March 12, 2008
10:27 p.m.
You know, I don't really care about Senator David Vitter, or Tobias getting caught in the DC Madam call girl sting. Eliot Spitzer? Don't care. I also don't care that Senator Larry Craig got caught soliciting sex in a men's room. They were caught doing no worse than what many men do. (Although Spitzer certainly paid a lot of money. Will he get a refund for the money he has on account?)
It's the hypocrisy that is galling. Particularly the hypocrisy of these particular men. They have all made it a point to use their power to legislate the very morality that they violated. Tobias using his high horse as AIDS czar to preach abstinence instead of educating the public on how to safely engage in sex. These guys deserve anything that comes their way.
Do I feel sorry for their families? Young children, yes. The wives? No. Don't worry about the wives. They will still qualify for more than just sexually transmitted diseases. They will have their spouses insurance, pension, and social security benefits. (Or a nice divorce settlement.) When their spouse passes away, they won't have to pay inheritance taxes on money they have jointly earned. I, on the other hand, am still unable to pick up so much as dental benefits for my partner of 16 years.
THE MARRIAGES OF TOBIAS, VITTER, SPITZER, AND CRAIG ARE PROTECTED! Thank fucking goodness that there are laws "protecting" the sanctity of these marriages. Holy fucking shit!! Just think how all of this would have gone down if marriage between all consenting adults had been legal!
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Wednesday, March 12, 2008
Spitzer, Tobias, Vitter, Craig, etc. It's all the Same.
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3 comments:
This is what I'm talking about AAL - you put it concisely and powerfully - cutting out all the bullshit.
Keep writing. Forever. Or at least until your arm is tired.
None of it makes any sense. I can't even imagine what could make someone look at this and say it sounds right.
Amen, sister! Call 'em how you see 'em. By pointing out how many hypocrites there really are, it'll eventually become obvious to give equal rights. I am lucky in a way. I live in Oregon, and here benefits must extend to SOs (in LTR for 13 years) but that's about where it ends.
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