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@Ron: What do you think Trump did in his first term that was unique or made a positive impact on…
During his first term Trump walked into the White House with no experience in government, so he selected a lot…
To give a specific example: When I first moved to Oregon, the state had a rule against government organizations replacing…
Eliminating unnecessary jobs to focus on the actual core functions of the Federal government is the epitome of increasing efficiency.…
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Category Archives: Homophobic zaniness/more LGBTQ issues
It's all about "Biblical family values"–really?
Since this past election there has been a plethora of ridiculous rhetoric from the Radical Christian Rightwing about “family values,” and how it justifies their bigotry towards the people of the LGBTQ Community. Worst of all, passing that bigotry on … Continue reading
Gay Watch in Religious News
More homophobic zaniness within Vatican politics according to 365Gay.com… (San Francisco, California) San Francisco Archbishop William J. Levada has been named as prefect of the Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith – the Vatican department that has led the … Continue reading
National Gay and Lesbian Task Force to President Bush: 'If it's good for the Baltics and Russia, what about here at home?'
If we look back on American History we will find that all of the patriotic rhetoric of freedom, justice, equality for all, etc., were just that–rhetoric. In action, there was freedom and democracy for some, not for all. Yet president … Continue reading
GLAAD praises the 'Daily Show with Jon Stewart'
After I heard that Texas had banned same-sex couples or LGBT people from adopting children in desperate need of a loving home, I switched over to my favorite fake-news show, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart on Comedy Central to … Continue reading
This is comforting, but not surprising.
Well actually it’s not comforting and won’t be for you ‘Alas’ readers who are LGBT. We’ve been hearing a lot of vehemently homophobic rhetoric in the past few years with the neoconservatives taking firm control of the Legislature and the … Continue reading
16 extra years in prison for being gay
From Salon: Kansas’ statutory rape law prohibits “criminal sodomy” (including oral sex) with teenagers younger than 16. If the object of Matthew’s affection had been female, however, Kansas would have afforded him the benefit of its romantically named “Romeo and … Continue reading
See? See? People of different faiths CAN get along!
The New York Times reports that “major leaders of the three faiths – Christianity, Judaism and Islam – are making a rare show of unity to try to stop” a gay pride festival scheduled to take place this August in … Continue reading
Disgust and Prejudice
Martha Nussbaum has a short-and-excellent essay on disgust in the Chronicle of Higher Education. A sample: Disgust is distinct from both distaste, a negative reaction motivated by sensory factors, and from a sense of danger, motivated by anticipated harmful consequences. … Continue reading
A few things I've read today
A victory for the pro-lifers today: The Senate Approves Ban on Abortion Procedure. Enjoy your victory while it lasts, is my advice to the right. Once I was very worried about this, but that was when I was assuming that … Continue reading
the people he picks to work in his administration are supposed to support that effort as long as they don’t…