To be fair, this year’s Pride Festival in Los Angeles seemed much less political than past Prides. I did spot a few Obama 2012 “I’m in!” stickers, but what was striking was not their presence, but their paucity. Not many gay Angelenos seemed “in” with the incumbent Democratic president. HRC had been far more successful in getting people to display their equal sign.
But, the extreme left did make an appearance, including some folks, demanding the release of a man who committed treason against the United States of America:
From the Communist-front group ANSWER:
And the socialists:
And let’s not forget the unions:
That handful might have been ready for a revolution, but most folks there were just ready to have a good time.
It’s nice to see people who work for a living taking time out of their weekend to stand up for what they believe in.
of course you could be doing something reasonable like live blogging the prop 8 trial : )
Tim, if you don’t think I’m doing anything reasonable with my blogging, you don’t need to read our blog. 🙂
But, Dan, then what would he have to bitch about?
lol it’s totally true Dan, but since I put a smiley face on it, it’s all in good fun. Did find it an interesting omission, there are a lot of things going on in regard to the laws in Tennessee and Prop 8 that do warrant at least a little attention from a political perspective.
I have found myself moving more into the Bradley manning camp as I contemplate it from the perspective of the pentagon papers though.
Translation: He may be a traitor, but group victimhood trumps law and patriotism.
Manning gives me indigestion. He was wrong to lift sensitive info and pass it to Wikileaks (allegedly) but on the other hand, a lot of the Wikileaks content simply confirmed what we already knew: nation building is pointless and many of our “allies” are weasels.
If Manning were straight, these people wouldn’t give a damn.
It doesn’t matter to me what Wikileaks revealed. He was a soldier and he betrayed his oath. He’s a scumbag and a traitor. Or, in M’Chel’s native language, a p’tagh.
Thank you Brendan for the laugh. “… sex slaves for this question–Hi ND30, how is the new medication?” But, will you escape being called an Obamabot? (Despite your last comment)
That is a legal maxim that applies in a court of law, Brendan, not necessarily in the court of public opinion or in forming one’s own personal judgments. OJ Simpson was acquitted of murdering his wife but quite a number of folks believed he was guilty then and most do now. As for Manning, I wait for his defense but he’s already admitted to releasing classified information. That makes him a scumbag who violated his oath and disgraced the uniform he wore. Now, if his defense brings up acceptable mitigating circumstances to why did what he did we’ll perhaps the normal contempt can be set aside but I doubt it.
JohnAGJ–all criminal charges should be determined by votes and not such wimpy left wing ideas such as a trial by jurors–one more example of judicial activism.
Right, that’s totally and precisely what John AGJ said.
You’re a lying jerk, Brendan.
And I’m not saying that to name call, I’m saying it because you misrepresented what JohnAGJ wrote, and that’s a jerk move.
Did find it an interesting omission, there are a lot of things going on in regard to the laws in Tennessee and Prop 8 that do warrant at least a little attention from a political perspective.
Prop 8 itself was a legally meaningless culture-clash issue, given that the choice was between full marriage and a marriage-equivalent partnership law. The trial, if the anti-8 sides get their way in the Supreme Court, is going to prompt a massive backlash.
As for Tennessee, the same people yelping about the repeal law are the ones who scuttled federal antidiscrimination bills just because they weren’t trans-inclusive. What do you say to that?
A bit off-topic but did anyone notice that “Our Miss Brooks” made the news? A bit of an omission and misrepresentation, wouldn’t you say?
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110613/ap_on_re_eu/syria_blogger_s_identity
Now if Pam Spaulding would just admit she’s a man…
Brendan: I find your reading comprehension skills to be somewhat lacking. Try again.
VtheK: Thanks.
TGC: That was uncalled for.
Manning swore two oaths, one to uphold the constitution and one to maintain secrets. Secrets that he came to believe weakened the constitution. I’m not sure that makes him a traitor or a patriot.
Damn, jali, I missed your post when I copied the post from the corner on this. My apologies.
No problem, Livewire. I’m still wiping Diet Pepsi off my screen from last night. 😀
Well, Tim, he got what he wanted… didn’t he? That same Constitution he was oh so concerned about (so concerned that he deliberately sabotaged the country it was a part of, you see…) empowers courts to judge his guilt and insure he never sees a free day ever again.
Which is uncool by me: I believe this country lost something when we stopped hanging traitors.
Where was GOProud or gay conservatives at L.A Pride?
Did they not wish to show up? Or do they only go to conservative events to show solidarity with straight Republicans?
Where was GOProud or gay conservatives at L.A Pride?
Did they not wish to show up?
This is akin to asking where the black people are at Klan rallies.
Why on earth would you go to a place where all you’re going to get is hate and abuse from people with a history of violence against you?
Perhaps the gay conservatives prefer the company of straight Republicans to that of screaming, hair-trigger-violent gay Leftists.
Perhaps the saddest thing is that James is unaware that his question answered itself.
What day was the festival on? Because if it was on a work day I’d assume that most of the gay conservatives were at their jobs, proving in a small and quiet way to their coworkers that gay people really are perfectly normal, and aside from the small matter of what they like to do in bed, just like everyone else.