Sanity breaks out in Florida, world astonished:
Gay-rights law upheld in DadeIn a referendum battle closely monitored by national groups, Miami-Dade voters Tuesday upheld a county law intended to shield gay and lesbian residents from discrimination, partial election returns indicate.
The 1998 law had come under attack by a coalition of ''pro-family'' groups in a repeal effort mirroring a precedent-setting crusade in 1977 led by actress Anita Bryant that overturned a similar gay rights law.
Miami-Dade Mayor Alex Penelas, who feared the referendum would cast the county in an unflattering media glare, hailed the repeal's apparent defeat.
''The people have spoken and said there's no room in this county for discrimination,'' Penelas said. ``What I'm most proud about is our ethnic groups spoke with one voice. We've come a long way since Anita Bryant.''
Luckily for this site, though,
''If I want to discriminate I think I should be able to,'' said Miami Lakes retiree James Mortensen, who added: ``Put them back in the closet.''''I don't like that. They're going to gain more power,'' Alvarez, 72, said. ``And then we're going to have the weddings next. That's immoral to me.''
there will always be vocal dumbasses to make fun of.
Speaking of which, anyone read the latest Lileks bleat? It's mass murderiffic!
So, it's "all people == human beings" then? That's a tough one to remember.
I don't get this "win" thing on Lileks site. Can someone please explain this to me?
And *phew* for a minute I almost considered moving to Florida.
By "win" he means "rid the planet of the lesser races" I think.
His kind usually does.
My younger sis says nice things about Boca.
Mostly about her internship ending and getting the fuck out of Boca.
Jake, that should be "all 'Mercans == human beings". Foreigners are still suspect.
Oh right! Forgot. (Again.)
I guess I shouldn't ask who "we" are, then.
"I don't like that. They're going to gain more power."
That's right old man, the homos are gaining super powers every day and we are going to take over the world.
Us Americans includes Canadians and Mexicans last time I checked my map...But then many myopic people in this country forget that there are other soveriegn countries right here on the sacred land of North America...And if your really want to look at it, the term Americans should include people from all the America's, shouldn't it?
It would really horrify "some people" to realize "they" are aligning themselves to "those people" all the time...or giving citizenship in the US to some of "them"
Ahhhh, linguistics...If people only knew.... or thought outside themselves for a moment...
Us Americans includes Canadians and Mexicans last time I checked my map...But then many myopic people in this country forget that there are other soveriegn countries right here on the sacred land of North America...And if your really want to look at it, the term Americans should include people from all the America's, shouldn't it?
It would really horrify "some people" to realize "they" are aligning themselves to "those people" all the time...or giving citizenship in the US to some of "them"
Ahhhh, linguistics...If people only knew.... or thought outside themselves for a moment...
Sorry for the double post...i suck!
Michelle's post just reminded me of something giggly. Anyone remember Ace and Gary, the Ambiguously Gay Duo on SNL?
"What's everyone looking at?"
I remember them well. They were also on Dana Carvey's very short lived sketch-comedy show in 1995-1996.
I love Ace and Gary.
I also really enjoyed Director (nee Kids in the Hall Star) Bruce Mculloch on E! this morning saying "I'm not saying he's not hot, he's totally cute girls, You'll still find him totally hot in this movie *pause* oh and men find him hot too"
No Gay Men or Straight Men, no need to clarify what he meant...just "Men find him hot too"
I really dug that as I tried to avoid tributes.
He was talking about his Stealing Harvard Star Jason Lee (which I might actually have to go see now...damn) and he just reinforced my love of The Kids in the Hall and its performers.
on 09/11 I love Americans...Canadians that is.
Least we forget how an androgynous, former glam Brit phrases it:
I'm afraid of Americans
I'm afraid of the world
I'm afraid I can't help it...
God is an American
Cuz it's nice to be disenchanted, but especially nice w/a beat you can dance to. [& methinks he wasn't addressing Mexicans & Canadians.]
Lileks: "9/11 will drive the collectivists, the fascists, the Luddites, the whole cotillion of idiotarians" Now that puts me in a tight spot, trying to figure out where I should be pigeon-holed. Too anti-social for the collectivists, too liberal for the fascists, and even if I knew what he meant by idiotarian (the little green football comment did not enlighten me), I could never make it past the bouncers at any cotillion. Guess that leaves the Luddites. Make room, kids, and I'll bring the ashes of a burning third world to make soap.
For Jason:
If the homos don't take over the world then the terrorists have won.
Seeing as Jerry Falwell suggested the homos were responsible for the attacks, this sounds reasonable.
Is it too late to promise to watch Ellen's new show? Would that satisfy them?