It’s Labor Day, and among many other predictable things, it means Electeds and Wannabes will do their best to sound, from the Right, pro-we built it working people who are taking back America, but unions are suspicious if not socialist. From the Left, the efforts will be to sound pro-middle class, play by the rules [...]
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Queer Talk: Ellen
By Joyce L. Arnold She’s one of those people for whom a first name is all that’s required to be recognized: Ellen. DeGeneres, of course, is the last name. At least parts of her story are well known. Certainly her syndicated talk show, which enters its tenth season in September, is widely recognized. It is, [...]
Queer Talk: David Koch, ‘I Believe in Gay Marriage’
From Politico: Billionaire industrialist David Koch, who is helping steer millions of dollars to elect Mitt Romney and congressional Republicans, on Thursday told POLITICO he disagrees with the GOP’s stance on gay marriage and believes the U.S. needs to consider raising taxes to balance the budget. “Marriage equality” is the more accurate term, but whatever [...]
Poverty as a Bipartisan Nonissue
There are a few topics that I can be fairly certain that, when I write about them, I’m going to hear from a few people, almost always via FB or Twitter message, or through email. One of those topics was a focus in yesterday’s post, USA Ranks 28th Out of 29 for Income Equality. And [...]
Queer Talk: ‘Personal Crusades,’ ‘Angelic Troublemakers,’ and Red and Blue Politics
In spite of the efforts to find ways to be supportive of the Romney / Ryan ticket (and related to LGBT equality, Log Cabin Republicans seem more excited about Ryan than Romney, because one time Ryan voted for the Employment Nondiscrimination Act), LCR hasn’t endorsed that ticket. They still could, of course. But why wait [...]
Keystone Options: ‘Drill, Baby, Drill’ or ‘Half-Way’ Support
It wasn’t in Tampa. Or about Isaac. So, of course, it wasn’t much noticed. But yesterday, in Livingston, Texas, “multi-generational” advocates and activists continued the efforts to stop the construction of the Tar Sands / Keystone pipeline. A small group of people, with the usual minimal media interest in their actions successfully stopped, at least for [...]
Follow the Leaders, Ignore the Cliff
So, if the Republican Party keeps marching off the cliff on the Right and falling further yet into the radical realm, the next question is: Will the Democratic Party be able to stop itself from continuing their follower-ship before they step off themselves? The Republican platform isn’t surprising, but no less significant, in illustrating the [...]
Why Do You Spend So Much Time Criticizing the Democrats Rather Than the Republicans?
As someone who is independently liberal, and vocal about it, I get the question in the headline a lot, and have for many years: why focus on criticizing the Democratic Party when the Republican Party is so much worse? Political conventions time – a routine stop along the way in what passes for “democracy in [...]
Queer Talk: You Won’t See It At the Convention – ‘Family and Freedom – Republicans for Marriage Equality’
At YouTube, Family and Freedom – Republicans for Marriage Equality: Republican Mayor Jerry Sanders of San Diego, California speaks out about his support for marriage for gays and lesbians, and encourages others in his party to do the same. The Human Rights Campaign and Freedom to Marry are running this ad in Tampa during the [...]
Queer Talk: Logo TV Survey Shows LGBT Top Issue is the Economy
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. I don’t think it’s surprising that the recently released Logo TV survey shows that LGBT respondents indicated issues of concern in this order: 1) Economic issues; 2) Unemployment/jobs; 3) Health care; 4) Gay rights in general; 5) Social Security; 6) Federal budget deficit; 7) Same-sex [...]
Queer Talk: Republican Party Platform Vs. ‘Gay Agenda’
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. The Republican Party platform news of the last few days has yet again confirmed the power of the self-identified Christian / family-traditional values voters. Whatever else, the Family Research Council, American Family Association, etc., are not run by dumb people. Over the last couple of [...]
Queer Talk: Full Frontal Freedom Asks Romney, ‘What You’re Hiding Down Below?’
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. John Aravosis calls it a “Must-see election music video.” It’s definitely a gay man’s “view,” but I don’t think you have to be a gay man to appreciate the humor. From Full Frontal Freedom, a “coalition of independent artists and media folks using our creativity [...]
Queer Talk: ‘Values Voters Summit 2012’ Speakers Include Ryan
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. The name itself – the “Values Voter Summit” – is revealing. At least by implication, it sounds as if the only voters who have “values,” defined in a specific way, would, if not attend, at least agree with, what the list of speakers will be [...]
Queer Talk: Tammy Baldwin – LPAC, eQuality Giving Endorse Her Senate Run
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. Will Romney’s Wisconsin VP pick have an effect on Tammy Baldwin’s run for the Senate in that state? More directly, of course, is how her recently determined Republican opponent for the Wisconsin Senate seat – Tommy Thompson – will do. Baldwin picked up the endorsement [...]
Queer Talk: 41 LGBT Advocacy Groups Jointly Condemn FRC Shooting
Joyce L. Arnold, Liberally Independent, Queer Talk, equality activist, writer. UPDATE at end: From WND’s Joseph Farah, “Who Put Target on FRC’s Back.” The Family Research Council shooting story, in which a guard was wounded while he and others stopped the shooter continues to develop. Not surprisingly, a part of the focus from some on [...]
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