One of our loyal readers, “Red” asked me to put up a thread for her, with the copy below. Well Red, this one’s for you:
On Wednesday, March 1st, 2006, in Annapolis at a hearing on the proposed Constitutional Amendment to prohibit gay marriage, Jamie Raskin, professor of law at AU, was requested to testify.
At the end of his testimony, Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs said: “Mr. Raskin, my Bible says marriage is only between a man and a woman. What do you have to say about that?”
Raskin replied: “Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You did not place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible.”
The room erupted into applause.
Lawyer 1
Senator 0
Hee, hee!
Agree, or disagree, you can’t deny the Senator stepped right into that one, lobbing the proverbial “pitch right into the batters zone”, and he hit it out of the ballpark. ;-D
Thanks for letting me “post” a new thread to OJ, Art.
Senator Larry Craig says he’ll be stopping by later to comment 😉
Interesting blog you have there, Mad Macedonian. Have you been a SA resident all your life?
In your walkings, have you ever encountered the infamous “poo lady”? 😉
“Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution.”
Pedroza, when you took your oath of office, you point with your middle finger towards the abode of God and swore to uphold the Constitution.
I know I was there.
A same sex couple can’t even be apparent when out on a date in most parts of OC, but we want to get married? There is some f-ed up prevalent perspective that we are invading, intruding or are there to be scrutinized or ostracized, or pointed out with a whisper to the rest of your table. Sometimes I can’t believe I’m in Southern California. Marriage isn’t going to change that, but I don’t have a suggestion other than….teaching people to parent their children to not be tactless a-holes. Any same-sex person reading this: Don’t agree? Go on a date to the Irvine Rectum; see how that pans out for you. And if you find quiet place to sit and talk, make sure you use your stop watch to see how long it takes security to either hover or harass you.
http://www.thenation.com/doc/20070910/tpmccarthy2
But when it comes to Republican infidelity and sex scandals, conservatives like to dance around the charge of hypocrisy. On a recent Larry King Live panel, Republican strategist Cheri Jacobus had this reaction to the Craig resignation: “And if some people want to say he’s a hypocrite, fine. If he is gay and still wants to keep…marriage as it is traditionally between a man and a woman, I don’t think that makes him a hypocrite. And a lot of people are passing judgment, I think is rather unfair.” Sensing, perhaps, that her logic was unclear, Jacobus added this tired refrain: “I’m sorry, but the king of all of this and the king of taking the sexual risks and getting the thrill from that [is] Bill Clinton…. As Republicans, we don’t want to put the country through what Bill Clinton put the country through.” This is textbook GOP strategy: Downplay the hypocrisy of right-wing politics by invoking both Bill Clinton’s infidelity and Republicans’ commitment to the sanctity of marriage. Forget that it was Craig–one of Clinton’s most sanctimonious detractors–who famously called the former President “a nasty, bad, naughty boy.”
Republicans can dance around the issue as much as they want, but their hypocrisy is clear. The rise of the modern Republican Party–the party of Reagan, not Lincoln–is due to the success of its persistent appeal to so-called “values voters,” specifically, those who oppose abortion and same-sex marriage. In the last two election cycles, the GOP’s destiny has been closely linked to homosexuality and the hysteria it inspires. Whereas George W. Bush’s 2004 victory was energized by his cynical endorsement of a constitutional amendment defining marriage as “between a man and a woman” and the subsequent outpouring of evangelical voters energized by statewide ballot initiatives banning same-sex marriage, Democratic success in 2006 can be seen, in part, as a reaction to the Foley and Haggard scandals. It seems the only thing worse than gay marriage is a gay hooker.
RE: Interesting blog you have there, Mad Macedonian. Have you been a SA resident all your life?
In your walkings, have you ever encountered the infamous “poo lady”? 😉
Why, thank ye kindly,Red! ;-D
As the 1st 3 posts on my Blog hint at,I am not even a native of the OC.
I AM finding much of it to my liking,however.;-D
As for this “Poo Lady” of whom you speak…
Should I have encountered her?
Can you describe her?
Why is she known by this name?
Where can one best have a chance to encounter her?
Thank you in advance for your help in this matter.
#7 Mad Macedonian,
I am glad you are enjoying your time in the OC. The woman I referenced was for another linked blog over at santiago streets – one of the newer developments in SA.
Here’s an update on her:
http://santiagostreetlofts.blogspot.com/2007/10/you-have-nice-neighborhood-for-me-to.html
She apparently adds to the local color 😉
Bill Maher weighs in-
If the choice in
Thanks for the heads-up Red!
I at 1st thought you were talking about some oddball British TV Health Nut!
I think I HAVE actually seen this woman, a few times, on the OCTA all-nighters.