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  • Archive for October, 2008

    No on 8 PSA: NO vs YES

    Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, Marriage Equality, YouTube | No Comments »

    AWESOME. Send to everybody you know. There is SO MUCH MORE we could be worried about right now. I saw that one couple sacrificed all their vacations for the next ... Read more..

    80% off at Restaurant.com, PLUS 15% cash back, PLUS $10! Holy moly!

    Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Coupons & Discounts, Dining, Financial, Food & Cooking, General | No Comments »

    Don't leave until you read this whole post! You won't regret it! Restaurant.com has an AMAZING deal right now - they are offering 80% off their already-reduced dining gift certificates when ... Read more..

    Yes On 8 Worker Attacked – or so they say

    Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, Marriage Equality | No Comments »

    Joe. My. God.: Yes On 8 Worker Attacked. Wow. I have never read such a blatantly biased article about something that may or may not have happened like they said it ... Read more..

    Ex-Gays Demand Non-Discrimination Inclusion, File DC Suit / Queerty

    Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in General, LGBT, Religion | No Comments »

    Ex-Gays Demand Non-Discrimination Inclusion, File DC Suit / Queerty. This is just bullshit. It's like including "Jews for Jesus" in protection aimed at reducing anti-Semitism - counterproductive at best, subversive attempt ... Read more..

    Your dreams (and nightmares) about Sarah Palin. – By Abby Callard and David Plotz – Slate Magazine

    Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General | No Comments »

    Your dreams (and nightmares) about Sarah Palin. - By Abby Callard and David Plotz - Slate Magazine. So I guess I'm not the only one having Palin nightmares - although in ... Read more..

    U.S. ready to debut plan – Oct. 13, 2008

    Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Banking, Election 2008, Financial, General, News, US | No Comments »

    U.S. ready to debut plan - Oct. 13, 2008. Do you ever wonder if this isn't just the greatest heist of all time? Do you wake up in the middle of ... Read more..

    Bush: ‘Lot of work to do’ before leaving office – CNN.com

    Tuesday, October 14th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General | No Comments »

    Bush: 'Lot of work to do' before leaving office - CNN.com. Please, Mr. Bush, we can't afford any more of your "work." Try not to destroy the world any more in ... Read more..

    Barack Hussein Mohammad Mussolini Castro Hitler Obama – could they BE any more obvious?

    Monday, October 13th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, Law & Politics | No Comments »

    So it looks like it's not enough to call Obama by his first name - radical wingnuts have started calling him "Barack Hussein Mohammad Obama." I am not sure if ... Read more..

    Palin may “support” Israel, but she is no friend to Jews.

    Saturday, October 11th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, Law & Politics, Middle East, News, Religion, US | 9 Comments »

    With friends like Sarah Palin, who needs enemies?! I would rather see somebody supporting Israel by trying to further peace in the Middle East, rather than supporting Israel blindly in ... Read more..

    McPalin campaign unhinged – and he’s trying to come out the “good guy”

    Saturday, October 11th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, Law & Politics | 1 Comment »

    Let me say it one more time: I do not believe John McCain is being sincere when he tries to "calm down" his supporters by telling them they don't have ... Read more..

    Mormons for Marriage » Why We as LDS Church Members Support Marriage Equality

    Saturday, October 11th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, Marriage Equality | 1 Comment »

    In light of all the money pouring in from the Mormon Church to help pass Prop 8 (I just had a deja vu moment and almost wrote Prop 22), it ... Read more..

    Misleading advertising.

    Saturday, October 11th, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, Election 2008, Law & Politics, Marriage & Family, Marriage Equality | No Comments »

    Well, that is just skeezy. One of the ads that comes up in my Google ad feed reads, "Support Marriage Rights / Get Involved in Discussions on Gay Marriage. Learn ... Read more..

    Rage rising on the McCain campaign trail – CNN.com

    Saturday, October 11th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General | No Comments »

    Rage rising on the McCain campaign trail - CNN.com. I have to wonder if this isn't all a ploy by the McCain campaign to get these hateful messages out to the ... Read more..

    Panel: Palin abused power in trooper case – CNN.com

    Saturday, October 11th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, Law & Politics | No Comments »

    Panel: Palin abused power in trooper case - CNN.com. OH, LOOK. More of the same. BIG surprise. Why is it that when a Democrat is found to have violated some sort of ... Read more..

    When president is ill or injured, who needs to know? – CNN.com

    Friday, October 10th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, Law & Politics | No Comments »

    Something to keep in mind in the coming election. Why haven't we been given any information about McCain's mental health? Why were only a few select reporters overloaded with thousands ... Read more..

    Connecticut Supreme Court legalizes same-sex marriage

    Friday, October 10th, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, General, Marriage Equality, News, US | No Comments »

    The Supreme Court of Connecticut has become... yet another high court to rule that marriage discrimination against same-gender couples is unconstitutional. This makes Connecticut the third state to allow same-gender ... Read more..

    Please consider making a donation to the No on Proposition 8 campaign in CA

    Friday, October 10th, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, Election 2008, General, Love & Relationships, Marriage & Family, Marriage Equality | No Comments »

    If CA's Proposition 8 passes, it will amend the CA constitution to define marriage as only existing between a man and a woman, and will overturn the historic CA Supreme ... Read more..

    Esquire Endorses Barack Obama for President

    Friday, October 10th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General | No Comments »

    A really great article / Obama endorsement - from Esquire, of all places. After all, as a young man with his potential, he could have headed straight to midtown Manhattan and ... Read more..

    Keith Olbermann’s Special Comment on Sarah Palin’s Hysteria

    Tuesday, October 7th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General, Law & Politics, News, US, YouTube | No Comments »

    Oh. My. Gosh. Everybody in America needs to take eleven minutes out of their crazy schedules and watch this commentary about Sarah Palin. Every last bit of it is pure ... Read more..

    Prop. 8 and teaching to the marriage test – Los Angeles Times

    Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, Education, General, Marriage Equality | No Comments »

    A great article from the LA Times: Still, just because gay marriage is nothing new for the general public doesn't mean kids necessarily understand the complete concept. But that doesn't have ... Read more..

    Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Stop sending mail you later regret with Mail Goggles

    Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in General, Health & Wellness, Technology, Web | No Comments »

    I LOVE it. So funny. Official Gmail Blog: New in Labs: Stop sending mail you later regret: Sometimes I send messages I shouldn't send. Like the time I told that girl I ... Read more..

    ‘Bride’ and ‘groom’ being restored to California marriage forms – San Jose Mercury News

    Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in Civil Rights, LGBT, Marriage & Family, Marriage Equality, News | No Comments »

    'Bride' and 'groom' being restored to California marriage forms - San Jose Mercury News. Wow, I'm sure all those people out there who were worried about losing the right to heterosexual ... Read more..

    The Supreme Court, stupid…

    Monday, October 6th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General | No Comments »

    Palin aside, if this doesn't scare the hell out of you, I don't know what will: “McCain is a social conservative, and he’s given every indication that his appointees would be ... Read more..

    Bailout Provides More Mental Health Coverage – NYTimes.com

    Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in General, Health & Wellness, News, Patient's Rights, US | No Comments »

    Bailout Provides More Mental Health Coverage - NYTimes.com: WASHINGTON — More than one-third of all Americans will soon receive better insurance coverage for mental health treatments because of a new ... Read more..

    YouTube – Sarah Palin, Thomas Muthee and witchcraft

    Sunday, October 5th, 2008 Posted in Election 2008, General | No Comments »

    I understand now why Sarah Palin doesn't seem to be concerned about her lack of knowledge, preparedness, or qualifications for the office of the Vice Presidency. She thinks she's got ... Read more..