Former 'Family Values' CA Legislator Ashburn Comes Out In Favor Of Gay Rights

How many members are there in this club? The one comprised of Republican/"Family" values politicians and Religious leaders who spent their careers doing everything they can demonize gays and deny them basic human rights only to be gay themselves. I'm not psychiatrist, but i'm guessing it has to do with some sort of self-loathing they feel for what they really are. It seems the most vehement often are most likely to be trying to cover up their true selves. It's sad b/c they've been told "it's wrong" so they go to the extreme to prove their bona fides with the anti-gay crowd and deny what they are.

In my own experience, it's the ones who appear to be least secure in their own sexuality that seem to be the most outwardly homophobic (I mean that in the literal sense of "feaful" of homosexuality).

We manipulate ...you decide

watch the whole video...both versions

http://thinkprogress.org/2010/05/24/fox-obama-applause-speech/

This is why the "right" is so woefully ill-informed. It's not their fault, they really think Fox is a news organization.

Here you can watch Stewart catch them to it too

http://www.examiner.com/x-15870-Populist-Examiner~y2010m5d24-Cadet-applause-missing-from-Fox-News-video-of-Obama-West-Point-speech

This is what passes for rational thought among the right

A friend made a comment on FB that stated that illegal immigration in AZ had resulted in a "Massive Crime". I responded that crime is down DRAMITICALLY over the past 4 years while illegal immigration is suposedly exploding. Violent and property crimes down to levels from the 60's and 70's.

Another person responded, first conceeding that this was accurate and then claiming the proof that illegal immigration caused the "massive crime" was b/c the falling crime rate was not falling as fast as in other parts of America.

So, according to the logic of the right "massive crime" waves can be defined by historically low levels of crime, but those historically low levels not being lower...that is "massive crime". How exactly do you have a rational discussion with someone who "thinks" like that?

YOu can oppose illegal immigration on it's merits, you don't have to rely on hyperbole and outright lies to make the case. Although, I didn't realize that all those Canadian widow snowbirds living in Sun City overstaying their visas were such a crime risk, nor the Russian Software Engineer working beyond her H1-B visa. But i guess that's what they're saying.

Arizona...like 1950's Alabama with less humidity

So, the summer of Insanity in AZ continues with AZ banning "ethnic studies". Does this mean that AZ schools can't teach about Columbus Day, St. Patrick's Day? In fact, the way I read the law it would seem that most history would be banned, like how do you teach about WWII without bringing up one ethnic group versus another.

i can blog from my Droid

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