This is a new segment I'm adding. Twice a week (I'm shooting for Tuesdays and Thursdays) I will be uploading an audio file of me ranting about whatever. Feel free to provide feedback, comment, etc. You know, the usual.
This Podcast is about hiding your bigotry behind 'but'. I'm not a racist, but... It's also a test to make sure I got this whole thing working. Please, to enjoy!
I haven't had time to sit down and write a post so maybe a few pics and a vid from my trip will tie ya over. That's right, it's The Reverend in the flesh. Or the celluloid. Or the pixels. Whatever, here you go.
You know you are all jealous of my trip to the snowy regions of Yellowstone. I can feel it. Anywho, real post to come, hopefully, tomorrow.
Hi! My name is MITT! Aren't I just a good, good boy!
Oh yes......oh yess......uh huhh......oh god........oh god........yes....yes....yes........ROMNEY!!!! ( Ejaculates the state of Utah!) All you have to say in Utah is the word "Romney" and people have to go change their underpants! Or even if you just say "Rom",or "Mi" and people almost climax before hurrying up and controlling themselves! Mitt Romney is the good ol Mormon boy who want's to be the president of the United States when he grows up because he's just so, so, so, so, so, so good!
Even his fucking campaign logo shows off just how darned GOOD he is..............................................
ROMNEY HAS CLEAN SPARKLY TEETH! VOTE ROMNEY!
Mitt Romney for those of you who don't know was Governor of Massachusetts from 2003-2007! He also was in charge of the Olympics in SLC for the 2002 winter games. To be fair let me say I liked him alot when he was here and I liked Governor Romney. In fact the Republican party of today would consider Governor Romney from 2003 a more socialist, communist, uber liberal than Barack Obama of today!
Romney has flip flopped on soooo many issues now he might as well change his name. This is just a snap shot of his flip flop collection.....
This tells me one of two things, either Romney didn't really believe in these things back when he was governor and just told Liberal Massachusetts what it wanted to hear so he could be governor. Or, he still believes in these things but is selling out his conscience to appease the teatards! Either way, it shows that he only believes in what is currently popular. Do we really want a president that only wants to be popular and not take tough hard stands???
WATCH THIS BEFORE CONTINUING....
Now picture that Joker says,"I believe in"........then he takes off his mask and says,"whatever you think I should believe in." Would anyone take him seriously after that?
Supporters of Romney would tell me that Romney is really good with economics and spending. I'd say okay, lets look at his record, when you do and compare it to Obama's they are almost identical. The only difference between the two is Obama has made it clear to friend and foe what he stands for, and then does the best he can to accomplish what he stands for. Romney on the other hand, stands for something one day and then changes his mind a few months later. Will Romney win the GOP nomination?? It's hard to tell, but if he does it will be fun to see how he compares to his previous GOP nominees!
Libralizm: those who dont beleive in the constitution, those who are socialsts and communism! They take away our freedums every day and more! People who belive in fake global warming and fake health care. They dont believe in merica and hate liberty.
The democrap party is the worst party to ever live! they go around the world apologizing for mericas greatness! They force the guverment to take controll of our lives! They are baby killers! They gave nig black people and mess hispanics the right to vote!
Obozo is the worst president sence Jimmy Carter! He wasnt born in merica and wants to turn it into communist Russia! He'll take away our guns if were not careful! He wants muslims to rule because he secretly is one!
Virgil,
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)[1][2] is a federal statute that was signed into United States law by PresidentBarack Obama on March 23, 2010. This act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 (signed into law on March 30, 2010) made up the health care reform of 2010. The laws focus on reform of the private health insurance market, provide better coverage for those with pre-existing conditions, improve prescription drug coverage in Medicare and extend the life of the Medicare Trust fund by at least 12 years.[3
Medicaid eligibility is expanded to include all individuals and families with incomes up to 133% of the poverty level.
Health insurance exchanges will commence operation in each state, offering a marketplace where individuals and small businesses can compare policies and premiums, and buy insurance (with a government subsidy if eligible).
Firms employing 50 or more people but not offering health insurance will pay a "shared responsibility payment" if the government has had to subsidize an employee's health care
Non exempt persons not securing minimum essential health insurance coverage are also fined under the shared responsibility rules. This requirement to maintain insurance or pay a fine is often referred to as the individual mandate, though being insured is not actually mandated by law. Not being insured will not be a crime and no criminal penalty can attach to non payment of the fine. The fine serves to encourage most people into an insurance pool and to deter healthy individuals from buying insurance only when they become ill.
Improved benefits for Medicare prescription drug coverage are to be implemented.
Changes are enacted which allow a restructuring of Medicare reimbursement from "fee-for-service" to "bundled payments".
Low income persons and families above the Medicaid level and up to 400% of the poverty level will receive subsidies on a sliding scale if they choose to purchase insurance via an exchange (persons at 150% of the poverty level would be subsidized such that their premium cost would be of 2% of income or $50 a month for a family of 4).
Very small businesses will be able to get subsidies if they purchase insurance through an exchange.
Enrollment into CHIP and Medicaid is simplified with improvements to both programs.
The law will introduce minimum standards for health insurance policies and remove all annual and lifetime coverage caps.
The law mandates that some health care insurance benefits will be "essential" coverage for which there will be no co-pays.
Policies issued before the law came into effect are "grandfathered" and are mostly not affected by the new rules.
Teanek,
Obamacare! The most evil, vile, un'merican lejislation ever!
death panels!
Government run health care!
baby killer!
socialized medicin!
kills grandma!
un-constitutional!
takes power away from the people!
dont tread on me!
keep yur guverment hands off my medicare!
gives health cars to illegal aliens! just like American idol the other night with Jennifer Lopez! With her long, sweet hair, tight firm ass, really,perdy, perdy smile.....you know how shesmiles some times and it just makes ya feel all........all warm in yur heart?..............oh Jlo, when will yourealize yur mysoul mate?
.......aaahhhh..............................oh,what was I talking about? Oh ya....
STAY AWAY FROM MY GUNS!!!!!
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THIS WAS ONE OF OUR BETTER POST'S BUT I FEEL IT WAS OVER LOOKED BACK WHEN REVEREND ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED IT AND I FEEL IT DESERVES BETTER AIR TIME. SO WITHOUT FURTHER ADO, I GIVE YOU "MARRIAGE EQUALITY" BY THE REVEREND......
I recently read a slightly optimistic bit of news. In a quick summary it says; The firm hired to defend the DOMA (Defense of Marriage Act) has dropped out due to the political backlash they have received from the gay community and its hetero supporters.
Good. Unfortunately there is no shortage of law firms willing to defend that bit of legislation.
I'm not really here to talk about the news story, it was simply a catalyst, but to express my opinions on gay marriage, marriage in general, and equality.
I have never heard a valid argument for the denial of marriage rights for homosexuals. Not once. Never. I hear religious arguments, but this isn't a theocracy. This is not a country where we look to an old bronze age text to make our laws. Well, it's not supposed to be. I have no patience for those arguments. Your deity is not special, your book is not magical, and no amount of faith should ever justify bigotry and oppression.
Then there is the sanctity of marriage arguments. 'If we let the gays marry it will ruin the sanctity of the whole thing!" What? How? They can never seem to give a satisfying answer to how. Marriage has ruined its own sanctity. Here are the divorce rates from Wikipedia; More reliable statistics are available that measure the percentage of marriages that end in divorce within 10 years. One data set based on age of the bride indicates that the rate is 48% for people under 18, 40% for ages 18–19, 29% for 20-24, and 24% for 25 and older. Those are some pretty high rates, and here in Utah many brides are around the 18-20 age. But hey, it's a super sacred institution still, right? Well, no. If it was so sacred, it would never have changed.
The last argument I usually hear is that marriage is defined as a man and a woman. Well definitions change, it's the beauty of language of changing times. Marriage has changed before. It will continue to change. If it remained in its 'perfect, sacred' definition, women would still be property, and divorce would be illegal. Only the craziest fundy wants that to be how the state regulates marriage. The arguments just don't add up and I think they really are just being half-hazardly thrown together to hide the simple fact. People who are against gay marriage are bigots. They won't admit it, but they are. They throw this smoke screen of faith, morality (like sexual orientation is a moral decision), and strict definitions to hide their bigotry, hate, and fear.
In Utah we have a church that spent $22 million to deny the rights of gays in California. Money that could have been used for any number of good deeds was used to get legislation passed that actively stripped people of their rights. They allow homosexuals in the church, if they take what amounts to a vow of celibacy. They truly believe homosexuality can be 'cured' through counseling, like it is a psychological disease. That is crazy to me. I had someone tell me that and I asked him, "So, can I send you to counseling and make you want to suck my cock?" He was flabbergasted that I would even suggest that, but that is essentially what they are claiming. We can change how you feel sexually with therapy! What horse shit. They do all of these horrible things, then have the gall to say that they are a loving faith, an inclusive faith, and just the sweetest people you can hope to meet.
Personally, I dislike all marriage. It seems antiquated, and I don't think it really is able to cater to all the different kind of relationships real people actually have. I am am advocate for love, whether that is expressed as a man and a woman, a gay couple, two men and a woman, etc. As long as all parties are consenting adults, and happy with the arrangement. If you want to get married, by all means go for it. If you want that as part of your loving relationship you should have every right to get it, but to deny that right to fellow citizens is appalling. I also believe the state needs to offer the same legal protection to all sorts of adult relationships. If 3 people want to be married to each other, let them. What does it hurt?
I can already hear the arguments to my opinion, so let me be clear on one thing,
Allowing this to happen does not endanger, cheapen, or lessen you marriage/relationship. If it does, then you were on shaky ground long before. No one is going to try to take your relationship away from you, or how special it makes you feel.
Watching these bigots make their hate speech to fellow citizens sickens me. It makes a pit in my stomach. They are people too. The gay people I know are caring, compassionate, wonderful people. They aren't these immoral monsters people paint them to be. We are all human, we all deserve the same rights, and sexuality doesn't change that.
It's the same thing everyday here in Utah. You get up, go pee, have a quick breakfast, get ready for work, hop in the car, turn on the radio, see how traffic and weather are doing these days, then get spoon fed right winged propaganda until you arrive at work. Ya, you could turn it to NPR but "Morning Edition" makes you more sleepy than you already are, you could turn it to "Radio From Hell" but they're only funny for so long, you could turn it to "Bob And Tom" but they're only funny if you're a red neck idiot. Or you could listen to any other dumb-ass Utah DJ but they only irritate the fuck out of you.
So you have two choices in the end, listen to your own CD's, tapes, or I pods, or listen to Grant and Amanda Huff 'n Puff yuck it up on your annoying drive to work! Their traffic and weather updates (every ten minutes on the nine's!) as they like to put it, are really good. But everything else about them sucks! Ya they report the news, but it is soooooo biased towards...
LDS PROPAGANDA
CONSERVATIVE PROPAGANDA
CORPORATE PROPAGANDA
ANTI-GOVERNMENT RHETORIC
AND RIGHT WING TALKING POINTS
It's a joke!
From 6-9 it's Grant Nelson and Amanda Dixon, Grant hates books and Amanda hates reality.
Kris Redgrave does a "Speaking on Business" report, which tells us how wonderful corporations and the private sector are.
Then it's time for Doug Wright! From 9-12 we listen to the show "where Utah comes to talk!" To be honest I'd like to criticize his show but I simply have too much respect for him. He is definitely a right winged LDS talking piece but he is also a reasonable guy and a good man. I listened to him choke up on air the other day about his son who he recently lost in a horrible accident, and I gotta tell ya, I got choked up just listening to him. Doug Wright makes KSmell a lot less smelly and if it weren't for him, all would be lost for this station.
Then it's time for "The Browser" from 1-3, it replaced the Sean Hannity show so I guess it could be worse nuff said!
From 3-6 it's the afternoon news with Scotty and the nice one. Scotty can't seem to spit out anything comprehensible and Maria seems nice and I don't have a problem with her.
From 7-10 it's "Nightside Project" it sucks!
What bothers me the most with KSmell is they are blatantly biased toward pro right wing, pro Mormon propaganda. I understand that they can do whatever they want but I wish the Utah media had more alternative outlets. In Utah we have two political classes
Ultra conservative republicans
Moderate republicans
And it shows in our media. I wish we could have a liberal point of view media outlet in this state. And don't give me the typical "Well, the national media is liberally biased Virgil!" No, they're not! The national media is biased towards themselves! They play both sides and get what they want from them so they can get ratings! That argument is old and outdated!
Oh, and they're so pro BYU Cougars too! You would never know that we have the Utes in this state that is a Pac 12 team and is one of the better college football teams in the country! Would KSmell ever tell us that? No! It would upset the Quorum of the 12 so they can't say it!
