Beware: Pitbull Palin and "Maverick" John McCain Will Be Feeding The Hate-Hungry Lions of Virginia Beach!

On Monday, Oct. 13

Sarah Palin's remarks about Barack Obama have incited rallies that shout "Kill him!" Of course, she may be too stupid to realize what her rhetoric is doing. If she is aware of its reaction, she's acting the part of a terrorist more than anyone she points to. She has assassinated Obama's character ad infinitum and it seems that she will not be silenced until Obama himself is assassinated.

I looked at the McCain-Palin schedule which panders to key states, but has also gone where hate group numbers and ratios are high.

One of the highest concentrations of hate groups in the country is Pat Robertson's area of Virginia Beach. There are 4 Neo-Nazi groups, several white nationalist groups and even TWO "radical traditional" Catholic groups (Sedevecantists). This area will be host to both John McCain and Sarah Palin on October 13th.

OMG! Add in Pat Robertson and the other 30 hate groups in the state (it's possible), this event might be more than just an Obama-bashing contest. Some students from Bob Jones University might also come to see the show with beer kegs and nooses in tow.

McCain-Palin rhetoric has unleashed a Pandora's box of people who hate the left, people who hate African Americans, people who hate gays, and just...people who hate.

(AP) "Senator Obama has a clear radical, far-left, pro-abortion record," McCain said after being asked about an issue.

The answer prompted a shower of boos from the crowd members. They booed again when he mentioned William Ayers, who bombed U.S. facilities to protest the Vietnam War as part of the domestic terrorist group the Weather Underground. They booed again at the mention of Rep. Barney Frank, a liberal from Massachusetts. (Who happens to be gay)

The crowd showed equal disdain for the media, fueled by comments from Palin, who encouraged the Republican supporters to take the campaign's message around the media. "I can't pick a fight with those who buy ink by the barrel," she said. "It's dangerous territory whenever I suggest the mainstream media isn't asking all the questions." (Aside: "mainstream" media can't ask HER questions because she's been made "off limits" by her own campaign)

That message was clearly shared among the crowd. Mike Payne, who traveled from Madison, Wis., for the rally, rejected the idea that McCain's supporters are angry, preferring to use the word "frustrated."

"It might have something to do with you guys," he told a reporter.

Ironic, isn't it? These are the very same people who scream "Why do you think every Republican's a rascist, homophobic, sexist hate-monger?"

Serious warning: reporters should wear protective gear if they're covering the McCain-Palin appearance in Virginia Beach, home of, well, a lot of Republicans.

I'm afraid. I'm very afraid.

Connecticut Joins Civilization

Hartford condos before gay marriage

....................and after!

Hey, Virginia, What's Keeping You?

(AP) HARTFORD, Conn. - A sharply divided Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Friday (Oct. 10, 2008) that gay couples have the right to get married, saying legislators did not go far enough when they approved same-sex civil unions that were identical to marriages in virtually every respect except the name.

Boy, will Tony Perkins be pissed! I'm sure FRC (Family Research Council) will fire off a fundraising newsletter about "activist judges" as soon aspossible!

"...identical to marriages in virtually every respect except the name." I love that. So what's in a name? Idea: maybe James Dobson of Focus on the Family should tell his followers to have their legislators RE-define one-man-one-woman marriages as "Pre-Gay Marriages"

"We perform only Pre-Gay Marriages at this church!"
"No, we decided on a Pre-Gay Marriage, didn't we honey? ...Honey?"
"Our event planners are experienced in both Pre-Gay and Gay Marriages!"

Seriously, Perkins et al keep saying that the "gay agenda" would re-define traditional marriage. I think he's scared that gay marriages might wind up lasting longer than straight ones. How would it re-define anything? Marriage is a commitment between two people who love each other. The one-man-one-woman "in love" concept has only been around for several hundred years. Two human beings committed to each other because of their love for one another has been around a lot longer.

Since the dawn of time.

Just a thought.

The Anti-Gay Christian Right: "Just Sit Back and Let the Hate Take Care of Them All!"

We have just enough religion to make us hate,

but not enough to make us love.

~ Jonathan Swift

One Of The Seven DEADLIEST Sins:
THE SLOTH OF THE CHURCH!

Almost 90% of hate groups in our country target homosexuals - and Right Wing Christians do nothing to stop their terrorizing gay men and lesbians. While bashing can be related to how active a church is against gays (like Lou Sheldon's Traditional Values Coalition) hate groups can still flourish with a church's blessing... by being purposely noncommittal. Actually, the malaise of the churches in this respect is more like laziness: "Why should we bother to act against homosexuals, when the hate groups can do all the work for us?"

O.K., so no church would admit to anything like that, but they surely must be held accountable for another kind of sloth - NOT waging war against the hate groups.

"But groups like the KKK* don't have any significant number of members!" Each hate group might seem small in comparison to a church's congregation, but the members of these hate groups are fired up more with hate than the Holy Spirit.


Let's look at the current "perfect storm" of anti-gay hatred taking place: California's Proposition 8 - the attempt to ban same-sex marriage. According to the hate group watchdog Southern Poverty Law Center there are actually 80 hate groups in California - more than any other state. Second is Texas with 64 (should we be surprised?) and third is Florida with 49.

Listed as hate groups in California for being anti-gay: Traditional Values Coalition (Anaheim, CA led by Rev. Lou Sheldon), Abiding Truth Ministries (Temecula, CA) and Chalcedon Foundation (Valecito, CA). There are 5 groups of the KKK, 11 neo-Nazi groups, 15 racist skinhead groups, and even one Radical Traditionalist Catholic Group (In Los Angeles - Tradition in Action - an anti-Semitic, Sedevecantist group with close ties to Mel Gibson).

And they're all eligible to vote.

The leaders of Right Wing Christianity count on it.

Recently, in a suburb of Kansas City, MO:

Black Gay Couple Receives KKK Death Threat

KCTV News

October 3, 2008

Three months after moving into the Whispering Hills apartment complex, a black gay couple received a flier with the image of a hooded Klansman and the message “Nigger Fags, Leave Or Die.” The African-American couple, who said they are gay and in a committed relationship, said they didn't feel safe at Whispering Hills anymore. Overland Park police are investigating, but said they don't have many leads.

Of course not. Missouri has 29 hates groups. And it's tauted as a VERY Christian/religious state. A full 63% of all hate groups in the country (898) are in only 18 states. Those states usually listed as "The Most Religious" and having the most churches. See how other states rate (Hawaii and Alaska are left out because they ostensibly have no hate groups listed by the Southern Poverty Law Center.



Number of Hate Groups by State (with special emphasis on the top 20):

Alabama - 24, Arizona - 17 , Arkansas - 18, California - 80, Colorado - 12, Connecticut - 6, Delaware - 2, District of Columbia - 8, Florida - 49, Georgia - 42 Idaho - 8 , Illinois - 23, Indiana - 18, Iowa - 14, Kansas - 7, Kentucky - 13 Louisiana - 22, Maine -1, Maryland - 7, Massachusetts-9, Michigan - 26 Minnesota - 7, Mississippi - 28, Missouri - 29 , Montana - 6, Nebraska - 11, New Hampshire - 4, New Jersey - 34, New Mexico - 2 New York -26, North Carolina - 28, North Dakota - 1, Ohio - 28, Oklahoma - 13, Oregon - 11, Pennsylvania - 33, South Carolina - 45, Texas - 67, Utah - 2, Vermont - 1, Virginia - 34, Washington - 20, West Virginia - 7, Wisconsin - 12, Wyoming - 2

The place with the highest number of hate groups per 1 million residents:
District of Columbia

Since when is the last time you heard a sermon targeting a specific hate group in your area?

Just a thought.


*Over the years since it was formed in December 1865, the Klan has typically seen itself as a Christian organization, although in modern times Klan groups are motivated by a variety of theological and political ideologies.

The "Heart of Republican Darkness" Pt 2: The Christian Right At War!

One of the problems with the Republican Party (but not all Republicans) is its obsession with the Christian Right (mostly Christofascists) and its votes. The Southern Baptist Convention controls the religious views of up to 14 million people. And what the Southern Baptist Convention wants is what Republican politicians must deliver: total legislative obedience.

Of course, The Christian Right is made up of factions other than the SBC, like James Dobson's Focus On The Family, it's offshoot (actually minion) Family Research Council and various other groups disguised as benevolent foundations, research institutes, think tanks and the like. They believe they own the corner on marriage and the family in America. And they will do anything to keep that power as well as extend it.

And they are subversive.

With the campaign in full swing, Christofascists are placing all their weight for their political pawn, Sarah Palin. It's sad, really. They didn't trust John McCain enough to bow to their wishes. He had to deliver a "sign" to them (represented by Franklin Graham, the son of evangelist Billy Graham) and that "sign" was Palin. (Graham was the first to call her - on her pastor's cell phone - to congratulate her after her momentous RNC speech). She seems as clueless about this as she is about her image as Mrs. Mooseburger.

Of course, this month of October for Christofascists is fraught with terrible, terrible battles to wage and win. The one that stands out the most, however, is California's Proposition 8 which would ban same-sex marriage constitutionally and recognition of those kind of marriages from other states. Over $25 million has been spent on negative campaign ads. They mobilized 15,000 sheeple to go door-to-door in Southern California (Orange County) and spew the following:

1. Children in public schools will be taught that both traditional marriage and same-sex marriage are okay. Of course, they'll also be taught that people who love each other can make a mutual commitment and can celebrate that commitment.
   
2. Churches will be sued if they refuse to allow same-sex marriage ceremonies in their religious buildings that are open to the public. Not true. They can post any discriminatory thing they want and tell people that their church does not marry same-sex couples.
   
3. Religious adoption agencies will be challenged by government agencies to give up their long-held right to place children only in homes with both a mother and a father. Some Catholic agencies refuse to place children in Jewish homes. They prefer the "right" religious doctrine to a loving home.
   
4. Religions that sponsor private schools, and which provide housing for married students, will be required to provide housing for same-sex couples. Just as they would for interracial couples.
   
5. Ministers who preach against same-sex marriages will be sued for hate speech. "Hate speech" is the operative term here. Preaching against "sin" is one thing, but preaching against people or a group of people is immoral.
   
6. It will cost you money. A change in the definition of marriage will bring a cascade of lawsuits. The "definition of marriage" is debatable. For centuries, it meant one thing for men and another for women. Marriage should be a lasting commitment between two people who love each other and want to spend their lives with each other. The Christian Right has a higher rate of divorce than the national average. Is it possible that their "definition of marriage" doesn't work?

Where will it end?
It's your children,
your grandchildren,
your money... and your liberties!

Yes, some Republicans will allow this kind of hatred...as long as it gets them votes. And when will the hatred end?

I don't know.

"The Terminator": If It's Good Enough For California's Business, It's Good Enough For Me!

Terminator! We Need You Now!

Meet The Press, June 29, 2008:

TOM BROKAW: You have a lot of propositions on the ballot again this fall. One of them would mean a constitutional ban on gay marriages. Do you support that?

GOV. ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER: No, not at all. As a matter of fact, I think the Supreme Court made a decision there. It was apparently unconstitutional to stop anyone from getting married. It's like 1948, the interracial marriage, when the Supreme Court of California has, you know, decided it was unconstitutional and then later on the Supreme Court of the United States followed, I think 10 or 12 years later. So I think it is, it's good that California lead -- is leading in this way. I personally believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman. But at the same time I think that my, you know, belief, I don't want to force on anyone else, so I think we should stay with the decision of the Supreme Court and move forward. There are so many other more important issues that we have to address in California. So I think to spend any time on this initiative I think is a waste of time.

Also:

You know, I’m wishing everyone good luck with their marriages and I hope that California’s economy is booming because everyone is going to come here and get married.

The San Francisco Convention and Visitors Bureau also expects a tourism boom, and its website now “promotes a gay travel section” and “explains that same-sex couples are ‘officially allowed to marry in the state of California.’” Schwarzenegger has promised to oppose any amendments banning gay marriage.

"I respect the Court’s decision and as Governor, I will uphold its ruling. Also, as I have said in the past, I will not support an amendment to the constitution that would overturn this state Supreme Court ruling."

Governor Scharzenegger: We need you. Marriage equality is at stake. People are trying to ban our love for each other.

The Christian Right Attacks!

Mars attacks!
Originally uploaded by Rick Takagi

No, not all Christians look like this. Just the ones who follow their uber-lord, James Dobson - and only when they reveal their true identity. Otherwise, they look (almost) normal.

However, their latest attack on same-sex marriage does more than reveal who they really are, it's so vicious that it's an insult to any truly tolerant human being. California's Proposition 8 banning same-sex marriage shows Christo(fascists) to be a venomous lot.

Please ask everyone you know (the human ones, at least) to vote NO on Proposition 8. If you aren't able to vote, please take the effort to blog about it, talk about it and/or donate to No On Proposition 8.

The Flags Were Up Tonight ...and ALL of Them Were Waved by John McCain

Too Many Flags?

I'm going to call this last debate: not even close. So John McCain looked at Barack Obama several times. BFD. And he didn't seem as grumpy. O.K. But talking about the spirit of America ad nauseum really got to me. One friend compared John McCain to Harold Hill of "The Music Man". I'd agree if Harold Hill were played by a spry Strom Thurmond. Yes, I know that Thurmond's dead and that the last was a very ageist remark, but I can't help it. Whenever I saw McCain, the word coming to my mind was, well, "doddering." Then I tried to picture him campaigning for re-election four years from now. Ain't gonna happen. Hello, Sarah Palin.

I have a wonderful friend named Gladys who just turned 87. She's more than bright and alert, she's more active than I could ever be and I'm @#%*! years her junior. She could have taken part in the debate and run circles around McCain. And she wouldn't have needed Old Glory to do it.


Yes, Obama was slow on some of his answers, but he wasn't rash. He was thoughtful. McCain was pugnacious (which was good), but he tried to put his soul into the debate and didn't quite make it. When the question was asked "Both of your parties got us into this mess, now how are YOU going to get us out?" McCain told us how we as a nation will pull together. Lame. Obama admitted that both parties were at fault, THEN told us about his administration's strategy. Not the best answer, but certainly better than another chorus of "God Bless America."

I did a word count on each candidate's responses. The most important word in both campaigns' repertoires is "change". McCain mentioned it 5 times, Obama, 11 times. Obama mentioned the middle class. McCain did not. The word used most by McCain was "know" while the one used most often by Obama was "think." Of course, McCain never once mentioned George W. Bush. But Obama did - 8 times.

If ever there was a time when these two men different, it was this time: McCain talked of pulling together in these hard times even though he called Obama another Hoover (huh!?). Obama laid out a general strategy for change. McCain talked about how many times Obama voted for more taxes (94 - but the actual number is more like 50 and some of those votes were to DECREASE taxes). It will be interesting to see what FactCheck.org will have to say about the debate. Obama will be scrutinized more because he had more specifics in his answers than McCain. Will McCain's "Rah Rah!" facts come up short?

And then there's the subject of education. It got short shrift by both candidates, but at least Obama mentioned it. McCain didn't. McCain spoke of Teddy Roosevelt's motto of "speak softly, but carry a big stick". Yet he looked as if he wouldn't speak at all. "Intervention" does not seem to be a word with which he is comfortable. "Pre-emptive strike", however, is more like it.

Just a thought.