Bobservations

It’s been a year … and nothing’s changed …

Alyssa Alhadeff, 14, Scott Beigel, 35, Martin Duque Anguiano, 14,  Nicholas Dworet, 17, Aaron Feis, 37, Jaime Guttenberg, 14, Christopher Hixon, 49, Luke Hoyer, 15, Cara Loughran, 14, Gina Montalto, 14, Joaquin Oliver, 17, Alaina Petty, 14, Meadow Pollack, 18,Helena Ramsay, 17, Alexander Schachter, 14, Carmen Schentrup, 16, Peter Wang, 15.

Demand gun control.

Remember when _____ said at the State of the Union that he would cure HIV/AIDS in ten years?

Yeah, not like this … the Department of Health and Human Services [HHS] announced that it is close to finalizing a conscience protection rule that would allow people to discriminate in health-care settings under cover of law.

While the final rule is at the Office of Management and Budget for review and not available to the public, under the “draft” rule, which has been made public, health-care providers will be able to refuse to provide treatment, referrals, or assistance with procedures if these activities would violate their stated religious or moral convictions.

In other words, they can refuse health care and service to the LGBTQ community. And the deliberately vague language could apply to everyone from receptionists refusing to book appointments to scrub nurses refusing to assist with emergency surgery.

Fuck _____.

On the upside for our community, Major General Matthew Beevers of the California National Guard has said they will not comply with _____’s transgender military ban:

“As long as you fight, we don’t care what gender you identify as.”

I still find it ironic that a man who dodged the draft because his feet hurt is trying to tell anyone who wants to join the military that they cannot because of their gender identity.

Fuck _____.

After inviting Vernetta Alston, a school alumnus  and an openly gay councilperson to speak at a Black History Month event, Immaculata Catholic School canceled the event and closed the school for the day after officials heard “a number of groups” planned to protest the school’s inviting a Lesbian to speak. The pastor, Christopher Van Haight, told parents:

“As a pastor, I cannot place our Immaculata students into this contentious environment.”

Fuck you. You invited the woman, who has never hidden her sexual orientation, but then caved to threats from bigots and homophobes.

How Christ-like of you pastor, letting hate rule the day, ruin the day.

So, the Grammys … with JLo giving a tribute to Motown. The best photo I saw was a picture on Facebook of Diana Ross’ daughter, Rhonda, on the phone during the show, with the caption:

“Rhonda Ross is calling the police on that Motown tribute.”

And an arrest should have been made. But with all the stripping off of clothing and shaking her ass, perhaps JLo was giving tribute to a strip club in Detroit.

Smart move …  Sandusky, Ohio city officials have decided that the city will no longer observe Columbus Day as a holiday, and are switching it for Election Day. The new rule, which takes effect this year, will give workers in all municipal offices the day off on Election Day.

This could be the start of the Make Election Day a holiday movement. Let’s hope.

Mac’s Cashsaver is a family-owned Christian grocery store with several locations in Southeast Arkansas and that is an ad they ran in the local paper:

“Heaven has a wall, a gate and a strict immigration policy. Hell has open borders. Let that sink in.”

Perhaps a wall should be built around that grocery store to keep the asshats inside.

Michael Bloomberg is preparing to spend at least $500 million from his own pocket in a run for the presidency.

Show of hands? Who really wants another billionaire running the country?

Last week, watching Will & Grace, Karen, whom I someday aspire to be, slayed me when she called Jack’s Latino fiancé …

“A Mexican Jumping Queen.”

And when he protested, she said …

“Shut your Paella hole.”

Needless to say, I’ve been driving Carlos crazy all week, though he had no problem when Karen, and I, suggested that we flip his “Spanish Omelet.”

Just sayin’.

Finally … some hotness from Down Under ... Benji Condie is a slab of delicious Grade A beefcake swimmer and fitness model from Sydney, Australia.

And he sizzles.

I’m’a need a minute.