tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post5946422262379336096..comments2024-03-17T12:16:42.048-07:00Comments on Civic Center: The Tsunami of Early VotingCivic Centerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12362422142667230626noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-52313024667284663642008-11-07T19:33:00.000-08:002008-11-07T19:33:00.000-08:00whabbear, I'll support that!whabbear, I'll support that!zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234803722120435639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-80184209740637586302008-11-07T08:23:00.000-08:002008-11-07T08:23:00.000-08:00Michael: LOL! You are so correct. I got married,...Michael: LOL! You are so correct. I got married, am pretty moderate/left on the political spectrum, but this whole experience HAS radicalized me.<BR/><BR/>In fact, I'm downright furious. Plain and simple. My thoughts are filled with visions, not of reconciliation and tolerance, but of retaliation and revenge. <BR/><BR/>I want to mount a grassroots campaign to put a "Preserve Traditional Marriage" on a California ballot. My proposition would simply eliminate the right of married Californians to divorce.<BR/><BR/>That way, WE'd get a chance to vote on THEIR marriage, and trample one of THEIR rights.<BR/><BR/>I wonder what your sister would think about that.whabbearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835582600900388168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-73238107916977796572008-11-06T12:49:00.000-08:002008-11-06T12:49:00.000-08:00You can't choose your family but you can choose yo...You can't choose your family but you can choose your friends. You have many friends who will keep rooting for equal civil rights for all human beings.<BR/><BR/>love sam xxxSamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07081680210434938456noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-29419087305837142462008-11-04T11:21:00.000-08:002008-11-04T11:21:00.000-08:00Good post, mike. I'm off to go for two hours phon...Good post, mike. I'm off to go for two hours phone banking in Oakland. When I was out shopping this morning, there were lots and lots of "I Voted" stickers. Having voted by mail, I don't have one, but I am wearing the "One Nation" button on my "I Hella (Heart) Oakland" t-shirt.Matthew Hubbardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17769958949302039878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-18887829377251285032008-11-03T21:51:00.000-08:002008-11-03T21:51:00.000-08:00I am so sorry to read about your sister and niece....I am so sorry to read about your sister and niece. I think there are schisms like this in every family but in the unenlightened past, those who were "different" just kept quiet about it. I know that my brother is the poster child for racist and homophobic bigotry and when he started sending me all the internet crap on Obama, I fought back with facts and figures. I guess I was effective because he hasn't sent me anything for ages. However, while I remain polite for the sake of family peace, I disinherited him from any share of my IRA and have no intention of spending any time with him longer than necessary. I can't stand the way the right has shoved their hate in our face. I don't know about you but I find it easier to "forgive" if I don't have to see, hear or read anything that the bigot has to say.Nancy Ewarthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12116290968007398337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-52717653058367364252008-11-03T14:16:00.000-08:002008-11-03T14:16:00.000-08:00dear sf mike, that sounds like the time my dad cam...dear sf mike, that sounds like the time my dad came her to visit and (now that he's getting old, i guess) didn't think that anyone other then heteros should get married, i told him that was exactly what the current tenant in oval office thought. he was very offended but didn't change his mind!some people can't see past their belly buttons.zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17234803722120435639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11380345.post-40717108058747451782008-11-03T14:08:00.000-08:002008-11-03T14:08:00.000-08:00I love your blog. I love the public commentary, an...I love your blog. I love the public commentary, and the art but I especially love it when you show who you are.<BR/><BR/>Thank you.affinityhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02216709112830989347noreply@blogger.com