Tony Bisignano, a Democrat state Senator from Iowa, in an
interview with The Advocate after the GOP voted to remove
transgender Iowans from the state’s civil rights laws:
“We were time certain, which means that we had to vote by
3:30, and we didn’t start [debating] until 12:15. That wasn’t part of the Senate
conduct—we don’t do that in the Senate, but this particular majority has chosen
to do it on a number of large issues. This was just a lead-up, the prelude to
finally just choke [Transgender Iowans] out and try to eliminate them from our culture here in
Iowa. When my colleague brought [this] forth, I said, ‘Well, if you say this is all
[about protecting women and children], then why don’t we eliminate the housing
and the employment and the credit [elements] and all these other important
things because we don’t need ’em?’ ... I did not have the intention to speak to that particular
amendment, but the fact that we were just starting the debate and I could see
where it was going, it was time to take a role to call them out. [My niece] is a
transgender girl … She’s a sweet person, she’s lovely, she’s smart, she’s
talented, and you want to dispel and disgrace and demean these people? I’m
sorry, Tony Bisignano cannot sit in a room in any capacity to see that done to
anybody for anything. I had to call that out because I’m a Catholic; we’re
Christians. And I asked [my Republican colleagues] in a speech a few days ago,
‘What Bible do you use at your Bible study? Because I’ve not seen quotes ever
apply to what you’re doing here.’ I know these people on the other side.
They’re friends. I’ve known some of ’em for years. I can’t believe that in
their heart they believe this is the right thing to do, but they understand
that’s the only way to stay elected ... I’m calling them on it. Transgender
people need champions and voices and not people voting against people because
they’re afraid—they need somebody willing to take it on the chin, and I’m
willing to do that.”
He's so right talking about these people weaponizing their
faith against the trans community when nowhere in the Bible is there a single
anti-trans message.
It’s ignorance and hate, but not Jesus at all.
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Oh, if only Kamala Harris had been elected!
ReplyDeleteThat thought crosses my mind everyday.
DeleteWhere IS Kamala these days?
ReplyDeleteIt's not only the total disaster of that public berating that has our allies and NATO nervous, it's a laundry list of things The Felon, The Couchfucker, and Elonia have done and are doing. Like outing CIA Black Ops. Our country can no longer be trusted with Intel for good reason, and the GOP Congressional Cowards are too afraid to stand up and defend Democracy.
They think they are reshaping government when they are really setting it up to be taken over by Putin.
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ReplyDeleteI miss Kamala SO much!
And Stuart should go ahead and NAME NAMES!!
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Just start with one, Stuart. Please.
DeleteWe all miss Kamala because, again, she was right.
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It amazes me the lengths people will go to (and some of them allegedly Christian) to keep their jobs. The current batch of Repugnants are all just cowardly, cowardly custard, thinking only of themselves and not those they claim they serve. How can they stand by and watch the Muskrat and his twats destroy the US government.....apart from those offices where he can get yet another slice of taxpayers' money.
ReplyDeleteThey are all liars and hypocrites and cheats and ... everything else; The one thing they aren't is decent human beings or christians.
DeleteI really do think they should Out the hypocritic Republicans.
ReplyDeleteThink of the chaos!! I'm here for that!
DeleteAmen to all that.
ReplyDeleteYes, ma'am!
Delete🤔 I am an atheist. I don't know how many people that I know who are also atheists. We don't have meetings. We don't wear crosses or fish or any symbol that identifies us. But, I ALWAYS know who the xtians are! They refuse to allow me the peace of mind to not know! It is their behavior of being constantly in my face that makes me knee-jerk "yah, out the gay bastards! Let them lose their jobs; those hypocrites!"
ReplyDeleteBUT, it was my questioning of Christians when I was young that helped me accept some Christian values while rejecting xtianity and religion in general! And so, before I choose to out someone I have to ask "how does outing that person help to protect my transgendered brothers and sisters?" If I out a nasty hypocrite out of my own sense of vengeance, that person's voters will probably not respond by voting in a caring, loving, accepting human being. Those voters will more likely search for an even nastier individual who promises to hate more reliably. That doesn't help my brothers and sisters. I'm open to discussing an effective end game to outing people. On my own, I'm unable to see it. 🤷♀️
There's faith without religion; there's belief without a church; there's all kinds of spots for people who aren't following along in hate.
DeleteI haven't bought anything from Amazon for a while now.
ReplyDeleteI can proudly say I never have!
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xoxo :-)
Thanks you.
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The repugs think by gutting NATO we will save money, how wrong they are !
ReplyDeleteWe’ll end up spending more on defence as Putin of Russia and Xi of China become even more emboldened in East Europe, Taiwan and the developing countries in Africa. And we will have no allies to spread the burden and the responsibilities. The worst traitors are within a country, better known as deceitful opportunists.
-Rj
Howsabout cutting trips to football games or NASCAR or golf weekends? Think about the millions saved there. Howsabout not allowing Skum to use Air Force One? There's some coins back in the bank.
DeleteAll because of a whole bunch of ignorant fucks. I am all four outing the hypocritical fucks in government. Too much damage is being done.
ReplyDeleteI agree; the hypocrisy and self-loathing is tiresome.
DeleteWhere is the fast forward button so we can jump ahead four years?
ReplyDeleteI hope in four years America is still here.
DeleteI haven't purchased anything from Amazon in a long time, and was just researching where to find a replacement neck light for crafting. I can purchase them at a couple of stores here in Canada, but I'll check the manufacturer first before purchase.
ReplyDeleteRather than jump forward, as Yorkshire has suggested, I wish we could go back in time and change the outcome of the election in the US.
A Time Machine to go back and save America would be great.
DeleteI have never used Amazon and never will; I always search out other places to buy what I need.
I'll join that boycott, and I had already figured out I can purchase some products directly from the seller and get them for less but the seller makes more. I am pretty Amazon dependent because I don't leave my house a lot, but I am trying to wean myself from the Bezos tit. People who refused to vote for Kamala deserve what they got, but I don't deserve it and you don't deserve it. A lot of us don't deserve it, and we're stuck. All I can do is bitch and complain.
ReplyDeleteLove,
Janie
Bitch and complain AND Resist and Boycott!!!
DeleteI'm going to try and remember to google the company and buy from them instead of Amazon, though I already very rarely buy from Amazon anyway.
ReplyDeleteYou can often get a discount buying from the original company.
DeleteStevens should probably Out any of the hypocrites, but he's too tasteful to do that. I Voted for Mark Kelly, I think he'd make a fine Presidential Candidate actually for the Dems.
ReplyDeleteStevens is just gonna threaten and then do nothing because that's HIS party.
DeleteKelly would make a fine president, I think.