The assumption put forth in much of the mainstream media I have seen of late is that white Americans are offended by what The Reverend Dr. Jeremiah A. Wright, Jr. said in his sermon. You know, the one they show clips from on the news – the one Barack Obama spoke about in his recent …
There are some things I wanted to point out because of things I heard on the news today. One was on the news on television this morning. I think it was someone on Good Morning America but I don’t know who the man was who was speaking. Anyway, he was talking about Barack Obama’s speech …
From Clinton finance committee member and former VP candidate Geraldine Ferarro: If Obama was a white man, he would not be in this position. And if he was a woman (of any color) he would not be in this position. He happens to be very lucky to be who he is. And the country is …
Holy Smokes! McCain’s likely nomination as the Republican candidate for president and the happenstance of his birth in the Panama Canal Zone in 1936 are reviving a musty debate that has surfaced periodically since the founders first set quill to parchment and declared that only a “natural-born citizen” can hold the nation’s highest office. — …
Dear Senator Obama, I supported you in the caucus this week, and I will vote for you today in our Washington state primary. But I am not yet ready to publicly endorse you because of one issue: marriage equality for gay and lesbian couples. I am a straight woman who has been married for over …
Alec and I were watching the news on Monday morning when a crazy story was announced. It seems that Mississippi legislators have proposed a state law to ban restaurants from serving fat people. Alec immediately blogged about it: No mo fat Here is some info from the article: Mississippi May Ban Restaurant Sales to the …
It’s January 3rd, 2008. I didn’t make any new years resolutions. But I do have a list. It’s about what I want. And given that today is the first day of primaries for president, I think it’s a good day to share it. Here is my list – and it is in no particular order: …
This is a continuation of my Dear Joe post on Friday, November 9, 2007 and then added to the next day. If you haven’t already read that, I suggest you read it first then return here. Dave Parker from Greensboro, NC is on the PFLAG-all listserv run by PFLAG’s national office as am I. He …
I wanted to share the response which I sent today as a reply to the 11/07/07 email from Human Rights Campaign President, Joe Solmonese, entitled “It Happened today!” — which was addressed “Dear Gabrielle”. His letter is now posted here on the HRC website. ——– Original Message ——– Subject: Regarding “It happened today!”Date: Fri, 09 …
Compromise is the art of getting someone else thrown under the bus The title of this post is a comment I found at MetaFilter. It’s so perfect at describing the congressional haggling and backroom political smackdowns I’ve been privvy to in online and offline discussions about the current congressional session, that I just had to …