Month: June 2011
Breaking News: Any Adult in New York Can Now Marry Any Other Adult They Love
A bill to legalize same-sex marriage in New York passed the state senate 33-29. Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who proposed the legislation, is expected to sign it.
“New York has finally torn down the barrier that has prevented same-sex couples from exercising the freedom to marry and from receiving the fundamental protections that so many couples and families take for granted,” Cuomo, a Democrat, said in a written statement shortly after the vote.
With New York on board, that means there are 6 states down, and 44 to go.
Flashback: California Legislature Passed Marriage Equality Laws – Twice
The fact that Republicans are holding up the marriage equality bill in the New York Legislature is yet another reminder of how heartlessly they play politics with the lives of their fellow citizens.
The Democratic-controlled legislature passed two bills, in succession, that would have made marriage equality legal, but they were vetoed by the Republican governor, who was, ironically, a notorious serial adulterer.
It is also instructive, perhaps, to remember that a similar but now nearly forgotten episode — or, rather, episodes — happened in California not very long ago, and I’m not talking about Prop 8.
In New York, the Democratic governor supports the bill pending in the legislature. In our case, the situation was reversed, in a sense, the Democratic-controlled legislature passed two bills, in succession, that would have made marriage equality legal, but they were vetoed by the Republican governor, who was, ironically, a notorious serial adulterer.
Here’s the recap from the Wikipedia page, Same-sex marriage in California:
Gay Pride LA 2011: Gloria and the All Reds
Photo taken on June 12, 2011, posted here for Buck and all the other Gloria Allred fanboys and fangirls out there.
Jackasses of Hate
Westboro Baptist Church wants to have them some fun
At the expense of the late Ryan Dunn.
But as they broadcast their hate,
Still, we know their fate —
The jackasses will end up in hell — cooked well-done!
The Unreel Reality
When we stopped asking for television quality
And exchanged it for dumb gullibility,
It was no surprise on Master Chef Fox
When they pulled canned video from a box
And glibly passed it off as “reality.”
Rick Scott in Perpetual Election Mode
Are there things we don’t want you to know? Yes. There are things we don’t want to broadcast to our opponents.
— Brian J. Burgess, Florida Gov. Rick Scott’s communications director, commenting for a newspaper profile. Burgess did not identify which of the governor’s constituents they consider “opponents,” and does not seem to realize the election is over. Scott, a newcomer to Florida, is widely rumored to be planning a national run.
Another Great Reason to Get Rid of Your TV
$3 billion
Amount projected to be spent on election ads in 2012, with $2.3 billion going for television spots. The figure represents a 9% to 18% jump over 2010.
Quitter Quits Publicity Tour After Media Starts Ignoring Her
If you ignore people who are desperate for attention, they will go away. Here’s proof:
Amid diminishing media interest, [the GOP’s most recent losing vice presidential nominee and former governor of Alaska who quit mid-term] has quit her high-profile bus tour halfway through and returned to Alaska with her family, according to RealClearPolitics.
The move puts a damper on widespread speculations that [the former governor’s] “One Nation” bus tour, which launched on Memorial Day, was a potential precursor to a potential White House bid for 2012. [She] never made it to her scheduled stops in the key primary states of Iowa and New Hampshire…
The “One Nation” tour launched with intense media interest, as reporters initially followed [her] and her family on the road, diligently trying to decipher the former half-term Alaska governor and ex-GOP vice presidential nominee’s 2012 intentions. But after being ignored and mislead [sic] and denied interviews or access, reporters’ attention fizzled.
