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In elementary school, I desperately wanted my mother to order books for me from those flyers Scholastic hands out to kids. She refused, citing the "perfectly good library down the street." I exacted revenge by becoming a card-carrying ALA accredited reference librarian. Ha! Take that!

Saturday, December 8, 2012

Oh, I Get It. "Different" = "Harassable"

Quixmar is going to have to start watching his back. Seems to have forgotten that not only did conservatives lose the election only one short month ago, they're also dropping like flies.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/social/quixmar/supreme-court-gay-marriage_n_2218441_211941294.html
quixmar
“A hopeless cause. If the homosexuals are victorious, they will toute the "Decision of the Court, Law of the Land" crap, and then they'll move on to their next step which is to declare straight people as the "broken toys." If they lose, I don't see them going back under their rock and you'll hear the hew and cry of "HOMOPHBES!"”



PrunellaC "they'll move on to their next step which is to declare straight people as the "broken toys."

So basically, you're terrified of being treated as they have been. Telling.
posted Dec 7, 2012 at 22:06:30
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quixmar Bahahahahahaha! What a clown. They are treated how they are because of their own doing. Sheesh! They come out, tell everyone they're "gay" and then get upset that people are not as happy as they are.



PrunellaC
“"their own doing"

Will keep this in mind for all further reading of rightwad posts. TNX”

Friday, November 30, 2012

Can Religious Belief Be Tested?

I think it very likely can be. The problem, however, is that faith will prove to be most copious in all the wrong and most inconvenient places.

Tuesday, November 6, 2012

Election Day in the US

Thank go thank god thank god this day is here at long last. Now all the jerks in the bullshit promulgation industry who think their metaphorical wand-waving will change my mind can go away for a couple of years.

I must say that I was stunned in 2000 to witness (up to that point, at any rate) the single most un-American act I had ever witnessed: a candidate going to court to stop vote counting.  Until that point, I had been a fairly apathetic voter. 531 US 98 has changed that forever.

Whatever your political beliefs, please do not allow any particular party or court to appoint our leaders. Voting is sacrosanct and we must not fear voter intimidation or blatant attempts at vote tampering.

Remember, citizens:

Democracy usurped is TYRANNY!

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

How Libraries Count in the 2012 Election

Informative article in American Libraries. by Beverly Goldberg. But it applies to most elections, not only this year.

As icons of civic engagement in America, libraries are perfectly positioned to host voter registration drives and, as local statutes permit, be venues for early voting and Election Day polls. In this particularly spirited election year, libraries may be playing their largest role yet in such efforts. Consequently, they have also been drawn into the national debate over how best to protect voter rights and election integrity.

Tuesday, September 11, 2012

In Commemoration of 9-11

Just posted this in reply to @nytimes and awaiting the barrage of hate mail...