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Ted Olson, Mr. VRWC himself, goes out on a limb in trying to make a "conservative" case for same-sex marriage.
He and attorney David Boies, both of them the principal lawyers in the case which all but ruined a nation, Bush v. Gore, are trying to overturn Proposition 8 by using the court system and thus invite HUGE backlash from millions of people.
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This kid needed serious counseling instead of surgical mutilation in order to be a "girl," which of course he is not and never will be.
After all, what defines one as male or female isn't about sex roles or wearing clothes but rather about reproduction, regardless of whether one can or wants to have children. "Trans" people are not the opposite sex they covet; they are what they are biologically. These people are basically living out a fantasy which is also a lie.
It's sad, but that's what "transgendered" people are. They are seriously screwed up people. I don't think it is ethical for doctors to perform surgery in order to treat what is in fact a psychological issue.
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A strong earthquake is expected to cause many casualties in Haiti:
"People are out in the streets, crying, screaming, shouting," said Karel Zelenka, director of the Catholic Relief Services office in Haiti. "They see the extent of the damage," he said, but can do little to rescue people trapped under rubble because night has fallen.
"This will be a major, major disaster," Zelenka said.
He reported that poorly constructed shantytowns and other buildings had collapsed in huge clouds of dust. Near the CRS headquarters, a supermarket was "completely razed," he said, and a gasoline station and a church were reduced to rubble. Among the worst-hit areas was the impoverished Carrefour section of Port-au-Prince near the sea, Zelenka said.
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Oldest living Oscar winner Luise Rainer reached a milestone today as she celebrated her 100th birthday.
She won Best Actress awards for The Good Earth (1937) and The Great Ziegfeld (1936).
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There is no way I am going to buy that bullshit book, Game Change.
It appears to be all sensationalism and gossip, and not a lot of it with sources willing to go on the record.
And it is hitting far below the belt to drag the Edwardses through more shit. Leave them alone:
This is the most revealing aspect of this episode. The National Enquirer, Matt Drudge and Politico aren't aberrational extremes in our press corps. As Halperin and Harris correctly noted in calling Washington journalism "The Freak Show," they are at its epicenter, leading the way. The reason there is such a complete merger of interest among low-life tabloids, Matt Drudge, reality shows and the Washington political press corps is precisely because they are indeed indistinguishable -- merged. Even for people who thought that John Edwards' sexual activities were relevant when he was running for President or vying for a high administration position, at this point he is a completely destroyed, discredited non-entity with no political future, and mucking around in the life of him and his wife is pure sleazy voyeurism. Subjecting the Edwards to this sort of vicious, judgmental scrutiny is a cost-free activity, which is why so many are so eager to engage in it.
It tells me far more about the asshole "reporters" than it does about them.
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