:::NOTE::: as this post goes on, I get more pissy, as you can see the swear words increase exponentially.. you've been warned::::
Ok, I voted for Barack Obama.
I bought his "Yes We Can" spiel and -- I have to say -- I was moved by him.
I didn't vote for him in the primaries though. Nope. I voted for Hillary. I voted for Hillary because I trusted her -- well, as much as one can trust a lying, dirty-ass, back-stabbing, people-crushing politician, anyway.
BUT -- since this country is a bunch of pussies and couldn't let a pussy run the country, my second choice was Barack.
And MAN did that man talk a good game.
So, as you may have heard, he got elected and inherited the worst economy EVER. Not just b/c the US is flat fucking broke, no... but because the Bush administration fostered an environment of unlimited greed and corruption like the country's never seen before.
The perfect example was Bernie Madoff. If someone like him DIDN'T come along, I woulda been shocked. Shit, in the US, the rich fucking over the poor is a national pastime, fuck a baseball.
Anyhoo -- so I've been watching the gay blogs and everyone was all -- "ok, you've been in office 100 days where are our gay rights that you promised us???"
Me, well, I thought... "ok, this guy has a BIG problem with the economy and wars and shit, give him a minute!"
I mean, hell, it takes me 6 months in a new job just to know where the hell to find the stapler.
Then I found out that that motherfucker actually allowed a brief to be written and submitted to court SUPPORTING DOMA. More on that here.
Are you fuckin' kidding me???
REALLY???
It's one thing to do abso-fucking-lutely nothing to help us achieve the equal rights you swore up and down just 8 months ago that you were going to be our "fierce advocate" and help us get... it's another thing entirely to ACTIVELY stand in the way of us getting it our fucking selves.
Wow.
That's just a low blow. For real.
Good lookin' out, buddy.
Watch how quick I vote for yer ass next time around.
Bunch of bullshit.
p.s. Happy birthday GREG!
8 comments! COMMENT HERE.:
*ahem* Hi, my name's Elle, I've been following your blog for a while now, maybe about three months but never have I been moved to comment before. I probably shouldn't comment now because I know you won't like what I have to say but here goes...
Let me first premise this by saying I'm all for gay rights. I think you all deserve the right to marry as much as any other couple but even more than that I really think it's none of mine or the governement's business who marries who. It's unconstitutional to ban any sort of marriage and more to the point, it's not really a legislative issue. It astounds me that in this day and time there can be so much intolerance. Well, let me rephrase that; it doesn't suprise me. It saddens and disheartens me. My sister is lesbian and it makes me upset that she won't be able to have the same sort of union that I have with my husband because of her sexual preference. Sad and sick country we live in. Sad and sick.
But more to the point, Barack Obama never promised to give gays the right to marry. He said he would promote civil unions but never marriage. Maybe we thought when he got in he would be more flexible, which he has, unfortunately he is flexing in a direction that has nothing to do with inalienable rights. Just like all other politicians he is preoccupied with the captitalist money machine. Don't get me wrong, I voted for him too, and I'm just as disappointed with him on many levels, not just the gay civil rights issue. I don't know who or how this matter will be resolved. I don't know what needs to happen but I don't think Barack Obama will be the one to bring this change about.
Thank you, Tina. You gave me the biggest smile this morning, my sweet friend.
Oh and you go on with your ranty self, you know I love it when you flex like that. woo hoo!
Baby- You know I love it when you hang people out to dry on your blog. Your rants turn me on! xox
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Hi Elle,
I know this isn't my blog, but I had a reaction to your comment. Thanks for coming out of the shadows and being a supportive sister and a LGBT ally.
You are correct that Obama never stated that he supports gay marriage, BUT he is in favor of equal rights (civil unions on a federal level which would provide equal rights regardless of what the union is called). That's something that most gay people and gay allies were hopeful for. Simply equality. Leaving it up to the states to pass equal marriage/civil unions and then denying recognition on a federal level is not equality.
Obama supporting DOMA, with the allowance of this brief, rather than striking it down is a slap in the face to all gays and lesbians when he has in fact said that he was in favor of repealing it (on numerous occasions).
We're disappointed in Barack. We thought he had our backs. We hope he realizes our disappointment and does something awesome to regain our respect.
Jess
Tina - you ever think of a political career yourself? It would be refreshing to have someone just put it all out there.
Hi Elle... Yes, Obama did say he thought marriage was between one man and one woman and did not support gay marriage but he also said he would repeal DOMA.
http://www.cnsnews.com/Public/content/article.aspx?RsrcID=33425
"The “pride” section of the Obama campaign Web site reads: "Obama also believes we need to fully repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and enact legislation that would ensure that the 1,100+ federal legal rights and benefits currently provided on the basis of marital status are extended to same-sex couples in civil unions and other legally-recognized unions.”
Can't get much more cut and dry than that. Obama lied. Flat out lying dog on a lying rug in a house of liars.
I could see him balking for a little while on it. There are other things to do, as Tina states, but to outright support it after saying he would repeal it?
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Hi Tina,
The shock and outrage are starting to wear off, only to be replaced by the cynical acceptance that it is more business as usual in DC. Change? Huh. I agree with eb: lying dog, indeed. So very, very disappointing.
On another, happier note, I like your new blog layout!
Yes, I feel betrayed, too. I believed. I mean believed in Obama ever sinc his 2004 speech at the Democratic National Convention. I should not have been so naive but oh, well. I am pissed off. I want protest and riot in the streets a la the Iranians. Lets join the movement to send him a penny and a letter reminding him bout change which i discovered on Face Book.
I voted for Obama because he was the lesser (the WAY lesser) of 2 evils. But any politician, no matter how well spoken or slick or even personally caring, is immediately sucked into the power game once he or she is elected. Hillary wouldn't have done anything different, I'm convinced. Politicians don't really care about "equality", they care about POWER, and whatever is going to give them and KEEP them in POWER. Which necessarily means that a lot of people are going to be on the unequal end of that. Like gays, single moms, old people, what have you.
I say, QUIT thinking about what IS and start thinking about how you WANT IT TO BE in your own life. Do whatever you need to do (legally, okay?) to create the exact life YOU want and tell the rest of the world and ALL the politicians to go to hell.
OR, better yet, just pretend they aren't there and live your best life IN SPITE of them.
I've been through enough stuff in my life to know that NO ONE can keep you from having the life you want and deserve except yourself. Anything else is just an excuse. If you're gay and want to be married, then MARRY yourselves, fix your equality in a legal way, and then LIVE an equal life. It can be done.
Off my soapbox,
GG
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