Day of Wrath
Ian @ December 29, 2006 # No Comment Yet
I still have to work out the format for it, but have a working title of Twenty One Days. This is going to be a totally different story too. I have a passion for politics, in case you haven’t noticed so I thought, why not combine that passion with my other, which is writing. So this is going to be a political story, but with a slant. It will be basically about an election campaign, and one of the leaders is going to be Gay. Should be interesting, I hope. So that is the new project for 2007.
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Message of Tolerance from the leader of Intolerance
Ian @ December 24, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Religion was about laws, yes. But it was about Love, about Faith, about Compassion and hatred and racism was not in it’s vocabulary, until now. Right or wrong, being Gay is real and not a choice. It is who we are, and for this man to fuel the flames of intolerance against a minority is what is evil, not us. It is that philosophy that is a sin, not my need for Dave’s love or my desire for his body.
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Cowboy Diplomacy
Ian @ December 22, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Cowboy diplomacy used to work but only if you backed up all the threats. So far despite all the bluster, all the rhetoric, not much has changed to make the world a safer place. Despite the threats North Korea is driving the negotiations and has exploded a Nucleur device. Iran has not backed down and instead has pushed forward with its own Nucleur plans. Both Iran and Syria continue to fund Hezbollah, Hamas, and other Terror Groups in the region, including Iraq.
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Begging for Books
Ian @ December 21, 2006 # No Comment Yet
I know Federal funding on sex education is based on some stupid policy of Abstinence only, however surely they provide other funds for general education? Don’t State Governments do that as well? And then too, it makes me wonder, as to why Education is primarily a local issue, or responsibility? I mean it doesn’t seem to make much sense to have the least revenue gathering government be held liable for the principle funding of something as important as Public Education.
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Time to Grow Up.
Ian @ December 20, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Things are as complicated as you want to make them. Bush seems to want to make it as difficult as he can, but to what end? Does it somehow make him think he’s smarter if he can solve a problem that shouldn’t even exist? Oh I know one’s prejudices can make you do weird stuff, but hey, he is Commander in Chief. Fact is, the troops know who is and who isn’t and it really isn’t the big problem some have made it out to be. But then, everyone should know that given all the hype used back in the late 1940’s when Truman integrated the armed forces.
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Keep Your Zipper Up
Ian @ December 19, 2006 # One Comment
Yet important issues like health, are swept under the rug in order to appease one’s sense of comfort. It seems people hate to talk about sex, about having it, or even what it involves. We are uncomfortable in discussing it, and lately its become a major issue even in politics. Today we deny valuable information to kids, simply because we, as adults, are uncomfortable with it. We ignore the reality and stifle the debate, force public schools to adhere to strict policies of ‘Abstinence Only’ which is nothing more than a sob to the ultra religious zealots who many politicians cater to.
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Just Say It Didn’t Happen
Ian @ December 15, 2006 # No Comment Yet
When I grew up, days like Christmas were about peace, about sharing and giving, not about violence, about taking. There were shows plastered on all channels showing the magic of Christmas, of Hannukah, and now there is bigotted commentary about did or didn’t the Holocaust happen. The messages are lost these days, as the desire for increased revenues takes precedence over all aspects of life. No more glorification of messages of hope, if they are even attempted these days. Instead we get Terminator 9 or Seed of Chucky 12. And we wonder why there is violence?
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What is the Harm?
Ian @ December 13, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Gotta like the General down there too who says that unless they deal with the economic situation for Iraqis, the violence will continue. In fact what he basically says is exactly what Jean Chretien said years ago. To end the cycle of violence, of terror, you need to give the poor jobs, food, and education opportunities. When you do, you take away the major recruiting grounds for Terror. Simple really and at long last, 3000+ dead US Soldiers later, at least one General is getting the idea. You want to win, you need more than just armed troops shooting, you need construction projects, you need jobs to give people back their dignity. Sure you will need troops for protection, but would all this shit be happening if a true plan had been in place 4 years ago?
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Now He Speaks Up…
Ian @ December 10, 2006 # No Comment Yet
How totally lacking in class is Kofi Annon? This guy held the post of Secretary General and had influence around the world, until he caved in to American Pressure. This man can knock Bush all he wants, the fact is that he has done little to further the cause of Peace or provide alternative solutions to the problems of the world.
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You Have to Wonder
Ian @ December 9, 2006 # No Comment Yet
I suppose it is easy to sit back here in the cheap seats and comment on all this stuff, but in all honesty it does effect us all. For decades since the end of WWII, the United States has played the role of Democractic Protector and since the collapse of Communist Russia, has taken on the role of World Cop. However, that role and status might be waning and it is rather a scary thought. But then again, is it?
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Did It Mean Anything?
Ian @ December 7, 2006 # No Comment Yet
As much as Stephen Harper and his Klan profess to be defenders of human rights, of diversity in people, it is their deeds that count. The latest motion to redefine marriage and to deny a minority its due, speak volumes to that. The Harper Conservatives are not about promoting nationhood, but in promoting elitism and racial intolerances. That isn’t what Canada means for me, nor do I believe what it means to my fellow citizens.
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Even Conservative Jews Get It
Ian @ December 6, 2006 # No Comment Yet
It is rather interesting to note that while many Christian doctrines continue to deny equal rights to its Gay members, such as the latest round of reaching out by the American Catholic Bishops, the Conservative Jewish group will now not only allow Gays to marry within their synagogue, but will also ordain Gay Rabbis. (see [...]
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Another Bel Ami video review
Ian @ December 4, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Frankly I find most of it rather boring and annoying. You know the music, the fake grunts and groans. Still as Dave is already renting a video, I thought why not use that time to review the actual video.
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A Choice For Canada
Ian @ December 3, 2006 # One Comment
This should add some good fodder to the upcoming election, and it is about time too. Paul Martin might have been the fair haired boy from Bay Street, but his heart truly wasn’t into governing. He just simply never came across as someone who wanted the job, much like the NDP’s Jack Layton. In many ways I think that was his downfall more than any sponsorship scandal was. He just didn’t have the charisma to help people see beyond their urge for change.
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How Many Must Die First?
Ian @ December 1, 2006 # No Comment Yet
Stephen Harper is too busy to attend AIDS conferances about it, (see Gay Talk comment) and yet the cost to our National Health system is immense. If he truly wishes to protect our system, he should be aware of what is adding to the costs. Proper sex education in our public schools is needed to insure that kids know what the risks are. To simply tell them to abstain is stupid, callous, and irresponsible and yet that is their solution to this pandemic.
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