CindyV's Comments (213)

“Let's not be ridiculous. He doesn't hate gay people. He just doesn't think they're quite human enough to have equal rights with other humans.”

“Wow. That's scary. With so many similar stories out there, I just can't figure why they're changing their tune.”

“Amen sister! Glad you found it early and survived it! You are an inspiration to all women!”

“My nephew has that name. He learned early on what would happen if it is said quickly. He insists on being called "Michael".”

“The guy was almost a general. That's very, very significant.

This has to do with the individual - not the people, religion, culture, or anything.

When he started saying the things he was - on the internet - he should have been scrutinized even more closely.

When he went into a gun store, and bought a Five-seveN - he should have been under constant surveillance.

Intelligence apparently knew.

If you want to blame anyone - blame our defenses. If I had any say, I would have taken that guy right in right there. 6 months of evidence and we don't have the guts to take the guy in?

If I were watched, scrutinized, listened to for 6 months - I'd be *HIRED* to watch guys like this scum.”

“...and what if it is the EMPLOYEE doing the pursuit and the boss succombs to the "wiles/charms" consentually ? A goodly majority of folks make SOCIAL connections thru their workplace--NOT UNCOMMON AT ALL !! Many make SOCIAL CONTACT via various "communities" they frequent, could be their church, their neighborhood orsuch as the PTA....SOCIAL INTERACTION HAPPENS and IT IS NOT EACH AND EVERY TIME AN ACT OF HARRASSMENT --people being SOCIAL creatures make connections--check out how many actually hook up in such instances--check how many met their "mates" via such---hard to hook up with ANYONE EVER if not socially active in the various "communities" one frequents...very lonely existence. Most of us select our SOCIAL arrangements , seek those with whom we share COMMONALITY of INTERESTS...nothing unusual about that--little truth to the opposites attracts thingy in reality --no commonality , little chance for CONNECTIVITY !!”

“CindyV: Until it's known whether Letterman coerced these women, then I suppose the best thing to do is to wait until the entire truth comes out. CBS, as all corporations should, has a sexual harassment policy. It will all be revealed eventually, and until then, it behooves everyone to stop the second-guessing.
David Letterman is not a politician, nor anyone with undue influence. If he is to some, that's their misfortune. Thinking people recognize he is a comedian with a talk show...nothing more, nothing less.”

“It was consensual. The woman came out yesterday and didn't sound much like a victim. In fact she said as much.”

“sorry, Cindy, as a gay man, don't count me in with your little "we want everything now" group in the community.

he's only seven months into his four year term, but you've already given up; why hasn't he done all of the "gay stuff" he promised? gee, he could have done that the first day, right?

perhaps you would prefer instead for him to have some big bang-up ceremony, be estatic, and then have the whole thing go to hell like Prop 8 did in California, or get struck down by the Supreme Court, setting us back another twenty years.

you can't move past Rick Warren (when was the last time you even heard a single thing about him since the inaguration?), yet somehow the rest of us are supposed to move forward.

you don't bother to sit back and look at the larger picture, realizing what a brilliant politician he is, and in reality is setting up the republicans for complete and utter failure by their turning into the part of "no". how will this play in the midterms, when the economy turns around, and all that video of "no" is playing in commercials?

oh, I'm sorry, let's skip the economy, the wind down of the Iraq war, closing of Guantanamo, stem cell research, insurance coverage for children, respect thruout the world....the gay stuff is the only thing that matters!!!”

“Give me a break the LBGT community attacked Obama before he took office. Why he should help that "community" at all is beyoind comprhension. You have not supported him at all.
BTW most of the gay posters and article wrtiers on HP wrote him off 7 months ago.
Maybe start posting your anger on the repubs websites. They luv gays.”

“You might find that you won't take a step forward and then two steps back because of reactionary forces if you work constructively with this administration as it brings forward sustainable change in your quest for equality and fair treatment.”

“George Bush and Dick Cheney tortured men and they are still running around free with no remorse. No one has taken away their pensions or other perks. No one has required them to make amends and travel the country speaking out against torture and cruelty.
But in our society, dogs are holier than brown men, or black men? Pit bulls with lipstick get to lie across the nation inciting violence against "those others" with nary a peep...or even shoot from planes another form of "dog" but pay no price.
I agree with you Alec, Michael Vick is paying the price for his wrong doing while a thousand miscreants continue their outrageous wrongs with impunity. If Vick was white, the public would "forgive and forget" so much easier.
Its so easy to condemn Vick on such acts, everyone can get in on the band wagon and feel oh so superior.”

“only one small flaw in your post: the last church that the obama's were members of is a part of the united church of christ. the denomination OPENLY accepts glbt people and even performs weddings in many of their congregations.”

“So, I'm assuming you're in Obama's inner circle and privy to all of his friends and associates? "Unlike Cheney who has a gay daughter" -- well, then, that's says it all. Let's all listen to DC because he has a gay daughter and he's a paragon of what/who we should aspire to become. NOT!!!”

“"But the fact of the matter is that Obama doesn't have anyone close to him that is gay." Or at least nobody who's out of the closet.”

“The only thing that can really help people, is to bring back jobs. The government can't hire everyone. The programs in the stimulus ARE helping the economy and businesses, and getting them to a place where they can start hiring people. The fact that we hit bottom in January or February, and could possibly be out of a technical recession by the 3rd quarter is nothing short of amazing. These policies did work, even if people can't immediately see the results.”

“thank bush, you cant just throw money at the wall and hope it sticks, it needs to be done appropriately and maybe not every place has a good project to give that money to”

“Sorry, I have to decline the invitation to your pity party.”

“"If they money had gone directly to the taxpayers, they would have spent it."

Not so. The stimulus package includes a large tax cut for households. But they are using most of it to pay off credit card debt and increase their savings. While that is a prodent thing to do from the standpoint of the households, it does not provide the economy with a stimulus.”

“like i said they stop the trickle by plugging the leaky bank account with another 0 in the balance column”

“Would you please explain what Barack Obama should have or could have done to prevent this idiocy?”

“While I, too, feel that Obama could - and should - take a firmer stance on gay rights, I also understand that he wants those rights to be acknowledged by the Congress as a means of sending a very clear and very strong message that this is what is right for the country and not just something that he has decided - or dictated. For Obama to simply mandate these rights would give too many people leeway to fight against them and create a much bigger problem.

So, the ball is in our court. How many Congressmen have you written, phoned, e-mailed, demanding that they take immediate action? I've writen them all - many times. How many donations have you made? I give as much and as often as I can.

Obama is not a dictator or a king or a messiah. He's just the President. He does have to work within the framework of our government.”

“The president disagrees with you. He blames people like you for not pressuring him more for not moving on these actions. Read his speech at the WH on Stonewall anniversary. You will see I am right.”