Short on ideas for hosting your next party? How about the Santorum? It’s a frothy mixture of Baileys, orange vodka, bitters, and chocolate flakes, which is the byproduct of being a ridiculous candidate.
On second thought, maybe I’ll just have a beer!
Click here if you don’t get the reference
The event that this photo was taken at, organized by the Massachusetts Military Heroes Fund, was the inspiration for my Memorial Day post. Come back Monday for more details…
18-105mm lens at 105 mm, 1/250 sec at f/5.6, ISO 200
Okay I know that’s stating the obvious to many of us, but this post just reaffirms it for me.
Anybody wanna watch Mike Huckabee blow a three-day load all over his wife’s face?
No? Okay, wanna see Mike and the wife 69ing each other? No? Maybe you wanna see Mike and the wife doing it doggy style? Pegging? Pissing on each other? Fist fucking? Whipping up a little santorum before church on Sunday?
Or how about Mike gently fingers the wife and then dabs her vaginal secretions on his own nipples before he leans down and places his nipples one at time in his wife’s mouth so she can taste herself?
Wanna see that?
Look, Mike, I get it. You think gay people are icky and gay sex makes your eyes bug out. That’s fine. I totally understand where you’re coming from: cunnilingus gives me the willies and I’d rather see my own intestines wound onto a spool than see you fuck your wife. I don’t wanna see what’s going on in your bedroom—even if it’s just sleep—anymore than you wanna see what’s going on in mine.
But it’s like this, Mike: people shouldn’t be discriminated against because other people don’t wanna see ‘em fuck.
And answer the man’s question: How does denying marriage rights to the same-sex couple down the street make the single mother up the street any more likely to marry the father of her children? How does discriminating against gay people make straight people more responsible? How does that work?
Here is the video of the response by Mike Huckabee that inspired that. Some of the comments are really funny too.
You know, it just isn’t for me.
I’ve thought about it, even written a few posts and shared some political cartoons. But at the end of the day, I just have trouble working up the energy to write about politics. I think there are two reasons why.
There was once a time when running for public office was seen as something honorable, a chance to serve one’s city/county/state/country. But now, ideological differences notwithstanding, except maybe on the local level I don’t think there is a politician out there who truly has their constituents best interests in mind. They all work for special interests and only care about donations and re-election, often using fear and/or negative campaign tactics. I have trouble defending both sides of the political/ideological spectrum.
Also, I’ve wavered in my political leanings over the years, but generally identify as a moderate. On some issues, I’m strongly liberal especially on some social issues, but on fiscal and other matters I’m fairly conservative. While I certainly have my convictions, on many issues I can understand and appreciate both sides of an argument. For many issues, it’s all about perspective, and I try to remember that not everyone shares the same perspective as me, and that doesn’t make either of us a bad person.
So if you’re interested in (hopefully) interesting pictures for my Project365, random posts about our fun and games as swingers, half-nekkid pictures of us and the occasional serious post, please hang around, I’d appreciate it.
But if you’re looking for politics, this is as close as I’ll get….
*Click-click for a treat*
In my professional life, I belong to a national scientific society that is very active in legislative affairs. Mostly because I want to stay up to date with legislation that affects biomedical research and funding issues, I’ve signed up to receive “Action Alerts”, which are e-mails notifying members of legislation being considered by Congress. Within the e-mail is a link that brings you to an e-mail utility with a pre-drafted letter (that I could edit if I wanted) and by simply inputting my home zip code, the correct representative will get my letter.
About a week or so ago I received one of these alerts, notifying me that there is legislation being considered that would outlaw ALL research with certain breeds of primates that are regularly used in research. I’m fully aware of the ethical considerations that go into using animals for biomedical research and am comfortable supporting my fellow scientists who ethically and humanely conduct animal research. (For the record I don’t personally conduct animal research, I work with human research volunteers, though others in my building use various rodent species in their labs.)
So I sent a letter to my representative, stating in part:
The use of chimpanzees in research is a privilege that is not taken lightly, and there are a number of protections in place to ensure the welfare and well-being of these animals. Chimpanzees have already been pivotal to the development of the current vaccines for hepatitis A and B, and may be our only hope for the swift development of a hepatitis C vaccine. I urge you to support the health of all Americans and our nation’s commitment to biomedical research by withdrawing your co-sponsorship of the Great Ape Protection Act.
A few days later I received a letter from his office, and this is where I got pissed off!! Here is the part of his reply that really irritated me:
Similarly, I am aware of the unethical scientific research done on great apes, and I am equally alarmed. Please know I share your concerns and as a result, I have signed on as a co-sponsor
Umm, Congressmen, did you even read my letter to you? I support ethically-conducted animal research! Over the years, there have been isolated reports of scientists not adhering to the ethical and legal guidelines that govern animal research, but to use those few idiots as justification to halt ALL research with apes is naive and shortsighted.
I really don’t mind that my Congressmen and I have a difference in opinion on this matter. What bothers me is that he or some staffer couldn’t be bothered be send me the right form letter in response.
Fuckin’ politicians…
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On a brighter note, a new Tits for Troops is up today. Wanna see Veronica’s boobs and my moobs? Click the link!
