agreed, and they sit on BOTH sides of the aisle

well the voters got a pretty good start on that in november, but it may be at least two more years before we see results that we can all believe in!

good thing im a righty!

hey do you know how much more a left handed gun cost ? they don't just give them away ya know. Then you have to figure in left handed forks and spoons plus left handed pencils have you priced a left handed pencil lately? or a pen They are twice the price as a right handed pen or pencil.

Well there are more gay right handed people. Just stating a fact. Not making an insenuation. I'm not asking anything. Just launching an investigation to shame you out of your job. You know what was going on during Don't Ask Don't Tell.

i have no shame. and what job are you speaking of? you'll have to ask the cherished bill clinton on the dadt law he passed it.

Have you been to Richmond...I like it there. NOVA has more amenities, but Richmond is more affordable and has less traffic.

I am from DC and to tell the truth I don't go to MD at all not even the Beaches, all I see is crime and crazy politicians. I did 6 months of Grand jury duty so I know DC has a ton of crime and bad politicians but they own up to it......MD and VA don't.

DC is where it's at...the streets are really clean too, probably one of the cleanest cities in the country. I go to MD to buy ever-clear every so often.

VA isn't totally full of rednecks, have you heard about Delegate Harvey Morgan (R - 98th District, which is near Norfolk)? He is a pharmacist and professor of pharmacy at Virginia Commonwealth University - The Medical College of Virginia. He introduced a medical marijuana bill last year, and has already submitted a decrim bill for this upcoming session. They shot it down in committee as soon as he finished presenting it, without even considering debate. They say it has no medical value, but if a professor of pharmacy says it is medicine then you just heard if from the horse's mouth. People like Del Morgan give me hope for Virginia...but I still think I am going to have to move to CO or CA or MA to be free.

DC's medical MJ law originally was for any one who benefits from it like in CA, but they have put so many restrictions on it, it is hardly workable and you almost have to be terminal to be in compliance. They are probably helping the black market with their restrictions and fees.

where?

most of your posts I'd presume.

Berlin in the 30s for example

sorry, i can't ignore ignorant hypocrisy. i'm always up for an argument

i am in no way trying to say that africans are less intelligent than americans. i said they'd have lower i.q. scores. and they would! i don't think the i.q. test is an accurate measure of intelligence or capacity for knowledge. i was just trying to prove a point that what she said was a dumbass comment

Not a problem at all. Everybody with a brain knows the the Standard American IQ test is racial slanted towards the Caucasian race and extremely bias against African Americans.

It's not directed toward any "race", but it is true that it's quite biased towards people of different backgrounds- Whether that's regional, socio economic, "class", the type of education they had, cultural background, etc.

agreed.

i know plenty of intelligent progressive southerners. you can't throw them all under the bus

Oh but I can and I will. The average northerners' I.Q score is double that of the dim witted southerner. Johny Reb, isn't so bright.

"The south is one giant trailer park waiting to get hit by a giant hurricane Katrina. Might wash away the smell."

you think it's ok to joke about the death of hundreds of people?

i'm sure the average northerner i.q. is higher than the average indigenous african; should they be washed away?

Im sorry M'am but that was an extremely misinformed statement, I'm a Louisianan and even though the south has sections that are extremely "old school" and even backwards in thinking it is horrible to generalize an entire group of people like you just did, to do such a thing puts you on the same plane as the racists or homophobes that live here. That said there are some extremely progressive people in this state. Have you ever been to New Orleans or Baton Rouge or even the south for that matter? I may not be proud of some of the beliefs some of the people have here but I am extremely proud of the progress we have made and the contributions my state has made to the arts. I suppose you hate jazz and the blues too? ...Just think before you speak next time M'am.

You are comparing apples to oranges. And the south is the heartland of the teabagger nation, why would you defend southerners?

apples and oranges? please explain the difference.

i'll defend anyone when dbags make ignorant general blanket statements about them; whether it be blacks, gays, or southerners

Because i understand them, they're not born dumb they're just constantly bombarded by the local media and church which has a huge presence down here. The people here are not all the way that they are portrayed in the media its honestly just the loudest most uneducated who are heard because the more progressive people here are scared to speak out because you can be targeted by the church. Most people just choose to stay out of politics all together here because of that. With that said i don't think the people here should be washed away by a hurricane because I've seen them first hand and what they can do, after Katrina my entire town banded together and my school doubled in size to accommodate the people who had lost there homes in N.O. we already don't have enough books to go around but we shared what we had and worked hard to help people who had lost everything. I've heard the music and poetry these people write, I've seen the love they've shared, I've seen the good and the bad in them and they're people at the end of the day so they deserve the same respect as everyone else. We're working hard to change things down here and with the media boom and the internet its changing way faster. If you want to attack some one then attack the politicians who propagate these backwards ideas or Glenn Beck who constantly lies to people who don't know any better but don't attack a whole group based on a few.

thank you

Deb, got damn. You make me laugh (LOL)

Got damn Deb......lighten up on em'.

You opinion also seems to be founded on ignorance and white supremacy. You always paint with a mile-wide brush, dear, and it's always sloppy with boring, bland old white.

No thank you lol

good points
ps is it weird that i read that whole comment in a southern accent haha?

Thanx. Yea its a lil weird haha but its kewl

lol

So because you dislike, to put it mildly, a group of people, you believe they should be washed away? That's awfully biblical of you, isn't it?

im so sorry for you debra, your southern roots are now apparent. but as they say ignorance is bliss. merry christmas!

beg to differ, but your head is again way up your ass

leave the ignorant bitch alone. she obviously was raised by chimps

Debra is an upgrade from you on any day of the week Congoboy.

Some of your comments on people of other religions, countries, nationalities and races are by far the worst that I've ever read in my entire life.

Congoboy, you trying to dog Debra out is like the pot calling the kettle Black, and I am not defending her. That's just the truth. You,by far, are the biggest racist on this site.

Nah that would be crystalman. At least congoboy is funny sometimes.

naw her kettle is much blacker than my pot. maybe we just need to get to know each other a little better sir, i am no more racist than jesse jackson or al sharpton. merry christmas!

I've been reading Debra's comments on this and other stories. This kind of nonchalant bigotry is going to lead us to heaps of problems in the future.

They're both running neck and neck for that top position.

all guard branches answer to their parent branch. he's just blowing smoke for political points

he's just trying to seem ultra conservative for the latest teabagging nut jobs

i can't stand that the teaparty has been taken over by glenn beck and the like. it feels like the rise of nazism. if you're completely hateful or ignorant you must be right. the less schooling you've had, the better candidate you are

they also have been relying on the 9th amendment like they did in Romer v Evans and lawrence v Texas.

effing crazy people

exactly. follow the money, all the financial backers used to (and probably still do) back the gop

It's a shame because it wasn't like that in the beginning. There was even democratic tea party candidates.

Most movements get co-opted I guess. I think it is just pandering and nothing will come of it. Maybe the log cabin republicans need to call him up and knock some sense into him.

exactly. just like the green party turned to "green washing", the teaparty has been hijacked by morons back by big industry

The turning point was Richard Keith "Dick" Armey became a tea party leader. I'm all for giving someone a second chance , but this guy was a seasoned veteran politician, and suddenly he is parading around like he is grass roots?

That's when I knew big industry co opted what started out as a noble movement. But if can't beat them, co-opt them.

The time will come though. In less than ten years. The republican party will be reformed. Not from outside pressure from the liberal Democrats and the rainbow coalition. But from conservative gays within. If last election was any indicator they abandoned the democratic party and flocking to the republican parties in droves. The log cabin republicans grow stronger every election cycle. The baby boomers are dying off. Change will come, but all political parties are changed from within.

it sucks because it showed a lot of promise for actual change in our country as opposed to hypothetical bull. now it's just a partisan shell

hopefully. but you have to understand that not all gay republicans are like me; some are self-hating nut jobs. but i guess that could be said of any party

That's sad. There are a lot of self haters everywhere.

But healthy reform can happen. There are many in the gay & lesbian community who think political annihilation of the republican party is the way to get rights.

Not only is that incredibly unrealistic but it only entrenches the die-hards homophobes in their views. If conservative leaning gays work toward other conservative values, and work within the republican party, they can make far greater strides than with the democratic party. They would build up trust, and their wouldn't be nearly the fear driven resistance. (which is the only resistance).

thanks for the update. I'm taking a history of the Supreme Court this winter break and I'm getting caught up in the 'effing confusing latin terms section.

thank you. i was trying to explain that to someone earlier on twitter, lol. they were trying to convince me that no gay person should be republican or in the military. as if all gays were connected by the brain and had the same feelings about issues outside of the queer community. if they think progress can be made by opposing everything someone else proposes they are no better than the party of no lol

sad. he's scared to see others comfortable and happy

Yes, it is sad.

almost makes you feel sorry for them (almost)

sarcasm?

Indeed.

lol couldn't hear your tone through the computer screen

lol i don't think he has enough fingers to show that

Wow. I'm trying to get to bed but you guys got the house on fire tonight.

Fuck MNF. The happenings' are right here on Current.

Wuuwee !

mnf?

Monday Night Football.

booo sports

"a man and ... that wants to ban soldiers of homo-sexual orientation, that are there to help keep his twisted disgusting life safe as they would do for any of us, because he sees them as something vile and nonreligious"

i think it's because he's jealous that they are more comfortable with their sexuality than he is AND they look good in camo

see how he got in a jab at the illegal immigrants at the end there

lol

he doesn't. all national guards and air national guards answer to the army and air force, respectively

Don't forget the Air Forces values: Core integrity, service before self, excellence in everything. You can't have core integrity while lying every single day of your carrer. You can't put service before self because every day the first concern is not being discovered.

some of the marine corp leadership principles:

Know your Marines and look out for their welfare.
Keep your Marines informed.
Train your Marines as a team.

and some marine corp traits:

Integrity
Judgement
Justice
Knowledge
Unselfishness
Loyalty

none of these work with don't ask don't tell