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Great post! I consider myself

2008-10-07T12:20:17.583+02:00

Great post! I consider myself a recovering liberal, because I thought I had to be a liberal because I was gay. But you know what? I felt so uneasy in the liberal movement. I never understood why…I am more afraid of what my liberal feminist gay friends will think of me as a conservative more than what any Republican conservative will think of me as a gay woman…

#5 – Well done, Hunter. I wis

2008-08-28T21:22:08.153+02:00

#5 – Well done, Hunter. I wish I could have a boss like you!Regards, Peter H.

“The real source of their trou

2008-08-28T19:04:13.549+02:00

“The real source of their trouble is their singular focus on gay civil rights as an issue that ought to trump every otherJuvenile narcissism. One crucial part of being an adult is realizing that the world does not revolve around your dick, your parties, or your desires, and that, in fact, all are inconsequential.”Ringwingproof, I’m one of those gays who does believe that gay rights in may ways trump other concerns. It is not out of selfish narcissim, although tossing that insult my way doesn’t make you a better person.The gay rights movement, in my opinion, is about the very issues that both make this country great, and are the founding principles in which we formed this country. Freedom of speech, Freedom of association, being allowed to believe(or not believe) whatever you want, to peacefully live your life as you see fit without government interfearance. If we are the “land of the free, and home of the brave” then we should be brave enough to make sure that our people, all our people, gay and straight are free. To me, freedom and equality are central to America and not something we can put off dealing with until things are more convenient. No other minority has ever waited for a convenient time to fight for their rights. We obviously disagree, but oversimplifying your oppositions opinions does not make for a healthy debate on the subject. I admit there is intolerance in the gay community, and the BTB comments revealed where at least some of that animosity is coming from. The important question is “how do we deal with that?” The answer isn’t, “liberals need to get over themselves” nor is it “conservatives need to grow a soul”. The answer is – understanding and dialogue.

John, this is a great post, an

2008-08-28T18:35:21.655+02:00

John, this is a great post, and I’m not even a conservative. It really does reflect what’s unfortunate about so much of our gay and lesbian “commuity” – it’s so focused on the issues related to identity, that we let ourselves be blinded to other issues we might agree on.

I have heard many times, they

2008-08-28T18:06:29.761+02:00

I have heard many times, they hate me because I’m gay, so I hate them. Then they turn around and talk about inclusion, tolerance and acceptance.I had seen a very interesting comment about the manhunt debacle. Since the gay community is so interested in being mainstreamed – clearly manhunt is defeating that purpose. So of course the head of it is a Republican – evil, conniving and making money off poor gay folks that can’t help but turn to this site.

#14 – If anything should defin

2008-08-19T19:37:16.966+02:00

#14 – If anything should define the word “shallow,” it would be this posting. Nobody ever said that Dhimmicrats were intellectually honest.#15 – Don’t tempt me, jimmy. I may just tell you where you could halfway go.Regards, Peter H.

All this talk about Chinese fo

2008-08-13T19:17:33.736+02:00

All this talk about Chinese food is making me hungry, girls. Unfortunately, I’ll be starving 2 hours after I eat it.In the case of The Snobama, he’s all hat and no cattle. Or as one NYT columnist postulated, “after several weeks of listening to his speeches, you realize that the overture was the entire symphony!”Touche.Regards, Peter H.

#2 – V, don’t scare me like th

2008-08-12T19:20:09.893+02:00

#2 – V, don’t scare me like that – you do a Kevin imitation too well.Regards, Peter H.

“Whereâ€™s the photo of Obama

2008-08-12T19:19:43.227+02:00

“Whereâ€™s the photo of Obama with his long-time mentor and pastor the Rev. Jeremiah Wright?”Under the snObama bus, along with William Ayres, Muslim outreach coordinator Mazen Asbahi, former Fannie Mae CEO Jim Johnson, Tony Rezko and the Snob’s white grandmother.Otherwise collectively known as “speed bumps.”Regards, Peter H.

Mitchell, right on. In Americ

2008-08-22T18:08:48.441+02:00

Mitchell, right on. In America a person can choose to leave a religion – even if the religion feels it owns you for life. You second comment was spot on as well, I don’t think Obama is a true member of any religious group. He chose the most radical liberation theology church he could find. It was all done for political purposes. If he were really a Christian who was unaware for 20 years about the nature of his Church, you’d think that upon leaving that Church, he’s choose another.Haven’t heard anything yet about his newest religious home. Because he doesn’t have any. I know he’s busy running for president, he doesn’t have the time. Though truth be told, it is meaningless to him. The whole religious belief issue.

Religion shouldnâ€™t matter….

2008-08-22T18:08:40.941+02:00

Religion shouldnâ€™t matter…. Religion is a personal belief, so it shouldnâ€™t be cast upon you just because of what religion your parents areThat is a very American attitude. And thus, one I agree with heartily.My #3 just states facts. Approximately 1.X billion people in the world are going to view Obama as an apostate Muslim. (Unless, of course, he buys their goodwill by appeasing them.)

Slight apology – My eyes had r

2008-08-22T18:08:08.441+02:00

Slight apology – My eyes had read the GPW quote as “DoubtLESS [Sullivan's] dishonest line of attack will cost him…” Just realized that GPW probably meant “I doubt [Sullivan's] dishonest line of attack will cost him…”, the opposite sense and the sense I would agree with.

Doubt [Sullivan's] dishonest l

2008-08-22T18:08:00.941+02:00

Doubt [Sullivan's] dishonest line of attack will cost him many of his readers on the left.Oh, please. It won’t.And now a word about the allegedly “false”, allegedly “debunked”, Obama-Muslim “rumors”.- Fact: Obama’s father was a Muslim. - Fact: Under Muslim law, if you father is a Muslim, so are you. (Different from Jewish law which relies on the mother.) - Fact: Under Muslim law, the worst thing you can be is a Muslim apostate: someone who has converted *away* from Islam. - Fact: Obama converted (we are told over and over – Ahem) away from Islam.Conclusion: Under Muslim law, and accepting Obama’s account of his faith at face value, he is an awful creature, the most dangerous and offensive (to Muslims) President that we could elect. Far more than Bush.Don’t believe me? It was in the New York Times. Obama *IS* a Muslim – that is, an apostate Muslim – *in the eyes of Muslims*. That’s the kernel of truth everyone keeps getting wrong, on both sides of the political spectrum.

#81 – Flipper is being too muc

2008-09-30T23:51:45.421+02:00

#81 – Flipper is being too much of a self-hating American to want to back up his mouth with any facts. Like for instance:Sarah Palin galvanizes conservatives behind the McCain ticket. She allows McCain to go after the disenfranchised Hillary voters. She brings the experience issue to the forefront without even having to talk about it. She brings the energy independence issue to the forefront…and then talks about more cogently than anyone else. She puts the female vote firmly in the toss-up category. She appeals to Reagan Democrats in numerous swing states. She steals the “change” issue from the Dhimmicrats by doubling McCain’s maverick/outsider credentials. She puts the VP debate on the map, thus putting Joe Bidet in the spotlight. She exposes liberal media bias just by being a conservative woman. She exposes liberals as the selfish, ideological hacks that they are who put personal gain and ideological leftism ahead of country.Need I go on?Regards, Peter H.

And as far as Kevvie goes in t

2008-09-30T05:21:07.072+02:00

And as far as Kevvie goes in terms of his diatribe in #76, let me assure you that the reason why Code Pinkos got into the arena is probably the same way Al-Qaeda got into Iraq – by means of subversion and using the media.You see, dear demented Kevvie, the news blogs showed a Code Pinko hag who bragged that she got in using “media credentials.” Another swiped an alternate delegate’s credentials and waltzed on in.So now you have to ask yourself. Whose side is the media on?And do they have more in common with Al-Qaeda and Code Pinkos than they do with real Americans?I dare you to prove me wrong.Regards, Peter H.

So, flipper is complaining abo

2008-09-27T01:15:09.412+02:00

So, flipper is complaining about lies? How about these:- The lie that Palin was a Buchananite â€œNazi sympathizerâ€ according to Florida Rep. Robert Wexler. - The lie that she cut funding for pregnant teens - The lie that she was a member of the Alaska Independence Party - And the mega-whoppet lie that Trig Palin â€” her special-needs baby â€” was really her daughterâ€™s.Compared to those vicious lies, Huckabee’s statement was just a little hyperbolic license. And I don’t like Huckabee anyway. As for the bridge, she changed her mind and ended up opposing an expensive, unnecessary government program. That’s the kind of lie or flip I wish more politicians would make.

I watched her speech and she’s

2008-09-22T18:24:56.357+02:00

I watched her speech and she’s clearly a good speaker, yet, like Republicans can do, she offered nothing substantial. Wanna make jabs at your opponent? I’m fine with that – just have something to back it up. The republicans offer up a lot of hoopla and no substance. They talk a good talk but what change do they plan to offer the country? Funny thing is, they can’t seem to define what needs change and why it needs to be changed (thou shalt not speak ill of a fellow republican). I really enjoy how quickly the Republicans have latched on to the term “executive experience”. By this term they are using about supporting Sarah Palin and as a way to denigrate the public service of Biden and Obama. Funny thing is, by that reasoning, then McCain too has no executive experience either and is also unqualified to be president. (and McCain just used it himself too…bloody hysterical)Watching McCain talking now: 2nd convention in a row where protestors have gotten in. If these people can’t keep their own convention secure, then how the bloody heck can we expect them to keep the country safe?

#71-74: Guys, I think you sunk

2008-09-21T23:54:18.008+02:00

#71-74: Guys, I think you sunk the dolphin. Personally, I love mahi-mahi…Regards, Peter H.

I’m reminded of Clintons’ resp

2008-09-14T17:04:55.816+02:00

I’m reminded of Clintons’ response to questions….”not one attack fed a hungry child”…….duhhh same old liberal playbook. When after O’Reilly Obama was asked what a community organizer was….he mumbled, “yaoh, I was helping people in the community umm get things done, yaoh I was appreciated because I cared about their lives.” He did that for 3 years. The other parts of his resume, his accomplishments he bothered to mention, were 2. he was a lawyer 3. he was a member of the Illinois state legislature (where he got nothing done) 4. he has run this umm ah eh Presidential campaign. (btw with 300 foreign policy advisors) hehehttp://cbs2chicago.com/local/chicago.summer.shootings.2.810166.html BREAKING NEWS there were twice as many deaths in Chicago this summer as American deaths in Iraq. Let’s see, Democrat Governor. Democrat Mayor. Democrat Legislature. Time for a surge to help the people of Illinois. Having said that, I’d also like to praise Republican Governor of LA who directed superior hurricane preperations there. Similar to Republican Governors J Bush and Crist in the state of FLA who have done so magnificently well when faced with hurricanes. Now that Democrat Governor Blanca is gone LA is far better off. Also Democrat Mayor of Detroit faces justice. Oh the rotten corruption. Change, time for a change. Yes we can.http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080904/NEWS01/309050001 Another Democrat surrenders their law license. But this one is going to the big house. How come only the African American crooks from the Democrat party have to serve jail time?

Say Iâ€™m overreacting, but Sa

2008-09-10T14:21:31.284+02:00

Say Iâ€™m overreacting, but Sarah Palin DID make a joke about killing muslims without due process tonight. Yet any of those Muslims will stone your @ss without due process in a heartbeat. But you would rather defend them then your freedom to be who you are in this country. Pathetic.

Sarcastic, bitter, same old at

2008-09-07T08:12:09.362+02:00

Sarcastic, bitter, same old attacks, and full of anger. No wonder you guys like her! (all indications are focus groups found it to fall flat)Now, I look forward to her answer questions about lying about troopergate! Of course, in the deranged rightie mindset, asking questions is “smearing.” (Just like asking questions about Iraq was anti-american)You guys are classic!

Many commentators talk about t

2008-09-06T13:41:31.013+02:00

Many commentators talk about the women’s angle of Palin’s candidacy: “Sarah Palin from Wasilla is a lot closer to the way many women today see themselves than the standard feminist model.” In my opinion, she is a lot closer to the way many men see themselves today, as well. We neither fit nor accept the stereotypical box the permanent political classes and their media hangers on try to force us into. I was one of many citizens who was not excited about this election at all until she came along. Prior to Palin, the choice was one between the lesser of two weevils. Now, there is some hope.

First off you got to give jimm

2008-09-04T18:29:28.197+02:00

First off you got to give jimmy credit, most of the other leftists are still hiding under their beds. Her speech was extraordinary and did you know for part of it the teleprompter broke? Probably a leftist tech. But she plowed thru!! Imagine if the messiah’s teleprompter broke…..umm ahh ann oh um ehh ahh ann hehe. http://macsmind.com/wordpress/2008/09/04/palin-unscripted-kept-going-even-when-teleprompter-broke/

The media are seething about b

2008-09-04T18:28:18.197+02:00

The media are seething about being called â€œelitist.â€ Katie Couric was heard to say, â€œIâ€™m not an elitist! My herbalist says so and my butler agrees.â€

Let’s see – I have two choices

2008-09-04T18:26:28.197+02:00

Let’s see – I have two choices: 1) Bring Osama bin Laden back to the U.S. and let Obama’s AG read him his rights, or 2) Let him take one between the eyes and rot in that deep dark cave he’s hiding in…I choose option 2!

I’m not ready to say it was li

2008-09-04T18:26:08.197+02:00

I’m not ready to say it was like Reagan. No one is like Reagan except Reagan. But Palin has managed to woo me over – at least for this election.

“Nothing says trashy like Mich

2008-09-04T18:25:48.197+02:00

“Nothing says trashy like Michelle â€œmy babyâ€™s daddy!â€ Obama. But then thatâ€™s the way liberals like â€˜em.”Oof! Racist much? If you really think the non-brainwashed by the right women of this country are going to flock to this anti-abortion, anti-sex education woman who voted to reduce spending for teen pregnancy programs just because she has a vagina, y’all gots another thing coming. Fat lot of good abstinence only education did Sarah Palin’s daughter!Of course, I’ll never really understand why a gay person would vote for a person who would rather see them in a concentration camp, but hey. The world is a funny place!Say I’m overreacting, but Sarah Palin DID make a joke about killing muslims without due process tonight. And every single person in that white, white crowd stood up and cheered. Scary lot.

#The MSNBC commies are totally

2008-09-04T18:25:35.975+02:00

#The MSNBC commies are totally flumuxed! They sound like their nomineeâ€¦.ummm, ahh, eh, hm, ummm, wellâ€¦.AAAHHHhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! that felt good

Sheâ€™s trashy.Nothing says tr

2008-09-04T18:24:48.197+02:00

Sheâ€™s trashy.Nothing says trashy like Michelle “my baby’s daddy!” Obama. But then that’s the way liberals like ‘em.

From the number of women deleg

2008-09-04T18:23:58.197+02:00

From the number of women delegates cheering, crying, waving and just plain ENJOYING themselves, all I can say is that there will be no gender gap in THIS presidential race!PS – Anyone heard from Hillary lately? Where’s she been hiding? Why isn’t she helping defend Palin from attacks?(Crickets)I rest my case.Regards, Peter H.

Prior to Palin’s speech, I dec

2008-09-04T18:23:28.197+02:00

Prior to Palin’s speech, I decided to assume the persona of a patronizingly superior know-it-all political commentator – and try watch her speech from that point of view – to see how the other side may view it. I couldn’t hold the snotty pose for long. She’s damned good. Wit, humor, grace, good grasp of issues – and a wicked left hook.Good thing she explained the thing about lipstick. Her detractors will know where to check for missing body parts…..

Best line of the evening (to m

2008-09-04T18:23:08.197+02:00

Best line of the evening (to me): “I didn’t need the expensive Alaska governor’s private jet once in office. I put it on eBay.”She had me from that moment on, firmly in her corner.Was that applause not deafening at the beginning? WHOA.I’d love to see her field-dress Joe Biden. Regards, Peter H.

#8. Agreed (and the prospectiv

2008-09-04T18:22:08.197+02:00

#8. Agreed (and the prospective Second Gentleman ain’t bad at all). #9. Agreed./* Darn comment filter */

Can Barry dump Biden and try a

2008-09-04T18:21:25.531+02:00

Can Barry dump Biden and try again at picking a VP? Wonder how the chicken chickens are feeling about a Republican ticket that has two sons serving in Iraq? What do Bidens sons do? Hedge fund employees I think. Hmm quite the comparison. Bottom line. The Republican ticket is full of accomplishments. Wanna name a few of the Obama accomplishments? hehe

OMG!!! Sign up this trio for t

2008-09-04T18:21:17.531+02:00

OMG!!! Sign up this trio for the SuperBowl!

Bump predictions? Place your b

2008-09-04T18:21:09.531+02:00

Bump predictions? Place your bets.Will the liberals keep energizing the Republicans?

Yeah, he gives a good speech (

2009-06-19T07:37:55.563+02:00

Yeah, he gives a good speech (from time to time) and can captivate an audience, but he can’t author legislation. (Sounds like something a wise woman said at the GOP Convention last summer.)

Convention when she accepted o

2009-05-02T13:00:22.144+02:00

Convention when she accepted our party’s nomination. As soon as she rose to the podium, she commanded our attention; she captivated us. More than that, she inspired us. We all left the convention,

I would love to know if what H

2009-02-20T19:57:55.470+01:00

I would love to know if what Hilary is thinking as she watches this unfold

On the whole, a good performan

2008-12-12T03:55:28.796+01:00

On the whole, a good performance, but nowhere near that she delivered two weeks ago in St. Paul.

Liberal Intolerance toward ” G

2008-12-12T12:32:18.555+01:00

Liberal Intolerance toward ” Gay ” Conservatives ? What about ” Gay ” Conservative Intolerance toward True Conservatives ? Ever though of that ? I’m traditional and so called ” homosexual conservatives ” despise me … there is basically no difference between a ” liberal ” , so called ” moderate ” or ” conservative ” gay … they are all out for gays in whichever way … when I finally see a ” Gay ” conservative whom is against gay marriage , gay adoption and anything pertaining to his community then maybe I will believe that person since him or her is truly for traditionalism and not transforming conservatism to suit his or her sexual preference … instead traditionalism is changing him or her

Yes, it was a rousing conclusi

2008-10-02T06:10:27.633+02:00

Yes, it was a rousing conclusion. The even-handedness, even flatness, for which some criticized McCain (e.g., Peggy Noonan) seemed to me - as one who this year will be a first-time GOP-for-prez voter - entirely appropriate. There was almost a paternal wisdom and gentleness in his delivery, certainly a humility, and certainly not the “swagger” which W bragged about in his ‘04 speech for which he was vilified (esp. by liberal feminists like Susan Faludi). McCain’s speech was anti-Rovian in that was non-ideological. It was the I’ve been waiting for.

On the whole, a good performan

2008-10-02T12:53:02.122+02:00

On the whole, a good performance, but nowhere near that she delivered two weeks ago in St. Paul.

Flipper might want to stop arg

2008-09-29T10:50:28.723+02:00

Flipper might want to stop arguing the mote in someone else’s eye, and pat attention to the beam in his own. Like, for example, Joe Biden slandering the other driver in the accident that killed his wife.

The people who spent all last

2008-09-28T10:09:37.590+02:00

The people who spent all last weekend claiming Trig Palin was not Sarah Palin’s son are in no position to lecture anyone about honesty. Add to that the lies about cutting the budget for teen pregnancies, the lie that she belonged to the Alaska Independence Party, and the lie that she was a supporter of Pat Buchanan… and the left has squandered any credibility it had in criticizing Palin.

And every single person in tha

2008-09-26T08:47:55.324+02:00

And every single person in that white, white crowd stood up and cheered.Guess who didn’t watch the convention. One example, who knew Cowboy Troy or Texas Railroad Commissioner Michael Williams were white?

Actually, it has everything to

2008-09-25T08:07:04.191+02:00

Actually, it has everything to do with sexism, dolphin, because you fully endorse Barack Obama saying that he is “go(ing) out and do(ing) the Lord’s work”.

Peter, what on earth would mak

2008-09-24T07:26:13.058+02:00

Peter, what on earth would make you think they “sunk” me. I’m not one usually to even bother to comment on self-hater sites in the first place so the fact that I was sitting repetitively refreshing the page just waiting to respond to any response hardly indicates that I was “sunk.” Seriously, Some of us have jobs and lives and can’t sit on a nutty website for hours waiting to answer every response.The main point of my post was that Huckabee and Palin both LIED during their speeches. None of the comments posted after that have any bothered to dispute that fact (probably because it’s indisputable). What they HAVE chosen to do is continue to push the line that community organizers don’t do anything. I’m thrilled to see it. I like to see the GOP attack people for going out of their way to make things better for those around them, it shows their own hypocrisy (party of personal responsibility my ass). They’re right that community organizers don’t HAVE to be community organizers. Nobody can force someone to volunteer (that’d be called slavery), but the fact that community organizers do their work out of the goodness of their hearts is something that is generally praised, but the Republicans have decided that taking personal responsibility and bettering your surroundings is instead worthy of scorn.They are also right that being a community organizer alone doesn’t qualify one to be president. Neither does finishing a journalism degree which is what Palin was doing during the time Obama was serving his community. The point is both of them have gone on to do more than that with their lives. Of course those too blinded by rabid partisanship can’t acknowledge that.Lastly, just to be clear since I’ve been accused in #71 of being sexist, the only sexist ones here are the ones crying sexism where none exists thereby encouraging REAL sexism to thrive. I won’t vote for Palin because she’s such a right wing extremist that she makes Bush look moderate; because she is so dreadfully anti-gay that she would be at home in Fred Phelps church; because she has already been repeatedly caught in lies; because she is such a theocrat that she has actually said her job as Governor is to “implement God’s will;” because she supports destroying the environment to help line her pockets; and the list goes on. NONE of the reasons I won’t vote for her have anything at all to do with whether she has a penis or a vagina.NOW you can say they’ve sunk me because I won’t be back to respond. It was only a chance following of a trackback that led to to this place anyways. I’ve long gotten over the need to engage in mindless partisan bickering. I know what I believe and I will vote to fulfill those beliefs. You know what you believe (which apparently includes the belief that gay people aren’t actually human beings), and you will vote to fulfill those beliefs. And fortunately in this nation, we both have the right to do that.

So, Obama’s idea of improving

2008-09-21T05:23:39.659+02:00

So, Obama’s idea of improving people’s lives is getting them on welfare? That’s exactly the opposite of what I want a president to do.

There is a “community organize

2008-09-20T04:42:48.526+02:00

There is a “community organizers fight back” type of website. I forget the URL, but you can probably google it. It explains what commie-orgs do. You know what a commie-org does? He or she is basically a low-paid therapist at large. He or she listens to people’s problems and may help them find the welfare office, Social Security office or unemployment office, and fill out the forms. I’m sure there are some good ones who have helped people. But no, sorry, it doesn’t have the kind of hard accountabilities that an elected official (Mayor) does and does not qualify Obama to be President.