Governor Vetoes Bill Granting Same-Sex Couples the Ability to Marry
Governor Stands Alone in Preventing Equality Under the Law for Millions of Californians
Same-sex couples in California continue to be denied the dignity, benefits and responsibilities of marriage with the governor's veto today of legislation that would have given all committed couples the option to marry. Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Friday vetoed the Religious Freedom and Civil Marriage Protection Act (AB 43), authored by Assemblymember Mark Leno, D-San Francisco, and sponsored by Equality California.
Statement by EQCA Executive Director Geoff Kors:
"Today, Gov. Schwarzenegger refused to lift the cloud of discrimination that hangs over millions of Californians and their families. With the people of California increasingly in support of marriage for same-sex couples and the Legislature once again affirming fairness and equality, the governor stands alone in perpetuating discrimination against same-sex couples. With the stroke of his pen, he has denied countless loving couples the joy and validation he and the First Lady experienced when they got married. Equality California will not rest until we have achieved full equality for the entire lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender community."
Friday, October 12, 2007
Why is Arnold such a dick?
First it was "activist judges".. that same sex marraige must come from the legislature!.. so we GET the legislature to pass it in California TWICE and Arnold once again vetos it.. leaving it up to "the courts". I guess every yahoo in existance must vote on approving my wedding. How many marriages should pass that entrance exam?
The audacity of Fox News
Want a fun little project? Take a breaking news day and compare the home pages of CNN, ABCNEWS.com, BBC, Aljazeera ... and then Fox News. You will be AMAZED at the constant negative, misleading (sometimes dangerous) spin that Fox News takes on any topic.
Even today when the Al Gore photo and Peace Prize win was on every page... they did have the story up as their top for a few hours (now it's no where to be found) and a photo of terrorist dangers with a subhead of British judge argues wrong facts in An Inconvenient Truth.
Even today when the Al Gore photo and Peace Prize win was on every page... they did have the story up as their top for a few hours (now it's no where to be found) and a photo of terrorist dangers with a subhead of British judge argues wrong facts in An Inconvenient Truth.
Where is the love?
from Bilerico.com
And the GOP Smear Machine wasted no time going after Gore - the first volley shot by MSNBC’s Joe Scarborough. “Morning Joe” started with the lies about Gore’s use of private jets (fact, Gore uses airlines) and the rest of the show went downhill after that.
The only weapon the GOP has anymore are lies. And it is getting very hard to stand behind those lies when the climate is going to hell all around us. Atlanta only has 12 weeks of water supply left, many parts of the country are experiencing summer weather and most of the Arctic ice pack is gone. Should that be a surprise since the temperatures have hovered near the 70’s all summer? Now an adventure to the North Pole takes the same preparation as an April trip to Myrtle Beach - sunblock and a light windbreaker.
Lastly, someone should think about drafting Gore to run for President. Really.
Thursday, October 11, 2007
Meryl Streep Quotable
Speaking to her own view of the upcoming election:
"I'm glad that there seems to be change. People are holding their breath. That's why you don't see masses on the streets — they know he's [Bush] going. I'll be relieved when the whole group is out. I think in a way things had to get this bad before they got better. It would be nice to have a woman president. I think half the Senate should be women, half of Parliament, half the ruling mullahs."
you go girl
"I'm glad that there seems to be change. People are holding their breath. That's why you don't see masses on the streets — they know he's [Bush] going. I'll be relieved when the whole group is out. I think in a way things had to get this bad before they got better. It would be nice to have a woman president. I think half the Senate should be women, half of Parliament, half the ruling mullahs."
you go girl
Draft Gore
An open letter to Al Gore appeared as a full page ad in the New York times today.
View: http://dove.he.net/%7Egore2008/DraftGore_ad2.pdf
Sign the petition:
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/algore2008/
http://www.draftgore.com/
Radar Aims High
HuffingtonPost 10/11/07Well, no one is ever going to accuse Radar of elevating the discourse: For this month's issue they go lowest common denominator via the tried-and-true custom of superimposing heads on other people's bodies who happen to be naked. (READ)
Garden Wedding
Every so often there's a moment in history where we turn a corner - a "tipping point." It happens when regular people create enough ... all » momentum and visible support for social change through every day actions - like conversations at dinner tables, water coolers, and cocktail parties. We are experiencing one of those moments right now. Today, more people than ever support the freedom to marry for gay and lesbian people and we are very near the tipping point in California.
It's time to take advantage of this momentum - it's time for people like you to change the course of history by simply changing the hearts and minds of people you know. Here's how: join the Let California Ring campaign and make your support seen and heard between now and February 14, 2008. First step: complete our pledge and then we'll give you some great ways to start the conversation.
www.LetCaliforniaRing.org
Wednesday, October 10, 2007
The Real Blackwater Scandal: Build a Frontier, You Get Cowboys
John Cusack, HuffingtonPost
Two weeks ago, I talked with Naomi Klein about her new book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. If you missed the original video, you can watch it here, and the longer transcript is here. You can also learn more about the book and read excerpts here.
At that point, the Blackwater scandal over the massacre in Baghdad's Nisoor Square was just breaking. Since then, the story has blown wide open, with more mind-boggling details coming to light every day. It turns out the US occupation is so dependent on this one private mercenary company that it can't even function without Blackwater on the roads, providing the kind of protection that levels everything in its path... including the lives of Iraqi civilians. (READ)
Two weeks ago, I talked with Naomi Klein about her new book, The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism. If you missed the original video, you can watch it here, and the longer transcript is here. You can also learn more about the book and read excerpts here.
At that point, the Blackwater scandal over the massacre in Baghdad's Nisoor Square was just breaking. Since then, the story has blown wide open, with more mind-boggling details coming to light every day. It turns out the US occupation is so dependent on this one private mercenary company that it can't even function without Blackwater on the roads, providing the kind of protection that levels everything in its path... including the lives of Iraqi civilians. (READ)
Tuesday, October 9, 2007
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