It was the Moose vote!
Nov. 6th, 2008 08:33 amI ♥ Sinfest. In this post from back in August, Moose declared that he did not support Palin. It looks like the other mooses out there read that & added their support...
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Nov. 4th, 2008 06:56 pmI didn't vote until after work. I was #1514. ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
hellbob was #1473. Gabriel & Lump did not vote and therefore have no #. Gabriel will be 18 yrs old next fall. Will he be able to vote then?
hellbob was #1473. Gabriel & Lump did not vote and therefore have no #. Gabriel will be 18 yrs old next fall. Will he be able to vote then?Holy crap!
Oct. 25th, 2008 08:22 pmI knew it would come out Obama over McCain, but I really didn't expect this percent:
In other political news, I saw Al Franken this morning on my way from the parking lot to the Puzzle Quest start. I had, however, forgotten to put Moose in my backpack. If I had you know damn well I would have gone to get a picture of Moose & Al. It would be Moose's first politician.
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In other political news, I saw Al Franken this morning on my way from the parking lot to the Puzzle Quest start. I had, however, forgotten to put Moose in my backpack. If I had you know damn well I would have gone to get a picture of Moose & Al. It would be Moose's first politician.
This candidate is not supported by Moose!
Aug. 30th, 2008 02:20 pmI don't post a lot about politics, but I just have to make this post on Moose's behalf. He would like to state that he does not support McCain & Palin. What does he have against them, you ask? It is this, from the U.S. News & World Report article, 10 Things You Didn't Know About Sarah Palin!
Yes, Moose would like to state for the record that he just can not support any member of any political party that EATS his family!
In other news, Moose likes boobies!
Photo © 2008 the super awesome Moose travel companionchebutykin!
Yes, Moose would like to state for the record that he just can not support any member of any political party that EATS his family!
In other news, Moose likes boobies!
Photo © 2008 the super awesome Moose travel companion
chebutykin!Shamelessly stolen from suibhne_geilt
Aug. 29th, 2008 08:37 amJohn McCain has a campaign store.
You can buy fine merchandise there, such as this pen:
*facepalm*
Yup, with a pen like that you can be secure in the knowledge that no child will be left behind...
*edit*
Well, they fixed it on the site. Wonder if the actual pens were already printed, and if they were printed correctly?
I still had the page open on my computer so I did another screen shot of the original, and then opened it in Firefox and did a screen shot of the new version.
What it looked like this morning:
What it looks like now:
You can buy fine merchandise there, such as this pen:
*facepalm*
Yup, with a pen like that you can be secure in the knowledge that no child will be left behind...
*edit*
Well, they fixed it on the site. Wonder if the actual pens were already printed, and if they were printed correctly?
I still had the page open on my computer so I did another screen shot of the original, and then opened it in Firefox and did a screen shot of the new version.
What it looked like this morning:
What it looks like now:
I'm posting from work so I may not have pretty links...
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stoney321 is on the email list for this company, Outsidepride.com. She is a Master Gardener for the state of Texas and as such has recommended their products to people. She won't be any more. Here is the text of the email she got:
This is not your typical newsletter from Outsidepride.com, Inc. In fact, this is the first one in six years which is not business related.I apologize for cluttering your inbox with an unsolicited email; however you are free to unsubscribe just by clicking the link at the bottom.
stoney321 is on the email list for this company, Outsidepride.com. She is a Master Gardener for the state of Texas and as such has recommended their products to people. She won't be any more. Here is the text of the email she got:This is not your typical newsletter from Outsidepride.com, Inc. In fact, this is the first one in six years which is not business related.I apologize for cluttering your inbox with an unsolicited email; however you are free to unsubscribe just by clicking the link at the bottom.
I want to share with you my television viewing experience the other night on prime time television. I ask those of you who agree with me to go to www.cbs.com and go to the bottom of the page, click the feed back link and express your opinion. I know the vast majority of you will agree with me as all polls indicate. We are the majority, not the minority as the liberal media would lead you to believe.
My wife and I sat down to watch television the other night with our children. Cold Case was on which is normally a fairly enjoyable show to watch; however, the last half hour of the show dealt with a young man who wished he had asked his male friend to come with him (long story short). The show ended with the two men hugging and obvious intimation they had discovered their gay feelings towards each other. The very next show was Without A Trace. The whole last half hour of this show was about two lesbians who were struggling with their feelings of lesbianism. It ended with full acceptance from one father and the two lesbians making out. Yes, they were kissing right at the end of the show on public prime time television. So much for wholesome family television.
Now, I am NOT trying to bash homosexuals and I am not a bigot;however, I feel homosexuality is morally wrong and should not be "promoted" as what is the norm for society. Text books are being rewritten as I am writing this to "highlight" every homosexual who has made a contribution to society. There are teachers who have been asked to make sure students know that, "This person in history was a homosexual." History is being rewritten to promote homosexuality and prime time television is doing its best to make homosexuality a "normal" behavior. If homosexuality was the norm, civilization would have ceased to exist thousands of years ago. Procreation takes a man and a woman. There was Adam and then there was Eve, not Adam and Steve.
There are literally tens of thousand of you reading this email right now. If you are tired of the way public television is going let CBS know! It will only take about 1 minute of your time. Again, just goto www.cbs.com and click the feedback link at the bottom. It is time the majority speak up and not let the minority run this country. The majority can bring back the Christian heritage this country was founded on because it is, "In God We Trust."
Thank you for your time,
Troy Hake
President
Outsidepride.com, Inc.
Stoney's post, including her intelligent & polite response is here: http://stoney321.livejournal.com/177578.html
Stoney also said:
So. Here's where YOU come in. THIS IS THE CONTACT PAGE for the company, Outsidepride.com. Please take the time to email them and let them know how bigoted they are. I hope their mail servers gets so many hits, it bogs down. PLEASE DO NOT USE INFLAMMATORY LANGUAGE. Do not give them fuel to say "I told you so." Be polite. Be firm. And pass this on to as many people as you'd like. Link, cut and paste, repost, whatever you feel necessary.
I'd like to remind everyone that they sell SOIL and GLOVES. What that has to do with homosexuals on TV is beyond me. Ridiculous.
I intend to do just that. I will be emailing Mr. Hate Hake to let him know how much I object to his message. When I do that I will also post my response here for y'all to read. Also, I will be doing as several of Stoney's readers have suggested and be sending an email to CBS.com. Not to complain, however, but to compliment them on their honest portrayal of loving and realistic homosexual relationships.
This man's email annoys & angers me for so many different reasons, a few of them being:
1. Using his company's trusted name and resources to spread his personal prejudices and hatreds.
2. This quote: So much for wholesome family television. WTF? He was watching Cold Case and Without A Trace. Both are crime/police dramas which portray, among other things, murder, rape, kidnapping and pedophilia. That is wholesome family television? And a loving relationship isn't?
3. And the one that really annoys me, because rather than personal opinion it is based on false and inaccurate information: The majority can bring back the Christian heritage this country was founded on because it is, "In God We Trust."
No, no, no! This country was NOT founded on a Christian heritage. That is why there is NO mention of God in the Constitution!
So please, if you disagree with this man's beliefs and tactics, please take the time to tell him. Obviously, if you agree with him, you also have every right to respond. After all, free speech was one of the things that this country really was founded on. Of course, I like to believe that no one on my flist would encourage prejudice and hatred. If you have an opposing belief to mine you don't have to hide it. I just ask that all responses be polite and not contain any personal attacks.
From theseamster who got it from kessadebra:
"Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You didn't place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."
---Jamie Raskin, testifying Wednesday 1 March 2006 before the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee in response to a question from Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs about whether marriage discrimination against gay people is required by "God's Law."
theseamster who got it from kessadebra:"Senator, when you took your oath of office, you placed your hand on the Bible and swore to uphold the Constitution. You didn't place your hand on the Constitution and swear to uphold the Bible."
---Jamie Raskin, testifying Wednesday 1 March 2006 before the Maryland Senate Judicial Proceedings Committee in response to a question from Republican Senator Nancy Jacobs about whether marriage discrimination against gay people is required by "God's Law."
a link stolen from kokopellinelli
Dec. 19th, 2005 01:37 amMerry Christmas... I mean Happy Holidays... er... um... Thank you for buying stuff & have a good day...
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This is an article about all the uproar over whether we should be saying "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays" and all that crap.
As far as retail clerks are concerned, I am on the "Happy Holidays" side of things. I've worked several holiday seasons at a bookstore in a part of the Cities with a heavy Jewish population. As I rang customers up there was a good chance that they weren't going to celebrate Christmas. Yes, sometimes I did say Merry Christmas, because it is hard to break thirty years of habit, but I tried to make an effort not to. After all, to those who celebrate Christmas, that is what you are talking about when you say Happy Holidays. That is what they will interpret it as. If you are Jewish and I say Happy Holidays your first thought isn't "but I don't celebrate Christmas."
I am just getting so sick of all the politicians trying to bring religion into politics, and of all the religious leaders trying to convince America that all Americans are Christians. It's just not true! I don't think the government should try to protect Christian beliefs and ideals. They should be protecting all religious freedom, not just Christian.
I am not Christian. Yes, I celebrate Christmas. But to me it is not a religious holiday, it is a family holiday.
It is a time to give gifts to those you care about and spend time with family & friends and eat lots of really good food.
When I do get around to decorating my house I do have a Christmas tree. There is no angel on top. One year we had a stuffed Opus on top. The last few years we have had a Moravian star on top, because 1/4 of my heritage is Moravian.
When we go to my mom & dad's house on Christmas morning I will take all the figures out of the manger and rearrange them. Not because they aren't set up right, but because it is something I have always done ever since I was a kid. Would I like to have that manger set someday? Yes. But not because of the religious meaning. I'd want it because it is something I have a memory of for as far back as I can remember. For as long as I can remember that one wise man has had a broken toe. I have no idea when or how it broke. The set is just plastic, nothing special about it, and the manger itself is a crude homemade manger. But my dad made it and that has more meaning to me than some baby who was born 1000 years ago & may be the son of god, or his mom may have just gotten knocked up and spun a good tale about it.
Yes, people will say Merry Christmas to me. I will say it back. Some will say Happy Holidays, and I will reply with the same. Very few of them will likely say Blessed Yule/Solstice. I won't be resentful of this. I know that whatever people say, it is the thought and not the words that are important. And I know that the majority of people I know celebrate Christmas, whether in a religious way, or just in a family way like me. I can't force them to not say Merry Christmas, just as they can't force me to say it. And I really don't mind. After all, arguing over the proper thing to say kinda defeats the reasons we celebrate, doesn't it? Besides, for over 30 years I have celebrated Christmas with my family and friends. I am just as likely to say Merry Christmas as Happy Holidays. It doesn't mean the Christian politicians have won.
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This is an article about all the uproar over whether we should be saying "Merry Christmas" or "Happy Holidays" and all that crap.
As far as retail clerks are concerned, I am on the "Happy Holidays" side of things. I've worked several holiday seasons at a bookstore in a part of the Cities with a heavy Jewish population. As I rang customers up there was a good chance that they weren't going to celebrate Christmas. Yes, sometimes I did say Merry Christmas, because it is hard to break thirty years of habit, but I tried to make an effort not to. After all, to those who celebrate Christmas, that is what you are talking about when you say Happy Holidays. That is what they will interpret it as. If you are Jewish and I say Happy Holidays your first thought isn't "but I don't celebrate Christmas."
I am just getting so sick of all the politicians trying to bring religion into politics, and of all the religious leaders trying to convince America that all Americans are Christians. It's just not true! I don't think the government should try to protect Christian beliefs and ideals. They should be protecting all religious freedom, not just Christian.
I am not Christian. Yes, I celebrate Christmas. But to me it is not a religious holiday, it is a family holiday.
It is a time to give gifts to those you care about and spend time with family & friends and eat lots of really good food.
When I do get around to decorating my house I do have a Christmas tree. There is no angel on top. One year we had a stuffed Opus on top. The last few years we have had a Moravian star on top, because 1/4 of my heritage is Moravian.
When we go to my mom & dad's house on Christmas morning I will take all the figures out of the manger and rearrange them. Not because they aren't set up right, but because it is something I have always done ever since I was a kid. Would I like to have that manger set someday? Yes. But not because of the religious meaning. I'd want it because it is something I have a memory of for as far back as I can remember. For as long as I can remember that one wise man has had a broken toe. I have no idea when or how it broke. The set is just plastic, nothing special about it, and the manger itself is a crude homemade manger. But my dad made it and that has more meaning to me than some baby who was born 1000 years ago & may be the son of god, or his mom may have just gotten knocked up and spun a good tale about it.
Yes, people will say Merry Christmas to me. I will say it back. Some will say Happy Holidays, and I will reply with the same. Very few of them will likely say Blessed Yule/Solstice. I won't be resentful of this. I know that whatever people say, it is the thought and not the words that are important. And I know that the majority of people I know celebrate Christmas, whether in a religious way, or just in a family way like me. I can't force them to not say Merry Christmas, just as they can't force me to say it. And I really don't mind. After all, arguing over the proper thing to say kinda defeats the reasons we celebrate, doesn't it? Besides, for over 30 years I have celebrated Christmas with my family and friends. I am just as likely to say Merry Christmas as Happy Holidays. It doesn't mean the Christian politicians have won.
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Sep. 13th, 2005 02:50 pm"Those people who were left homeless by the hurricane deserve it. They are the ones that chose to live 8 feet under sea level. We shouldn't be using government money to bail them out if they were stupid to live there in the first place and too stupid to leave..."
This is why I can't talk politics with my brother. He actually said all that believing every word. Luckily he didn't say it where any of the aunts could hear him, since they've been spending the last week making sure that their aunt & uncle, cousin, and cousin's kids are all safely evacuated and staying with another cousin with no possessions in the world other than what they could fit in the car when they left. It's things like that that make me wonder if we're really related...
In other hurricane relief news, one of my LJ friends was just flown down to Alabama today after volunteering with the Red Cross. With no money or stuff to donate she decided to donate herself instead and put her life on hold for an indefinite amount of time. Stay safe, Z. Update when/if you can.
This is why I can't talk politics with my brother. He actually said all that believing every word. Luckily he didn't say it where any of the aunts could hear him, since they've been spending the last week making sure that their aunt & uncle, cousin, and cousin's kids are all safely evacuated and staying with another cousin with no possessions in the world other than what they could fit in the car when they left. It's things like that that make me wonder if we're really related...
In other hurricane relief news, one of my LJ friends was just flown down to Alabama today after volunteering with the Red Cross. With no money or stuff to donate she decided to donate herself instead and put her life on hold for an indefinite amount of time. Stay safe, Z. Update when/if you can.
This article says it better than I could.
Sep. 10th, 2005 02:24 pm"No matter whose fault the slow relief effort was, the fact of the matter is that these are Americans, and this is their president, and the fact that they were homeless, starving, dying of thirst, and deprived of medication never once seemed to actually bother him."
A-fucking-men!!!!
A-fucking-men!!!!
