideon Codding, who have gotten themselves caught up in California’s tussle over gay marriage. They recently decided that signing a marriage certificate with the words “Person A” and “Person B” is somehow offensive, and they want to be recognized as “bride and groom” [...]

Don’t Vote

Pass it on.

New scan email making the rounds

There’s a new scam email making the rounds. If you receive it, just ignore it and delete it. Don’t fall for the scam. Here’s the text of the email as I’ve seen it:
From: Minister of the Treasury Paulson
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
Dear American:
I need to ask you to support an urgent secret business [...]

Les Misobamas FTW!

Today’s mashup of Les Misérables and the 2008 political season comes to you from Jib Jab:

Les Misbarack | Funny Jokes at JibJab
I especially liked McCain as Javert. I thought that was truly inspired.
Edit: Whoops, turns out that was Ultimate Improv. The video was just hosted at the Jib Jab site. Still, it’s pretty funny, don’t [...]

Why I’m voting for Barack Obama (a brief note)

The world is a complicated place, and become more and more complicated every day. Communications technologies are still growing. Many resources, and not just fossil fuels, are becoming scarce (millions face a serious lack of drinking water, not to mention food). With Russia expanding their muscles again and ongoing threats in Iran, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, [...]

Spoilers — HP and politics

A brief thought and some minor HP spoilers beneath the fold.

Ten Signs You Might Be Turning Into an Evil Overlord

10. Everybody hates you.
9. The price of butter is sky-high, but there are guns everywhere.
8. You can’t go out the front door without the skies being dark with helicopter gunships and an escort of men in black whispering up their sleeves.
7. People publish annoying cartoon caricatures of you in foreign newspapers. Anonymously.
6. You’re maintaining military [...]

The Dixon Race Track

I haven’t mentioned Dixon Downs in my blog for various reasons; mostly, it’s because I think I’m one of two people who live in Dixon that read my blog regularly (the other being my wife), but there’s also that little side of me which doesn’t like politics very much.  But I had to comment on [...]