Posted by in politics, Uncategorized A blizzard hit Wisconsin. Yes there is weather. But the storm we have been seeing in the capital there is a different kind of blizzard. And it should send a chill down the spine of every American. The Tea Party faithful there and throughout the country and corporate interests that fuel the GOP are…Read more »
The Marriage Equality bandwagon marches on! This Monday is Valentine’s Day. This year yet again, couples in Los Angeles will make their way to the clerk’s office to try to get marriage license applications. We live in an apartheid state where some couples were able to marry in that small window of a few months…Read more »
Judge Roger Vinson, Federal Judge, says ruling against Health Care Law is unconstitutional. He says the government can’t compel people to buy health care and compares it to broccoli. By focusing on one provision he forgot the dozens of rights that the health care law gives. Some are calling Judge Vinson’s ruling judicial activism.…Read more »
More hatred. It is everywhere. This Shabbat I am mourning the death of David Kato. He was a Ugandan human rights activist who worked to ensure the right of gay and lesbian, bisexual and transgender people in his country. Uganda has been a difficult place for sexual minorities. In particular Christian fundamentalist groups from the…Read more »
Posted by in politics California is facing a dire budget for the new year. Governor Brown has had no choice but to drastically cut everything from Mental health to Medi-cal payments. For the most vulnerable in our society it will be even more devastating, if we can even imagine that. What does it say about our society when we…Read more »
Posted by in politics So Sarah Palin calls those who link her to Saturday’s murders and violence in Tuscon a “Blood Libel”. Is she understanding what she said? A Jewish Congresswoman was almost murdered. It was an assassination attempt. Rep. Giffords was shot point-blank in the head. It is a miracle that she survived. And she was one of the congress…Read more »
Posted by in politics, Uncategorized I have written about hate speech before. I wrote about it last spring when the tea party was gaining steam and they used a kind of racial rhetoric embedded in their anti-big government, anti-tax, language. The subtle racism and classism that continued and continues to see immigrants and the black underclasses as threats. Or government…Read more »
Today President Obama will sign the bill into law ending the heinous Don’t Ask Don’t Tell Policy of our armed forces. (This is supposed to occur at 9:15 am Eastern Time) Today the gay and lesbian community is another step closer to fairness and full equality. What a struggle this one simple act has been:…Read more »
The Senate is scheduled to vote today on the repeal of Don’t Ask Don’t Tell and the Dream Act. They are debating now. I hope you have been calling. Sen. Joe Lieberman has been working to bridge the partisan aisle on this one. “We have refused to accept defeat. No matter what happened, we just kept…Read more »
Please pray for my friend Lt. Dan Choi. American hero. Activist for truth and justice. Dan has dedicated his life to our country and its ideals. He was dismissed from the Army under the heinous Don’t Ask Don’t Tell policy and has campaigned and called attention to this unjust and cruel and homophobic policy that…Read more »
Walking Humbly. Seeking Justice. Living with Hope. 