The Debatable Issues
So I'm watching this goofy debate on CNN in which all the questions have been previously submitted via YouTube. Uh, okay. So far, I have decided that
- CNN never dreamed for a minute that the hearing-impaired would be watching, because their sound sucks.
- I would make a better president than most of these bozos, and these are the Democrats, i.e., the ones I like.
- If I had to vote today, I would vote for Dennis Kucinich. He's the only candidate I've ever heard that has the guts to tell the truth and be different from what conventional wisdom says can be elected. Or Mike Gravel, except he's crazy. (I rather like Bill richardson, too.)
Some of their answers are, in fact, a little more real-world tonight than they generally are. I hope they remain that way, because that's what we need.
Here's my solution to the whole gay marriage/civil union question, btw. I think everybody should be "married" in a civil union. If you want a religious ceremony after that, hey, go ahead. That's the way it works in France and in the UK. I was married by the mayor of the town we had the wedding in. How is that not a civil union? I say, civil unions for everyone, and call it "being married."
And while I'm talking politics, let me just say that when I suggested years ago that our fearless leader was heading towards a coup in which he would take over the government and declare himself dictator -- although he won't use that word -- it sounded pretty far-fetched, but it doesn't anymore. I'm seeing articles every day in mainstream publications expressing the same fear. Tomorrow I'll post a link -- I've lost it at the moment -- to an editorial in today's New York Times explaining the constitutional protections against this, and how our F.L. just doesn't get it. I hope that when the time comes, the Supreme Court will do what's right. They may be our last hope, and even though he appointed them, I think they may still do their job and uphold the Constitution.
Okay. Did I mention that I started cutting back on the estrogen Saturday night? Or did you figure that out on your own? And this is why I don't talk politics often.
Okay, I'm going back to watch the crazies. I think I'm still leaning towards Edwards. I think he has the best shot.
WATCHING THE DEBATE ON CNN :: ENTRY #1531
I'm watching this debate with great interest. I was initially quite doubtful about the whole youtube tie-in, but I'm actually finding that it adds quite a bit more authenticity (and humor!) to these debates than I'm used to.
ReplyDeleteI'm in complete agreement with your assessments of Kucinich and Gravel. Man, I like them both (craziness and all), but there's just no chance in hell.
This debate was useful to me in the sense that I realized that I'm not going to vote for Hillary just because she's a woman, or Barack just because he's a minority. That is to say, they both need to do a LOT more to show that their core beliefs align with mine, other than being who they were born to be.
I wish the slickness of most of the candidates didn't make me dislike all of them so much.
I'm watching this debate with great interest. I was initially quite doubtful about the whole youtube tie-in, but I'm actually finding that it adds quite a bit more authenticity (and humor!) to these debates than I'm used to.
ReplyDeleteI'm in complete agreement with your assessments of Kucinich and Gravel. Man, I like them both (craziness and all), but there's just no chance in hell.
This debate was useful to me in the sense that I realized that I'm not going to vote for Hillary just because she's a woman, or Barack just because he's a minority. That is to say, they both need to do a LOT more to show that their core beliefs align with mine, other than being who they were born to be.
I wish the slickness of most of the candidates didn't make me dislike all of them so much.
I was married by a marriage commissioner (that's what they call Justices of the Peace who only do marriages) in Virginia, so yeah, a civil union over here too. Let's let EVERYONE get married in a civil union if they want to. Why should we heteros keep the misery of being married to ourselves?? Ha ha. ;o)
ReplyDeleteI verrrry rarely get involved in political or religious discussions. Most people are very sensitive about their feelings in these matters, but I'm gonna go out on a limb here and say one thing and from my perspective it's just a pretty "neutral" observation. When it comes to 'sex' I think people should be able to pretty much make their own choices at to who, how and why. Marriage is a bit different. I believe that God created man and woman to procreate and isn't that what the 'holy bonds of matrimony' are all about? A man and a woman getting married and having children. Two women or two men can simply not do this! Now, I suppose one must believe in God to agree with this basic principal and one must believe that one must be 'married' to have children. We all know that isn't necessarily the case and often is only what society dictates. But the basic principal still applies, does it not?!?! Becoming "life partners" is fine, but marriage is just more than I can wrap my mind around. Are these folks entitled to 'spousal' type privileges, ie; health insurance, etc.. Sure they are, but there has to be another way.
ReplyDeleteI really wish Al Gore would run. I would MOST like a Green Party candidate but third party candidates can't win. How about Obama? I don't really like Hillary. Right now I am thinking ANYONE has GOT to be better than who we currently have. re: Marriage. It really is a state of mind. I have felt UNmarried even tho I was very LEGALLY married and I have felt VERY married even tho I was NOT maried. Marriage should be like any other business contract and the LOVE stuff is private business.
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