Mark Steyn on freedom of thought, political correctness, and the homosexual agenda

The very erudite and always witty Mark Steyn has a column up at National Review Online about how, when it comes to the homosexual agenda, you vill not be ahlowed to ignohr zee agenda!  You vill oh-bey! Of course, some people are exempt, such as Al Sharpton, referring to “Greek homos,” or Islamic leaders urging that homosexuals be … Read more

In A Van Jones Down By The River

Van Jones.  Saying stuff just to say it.  Like, “Libertarians hate Brown folk, Gays, and Lesbians.”  Yeah, right.   Not. Did he say ‘Brown Folk?’  Who the hell still talks like that?  

I don’t want to hear another word from Mo Baxley about outside money

Ever since the Democrats so ticked off NH voters and replaced them with a super-majority of Republicans (BTW, Maggie,, the voters labeled the Democrats as the extremists ), I’ve been hearing about gay marriage being "settled law", complaints that outside money is coming in to defend traditional marriage and repeal gay marriage, and "why aren’t … Read more

Facebook Doodlings – on Traditional Marriage

A comment was made that the proposed bill(s) in NH concerning the repeal of Gay Marriage or that the State would not be involved in marriage at all:

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The obvious problem is that many disagree that gay marriage is marriage from the traditional standpoint (and history). I agree with the notion that by getting the State "out of marriage", it is merely hiding from the issue – it doesn’t solve the problem. In fact, it can make it worse. The idea was that Govt only sanctions civil unions and not marriage still allows the problem to fester in the social arena – anyone can call anything that they want a marriage.

By slinking away, the State also punts on the next issue – why should civil unions only be between two people?

The moral authority in this country has been its Judeo-Christian background and philosophy (like it or not). This has been the underlying modus operandi for much of our legal system. The problem is, once that is removed, what is to prevent ANYTHING else from filling that vacuum? To this point, the gays have said "two" is the limiting factor but gender is irrelevant. This goes against almost any religious doctrine that is mainstream Western.

If you remove the religious aspect, WHY stop at two? I believe it to be…

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You know, this would be more fun if he could actually articulate an argument.

As regular readers know, I am wont to go back into recent history to "repurpose" stuff I have created on email and Facebook threads. I toyed with the title of the post:

  • Tying up a Lefty in knots?
  • Vocabulary matters in debates?
  • A mighty run, jump….splat?
  • Gay marriage advocate left speechless

There were others, but failed to write them down, so they’re gone for good (and better than the above, too).  However, even though the the topic is on gay marriage, it really is illustrative when folks who have oft been accused to defend their values and philosophy (er, that would be we Groksters) decide to confront a Liberal and force him to defend his (a bit comedic value to boot).  In essence, we primarily wanted the debate (the issue being somewhat secondary). And!

Blithering ensues.

Back Story: back when Jack Kimball won the race for NH GOP Chair, RLCNH Chair Andrew Hemingway (On FaceBook) made an announcement to that effect that was picked up by the NY Times:

Andrew Hemingway, chairman of the Republican Liberty Caucus of New Hampshire, said Mr. Kimball’s win was evidence that the Tea Party and similar groups were pushing the state’s Republican Party to the right. Mr. Hemingway’s group helped a large number of conservatives, including many with Tea Party support, win election to the state legislature in the fall. 

Keith David Halloran (gay marriage supporter) then decided to take that snippet by Andrew Hemingway and twist it, hectoring Andrew because what Halloran wanted was an answer to suit himself (reality and plain hearing of plain speaking seemingly not established quality for  Mr. Halloran).  Given that Andrew is a ‘Grok friend, we fulfilled our mantra of "…flying to the aid of rock ribbed Conservatives everywhere!". 

Now, the question and what should have been the definitive answer that should have ended the question. 

Keith David Halloran

Andrew, what does the Republican Liberty Caucus intend to do on repealing Equal Marriage Rights in NH ???

Andrew Hemingway

Keith- We do not write legislation or really work in the legislative realm. We are so busy working to get good people elected and we trust they will do the right thing once there. It will be up to the state reps to take up that battle.

Frankly, I thought that was a reasonable answer – you?  Sorry, but that was the beginning of the train wreck…

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Maryland Can’t Pass Same Sex Marriage

Tim Gill won’t be happy. He and Political Outgiving have been pouring money into Maryland and the pockets of its governor, Martin O’Malley, O’Malley was one of Tim Gill’s special guests at last years secret gathering along with our own governor John Lynch. The goal was, as it was in New Hampshire, to buy up local politicians at the state house level and ensure the governor of finanaical support to pass same sex marriage.

Anyone Know Where Governor Lynch Was Last Weekend?

I’m wondering where New Hampshire’s governor was between the 3rd and 6th of March 2011? Was he somewhere in New Hampshire, or off on other business? Maybe dropping off a Hallmark card of thanks? The donors from Political Outgiving ponied up about 10% of the Lynch campaign haul for 2010. Sometimes an email or a phone call just isn’t enough.

Bay State Bathroom Bill Bi-Pass (Get it? Bi-pass!)

I’m here to tell you that there are 188 very happy current and former state legislators from New Hampshire today.  That’s right, 184 democrats and 4 republicans must be beside themselves with envy after Deval Patrick executed an order that bi-passes the MA legislature and does for public employees in that state, almost exactly what HB 415 -2009 tried to do to the entire State of New Hampshire..

HB 415 – 2009 was the infamous bathroom bill, no not the $72,000.00 bill taxpayers paid when the democrats remodeled the State House ladies room just a casual saunter from former Speaker Norelli’s office door; I’m referring to the ‘Gender Identity and Expression’ bill that would require (among other things) equal access to all public ‘accommodations’ regardless of gender identity or expression–by law.  Feel like a girl today (sex offenders)–well go get one and hello ladies bathroom, shower, sauna…it’s the law.  Well, not here in NH.  The State Senate killed it.

But HB 415 -2009 was one of those bills the democrats wasted days and days debating (strong-arming no votes to ‘don’t votes,’ and democrat fence sitters to vote yes) while in the midst of the Worst Recession in historyTM.  You know, something to distract us from all the taxes and fees they had to come up with because democrats always spend first and tax you later.

And now with a flamboyant stroke of a pen, Deval Patrick has mandated that all public employees have equal access to same, regardless of sexual identity or expression.  Public schools are full of government employees.  How’s that going to work exactly?  (Democrats don’t think that far ahead.)

But for our Bathroom Bill supportes and the “NH House 188,” there is an opportunity at hand.  They can all move south to the promised land, get jobs in state or local government, or go into a public government facility, and use whichever bathroom they feel like identifying with, at any time. 

So let us reminisce about the halcyon NH House days in the "spring of 09," and review the final Roll call from the NH House passage of HB 415 – 2009 (on the jump.)  because it is always good to remember who it was that was wasting time on social issues during a growing economic recession. Or so I hear.

Enjoy.

 

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What’s with these jokers – yet another Lefty deciding that social conservatives ought to pack it in…on Gay Marriage

Oh, Parental Notification is "settled".  Abortions for minor girls is "normal".  Government bureaucrats coming between parents and their underaged girls is just "dandy" – and one more example of The Left Press winding up!  Next up – Gay Marriage!  Another case of "Don’t waste your time….that’s already been voted on!".

Sorry, Mr. Joe Solmonese of the Human Rights Campaign (a highly active gay group) – laws can be made, and laws can be unmade.  Your say so is insufficient; from the Concord Monitor:

Legislature should move on; gay marriage fight isn’t worth it

In the wake of the new Republican majority in the New Hampshire Legislature, some social conservatives want to turn back the clock on same-sex marriage. What a waste of time in a country and a state more rightly focused on righting our economic ship.

According to exit polls last month, voters overwhelmingly care about jobs and the economy, followed by taxes, terrorism and health care. Same-sex marriage is not even near the bottom of this list; it is at the bottom. It’s hard to imagine that New Hampshire legislators would spend an ounce of time on a settled matter.

Really? Settled?  How so? You and your backers sent how much money, sent so much human capital, and twisted so many arms to get what you wanted?  Just as with the Parental Notification deniers (yeah, we can use that word as well, with these folks wishing to deny Parents their natural and God given right to responsibly parent their own children), he follows the same mantra:

1. We have economic challenges here in NH!

2. Why are legislators going to spend time on monkeying with a woman’s reproductive rights nullification of our right to redefine marriage?  We are a pro-choice gay state! 

3. It’s already settled!

3. You need to work for all of us, and not just your own personal agendas!

What is this – sharing of the same playbook?  Pick an issue, just changing the words a bit, and think that we’d go "oh, ok"? Hey, you Progressive folks have GOT to be a bit more creative than that!  Add to it – your side didn’t exactly play nice; political hardball is just not forgotten around here.  Yankees have a history of being rather independent minded – we don’t take kindly about being told what is right for us by some outsiders.  Why should you expect us to simply take your word on this?

I will agree on one thing – I DO want our Republican super-majority legislature…

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Reid Wasn’t Looking To Repeal “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell”

Yahoo! News has a morning headline titled "How Democrats Lost ‘Don’t Ask’ Repeal."  (You can read it here).  It focuses almost entirely on the "Don’t Ask" repeal provision and to some degree on the tactics that epitomize Ried’s Senate antics.  He takes a defense authorization bill, adds Don’t ask don’t tell, then stuffs amnesty for illegal immigrants into it, and then refuses to allow Republican amendments.

The article,  and most of those that I have seen on the subject, all focus on the failure to repeal "Don’t Ask" as if that were actually the point.  But this had nothing to with that. It was a tactical political media ploy.  Think about it.

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A Free Society and the Radical Homosexual Conundrum

Steve notes below that Gov. John Lynch and the New Hampshire Democratic Party are benefitting from large amounts of campaign cash flowing into our state from radical homosexual political activists. It is also noted that Gov. Lynch went to Chicago to give a speech to a homosexual political gathering there. But no one can find the text of the … Read more

Target (ing) Gaypocrisy

Target donated money to a pro business PAC, which donated money to a Minnesota Candidate that makes the Gay activists less than merry.  (Can’t exactly say less gay can I?).  And since the "x degrees of fiscal separation" rule is only relevant to anything to the right of Trotsky, the Gender Confusion Corps (pronounced "corpse") has taken it to Target with a vengeance.

(I hope they are not upset with me but I  spent close to $1000.00 dollars at Target this week but if it helps I had a coupon. )

Anyway, in their quest to draw attention to the complex nature of the gender paradox  they have managed to make collective fools out of their collectivist selves.  At the end of a video in which they answer once and for all the age old question of whether people really do just burst into coordinated song and dance in public places like they do in the Musicals, we are treated to large type with the words "Stop Trying To Buy Elections," (see it on the jump) to which I must respond, only if you stop first.

 

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OK, I went and supported Steve’s notion…

Steve got a bit of traffic over the weekend with this post about NOT boycotting Target – and the anti-boycott Facebook page he referenced is now up to 18,700 LIKEs (speaking of LIKE, head on over to the ‘Grok Fan Page and do so for us, please?). And yes, Moveon.org is behind the anti-Target TV … Read more

Ann Coulter News!

Given what I just put up, this is appropriate: Ya gotta love that line: "Our gays are more macho than their straights!"  So, where does that leave Thom Hartmann? (H/T: RightWingNews)

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