Archive for May, 2009
27
california supreme court:
23
In last Tuesday’s california election, every proposition that the Governor Schwarzenegger backed was RESOUNDINGLY DEFEATED. Even with his threats to cut health care, education, and fire and police protection, the california citizens didn’t bite. So we will see if the threats made by the governor come to pass. But that is not the real question. Because with one vote, california already signed its fate. californians voted for Prop 8, which made marriage between Same Gendered Couples illegal.
Before the election and discussion might now be accelerated, there was talk of maybe legalizing Marijuana. This drug is called a “Schedule 1″ drug as far as the Federal Government is concerned, meaning it is one of the worse drugs in the world. Other Schedule 1 drugs include: Heroin, GHB, and Meth Amphetamine. And to show just how silly this really is, COCAINE is NOT a Schedule 1 drug but Marijuana is! Yet there is serious talk about legalizing a drug that is supposed to be one of the worse drugs in the world. californians would rather have a bunch of potheads instead of law abiding Same Couple Marriages.
An article came out on May 17, 2009, a few days before the california elections, which stated that the state of Massachusetts has gotten a 111 million dollar windfall since it legalized Same Couple Marriage. NOW, 111 million dollars is a drop in the bucket compared to the money that is needed to shore up the california budget, but the fact remains that Same Couple Marriage brings money and JOBS into the state of Massachusetts. Massachusetts’ unemployment rate is at 8% and california’s is around 11%. The “trickle down theory” of the money being spent in Massachusetts and not in california should be lost here. Iowa, another state that has legalized Same Couple Marriage, has an unemployment rate of 5.1%. And their tourism industry is on the rise with Lesbian and Gay couples from surrounding states taking buses to Iowa to get married. Since there is a 3 day waiting period to get a marriage license, I wonder how much money is being spent in Iowa for hotels, Limos, food, lounging, and catering services, just to name a few. AGAIN, money that could be flowing into the coffers of california. Because the bottom line, and no offense to Massachusetts or Iowa, california is a better place to be and get married! Not only can you go from the beach, to the snow, and then to the desert in hours, but you are right near an international border in Mexico where you can have a whole other experience! People came from not just other states, but OTHER COUNTRIES to get married in california when it was legal! Don’t you get it!!!
Continue reading “I’d rather pay more in taxes than allow Gay Marriage!” »
21
Black folks, what the hell is your problem? For a race of people who have faced the worse bigotry, discrimination, and racism, in HISTORY, to turn around and do that to another group of people UNFATHOMABLE. And to hear Black people says that they resent the implication that the fight for Same Couple Marriage is a civil rights issue, makes it even worse. And to top it off, the Black church seems to be at the forefront of this “Campaign of Nonsense.” Oppression is Oppression! How hard is that to understand!
In a recent article, some Black clergymen stated their opposition to this struggle being “co-opted” by Gays and Lesbians. Yet here are some of the reasons that they used to justify their arguments. We know what we have gone through as an ethnic group, said Rev. William Gillison, pastor of Mount Olive Baptist Church. Bishop Michael A. Badger, pastor of Bethesda World Harvest International Church, said that he doesn’t doubt there is discrimination against gay people but that it is hardly on the order of what African-Americans have encountered and still face. If you know what discrimination feels like, how can you in good conscious turn around and do the exact same thing? Do they think their are no Lesbian and Gay parishioners in their church? Ignoring the situation is not going to go away. And just like the Civil Rights Struggle that Black folks went through, Lesbians and Gays are not going to quit. We aren’t going back in the closet, and we are not going to let you marginalize us. Hell, that sounds like a Civil Rights struggle to me. Do you really think the struggle is different? Let us count the ways.
Continue reading “Is Gay the new Black?” »
12
I recently read that Mark Cuban, owner of the Dallas Mavericks, made a comment to on opposing players mother. Cuban either called Denver Nugget Kenyon Martin a “thug” or a “punk” to Kenyon’s mother’s face or he agreed with comments made my other Maverick fans. And as fans were calling Martin a “thug”, Mark said “that includes your son!” OH HELL NO!!!!
Let’s start from the beginning. First off, Cuban has been a pompous ass since he came into the league.No owner has been fined as much or as often than he has. And he has literally ran out on the court to “protect” his players. WFT???? That’s like having your mama come up to the school after you have just gotten beaten up! But I digress. He has spent oodles of money making the Mavs locker room a place you never want to leave. And spent just as much money on players to try and “buy a championship.” It hasn’t happened.
The last two seasons, his teams have gotten EMBARRASSED in the playoffs with most fingers pointing AT him for his “hands on” mentality. He has placed his hopes and dreams on a guy, Dirk Notwizki, who is like another Dallas athlete, Cowboys Tony Romo, a STAT STUFFER! Great for fantasy football but you aren’t going to hoist a trophy with either guy being your “number one.” His team has been labeled “soft” with no “heart.” The players staged a MUTINY, and threatened to walk, unless then Coach Avery Johnson, was fired. He has made silly trades, Jason Kidd for Devin Harris?, and wonders why he is no closer to winning a title. Every loss reflects badly on HIM personally. So frustration is setting in.
Continue reading “Ya Mama!” »
09
Doug Manchester, owner of the Manchester Hyatt Hotels, donated $125,000.00 to the “Yes on Prop 8” campaign and got INDIGNANT when the Lesbian and Gay community organized and have supported a financial boycott of his hotels. And nearly a year later, Doug has had a change of heart, or is it wallet? and NOW wants to give an Olive Branch to our community. He is pledging to donate the same amount of money, $25,000.00 to Lesbian and Gay charities and give another $100,000.00 as credit towards staying at his hotels and holding parties and fundraisers there. Is Ashton Kutcher around anywhere? Because I feel like I am getting PUNK’D!
This BRIBE does nothing to undo the hurt that has been caused by the passing of Prop 8. The FACT that a group of people decided to take a BIGOTED stance and play GOD can’t be undone for $125,000.00. And the FACT that Manchester showed no compassion and said our complaints were “personal attacks on him and his family” hasn’t been forgotten. What happened to the “personal attack?” Is the fact that his companies wallets are getting lighter and lighter and emptier and emptier the real reason for the change in opinion? What about the personal attacks on OUR FAMILIES?
To our community’s credit, we have not wavered in honoring the boycott. And when former President Bill Clinton spoke at the Hyatt Hotel, he was met with protesters letting him know exactly how we felt. Many other organizations, including the American Trial Lawyers Association, have moved, canceled, or refused to hold their conventions at his hotels. It seems that with a recession, and people being more conscious about where they spent their money, Doug is feeling the pinch. This has nothing to do with a change of heart. It has to do with cobwebs and dust in the company vault!
Continue reading “UNCLE!!!” »
01
I had to laugh when I read about the mother, Madlyn Primoff, who put her arguing children out of the car on the side of the road. I can’t even begin to remember the number of times my mother told my brother and me that she would “leave us here” if we didn’t stop arguing with each other. So to hear that a mother did just that made me laugh out loud. It also brought back the time my mother put my father out of the car too. And this was for real!
We, as a family, had plans to go to the drive-in. Boy I miss being able to go to the drive-in! But that is another post. My father came home from hanging out on the corner, and really didn’t want to go with us. His surly demeanor was readily apparent. So within a mile of our home, after listening to my father grumble, my mother told my father that he could “get out if you want to.” My father responded by saying “then pull the car over” which is EXACTLY WHAT MY MOTHER DID. And thinking my mother was bluffing, my father got out and shut the door. My mother turned the car around, went back to the house to get some money, and we headed to the movies. On the way, we saw my father walking home. I guess he thought my mother was going to pull over and pick him up. NOT!!!! Moms keep driving right on past him. When the movies ended, “Apple Dumpling Gang” and “Freaky Friday“, (funny what you remember, LOL), we went home. Naturally Pops wasn’t home. He did what he had wanted to do all along. Go hang out on the corner. But when he returned there was nothing said about it! It was as if nothing ever happened.
But for me, it left a lasting impression. I can remember when we, my mother, brother, and I, would head out to the store and Moms would say as we were getting into the car, “Don’t look at shit, don’t touch shit, cause’ you ain’t getting shit.” Sometimes she meant it and other times she didn’t. It usually depended on how tired from work she was. I also remember being in J.J. Newberries, (yes I am that old!), and having my mother tell my brother and I “busta pagu diablos.” (Spelling of the first two words is probably incorrect). Roughly translated that means “stop it you devils!!!” That was pretty much all my brother and I needed to hear. When Moms started talking to us in another language, we knew it was about to be “on” if we didn’t stop. So we stopped! LOL And when we wanted something from the store and she said “no” and started out to the car, the refrain of “If you aren’t in the car when I get there, I’m leaving” meant something. Hell, if she would leave our father by the side of the road, and not give it a second thought, our little asses didn’t stand a chance!
Continue reading “If you aren’t in the car by the time I get there ….” »