I Didn't Say It ...

Andrew Cuomo, New York Governor, on Senate Majority Leader Moscow Mitch McConnell’s recent comments opposing so-called “blue state bailouts”:

“What he’s saying is that if you look at the states that have coronavirus problems, they tend to be Democratic states—New York, California, Michigan, Illinois, they are Democrat states. How ugly a thought? I mean, just think of what he’s saying. People died. Fifteen thousand people died in New York, but they were predominantly Democrats, so why should we help them? I mean, for crying out loud, if there was ever a time for you to put aside your pettiness and your partisanship, and this political lens that you see the world through—Democrat and Republican, and we help Republicans but we don’t help Democrats. That’s not who we are. It’s just not who we are as a people. If there was ever a time for humanity and decency, now is the time. And if there was ever a time for you to stop your obsessive political bias, and anger—which is what it’s morphed into, it’s just a political anger—now is the time. And you want to politically divide this nation now, with all that’s going on? How irresponsible and how reckless.”

That’s Bitch McConnell in a nutshell. A partisan hack who doesn’t care if a Democrat dies because that only helps him move his hate-fueled agenda forward.

Mitch McConnell can politely fuck off.

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J. August Richards, actor from Angel and Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., coming out as gay:

“One of the things that I find is so fascinating about Oliver his character on Council of Dads who is gay] is that we have never had anybody like him on network television. He’s a black, gay professional married to another man who is also a black, gay professional. This has never happened before on television … with a daughter. If I think about why I even got involved in this industry it was really to combat oppression, to also, I knew how I was affected by the people of color I saw on television or that I didn’t see on television. So this being a married gay man with a family I realized that on television I don’t take anything I do lightly and you have an opportunity to put an image into millions of homes and I wanted that image to be honest and I wanted it to be correct. So honestly, it required me to show up fully in a way that I don’t always when I’m working. I knew that I could not portray this gay man honestly without letting you all know that I was a gay man myself. I’ve never done that with the people that I worked with. … I knew how important it is to other people out there like me, who would need to see that role model.”

Welcome out, J. August, and thanks for being a role model for the Black community as an openly gay man.

Also, please accept our gift from, HOMO HQ, the Official Coming Out Toaster Oven™ and a copy of The Gay Agenda. You’re making a difference on TV and in the lives of not-yet-out men, and women, everywhere.

Welcome out.

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Van Jones, CNN political commentator, on the decision by some states to ease stay-at-home restrictions and open businesses:

"I think it's incredibly reckless. And, you know, signing these orders is signing a death certificate for many, many, many people who do not need to die and who will. I mean, it's just the bottom line. You're talking about states where they haven't even flattened the curve. It's a death sentence for communities of color that are on the frontlines of this thing already and have the least ability to deal with it. [We] need to be rushing masks, rushing tests, rushing respirators and ventilators to communities of color, because that's where the pain is. This is playing the data card. The data shows that, you know, these are the frontline communities in this fight. From the grocery stores to the hospitals people who live in communities of color need help."

Huh. Communities of color are the hardest hit and most vulnerable—as well as the elderly—and the GOP governors want to reopen?

Sounds kinda racist, don’t it?

PS Van Jones is hot. Just sayin’.

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Kelly Loeffler, Georgia’s GOP Senator, and the wealthiest member of Congress, dismissing the accusations of inside trading—she sold millions worth of stock after a private briefing about the impending pandemic—as a “socialist attack.”

“This is a political attack that is designed to distract from the issue at hand and to use this outbreak to play politics. We have addressed this and taken extraordinary measures to make sure we can’t be attacked for our success. This gets at the very heart of why I came to Washington, to defend free enterprise, to defend capitalism, and this is a socialist attack. We have taken extraordinary measures and I am focused solely on working for Georgians. I’ve been doing that seven days a week around the clock, and it’s my honor to be here and serve, and that’s why I stepped out of the private sector.”

After initially dumping shares in companies that plummeted in value, Loeffler and her husband, who chairs the New York Stock Exchange, invested heavily in a medical supply company.

Coincidence? I think not. Now, Loeffler faces a special election in November to retain her seat, and a pro-_____ Super PAC is supporting one of her GOP challengers; there are several Democrats in the race, which could decide which party controls the Senate.

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Steve Schmidt, GOP strategist, on The Last Word with Lawrence O'Donnell, truth-telling about _____'s reelection prospects:

"We have tens of thousands of Americans who will lose lives they didn't have to. We see an economic collapse that didn't have to be. And we see every indication things will continue to get worse because of the ineptitude of the response. And that's the president's legacy heading into the reelection. He is the greatest disaster in the modern history of the country made worse by the ineptitudes, inefficiency, and confidence of the executive response."

Schmidt was not shy it placing the blame for the deaths of thousands of Americans on President Donald Trump. His callous disregard compounds the need to get rid of this unqualified poser.

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Lance Bass, now openly gay, on the time a bandmate asked him about his orientation:

“It was a big day for me because it was the first day someone asked me if I was gay. Chris Kirkpatrick sat me down and said, ‘Hey dude, are you gay?’ No one had ever asked me that. I was super in the closet and way too young to even know or care what was happening. But I remember getting so freaked out on that set because he caught me so off guard. I’m sure at that point people were wondering—so why don’t you have a girlfriend? It was very blunt. It scared me. I said, ‘No, what are you talking about?’ I wasn’t even telling myself. I definitely wasn’t gonna tell Chris.”

I think most of us have had someone ask if we’re gay, before we were ready to come out, proving it needs to be done when you’re ready, and ready to live openly and out loud.

Today, Bass is an LGBTQ advocate and happily married to actor Michael Turchin; the two recently lost a baby eight weeks into a pregnancy. It was their ninth try at conceiving a baby through IVF and they say they will try again.

I hope it works for them.

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I Didn't Say It ...

Mitt Romney, comparing himself to _____:

“His first year is very similar to things I’d have done my first year. The things he’s actually done have been better than I expected.”

Mock the disabled? State that some racists are good people? Screw the environment? Incite world war?

Hey Mittsy? F**k off.

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Lance Bass, on why he never came out while NSYNC was together:

“The thing I want to say here today is something I’ve been trying to put into words maybe my whole life. Growing up in Mississippi and in a Southern Baptist church, in a town where everyone knows your business, I had a secret. I was gay. … And at the time, I thought that I would never be able to tell anyone because not only was I terrified of the lasting rejection … I was certain that that would happen … but more than that I didn’t want to jeopardize the careers of these guys up here, much less the hundreds of amazing people who worked tirelessly to bring NSYNC to the world. I thought if I had come out, NSYNC would be over. So I kept my secret. And our wildest dreams were coming true and we were so incredibly thankful. And I still am. But so many nights on stage, I’d see so many young, gay fans singing their hearts out and I wanted so badly to let you know, I was you. I just didn’t have the strength then. But I do today and so let me say loud and proud to all my LGBT brothers and sisters, who embrace me and show me the way to be who I am, thank you so much.”

No matter how famous you are, coming out is a personal journey and no one can take that first step for you.

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John McCain, on this current term being his last:

“This is my last term. If I hadn’t admitted that to myself before this summer, a stage 4 cancer diagnosis acts as ungentle persuasion. I’m freer than colleagues who will face the voters again. I can speak my mind without fearing the consequences much. And I can vote my conscience without worry. [_____] has declined to distinguish the actions of our government from the crimes of despotic ones. The appearance of toughness, or a reality show facsimile of toughness, seems to matter more than any of our values.”

Too bad McCain never thougt to speak up before his diagnosis, but he’s what’s wrong with career politicans: once elected all they worry about s being reelected and pandering to their base and the lobbyists who support them.

That’s why we need to vote them all out, every single time.

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Stephen Colbert, on the White House Correspondents Association after they dogged Michelle Wolf for her routine:

“Look, you didn’t like [it], you have that right. Don’t invite her back again, but grow a pair. This was a roast! And you’re the ones who hired Michelle Wolf! Being mad at her for doing her job is like accusing the valet of briefly stealing your car. And stop acting like you’re surprised. I thought news people did research! But you’re telling me you couldn’t spend 90 seconds on YouTube to find out what her act was like? As a great man once said, ‘Fake News.'”

True dat. You don’t ask Michelle Wolf to perform because you think she’ll be sweetness and light, you ask her to perform because she will bring it.

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Roseanne Barr, on the anger over her support for _____;

“Oh yeah, people are mad about that. But, you know, I don’t give a f**k …. Well everybody had to choose for themselves according to their own conscience who they thought was the lesser of two evils. You know, everybody chose that. So, I’m not gonna put anybody down who didn’t vote like me. This is America. It’s a free country. And, you know, when you weigh it all together, you know, I just felt like we needed a whole new thing, all the way, bottom to top.”

Trouble is, you tool, you voted for a man who has never done one single thing to help anyone but himself, and never a thing to help the very character you play on TV.

And, since you’ve always played up your support of the LGBT community, how do you explain voting for this anti-LGBT idiot?

Oh yeah, you can’t, so why don’t you STFU.

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Kanye West, on his “breakdown” last year being caused by an opioid addiction after plastic surgery:

“Two days before [the onstage meltdown] I was in the hospital. I was on opioids. I was addicted to opioids. I had plastic surgery because I was trying to look good for y’all. I got liposuction because I didn’t want y’all to call me fat like y’all called Rob at the wedding and made him fly home before me and Kim got married. I was taking two pills a day at that time,” he said. “When I left the hospital how many pills do you think I was given? Seven. I went from taking two pills to taking seven. The reason why I dropped those tweets and everything is because I was drugged the f–k out bro, and I’m not drugged out … these pills that they want me to take three of a day, I take one a week maybe, two a week. Ya’ll had me scared of myself, of my vision, so I took some pills so I wouldn’t go the hospital and prove everyone right. We are drugged out. We are following other people’s opinions. We are controlled by the media and today it all changes.”

See? It’s your fault Kanye was addicted to drugs. Cuz you would have called him fat and he couldn’t handle it so he took drugs and had liposuction because of you.

Seriously. This ass acts the fool and takes zero responsibility.

But, then how do we explain his “slavery is a choice” lunacy now if he’s no longer an addict?

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Laura Ingraham, Fox News tool, on Giuliani contradicting her Hair Furor’s claims that he didn’t know about Michael Cohen’s payment to Stormy Daniels:

“Did Trump pay it after April 6th? The left is jumping all over that tonight, saying, ‘What the heck? He did know, he didn’t know? Rudy’s on TV?’ What’s going on here? You have the president on tape on Air Force One saying he did not know about the payment, and you’ll have to ask Michael Cohen about that. [Then] Rudy just goes on with Hannity and says ‘Oh no, he reimbursed them.’ I love Rudy, but they better have an explanation for that [because] that’s a problem.”

Y’think? Asshat.

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Camille Cosby, going cray after her husband’s guilty verdict in his sex abuse case:

“The overall media, with their frenzied, relentless demonization of him and unquestioning acceptance of accusers’ allegations without any attendant proof, have superseded the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments, which guarantee due process and equal protection, and thereby eliminated the possibility of a fair trial and unbiased jury. Bill Cosby was labelled as guilty because the media and accusers said so… period … Since when are all accusers truthful? History disproves that…for example, Emmett Till’s accuser immediately comes to mind. In 1955, she testified before a jury of white men in a Mississippi courtroom that a 14-year-old African American boy had sexually assaulted her, only to later admit several decades later in 2008 that her testimony was false."

Oh Camille, you knew all along this shiz was going down, so you need to close your mouth. It isn’t one woman, or two, or even three. It’s fifty-seven women telling the same story, and for you to compare your rapist husband to Emmett Till is disgusting.

You knew, but didn’t want your lifestyle to be disrupted so you carried his secrets and shame.

You’re just as guilty.

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Sandra Bullock, on foster care, adoption, and her two children:

“Look: I’m all for Republican, Democrat, whatever, but don’t talk to me about what I can or can’t do with my body until you’ve taken care of every child who doesn’t have a home or is neglected or abused … Let’s all just refer to these kids as ‘our kids.’ Don’t say ‘my adopted child.’ No one calls their kid their ‘IVF child’ or their ‘oh, sh-t, I went to a bar and got knocked-up child.’ Let just say, ‘our children.’ Lou is supersensitive. I call him my 78-year-old son. He’s like Shecky Greene, a Jewish Catskills comic. He’s wise and kind. I saw that when they handed him to me. There was a spiritual bigness to him. I was like, “I hope I don’t eff that up.” And Laila is just unafraid. She’s a fighter, and that’s the reason she’s here today. She fought to keep her spirit intact. Oh my god, what she is going to accomplish. She’s going to bring some real change.”

I remember years ago reading the obituary of George Burns, and it said he was survived by his daughter and adopted son. He adopted the boy as an infant and yet some sixty-odd years later he was still the “adopted” son.

I’m with Bullock on this one. Quit with the labels.

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Cat Fight! Andy and Lance

So last week, on his What Watch Happens Bravo chat show, Andy Cohen revealed that the most famous person he’d ever done the nasty with was boy bander Lance Bass.

Truthfully, I don’t care about this, although I can’t help but feel that Andy Cohen is kinda skeevy and wish that, if this did happen, and really that whenever Andy Cohen has sex, it’s done while wearing a full body condom in a room made entirely of latex.

But that’s just me … and maybe Lance Bass, too.

See, Lance is now denying that he and Andy ever slept together and while on his SiriusFM radio show Dirty Pop, Lance said, and I kinda love this:

“First of all, I’m not going to tell you what I do in the bedroom. Sex is a broad term. I can just tell you right now, there was no Andy D going in my B.”

He elaborated further:

“It was so nice and romantic and it was just a nice time. It was one of those things where I needed someone to hold onto. I’m not going to tell you what went down…but it’s not what people are thinking.”

Who do you believe? Or, more importantly, does anyone other than Andy Cohen really care?

I Didn't Say It ...

Judy Shepard, on the death of Westboro Baptist Church leader Fred Phelps:

"Regarding the passing of Fred Phelps, Dennis and I know how solemn these moments are for anyone who loses a loved one. Out of respect for all people and our desire to erase hate, we’ve decided not to comment further."

That's one classy lady.

And she said exactly what I was thinking; erase hate.

Brenda Haynes, the Sheridan School District Superintendent, once more commenting on the Taylor Ellis story — see my post HERE:

“We must make decisions that lead in the proper direction for all of our students and for our community. We must not make decisions based on demands by any special interest group. The seven profiles will not be published in the yearbook ... It is clear that the adults who have the responsibility for the operation of the district have the obligation to make decisions which are consistent with the mission of our school. We have done so."

I guess the “proper direction” is not gay.

I guess there was no “special interest group” that demanded the gay profile be excised from  the yearbook.

The “adults” make the decision that no one, no one, should read a coming out story.

Asshat.

Dan Cathy, Chick-Fil-A CEO, on how he regrets inserting his company into the marriage equality battle:

"Every leader goes through different phases of maturity, growth and development and it helps by (recognizing) the mistakes that you make. And you learn from those mistakes. If not, you’re just a fool. I’m thankful that I lived through it and I learned a lot from it. Probably the elements that were stressful for me most is from our internal staff and from operators and how this may be affecting them. The bottom line is we have a responsibility here to keep the whole of the organization in mind and it has to take precedence over the personal expression and opinion on social issues."

How sweet. But let’s be queer, Dan Cathy is a bigot and homophobe who uses his religious beliefs—not the “judge not lest ye be judged” part, or the “God is love” part—to deny same-sex couples the legal right to marry.

He can stop giving his money to anti-LGBT groups but he’s still a bigot, and the chicken still tastes like hate.

Ben Carson, Teabagistan hero, on political correctness:

"We are very much like Nazi Germany. And I know you’re not supposed to say ‘Nazi Germany,’ but I don’t care about political correctness. You know, you had a government using its tools to intimidate the population. We now live in a society where people are afraid to say what they actually believe. And it’s because of the PC police, it’s because of politicians, it’s because of news. All of these things are combining to stifle people’s conversation. The reason that is so horrible is because the only way you have harmony and reach a consensus is by talking. But if, in fact, people are afraid to talk, you never reach consensus. And instead you grow further and further apart. And that’s exactly what’s happening, creating a horrible schism that will destroy our nation."

I find it funny that Carson doesn’t see that if this were, in fact, some kind of Nazi Germany state, he wouldn’t be able to say what he just said about the government without repercussions.

Asshat.

Lance Bass, on his love for the state of Mississippi, and changing hearts and minds in a new video for Southerners for Freedom to Marry:

"When we [Bass and fiance Michael Turchin] go out as a gay couple here in Mississippi. You don't feel what everyone says is going on down here in the South. People accept it so much better and they just see 'oh, that's cool. we like them together. They're really sweet.' We feel the love coming from them anyway, and the support. We just have to show them what being gay is. And that's being completely normal, and nothing different from that straight marriage over there."

Well, I kind of agree, though people in the South will most likely, if they disagree with you or your “homosexual lifestyle” smile at your face, then work against you once your back is turned.

The tide is changing, even here  in the South, but, again, let’s be queer, we’ve got a long way to go.

Madonna, on her new skin care line:

"I've spent hours on it. Months on it. Years on it. Creation. Essence. Alchemy. Transformation. Substance. Connections. Revolutions. Magic. Immortal."

The substance is Botox; the magic is fillers; the immortal is the blood of ten thousand virgins.

I love the idea of a woman who’s had her skin pulled so tight by chemical, and maybe surgical, methods creating a skin care line.

It’s the height of hypocrisy! It’s Madonna!

Michael Sam, in open letter to the University of Missouri:

“From my first recruiting trip to the University of Missouri, I felt something extraordinary and special — something I didn't feel anyplace else. I didn't have a name for it then; I do now. It's called family. And to me that family is defined by unconditional love. … Certainly you cheered my successes, but you also picked me up when I fell. Maybe most importantly, you gave me a chance to live my truth without judgment, without hesitation and with great discretion and respect. … When I came out last month, I did it with the confidence that my Mizzou ‘family’ would always be there for me. To put it mildly, the love and acceptance I felt was amazing. The day after the announcement, my name was spelled out in the stadium; fraternities hung #StandWithSam banners; then when I went to the basketball game to honor the football team's Cotton Bowl victory, I worked hard not to cry because of the amazing reception. … I have a long journey ahead of me, a lot of hard work and many dreams I want to fulfill. But I do it with the confidence that my Mizzou family will be there for me every step of the way. I will continue to work my hardest; I will strive to make you all proud. And I will be a Tiger forever.”

That’s all. 

I Didn't Say It ....

Coca-Cola, a Sochi Olympics sponsor, on removing a social media tool from its website that banned the use of the word “gay”:

"We are aware that the Share a Coke promotion we are running in South Africa has generated an unintended outcome. We apologize for any offence caused. The Share a Coke programme was created to allow consumers to take the iconic “Coca-Cola” script and replace it with their name on the can. In South Africa, the digital version of the Share a Coke promotion did not properly limit the customisation to individuals’ names. We’ve taken down the site and are in the process of revising the digital tool immediately...As one of the world’s most inclusive brands, we value and celebrate diversity. We have long been a strong supporter of the LGBT community and have advocated for inclusion, equality and diversity through both our policies and practices. Again we apologize for any offense this has caused."

Don't apologize for "any" offense, apologize for "the" offense.
Apologize, and then shut up.

Queen Latifah, on officiating the 33 marriages at the Grammys:

“I look forward to the day when presiding over a historic wedding ceremony like this is just the norm. To me, it was special to all the couples we married today and I look forward to dashing off to go sign their marriage certificates. It’s awesome. I had to get sworn in as a commissioner for the state of California, so I’m not an ordained minister like I said, but I’m a commissioner. So you can call me to commish – Queen Commish!"

Mmmm, I have all kinds of reservations about Latifah and her gay-friendly, but gay-silent attitude.
She'll use us as a crowd for a performance, and she'll marry us, but she doesn';t want anyone to know she's one of us.

Tim Graham, of the Media Research Center, on the Grammy weddings:

“They can say this is not a stunt, but that's exactly what it is, a piece of musical agitprop to mock the traditional values of conservative American Christians, Jews, Muslims, and others. Entertainers never want to have a debate, just a series of arrogant 'statements' with no opportunity for a conversation as they flush the Bible on national TV."

So, love and marriage, mocks traditional values? And if they do, so what? Are traditional values the only kind anyone can have?
As I've said before, if you don't wanna witness a same-sex wedding don't go to one -- or turn the TV off when it comes on.
But don't mock my values, asshat.

Bill McElvaney, a Methodist pastor for 40 years, on being pro-marriage-equality:

“I think we need to take this position. It is long overdue in the United Methodist Church...This is a justice matter, but it's not just an issue. It's about people; it's about people being loved and accepted, and about the church being what it's called to be."

Gay folks are getting married, and if churches and ministers want to keep refusing, that's their right. But I imagine they'll change their tune when their memberships drop and the collection plates dry up because The Gays and The Gay Friendlies have walked away.

Lance Bass, on The Bachelor Juan Pablo Galavis’ gays are "perverted' comment:

"I don't hate him at all. I still think he's cute...Of course it's disappointing, because you don't want someone who (you) actually love to have those thoughts. ... When you grow up in a place like that, you get brainwashed into thinking that way, you know, you can't help what you grow up with...I mean, I grew up in Mississippi, so I know how people can get brainwashed into thinking really, really awful things. So hopefully, he will learn from this and get educated."

I don't hate Juan Pablo either, I just think he needs a little education, and a little more time to think before he opens his pretty little mouth again.

Queen Latifah, in 2008, on rumors she is a lesbian:

"I don’t have a problem discussing the topic of somebody being gay, but I do have a problem discussing my personal life. You don’t get that part of me. Sorry. We’re not discussing it in our meetings, we’re not discussing it at Cover Girl. They don’t get it, he doesn’t get it [she gestured toward her manager Shakim Compere’s office] — nobody gets that. I don’t feel like I need to share my personal life, and I don’t care if people think I’m gay or not. Assume whatever you want. You do it anyway."

I still say, what about all the young girls, especially young Black girls, who would see her as a role model if she came out?
Wouldn't that be great if, by saying she was gay, Latifah could help just one young girl accept herself?

John Aravosis, from Americablog, on Latifah’s refusal to discuss her ALLEGED gay-ness:

“One big problem with Latifah’s position is that she’s sending a message that there is a problem.  She’s signaling that there’s something wrong with being gay. … People can defend Latifah’s choice, claiming that she has a right to privacy.  And Latifah can talk all she wants about her desire to protect her “private life.”  But straight Americans – and particularly celebrities – don’t invoke the right to privacy when you simply inquire about the well-being of their spouse.  And they don’t rail about their “private life” when you ask, “how goes the girlfriend? ...The only time celebrities try to hide who they’re dating is when it’s someone else’s spouse, an underage child, an animal, a corpse, or a gay.”

Silence in speaking about your sexual orientation or your dating life, is totally tour business, but Aravosis is right that, in keeping silent, you feed the notion that the religious right and the conservative political zealots have, that being gay is something to hide, to be ashamed of, and it's not.
We don't want to know the intimate details of Latifah's private life, but since she keeps wading into our lives -- appearing at Pride fests, officiating same-sex weddings -- the least she can do is come out.

Steve Palazzo, a Mississippi Republican, in his campaign on Facebook in response to the Grammy wedding:

"Unfortunately, Hollywood doesn't value the same conservative beliefs we do in Mississippi. Last night's demonstration at the #Grammys is a perfect example of their disconnect."

Oh, I think you'd be surprised at how many people in  Mississippi had no problem with those marriages.
It's only goose-stepping Republicans who got their hate riled up.

Michele Bachman, wingnut republican and beard, planning to sue the President:

"He’s the president of the United States — he’s not a king. He may think he’s a king, he may declare himself king, but that’s not what he is under our Constitution. We’ll sue the president of the United States and force him to no longer act unilaterally. If he wants to go forward with his unilateral activity, he better be prepared for the lawsuit that the United States Congress will bring. Obamacare is the passed law of the land and yet the president has changed Obamacare at least 17 times on his own, unilaterally, without going through the legislative action that he’s required to do under the United States Congress. That’s just one. He also said that he would refuse to uphold the [Defense of Marriage Act], which he is required by law to uphold. He’s done this multiple times and he’s also threatened — we can’t say we weren’t warned — he’s threatened us tonight that he’s going to act unilaterally."

Honey, your time in Congress is nearly up, and you must be tired from acting the fool for all these years, exhausted trying to remember all the idiotic notions you spout.

Take a seat, Michele, and be quiet.