Archive for October 23rd, 2008

I have just about convinced myself that it’s OK to be excited about Obama. Not that I don’t agree with him (I do), I just didn’t want to go through the heartbreak of being emotionally invested in an election only to lose.

And then I see this headline and realize that, even if Obama wins Florida, other forces are at work out there doing their damnedest to prove what a backwater shithole Florida is:

Poll: Most Floridians will vote to ban same-sex marriage — OrlandoSentinel.com”>Poll: Most Floridians will vote to ban same-sex marriage

C’mon, what’s wrong with you Floridians?!? Get it in gear! The vote on this amendment could conceivably have a more direct impact on you than the presidential election.

This isn’t about gay sex, it’s about human rights. It’s about love and respect; respecting the inherent worth and dignity of every human being. You can’t say, “I respect teh gays, I just don’t want them to get married.” BUZZZZZ! Wrong answer! You can’t have it both ways. Separate but equal didn’t work in the Jim Crow south and it ain’t gonna work in this case either.