I Didn't Say It........

Justin Amash, the only Republican congressman to vote against yesterday's bill, which passed 396-9:
"The fear that unless 'In God We Trust' is displayed throughout the government, Americans will somehow lose their faith in God, is a dim view of the profound religious convictions many citizens have. The faith that inspired many of the Founders of this country—the faith I practice—is stronger than that. Trying to score political points with unnecessary resolutions should not be Congress's priority. I voted no."


Plus, um, why take so much time and effort in doing this like there aren't bigger problems facing us.
Unemployment.
Walll Street.
The economoy.
Idiotic GOP poresidential candidates.
Nope. In "god"we trust, and if that's the case, who needs politicians at all?

Rick Perry, on the "sanctity of marriage:
"As conservatives we believe in the sanctity of life. We believe in the sanctity of traditional marriage. And I applaud those legislators in New Hampshire who are working to defend marriage as an institution between one man and one woman, realizing that children need to be raised in a loving home by a mother and a father."


So, um, Rick? If a couple has children and they divorce, what should we do about those children since their "loving" home is no more?
And what about the case of families where one parent has died, leaving one parent to raise those children? I guess we should legislate against that, too.
Have another drink, asshat.

Peter Tatchell, gay activist, defends a Christian housing worker who was demoted over remarks about same-sex marriage: 
"In a democratic society, he has a right to express his point of view, even if it is misguided and wrong. Freedom of speech should only be limited or penalised in extreme circumstances, such as when a person incites violence against others. Mr Smith's words did not cross this threshold."


I agree that people should be allowed to speak their minds, even if what they believe is decidedly anti-gay.
What they cannot do, is use their own "Christian" beliefs as part of their job requirements.
If this Christian housing worker was just speaking his mid, good for him. if he was acting on his beliefs, then bad for him.

Shirley Maclaine offers a WTF explanation for homosexuality: 
"One of the explanations for homosexuality and transgenderism could, I believe, be a profound identification with a recent incarnation as a member of the opposite sex. I believe each one of us has had both male and female lifetimes."


So, um, I was a woman in a former life and that's why I'm gay now?
But, Shirley, then everyone would be gay today is our lives now are based on our gender in previous existences. unless this is our first go-round at reincarnation.
Plus, for someone so enlightened to compare being gay to wanting to be, or having been, another gender, is kinda stupid.
I love that one of your books was called 'Out On a limb' because that's where you are right now.

Rick Mercer, Canadian TV personality, demanding that police be called in to deal with bullies, and that gay public figures take action:
"It’s no longer good enough for us to tell kids who are different that it's going to get better. We have to make it better now. So If you're gay and you're in public life, I’m sorry, you don't have to run around with a Pride flag and bore the hell out of everyone, but you can't be invisible. Not anymore."


Totally right.
We can make videos and tape messages and blog and Tweet about how it gets better, but are we really making it better?
That's where we need to focus.

David Barton, dominionist and "historian", who says the Bible should be the basis of all school courses:
"If you want education you better include the fear of God, if you want to be a good scientist you better include the fear of God, if you want to be a good musician—1962, ’63, the U.S. Supreme Court in three decisions said no more fear of God in education, we want education to be secular. All right, that’s a theological issue. How’s that working out? In 1962, ’63, America was number one in the world in literacy, we are now number sixty-five in the world in literacy. We don’t have the fear of the Lord, because guess what, we don’t have knowledge, it goes down."


Oh yes, no God in schools has caused a decline in education.
But, um, Dave? Asshat? What of religions that don't identify as Christian? Where do they go to school? What of people who are atheist or agnostic? Where can they get an education?
Taikng God out of the schools doesn't hurt anyone. If you want to study God we have things called churches. If you believe a faith-based education is best, send your child to a faith-based school.

Joel Osteen, megachurch "pastor", on how heterosexuals should "love" the gay away:
"Somebody that maybe had this certain difficulty now, maybe in five years they’re not if we will love them. You know, I think one of the messages I speak on sometimes is, you know, we can love people back into wholeness. But sometimes we want to beat them down — you got this addiction and you shouldn’t have that, or you did this — I just don’t think that’s the best way."


Or, Joel, you try and sound so inclusive, but your "loving the gay away" is the same as "praying the gay away".
It don't work.
But, and I'm just guessing here, you wouldn't mind loving a little gay yourself, would you?
This is just hate speech in a nice pretty bow.

Oliver Callan, an Irish satirist, responding to a newspaper columnist who accused him of being a homophobe:

"This column was intended to reveal to the world that I'm a hate-filled homophobe out to get the gays. Let's get one thing straight, I'm not homophobic, I'm gay....I've been called a fag, a daisy, a fairy, a pansy, a queer, all of that down through the years. I'm from a very small part of Co Monaghan and coming out probably made me literally the only gay in the village. Obviously everybody says you're born that way, but in all honesty when I was 11 or 12 I just knew I was different. I felt like a Protestant on the Falls and I knew I was different to my older brother who started driving the tractor when he was eight. I'm not singing I'm gay and proud. I'm saying I'm gay and I don't give a s**t and neither should anyone else."


As it should be.
Welcome out, Oliver, welcome out.

Maggie Gallagher, on Kim Kardashian's 72-day marriage:
"I'm reluctant to criticize any given individual who divorces because moral judgments are hard without more information that it is my business to know – and celebrity divorces are too common to warrant special notice. Hollywood in general and Kim Kardashian in particular support gay marriage. Perhaps that makes sense, if the speed of her divorce reflects a reduced commitment to the marriage."


Basically what this delusional wingnut is saying, is that if you're heterosexual, and a celebrity, you don't need to believe in, or stay true to, your commitment, or the sanctity of marriage.
You can get married, twice if you're Kim, and divorce your husband--after letting the internet tell him you want a divorce--after a matter of weeks, but gay folks--like Carlos and me, who have been together 56-times longer than Kim and her husband--are not allowed to marry.
This alone speaks volumes about NOM and how they aren't trying to "protect" marriage, they're simply trying to keep gay folks from doing it.