4.07.2009

Vermont did it!

Vermont did it!

AWESOME
America is right on here! Take that Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage, Gay marriage is coming to a State near you and me!

The Legislature voted Tuesday to override Gov. Jim Douglas' veto of a bill allowing gays and lesbians to marry. The vote was 23-5 to override in the state Senate and 100-49 to override in the House. Under Vermont law, two-thirds of each chamber had to vote for override.

see Washington post

Lets make Michael Savage puke some more

Lets make Savage puke some more

Michael Savage is driving his ratings up or is this just what you get on Talk Radio in Savage Nation?

That's more than a good reason to support same-sex marriage in Iowa and Vermont. Today legislators in Vermont will attempt to over-ride the governor's veto of marriage equality. Once that happens you will see marriage equality break out all across America. Some States will hold out but it won't be long before more States are added to the marriage equality ledger.
Lets make Savage puke some more.



Vermont Legislators can get a twofer today by outraging Rush Limbaugh and Michael Savage.

Check out Media Matters for more insane stuff puked out by Rush, Michael and more right wing media monkeys...

Ten Democrats can change Vermont

Ten Democrats Can Change Vermont

Its not too late. This is the chance to make the difference in Vermont. Ten Democrats voted against marriage equality. Only five of them are needed to pass the marriage bill in Vermont. You can find a list of those ten here.

Write or call, calls are better and it will take 5 to 10 minutes to do this. Tell them personal stories, tell them to do the right thing and support marriage equality.

If you are from the State make sure to tell them you and your friends will remember how they voted come election time.

Kenneth Atkins, D-Winooski katkins@leg.state.vt.us, kwa138@aol.com (802) 655-1280
Sonny Audette, D-South Burl. (802) 862-4236
Clem Bissonnette, D-Winooski cbissonnette@leg.state.vt.us, clembi@comcast.net (802) 655-9527
Cynthia Browning, D-Arlington cbrowning@leg.state.vt.us, cynthiab@sover.net (802) 375-9019
Tim Corcoran, D-Bennington tcorcoran@leg.state.vt.us (802) 447-0929
Michel Consejo, D-Sheldon mconsejo@leg.state.vt.us, mconsejo@wildblue.net (802) 524-0305
Debbie Evans, D-Essex ekevans@aol.com (802) 878-4317
Richard Howrigan, D-Fairfield (802) 827-6513
David Potter, D-Clarendon shadmtn@msn.com (802) 438-5385
Robert South, D-St. Johnsbury vtrepsouth@gmail.com (802) 748-0873
Jeff Young, D-St. Albans City jeffeyoung@yahoo.com (802) 524-5284

4.06.2009

Vermont, its time to ACT

Vermont, its time to ACT

If you live in Vermont there is no more important time than today to act to defend liberty and support same-sex marriage at the same time. The vast majority in both State Houses have voted to allow marriage between same-sex couples. The Republican Governor has stated he will veto the bill despite the overwhelming endorsement of the elected members of these houses.

Act now to send a message to your legislators urging them to override the governor's veto.

To assist you, use HRC's E-Action Form to contact your representative and state senator.

See more at Pam's House Blend and The Power online

4.05.2009

Six gay men killed in Iraq

Six gay men killed in Iraq

Its more than disturbing... Perverts and Puppies

Six gay men were shot dead by members of their tribe in two separate incidents in the past 10 days, an official with Iraq's Interior ministry said. In the most recent attack, two men were killed Thursday in Sadr City area of Baghdad after they were disowned by relatives, the official said. The shootings came after a tribal meeting was held and the members decided to go after the victims.

On March 26, four additional men were fatally shot in the same city, the official said, adding that the victims had also been disowned by their relatives. The official declined to be identified because he is not authorized to speak to the media. - CNN.com

So in Afghanistan a new law says that a woman must submit to her husband for sex at least once every four days. The West is horrified and rightly so. The law goes much further in stating the women must also have a good reason for being outside the home (read, she has to have her husband's permission).

"Two young men were killed on Thursday. They were sexual deviants. Their tribes killed them to restore their family honor," a Sadr City official who declined to be named said.

The police source who declined to be named said the bodies of four gay men were unearthed in Sadr City on March 25, each bearing a sign reading "pervert" in Arabic on their chests. - Reuters UK

According to PINK News UK the grave with four men in it was unearthed. They found the words Pervert and Puppy written on the bodies of the dead gay men.

I'm waiting to hear the righteous indignation of the west over these killings of gay men in Iraq.

Don't hold my breath you say...

Nursing student story is too "cute" to be true.

Nursing student story is too "cute" to be true.

Update:

Another reader on another blog made the following discovery...
Graphically:

Original screenshot:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/36800888@N02/3391775680/sizes/o/in/set-72157615921627243/

Missing pixels from 'y' and 'g':

http://i41.tinypic.com/11u7n87.jpg

Incorrect text alignment:

http://i43.tinypic.com/29xg1td.jpg

Hypothesis: the instructor's email address in the 'from' field was cut from another screenshot (hence the missing pixels), and pasted into this one (hence the wrong alignment). Classic c&p. (cut and paste)

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I was a little concerned about it when I posted it. Still Salon.com has the post up on their site.

If you look at the email purported to be from the Nursing Faculty member to the aggrieved one, you see the email is a rogers.com email, not an email from the school. Anyone with a Roger's account could set up any name they want for an email address. It would seem odd that a teacher would use her home email to communicate with a student.

I have removed my story on this until I can confirm more of the facts...

The Salon post is here and the blogger that has written about it is here


As one of my readers stated...
The story about the lesbian nursing student appears to be a complete sham. There was a lot of Internet detective work going on behind the scenes by some active web users and it would appear the prof/instructor is being trashed and her reputation destroyed by a person that should be in a psychiatric hospital and not a place of higher education. ...

As I read the story published by salon.com it appeared too over-the-top to be real. It definitely had shock value. I'm very surprised salon.com ran it without doing any further research and getting official statements seeing as it's posting real names/contact info that would likely result in some pretty nasty hate-mail, etc.

4.04.2009

Dirty tricks again

Dirty tricks again

It seems the Conservative party of Canada has taken a page out of the Moral Misogynists play book and have decided that if they can't win students over with their policies, the next best thing is to go undercover, infiltrate student groups and help to tone down or change Student organizations objections to Conservative party policy.

And guess who was leading this effort, none other than Transport Minister John Baird, the mouth piece for Harper, when Harper lets him speak, and oft companion/escort for one Laureen Teskey Harper, wife of our Prime Minister.

The escort duties may come from the Prime Minister's complete faith in John's unlikeliness to take a crack at Loreen. Or like McGuinty in Ontario, the PM choose the colourful guy as his pitbull. They like to be acknowledged and are even more likely to be extremely loyal. Okay, only some of us would do that sort of thing...


Anyway, for more on the Conservative Party's secret efforts check out Ryerson Free Press and Wikileaks.

What's Wrong With Our Newspapers?

What's Wrong With Our Newspapers?

The good folks at rabble.ca turn 8 this month. Rabble is a great place to get the news and opinion on the days events. This group is growing and providing people with an alterantive view of the world seen everyday in the mainstream media.

Editorial and content control in Canada's newspapers suggest that such an alternative is required. Want to get engaged,celebrate or support the efforts of Rabble.ca

Check out the April 16 event in Toronto. With Peter C. Newman, Linda McQuaig, Wayne Macphail and hosted by rabble.ca board President Duncan Cameron you can expect some thought provoking ideas and opinion.

Rest assured if you work for one of the MSM papers, your paper will not attend to report on why someone thinks they are not doing the job...

April 16th in Toronto:

What's Wrong With Our Newspapers? A lively discussion with Peter C. Newman, Linda McQuaig, Wayne Macphail and hosted by rabble.ca board President Duncan Cameron

Thursday April 16, 7:30 (doors 7:00)

Koffler Auditorium
569 Spadina Crescent
Toronto, ON

$10 or PWYC FREE for rabble.ca members!

Seating is limited, reserve your seat at: events@rabble.ca

This event is sponsored by the University of Toronto OPIRG.

Thanks to our Media sponsors: Ryerson Free Press and NOW Magazine.