AWESOME, Part I

From The Advocate:

http://advocate.com/News/Daily_News/2011/06/14/Fed_Judge_Won_t_Throw_Out_Prop_8_Decision/


Ahem. Let me just say...


DUH!

Yes, I know some judges personal lives may interfere with their decisions. But in this case, it's just ridiculous. Any judge could be claimed to have a bias one way or the other in a case involving the right of gay people to marry or not. A gay judge, whether or not he/she's in a relationship, would have motive, as would a heterosexual judge.

Solution:

ROBOT JUDGES!!

But then, of course, you have to know who built said robot judge. If it was a gay robot maker, then there's bias there. And if he's a straight robot maker, well...you get the idea.


Judge Vaughan Walker was absolutely correct in his opinion on Prop 8, and this just goes to prove it. The simple fact is this...some people are gay. Some people are straight. Some people want to get married. I know of no gay marriage that has ever hurt or destroyed a straight marriage, unless one of those gay people had previously been in a straight marriage. Capisce?

Sorry, but this is just ONE of my many pet peeves. That, and people who call me a baby killer because I vote democrat, or anti-Christian because I don't really care for fundamentalist Christians who use the supposed word of God to spread hate.

We could sit around all day yelling at each other and calling each other anti-whatever. But why? Why can't we just agree to disagree? If you don't like gay marriage, DON'T GET ONE. Simple as that.

"But our taxes pay for...[insert stupid comment here]."

Uh...no. And even if that were the case, what about MY taxes? Apparently I'm good enough to pay taxes to the federal government, but not good enough to get married?

Hmm...anyone else sense some faulty logic?

Here's what we'll do...I'll stop paying taxes, until I can get married in any square mile of the United States of America. If you want my taxes, better act quick.


(this is a joke, of course...I've NEVER paid taxes...)

Seriously, though, bravo to US District Court Judge James Ware for supporting the CONSTITUTION of the state of California, as well as of the United States.

(For those confused, the CONSTITUTION is that PESKY little document that allows for freedom of speech, religion, assembly, freed the slaves, allowed women to vote, enacted prohibition, then repealed prohibition...not to mention allowed every gun-loving fanatic the right to keep and bear arms...)




So, there's that...

Stupidity, part 1...

Now, it may just be me, because I know sometimes, I get carried away, but when someone acts a fool, and it's caught on tape, I believe it's my job to point out such foolery and share it with the world.

Hence...




Ahem. So, I decided to write a letter...

Dear Mr. Ed O'Neill,

You are an ass. Yes, an ass, I say. Why, you may ask? Simple. You sit in that room with your fellow actors, most of whom I truly consider artists (Chris Colfer, Neil Patrick Harris, for instance). Granted, you, as well as everyone at that table have been in the business for longer than Chris Colfer has been alive, but please remember your company.

Glee is Chris' first professional acting job. Meaning, it's the first time he's ever gotten paid. I'm pretty sure he got scale the first season of Glee. And I'm pretty sure that scale pay was more than he's ever seen in one paycheck (or several of them, even), and so for you to sit there and complain about money...well...you, sir, are an ass.

Did you ever wonder why Al Pacino and Bette Midler aren't getting paid scale? Maybe because he's won an Oscar, and she's fucking BETTE MIDLER.

Tell you what, Ed...the MOMENT you become more famous for anything besides being Al Bundy, or for Modern Family, I am more than happy to argue that you should be paid more than scale. However, that doesn't mean you automatically DESERVE to be paid the same as Al Pacino or Bette Midler. After all, from the description you gave of the project, it sounds as if Pacino and Midler are the starring roles. And while I would never knock a supporting role or a supporting actor (I happen to be one myself), I do find it disgusting how you simply throw out the idea because you're a greedy, grubbing, old man.

If this had happened in a random interview one on one, I probably wouldn't have so much vitriol for you. However, this happened not just in the same room, but RIGHT FUCKING NEXT to a young man who has worked harder than most his age, and who has not only impressed, but WOWED and FASCINATED audiences and critics alike.

My point is simple. Be gracious for what you have. Don't be cocky. Don't be an ass.

And most of all, don't ever disrespect your fellow artists again. You forget, hollywood has a LONG memory (even if they don't like to admit it...)






So, there's that...

Welcome To My Home...

I have a facebook. I have a twitter. Somewhere in cyberspace, I even still have a myspace and a livejournal. Yet none of these sites have ever really offered me the opportunity to utilize the internet for its true purpose.

No, not porn. I intend to use this blog as a means to enlighten the world of my thoughts, which, believe it are not, are quite deep. You may hear a thing or two about a few different topics, but I will stick mostly to the things I care about most.

For instance...

Theater (all kinds)
Politics (the good, the bad, and the ugly)
Entertainment (Movies, Music, Literature (that's books), and Television.
People (certain ones, not all of you. Alas, I have not the time!)
and finally...

anything I deem necessary and/or valid.



So...there's that...