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Month: April 2012

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Consider Me A Native of El Bethel

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Since the Mayor gave Newt (serial adulterer, family values, thrice married, marriage is between one man and three women) Gingrich a key to the City today, consider me a native of El Bethel. Bad enough my Old Home State is trying to write discrimination into the State’s Constitution, now they are turning over the key to one of the sleeziest people to ever come out of Washington, D.C. And all this on the day he was ending his campaign anyways.

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Cow Futures?

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There was report this morning of a cow at a California rendering plant testing positive for Mad Cow Disease. Now that’s pretty scary in and of itself. However, at the end of the report, the reporter noted that “cow futures” had dropped on the news. I had to admit, my twisted mind found some humor in the whole idea of “cow futures.” Cow futures…really? If I were a cow, I don’t think I would ever have invested heavily in cow futures. When you think about it, they really don’t have much of one.

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Party of Personal Responsiblity Wants a Cram-down

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It seems the Minnesota Republican Party is broke…or at least decided they no longer have to pay bills. So what is their solution? The don’t pay the rent on their office space a few blocks from the Minnesota Capital Building for eight months, get an eviction notice, and then try to negotiate a “cram-down” of their rent. You know, something like what they wouldn’t ever support giving to the rest of under-class people. CNN has the story.

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Sometimes a Lie is Just a Lie

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This entry is part 7 of 35 in the series Gay Marriage

Well, of course the war over writing bigotry and discrimination into the North Carolina Constitution is in full swing. I am sadly disappointed that this is what my home state has come to, but I’m not surprised. I’ve talked to several of the legislators who voted to put this on the ballot, and they absolve themselves by saying, “Well, I just think the people should vote.” But when I ask them why they don’t put every civil right on the ballot, I was called, “absurd.”

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I’m Back, and We’re Going Green

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I admit I have not been good at posting lately. I’ve had a lot on my mind, we went through a very busy time at work. I was writing a lot, so just couldn’t get up to write. So now we have a political campaign nationally. The homophobes are ramping up their attacks, especially in North Carolina, and I’ve some interesting things happen at work which I may decide to discuss. Here in Florida we’ve had the Trayvon Martin shooting, and lots is changing at church, and the General Conference for the Methodist Church is being held here in Tampa. I’ve got plenty to write, so I’m going to work to get back to it.

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