It’s O.K. To Hate Gays…..

or at least is seems that way lately….there are more and more gay bashings world wide then i can ever remember….there are more countries that don’t even try to hide their bias against gays, through laws and outwardly discriminating against them…it’s even gone as far as murders have gone ignored…..more middle east countries are publicly hangings gays and not even trying to hide it….in this country, America, it’s becoming perfectly acceptable for our lawmakers, state and federal, to be biased, hateful, and cruel towards gays, and they’re not even ridiculed by the supposed “liberal” media….a politician in Oklahoma put out a “comic” with terrible gay stereotypes and hateful rhetoric in it and he wasn’t held accountable, thank god he lost the election….a man shot up a church because of the church’s stance of being inclusive of gays…one brief mention…could you imagine if these acts were perpetrated against Jews or blacks?…there would be an uproar, specials, conferences…..not one of the presidential candidates said a word regarding these 2 incidents……mccain though basically said that gays have no family values and shouldn’t be allowed to adopt…..imagine if he said blacks?…..and one more thing anti-gay words like faggot are still acceptible to use by anyone and usually bring a chuckle, but don’t say nigger or kike……those freaks from that church in kansas hold up signs that say “god hates fags”….the only outrage is that they picket soldiers funerals…imagine if the signs said “god hates niggers” or ” god hates kikes”..?……then there would be outrage…..

If John McCain wins….

…..we get what we deserve as Americans….polls show that Obama has  a very slight lead and some people are saying that McCain might have a chance….WWW–WHAT!!!!!!!!!!?….are we really that stupid of a nation or are we just so bigoted that there are some that would rather see are nation fall deeper into the abyss than vote for a black man…..really?….you would rather continue into a depression with a “war” that seemingly has no end?….oddly, most of the people that feel this way would be most hurt by McCain’s policies and most helped by Obama’s…and yet, you would entrust this nation’s future to John McCain?….he looks completely lost at press conferences and if he’s ask a question he doesn’t like, he just ignores it and moves on….I’m sorry but if he is elected president then our nation really is fucked in the head and I’ll seriously be frightened for our future….

Yaz(oo) Live at The Beacon Theater 7/19/08

well, what can I say but wow! this concert was well worth the 25 year wait.  Alison Moyet’s voice is stronger than ever….she’s one of the rare vocalists that sound better live and in this day that’s a rarity…..Vince’s reworking of the sound was incredible as well, it gave each song a fresh feel to it….these songs did not sound dated and could stand up to anything on the charts today….the energy was great in the theater as well……nobody sat down for 99% of the show and sang along to most of the songs………I am so glad that I got the opportunity to see them live and it was an evening that I won’t soon forget…….here are 2 pictures from the evening….

 

to see more shots follow the link………

http://www.flickr.com/photos/28310237@N08/sets/72157606280938535/

John McCain, Maverick?

maybe before his desire to become president consumed his soul, but you’d never know it by the way the  press gives him a free ride on every inconsistency that flows off his lips…he’s changed his position more in the last year on numerous issues ranging from taxes to immigration….but if someone dares question him about, he plays dumb or just blows them off, and god forbid you go after him, how dare you attack the “war hero”…..I’m sorry, but just because he was a p.o.w doesn’t mean he gets a free pass to the presidency…..

 

I really hope the press gets their collective lips off his ass and starts holding his accountable for his “flip-flops”….

Roger Federer

seems to be on his way to his 6th straight wimbledon victory….there is nothing like watching him play the game of tennis…..he never gets rattled, seems so focus even when he’s behind, and he hits some of the most incredible, effortless shot I’ve ever seen…..and to top it off, he’s admired and respected by all he plays against….no one has a bad word to say about him, they admire not only his greatness in the sport, but the fact that he is humble, and just a good person…..he attends every event associated with every tournament he’s involved in without hesitation and leaves what ever ego he has at the door…..he is a champion’s champion……………..

Why?….

do we allow ourselves to continue on the same vicious cycle……going round and round with the same emotions….knowing the outcome will never be different than the million times before…..hoping beyond hope that somehow this time it’ll be better…..it never is.

 

Why?…do we always let the same situations trouble us over and over gain….things we have no control over, people that have ALWAYS been a certain way….but we still allow them to affect us again and again.

 

When?….will it finally dawn on us that we can only control our reaction to these situations and people…..we can’t expect a different result from the same situation……isn’t that the definition of insanity?

 

the human condition is very bizarre, very complex, and hard to comprehend………so, why try?….