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From the Department of Not On: Political ad claims opponent is gay.

I just.... it's an interesting situation because it's happening in the GOP, and my stance on outing is that if you publicly support anti-gay causes, media and/or legislation and it turns out you're queer and in the closet, you are fair game. Otherwise, not our business. Now, I don't know what this guy's stance on various gay topics is, but since he's running for office as a Republican, it's conceivable I might be okay with him being outed for hypocrisy if it turns out he is both gay and a hypocrite. On the other hand, he's being accused of being gay by _another_ Republican who's message seems to be "don't vote for this guy because homosexuals are untrustworthy creeps who have icky sex." UGH! What a mess.

The Other Side of Sadness

I am wearing a jacket my parents got me for the holidays that is _very_ Martha Jones.

Ordered stud set for tux which is not here yet (starting to freak out, because if I need alterations I need TIME to get them done).

jonquil links us to the latest update on security procedure changes for flights. Looks like that crap about the blankets and the use of electronics in-flight has been lifted. Still, if you're flying into the US from another country, expect ill-trained strangers to touch you. I have no idea what the current state of affairs is for domestic flights.

Little Kitty Story of the Day: Little Kitty and the Fruitless Commute.

When I lived in Gramercy Park, there was one day when she got out of the apartment and went into the open elevator so I called down to the doorman, and was like "my cat's in the elevator, stop her! I'll be right down!" But the doorman just turned her around, hit the button for my floor and then LIttle Kitty got back out of the elevator and came home.

Comments

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

“You’ve got Mark Kirk, who’s been so strong on his homosexuals so long that the solid rumor is that he himself is a homosexual,” Roeser said on the program.

The idiocy is strong here.

I'd register Republican just to vote for the liberal, gay Republican in that primary. :D

(One of my friends is thinking of running for office as a Republican and he is pro-gay marriage and pro-choice. It's not as odd as you'd think. This is not in a very highly red state, though.)

[jackolantern.livejournal.com]

Kirk isn't a liberal; he's a long-time moderate who's tacked hard right ever since declaring his candidacy. (He reportedly even solicited Sarah Palin's support when she was in Chicago appearing on Oprah.)

[51stcenturyfox.livejournal.com]

In this political climate, nobody can even be a moderate anymore, which is sort of sad. Politicians on both sides are routinely attacked by challengers for being middle-of-the-road, or for compromising or working with the other party, which is normally, you know, a valuable adult skill. But now it's too "wishy-washy".

Most of the people with whom I interact are... moderate. Not really conservative (especially not socially conservative, but fiscally, at least).