So I’m going to ask you to vote! I already did! So vote. Vote because you have the right. Vote because you believe in your candidate. I’m living in a city where we just experienced a natural disaster, water came up my street, electricity and cell phone service were down. So for me, Romney’s comment about getting rid of… Read more →
I voted yesterday. I voted to approve gay marriage in Washington State, I voted to make marijuana legal in Washington State. I voted to reinstate Barack Obama as President. And in Washington, I would imagine that most of these things will be what the majority chooses as well. I live and study and work in the New York Metropolitan Area,… Read more →
I was bullied in middle school. I was the kid you made fun of. Well, as an adult I’m tired of watching the scenes of bullying play out again and again and again. Over the internet, in workplaces, during lectures. And it’s not just about the middle schoolers anymore. It’s about adults. And the bullying isn’t targeted at straight, white… Read more →
There’s a word I’ve been hearing a lot lately: Hate. I hate white people. I hate straight people. I hate republicans. I hate men. Hate is a really powerful word. I feel pretty strongly that blanket statements of hate don’t get us anywhere – but I especially feel that way when it comes to those of us who fall under… Read more →
It has gotten to a point where I can barely look at the screen during the Presidential Debates. It has gotten to this point because the facial expressions and body language posed by Mitt Romney alone is enough to convince me why he is not right as the President of the United States. Last night was particularly telling, as we… Read more →
The main reason that I won’t be voting for Romney has to do with my gender, my sexuality, and my inability to accept that gender is a binary. I’ve already talked about how important marriage equality is to me, but today I’m going to talk about the politics of pregnancy and a woman’s right to choose. I’ll be blunt –… Read more →
I watched the Presidential Debate last night knowing that there was nothing Mitt Romney was going to say that would make me want to vote for him. I should have realized that he would say things which would motivate me even further to push for voting Obama into a second term. I haven’t been super happy with Obama for several… Read more →
I’ll be watching tonight and tweeting about my opinions. You can catch my 140 character snarky commentary at snarkbat on twitter!
For those of you in the United States – please remember to register to vote! I’m going to be harping on this a lot in the next few weeks. We cannot complain about things not changing if we do not participate in our own democracy. Please make sure you do. National Voter Registration Day Website I’ll admit that I’m frustrated… Read more →
“Do things gradually will bring more tragedy. Why don’t you see it, why don’t you feel it? I don’t know, I don’t know. You don’t have to live next to me, just give me my equality. Everybody knows about Mississippi Goddamn!” – Nina Simone, Mississippi Goddamn. Once a week I’ll be covering a different issue of the election season. This… Read more →
