Yep, that’s the Resident. This was back when he was governor of Texas. If you click on the image, the clip should play (but it’s from Salon.com, so it may throw you into a nag screen first).
Kinda makes you wonder whether that smirking badass fratboy still roams the halls of the White House after the handlers have left for the day.
Keyes was also asked about another comment he made last week critical of gay marriage in which he declared: “Where procreation is in principle impossible, marriage is irrelevant.” Keyes said the logic of that statement would not preclude elderly people past child-bearing age from getting married.
Well, in my case “procreation in principle is impossible,” because reproduction has been permanently circumvented. However, this doesn’t stop us from fooling around anyway. Yay!
Therefore, I’m childfree, and Alan Keyes would think I’m a monster, with an irrelevant marriage. Apparently, he would have people who are unable or unwilling to have children remain unmarried and celibate.
Here’s a cluestick for you, Mr. Keyes: My marriage is NOT irrelevant. This is not “logic and philosophy,” it is the rantings of a mentally unbalanced religious kook.
And what’s more, my marriage is NOT threatened if gay people are extended the same right to marry that benefits me and my husband.
IN fact, I happen to think that the institution of marriage is strengthened when more people are legally allowed to marry. I actually think my marriage is threatened if some people are legally prevented from marrying the person of their choice. Just my personal “logic and philosophy;” your mileage may vary.
Otherwise, if we’re going to continue to enforce some hoary old Biblical restrictions on our lives, we’ve got to enforce them ALL. Meaning, we’ve some ‘splaining to do about wearing Godless heathenish cotton-wool blends. Not to mention Lycra and stretch denim jeans (for which I personally thank God). We Christians are woefully slack (except in the matter of our too-tight jeans).
And another thing: Keyes is so not a member of the Reality-Based Community. Eric Zorn had this to say in his column in the Trib, which he titled “Full Metal Alan” and subtitled “Obtusion Confusion:”
In the post-debate news conference at WTTW, a reporter asked Keyes, “Do you think you have a chance of winning this election?”
Keyes responded: “I think I am winning this election, and I think it’s going to be proven on Nov. 2. But, as I say, this is for God to know and for the obtuse media in Illinois to find out.”
He thinks he’s going to win, and we’re obtuse?
See, in his reality he’s winning the election, because God is right and he’s a God-fearing man, and so as he’s right with God, he’s also right about winning the election. God would not let him fail. Right? Riiiiiiight.
Either that, or Republican monkeys will fly out of his butt next Tuesday, armed with provisional voters’ registrations. And they will all look like Karl Rove and Nathan Sproul, and sport natty little 3-decker capes and pillbox hats, just like they wore in the Wizard of Oz.
And golly, won’t we all be embarassed to find out that like the media, we’re obtuse, too. Shucks.
David was disappointed we were going to miss the total lunar eclipse tonight, but it turns out there will be a webcast.
Yay!!
UPDATE: I don’t know if the webcast sites will be any good, but the moon is visible through light haze at the moment, with a small bite taken out of the lower lleft quadrant. David’s trying something fancy with his camera involving a tripod, a long lens, and a hat. We’ll see if it works.
Yes, the broadcast date of the 6th installment of The Amazing Race is November 16, and the CBS site has been updated with team profiles.
After learning a lesson about not forming too many opinions on people before the premiere airs (that is, I tended to dismiss the TAR4 Klowns until I felt the Klown Luv and realized they were terrific, fun racers), I won’t say much.
However, what’s with the woman in the red pullover and the “lookit my boobs!” pose? Oh, right, she’s a model.
The professional wrestlers kind of bug me, but who knows? They might turn out to be totally awesome, dudes and dudettes. Rawwk!
Surfers outside the US have been unable to visit the official re-election site of President George W Bush (Ed. note: www.georgewbush.com, and hell no, I’m not linking to it).
The blocking of browsers sited outside the US began in the early hours of Monday morning.
Since then people outside the US trying to browse the site get a message saying they are not authorised to view it.
The blocking does not appear to be due to an attack by vandals or malicious hackers, but as a result of a policy decision by the Bush camp.
It may be a bandwidth decision – why should anyone outside the US want to access the official website of the President (and not the excellent parody site, www.georgewbush.org)?
Well, that may be, but it also means Joi Ito can’t access it, and ginmar can’t access it, and kuri can’t access it, and that Kevin Sites guy and his peripatetic hula girl doll can’t access it, and no one serving in the US military, diplomatic service, or living outside the US can access it. Also, international news organizations, NGO’s, and ministers and functionaries of foreign governments.
Earth. To. Duh. Bya.
You realize you’re telling the world “Fuck You,” don’t you?