Adventures in the Lone Star State

Prop 8 in Plain English

October 22nd, 2008 at 7:15 pm | Comments & Trackbacks (0) | Permalink


Vote Yes on Prop 8

If you haven’t already heard about Prop 8 in California, then you need to. The California Supreme Court overturned a Prop 22 which stated that marriage is between a man and a woman. Anyway, the people of California were infuriated that the Supreme Court overturned this person-backed legislature, so this time they’re going to the polls to ammend this statement into the CA constitution.

And before you say it, this is not anti-gay rights. It is PRO-marriage. Seriously. That’s all it is. People would have you believe otherwise, but that’s because they have their own agenda. Since I no longer live in CA, I can’t vote for it, but I have been financially supporting it. I encourage all my readers and visitors to do the same.

A few weeks ago, I read that Mayor Bloomberg is trying to run for a third term (even though it’s not allowed). According to this MSNBC article:

Norman Siegel, a well-known civil liberties lawyer, said Wednesday that he has received calls from several people urging him to file a lawsuit to block the move, including one political candidate whose campaign plans would be disrupted by such a move.

“The legal question is, can you undo a public referendum by legislative fiat?” Siegel said, promising “a hard look” at a legal challenge.

In the case of prop 22, this is what happened. We cannot let it happen again. Please donate TODAY and support Prop 8.

For more info, please visit www.protectmarriage.com.

Donate at https://www.icontribute.us/protectmarriage/initiative/hqsidebar.

October 21st, 2008 at 6:02 pm | Comments & Trackbacks (0) | Permalink


McCain’s New ad

September 29th, 2008 at 8:31 pm | Comments & Trackbacks (0) | Permalink


Counting Cars

OK, politics continues to get more ridiculous. I was reading the CNN Political Ticker and it talks about how Democrats are freaking out because McCain said that he buys all American cars when in reality, he has two foreign made cars–out of THIRTEEN!

Did you catch that? McCain has 13 cars (doesn’t really matter to me) and ONLY 2 are foreign-made. Whoopdee freakin’ do! Anyway, I think the American auto industry has screwed itself. Yes, it delivered high-profit SUVs for 10-15 years. However, it never had a back-up plan until it was too late.

Also, both Honda and Toyota have several plants in the USA, which has created thousands of jobs. Don’t give me this crap about supporting the US auto industry = patriotism.

September 21st, 2008 at 6:04 pm | Comments & Trackbacks (0) | Permalink


Blackberry Proficiency = POTUS Qualification

Since when did the job of POTUS include the requirement to use a blackberry? This CNN article is quite entertaining to read, faintly suggesting that Obama is more in touch w/ society since “He is a BlackBerry fiend, has a laptop on the road and sometimes uses it to talk to his daughters … and surfs the Web when he is in need of important information such as sports scores.”

I own a BB Curve. I know how to use it well. What do you say? Mladineo for ‘08?

And yes, the whole idea of a staff member saying that McCain helped create the Blackberry/its success is a joke. I sure would feel dumb if I were the staff member who said that.

September 16th, 2008 at 9:03 pm | Comments & Trackbacks (0) | Permalink


SNL’s Palin/Clinton Parody

September 15th, 2008 at 8:14 am | Comments & Trackbacks (0) | Permalink


Celebrity Status

Having some extra time tonight, I was watching old video clips on CNN.com. I was a bit irked when Joy Behar, co-host of The View, said “I’ve never seen so much attention paid to one individual politician in my entire life on the planet.”

Um, hello? What do you call the all of the attention Obama has received?! I hope, for the sake of humanity, that many people don’t agree with her views.

September 11th, 2008 at 7:29 pm | Comments & Trackbacks (0) | Permalink


Web-controlled lock

According to vnunet.com, Schlage has developed an online lock system. Essentially, you have a lock that can be opened via a standard key or a password, which can be entered remotely. Wouldn’t that be nice? Let’s say you forget your keys, your spouse could open the door from his/her phone/computer.

September 3rd, 2008 at 5:31 pm | Comments & Trackbacks (0) | Permalink


Leave Bristol Alone

I have never considered myself a politically active person. I have rarely taken interest in what politicians say because many of them do not live up to the promises they make. However, it irks me that politicians, news journalists, and the like take time to bring a 17-year-old’s mistake and broadcast it around the world. Bristol is not the one running for VP. It is her mother. All children should be left out of politics. It’s completely unfair and wrong to go after them. One last thing, where were these people when Bill Clinton lied to the American people and said that he didn’t have an affair? If Bristol’s mistake calls into question Palin’s ability to lead, what about Bill’s ability to lead? Democrats weren’t screaming “resignation” when his dirty laundry came to light.

September 3rd, 2008 at 5:12 pm | Comments & Trackbacks (1) | Permalink


Marriage is Between a Man and a Woman

As many already know, California’s Supreme Court decided to rule Proposition 22 unconstitutional. While you may not agree with me, the Supreme Court clearly overstepped their bounds. I urge all who are interested in protecting the voting rights of people everywhere to visit Protect Marriage and donate, if possible. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has written a lenghty and very interesting article about the issue. While I hold no prejudice against people with same-sex attraction, I strongly believe that marriage is between a man and a woman. There is no suitable substitution or alternate definition. Period.

August 13th, 2008 at 9:02 pm | Comments & Trackbacks (0) | Permalink