Gay Marriage in Minnesota
Today the Minnesota Senate votes on whether or not gay people can legally marry someone of the same sex. It’s expected to pass and Governor Dayton has said he will sign the bill if it lands on his desk tomorrow. It’s about time. If it passes same – sex marriages can begin August 1st, 2013. Minnesota would be the 12th state to legalize gay marriage. Currently same-sex marriage is legal in Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York, Vermont, Maine, Maryland, Washington, the District of Columbia. I’m thrilled that Minnesota is going to become a state that...
Read MoreRIP Margaret Thatcher and Annette Funicello
That’s probably not the best headline when it comes to keywords and SEO. Most people are not going to lump these two ladies together for any reason except that they happened to die on the same day. While they may not have had much in common they were inspiring to young girls all over the world. I didn’t pay a lot of attention to politics when Margaret Thatcher was Prime Minister but I my brother did and as a Young Republican who would have sawed off his right and left leg to meet Ronald Reagan I knew she was pretty important. I was thrilled that there was a woman who held such...
Read MoreThis is What's Wrong With Politics
I received this email this morning. Subject: ….. Name: Maximillian Steel Email: dumbass@hotmail.com Message: You are a mindless automaton who has the audacity to call others lemmings when you support the epitome of lemmings, the GOP. So I assume you are a rich person if you are voting for the rich man’s party, If not than your even dumber than I expected. It must be hard to be a complete moron and a hideous ugly beast of a woman. Do the world a favor and hang yourself by your underwear you pathetic excuse for a human being. Now my first reaction is to correct this guy’s...
Read MoreElection 2012 Words and Phrases I Never Want to Hear Again
I can’t wait until the 2012 election is over. Now don’t get me wrong, I’ve loved all the name calling and bickering on Newsvine and have even participated in a smackdown or two, for that the election has been entertaining. And really, isn’t politics like sports now? It’s not as if either of the candidates will actually accomplish anything anymore. I’m looking forward to the election for a lot of reasons but mostly because I never want to hear the following words and phrases again: Double Down – This happens when you say something, usually stupid,...
Read MoreMommy Wars 2012: The Choices Women Make
Hillary Rosen made a statement this week that has fired up the mommy wars all over again. Rosen said that Ann Romney could not understand the struggles of women in the sluggish workforce because she “never worked a day in her life” as a stay-at-home mother. Before this week I’d never heard of Hillary Rosen and I am sure most of you hadn’t either. Rosen was trying to criticize Mitt Romney for being out of touch with women by criticizing his wife’s choice to stay at home and raise their five children. Women and men on both sides of the aisle quickly proclaimed a...
Read MoreHow To Prevent Bullying
This morning I learned that Minnesota Governor (D), Mark Dayton’s Anti Bullying Task Force met for the first time today in Roseville. The task force was established to better prevent bullying in our Minnesota schools. From the Minneapolis Star Tribune: Attorney General Lori Swanson proposed legislation to require school districts to respond to bullying reports within 24 hours*. The bill also would require districts to create policies for reporting and documenting incidents, plans to protect students who are subject to bullying and those who report it. It was modeled after a law that...
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