Jeez Jon

Just For The Record...

...Obama did say, several times, that he will base his decision on when to move the troops out of Iraq based on the situation on the ground.  In an interview with Candy Crowley he did last month, he said this:

"Well, you know, I'd never say there's 'nothing' or 'never' or 'no way' in which I'd change my mind," he said of his withdrawal policy. "Obviously, I'm open to the facts and to reason. And there's no doubt that we've seen significant improvements in security on the ground in Iraq. And our troops, and Gen. [David] Petraeus, deserve enormous credit for that."

"I have to look at this issue from a broader strategic perspective, though," he added. "And in terms of long-term strategy, I am absolutely convinced that the best thing we can do is to set a clear timetable, tell the Iraqis we are going to start pulling out and do it in a careful fashion."Iraqis we are going to start pulling out and do it in a careful fashion."

So, he is being consistent.  Carry on...

Reason #4,973 To Vote For Obama

Stephen Baldwin promises to leave the country if Obama wins in November.  Check out the full clip from Fox News here:

Oh, Stephen... don't promise us something you can't follow through on.

[Link courtesy of Towleroad]

Following Suit

Even though both Obama and McCain agree on gay marriage -- neither is for it and both say the states should take care of marriage -- both have come down on different sides of gay marriage here in California.  McCain has sent out an e-mail in support of the anti-gay marriage amendment here in California, while Obama is against it. 

A slightly more nuanced approach was done by our Governator Arnold Schwartzenegger on Meet the Press this weekend:

MR. BROKAW: You have a lot of propositions on the ballot again this fall. One of them would mean a constitutional ban on gay marriages. Do you support that?

GOV. SCHWARZENEGGER: No, not at all. As a matter of fact, I think the Supreme Court made a decision there. It was apparently unconstitutional to stop anyone from getting married. It's like 1948, the interracial marriage, when the Supreme Court of California has, you know, decided it was unconstitutional and then later on the Supreme Court of the United States followed, I think 10 or 12 years later. So I think it is, it's good that California lead--is leading in this way. I personally believe that marriage should be between a man and a woman. But at the same time I think that my, you know, belief, I don't want to force on anyone else, so I think we should stay with the decision of the Supreme Court and move forward. There are so many other more important issues that we have to address in California. So I think to spend any time on this initiative I think is a waste of time.

The governor is personally against gay marriage as well, but thinks we should just move forward, since the Court did their job. Good for you, governor.  Makes up for voting against gay marriage before. 

John McCain's Gay Pride Message?

The Madge mashups continue.

Oh boy...

[Link courtesy Towleroad]

He's Not Just A Bill

I like my politics mixed with humor. So, imagine my delight when my eyes saw an anti-McCain video done a la School House Rock.

So good.

[link courtesy of Towleroad]

Not Much To See Here...

As you can tell by the blog lately, I've been all but consumed by politics lately.  I have been completely transfixed by the Obama vs Clinton vs McCain battle, and hopefully, my insatiable appetite for politics will abate with Clinton bowing out of the race.   Never in my life have I been so obsessed with politics.  Maybe it's due to the fact that the first time since 1992, there's a candidate I'm actually really excited about.  I can't help it; Obama inspires me.  His vision of the country is inclusive and open, positive and pragmatic.  And that tickles me.  Couple that with the marriage issue, and I feel that I really have a lot on the line with this election.

So, sorry if I've been a bit one-track minded here. There hasn't been a lot of other news going on. I'm on my last week of Frothy Basic Cable Docu-Soap, which has been a good deal of fun. Next week, I go back to Trading Spaces for the next several months. I'm very psyched about having constant work through the beginning of fall, but that's not really news-worthy.  I did have 3 commercial auditions last week, the first in almost 6 weeks. Those were a nice shot in the arm, I must say. 

But beyond that, nothing much else is going on.  It's work, politics, enjoying our veggies, hanging out with our friends, and trying not to drive too much. Seriously, the cheapest gas around us is $4.49 a gallon.  Ridiculous.

The Not-So-Moderate Moderate

While John McCain isn't as awful as Huckabee or Romney when it comes to gay issues, that doesn't mean he's good either.  I mean, check this out.

Any Hillary supporters on the fence about supporting Obama better get their stuff straight. McCain's record shows he's not a fan of us LGBT peeps, so best to get behind someone who is, and that's Obama. 

[Link courtesy of Towleroad]

Very, Very Strange Bedfellows

The California gay marriage debate has been continuing, and Bill O'Reilly of course weighed in. Who knew that he, by merely playing Devil's Advocate, showed the argument against gay marriage to be pretty ludicrous?

Uh... thanks, Bill.  Never thought I'd ever say that.
[Link Courtesy of Andrew Sullivan]

Colorado Leads The Way Again

I think in light of recent events, maybe this South Park clip sums everything up really well.

So good.

And So It Begins...

Over IM, this morning:

JON: Hey.

JON: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080515/ap_on_re_us/gay_marriage

TOM: Wow.

TOM: Christ, now we'll get the nagging.