Rachael Maddow reports the election results! America wins!

Wednesday's show left no doubt as to the impact this elction year has had on the American people. In it, she tears into the GOP losses with her usual humor and insight while leaving little doubt as to who really won this year.

This video is from the Advocate and tells it the best:

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Exit Polls and the role LGBT voters played...

ADVOCATE Magazine: Nov 8, 2012

Exit polls have a lot to say about the role LGBT issues played in the election, and on how President Obama's support for marriage equality might have resonated with the electorate.

Lesbian, gay and bisexual voters sided heavily with Obama, for example, helping to propel him to a commanding win. Exit polls conducted for The New York Times and other media outlets indicated that 5% of voters were gay, lesbian or bisexual. (Voters weren't asked whether they are transgender.) Of those, 76% voted for Obama. While that number is high, it's also a six-percentage-point increase over the 2008 election for the president.

Where marriage equality was on the ballot, exit polls offer insight into whether it helped or hurt the president. The Associated Press reports that exit polls in Maryland, where voters approved legalizing same-sex marriage, show those who sided with equality broke strongly for Obama, while those opposed joined Romney. It was Obama and marriage equality that prevailed.

The time has arrived for a change in Washington and this country. Time for equality for everyone, regardless of sexual preference, gender identity or all other labels society feels obligated to place on people. Help make those changes become a reality by becoming involved.

GOP Senators Kill Obama Jobs Bill as Boston Protestors are Arrested!

The fact that the Republican led Senate has killed President Obama's Job Bill comes as no surprise. Their hypocritical methods of politics once again shine brightly as they will most likely attempt to split up the bill, piece by piece, and then drown those in politics and filibusters.

They (Wall Street...aka the 1%) are not concerned about us, the other 99%, having to survive in this failing economy. No, the Republican Agenda of "Just Say NO" to anything Democrats propose is more concerned about gaining complete control of this country through their devious, misleading lies and Koch-backed political manipulation. It doesn't make any difference what the current administration proposes to get the economy going again, Republicans are going to vote against it, even though many of Obama's proposals are the very same ones that Republicans have previously proposed themselves as being the solution.

Is it any wonder that this country now has more than 200 cities involved in non-violent protest uprisings against the "1%" and Wall Street?

Speaking of that, apparently in Boston, where the Veterans for Peace were camped out in in the Rose Fitzgerald Greenway this morning, were dispersed and about 100 of them arrested by the Boston Police as the police commissions looked on. Other cities have reported the same actions being taken against them by the police, but no matter how hard they try the growing social movement around the country to change the direction we are going in is not going away and will not stop until change is made. I guess it remains unclear what that change will be however.

Monday Watercooler: Bachmann is now the face of the GOP | 365gay.com

I think, most likely along with a lot of other Americans, that this has gone on long enough. Why is the media giving her such validity, especially in light of her husbands problems, her anti-gay, and her hateful views of anyone who doesn't agree with her views, as twisted as they are?

Michele Bachmann embodies the spirit of a hateful, make the rich richer, anti-gay, hypocritical, anti- equal rights (except for her and her associates) leader that the Republican party has come to be known for...we get that. In my view she didn't "win the Iowa Straw Poll' in the least bit, as the media seems to be so well painting her as having "won." Won what? The discussion avoided the real issues facing most Americans and instead focused on stupid bickering between her and other candidates. Who is it that is thinking she won this contest? Not me. If she comes into power, only through the lack of Obama's ability to stand on his own and make decisions that are best for the country, we will most likely either see a roll-back into the dark ages of the RC church making the decisions for us, or the richest 1% that run the country now will get richer as the poor get even poorer. Same thing!

I for one am ready to tune out of this business of pre-paid politics and prepare for the revolution that more polls tell us is coming.

Obama administration to deport gay spouse of AIDS patient | News Blog from 365gay.com

This is NOT RIGHT! This damn administration is so wishy-washy. First Obama says they won't defend the DOMA act, and yet they continue to enforce it. After being together for 19 years and then getting legally married this administration is going to deport this guy...unbelievable!

Teen Fights Bullies Like a Washington Lobbyist | Advance | The Advocate

I had to stop my entering of eBay items to comment and pass on this story. It's a prime example of a young man,Caleb Laieski, who, after being bullied at his school in Arizona and dropping out, decided that being a victim was not for him. He embarked on a hasty round of trips to as many Senators as he could fit in in 22 days...seeing almost 200 of them in the process.

His efforts did not go unrewarded as he was invited to the White House where he met President Obama and even asked for a job. It's too bad that more young people don't get involved in like manner instead of being made to feel inferior, even taking their own life as a result. As you grow older one realizes that life is about choices. But at a young age, those choices aren't always part of their capacity to weigh and make a logical decision. Many of them end their lives at their own hands after the relentless bullying and tormenting taking place in our school systems today. Much of that torment occurs with the sight and approval of teachers and administrators. Hopefully this young man will be the one, with the introduction of a new bill he has crafted, to help put an end to the bullying and suicides amongst LGBTQ and others "different" students.

We'll see if it really happens...this time...again....once more!

DADT Certification Coming Friday, Say WSJ, NBC | News

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Reports from both The Wall Street Journal and NBC News say Defense secretary Leon Panetta and Adm. Mike Mullen, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, will announce Friday that the military is ready to officially repeal “don’t ask, don’t tell.”

365gay.com | Historic anti-DOMA hearing at the Senate airs pro-, anti-gay sides

It's time this controversy was over with. If everyone but the GOP wants it repealed, why pussyfoot around its repeal along with the DADT that was supposed to be all over with?

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President Obama To Put Medicare/Medicaid on Chopping Block in Big Speech

Urgent! 

The White House announced that in a big speech Wednesday, April 13th , President Obama will do what no Republican President has been able to do: Put Medicare and Medicaid on the table for potential cuts.

Many former Obama volunteers, donors, and voters are deeply disappointed.

A Democratic Congressman said on MSNBC last night that Obama needs to "act like a Democrat."

Will you sign this urgent pledge, which we'll deliver to the Obama campaign?

"President Obama: If you cut Medicare and Medicaid benefits for me, my parents, my grandparents, or families like mine, don't ask for a penny of my money or an hour of my time in 2012. I'm going to focus on electing bold progressive candidates -- not Democrats who help Republicans make harmful cuts." Click here to sign.

DADT repeal effort changes track

DADT repeal effort changes track...AGAIN!

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It seems that they can't pass a simple bill without the pork. I mentioned this back a while ago in my blog when this issue was up for a vote and the GOP was blocking it until they could add some pork projects to it for their rich supporters. Now it's finally come out that that was exactly the stopping issue. 

Now here we are again...start over with a clean bill and see what new pork we can add...will this ever pass? Who knows. It's passed all the hurdles except for the requirements of the rich, famous and GOP!

US Senate Blocks Repeal of DADT by 3 votes!

I don't know how this keeps happening...well, I do...but it's just getting to be ridiculous that our elected congressmen and women are wasting valuable time fighting and bickering over and over such a no-brainer as this. One of the reasons this didn't pass yesterday was that some members in each party didn't feel they got enough attachments (another word for freebies and extra millions for unnecessary, personal pet projects) in the bill. The military is behind repeal of this act, the majority of the US citizens either are or don't care, and most servicemen back dropping the requirement, yet in their infinite wisdom and waste of taxpayers dollars, instead of working on issues with infinite more meaning, our elected officials in Washing are wasting precious time creating morale problems with this issue. They know that the current session will end soon and off they will go after another Lame Duck session after spending untold billions of dollars accomplishing nothing while accruing their rich's that they have so conveniently protected for another two years from taxation. We are the laughing stock of just about every country in the world now thanks to voter lack in interest and corruption at all levels in our government.

According to an article published today in the PinkPaper.com:

     "US Senate Republicans yesterday blocked the repeal of Don't Ask, Don't Tell by a lead of just three votes.

     On a 57-40 vote, Democrats fell short of the needed 60 votes to clear a Republican procedural hurdle and quash the military ban.

     Even the White House had backed the deconstrucion of DADT.

     Just one Senate Democrat, Joe Manchin, voted to sustain the procedural roadblock while one Republican, Susan Collins, voted to end it, according to the National Post.

     But campaigners say it's just a matter of time before the ban - which prohibits gays and lesbians from serving openly in the forces - is lifted.

     'While today’s vote was disappointing, it must not be the end of our efforts,' US President Barack Obama said. 'I have pledged to repeal this discriminatory law. This law weakens our national security, diminishes our military readiness, and violates fundamental American principles of fairness, integrity and equality,'"

Leaked Pentagon report supports lifting gay ban - PinkPaper.com

Leaked Pentagon report supports lifting gay ban - PinkPaper.com

Go Figure???? Suddenly it's not such a big deal!

Human Rights Campaign claim Congress is polarised - PinkPaper.com

Human Rights Campaign claim Congress is polarised - PinkPaper.com

This article really pisses me off about our congressmen and women. The double standards that exist within the Congress, and our society, and sexual identity, morality, and simply put, what's right and wrong are so far off-base, yet power and money can cover up a lot of "indiscretion." How is it these Congressmen can have covert mistresses that we pick up the tab for and get away with it, abuse their powers and not represent the constituents who elected them but vote according to how much money they get from special interests, and as this article shows, change their agenda and views at a change of the wind. Even President Obama, who vowed to get rid of the "Don't Ask Don't Tell" Policy has backed down and been caught up in Washington politics. By reversing the judge's order to end the policy, he has probably forever closed the opportunity to overturn this policy backed by a homophobic few in the military who control the majority of the money spent by this country and accept most of the money on behalf of the war mongering GOP machine. What a joke this country has become! No wonder our kids hate their parents and most everything they represent. It is hard to fight bullying in schools when it starts, exists, and is practiced by the country's top leaders. Maybe the Mayans are right and 2012 will change the world...obviously we've made a complete mess out of it through greed

President Obama records It Gets Better video - PinkPaper.com

President Obama records It Gets Better video - PinkPaper.com

Seems rather contradictory to be so concerned about a few teen suicides while he continues to send off young men to die in a war that is being fought for nothing! I praise him for making the video (A LITTLE LATE), but no wonder his rating is at an all-time low of 44%

Obama administration resuscitates Don't Ask, Don't Tell ban - PinkPaper.com

Obama administration resuscitates Don't Ask, Don't Tell ban - PinkPaper.com

Another broken promise...if Congress doesn't deal with this issue this year then it will die again and Obama's attempt to have it "go through the proper channels" will backfire and the policy will remain in force probably until another Court, The Supreme Court, takes on the challenge of making the decision. Left in the hands of politicians it will never change and a major policy of discrimination against gays serving openly in the armed forces will remain in force possibly forever. Recent polls indicate that 75% of the people favor ending the ban, but homophobic "men" serving in the armed forces now and current officers in charge of those men remain steadfast in their determination that it is their right to keep out gays from serving, even though there are many serving now, both closeted and open. It is the one area of our society where discrimination openly is flaunted by a group of BULLIES, leaving scars on those who continue to serve, or want to serve. I think President Obama's Administration is headed down a dangerous road and will lose the election to the GOP because of this decision, leaving us to the next "Bush leadership years" of more discrimination, less rights for Americans, more money for the rich, and the final downfall of the "middle class." This decision could have long-reaching effects and we need to follow it closely.