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 [...]

More glass houses, more stones

First of all, a message from Governor Palin to the AIP:

Now, a little bit of history:
Vogler’s greatest moment of glory was to be his 1993 appearance before the United Nations to denounce United States “tyranny” before the entire world and to demand Alaska’s freedom. The Alaska secessionist had persuaded the government of Iran to sponsor [...]

…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.

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, [...]

Greatest Rick Roll in History

Oh, if only.

Tax cuts under the Obama plan

Among the many lies that the McCain campaign has spread about Barack Obama is that he intends to increase everyone’s taxes. The truth is that Obama’s economic plan would, in fact, CUT taxes for over 95% of American families; Obama’s plan, in fact, cuts taxes to middle class and lower income Americans more than McCain’s [...]

The Proper Palin

Clearly, McCain misspoke. He meant to say Michael Palin. Here is a video detailing Michael Palin’s qualifications as a true candidate for Vice President of the United States:

Oddly, it makes no mention of his foreign policy experience. As a resident of England, which borders two different countries, Michael has the same amount of international relations [...]