Furious Indifference.

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I've wondered, wondered a lot lately, do people who use their religion to spew invective against others, be they gay, Jewish, black, or what have you, ever consider the cosmic coincidence, that their God, conveniently, hates the same people that they do? I just, time to time, wonder if there is any point during their rants of hate, does something tickle some part of their brain about how weird it is that the all powerful creator of the entire universe, which, logically, yet inconveniently enough, include the very people they hate is just simply fucking with them? No, of course not. Assholes. Hypocritically perhaps, but at least honestly, I admit that I indulge in what they apparently get off on. The hate, the disgust, the feelings of superiority. Their delusion of some "God-given" right to discriminate against people gives me, ironically, the same (I'm guessing) visceral superiority complex-driven endorphin rush that they enjoy. My disgust and disagreement with bigots

Adagio For Strings is the most exquisitely sad piece of classical music in my humble opinion. (Brought grown men to tears, during the final scene of Willem Defoe's death in the movie, Platoon ).

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From http://www.236.com/ "Tomorrow? Can't. Phonebanking." LOL! You volunteered for a politician. You. The same selfish, cynical, misanthropic son of a bitch your friends and family have been forced to tolerate for years, stayed in on weeknights dialing phone numbers in Colorado and bothering strangers during dinner about their voting locations. You'll surely go back to hating people and in sincerity eventually, but for now it's pretty weird to see.

LOL ! The Mormon Church is whining , whining, about people bitching and protesting it's role in California's Prop 8 (aptly rhymes with hate of course). One sometimes has to wonder why religions concern themselves, almost to the point of exclusion of all else, with what other human beings do with their naughty bits. You know, war and poverty and whatnot just do not rate when the "evil that must be stopped," is going on behind closed doors between consenting adults. Really, if Mormons, and members of other religions, especially the Evangelicals (Dr. Dobson , et al ) really did want to reduce the number of times homosexuals engaged in S. E. X. then they should actually be for Gay Marriage, not against it. Because, believe me, if you want to stop having so much sex with the person you are dating, marry him or her and give it a few years of seeing each other in thousands of unguarded moments, familiarity eventually does breed contempt, or at least, inhibits the libido to

His name was Bruiser , not because we wanted a fighting dog, but that was his name when we adopted him from a rescue, and he seemed to be traumatized enough without having to adjust to a new, less gladiatorial name. He was incredibly sensitive and loving, especially towards my son; and even became a doting playmate of a little white kitten, named Angel. Pit Bulls are maligned because of the jerks that mistreat them and make them dangerous, not because there is anything inherently wrong with them or the breed. As usual, it is the people, not the animal, that is at fault. Yet, the animal pays the ultimate price.

Sarah Palin is being panned for not knowing the member countries of NAFTA by the snide "gotcha" assholes in the media. The thing is, Canada, the US, and Mexico aren't the only signatories. And I'll bet my life's savings that, unaided (of course, no Googling!) none of you reading this could, actually, name all of the countries in "North America." I'm not defending Sarah Palin , the Moose-Murdering, religious- nutbag , and God knows what else crazy woman who'll be with us for some time to come... I am just pointing out, as many progressives and conservatives alike often do, laziness in the media, and the accompanying snarky condescension that turn most people who would otherwise perhaps choose public service to think twice about running for office. But honestly, if you do want to be a public servant, you should be warned that an education and intellect along with civic knowledge is pretty much a basic requirement. But, with an electorate like

Church school in Haiti collapses, killing at least 30 people (update: over 50, with many children and their horrified parents frantically clawing through the rubble). I simply, cannot, imagine. It really comes down to simple calculus, or for the more computer-minded, an "if-then statement" for me*. If God exists, he is either cruel or incompetent, therefore it's irrelevant whether or not such a thing, exists. * As for Pascal's Wager , I find it staggeringly insulting , thank you very much.

Alive or dead, walking or squatting, talking or mute, fighting or acquiescing, resisting or collaborating, crying or laughing, cursing or praising, the clock is always ticking... My life's clock will someday stop, so will my son's chronograph, and his children's too... but the beauty and love of freedom and rationality passed from father to son, to grandson will ensure the beauty that is the short and sometimes brutish life we live on this god-forsaken ball of rock.

“Rosa sat, so Martin can walk, so Obama could run, so our children can fly.”

I'm not this bad, but some think I am... pfffft!

H/T to my friend Jamie, of whom I only learned of late, is a wee bit sensitive about the outward appearance of his fellow citizens, regardless of the content of their character. Enjoy this satire, because it is certainly on the mark for some... I wish them well finding another cause if they need one. I can still find plenty to rail against all day long just off of the top of my head. Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are The election is over, whatever is it that I am going to bitch about on my blog? Let's see, I could easily reach the character limit of my blogger posting I'm sure just talking about the stupid War on Drugs/Terror/Social Problem/Disease, etc. So, I picked this election and it's racial overtones as my subject du jour for the last couple of months, and I get non-stop snarky bullshit for it. So be it. Yes, I don't have a life, quite right. Pointless working to get a progressive, intelligent and articulate man elected

McCain's concession speech was warm, and gracious, even tearful. I hope it at least dampens some of the anger and fear those who did not want to see Senator Obama win the Presidency. Ethan, Luc, and I cheered and clapped tonight, but also shared a bit of apprehension (that was evident in Michelle Obama's face at times). What an incredible day, and night. Luc and I knocked on almost 100 doors to "get out the vote," known as GOTV... mostly uneventful, except for the Jehovah's Witness who answered the door and wanted to know why his wife was registered to vote (he said that JW's don't vote, and she was cooking dinner, and too busy to speak on her own behalf)... I hope she's okay. Oh, and to Nikita, the 21 year old, who said, "I don't agree with Obama's morals," because he wasn't sufficiently anti-gay and anti-abortion... let me say, in the voice of Nelson, the scruffy scamp of the Simpsons, "ha, ha." Love and Peace in this

The Economist, England's respected and sober conservative magazine endorses Senator Barack Obama for President of the United States. It's time.

My good friend Luc , Dutch high-school exchange student we sponsored in 2004, flew to Denver from Amsterdam this evening to be here to witness, first hand, history in the making (hopefully). And to visit us too of course... We're so proud of him. Just 22 years old and already a pilot for KLM , flying daily from Europe to Asia, and to and from the US. He's going to go canvassing with me tomorrow and visit the various Obama headquarters and volunteers around town. It's going to be fun, and exciting: nothing like showing around a visitor during such a wonderful and important time. Daniel Torres, our exchange student from Colombia is also following the election and I wish he were here with us to enjoy this too... I'll be sure to send him all of the pix/video from tomorrow. ~ Good night. Almost too excited to sleep!

Stopped by my house to feed my dog, take a break from canvassing this afternoon. What a gorgeous fall day here in Colorado. 70 degrees, sunny, and just enough of a breeze to rustle the leaves. Funny thing I've noticed in my corner of the Mecca of the Right-wing Republican Base, I'm seeing more 'for sale' and 'for rent' signs in front yards than McCain/Palin '08 signs. Highly unusual in these parts, especially since there are almost half as many Obama/Biden '08 signs. I guess petty partisanship takes a back seat to economic realities.

A story about a woman who refused to give candy to kids whose parents are voting for Obama. Lovely human being. h/t Amanda Marcotte.