Now It Begins In Earnest.

Today is called Labor Day and is the tradional starting date for American Politics to heat up as they race to the finish line come November. And it seems this year once more Gay Issues will top the list of hate measures on the November Ballot. Yes HATE MEASURES because what else do you call it when someone tries to deny you equality based on your race, color, creed, and/or sexuality?  Bigotry comes to mind, as does Racism, but HATE seems to fit it a bit better I think.

Hell look at the stories being reported these days. You have Gubnatorial candidates arguing who supports gay marraiges and who doesn’t, or you have people arguing whether a civil union is even appropriate for two members of the same gender. And this is what you call Democracy?  More like the real Facists are in politics in the States, not just in the Middle East.

You have the Colorado candidates flopping all over the place ( see full story ) and the Democrats wonder why they have trouble getting elected in a majority position? I mean either you believe in equal rights or you don’t, and if you do, then YES you need to stand up for it, and maybe in the short term you will lose more than gain. But in the long term you will win, but there is the rub I think. Not enough politicians or political parties today are looking beyond the current election. They are not focused on doing what is right, but on trying to win.

There is a great deal of talk about values, like in Tennessee ( see full story ) and yet I wonder, what values do they mean? Is it that one about sucking up and ignoring what is right, or is it the value of placing more emphasis on winning than holding true to one’s beliefs? I gotta give the religious right fanatics credit, they are dangerous and bigots for the most part, but they at least stick to their guns. I mean even Bush is in troulbe with them for not doing more to isolate us queers.

Then too there is stories about Ms Harris in Florida and all that nonsense. I mean really so many people running for office, but instead of honest debate about the war or about poverty or immigration, the issue is once more about trying to fuel hatred by stupid amendments like in Virginia. ( see full story )

Don’t these so called leaders understand that their comments only fuel hatred? I mean to compare being gay to bestiality is obscene, and to define marraige as only being between a man and woman based on the religious viewpoint is just as obscene. What I don’t understand is that most Americans you talk to all support Equal Rights, except for when it comes to Gay Marraige. I don’t get it, I mean if you support equality for all, why are Gays not included? Is it because Americans are still living in a prudish believe about sex being evil? Or some such antiquity?

The Beauprez campaign hopes Ritter’s statements will help diffuse statements by the Republican candidate for Lt. Governor that were widely distributed last month regarding an interview she gave in March to a PBS station in which she compared homosexuality to bestiality. ( see article )

Sex is sex, and I would wager that many so called normal straight men do a damn site more than just hump the woman in the missionary style. So why the huge hangup on sex between two guys?  Hell if you look at most straight adult sites, you will generally find a great deal of girl on girl type comments and photos. Now I don’t know, but isn’t that same gender sex? Just because a guy is involved doesn’t make it hetrosexual, or I guess in this instance it does. Least that’s the American excuse.

Still it appears that Gay is once again going to be the issue that might decide many close races. Frankly I think that if the Democrats would quit trying to split hairs, and started to discuss the issues instead of using fear tactics or whining, they actually could win huge, but they keep putting their foot in their mouths. Either you support something or you don’t. I mean the Democrats bitch about Bush’s signing statements, then make comments like they support the definition of marraige as being between a man and a woman, with some possible exceptions. Like huh?

Many claim Hilary is the next candidate and even some say President, but I wonder, what really will be the difference between her and anyone else? I mean are her policies any different than Bush’s? Does anyone even know? Right now there is NO LEADER like Kennedy in the 60′s or Rooosevelt in the Depression. No Reagan and certainly no Truman. So all that is left is Hilary? Surely somewhere in the United States, there has to be someone with some leadership abilities other than Bush clones?