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chaoswolf ([personal profile] chaoswolf) wrote2004-10-13 08:53 pm

Political Funnies

Okay. This was the greatest sitcom on TV tonight. Not kidding. I was amused by so many things he [Bush] said, it was almost hard to keep myself from laughing.

This was a long, hard topic of Domestic Policy for both of them. One [Kerry] proposed he would educate our children & give them funding for schools and so on. The other [Bush] stated that it was part of the No Child Left Behind Act and that our children were being educated & had money. I can make a point here: take a good look at our education system. How many people do we know that have just graduated High School & have joined the Armed Forces of the country so they can gain the greenbacks to go to college? Another thing: how do you expect us to pay for schooling if you keep raising the damned tuition?!? Honestly, I don't see the logic. "Give the states money so we can hurt you financially." Yeah. That's the way I see this.

Sure. The canidates agreed on one thing at least: Marriage is commonly defined as a union between a man & a woman. One [K] said that same sex couples should be able to visit each other in hospital visits & so on. The other [B] said that he also agreed on the traditional definition of marriage, but commented that allowing gays to marry would hurt the economy. Yeah right! I mean, I am gay, though I flirt with people upon occasion. I know at least 2 people who have been married in SF by Mayor Gavin Newsom himself, and the licenses in my eyes were valid. I don't understand why the Supreme Court ruled this as unconstitutional. I don't get it. I mean, one of the nation's documents states that we are entitled to life, liberty & the persuit of happiness. If we happen to find that happiness with another person of the same gender, why the fucking hell aren't we allowed to marry them? I don't fucking get it!!!!

This has 2 fronts that I will touch on. Rights to abortion and minimum wage for women. I approve of the Women's Choice bit because I believe that if a pregnant woman has medical issues in her genetic background that might complicate things for the child, such as AIDS or having the child could be life threatening to the mother, I believe she has the right to an abortion no matter what term it's in. Yes, I admit that having late term abortions is a bad thing, but I am willing to accept whatever consequence becomes of that verdict. Secondly, women still get paid less than men. I don't care what age category or job women hold, you can even look at the tech industry & see that males are making more money than females. Kerry said that women would make an additional $3k or so a year if we didn't discriminate so heavily against the females of our nation. I think he's right.

So, how many people do you know of that have hired workers illegally? I mean, I am pretty sure that you know of a lot. I know that Kerry said "we will make better use of our reservists & National Guard if we having them protect the borders of the country" but I also know that granting amnesty to illegal aliens isn't an option. No matter what planet you're on.

If they truly meant "We are a peaceful country," they would pull our troops out of all foreign countries and we wouldn't get our boys & girls into this mess. I'm sorry. I thought about joining a few times, but that's only because of the cammo. I don't like the idea of getting shot at. I really don't.

Ok. I'm done. Still funny sitcom.

[identity profile] otterlot.livejournal.com 2004-10-14 12:47 am (UTC)(link)
...allowing gays to marry would hurt the economy...

Huh? I guess Bushie didn't get the memo that most homosexual couples are DINKs. ^^; Silly Bushie. He should really watch more television and read more newspapers.

[identity profile] asahoshi.livejournal.com 2004-10-14 07:45 am (UTC)(link)
Someone really needs to assasinate(sp?) Bush before anyone from another contry gets to him first. He's our President, we should get first dibs on killing him. lol!

BLIIIIINNNNKKKKKK!!!!!!!!

[identity profile] chershey.livejournal.com 2004-10-14 01:44 pm (UTC)(link)
Oh, the best was just saying, "blink" everytime Bush blinked. Tee hee. I'm easily amused sometimes.
Blink . . . Blink . . . Blink Blink . . . Blink . . . Blink Blink Blink . . . Blink Blink Hahahahahahahaaa!!!!!

[identity profile] jilara.livejournal.com 2004-10-14 04:58 pm (UTC)(link)
If getting married hurts the economy, maybe what he should be talking about is abolishing marriage unilaterally, since I don't see what gender has to do with it. (And don't people spend money on weddings? Think of how much money the gay wedding trade would pump into the economy!)

Don't get me started on "No Child Left Behind." My sister-in-law just retired from teaching Junior High, and she has some pretty succinct things to say about it, none good.

[identity profile] jilara.livejournal.com 2004-10-14 04:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Remember, the ballot box comes before the cartridge box.