Showing posts with label Doing The Right Thing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Doing The Right Thing. Show all posts

Sunday, October 11, 2009

It's About Time For Gay Rights

After winning the Nobel Peace Prize, our President Obama has started kicking some civil rights buttocks by pledging to end the outdated policy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in the military, and to move forward on repealing the Defense of Marriage Act. It's way long past the time that gays should have the same civil rights as everyone else in America.
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We know that our President has an enormous amount of important stuff on his proverbial plate right now, but we think this issue of gay rights is extremely important. Gay columnist Andrew Sullivan is not happy and says that Obama has done nothing, offered no timeline, no deadline for action. I can understand his POV and frustration, and we think Obama needs to now act, but geez what about the Democrats in Congress? We have a Democratic majority and still nothing has been done. We think our elected leaders and all of us need to scream a little louder about this issue. Gotta give the wacko religious right and the neo-cons credit for screaming the loudest about their crazy beliefs and values. We can understand why gays are tired of waiting, but we don't think complaining is going to help them right now.

Obama is putting the issue front and center by speaking about it and pledging to do something. He's done more than any other President. Gotta give him credit. In our present time of such gross injustices, (ie health insurance company abuses, bailing out Wall St. robber barons, right wing media lies) I guess we should be happy about even the smallest tablescrap of Democratic ballsiness in this country. Maybe it will inspire other Democrats to grow half a set, and speak out LOUDER for human rights.

It's About Time For Gay Rights

After winning the Nobel Peace Prize, our President Obama has started kicking some civil rights buttocks by pledging to end the outdated policy of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" in the military, and to move forward on repealing the Defense of Marriage Act. It's way long past the time that gays should have the same civil rights as everyone else in America.
see story

We know that our President has an enormous amount of important stuff on his proverbial plate right now, but we think this issue of gay rights is extremely important. Gay columnist Andrew Sullivan is not happy and says that Obama has done nothing, offered no timeline, no deadline for action. I can understand his POV and frustration, and we think Obama needs to now act, but geez what about the Democrats in Congress? We have a Democratic majority and still nothing has been done. We think our elected leaders and all of us need to scream a little louder about this issue. Gotta give the wacko religious right and the neo-cons credit for screaming the loudest about their crazy beliefs and values. We can understand why gays are tired of waiting, but we don't think complaining is going to help them right now.

Obama is putting the issue front and center by speaking about it and pledging to do something. He's done more than any other President. Gotta give him credit. In our present time of such gross injustices, (ie health insurance company abuses, bailing out Wall St. robber barons, right wing media lies) I guess we should be happy about even the smallest tablescrap of Democratic ballsiness in this country. Maybe it will inspire other Democrats to grow half a set, and speak out LOUDER for human rights.

Monday, October 5, 2009

Commissioner Bill Leiner Leans Our Way

By: Mrs. Dottie

Readers, Bill (Villa) and I had a very enjoyable 1.5 hour breakfast chat w/ Lehigh County Commissioner Bill Leiner Jr. this morning at the fabulously renovated new West Side Diner (formerly Saylor's) in Allentown.

It appears the "two Bills" have a lot in common.

Both Bills are really nice guys and true (and proud) Liberal Democrats. 

Both Bills are former Bethlehem Steel workers, Bill Leiner a longtime veteran of BethSteel machine shops, and Bill Villa a furnace jack-hammerer in the mid-1970s.

Bill Villa believes that blogger Bernie O'Hare has never been rehabilitated from the evil intent activity O'Hare was disbarred for in 1986-- that is, O'Hare's 2-year emotional torturing of his African-American civil rights client, and former Bethlehem Steel worker, George Usry.


Bill Villa also believes that when O'Hare publicly threatened, twice, to sabotage the civil litigation of Sheena Villa at the David Najarian & Bernie O'Hare co-created "Troll Parade" blog, that that evil intent activity provides compelling evidence that O'Hare has never been rehabilitated from the evil intent activity O'Hare was disbarred for in 1986-- i.e., sabotaging the civil litigation of his own client, George Usry.


Because of Bill Villa's beliefs, Bill Leiner told us he would stop commenting at O'Hare's Lehigh Valley Ramblings blog.

Instead, Bill Leiner will be commenting here, at Lehigh Valley Somebody, the #1 Most Influential Political Blog in Pennsylvania most weeks in Liberal Influence and currently ranked 4th Most Influential Political Blog in PA in all categories.

While we can't speak for the family of George Usry ... or the family of Lucille White ... on behalf of the family of Sheena Villa, we thank Lehigh County Commissioner Bill Leiner Jr. for making what we believe is an excellent decision.

We encourage all local politicos, and everyone, to follow Bill Leiner's lead.

Commissioner Bill Leiner Leans Our Way

By: Mrs. Dottie

Readers, Bill (Villa) and I had a very enjoyable 1.5 hour breakfast chat w/ Lehigh County Commissioner Bill Leiner Jr. this morning at the fabulously renovated new West Side Diner (formerly Saylor's) in Allentown.

It appears the "two Bills" have a lot in common.

Both Bills are really nice guys and true (and proud) Liberal Democrats. 

Both Bills are former Bethlehem Steel workers, Bill Leiner a longtime veteran of BethSteel machine shops, and Bill Villa a furnace jack-hammerer in the mid-1970s.

Bill Villa believes that blogger Bernie O'Hare has never been rehabilitated from the evil intent activity O'Hare was disbarred for in 1986-- that is, O'Hare's 2-year emotional torturing of his African-American civil rights client, and former Bethlehem Steel worker, George Usry.


Bill Villa also believes that when O'Hare publicly threatened, twice, to sabotage the civil litigation of Sheena Villa at the David Najarian & Bernie O'Hare co-created "Troll Parade" blog, that that evil intent activity provides compelling evidence that O'Hare has never been rehabilitated from the evil intent activity O'Hare was disbarred for in 1986-- i.e., sabotaging the civil litigation of his own client, George Usry.


Because of Bill Villa's beliefs, Bill Leiner told us he would stop commenting at O'Hare's Lehigh Valley Ramblings blog.

Instead, Bill Leiner will be commenting here, at Lehigh Valley Somebody, the #1 Most Influential Political Blog in Pennsylvania most weeks in Liberal Influence and currently ranked 4th Most Influential Political Blog in PA in all categories.

While we can't speak for the family of George Usry ... or the family of Lucille White ... on behalf of the family of Sheena Villa, we thank Lehigh County Commissioner Bill Leiner Jr. for making what we believe is an excellent decision.

We encourage all local politicos, and everyone, to follow Bill Leiner's lead.