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May 13, 2005
Michele Bachmann is Minnesota's Answer to Colorado's Marilyn Musgrave. She is obsessed with gays at the expense of representing her district. She is running for congress in an open seat. I have a blog dedicated to ending her political career: Dump Michele Bachmann.
I was invited to be a guest on the christian radio station, KKMS to debate Senator Michele Bachmann about her efforts to pass a Minnesota anti-gay amendment.
I'd be interested in hearing people's comments.
filed under: Gay Marriage
April 21, 2005
On Hitler's Birthday. Slideshow here.
Mike Triggs comments:
Well it appears Michelle and her group aren't the only Wing Nuts planning events for Hitler's BirthdayMike Triggs
- National Knights of the KKK will celebrate the birthdays of both Hitler and Klan leader Ray Larsen with an April 16 event in Osceola, Indiana.
- The Northern Hammerskins will hold its annual hate music concert in Detroit, on April 23, dubbed the "6th Annual Adolf Hitler Birthday Bash."
- A variety of Oklahoma City bombing conspiracy theorists will be holding a two-day event, "OKC Bombing: A Day of Truth 10 Years Later," in Oklahoma City on April 19 – 20.
- Anti government extremists, including the Michigan Militia, have plans to hold events surrounding tax day on April 15.
- Additional events for white supremacists are in the planning stages in New Jersey and Florida.
Good point.
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April 16, 2005
Here.
Some comments:
What's truly bizarre is that someone would vote for a politician whose personal behavior is destructive to society. What does it say about his ability to represent the public?I don't think it says anything about his ability to represent the public.
Also, I don't believe that his behavior is destructive to society. Killers, r a p i s t s, thieves--maybe. Homosexuals--mmm not so much. While it is true that Sen. Koering may never "be fruitful and multiply," there are plenty of straight people that also choose never have kids. In fact, we're at over 6 billion right now--some people should consider slowing down their own baby factories and taking care of the kids that no one else will.
I don't think that Sen. Koering's issue is a moral one, but that is one of the primary issues on which I differ from the church. Koering is pro-gun and pro-life, but he's not a hardliner. He, in my opinion, has a knack for listening, is very personable, and is genuinely concerned with what is best for our area and the state in general. Perhaps that is why he supports Minnesotans voting on the issue.
The people on the forum are discussing the issue respectfully and intelligently. I assume the moderators would remove the "fudgepacker" and "new butt order" comments that are typical at Free Republic. Here's another post:
quote: I'm not happy about Senator Koering's vote against the Defense of Marriage Act, but I'm still supporting him because I agree with him on other issues that are more important to me and my family.I feel the same.
quote: A person should be judged on who they are and what they stand for.
Since gay marriage is such a big issue at the moment, the fact that he would fight for it would be a credible reason to not vote for him. It would not be prejudice.
That having been said........
quote: I guess I have learned a lesson in all of this... To make sure I'm not voting for butt-lovers.
I’m not sure that this statement gives much of an impression that you will be voting on the issues not your personal prejudices.
quote: This is NOT a destructive behavior.
Perhaps you should do a little more research on the subject. But then again, we've been over this before I think.
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What exactly are we progressing towards?
filed under: Gay Politics
April 15, 2005
So far, his Republican colleagues have been supportive. No comment from the hysterically anti-gay Senator Michele Bachmann.
After the brief legislative session, during which the first-term senator was nearly constantly the object of warm greetings, Koering joked: "Everybody loves me.""If you liked Paul Koering on Wednesday, you should like Paul Koering on Thursday. Nothing has changed," he told a swarm of reporters and television photographers earlier.
His colleagues concurred.
"He is the same Sen. Koering he was yesterday," said Sen. Michelle Fischbach, R-Paynesville.
"The Paul Koering I know is a large teddy bear with a very big heart and he will always be the same," said Sen. Mady Reiter, R-Shoreview. Reiter said she didn't think any Senator's opinion would change simply because Koering talked about his sexual orientation to the news media.
Senate Minority Leader Dick Day, R-Owatonna, said Senate Republicans have long known Koering is gay and his caucus' support wouldn't evaporate.
"The reaction in his district is the most important part of this deal," said Day, who added that he hoped the Republican Party will not change its backing for Koering.
Koering said today he will run for re-election next year as a Republican.
"I feel like the Republican Party is big tent, and that there is a home for me in the Republican Party," said Koering. "I'm going to run, and I'm going to run damn hard."
The Party Chair in Crow Wing County isn't pleased, and calls for Koering's resignation.
Brian D. Lehman, Crow Wing County Republican Party chair, said Wednesday a lot of Crow Wing County residents are "very unhappy" with Sen. Paul Koering's break with the GOP on the Defense of Marriage Act and predicted his sexual orientation could cause political problems if it causes Koering to "vote the wrong way."Koering, a first-term Republican senator from Fort Ripley, announced Wednesday he was gay. He voted no last week on a procedural motion that would have forced a floor vote on the Senate on the subject of same-sex marriage.
Lehman said it's too early to predict Koering's chances of gaining the Republican endorsement for another term.
"If his personal preference for the homosexual lifestyle sways his vote incorrectly and against the Republican Party platform, then I would take issue with that and I would think other people on the (county) executive committee might take issue with that and citizens in Crow Wing County and District 12," Lehman said.
The county chair said the Defense of Marriage Act was a top priority of the Republican Party and Koering would be advised to follow the Republican platform.
"We need him to be for DOMA," Lehman said.
Koering did the right thing and voted against putting the anti-gay amendment to the floor of the Senate. If people want to write him and thank him, he can be reached at: senator.paul.koering@senate.mn.
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filed under: Gay Politics
April 07, 2005
Carson at Minnesota Liberal has photos.
Michele Bachmann predictably, made an effort to circumvent the committee process and bring this amendment to the floor. This effort lost. All DFLers, Sheila Kiscaden (I), and Paul Koering (R) voted against this effort. The rest of the Republicans voted for it.
I talked with Ann DeGroot and Monica Meyers at Outfront Minnesota (the Minnesota Statewide GLBT organization), and they expect that Bachmann will bring this up again Monday and Tuesday next week. After Tuesday, it will require two thirds vote to bring this amendment to the floor.
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March 28, 2005
Here's an update to a story I've been following: why has GayPatriot has quit blogging. Last night GayPatriot emailed me the story Christian Grantham broke here.
Christian posted the complete text of GayPatriot's post:
Wanted for crimes against the gay community. Wanted for repeatedly conducting outing witch hunts against gays who do not believe in radical liberal anti-American ideals. For repeated violations of privacy of gay Americans. For conducting systematic civil liberties attacks on gay Americans.WANTED! Let's do something about these gay terrorists who have infected our community with their hatred and self-loathing bigotry of gay Americans who wish to live their lives in peace.
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filed under: Blogs
March 25, 2005
Gay Patriot Abruptly Quits Blogging
In a post time originally time stamped after 12:00, Gay Patriot signed off from blogging:
This Is My Last Posting Posted by GayPatriot at 04:49 PM - March 25, 2005For personal and professional reasons that I am unable to fully discuss, I have to stop blogging as GayPatriot effective immediately. This has been a great experience for me and I have learned a lot. And I have met a lot of good people along the way (if only through email). As of this moment, I am no longer affiliated with this blog and I turn over all control to GayPatriotWest who will keep the fires going. Thank you for letting me come into your homes since last September. It has been an honor.
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filed under: Blogs
March 14, 2005
From the Advocate:
The announcement of Solmonese's hiring brought praise not only from Democrats on the Hill but also from some of the most moderate Republicans. "Ensuring that every American is treated fairly and equally has no partisan boundaries, and I'm pleased that Joe is committed to working with Republicans as the new head of HRC," said Republican senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island. Added Republican Rob Simmons of Connecticut: "Since I've been in Congress, HRC has always displayed a long-standing commitment to bipartisanship. I have very little doubt that Joe will aggressively maintain this tradition, and I look forward to working with him."
It would be interesting to get Arlen Specter's take on Solmonese.
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filed under: Gay Politics
March 07, 2005
A friend of mine wrote a letter to the Editor critical of Michele Bachmann - who is running for congress as Minnesota's answer to Marilyn Musgrave. This is what he got in the mail.
filed under: Bigots
February 25, 2005
Atrios rounds up the nominations.
filed under: Creationism
February 25, 2005
Blogger comrad and sometimes opponent North Dallas Thirty comments:
You'd be surprised, Lloydletta. I got both creationism and evolution taught to me in biology classes in grade school and high school, and still aced the AP biology test. Indeed, I ultimately ended up majoring in it in college.Creationism and evolution are not incompatible -- it just takes a bit of harmonization. What you may be thinking of is deterministic creation, which is that God created the world as-is, no changes. This is why they believe dinosaur fossils are the work of the devil, because God would never let one of His perfect creations die off.
I'm glad you recognize the difference. Just don't make a ridiculous deal out of Bachmann's actions.
Where did you go to school, NDT? I'm really interested in knowing more about this.
filed under: Creationism
February 24, 2005
Breaking here...
Developing. . .
filed under: Gay Politics
February 23, 2005
Josh Marshall has an update. The Anti-Gay Anti-AARP Ad has been pulled.
filed under: Bigots
February 22, 2005
This is the ad the AARP competitor is using on the American Spectator website. This is what I sent President Bush.
Dear President Bush:It's an ad for USA Next - the AARP competitor.
Lower right....
Plays right into the hands of the left. Check it out:
Aravosis is onto it, so is Digby...
Log Cabin Republicans has been speaking out publically in support of Bush's social security plan. Why have this issue get mixed in with anti-gay bigotry?
The Truth Truck certainly didn't seem to help with Republican campaigns in Minnesota.
I also sent a copy of this to Powerline Blog. "Hindrocket" went on record on Reliable sources this weekend, stating he didn't like the Gay Baiting used by the left in going after Fake News Reporter James Guckert aka Jeff Gannon. Well I hope he speaks up against the stupidity of trying to mix the Social Security message with the culture wars over gay people.
filed under: Bigots
February 15, 2005
Both Christian Grantham and Gay Patriot West have been covering this story.
UPDATE: Andrew Sullivan weighs in.
This really seems like history is repeating itself. From the New York Times:
"Gay men do not have the right to spread a debilitating and often fatal disease," said Charles Kaiser, a historian and author of "The Gay Metropolis." "A person who is H.I.V.-positive has no more right to unprotected intercourse than he has the right to put a bullet through another person's head," he said.While not endorsing specific strategies, even mainstream organizations like the Gay Men's Health Crisis support the idea of trying methods that would have been anathema a few years ago. "It makes a community stronger when we take care of ourselves," said Ana Oliveira, the organization's executive director, "and if that means that we have to be much more present and intervene with people who are doing this to themselves and others, then so be it."
For many others, however, even talk of such steps provokes hand-wringing. "We don't want public health vigilantes going out and taking matters into their own hands, particularly if it means breaching the confidentially and civil rights of people with H.I.V.," said Jon Givner, the director of the H.I.V. Project at the Lambda Legal Defense and Education Fund. "Frankly, I find it pretty scary."
This sounds like Randy Shilts's And the Band Played On all over again. The debate continues:
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filed under: Health
