Guest Post: I Know What To Do Now, A Voice Out Of Arizona by Joe Copeland

I've posted a lot about Arizona over the years, on topics as wide-ranging as immigration and Show Me Your Papers, to Jan Brewer's asshattery as Governor of the state; recently I ranted and raged about the impending Don't Serve The Gays Bill and then it's defeat by veto of Brewer.

But I don't live in Arizona, and I've only been through there a couple of times on my way somehwere else, so I was happy that ISBL Follower Joe Copeland had asked to do a piece for ISBL on what it meant, and how it felt, to be gay in Arizona, especially in these last few weeks, and going forward.

Enjoy....

In 1987, when I was 29, I left Arizona believing I would never come back except to visit.  There were many reasons, but foremost was the desire to create a new life for myself that I couldn’t in my home town.  As the plane took off from Phoenix, I felt a small pang, but no regrets.  The ensuing quarter century brought great change in my life, ups and downs, small and large.  In December of 2012, my partner and I came back to Arizona, a place we both said we’d never return to.  He for his job; me, for family.

Growing up in a small town, it’s impossible to not know what people believe.  I’m not going to go into the huge coming out story because I did it years after I left, and from the comfortable distance of the other side of the country from my family.  I should have given them more credit.  I should have done it sooner.  I should have been more certain of myself.  But one thing I did know was that my corner of the world was against what I was and I had to go somewhere else to grow into what I was supposed to be.  When we came back, not very much had changed in people’s attitudes.

So I thought.

The first half year we were here was spent in re-establishing relationships that had grown stale from no use.  I didn’t pay a large amount of attention to state politics except to familiarize myself with who was running what.  I noticed that religion still played a large part in politics at the state level as it always has, and I noted which religions were most vocal and/or powerful.

We coasted along.  I don’t read newspapers, but I get my news from the internet.  I read many blogs each, about half dealing with gay issues.  I used my social platform, admittedly small, to raise awareness, spout my views, and contribute to the national discussion.  I don’t know how SB1062 [the Don’t Serve The Gays Bill] flew under my radar, except that it was fast tracked, and flew under a lot of people’s radar.

SB 1062 cleared the Arizona state senate quickly, with little discussion.  When it was announced that it had passed, people on a regional level sat up and took notice, which is where I first heard about it.  Then people on a national level started talking about it.  It was passed on Tuesday, February 18.  It was heard in the state house two days later.  By that time, I was already aware of what it was, what it meant to me and my family, and ready to fight.  My partner and I have always lived in states where our relationship is illegal, but since being in Arizona, it seemed like the tide was turning.  There were several states where same-sex marriage bans were overturned; several states where same-sex marriage was made legal; and even in our state several cities had enacted laws at the municipal level granting benefits to same-sex partners.  So these bills took us by surprise.

I was surprised and disappointed when HB1062 passed.  In every state where similar bills had been proposed, there had been a voice of reason somewhere within the system that had stopped those bills from reaching fruition.  In Arizona, that didn’t happen.  The bill now sat on the Governor’s desk.

Governor Jan Brewer [left] is not a gay ally.  She is not supportive of her constituents, and from what I’ve observed, she is disrespectful of anyone who disagrees with her viewpoint.  She does what is expedient for her personal agenda, so it’s nearly impossible to predict what she is going to do in any particular situation.  So I was more than worried about this bill.

The trouble with the bill, apart from the obvious, was the language was so broad that it allowed anyone in either a private or public forum to not provide goods or services based wholly on that person’s privately held religious beliefs.  While it targeted the LGBT community, it could also impact anyone.  So, as an example, if a Muslim did not want to provide goods or services to a person of color (of any kind), they could legally do so and not be held accountable.  The bill from its inception was meant to be legal discrimination against gays, but it could become so much more than that.

So on Thursday, February 20, I took to my social media platform, small as it is, and started letting everyone know what was happening and what it meant.  Every return post I got that advanced the conversation, I commented and posted and forwarded.  I sent emails to friends, and people I hoped were friends.  I decided to become the “face” of the bill in my small circle.  I wanted people to know that when the GOP said it was okay to determine that some people were less equal, it was me they were talking about.  It was my life, my partner, my family being impacted by this. 

Then something strange started happening.  Local businesses were refusing to allow themselves to be defined by this bill.  Signs were up all over the city saying “We Don’t Discriminate” and “All Are Equal” and “VETO”.  A pizza parlor right around the corner gained national fame by placing a sign reserving the right refuse service to Arizona legislators.  Slowly, that feeling spread and by the end of the weekend, state Senators, national congressmen and women, CEOs of businesses, even some of the state congressman and women were advising Gov. Brewer to veto the bill.  There were a few voices raised in defense of the bill, but very few and very quiet.

Arizona law states when a bill reaches the Governor’s office, they have five days to sign or veto it.  If the governor takes no action, the bill “slides” into law through inaction.  Even allowing for the vagueness of “days” versus “business days” which I was willing to stipulate, Governor Brewer would have to take action on the bill by the end of the day on Thursday.  But she said she was going to take her time and decide on Friday.  I’m cynical enough to believe that she was going to let the bill slide into law through inaction and claim later that it wasn’t her fault.  Some people were saying that since she was in Washington on Friday, that day didn’t count, but the law doesn’t address that.

Most people already know what happened.  On Wednesday, the 26th, Governor Brewer vetoed the bill with the argument that it did not expressly address an existing issue.  We watched the proceeding and I felt a huge sense of relief.  I felt like I was going to be allowed to be a full citizen.  But it also showed me that I have to take a part in the decisions that go on in my home state and my home town.  I learned a lot about who wrote and sponsored the bill and what their agenda is.  I learned even more about what our politicians think of me, my partner, and my family, at both the state level and national level.  I learned a ton about what my city thinks of me.  

The Democratic candidate for Governor, Fred DuVal [right], put it best.  He said in a statement praising the Governor’s veto:

“We never should have had to endure this ‘dog and pony show’ in the first place.  The Governor should have shown leadership early on and made it clear to the Legislature that proposals like this are a complete waste of time.”  

He’s right.  A law legalizing discrimination of any kind should never see the light of day.  I’m already aware of another motion trying to become a bill with similar intent although not as encompassing.  I know what to do now.

I also notice who’s doing most of the whining and crying now it’s over.

A Quickie: Jan Brewer

While I was pleased that Arizona's idiot governor vetoed the Don't Serve The Gays Bill, I am still somewhat peeved--a word my mother used because she would never have said 'pissed'--that she had to 'think' about it.

How is it possible that one should have to think about a bill that would allow discrimination?

Would she have thought about it if the bill was one that allowed atheist or agnostic business owners the right to deny services to religious folks?

I don't think so.

So, while she gets a Thumbs Up for the veto, she gets a finger--and y'all know which one--for the need to think about it.

Carry on ....

Random Musings

Arizona Governor, Jan “Eva Braun” Brewer has signed an elections bill that basically wipes out Libertarian and other third-party candidates, because it requires that they collect a practically unattainable number of signatures to be placed on the ballot in Arizona. For example, Green Party candidates would actually have to collect more signatures than they have party members.

That’s Jan Brewer, effectively saying that certain people in Arizona do not have the right to run for office. Maybe she’s less Eva and more Adolf?

I think everyone has a doppelganger—German for look-alike—and some people try make themselves look like someone else. I mean, women have done the Farrah hairstyle, and then the Rachel; people dress like celebrities, change their makeup like celebrities, but for most of us, it’s just a thang.

Not so for one Nicholas Ryan, a 32-year-old aspiring actor from New Jersey, who has undergone extensive cosmetic procedures so he can look like Ryan Gosling. In a two hour surgery, he underwent $5,000 worth of Botox and filler injections to make his face look like Gosling. His temples were filled out, his brow was Botoxed; his cheeks were injected with fillers to make them less hollow; his laugh lines were filled, too. And his entire jaw was rebuilt. He hopes the procedures will help him hit the big time in Hollywood—as well as make him a hit with the ladies.

Um, Nicholas? One thing, hon? If a movie producer or director wants Ryan Gosling, wouldn’t they just hire Ryan Gosling? Especially given that even after the 5K you spent, you don’t even look like Ryan’s long lost cousin, Jaime Gosling.

I like this story.

The mayor of Vicco, Kentucky, Johnny Cummings, has won special recognition from the state's Commission on Human Rights.

The commission said it honored Cummings with the Kentucky Unbridled Spirit for Justice Award for his efforts to create local LGBT civil-rights protections in his community. Vicco gained national fame last winter for adopting an LGBT-rights ordinance. Vicco is the fourth Kentucky community to pass an LGBT-rights ordinance and the first rural town to do so.

Way to go, Vicco, and way to go Mayor Cummings.

James Gandolfini died yesterday and the whole world seems to have come to a stop.

Now, I have nothing against Gandolfini, and am sorry for his family having to endure the death of a husband and father, but this is the big news story this morning?

Wildfires are taking people’s homes out West and we’re gonna spend fifteen minutes on GMA sitting in a New Jersey diner talking about an actor who passed away?

If you’ve ever wondered why we get nothing done in this country, it’s because we come to a halt when a TV actor dies, but keep on moving when people lose their homes.

Just sayin’. And before anyone gets all pissy about me denigrating this actor, let me say again, I’m sorry to his family for their loss, but this is not, and should not be, the big news story of the day.

Proponents of marriage equality have a new victory to toast with more and more wineries coming out in support of the cause.

Stein Family Wines, for example, will donate $1 to the nonprofit Freedom to Marry for every purchase of its wonderfully named Same-Sex Meritage, a Bordeaux-style red that blends notes of advocacy with a witty title. 

Stand Tall Wine Co. donates 1% of its proceeds of the sales of its Generic Pinot Noir to the Napa LGBTQ Project, while one of the largest labels, Barefoot Wine & Bubble, has been donating to LGBT organizations for 25 years.

Biogio Cry & Estate Wines, a New York-based company, has created Égalité, a sparkling wine from Burgundy whose name translates to “Equality” and has pledged $1,000 donations  to groups like GLSEN [Gay, Lesbian, and Straight Education Network], the Trevor Project, and the Ali Forney Center, and hopes that same-sex brides and grooms will raise a glass of their bubbly at their weddings.

And many wineries are also creating special weekend visits for the LGBT community. Out in the Vineyard, a company that curates wine events for LGBT travelers, is hosting the Gay Wine Weekend 2013 where visitors will have the opportunity to celebrate Pride Month with tastings and tours of 10 of the leading vineyards of the Sonoma Valley, with proceeds benefiting the Face-to-Face AIDS Project.

Wine and LGBT rights. It's a good blend.

I like me some Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

In addition to making some rather interesting movie choices--from 50/50 to Inception to Batman to Looper to Premium Rush--he is also quite a handsome lad.

Just sayin'.

And this one kills me …. Down there in Texas, Congressman, and rabidly anti-LGBT Republican—it kinda goes hand-in-hand in Texas—Ralph Hall showed up at an event last week, mingling with other guests, making small talk, enjoying the food and drink. But, apparently, Hall had no idea it was an LGBT event for the Victory Fund.

As Astro might say, Ruh roh.

Hall and his staffers were under the impression that they were attending an event for a fellow congressman, an event scheduled for that same day but in a different location. After being welcomed into the event and offered refreshments, Hall inquired about the congressman whom he was there to support and after being told it was a Big Old Queer Party, Hall quickly made his exit, presumably after using the men’s room to wash off The Gay.

Good news …. Four-time Olympic gold medalist and LGBT activist Greg Louganis is getting married to Johnny Chaillot, his longtime partner.

"I finally met my soul mate – the more I fall in love with Johnny, the more I fall in love with myself. This is what the universe had in store for both of us."—Greg Louganis

Congrats to both of them!

Just because ..... Joe Manganiello on a raft, in a pool is what I would call a wet dream in every sense of the word.

Again .... Just sayin'.

Paula Deen is being sued by Lisa Jackson, a former manager of one of her restaurants, who claims Deen’s brother, Bubba—and I’m’a just leave that there—Hiers sexually assaulted her, but since the release of Deen’s deposition that case has become all about Deen’s use of the n-word.

Deen doesn’t deny these allegations at all, and was very open about her use of the n word and dressing waiters as slaves in plantation-themed restaurants. Here are some excerpts of her deposition from The Huffington Post:

Paula Deen on her use of the n-word:

Lawyer: Have you ever used the N-word yourself?

Deen: Yes, of course.

Lawyer: Okay. In what context?

Deen: Well, it was probably when a black man burst into the bank that I was working at and put a gun to my head.

Lawyer: Okay. Well, did you use the N-word to him as he pointed a gun in your head at your face?

Deen: Absolutely not.

Lawyer: Well, then, when did you use it?

Deen: Probably in telling my husband.

Lawyer: Okay. Have you used it since then?

Deen: I’m sure I have, but it’s been a very long time. Paula Deen on her brother sexually assaulting a woman:

Lawyer: Are you aware of Mr. Hiers admitting that he engaged in racially and sexually inappropriate behavior in the workplace?

Deen: I guess.

Lawyer: Okay. Well, have you done anything about what you heard him admit to doing?

Deen: My brother and I have had conversations. My brother is not a bad person. Do humans behave inappropriately? At times, yes. I don’t know one person that has not. My brother is a good man. Have we told jokes? Have we said things that we should not have said, that — yes, we all have. We all have done that, every one of us.

Paula Deen on a plantation-style wedding for her brother:

Lawyer: Do you recall using the words “really southern plantation wedding”?

Deen: Yes, I did say I would love for Bubba to experience a very southern style wedding, and we did that. We did that.

Lawyer: Okay. You would love for him to experience a southern style plantation wedding?

Deen: Yes.

Lawyer: That’s what you said?

Deen: Well, something like that, yes. And -–

Lawyer: Is there any possibility, in your mind, that you slipped and used the word “n—-r”?

Deen: No, because that’s not what these men were. They were professional black men doing a fabulous job.

Lawyer: Why did that make it a -– if you would have had servers like that, why would that have made it a really southern plantation wedding?

Deen: Well, it –- to me, of course I’m old but I ain’t that old, I didn’t live back in those days but I’ve seen the pictures, and the pictures that I’ve seen, that restaurant represented a certain era in America.

Lawyer: Okay. What era in America are you referring to?

Deen: Well, I don’t know. After the Civil War, during the Civil War, before the Civil War.

Lawyer: Right. Back in an era where there were middle-aged black men waiting on white people.

Deen: Well, it was not only black men, it was black women.

Lawyer: Sure. And before the Civil War –- before the Civil War, those black men and women who were waiting on white people were slaves, right?

Deen: Yes, I would say that they were slaves.

Lawyer: Okay.

Deen: But I did not mean anything derogatory by saying that I loved their look and their professionalism.

Lawyer: And when you described it [the restaurant] to Miss Jackson [...] Do you know what word you used to identify their race? [...] Black or African-American?

Deen: Black. I would use the word black. I don’t usually use African-Americans. I try to go along with whatever the black race is wanting to call themselves at each given time.

Wow. She just digs in deeper.

Now I get that times have changed, and they certainly have since Paula Deen was a child, but her use of the n-word today is quite upsetting. And her notion that the ‘black waiters doing a fabulous job’ don’t count as an n-word, is equally troubling.

And this last line of hers, “I try to go along with whatever the black race is wanting to call themselves at each given time” is the most troubling of all.

Now, does her use of the n-word, or her backwards, moronic, racially-tinged opinions have anything to do with the case? Not really. If Deen has used, and continues to use, racist epithets, it has no bearing on whether or not her brother sexually assaulted one of her managers, but it does give us a glimpse into the mind of Paula Deen, and that doesn’t look very pretty.

Y'all know I ain't no fan of Find-Em-Date-Em-Dump-Em-Write-A-Song-About-Em Taylor Swift, but I gotta give the old gal props for her Tweet this week after the birth of Reality Show Whore and Egotistical Rapper's spawn:

Random Musings

Inch by inch, step by step, slowly they turned....

The city council of Boise, Idaho has unanimously approved sweeping protections for LGBT residents. Starting in January 2013, no one in Boise can be discriminated against for their job, housing, or at local businesses because of their sexual orientation. There are exceptions made in the law for some private organizations, and religious institutions.

The passing of the ordinance brought a standing ovation from the packed auditorium of supporters in the audience and activists say they are now working towards a statewide bill.
That may be an uphill climb as state lawmakers have continued to vote for discrimination and against LGBT protections.

Oh dear....

The Hollywood casting machine is at it again.

First we had Lohan as Liz Taylor and now this: 

Carrie Underwood will be playing Maria in NBC's live broadcast of The Sound of Music.

Carrie.Underwood.

Now, don't get me wrong, I like some Carrie every now and again, but if you want someone to play the role of Maria--made famous and indelible by Julie Andrews for goddess; sake--couldn't there have been a better choice?

Craig Zadan and Neil Meron, who produce Smash, and NBC, released a statement:

"Speaking for everyone at NBC, we couldn't be happier to have the gifted Carrie Underwood take up the mantle of the great Maria von Trapp. She was an iconic woman who will now be played by an iconic artist.”

All I could think was "Jesus Take The Wheel."
All I could think was "How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria" sung to the tune of "Before He Cheats".

I don't watch Person of Interest; I just never got into it....or, I’ve never even heard of it. But I love the idea that those wacky One Million Moms [OMM] are super-peeved that a lesbian couple ::::gasp:::: is on the show.

Dr. McDreamy say what?

In a letter to Joe.My.God. Monica Coles, of the OMM, says:

"Dear Joe, One Million Moms is disappointed that CBS and Warner Brothers turned Person of Interest into a politically correct machine. In mid-November, an episode aired that went way too far in an attempt to normalize homosexuality when creator and producer, J.J. Abrams, decided to introduce a married lesbian couple. Viewers find out the female heart surgeon's spouse is actually another woman. They treated this immoral relationship just like any other married couple. Clearly this is a way of promoting the homosexual agenda by making it appear absolutely normal. TAKE ACTION: Let them know that they do not need to follow the trend in normalizing homosexuality, or they will lose a majority of their viewers that tuned in for clean entertainment that did not push any certain agenda."

Normal? Lesbian marriages are normal? What's next? Same-sex marriage in Washington, Maryland and Maine?

Uh huh.

To paraphrase a show that, when it started was cute, then faded into boring, and now seems to have found a niche, it's The New Normal.

I am not a fan of Beyoncé.

There. I said it. 
I mean, I understand her popularity, but it isn't exactly my cup of tea, but this latest news just reinforces my opinion of Missus Z.

See, Beyoncé decided to make her directorial debut when filming a documentary about her favorite topic for HBO.

Beyoncé directs Beyoncé in the Beyoncé Story.

And, apparently, a team of tiny men follow her around holding her big head atop her shoulders and working her wind machine.

And speaking of big heads, Mister Beyoncé, Jay Z, was giving a concert in Brooklyn recently, and decided to prove he is just regular people by taking the subway to the concert.

With his entourage and a film crew.

Yeah, those two are regular people.

Okay, why does this sound familiar?

It seems that a mysterious trip out of state has caused Arizona Governor Jan Brewer to shirk her duties to certify election ballots, and nobody knows where she is.

Uh oh. Shades of former South Carolina Governor and adulterer, Mark Sanford's mysterious hiking the Appalachian Trail trip that was really a booty call to Rio.

Brewer spokesman Matthew Benson said that Brewer was unavailable to participate in the general election canvass last week because she was out of the state on official business, and "That is all I can disclose at this time."

He later reiterated that during a brief phone interview saying he could not respond to several questions about Brewer's whereabouts. The governor would be gone Sunday morning to Saturday afternoon.

Hiking, perhaps?

Or maybe just getting some education. See, before she disappeared, Brewer was asked about global warming being the result of mankind's pollution of the planet and she muttered something about weather being caused by changes in the weather.

So, I'm hoping she's out getting an education, because she really needs it.

This is from JMG who got it from BosGuy.

I think it's high-larious, though I'd never need it ..........

I have hardwood floors.

If you get my meaning.

I hate to judge .....
Hold on, giggle break.
.... but, sometimes I think if celebrities are gonna go all Botox-y and Hair Club For Men, they should just go away and stay away so we can remember them as they were.
I mean, ONJ's face is pulled tighter than Star Jones in, well, anything, and Groper Travolta's toupee looks like an old-timey football helmet.
It's.Enough.

Judge Susan Bolton Okays Arizona's "Show Me Your Papers" Law

Usually I have faith in the court system in this country, but every once in a while, they get it wrong. I mean, we all remember OJ Simpson getting off for killing two people. And, before you ask, no, I didn't forget to say ALLEGEDLY.

Now it seems that a federal judge, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton, has ruled that Arizona authorities can enforce the loveliest part of their anti-Hispanic immigration law, the so racist "show me your papers" provision. This clears the way for police officers, while enforcing other laws, to question the immigration status of anyone they suspect to be in this country illegally.

Now, let's be clear: they mean the brown-skinned, Spanish speaking ones. I cannot imagine an Arizona police officer asking to see the papers of a white Canadian, even one with a hint of what some might call an un-American accent, so we have to be clear: this law is aimed directly at Spanish speaking people in this country only. Even those who are here legally, and have been for years--or sometimes their entire lives--can be questioned about their immigration status.

Those against the law--and this is mostly people who aren't idiotic and racist--urged Bolton to block the requirement, arguing that it would lead to racial profiling and unreasonable detention of Latino's, if it was enforced. But, lawyers for Arizona Governor, that lying--remember when she talked about headless bodies in the deserts and blamed them on Latinos--Jan "Eva Braun" Brewer, urged the judge to let the requirement go into effect. They argued that the police have the training not to racially profile any member of the public. Yes, we know, because there has never been an incident of racial profiling anywhere, ever. 

:::sarcasm font::::

So, this is what Arizona has come to, a police state where, if you have brown skin and if you have an accent, specially an Hispanic accent, and you, say, have a taillight out on your car, or you crossed the street against the light, or might have stayed too long in one spot, a police officer will ask to see "your papers."

That's so American, isn't it?

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Random Musings

Overheard at work:

Me [to female co-worker]: That is so cool that you did that!

Female co-worker: Did what?

Me: Honor Phyllis Diller by doing your hair like--

Female Co-worker: Who's Phyllis Diller?

Me: You mean you didn't--

Female Co-worker: Didn't what?

Me: Never mind.

As if we needed further proof the Mormons--for the most part--don't like The Gays, at least one Mormon-owned television station in Utah has declared that they will not air The New Normal due to its "perverted" depiction of a gay male couple. 

Cuz the two guys use a surrogate to have a baby, and, maybe, because Ellen Barkin is in it and she is high-lariously racist.

Add to that the fact that One Million Moms, via spokesNazi Monica Cole, and Bryan Fischer of the American Family Association, have joined in and you can just bet this will be the most watched new show of the season.

I'm in, because I'm out.

I know it isn't a big jump to conclude that Rush Limbaugh is a drug-addicted moron, but then even Rush goes for a deep swim in the intellectually-challenged pool.

See, Rush is suggesting that President Obama might have personally tampered with the Hurricane Center’s prediction models for the path of Hurricane Isaac, with the hopes that it would force the GOP to delay or cancel its convention in Tampa, Florida this week.

Yeah, he did. Sure, while he was spreading this conspiracy theory, and also denying he was spreading this conspiracy theory, Rush said:

“And I noticed that the hurricane center’s track is—and I’m not alleging conspiracies here. The hurricane center is the regime; the hurricane center is the Commerce Department and I'm noticing that that track stayed zeroed in on Tampa day after day after day. And the Republicans react to it accordingly over the weekend, canceling the first day of the convention. What could be better for the Democrats than the Republicans to cancel a day of this...Okay, 6:45 p.m. Saturday night the Republicans announce that they’re canceling Monday. At 6:45 p.m. Saturday night, everybody is still under the impression that Isaac is making a beeline for very close to Tampa. It was an hour and 15 minutes later that the eight p.m. model runs showed New Orleans. I’m alleging no conspiracy. I’m just telling you, folks, when you put this all together in this timeline, I’m telling you, it’s unbelievable."

Unbelievable is right. Unless you live inside Rush's drug-addled, Chick-fil-A-hole filled, brain. 

And speaking of moronic Republican lapdogs, Ann Romney has come out as saying Modern Family is her favorite TV show, and how she looked forward to watching it each week.

Modern Family. With the gay couple and their adopted Asian baby.

Well, Modern Family executive producer Steve Levitan found it all a bit ironic, given her faith--the GOP--and her religion--Mormonism--and Tweeted: 

"Thrilled Ann Romney says ModFam is her favorite show. We'll offer her the role of officiate at Mitch & Cam's wedding. As soon as it's legal."

Snap.

Last week I watched Meet The Press from the RNC in Tampa, and Arizona Governor--and certifiable moron....which I'll prove momentarily--Jan Brewer was a guest.

Now, I'm notALLEGING she's a drunkard, but I am saying that watching Brewer try to stitch together a coherent thought was a little like watching me try to insert a key into my front door lock after a night of martoonis with the fellas.

It was that ugly. They were discussing Todd Akin and his idiocies and she kept calling him Adkins, or Atkins, or anything but his real name. And then she mumbled something about the Democrats War On Women. I know!

But, if you needed further convincing that Jan Brewer is ALLEGEDLY a drunkard, or just a full bore lunatic, look no further than the fact that she has endorsed President Obama from the floor of the RNC.

Oh, but she did. see the video HERE.

Brewery, er, Brewer:  

“I know if President Obama is elected in November, which I hope he is, he will be able to come together with all of us and come up with a solution. I believe he will secure our borders. And therefore, we can resolve all of the other issues as a simple matter.”

Now it's possible that Brewery, er, Brewer misspoke, but isn't it just further proof that she isn't fit to be a governor? Even of Arizona?

The Log Cabin Republicans believed their presence at this year's GOP national convention would help move their party toward equality. 

The GOP helping The Gays move forward? Really? LCR? Is anyone home there?

Of course they soon realized they were wrong, because the Republican platform is just as discriminatory and hateful as eve:

"The platform affirms the rights of states and the federal government not to recognize same-sex marriage," reads the party manifesto. "It backs a constitutional amendment defining marriage as the union of one man and one woman."

And now, all of the sudden, the LCR is pissed at the GOP for being so visibly and vocally anti-gay--as most self-loathing closeted homosexuals are--and LCR's director of programs, Casey Pick, says:  "We lost. And you could say the social conservatives in our party dropped the hammer harder because we were there."

Or you could just say the LCR wore blinders where the GOIP was concerned.

Paul Ryan.

Tea party Grand Wizard, or so it seems, who said in his acceptance speech--I think he won the GOP for Best Hangdog Eyes--that American rights are moral rights given to us by God:

"Each of these great moral ideas is essential to democratic government – to the rule of law, to life in a humane and decent society. They are the moral creed of our country, as powerful in our time, as on the day of America’s founding. They are self-evident and unchanging, and sometimes, even presidents need reminding, that our rights come from nature and God, not from government."

Um, Paul, you delusional fuck. Um, God already has a set of laws called The Bible, which, by the way, a lot of you who quote continuously from, but do not actually follow yourselves.

So, God's laws are in the Bible, and, correct me if I'm wrong, and I'm not, so best stay quiet, I don't see god's name on the Declaration of Independence. I don't see it on the Bill of Rights or the Constitution.

In fact, other than mentioning a creator I don't really see a lot of God in our laws.

And, if we're going to hurry back to the days of using God's laws, what did she say about lying? She may have not mentioned it specifically, but I know she's be less than thrilled that you keep saying the GM plant in Wisconsin was closed by Obama when, in fact the truth is--and take a moment to acquaint yourself with the truth--that the plant closed months before Obama won the White House, and many months before he even moved in.

Failing to understand that makes you a moron, and a Tea party darling.

Good luck.

In other RNC news:

New jersey Governor Chris Christie was the big speaker--and I'm just going to let that one lie there--at the RNC the other night.

And I loved it.

Mainly because his speech, about the GOP and presumptive nominee Mitt Romney, rambled on for nearly twenty minutes before he even mentioned Mittsy. 

See, it was less "Let's get Mitt in the White House" and more "He can't win but vote for me in 2016."

Add to that the fact that Ron Paul and The Paulettes won't endorse you and the RNC is looking like the Grand Old Clusterfuck.

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