To the socially liberal Republicans...

...you will notice that the anti-Bush icon is back. It may not be a surprise why, but in case you don't know, I'll fill you in:

For months and months you told us that Bush wasn't serious about his constitutional amendment--the one which aims to place 10%+ of the population as second class citizens. It was just political tactics! This alone would be damning, given that time and tax payer money was wasted for strictly political purposes. Goodness knows there aren't more pressing issues than suppressing those gays!! Men and women in monogamous relationships is sooooo much worse than terrorism or war! Kill the brown skinned people, but don't you dare let two men have our precious rights! Oh, it worked--got plenty of bigots to the polls. Congrats. Hope that is something to be proud of.

Then, when Shrubya was elected (that IS unless Ohio ends up totalled as Kerry's ), we were assured that Bush wouldn't continue this crusade. He's even in favor of civil unions!! And yet, today, I see that that fat f**k, devil's bastard minion, Karl Rove, assures that Bush will indeed be pursuing the constitutional amendment because "if we want to have a hopeful and decent society, we ought to aim for the ideal, and the ideal is that marriage ought to be, and should be, a union of a man and a woman."

What a load of HORSECRAP.

Now, I don't see ANY way that even you, my beloved papa, can justify this crap.

And, I say now for anyone to read: if this happens, I will be among the millions raising holy hell in this country. I'm serious. There is no need to push for this nasty discrimination. And, hell hath no fury like one million+ angry gays and lesbians. We will march. We will scream. We will boycott. We will not be silenced. We will not be pushed back by bigotry.

Can you imagine if this were an amendment regarding interracial marriage? Or religion? This is so blatantly sick and repulsive--and yet this administration has no shame. If they have no shame stealing an election(s), going to war for oil, or reaching the lowest depths for political gain, then, of course, they will push for this. And history will look back on these people as bigots. Is this really the legacy they want on their shoulders?

And do you really want to be associated with this yourselves?

---

Updated On: 11/9/04 at 12:16 AM

And in fifty years, hopefully kids will read about it in their textbooks and wonder why grandma was so misguided and voted for that nasty, discrimnatory bigot.

jrb- you won't be alone in your hell raising. and i dare say it won't just be an army of angry gays and lesbians... i am a straight woman and a christian... i will be fighting right along with you. i would remind those who are working so hard to deny rights due to sexual preference to repeat the last five words of our pledge of allegiance.

---

This weekend, both Portland, Oregon and Seattle Wash protested Bush's re election and the war.....More Blue States should take note and do the same(maybe even some red states) this will happen again on Jan 20th.....I wonder if the media picked on this event!!!!

No...sad but true....only Mr Kerry rated a win...even the Pot vote went down to defeat.....

Updated On: 11/9/04 at 12:45 AM

ellie- i hope you won't go into hibernation for the next four years because you surely will not wake up in an equal society. bigotry doesn't sleep.

---

jrb_actor

Maybe you should be writing your congressman a letter rather than bitching in a Broadway world message board. what good is your bitching going to do here? If you don't like what is going on then get out and DO something about it.

Updated On: 11/9/04 at 02:03 AM

is silly bitch another marymount person? damn, that's like half the school here.

---

yeah, a 4th year transfer. theatre producing and management.

---

yeah, weren't we discussing a video transaction at one point? but I didn't hear back from you (which might be cause MMM email sucks) and I'm broke anyway. yeah i have fan pics here. do u? i'm sure i've seen ya around.

---

Silly B!tch

Maybe you should observe more before making a post like that. You'd know there was much history on this OFF TOPIC board leading to this thread. If you truly are a newbie, and not RodneyK in disguise, then you should hold off on such posts until you have earned your place around here.

And, please know that I will be doing much more than starting a thread on this board.

---

Here's something else to ask your "beloved papa" if he defends. You'll have to ask him because I still have him blocked.

====

More evidence of the "mandate."

*****

President Bush has announced his plan to select Dr. W. David Hager to head up the Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee. The committee has not met for more than two years, during which time its charter lapsed. As a result, the Bush Administration is tasked with filling all eleven positions with new members. This position does not require Congressional approval. The FDA's Reproductive Health Drugs Advisory Committee makes crucial decisions on matters relating to drugs used in the practice of obstetrics, gynecology and related specialties, including hormone therapy, contraception, treatment for infertility, and medical alternatives to surgical procedures for sterilization and pregnancy termination.

Dr. Hager is the author of "As Jesus Cared for Women: Restoring Women Then and Now." The book blends biblical accounts of Christ healing women with case studies from Hager's practice. His views of reproductive health care are far outside the mainstream for reproductive technology. Dr. Hager is a practicing OB/GYN who describes himself as "pro-life" and refuses to prescribe contraceptives to unmarried women.

In the book Dr. Hager wrote with his wife, entitled "Stress and the Woman's Body," he suggests that women who suffer from premenstrual syndrome should seek help from reading the bible and praying. As an editor and contributing author of "The Reproduction Revolution: A Christian Appraisal of Sexuality Reproductive Technologies and the Family," Dr. Hager appears to have endorsed the medically inaccurate assertion that the common birth control pill is an abortifacient.

We are concerned that Dr. Hager's strong religious beliefs may color his assessment of technologies that are necessary to protect women's lives or to preserve and promote women's health. Hager's track record of using religious beliefs to guide his medical decision-making makes him a dangerous and inappropriate candidate to serve as chair of this committee.

Critical drug public policy and research must not be held hostage by antiabortion politics. Members of this important panel should be appointed on the basis of science and medicine, rather than politics and religion.

---

According to Larry Kramer, 23% of gays voted against "us" (I'm assuming he means those who voted for John Kerry). That's nearly 1 out of 4. Perhaps before you start name calling and "raising holy hell in this country" you should look inward at your own community and figure out what's up with that.

---