Home Of The Homophobic

   North Carolina passed a constitutional amendment this May. It makes gay marriage illegal and same-sex civil unions illegal too. It was already illegal for gays to marry but some local laws allowed benefits for couples who were in same sex relationships. That is in danger of being put to a stop too.
 I wonder how the people who live in the "land of the free" can possibly come to the conclusion this is a good thing. Will hetero marriages be threatened by gays who would get married? How? Is it because the word marriage has secret powers that will be lost if gays are allowed the same rights as everyone else? From what I've seen marriage has been treated like shit by hetero couples for a long long time. Are gays going to hurt the shiny image marriage has? Will it be less respected than it already is? 50% percent of first marriages, 67% of second and 74% of third marriages end in divorce. How is that demonstrating marriage is sacred? Any christian, make that any person who thinks marriage is considered sacred by the people who get married is an idiot. It simply is not true. The divorce rates alone show at least half of the people who get married don't consider it sacred, they toss away their vows as if they meant nothing. Now let's add in the number of people who cheat on their spouse. Yea sacred institution my ass.
 Now lets consider the people who vote against gay marriage. They don't believe gays have the right to join in the benefits that come with marriage. That is called discrimination. What person in this country isn't aware of discrimination? We have been fighting different types of discrimination ever since be first became a country. How damn long does it take to learn that discrimination in any form is not fair? I suppose African Americans, Chinese, Native Americans, Jews, Christians, Mexicans, women, the disabled, the elderly, or dozens of other groups have no way of knowing what it is like to be discriminated against? And whites? Should white people be ashamed enough of all the unfair bullshit that has been pulled? Hasn't the white race screwed over enough different people to be aware that 'discriminatory' could be included in the definition of whites for most of the history of this country? That bothers me, in fact it not only bothers me but it embarrasses me. I'm not proud of what previous generations have done, but the best I can do is make sure I do the right thing and ensure the people who live in my country are all allowed the same freedoms as everyone else. For anyone in this country to feel like it is okay to vote against gays being allowed to marry is shameful. I want people who read this to think about it and understand that we are all human beings. It's that simple. A fucking 4 year old could figure it out and understand. No one in this country has any excuse to limit the rights of others to get married and live their life dedicated to the person they love. NO ONE. How dare anyone who does ever claim to be an American who believes in freedom and liberty. You people in North Carolina who voted against gay marriage are all self centered painfully ignorant hypocritical assholes, at best. You make me sick and the thought that you could spit in the face of all the people who have died to keep this country FREE for us to live in and enjoy our lives is a very sad reflection of the kind of people you are. There is not an asterisk next to the word freedom in the Constitution. There is no fine print that reads "except gays" well there wasn't until you came along and put it there. North Carolina didn't even offer another option for gays. Maybe North Carolina should change it's motto to "Gays? FUCK 'EM, WHO CARES?"
  It would be interesting if we could take some of the people who voted against gay rights back in time to when their own group was being discriminated against in some way. As much as people like to think the gay marriage issue is unique, it isn't. The feelings of unfairness and lack of compassion take the same toll and feel just like any other example of ignorance.
 I often hear people say that religious people aren't stupid. I disagree. In this instance for anyone to claim or actually feel like marriage needs to be defended against gays because they present some kind of threat to it is an example of plain and utter stupidity. There simply is no other way to describe it. We have enough history to teach us that it's wrong to deny others the same rights we have just because they have a different color skin or lifestyle. There is nothing showing that hetero married people have a weaker marriage because gays are doing it too.
 I'll close by saying this is one subject where there should be no debate and it provides a perfect example of how religion is hurting us. Anyone who disagrees can take their warped sense of right and wrong and shove it. I would also suggest you take a long hard look at yourself cause you are having trouble understanding you are not any better than anyone else on the planet. You are human, so are the people you are treating as less deserving just because you don't understand how they think and refuse to accept them the way they were born.
 
   "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness."


   Is it really that hard to understand?  

Ted Nugent STFU

 I'd like to take a moment and add Ted Nugent to the list of Republican loud-mouthed-irresponsible-dumb-as-a-stump-attention-whores.

In a speech at the 2012 NRA Convention in St. Louis, Nugent said, "If Barack Obama becomes the president in November, again, I will either be dead or in jail by this time next year." He also compared the Obama administration to coyotes who needed to be shot, and encouraged voters to "chop [Democrats'] heads off in November."

 In my opinion Ted Nugent's music sucks. For as long as I can remember every-time a Ted Nugent song came on the radio I instinctively would reach out to change the station. Someone who has such a big hard on for killing living things and weapons is clearly a few rides short of a carnival. He has a habit of demeaning women by calling them whores and sluts and he likes to mention guns whenever talking about a man he dislikes. He also often refers to himself as 'uncle ted', it is kinda creepy.
  I don't give a fuck that he dislikes Obama, that's his right. I do give a fuck that he thinks it's okay to give the clear impression  violence is the answer to any disagreements he has with others. That's irresponsible and stupid . Ted is well aware of the fact he is a public figure and people listen to him why would he support violence against the president or anyone else? Does Ted ever read the damn newspaper? There are enough people lashing out at things they don't like with guns and violence already. We don't need some no-talent gun sucking half-wit encouraging more of it. 
 If you don't agree with Ted then you must be a fucking dumb animal and Ted has a strange need and desire to kill animals. He thinks they were put on the earth for him to kill.
 Ted claims to be a big-hearted man who does charity work with dying kids and the needy but if you are interviewing Ted and ask the wrong question or paint him in the wrong light then Ted will lash out at you and your female producer. I guess he has selective compassion.



 A box of rocks could understand social interaction better than Ted Nugent. He says "political correctness" like it's some kind or venereal disease. Not because he likes to be direct, it's because he thinks he should be allowed to act like a dick to anyone he disagrees with and no one should question it.
  Ted Nugent speaks out against drug and alcohol use, that's good. Then he turns around and tells people to start "cutting off heads" when it comes to Democrats. That's not so good.
  Listening to Ted for 5 min is enough to provide a clear picture. He likes to hear himself speak and his way is the only way. Listening to him talk about himself I get the impression he values only one persons opinion, his own.
 A draft dodger who says people in the military are his blood brothers while he did all he could to never be one of them in the past. Ted seems to say things about himself that are good in order to convince others, actually he has to do that because his actions don't make him look real good. He claims not to be homophobic but says he finds gay sex to be "against nature" which is untrue.Ted would know this if he would pick up a fucking book instead of a gun once and a while.
  I don't disagree with everything Ted says but the things he says wrong make me stop and think maybe it's time to rethink those opinions. If this proves to be a good thing then I will have something positive to say about Ted Nugent. Ted should stick to what seems to be his calling in life, talking about how perfect he is and killing things, I'd rather he didn't pick up his guitar. 

The Good News

 I was reading a post which can be found here. In it the author complains about never getting any good news from atheists. I  almost felt bad for the author so I did my best to remedy the situation-

    “But there is good news, because of science we understand the mysteries of the world we live in more and more each day. Some of these discoveries help people live more productive and happy lives. Countless lives have been and more will be saved due to the progress of science. We understand the forces of nature to the point where we can predict events such as earthquakes and volcanic eruptions saving lives and property. We have seen incredible progress in technology which ironically, helps technology progress. We can answer many questions man has wondered about ever since he was able to ask the question. Yes, the good news is we are solving all the mysteries that mankind used to attribute to things like gods riding chariots across the sky. As we have solved these mysteries, and there are a countless number of them, none of the answers so far has been magic did it, or god did it. I suppose it would depend on if you have some odd need to believe a deity who allows the innocent to suffer and die every second of every day yet claims to have a deep love for us. It is bad news if you think a god wants you to pray to him/her/it when those prayers are pointless due to the fact your god has already made a 'plan' which can not and will not be altered. And it is indeed bad news if you had hopes that a nice mansion and a brand new car were awaiting you just past the heavenly gates a few moments after your death. If any of those applies in your case then it is no wonder you never hear any good news from atheists. I have trouble being troubled about it, to be honest.”

Picture An Atheist

    I met a gentleman named Daniel while at the American Atheist convention. He asked to take a picture of my shirt. I gave him permission to do so and we struck up a bit of conversation about his project. Daniel told me about the many interesting shirts people had been wearing and how he had been collecting pictures of them. i suggested he post them on-line so others could enjoy his efforts. It turns out Daniel has a real life and it keeps him pretty busy. I could relate to his situation, real life is always screwing up my internet endeavors too.
    Since Daniel didn't really have time or a place to post his work I made another suggestion. I could post them for him. He agreed and told me he didn't need to be given credit for his work.
    To give credit where it is due the following examples of expression recorded from the Reason Rally and the American Atheist convention were taken by Daniel and sent to me. If anyone is pictured here and wishes it be removed simply contact me. I doubt that will be an issue because, like I said, the photographer made a habit of asking permission to take these photographs.
  Anyone who couldn't make it to either of the above mentioned events can now get an idea of what was in style.
   If a picture is worth a thousand words this is probably the longest blog you will ever see me post....
 Thanks for your efforts Daniel and it was nice to meet you....

 

That's me

                                              

Atheist X

Something changed on March 24th 2012.

 You probably didn't feel the earth move but the world changed much like the moving of a mountain. There was a rally in DC. 20,000+ people came together in the rain to validate disbelief. Please do not assume the lack of belief to be negative and English scholars please STFU about my use of the word disbelief.
 Disbelief brought people together, lots of people. The importance of this event has not yet been recognized. In a sense I am playing prophet while I write this but my inspiration does not come from divine sources, it comes from observation and intelligence.
 We sent a message to the government, to the news outlets, and to our fellow Americans. Atheist was a common word that day and no one suffered by hearing it unless they deserved it. David Silverman showed he is an able leader of the American Atheists and the numerous other groups who looked past the past to join in the rally showed free-thinkers truly can lead by example.
  It rained on the crowd, they did not care. Americans who came for no other reason than to see the nations capitol suddenly found themselves surrounded by people who had no god...and nothing happened. If there was ever an example of how much nothing can change something, this was it.
 As I walked among the crowd and talked to the people who had gathered a few things struck me. The event was like a rock concert without the drama and foolishness.Whole families sat in the rain listening to the speakers or talking amongst themselves oblivious to nature's effect.
  The nonbelievers came in all ages, sizes, and ethnicity be damned there were no differences here to create imagined barriers and keep like-minded people apart.
    Even though we have seen a tremendous growth in people who call themselves atheist, it has only just begun.
  While the  Four Horseman of Atheism"-Richard Dawkins, Daniel C. Dennett, Sam Harris, and Christopher Hitchens should be given credit for what they have done to bring atheism into the light, the torch has now passed. With the torch passed it was the 'little people' who fanned the flame into a bonfire in Washington DC.
  Bloggers, vloggers, podcasters and activists have become the atheist X factor, the force that has encouraged the nonbeliever to stand up and say so in public. The Four Horsemen slammed the word atheist on the table and atheist X, comprised of bloggers, vloggers, activists, and podcasters took it and ran into the streets. "You are not alone!" they have cried over and over. The atheist who felt isolated and alone was alone no longer.
   It is one thing to become an atheist, it is quite another to be able to talk about it freely amongst others.I don't think those who are trying to use religion to control others and implement laws based on belief in fictional people and stories counted on the X factor. They didn't count on those who had no fear to rally for atheism. Now the boulder has been pushed over the cliff, the genie has been let out of the bottle and the bottle has been broken, it can not be replaced even if someone dared to try. Atheism is the elephant in the room no one can walk around.
   The Reason Rally was an historic event. I believe as time passes it will be remembered as the beginning of serious change in our country.
 I'd like to give credit to the X factor atheist, those who do not care about numbers, shirt sales, or profit for what they have done. A value can not be put upon their work, you can not buy change it is earned by those who want it.
  
   In closing Id like to say I believe there is an effect that will  most likely help atheism more than any other. The effect is called the Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon. The Baader-Meinhof phenomenon occurs when a person, after having learned some (usually obscure) fact, word, phrase, or other item for the first time, encounters that item again, perhaps several times, shortly after having learned it.
  As a result of this effect the words atheist and atheism are going to be given more attention. This means the work has just begun we must keep encouraging people to come out and claim their (dis)beliefs and we must keep important terms in the public eye and ears. There is still much change to be earned.

 

Republicans,Reflublicans

    I have often wondered why we Americans are basically limited to a two-party system. Our country is so diverse, so unique, why do we limit our choices for who will represent or lead us? I never knew what I could do to help widen our choices.  The Democrats and Republicans seem to have control over who we choose from.
 Well it looks like one of the parties also wonders why the people are forced to pick from such a narrow pool of people. This party is doing everything it can to assure our children will have more choices in the future. We should all be saying "Thank You" to the Republican party for making change happen and sacrificing itself for that change. The numbers of independent voters has skyrocketed. And we owe it to people like Rick Santorum who is about as intelligent as a blade of grass. He even likes to pretend he is one sometimes (usually during a political debate) Rick considers how the world would seem to look if he was a blade of grass and then applies it to his human life because we know there is very little difference in Rick's case. What ingenious ideas have come from Rick's imaginary travels as a blade of grass? Things like this-

  “The dangers of carbon dioxide? Tell that to a plant, how dangerous carbon dioxide is,”~ Rick Santorum Gulf Coast Energy Summit in Biloxi, Miss.

 Unfortunately there aren't a lot of lawns that have an IQ above 4, that makes science a little tough for them to understand, Rick Santorum can be included in that group since The National Academy of Sciences has  found that 97 percent to 98 percent of climate researchers “most actively publishing in the field” agree that climate change is occurring. Let's not forget plants absorb C02 for photosynthesis. People can absorb C02 but it  can cause “headaches, dizziness, restlessness, a tingling or pins or needles feeling, difficulty breathing, sweating, tiredness, increased heart rate, elevated blood pressure...and death. Even though Rick can relate better to the intellect of a nicely kept front lawn there just isn't much it has in common with most people.

*admittedly not a real study, but damn close

 Rick has done an incredible job of making sure no one on the planet would admit to ever even hearing the word republican much less being one.
 Don't let me give the impression Rick is the only one undermining the republican party in an effort to turn every living American into an independent voter. Good 'ol down to earth Mitt Romney, the man who can relate to the average guy ,cause he is one, right? Well Mitt sure sounds like he understands the average Joe. Like when he said
      "I should tell my story. I'm also unemployed." —Mitt Romney, speaking in 2011 to unemployed people in Florida. Romney's net worth is over $200 million.
or
"There were a couple of times I wondered whether I was going to get a pink slip" –Mitt Romney, attempting to identify with the problems of average folk (January 2012)
or
     "I get speaker's fees from time to time, but not very much." —Mitt Romney, who earned $374,000 in speaking fees in one year according to according to his personal financial disclosure (January 2012)
  In case that leaves you a little confused about Mitt and his ability to relate to the average American I'll provide another of his quotes. This should clear things up completely.
    "I believe in an America where millions of Americans believe in an America that's the America millions of Americans believe in. That's the America I love." –Mitt Romney (January 2012)

   Up next on the Reflublican clown parade?  Rush "fat mouth" Limbaugh. He calls a woman who speaks out on behalf of birth control based on it's use besides contraception a whore because she is having so much sex she can't afford it and wants Rush to pay the tab. Not only does this moron have no idea what the woman was actually talking about but he stands behind his comment until his sponsors start abandoning him. As is often the case with Republicans , money equals morality. Here's the actual quote-

''A Georgetown coed told Nancy Pelosi's hearing that the women in her law school program are having so much sex they're going broke, so you and I should have to pay for their birth control. So what would you call that? I called it what it is. So, I'm offering a compromise today: I will buy all of the women at Georgetown University as much aspirin to put between their knees as they want. ... So Miss Fluke and the rest of you feminazis, here's the deal. If we are going to pay for your contraceptives and thus pay for you to have sex, we want something. We want you to post the videos online so we can all watch.''

—Rush Limbaugh, March 1, 2012

    No one knows for sure how many times Limbaugh has ended up with all his toes in his mouth. It has been said Rush Limbaugh has some talent for doing talk radio. If talent equals the ability to trick stupid people into believing made up quotes and data or managing to stay on the air no matter what kind of racist, selfish, backwards ass shit you say then Rush has talent. I don't find myself impressed in the least. Anyone can make shit up to back up lies and intolerance.

 The republicans seem obsessed with controlling people, especially women. This indicates the level of respect they have for others. Newt Gingrich provides some evidence of this.

  “She isn’t young enough or pretty enough to be the President’s wife.”
~Newt Gingrich, talking about his first wife after divorcing her.

  How Newt ever found a woman willing to marry him is another one of those mysteries we may never solve.

  Republicans also tend to have a problem with gays. Newt gave us a good example of this last December. In Iowa a homosexual man asked Gingrich  if he’s elected, how does he plan to engage gay Americans. Gingrich replied telling the man to "Support Obama" That's nice, a man who is ready to lead the American people.
  In case you still have doubts about the Newt allow me to share his wonderful suggestion for the moon.
  “By the end of my second term, we will have the first permanent base on the moon and it will be American." ~Newt Gingrich
Nevermind  that we can't even take care of the people who are living on earth, let's spend money making sure Americans are struggling to live on the moon too. I don't have anything against NASA or space exploration but building a moon base? Gingrich should be trying to colonize the wasteland he calls his head. There is no sign of intelligent life there thus far.
   In my opinion the fact that Gingrich is even being considered as a possible candidate shows us the Reflublicans are scraping the bottom of the barrel.

 Eliminating funding for planned parenthood, disgust for the idea of separation between church and state, ignorance of widely accepted scientific theories (evolution, global warming), disapproval of providing contraception for women, an inability to show even one of the Reflublican choices can gain a majority of support from their own party members. All these things are causing people to turn into independent voters. It seems to be the one thing Reflublicans can get done. I, for one, wish them continued success.