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Finding a Right in the Constitution

July 2, 2014July 9, 2014 B. John 899 Views 0 Comments Marriage, supreme court, LGBT, Equality

You’re likely aware that a number of state laws and constitutional amendments limiting the right so LGBT people to marry, have recently been found to be unconstitutional. The anti-equality pundits then issue their (now pretty standard) press releases denouncing the ruling, and explaining how the judge “found” a non-existent “right to gay marriage” in the U.S. Constitution. I’m here to theorize that one does NOT go to the Constitution to find a right.

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Difference Between Free Speech and Consequences of Speech

May 10, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 2081 Views 0 Comments Todd Starnes, David Benham, Jason Benham, Flip Benham, Tony Perkins, HGTV, Louie Gohmert

Today’s topic is a recent controversy related a pair of twin brothers from Charlotte, Davis and Jason Benham. The Benham brothers made a small fortune flipping homes, and were recently working on a HGTV show. What HGTV didn’t bother to find out was that the brothers have a particularly nasty streak when it comes to gays, abortion rights, and Muslims. When that came to light, that was the end of the show, and the beginning of their cries of persecution…because you know, the Constitution guarantees one the right to a TV show, and freedom from consequences.

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City of Tampa Construction Services – Epic Fail

March 6, 2014March 6, 2014 B. John 1025 Views 2 Comments City of Tampa, Construction Services, Building Inspections, Mobley Construction, Noise Ordinance, Commissioner, Mayor, Harry Cohen, Bob Buckhorn

I’ve got to tell you that the City of Tampa’s Construction Services appears to be an epic failure. I’ve discovered an amazing disregard for the Citizen’s of Tampa; a significant lack of enthusiasm for enforcing even the most basic codes; and all of that at a fairly high level within the organization.

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The Evolution Vs Creationism Debate

February 13, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 690 Views 0 Comments Ken Ham, Science, Creationism, Bill Nye

I finally had a chance to watch the debate between Bill Nye (the Science Guy) and Ken Ham of the Creationism Museum. Ken Ham, and anyone who still believes in creationism should be ashamed. What a sad commentary that we have digressed in this country to the point where we even have to have this discussion.

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Ms Perkin’s Kickers are in a Bunch over Kentucky

February 12, 2014September 29, 2018 B. John 1666 Views 0 Comments Kentucky, Gay Marriage, Tony Perkins, Judge John G. Heyburn, Family Research Council, Mitch McConnell, George H.W. Bush, FRC

Tony Perkins (who has frequently been a speaker at white supremacist meetings) of the Family Research Council (FRC-which got it’s start with a KKK mailing list, and is an SPLC designated hate group), is upset that a judge in Kentucky has apparently that the equal protection clause of the Constitution really does apply in Kentucky, and actually even requires that LGBT people be included in those protections

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The Coke Super Bowl Ad

February 12, 2014February 12, 2014 B. John 638 Views 0 Comments Superbowl, American The Beautiful, bigotry, Katherine Lee Bates, Ad, Coke, Coca Cola

I’ve been meaning to comment about the Coca Cola Super Bowl Ad for a while. I’ve never seen such a disgusting exhibition of hate and bigotry as erupted on social media from some Uhmerikans after this beautiful ad aired. Americans (especially conservative Americans) have proven they don’t know a damn thing about American history or what it is to be an American.

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Response to Bishop Carter’s Ruling

February 5, 2014October 20, 2015 B. John 1249 Views 0 Comments Bishop Ken Carter, Florida Annual Conference, homophobia, bigotry, Palma Ceia United Methodist Church, Bruce Toms

Last year, I was forced to file a complaint with the Bishop about hateful and dishonest actions by Bruce Toms, the newly appointed Pastor at Palma Ceia United Methodist Church. At the time, I was told by several Methodist Ministers to not have high expectations. That came true, and here is my response to the Bishop’s findings.

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A Favorite Tales of The City Book-The Days of Anna Madrigal

January 5, 2014January 5, 2014 B. John 568 Views 1 Comment 28 Barbary Lane, Armistead Maupin, Tales of the City, San Francisco, Anna Madrigal

Without any doubt, my favorite series of books is the “Tales of The City” series written by Armistead Maupin, and there’s about to be a new and final book, The Days of Anna Madrigal. Tales of the City is a series of novels, the first portions of which were published initially as a newspaper serial starting on August 8, 1974, in a Marin County newspaper, The Pacific Sun, picked up in 1976 by the San Francisco Chronicle, and later reworked into the series of books published by HarperCollins.

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Who’s Really Entitled

October 30, 2013 B. John 613 Views 0 Comments Entitlements, Safety Net, medicaid, Social Security

The topic of the cognitive dissonance amongst far-right conservatives has been on my mind a lot lately, and was brought to a head a week or so ago in a discussion on Facebook with someone I went to high school with all those many years ago. The point of view of the tea-baggers seems to be that they are entitled to government benefits, but everyone else who ever gets help is a freeloader (a taker).

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Decadence New Orleans 2013

September 4, 2013September 29, 2018 B. John 566 Views 0 Comments Decadence, Bourbon Street, Convergance, new orleans

This past weekend we were in New Orleans for Decadence. It was fun, but it is the kind of thing I wouldn’t be excited about doing again. It was hot and humid (as you’d expect for late August in New Orleans). The bars are mostly in the French Quarter, and relatively small, so they were all packed. This meant that you mostly just hung out on the street, and waited in very long lines to get a drink.

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Bryan Fischer Wrong Again On Oregon Baker

September 3, 2013September 29, 2018 B. John 1364 Views 0 Comments Matt Barber, liar, Oregon, Lying, Bakery, Wedding Cake, False Witness, Sweet Cakes by Melissa, Bryan Fischer

The latest fabrication from the krazy kristian kooks is that a bakery in Oregon was “forced” to close because of gay marriage. If you read the stories cited by SPLC Designated Hate Group spokesperson, Brian Fischer, the bakery was forced out of business, and equally hateful and dishonest Matt Barber claims they were forced out of business by a “vicious boycott.”