What is not
to love about this? This set a precedent for many more great parks to follow, here are some facts on Yellowstone that you may find
interesting..
-Yellowstone Lake is one of the largest
high-altitude lakes in North America - Yellowstone Caldera, the largest supervolcano
on the continent. The caldera is considered an active volcano. It has
erupted with tremendous force several times in the last two million
years. -Half of the world's geothermal features are in Yellowstone, fueled by
this ongoing volcanism. -Over 1,700 species of trees and
other vascular plants are native to the park
A GOP we can actually tolerate from the great State of Maine has decided she is not going to run for re-election of her senate seat in November. This is a lady who has voted her conscience the last thirty-three years in Washington DC representing Maine in the House and Senate. Our entire lives, we've heard about the senator with the crazy name.
Now, we aren't going to say we've agreed with all of her decisions, but Olympia is a different breed of politician. A "New England Republican" if you will. She has gone against her party on issues and hasn't towed the line like a Koch Brother Zealot.
Is Olympia another "Republican In Name Only" or RINO as the zealots call them? Ask your favorite Maine GOP and they will say yes. If you asked them fifteen years ago you would have heard a different tune. The political landscape has changed so dramatically that there is no longer room for Olympia in Washington. She has actually sited this as her reason for not seeking re-election.
“Unfortunately, I do not realistically expect the partisanship of
recent years in the Senate to change over the short term,” Snowe said in
a statement. “So at this stage of my tenure in public service, I have
concluded that I am not prepared to commit myself to an additional six
years in the Senate, which is what a fourth term would entail.”- Olympia Snowe
Google 'em, there are blogs screaming for her head on a spike because she is the most liberal GOP senator to date. It
is truly unfortunate that it has come to this. The division of political parties is only firing up, it is much like Mabel & Salty with a Red Sox/Yankee series.
We bid you adieu Olympia Snowe, we were proud to have you during the good and the bad because you had cojones and stood your ground on the issues. We didn't always agree with you but we knew you had a moral compass. You are the last of a rare breed and you will be missed in the great State of Maine.
I want to know what it's like :
to be normal
to be accepted
to be human
to be equal
to be free
to be open
to be heard
to be loved
to be happy
to be me
to feel like I belong
to feel like I'm strong, that who I am, isn't wrong
to know I'm here, I'll make it through the year, that I won't disappear
to not have to fight
to see an end in sight
to make what is wrong right
to be able to believe in a higher power that doesn't see me as sin or sodomy
to have liberty and justice for all, to break down this dividing wall, to remove homophobia from the law
to have a feeling that isn't sad
to have something I've never had
to have a child call me dad
to not feel like I'm a freak
to not feel that I am weak
to not be silenced when I speak
to live beyond a closet door
to donate the blood from my vein, but because I'm gay i must refrain - WHY DOES MY SEXUALITY PERTAIN?!
to not be expelled from school
to not be made to look like a fool - HOW IS MY HOMOSEXUALITY BREAKING A RULE?!
to undue what's been done to me
to give to sight to those who cannot see that I am no lesser of a human being
to not be considered a disease
to not have a majority I have to please
to freely express my individuality
to live truly in the free - NOT A LAND THAT EXCLUDES ME
to not be the target of bigotry
to not have you question my sanity
to not succumb to your superiority
to overcome all of my fears
to uncry these countless tears that have been shed over the years
to learn about gay leaders of the past in my high school history class - CAN SOMEBODY PLEASE TELL ME WHAT IS SO WRONG WITH THAT?!
to have pride
to not have to hide
to not have to lie my whole life
to not have my sexuality be denied
to not have to feel this hurt inside
to not think these thoughts in my mind
to not contemplate suicide
to have this pain in me subside
to heal this wound that bleeds inside
to bring back the tears that I've cried
to get back the years that I've tried
to get back the life that has died
to unite this world's divide
to make change with strides
to not stand below, but beside
to have this choice you say is mine
to have love be redefined
to have a government that won't instate unfair laws that promote hate in the fear society will disintegrate
to live in a world without hate, a world that does not discriminate, a world where I can feel safe
If you have a thought and speak it, you've been in that awkward situation where someone is screaming at you that you are playing the "RACE CARD!!!". Most likely from the same jack*ss liking and sharing that "If You Voted For Obama To Prove You Aren't A Racist, Vote To Prove You Aren't A Moron" meme.
The GOP is at war, on our own soil, and we don't spy weapon of mass destructions up in here. Ok, ok, that wouldn't even stop them. If they had it their way, we'd see a minority or two riding one of those WMDs over the horizon. Maybe followed by a glittery unicorn to really grab your attention.
With that image burned into your retina let's talk about their at times subtle, and very blatant assault on race. What? Didn't we learn in social studies that huge ass statue welcomed all of our ancestors into this huge melting pot that I always visualized as a hot tub? While we are in said hot tub, aren't folks the majority of us elected into office going to work in our best interest no matter what race or creed?
The GOP begins hunting their prey by using "non racial" language to give birth to racially charged ideas or in some cases just come out and verbally prove they are a bigoted monster unfit to lead a drum line never mind the free world.
Granted it can be spotted eons before our time, but let's just look at a few gems.
Does Nixon realize the man who freed the slaves is gawking through the window?
"Tricky Dick", Richard Milhouse Nixon not only had the gaul to declare the Irish can't handle their liquid courage, he came out with this ode to a**hattery, "Henry, let's leave the (insert N word
because we ain't gonna) to Bill and we'll take care of the rest of the world". You can find more treasures if you google "The Nixon Tapes" where he is speaking to Henry Kissinger et al and unbeknownst to him he was being taped. Who says "because blacks were genetically inferior to whites" on the record? Ok, probably Dubya but that is another post, another time. Moving on.
Let's not forget this man also tried to hawk smokes
GOP Jesus, Ronald freakin' Regan calling African American ladies who received government assistance "Welfare Queens" after telling the ditty of one woman committing welfare fraud driving a Cadillac. We can't verify if this story is even true, or if she borrowed her friend's wheels or sh*t if she hit her groove selling Mary K and was rewarded her pink ride. This one almost shoves his "trees cause more pollution then automobiles do" quote into second place, and we get your message GOP Jesus, loud and clear.
Gingrich, took a page from the GOP-let's-talk-about-race protocol when he came up with this one "The African American community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps". Newt isn't even trying to hide what he is saying, well to be fair giving your lady papers after chemo, the man has cojones. So Gingrich, in respect to the African American community and work ethic, who's job are you vying for at present time?
They scream "race card!!!" when we bring up the fact that a majority of the GOP base loathes the fact that there is a minority in the White House. Ms. Mabel saw it first hand while stumping for Obama in the woods of Maine.
"Ain't no (insert N word, because we aren't gonna) sign the damn Constitution" - free thinking Mainer
"Ain't no Mainer there either Bub" - Ms. Mabel
*CLICK*
There has been much hullaballo over the price of fuel and where we can throw the blame. That misogynist clown Representative Alan West(R) of Florida would like to blame
President Obama for his $70 tab to fill up his 2008 H3 Hummer. Yeah, a damn H3 Hummer and the man is shocked it cost so much to fill the tank. Wow.
Others would like to blame Iran and the
instability they are causing by forging ahead with their nuclear
program. Plenty more are throwing the blame on Wall Street with the speculators. Could it be just pure old supply and demand? Well, what the hell is the reason I almost vomit and break out in sweats at the pumps?
Wednesday, oil futures (what the hell are those) spiked 2% in one day to it's highest levels in 9
months. Yet, demand has not increased enough to warrant this surge in price. It would seem that supply and demand is not the root of this
problem. The demand in the US alone is the lowest since September
2001.
So, let's look at that crazy son of a bitch Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, the President of the Islamic Republic of Iran, can we
stick some blame on him? Last week members of the European Union imposed a ban on
Iranian oil effective July 1, as well as froze the country's central bank assets.
The US has also said they would black list suppliers using Iranian
Oil if they go ahead with their nuke programs.
This EU banishment is no big deal, because Iran
can still deal with the Saudi Arabians, and Russia to get their oil.
Iran produces about 2.5 million barrels of black gold per a day with 500,000
barrels sold to the United Kingdom and France. The rest goes to China, India, South
Korea, and Japan. All but South Korea have stated they will cut
imports by 10% because of increased sanctions by the United States.
Iran is the
second highest supplier of crude behind Saudi Arabia in the OPEC nations, however they contribute very little to our market. The
instability over their nuclear program and the west's reaction to it
however, does cause some concerns on the market. All stated, we can take them off the table as our sole cause for ballooning gas
prices.
Let's discuss Barack Obama, are these prices his fault? I mean hell it is his
fault the economy tanked in 2009 even though he had barely taken office.. AND DON'T YOU TRY TO TELL US ANY DIFFERENTLY.
Time to call a spade a spade, the Keystone XL pipeline being
denied access through our nation has nothing to do with fuel prices in the great US of A. Obama's policies are focused on renewable
sources of energy. The GOP has turned this into a beaming lightening rod with
voters. They say these policies alone are reason for such a rise in
price and they won't stop until we "drill baby drill". There is little President Obama or any president for that matter
can do to bring down fuel prices in the near term. Domestic oil
production has grown since 2009, but that alone is not going to help us
become more energy independent. So when the GOP candidates say "drill 'er 'til she's dry" they don't understand that flooding the market
isn't going to help make prices cheaper if the demand isn't there. The President's policies are an attempt to lead us towards more energy
independence, so we won't have to rely on foreign nations for our fuels.
Wall Street speculators, how about these vultures? This McClatchy article aims the laser pointer towards them as being one of the key issues in oil prices. Give the article a look and judge for yourself.
What is not
to love about this? This set a precedent for many more great parks to follow, here are some facts on Yellowstone that you may find
interesting..
