Iowa decided to “resume the hate” on Tuesday and kick out the state supreme court judges who ruled that gay marriage was legal. But wait, not so fast:
Despite sweeping GOP gains in Iowa government Tuesday, one Democratic senator will thwart efforts to allow Iowans a vote on gay marriage. [...]
Senate Democrats will maintain at least equal power — which will give Majority Leader Mike Gronstal authority to prevent a vote on a marriage amendment to the state constitution.
Boom. Take that, Iowa gay-haters who will probably all die of old age before the next election.
But even if the vote did pass, the earliest an amendment could be passed in referendum would be after 2013. So Iowa will just have to suffer the gays getting married for a while:
The overwhelming majority of Iowans — 92 percent — also said gay marriage had brought no real change to their lives.
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That's fucking gay.
A woman I knew in grad school taught an intro-level gender studies course. During class one day, a student remarked that it was pretty much ok to refer to things as "gay". Looking to make this into a teachable moment, the TA started a discussion of why the term "gay" has this opprobrious connotation, etc, whatever.
In the interest of a richer discussion, surely, another student comes to the defense of the first, stating "They don't mean gay as in 'Gay', but gay as in 'retarded'."
To this day, I still categorize things as 'Gay' (e.g. Tom of Finland drawings) and 'gay as in retarded' (e.g. conservative leadership).
As a happy heterosexual, I find your categories oppressive and cruel. Where's my gay? Categorist!
Wait, so what you're saying is that Trig is gay?! Our Lady of Snowbilly isn't going to stand for that.
The overwhelming majority of Iowans — 92 percent — also said gay marriage had brought no real change to their lives.
The other 8% got gay married.
And it's been proven beyond doubt that Americans spend the most time complaining about things that mean nothing to their own lives. For instance, 95% of the people who shriek about abortion either don't have uteri or theirs were long ago shriveled up.
More likely 2% got gay married, 2% are pissed because they had to buy a gift for the stupid wedding instead of a new XBox, 2% now spend all day gossiping about when "those two" will tie the knot, and 2% … um what was the question?
How many of the 8% were straight-married people who were forced to get divorced, because as we all know gay marriage destroys opposite marriage?
So 8% of Iowans are gay? A bit high, statistically speaking, but about what I'd expect from Iowa.
6% are gay, the other 2% got dumped by their boyfriend/girlfriend since he/she no longer needed a beard.
I assumed it meant that 92% of Iowans prefer their gay sex anonymous at rest stops.
Hahaha, suck it GOP. And by "suck it," I mean "don't even think of getting within 200 square miles of my penis."
The Iowa GOP has been very, very bad. No hot dish for them.
The overwhelming majority of Iowans — 92 percent — also said gay marriage had brought no real change to their lives. It's still just the usual round of meth, cow-tipping, and shoving the occasional corn stalk up the ass.
Occasional?
I predict Iowa will collapse into a Boschian yiff-pile of indiscriminate stroking and poking within the next three months because of this outrageous moral setback. On the plus side, the rest of us will finally have a reason to visit Iowa.
The 2012 Iowa caucuses will be 213% more interesting…
"What happens in Iowa, stays in Iowa."
Except for the parts that stay stuck in one's poopchute.
Really kinda wonder what it's like to get into a voting booth thinking "The reason I'm pulling this lever is because I want to deny a group of people their rights." I have no idea how that thought gets formulated.
It's easy–just don't think of them as people, and half the battle is won. The other half is won by not thinking thoughts.
This is exactly what happens, and there's even statistical evidence to show it. When pollsters ask questions about giving "homosexuals" rights, people overwhelming vote against them, but when the pollster refer the group as "gay men and women" or "gays and lesbians," support skyrockets. It's amazing how effective dehumanization can be.
But Teh Gheys want to take over the schools and make their kids "that way."
I live in Iowa, and this is saddly accurate.
Universally, unfortunately. It's the same lie the Mormons spread here in CA against Prop 8.
I really believe that most people don't mind the idea of "That nice gay couple living in the Kowalski's old house" getting married. They don't mind/fear/dislike/hate the ones they know, it's simply latent fear and prejudice of "the other" that's manipulated by the hate-mongers of the world. Pretty much universally in the name of Jesus/Moroni/Allah/voice in my head.
Whew, that was a lot of typing… must be time for another martini!
My guess is that they're just dying to pull a lever. Any lever. Even a big hard steel voting booth lever that they pull it with their mouth and their pants accidentally fall down and…
well, you know what I mean.
"Thought, Thought?" We don't need no stinkin' THOUGHT!
Denying someone their rights had nothing to do with it. It's the fact that ALL gays are either pedophiles, or if you let gays marry, the next thing you know, Cletus will show up wanting to marry his cow/pig/chicken.
It's all in that Gay Agenda Handbook.
"Gay Agenda Handbook" = Protocols of Ghey Elders of Zion
You've got to be carefully taught, as the song says (South Pacific reference, for the Rodgers and Hammerstein impaired)
Well gay marriage would be a big problem for my life; I already keep spending too much money on airfare, hotels and gifts because too many friends keep getting married, if all my gay friends joined them that would cost even more.
And I'm telling you, you do not want to miss a Gay Wedding, those things are a fucking Extravaganza!
Oh, you've been to a wedding at the House of Ex-trava-GANZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA?!? Gurrrl! *snap*
Oh Hell Yes, girl! My wife is a darling of an entire network of gay men. They love her dearly and it is fiercely requited. I am obliged to attend some functions as the “significant other” of their favorite Realtor. Snark aside, the gatherings are always fun, well stocked with quality food and drink and gracious, intelligent attendees. Should you be wondering, my wife is a female, I am male, sorry to disappoint.
I AM disappoint.
You could adopt my strategy of social isolation and basic misanthropy. I haven't had to buy anyone a wedding present in YEARS.
There they go again – denying the people of Iowa of their God given right to Mob Rule.
No repealing your rights, no repealing healthcare, no bombing Iran — I just wonder how long these Democrats can go on being the party of No.
Iowans: good people, the salt of the earth, the common clay, you know, morons.
Ohhhhh, they have their names on their shirts and the first initials are NOT Dr. I get it. They marry their relatives and their children have no teeth, close set eyes and very large heads. I know these people. I have been near them on occasion. They may not look too good but they can fry food.
Pass through Georgia much? Sounds like you do.
Doesn't Iowa know what the queers are doing to the soil?
Getting rid of Steve King would be a good start.
Steve King won with over 75% of the vote, how's that for a downer?
Iowans can still show their displeasure through a series of hate crimes against gays and lesbians or anyone appearing different than your average corn farmer.
No real change to their lives?
What about all the fuscia carpeting with purple and orange paisley curtains?
That's a change for Iowa…
The Salt Lake Tribune had an article today that 44% of Utahns think that same sex attractions can be changed.
I wish they would followed up that question with "What percent chance to you think you have of becoming attracted to some one of the same sex?" I'm guessing of those 44%, 100% of them would have said 0%.
In related news, 125% of male students at BYU have multiple copies of Latter Days sequestered in their DVD collection.
…And other movies directed by a guy whose last name is "Cox."
Same sex attractions can be changed. You can have an experience and discover that you enjoy both gay and straight sex. Thing is, saying you don't enjoy gay sex after that is just denial, not cure.
Today, we are all 'corn-packers.'
Senator Gronstal said he won't allow a vote on the gay marriage issue because it goes against his principles.
Republiklans all across this state have a slack-jawed look on their faces, since they have no idea of what that means.
How many 'Senatol Gronstal is one of them GAYS!' blog posts are being fapped out as we type?
No, I think they're slack-jawed because no Democrat every stood up to them in their lives. They are stupified.
Let the fuckers get married. Hell, why shouldn't they be as miserable and financially entangled as everybody else?
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1 in 4 voters in this mid term election was over age 65, meaning that the one group of Americans whose basic needs are covered by big govt programs came out en masse to make sure no one else's needs would be. Not surprising this cohort of voters would also undermine the will of the majority on social issues.
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From what I've read over the last few days, a third of gay people voted for the Republicans this last election. Now I know there's no fucking way the lesbians voted Republican this last election, so whatever fucking blame is assigned, one has to figure that the percentage of the guy gays who voted Republican is about the same as for the old people who voted Republican.
Now, I have no problem with gay people having sex. They can fuck and they can suck and they can do it in the middle of the road if they want to. I'm totally cool with that. However, I do have a problem with old people having sex. I won't stand for it. Just thinking about old people fucking and sucking is a threat to my marriage and even my fucking way of life.
So if gay people are miserable, I'm taking extreme solace in the fact that more than half of the men who are gay fucking deserve it. SO THERE!!!
My speciality, especially in the sack.
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