Political quotes of the moment

[Jenne]

I'd expect homophobia to ramp up a bit in the next few weeks as Islamophobia did with Barack Obama's election to president.

[Luna]

I'd expect homophobia to ramp up a bit in the next few weeks as Islamophobia did with Barack Obama's election to president.

An old friend broke it down for me. There are three types of homophobes (with sime interbreeding).

First, you've got the ones who were TAUGHT that hating homosexuals is right.  Odds are they've never even known one... or at least KNEW they knew one, other than as a target.

Then there are the deep closet cases, lashing out at what they most hate about themselves.

Then there are the men who are terrified thay men will treat THEM like THEY treat women.

[Doktor Howl]

Anyone catch the teabaggers at last night's GOP debate?

A Gay soldier was mentioned as currently serving in Afghanistan.  The teabaggers booed and jeered.

Good thing the tea party isn't all about hate.  

If anyone has an issue with a gay soldier serving in a war zone, I humbly submit that they should take that soldier's place.

Shitheads.

ETA:
http://m.newyorker.com/online/blogs/closeread/2011/09/gop-debate-a-brave-soldier.html
http://slog.thestranger.com/slog/archives/2011/09/23/he-had-it-coming-all-along

Christ.  The soldier wasn't mentioned, he was on live feed from a goddamn war zone.  And not one of the bastards on the podium said shit.

Holy shit.

That did it, Dok.  Rage rediscovered.

Who in the fucking hell do these "patriots" think they are fooling?  "USA, revenge for 9/11, WAR!"

"Oh but not the faggots!  Boo!  I must boo louder than ANYONE, or they might think I'm one of THEM!  So what if he's serving his country, putting his life on the line? I don't agree with him, he's WRONG, so FUCK HIM!"

Jesus H. CHRIST on a broomstick, what is WRONG with people?

This county is depraved.

And I don't mean that in the good way.

[Jenne]

I'd expect homophobia to ramp up a bit in the next few weeks as Islamophobia did with Barack Obama's election to president.

An old friend broke it down for me. There are three types of homophobes (with sime interbreeding).

First, you've got the ones who were TAUGHT that hating homosexuals is right.  Odds are they've never even known one... or at least KNEW they knew one, other than as a target.

Then there are the deep closet cases, lashing out at what they most hate about themselves.

Then there are the men who are terrified thay men will treat THEM like THEY treat women.

Interesting, though I'd posit some are combinations of what's up there as well...anyway, knowing prejudice as well as I do (family FULL of them), I'd expect to see MORE of that behavior, and expect it publicly applauded as long as the GOP keep putting their idiots on display during their fuckfest pre-election-election.

[Luna]

I'd expect homophobia to ramp up a bit in the next few weeks as Islamophobia did with Barack Obama's election to president.

An old friend broke it down for me. There are three types of homophobes (with sime interbreeding).

First, you've got the ones who were TAUGHT that hating homosexuals is right.  Odds are they've never even known one... or at least KNEW they knew one, other than as a target.

Then there are the deep closet cases, lashing out at what they most hate about themselves.

Then there are the men who are terrified thay men will treat THEM like THEY treat women.

Interesting, though I'd posit some are combinations of what's up there as well...anyway, knowing prejudice as well as I do (family FULL of them), I'd expect to see MORE of that behavior, and expect it publicly applauded as long as the GOP keep putting their idiots on display during their fuckfest pre-election-election.

That'd be the "interbreeding."  I believe you're right, sadly.

[Doktor Howl]

"There is no basis in text, tradition, or even in contemporary practice (if that were enough), for finding in the Constitution a right to demand judicial consideration of newly discovered evidence of innocence brought forward after conviction."
- SCOTUS Justice Scalia

Translated, this means:

"Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached"

[Cain]

Yeah, I saw that one the other day, as well.

Scalia is one of those guys who delights in finding technically legal yet morally abhorrent positions to take, no matter what the topic.

[deadfong]

Homophobia reminds me of an argument I had years ago with my grandparents.  It was about HIV/AIDS, and at one point my grandfather seriously argued that HIV came from Africans having sex with gorillas.*

Anyway.  I don't remember how it came around to this, but toward the end of the argument, my grandmother said, "Well, I hope you don't have too many gay friends."

Naturally I immediately latched on to that and asked, "How many is too many?"

I don't think she was expecting that, because her eyes got wide, and she blurted out, "Two."

So, yeah, according to my grandmother, you're allowed a token gay friend, but no more.

* That side of the family is from South Carolina, and I am ever thankful that my mother married my father, in part, because he was moving back to New Mexico after getting out of the Navy and she wanted nothing more than to be 2000+ miles away from her parents.

[Jenne]

“There is no basis in text, tradition, or even in contemporary practice (if that were enough), for finding in the Constitution a right to demand judicial consideration of newly discovered evidence of innocence brought forward after conviction.”
- SCOTUS Justice Scalia

Translated, this means:

"Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached”

Yeah, I read that the other day.  Scalia can go take a long walk off a short pier anytime.

[Jenne]

Homophobia reminds me of an argument I had years ago with my grandparents.  It was about HIV/AIDS, and at one point my grandfather seriously argued that HIV came from Africans having sex with gorillas.*

Anyway.  I don't remember how it came around to this, but toward the end of the argument, my grandmother said, "Well, I hope you don't have too many gay friends."

Naturally I immediately latched on to that and asked, "How many is too many?"

I don't think she was expecting that, because her eyes got wide, and she blurted out, "Two."

So, yeah, according to my grandmother, you're allowed a token gay friend, but no more.

* That side of the family is from South Carolina, and I am ever thankful that my mother married my father, in part, because he was moving back to New Mexico after getting out of the Navy and she wanted nothing more than to be 2000+ miles away from her parents.

Welp, prejudice is one of those things you can RARELY fight successfully when folks have it so ingrained in them.  It takes a lot of experience and education, for starters.

[Luna]

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/09/bachmann-proposes-to-eliminate-all-taxes/

She hurt my brain.

[Jenne]

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/09/bachmann-proposes-to-eliminate-all-taxes/

She hurt my brain.

She doesn't take the time to connect the dots of "logic" of what she is saying.  It's rather fucking pathetic.

[Doktor Howl]

http://www.rawstory.com/rawreplay/2011/09/bachmann-proposes-to-eliminate-all-taxes/

She hurt my brain.

KEEP FUCKING THAT CHICKEN, BACHMANN!   

[Jasper]

She plans to eliminate taxes, but realizes that it can't be done without ceasing the US government, but still wants to do it.

The Anarchist Party has a hero!

[Prince Glittersnatch III]

"There is no basis in text, tradition, or even in contemporary practice (if that were enough), for finding in the Constitution a right to demand judicial consideration of newly discovered evidence of innocence brought forward after conviction."
- SCOTUS Justice Scalia

Translated, this means:

"Mere factual innocence is no reason not to carry out a death sentence properly reached"

Obviously he doesnt want to appear soft on the wrongfully convicted.