Constitutionalists (so called) should make up their minds

Do they or do they not want "activist" judges? When judges stray from the duties constitutionalists honk they should have, they get upset. When judgesexplainthat something is outside their control, they get upset.

So,tell me. Do you or do you not want activist judges? Or do you just want them to be "activist" in your favor?

http://www.washingtonpost.com/national/federal-appeals-court-tosses-another-lawsuit-challenging-president-obamas-us-citizenship/2011/12/22/gIQAawhoBP_allComments.html?ctab=all_&#comments

Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol. Get to the theater NOW

The fourth movie in the Mission Impossible franchise was everything a great movie should be. Suspense, action, intrigue, laughs. It all came together last night for me and my friends and what appeared to be the rest of the audience. Audible gasps during scenes at the hotel in Dubai. Laughter at the funny scenes. And, near the end a couple of surprises for those of us who'd seen previous movies.

I've enjoyed all the movies in the series. This was the best of the bunch. Unlike some series (pirates of the caribbean is, for me, a notable example where none of the sequels lived up to the originality and fun of the original).

Loved, loved, loved this outing in the series. Way to go Tom Cruise, the rest in an excellent cast, Brad Bird and everyone involved in the making of this picture. I watch a lot of movies. I can't remember the last time I was this entertained. Twelve hours later and I'm still enchanted.

Thank you for a wonderful film.

Obama vs. Romney it'd be fun

Let's see. Neither candidate's father was born in the USA. How much grief do you suppose Romney would get compared to Obama for this? Given that evangelicals don't seem to like Mormons or Kenyan socialist communist whatever else they can make up-it's, it would be entertaining if nothing else. Terrible for democracy that certain (not all, i know) evangelicals stoop that low, but entertaining.

For someone who thinks others should follow rules Gingrich sure makes up a lot

Great. Run a write-in campaign in a state that doesn't allow them in primaries. Have a little trouble with rules sir? For someone who insists that gays not challenge the rule of law you sure make up a bunch of reasons to flaut the law.

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-503544_162-57348137-503544/gingrich-camp-assails-virginias-failed-system/

I would vote for Gary Johnson in a minute

It's too bad that our political system doesn't give the more moderate candidates - on either side of the aisle - a chance at winning a primary. No wonder there's so much partisan rancour.

I'd vote for Johnson in a minute. Do I agree with everything he stands for? Absolutely not. Does he seem reasoned and well-thought out? Absolutely. Does he seem to "get" that there are folks that don't agree with him but that they, too, can be good Americans? Yes.

Give him a chance folks.

http://www.frumforum.com/dont-forget-gary-johnson

Here's his campaign website:

http://www.garyjohnson2012.com/

Yesterday's Big Gay Agenda

Let's see, yesterday was so very, very gay.

Took the dogs on a one-mile walk in the early morning.
Headed to work and while there had a couple meetings and then went to yet another holiday luncheon.

Oh, yeah. I refinanced the house to a lower interest rate. No points. No closing costs. But am going to save a ton of money. Yeah!

So. Again. I say to you scaredy cat heterosexuals (and, yes, I realize there aren't that many of you, but it's fun to rile you up) gays are scary. We do weird things like refinancing our homes. Oh. Wait. You do that, too? Well, I'll just bet you don't walk your dogs. Oh. That, too?

Hmm. Will have to think harder for today's "Big Gay Agenda."

Gingrich is brilliant. Scary. But brilliant

What better way to get "real" people on your side than to have entrenched political powers (politicians, conservative media like The Wall Street Journal) against you?

Yes. Outlawing courts the way Nazi Germany did seems a bit dangerous (o.k. a lot dangerous), taking on dictatorial powers (if the courts don't agree I'll disband them) rather than being part of a three part government where the courts protect the people from politicians both liberal and conservative (health care, interracial marriage, desegregation and so on) seems like a good way to protect the people from those in power.

Problem is, people are pissed at those in power so if someone is running against those in power, seems like a good way to win for me.

Scares the shit out of me. But still, brilliant.

http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/newt-gingrich-takes-aim-at-activist-judges-concerning-some-in-gop/2011/12/19/gIQAv5uD5O_story.html

Newt unclear on the fact there are three equal branches of government

Let's see. The courts ruled against popular opinion with desegregation. Most states outlawed interracial marriage at the time courts overturned those prohibitions.

Newt Gingrich is an idiot.

http://thehill.com/blogs/ballot-box/gop-presidential-primary/200149-gingrich-congress-can-send-capitol-police-marshals-to-arrest-judges

DISGUSTING AND HATEFUL REPUBLICANS IN MINNESOTA

These assholes demanded a vote of the people on gay marriage (seeking a constitutional amendement to make an already unrecognized relationship extra-super unrecognized)

fucking hypocrites can't control their own fucking relationships.

go to hell you fucking christian BIGOTS. That's right. BIGOTS. You want to degrade my relationship? Well. You already degraded your own. Gingrich and his multiple wives. Amy Koch and her extra-curricular activity. Mind your own fucking business and let me live my life you assholes.

http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2011/12/16/33912/latest_amy_koch_developments_complicate_gop_plans_across_the_board

Disgusting hypocrites in the Minnesota Senate. Amy Koch is a @#$%^^^%$%$

I am horrified. The majority leader of the state senate in Minnesota is resigning her leadership post because of an "inappropriate relationship" with a senate staffer. She's married and has a kid.

AND she was part of the group that INSISTED that Minnesotans be given the right to vote on a constitutional amendment denying lbgt people marriage. LGBT people are already denied marriage by statute. But these $%^$#$## wanted to make it extra super illegal for our relationships to be recognized.

http://www.minnpost.com/stories/2011/12/16/33912/latest_amy_koch_developments_complicate_gop_plans_across_the_board

I WANT TO VOTE ON HER MARRIAGE. HELL I WANT TO VOTE ON HER EXTRA-MARITAL ACTIVITY.

FUCKING HYPOCRITICAL SELF-RIGHTEOUS STINKING CHRISTIAN REPUBLICANS.

Christian rights mean gays and others must be denied theirs

I just don't get it. No one is stopping Christians from worshipping in their churches in this country. But they want to stop me from having my civil rights outside their church. Why do they insist on a right to impact my civil rights while screaming at the top of their lungs that I shouldn't have rights?

My tax rights have nothing to do with their worship.

http://www.cwfa.org/content.asp?id=20808

I mean really. Calling for a boycott of a secular company that supports lgbt people while calling for the USA to stop "boycotting" countries that hurt lgbt people. I guess one more maimed lgbt person is one more point in heaven.

I don't get it.

Missing the point. Lowe's and All American Muslim

I think the folks screaming about the free speech rights of Lowe's are missing the point. Who cares where they spend their advertising dollars. In most ways I don't. But. And I mean this. Without - apparently - looking into the one person (paid anyway) shop in Florida calling for an advertiser boycott, they caved. They listened to hate without thinking about it and then defended it by saying folks have strong opinions. Really? I'm not sure I buy that. Would they have listened to a call for a boycott of a Christian show? Or a show that featured (non Muslim of course) blacks or African Americans? Or just despised minorities like Muslims and lgbt people? Do your research before buying into hate. Please.

Gotta love Newt's plan for reducing the deficit.

Wait. What? His tax pan would add to the deficit? Exponentially? Hmm.

http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-pn-gingrich-tax-plan-would-add-billions-to-deficit-20111213,0,2167869.story?track=rss

My big gay agenda for today

Icky weather overnight. Will probably have to leave for town early so I'm prepared for slippery roads.

Did some circuit training this morning.
Blogged (duh)
Tweated
ate breakfast
played with the dogs

My day in civilization starts with a Board meeting. We're going to talk about a grant to a local library for furniture.

Then, on to a couple of meetings at work and some other stuff.

Then, back home tonight for movie night if the Netflix movie shows up today (it should).

Wow. Gay people sure know how to live it up. No wonder so many Christians are against humanizing us and insist on voting on our civil rights. We are a wild and crazy bunch.

Rethinking the 14th

No. Really. Conservatives are making a good argument that the 14th amendment applies to non-slaves. You know. People like women. Maybe even "the gays."

Wow.

http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2011/12/how_conservatives_learned_to_stop_fighting_the_14th_amendment_and_what_it_could_mean_for_gay_marriage.html

More Christian Love.

Wow. And they think homosexuals and atheists and such have hate? Maybe they should look in the mirror.

http://catholiclane.com/you-whiny-sniveling-little-atheists-are-pathetic/

And they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love, and they'll know we are Christians by our love. Or not. Look in the mirror. You have a lot of hate in your heart.

Finally, a reason to not hate Starbucks

Personally, I prefer home brewed coffee. And, I live 70 miles from the nearest Starbucks so even if I didn't I can't have it that often.

Here's a reason to seek out a Starbucks next time I'm in the big city:

http://www.frc.org/washingtonwatchdailyradiocommentary/starbucks-likes-gay-marriage-a-latte

Hate in the name of Jesus. What a great idea

I guess my Bible must be wrong. It talks about loving one another and loving our neighbors as ourselves. But this self-professed "Christian" doesn't see it that way.

Disgusting excuse for a Christian.

FRC and bestiality

Ha. Freakin' idiots. Instead of screaming about bestiality (which is gross, granted) why don't they scream about separating the sentence that makes consenting acts between adults and bestiality separate. Why they want te be in my bedroom is beyond me. Why they don't get the difference between what CONSENTING ADULTS do in private and a crime (what animal ever "consented" to being violated by a human? it's disgusting).

http://www.frc.org/get.cfm?i=WU11L04&f=RF07B06

BREAKING NEWS!!! New Hampshire legislators pose threat to others, AREN'T pepper sprayed

What a relief. When protestors sitting on a sidewalk (yeah, yeah, they were asked to leave. forget the part where peaceful assembly is allowed in the Constitution) pose a "threat" they get the ever living snot pepper sprayed out of them.

But state legislators chasing down government officials and banging on doors? Well, that's democracy in action.

http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/opinioneditorials/941631-263/birther-lawmakers-give-nh-bad-name.html

This church contains a lot of cowards

What? 40 people left so they wouldn't have to vote on whether to allow interracial couples to participate in church worship? COWARDS. You're either bigots or you're tolerating bigotry. In the Bible I read, Jesus sat down with/hung out with the outcasts. He accepted the unacceptable. You cowards are just creating more outcasts.

I really thought the song I learned as a kid "and they'll know we are Christians by our love, by our love, and they'll know we are Christians by our love" meant something. Turns out it means figuring out who's "out" (brown people who might have immigrated to this country, gays, and interracial couples) and who's in (lily white folks who hate others?) I believe in God, but I sure as heck don't believe in Christianity anymore.

And the exact SECOND that someone says "well, gosh, not all Christians are like that" they'd better be saying that very few Muslims are terrorists, because I've been hearing for YEARS that if Muslims don't stand up to the extremists than they're part of the problem.

WELL CHRISTIANS...WHEN ARE YOU GOING TO STAND UP TO THE HATE IN YOUR MIDST? WHEN?

http://news.yahoo.com/kentucky-church-votes-ban-interracial-couples-003419318.html