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September 16, 2005

From Human Rights Campaign, "Governor
Arnold Schwarzenegger indicated
through a spokesperson that he will
veto the California marriage equality bill that passed the
legislature in an historic vote on September 1."

Lovely. I couldn’t believe it when he was elected. What kind of fools were we? Not only was I embarrassed to be an American, I was now embarrassed to be a Californian. I heard people actually saying that they were going to vote for him as a JOKE, never thinking that he would win, and that made me so angry. I wonder how many did? Fabulous. The continued deprivation of civil rights in California, brought to you by the right-wingers and jokesters.

Gah. But this makes me feel somewhat better. You’ve all seen it, right? For those of you who haven’t, here’s Bush writing Condoleeza Rice a note, asking if he can take a bathroom break during a Security Council meeting at the 2005 World Summit on Wednesday. Another here.

Heh.

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  1. Carole says

    September 16, 2005 at 3:39 am

    You could come live in Massachusetts. Marriage is legal for everyone – at least for the moment.

  2. maryse says

    September 16, 2005 at 4:06 am

    i was going to say the exact same thing as carole.

  3. jodi says

    September 16, 2005 at 4:13 am

    But it would suck to have to leave the place you love to live, just in order to enjoy a basic human right that you should enjoy everywhere. However, until California comes to its senses and the Asshole is deposed, might I again suggest Canada as a temporary solution?
    Those jokers would have been better off voting for Gary Coleman.

  4. emmaggolly says

    September 16, 2005 at 4:20 am

    Marry in Mass…honeymoon in Maine! perfect!

  5. Gina says

    September 16, 2005 at 4:30 am

    I hope this is a joke — a grown man, the leader of a larger country, needs permission to pee?

  6. AmyP says

    September 16, 2005 at 4:32 am

    You could always move to Great Britain. Or Spain. Or Canada. Or …
    On another “note”: I’m not too sure about that picture. It looks a little fakey to me. Please bear in mind that I’m so against the Bush administration that you wouldn’t believe (I’m not defending him in other words)! But it just looks a bit … off?

  7. cursingmama says

    September 16, 2005 at 7:28 am

    You have The Terminator, we had Jessie “The Body” Ventura…who got the better deal? I think it might be me. I had such hope that he wouldn’t be a piece of shit when it came to this…but no, he is a heartless fool.

  8. Christie says

    September 16, 2005 at 8:34 am

    Um…is that a question mark? Is he asking her if he needs to take a bathroom break?

  9. jeni says

    September 16, 2005 at 9:11 am

    *sigh*

  10. Nadia says

    September 16, 2005 at 9:54 am

    Temporary? No way. I vote Canada as a permanent solution.

  11. rachel says

    September 17, 2005 at 10:27 am

    I’m hoping that “the note” makes it into a new edition of the kids’ book “Everybody Poops”.

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