October 2011
95 posts
how about you stop being a political hack for the democrats?
Lets take a quick look at what the Republican Party believes in:
- Pro-life, usually even in cases of rape or incest
- Abolishing the Department of Education, the Environmental Protection Agency, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and in some cases (Ron Paul, Gary Johnson) the Central Intelligence Agency.
- Abolishing the New Deal. That means no social security, no unemployment benefits, no Medicaid, no food stamps; in short, no basic safety net at all.
- Overt homophobia, with several attempts in Southern States - that are naturally controlled by the GOP - to (re)criminalise sodomy - in flagrant violation of Lawrence v. Texas because they know that the current Supreme Court is highly predisposed to toss Lawrence out the window. Because precedent be damned.
- Tax cuts for the rich at a time when many millionaires pay less tax than their secretary (made possible by capital gains).
- Declaring that human-induced climate change is a myth.
If you believe any of those things, you probably have mild brain damage. Or you’re a Republican.
Sat in what should be my last class for my first undergraduate degree this evening. Feels good.
Qld MP calls on gays to 'end their heterophobia.'
From the Brisbane Times:
A Queensland MP railing against same-sex civil unions has accused gay people of attacking his cultural values and demanded they “explain their heterophobia”.
Independent MP Rob Messenger said today gay people should stop causing him distress, insisting he respected them but they should also respect his belief “that marriage is a divine gift exclusively to a man and a woman”.
Mr Messenger argued he would feel discriminated against if gay people tried to “interfere” with his values, in a letter emailed to media outlets headlined: “Homophobic or Heterophobic about Civil Union?”
I am surprised that he did not seek to use the “but I have gay friends!” excuse. Really pathetic rhetoric from a man who has absolutely no place in modern political discourse— we need to out these people for who they are and what they believe in.
What political party are you joining?
I’ve decided to not advertise it just yet. My views haven’t changed significantly; I have simply decided that it is time to get involved.
How many followers do you have?
Ah, not many. Something like 150. #unpopularpanda #mymumthinksimcool
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Fiona Simpson is the shadow minister for communities. If the LNP is elected to government, she will have responsibility for LGBT support services.
From ABC News today:
Opposition MP Fiona Simpson says the Mr Fraser’s push for same-sex civil unions is nothing more than a well-planned diversion.
“I support marriage being between a man and a woman and this is really about the State Labor Government trying to take a federal issue and make it a state issue,” she said.
“[The Government] ignores the real issues such as the cost of living. “People are hurting [because of] this distraction.”From Parliament (Hansard) in 2002:
Miss SIMPSON: I wanted to add some further commitments to this provision. Earlier in the debate some members told some tragic stories where people had suffered discrimination due to their sexual identity or sexuality. In some truly tragic cases they had been injured or harmed by other people or they had taken their own lives. People who are suffering in this way deserve compassion and understanding.
I noted some comments in the debate and some very genuinely held beliefs that people are born homosexual people and cannot change and that is life. I wanted to make members aware that, based on my information from some of the former homosexuals I know, there is a compassionate ministry called Exodus. I have a number of acquaintances who have worked with Exodus. Today I was talking with a particular gentleman who is a former homosexual. They have a compassionate understanding and a desire to get alongside people who choose and who want to leave the homosexual lifestyle. This is about offering them options and not imposing only one set of values on other people.
Their mission is to support people who want to not live a homosexual lifestyle, but they also give them the freedom to grow into heterosexuality over time. There are a number of support groups throughout Queensland and, as I said, some very compassionate and genuine people who have come from a homosexual background who are in those groups. I understand also that we have another provision coming up in the legislation in regard to transgender.
Probably about 14 or 15 years ago when I was reporting on the Sunshine Coast I had the opportunity to talk with a gentleman called Sy Rogers, who previously had been about to undergo a sex-change operation. He did not go through with that. These days he is involved with Exodus or Liberty and he will be in Brisbane soon. I wanted to bring that to the attention of the House. I think I mentioned the phone number of that group in Brisbane. It is 33714705.
This woman does not belong in the Parliament, much less as somebody who is responsibility for the wellbeing of communities. That is all I have to say, really. Her words speak for themselves.
Favourite comedians?
I quite like Wil Anderson and Carl Baron. Wanda Sykes brand of grossly inappropriate humour always makes me laugh, too (on Rush Limbaugh saying that he hopes Pres. Obama fails: ‘I hope your liver fails.)
The obvious choices; Jon Stewart, etc, are also pretty hilarious.
how old are you and what are you studying?
I am 21, and I study Business and Law at Griffith. (The plan is to graduate from the B Business component this year, and finish B Laws in Victoria).
Objection! Relevance!
