Help! I'm at a loss! Who could this be???

• racist - a person who believes in racism, the doctrine that one's own racial group is superior or that a particular racial group is inferior to the others.
• birther - a person who claims that the presidency of Barack Obama was unconstitutional, citing a belief that he was not born in the United States, or denying the authenticity of his birth certificate.
• xenophobic - relating to or exhibiting fear or hatred of foreigners, people from different cultures, or strangers.
• demagogue - a person, especially an orator or political leader, who gains power and popularity by arousing the emotions, passions, and prejudices of the people.
• misogynist - a person who hates, dislikes, mistrusts, or mistreats women.
• alarmist - a person who tends to raise alarms, especially without sufficient reason, as by exaggerating dangers or prophesying calamities.
• homophobe - a person who fears or hates homosexuals and homosexuality.
• crook - a person who engages in fraudulent or criminal practices.
• autocrat - an absolute ruler, especially a monarch who holds and exercises the powers of government as by inherent right, not subject to restrictions.
• corrupt - debased in character; depraved; perverted; wicked; evil.
• agitator - a person who stirs up others in order to upset the status quo and further a political, social, or other cause.
• bigot - a person who is utterly intolerant of any differing creed, belief, or opinion.
• scroundrel - an unprincipled, dishonorable person; villain.
• divisive - creating dissension or discord.
• narcissist - a person who is overly self-involved, and often vain and selfish.
• LIAR - a person who tells lies.

Hope I didn't miss anything...or did I???

BASE States of America! Uniting or Dividing?

United?   Divided?   States of America?   Nevermind!   It's the BASE! Who's dividing this country???   Oh nevermind...a wall will fix all of this!

Both Sides???   Hello Charlottesville!!!

• Joe Arpaio?
• Transgender Military Ban?
• Your buddies Bannon and Gorka?

Enough!   Enough Already!!!   I don't know how much longer I can take this!!!

Dr. Ben Carson! WTF! "Poverty" & the "CHOICE of Sexual Orientation"!!!

This porch n*gger was running for President of the United States!   Thank god he didn't make it...but 45 thought he was worthy of a cabinet post!!!   I wish I could say that 45 didn't make it either!!!

And now you're the HUD Secretary?   Thanks Donald...a job well done!

This should be left up to the states?   *sshole...have you ever heard of "Loving versus Virginia"???

And Still...I Rise!

Video/Musical Source: Eli Lieb
Watching Eli's music video helps me reduce my presidential distress!

Nyle DeMarco @ Human Rights Campaign

Winner of "America's Next Top Model" and "Dancing With The Stars" speaks about the importance of being visible and true to yourself.

To love America is to love ALL Americans!

via: lovehasnolabels.com

Don't piss on my parade!

Bridegroom - An American Love Story

I stumbled across this during my daily ventures into the blog-o-sphere. It really touched me.   The complete documentary will be aired on Oprah Winfrey's OWN network on October 27th at 9PM.   I'll be there to check it out!

Here's the original YouTube video that started a Kickstarter campaign and made this happen!   As you can see, this has had over 4 million views.

The Crackpot Club...Pat Robertson & Bryan Fischer!

People...you just can't make this stuff up.   On his radio program yesterday, Bryan Fischer was discussing the on-going Anthony Weiner sexting scandal, which provided an opportunity for him to join the right-wing smear campaign against Weiner's wife, long-time Hillary Clinton aide Huma Abedin, for supposedly being an agent of the Muslim Brotherhood intent on destroying America.   As a matter of fact, said Fischer, despite having no evidence whatsoever, Abedin's "stated goal" is to destroy this nation.   "Her goal in life as a member of the Muslim Brotherhood is to destroy Western Civilization".

Then there is wack job Mr. Robertson!   It is estimated that Mr. Robertson and his "700 Club" on the Christian Broadcast Network (CBN) may have up to 1 million viewers!

That alone scares the sh*t out of me.   It really does!

  But the few of you that follow my rant here on the blog-o-sphere already know that!

Happy 4th of July!

Granted...as an American, there's a lot to be grateful for!   Folks are lining up to enter this country.   However, there's still a lot of stuff that needs to be fixed!   The greatest country on earth?   We need to rethink this!   There is so much more to be done and I still remain convinced that we are two separate countries here in the good ol' US of A!   Us versus them or them versus us?   A great country...yes!   The greatest on earth?   Hmmm?   Regardless of where you stand as an American, please don't forget our Veterans on this 4th of July!

The Wackos respond to the SCOTUS rulings!

DOMA is unconstitutional and Prop 8 is dead!

WOW!   I think this is as big as Loving versus Virginia!   I've already voiced my thoughts on this topic!   Love is love!

A letter to Justice Scalia from a same-sex couple!

Dear Justice Scalia as well as your distinguished peers serving on the Supreme Court,

First let me thank you for hearing the historic cases this week on California’s Proposition 8 and the Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA).   My husband, Kelly Vielmo, and I adopted three beautiful siblings from DC’s foster care system last year.   Being an inter-racial, same-sex family we are used to being conspicuous and sometimes the center of attention on a local level depending on where we happen to be.   With the cases being heard in the Supreme Court this week our family is now on debate at the national level.   With that said I am following with interest your ruling on these cases.   One comment that stuck with me was the speculation of potential “deleterious” effects of kids having same-sex parents.   After I looked up deleterious (adj. causing harm or damage) I had to reflect on the harm and damage that has been done to my children.   I know that you are listening to these cases from a nationally-scaled legal point of view, but the intent of this letter is to offer you the lens and point of view of one individual family your rulings will affect.

Children who are placed in the care of foster systems throughout this nation have suffered from either the neglect or the abuse of their biological families.   For all intents and purposes, we will call this deleterious parenting.   Sadly my children were born into these circumstances.   They further had statistics against them.   The adoption rates of both African American children and sibling pairs (not to mention trios) are greatly reduced.   When my husband and I looked at our options for growing our family, DC’s Child and Family Services Administration seemed to be our natural choice.   We knew we wanted siblings, had no racial preference for our children, and living in the District were able to help our local community at the same time.

I do not want to go into too much detail of my childrens’ history for the sake of their privacy.   When our children arrived we welcomed a five-year-old who was not potty trained, a two-year-old who was withdrawn, and an almost two-year-old who never learned to walk.   Please understand that there were no biological impediments to the development of these children.   Their situation was entirely brought on by deleterious parenting.   Since their arrival our children quickly graduated from the need of any additional services to include physical, speech, and play therapy.   They are now happy and active members of their community.

I do not tell you these facts to paint ourselves as the saviors of these children.   These children have done more for us than we have for them.   Having the extraordinary privilege of watching these childrens’ souls grow and thrive despite the obstacles placed before them has been the lesson of our lives.   I tell this story to establish myself as an expert witness to the effects of deleterious parenting.   As you prepare your response on Proposition 8 and DOMA you now have the opportunity to decide what further obstacles will face these children.   What are the deleterious effects your decision will have on my children?   What states within our nation can these children live in and still declare their family legal?   Next year during tax season will their parents have to hire a CPA to determine who and how to list the children as dependents?   When the first of their parents passes away will their family’s assets and property be preserved and passed between parents as a married family or be treated as legal strangers?

I am not naive enough to think that any verdict of your court will change the opinions or hearts of the individuals we encounter on a daily basis.   I accept that the stares our family receives walking down the street on a daily basis elicits both judgment and inspiration.   What I do not accept is that the United States of America is willing to devalue my childrens’ family more than others and have a separate grouping of laws and benefits.   I pray that as you rule on these cases that you keep Cardel (6), Raine (4), and Ravyn (3) in your hearts and do all in your power to keep deleterious obstacles from their lives.

Respectfully Yours,
Jack Montgomery

Here's Jack's (7 minute) video capturing his words and family photos.

FCKH8 - More STR8 against H8!

After all...love is love! David Gilmore

During my voyage through the internet today, I stumbled across this beauty.   I think this image is over the top!

Here's what David Gilmore posted with this picture on his blog named "Pretty on the Outside":

"My partner and I will celebrate our 18th anniversary in May however, as California residents we can't wed.   A numbered of my closest friends have recently gotten married in Washington state and couldn't be happier for them.   I painted the HRC logo on my and my partner's hands and as we took the photos, he placed our hands on his heart.   A simple statement about love, solidarity, and commitment...sounds like a marriage, right?"

Given the whole Prop-8 and DOMA stuff going on over the last two days...I decided to post the above image and dig deeper into David Gilmore's web site.   Damn!   This dude has some artistic talent.

That's a body painting on the back of a dude!   Damn!   Check out more of his stuff at his website or on Etsy...especially if you're a NeNe Leeks fan!   There's more of David's artwork at Imagekind!

Awesome!

SCOTUS and DOMA

There is hope in this world.   I see it in the youth around me!

SCOTUS & Prop8

Personally, I think it would be a hoot if there were some evidence to confirm that Jesus way gay.   But then again, I haven't seen any evidence to convince me that he even existed.   Even if he did...walked on water?   Come on people!   I never did understand the whole Father, Son, Holy Ghost thing.

However, there are even some young folks who think otherwise.   I read today that 82% of folks 30 years old and younger support same sex marriage.   So I guess the young folks below are part of the 18% who don't?   Go figure!

Love & Marriage (Equality)

Okay...I just don't understand it, but then again, there are a lot of things I don't understand.   Two people really love each other...and I really don't give a sh*t about their gender.   Take a look at this video that I stumbled upon.   It's 8 minutes long...but I think it's worth every minute of it!

I thought it was beautiful and apparently so did all their loved ones.   They wanted to get married and share all the same benefits of the rest of us married folks (and the grief)!   That's called love people.   Damn!   LOVE!   It's an awesome word and a hip-hop artist agrees.   Why would anyone object to their union.   Oh...I'm sorry, there's this thing called Leviticus.   It's in the Bible.   Nevermind!

And then there are these wackos!

Lindsey Graham...the "People" freed the slaves!

“Is it possible for three people to genuinely love each other and want to share their lives together?   Is it OK to have three people marry each other?”

“If the people” wanted same-sex marriage, they would pass a constitutional amendment legalizing it, just as the people decided to pass an amendment to ban slavery"

"Can — can I suggest this?   Slavery was outlawed by a Constitutional amendment.   Go watch “Lincoln,” a great movie.   The people decided.   The question for us is who should decide these things?   Should it be a handful of judges or should it be the people themselves?   And I come out on the side of the people themselves.   Different people will look at it differently.   But slavery was outlawed by a Constitutional amendment.   If you want to propose a Constitutional amendment legalizing same-sex marriage and it passes, that’s the law of the land."

His American Dream!