Keith Olbermann on the passing of Prop 8

“Just because this is the only world we have and the other guy counts too.”

See it for yourself…..

Dear Asshole,

You Sir are the fucktard who SCREAMED at the Asian woman in line at People’s because she had 5 items in the “4 items or less” line. Even after it was clear that her English was sketchy at best, you still felt it appropriate to berate her for that 5th fucking item. You glared at me when I called you an ass and also shot death looks at the cashier who ignored you while reassuring the woman that it was fine. We were the only ones in line and you were next. Was that REALLY fucking necessary?

I hope that all of your future checkout lines are manned by trainees with learning disabilities and no supervision. I hope that all of your fucking items need to be “price checked” by a bored stock boy who takes his sweet ass time.

-K

I don’t get it. I am truly baffled that Proposition 8 passed in California. As I am a heterosexual Canadian living in BC it doesn’t affect me directly, but it certainly affects us all in other ways. Passing prop 8 means that people are okay with government getting the final say on whether or not two consenting adult can marry. Yes, I do understand that under “domestic partnership” gay couples are afforded the same tax and partner benefit rights as married hetero couples are but that isn’t the fucking point people!

Passing prop 8 is a slap in the face to all loving gay families and couples because essentially it says “we don’t recognize you as legitimate.” In the jaded “winner take all” society that prevails today we should be celebrating the fact that two people want to commit themselves to each other, not pulling down pants and checking for his n’ hers accessories. Marriage isn’t some mysterious esoteric society that requires a fucking password and a secret handshake. All it should require are two consenting adults. It’s ludicrous.

If you don’t believe in the right of gay marriage then here’s an idea, don’t enter into one! But do not for one fucking second think that you should have the right to determine whether or not other people can. Prop 8 shouldn’t have even been on the ballot, let alone pass.

I am embarrassed at how utterly selfish and bigoted people can still be, all the while pointing out their other marvels of tolerance.

Fucking jackasses!

There are two kinds of people in the world; people who read/write blogs, and those who don’t. There’s twitter, text, skype, RSS feeds and a bazillion other programs and devices designed to make communication more convenient for the masses. It’s undeniably much easier in this age of uber technology to blast off a line or two in order to remain connected, but in light of the limited space/time/effort required to keep in touch these days, it does beg the question; Are we losing the art of conversation?

That which use to be a long hand written letter became the phone call which has somewhere along the line morphed into a 9 word twitter update sent out rather randomly to everyone you know. People announce their hook ups and their break ups on Facebook and share family photos on flicker. There is now such a vast array of ways to reach out and touch someone that I have to wonder if at some point we will cease to bother with talking all together. Okay, that may be a stretch but our ways of communicating with others has changed so radically in the last 20 years that you simply have to wonder what’s around the next bend in the technological road.

There are obvious benefits to these advancements in communications but there is also a downside that, though more difficult to recognize, affects us all in one way or another. This is particularly true for the kids who will grow up knowing nothing but the fast easy details typed out in abbreviated textspeak. Even blogging, which on the surface appears to be one continual conversation of authored posts and reader comments, is in reality a type of conversational shorthand. The topic is determined by author and most often reflects their own personal opinion and is then posted for all to see and to ponder over. The reader can then post a comment to the author who is most likely already working on the next post on an entirely different topic. Yes, it is an exchange, but is it really a conversation?

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I believe.

When the whole world celebrates a victory, it means true change is afoot. It will be painful and slow, but at least it’s finally on the fucking table.

Celebrate it.

The fat lady is singing and hot damn if she isn’t serenading Obama.

History is made. Where were you?

November 4, 2008