Our liberties we prize and our rights we will maintain

I like the sound of that.

My marriage was ruint by the gaii!! I tell you. Or was it the money missing from the bank account? hard to say. I like Kinky Friedman’s view, that why shouldn’t we all be miserable.

I can’t wait for the day when no one cares!

Good morning, pups. It’s Bobo and Herbert this morning. Ahhhh… The hagiography begins. Bobo has extruded a thing called “Three Cheers for Irving,” in which he gurgles that Irving Kristol thrust himself into every ideologically charged battle of his age, but he was able to pick a side without losing his clarity. Irving Kristol deserves to rot in hell for eternity simply because he spawned Bloody Billy Kristol. Mr. Herbert, in “The Hard and Bitter Truth,” says President Obama will face hard realities if he continues the war in Afghanistan.

Here they are.

The coffee and tea are ready, and I’ve got a variety of bagels with cream cheese. Given the title of Attaturk’s post I first thought he was going to be addressing the fact that apparently the world didn’t end when the shofar blew. I guess that means I have go get dressed and go to work… Have a great day.

Good morning all and thanks for the post ‘turk.

You underwater?

Was concerned about you both. Hope all is well and not flooded where you are.

joe scar just called out glenn beck for his bullshit. It is a world gone mad.

Mornin Joe on a rampage about Beck, “any conservative that does not call him out will be just as responsible when something bad happens as a result of his hate speech”.

Not at all. We got a little rain, but nothing like the deluge that they seemed to be warning us about, what with flood watches and all. How did you fare?

It’s not as bad in Athens as it is over yonder in the ATL. thx

I’ve been here 25 years and even hurricanes haven’t caused this kind of damage this far inland. There is a break so off to walk the pups.

The overwhelming majority of Iowans – 92 percent – say gay marriage has brought no real change to their lives.

One wonders what would happen if they all got complimentary copies of Playboy.

I’m sure Mika will talk him down soon with some Tummymint Tea and a backrub.

Given that he rarely lets her finish a sentence her talking him down doesn’t seem likely.

Joe Scarborough is too late himself! Gees. Joe, are you running for the presidency now and this is why you want to go on record calling Bleck out so your support of him won’t bite you in the ass? I bet!

Good for Iowans! Of course same sex marriage doesn’t change or effect anyone’s life or own marriage. What a bunch of Christian bullcrap to even think it does.

Morning all, Joe Scar doesn’t stand a chance running for presnit. He did not get any votes at the “family values” hoopla. They heard that gawd wanted Carrie Jean to win the Ms California title though.

There was some talk of him being pegged for the presidency in 2012. I puked in my mouth at the thought. Same reaction I got when I watched the rerun of Tom Delay dancing last night.

It was a good turn by Joe except he forgot to mention Rush the Drug Abuser. Maybe it was on purpose so he wouldn’t have to craw on his hands and knees the next day to kiss Rush’s ass like all other Repuks who spoke out of turn.

Do we see a little hook baited for ex-advertisers at Beck’s show? I think yes.

Well as a Christian, heterosexual married man, I have never understood how gay marriage would have any impact at all on my own marriage. I have a good friend who said he and his boyfriend of five years had considered going to Iowa to get hitched – I’d be happy to attend the ceremony if they go that route. For most heterosexual couples a ten-hour road trip is probably more dangerous to their relationship than someone else’s same-sex relationship.

Two Sundays ago I was the one and only person with a protest sign in the whole state of Maine who stood outside the Augusta Civic Center with Tony Perkins in it to protest him and his anti-Everyone-Else views. As 3,000 people passed me to go into the building for their daily brainwashing, I can’t count how many of them “blessed me” or told me that I need to read the WHOLE bible to understand. Yep, I had the problem! Well, Iowans have proved that same sex marriage doesn’t change a thing except gay couples can now pass on their assets to their honey without interruption and they can enjoy all the benefits that go along with being married. One Perkins fan said to me, “I think the state should not be in charge of marriage licenses. The churches should be”. I freaked out and said, “Are you kidding me! No one of a different color or religious belief/non-belief would be able to get married then!”. One woman gasped at me later on and said, “You must have gone to college!”, because she couldn’t answer my questions to her.

The dumbing down of America begins each Sunday morning in this country. The End.

Couldn’t agree more. To most conservatives it is always something that is sending the world to “hell in a hand basket”. But once in practice for a while no discernable difference is noticed and usually we are the better for it. The end is near, or the sky is falling, and then, not so much.

From the meepmeep Office of Inconsistently Implemented & Poorly Executed Policy: It is our intention to always link to the story of the late Lori Klausutis, wherever the name of Mr. Joe Scarborough comes up in conversation.

See here, here, and here on the tragic and incompletely told story of Ms. Klausutis. Google search results on her name here.

Presidential candidate Joe Scarborough? Hmm, I’m intrigued about the possibilities that would entail…

Thank goodness committed gay couples can marry in Iowa.

If they just lived together, they’d be “living in sin”.

Good for you, Kay! Proud of ya.

From Black Books:

Manny: I thought you were gay.

Bernard: I thought so too, until I learned about the prohibitive hygiene standards and ALL THAT DANCING.

Once my blog is fixed later on today, I’ll post the one and only video of me protesting Perkins and his ilk that was captured by News Channel 13. :-)

Will look forward to seeing that.

I’d figure allowing gay marriage would actually lower the rates of various mental/emotional breakdowns, since it’s got to be a major source of frustration for gay people that they can’t marry, and having that weight off their shoulders would make life a lot easier to bear.

Any studies on the subject?

Can’t you just see Maggie Gallagher during the Salem witch trials, standing in judgement over some victim du jour with her long sleeved, walnut juice dyed, black Pilgrim’s dress, save the white collar and cuffs? Her puritanical expression, worn loosely over too tight facial muscles, is a face that has appeared to many throughout the centuries only now, she is the one donning the face of the unmerciful inquisitor. Those who felt it was their calling to burn witches in Salem were so convinced that what they were doing was correct and in line with God’s wishes. Little did they know it was a fungus growing in the wheat that caused these “devilish” seizures. The religious hysteria that ensued, due to these ergot poisonings, lead to the deaths of many, in the name of God, of course. For all the pain she’s caused, for all of the slanderous accusations of bestialitypolygamypedophilianecrophiliaburglary and any other negatives conjured up to supplement their weak case against our community, she and her brood will be held accountable. Both gay and straight people need to stand up to these hypocrites. Today gays are the target, tomorrow it’s whomever else is deemed, “undesirable”.

Let’s create a board game and name it, “Referendum”. With just one roll of the dice, rights could be stripped away, NOM-skulls could land in a prized square, a “Family Values” Republican could go down in flames, or an “activist judge” could be appointed to the bench. Oh! You landed on a slippery slope! Guess it’s bestiality for you! Put that sheep down! Roll the dice, win a beauty pageant. Roll the dice, your crown gets taken away! Slippery slope, oh!, polygamy, who knew? Roll the dice, the Bishops and priests line up to form a wall, ohhhh, another scandal! Get out of Jail free card. Procure property in Iowa and marry your partner, oh! Nom-skulls show up dressed as Pilgrims breathing fire and beating their sanctimonious breasts on your lawn. When is this game going to be over? Sincerely, 1EqualityUSA

Hi Shawn! Hi Sue! I hope Aunt Shirley is doing well. Love to you all!