GeoNorth's Comments (27)

“When I hear Pete Seeger sing, I sing. When I see him smile, I smile, too. He makes me happy to be a part of the human race.”

“And a Christmas gift for Arianna: Our gratitude for the truth. Thank You, and a festive and boistrous solstace!”

“At one time, the people also wanted blacks to be second class citizens, but that's not what we as Americans do. Speak out all you want but discriminating based on emotion is never a good thing. Numbers don't make bigotry right.”

“Let's get this straight (sorry). After believing that Civil Unions for all. gay or straight, I have since come to the conclusion that "Marriage" is the only word that will work. While I agree that Marriage is a sacred institution and should be left idealy to the church, the state has co-opted the word. The meaning is universal. However, the current definition of marriage is NOT 5000 years old, unless you condone trading your daugher for cattle is still a good idea. The church made marriage a sacrement as just another power grab in the lives of people. Marriage has evolved over the years and it should evolve to this next step. Two consenting adults should have the right to enter a marriage. To those who say that it will lead to people marrying their pets, an animal cannot consent. To marry a child follows the same deal, the matter of consent. And to marrying relatives? Duh! That's why we have the blood test.

To anybody who is arguing against Gay Marriage, fine. I just want to hear an intellegent argument. Harming traditional marriage is not a good argument. not much of a marriage if what other people do affects you marriage. It's unnatural? Sorry, homosexuality is natural. The sex? Get your head out of the gutter. It's not your business. It grosses you out? Get a tougher skin. The Bible says no? Get your religion out of my constitution.”

“You missed the point. Evolution is god. I spelled god in capitals because I was shouting. God is that which we need but cannot understand. The moment you think you understand, it ceases to be god. Remember, Jesus (supposedly) said
"I am the son of God and you are all God's children." What he was )suppoesdly )saying is we are all on the same plane. The best we can tell is that god is the cosmos. Everything.”

“Do you really believe what you are saying? Can you not even bring yourself to spell the word God? Remember, Christianity was first a political movement. They "won" when Constantine became a Christian. It was Constantine, the Roman, who commisioned the compilation of the Bible.

I firmly believe that God, whatever God is (I don't know and neither do you) gave us two gifts. The first is life. Without life, there is nothing. The second is intellect. Why are we asked to deny that second gift? If we have be born with free will, why would we be directed by fear and not logic? And if your God is so perfect, why would he change? Change indicates an imperfection. Why would a perfect being be glad or sad, happy or angry, thankful or vengeful?

And the word is GOD, not G-D. Use your mind. It's God given.”

“In Vermont, we have civil unions. They are not recognized by other states or the federal govt. It comes up short on equality. Marriage is the common term that should be used and legal in all 50 states. If the homophobes believe that marriage is such a strong institutiuon, why did they feel it necessary to pass a moronic law, The Defense of Marriage Act? My wife and I have been married for 30 years and nobody and nothing can harm what we have built. I wish Obama would see that civil unions are not the answer. Only the full equality of real and legal marriage recognozed by all 50 states is the answer.”

“Robin, here in Vermont, we have civil unions. It's not enough. We are working hard to change this. I am sick and tired of hearing that gay marriage will harm the institution of marriage. My wife and I have been married for over 30 years and, believe me, there is nothing that will change our feelings for one another. Of course, they fail to say how it will harm the institution of marriage. They continue to spew their fear. I believe that you have every right to take the next step to building a great society. I have always believed that society is build from the bottom up. First is the individual. Next is a partnership with another, kindred person. Then comes family, neighborhood, town, state and federation. You have every right to take that second step, which is marriage.

(By the way, have you heard any of these people who say that marriage is between a man and a woman say anything at all about polygamy? Not a freakin' word. The hypocrites!)

IRobin, I fervently wish you and Dianne a long, happy life together. I hope that someday, you can be married in the eyes of the state, the nation and the world. In the meantime, keep on fighting for what is rightfully yours. Happiness.”

“I find it curious how American actually like to be scared. Notice how there is always a horror movie in the theatres. And even more interesting is how people believe scary shit even when it's not warranted.
Yet all we hear is about is how it's sex that is prevalent in the entertainment industry. We're a sick pound of puppies, us Americans.”

“It's a cinch that Liz Trotta will be back on at Fox. Sad. A commentator on Comcast Cable was fired for criticizing Bill O'Reilly, but this idiot gets to keep her job.

What's this I hear from the right wing about a "liberal" media?”

“Hey, give the guy a break. He gave up golf.”

“The FCC won't do anything about this because they are now a tool of the right. And Liz Trotta was joking? Not funny. The fools at Fox are dangerous people. Their lies haven't been working lately so they now are advocating violence against a fellow American. Most of us realize how off base this remark was but there are still some idiots who will take this to heart and think that it's a good idea. And maybe one of those morons will actually take action.”

“The price of gas in Germany is over $6 a gallon because they tax the hell out of it. Instead of letting the oil companies take outrageous profits, the Germans take a cut for themselves, then they invest in their infrastructure. We could do this too, but the excuses take the lead. Some say that the extra taxes would be passed on to the consumer. Big deal. If we had done a big tax on gas years ago, we'd be paying what we pay now, only we'd have the money to work on our infrastructure. What we have now, however, is high prices with no return, no benefits and plenty of heartache.”

“Keep it fresh. Don't be afraid. Keep talking and listening. Give it a shot. It's worked here for 30 years.”

“The destruction of the radio broadcast industry was a bipartisan effort. John McCain, on the Commerce Committee, sold Bill Clinton on the idea of corporate ownership with very little limitiation. Yeah, that worked out great. Babe by Styx three times a day and free movie tickets. Yeah, that serves the public.”

“We need to know. Is Hillary in this because of the country or because of her ego? Or maybe Bill's? If she wants to run 'til the end, that is her right. But she's not helping things now. Could she be still in this because she just wants to get in Obama's face and make sure that he sees her in August at the convention? I would like to see her drop out right now and let the party unify before Denver. Otherwise, we run the risk of another four years of Bush (aka McCain). It would be nothing short of tragedy if the Dems let the Repugnants win in November.”

“This is right on the money. Castro was disgraceful. Forgeting the lyrics is one thing, but if he had to do a Dylan song, couldn't he come up with a more original choice? How about Desolation Row? Yeah, like he would even know about that song... Syesha was plain silly with Proud Mary (which, by the way, is not BY Tina Turner, but John Fogarty. She and Ike performed it, but Fogarty wrote it). THe Sam Cooke was much better, but there is no way that she could know what that song was really about. david Cooke was surprisingly weak. Duran Duran? Christ, that sucked in the 80's. Baba O'Reilly was better but that's not saying much. David A took the night, but he's really, really, really creeping me out. This kid has no, I mean NO, personality. A big disappointment from all.”

“Cook is it. Syeesha was better than usual. Brooke is just so damn wholesome, it's spooking me. David A just bores me and Jason is going home. Paula, lay off the meds. You're hallucinating.”

“Billy Joel or Elton John? That's boring as well. How about a Pearl Jam Night or Nirvana? Dylan, maybe? Billy Joel and Elton John are the Neil Diamonds of the 70's. Who the hell are you? A radio programmer? Now we know why radio sucks so bad today.”

“80% of Americans are dissatisfied with the way things are in this country. 50% would vote for John McCain. Why? BEcause they won't vote for a black man (who si half white) or a woman. This country is the way it is because as a whole we are a bunch of narrow minded pinheads. Canada is looking better and better.”

“There are two sides to every story. Quite frequently, one side is so wrong as to merit no serious coverage. These neo-cons like Rove, Snow and Kristol have been proven to be so absolutely wrong as to beheld in contempt of the American public. There is not one thing...NOT ONE THING...that the neo-cons got right for America in their seven and a half years. THe only thing that they have gotten right is the pilfering of the American coffers through oil, privatization without accountability, the demonstartion that government doesn't work by trashing government departments, gutting the Constitution, murdering thousands for profit overseas, covering George's "Cousin" Bin Laden and pissing off every nation they don't like.

These assholes should be marginalized, not hired for...for...for what? A last gasp attemp to create more bullshit news?”

“I have been in the broadcast industry from 35 years. What Tim Robbins said was right on the money. In the last 12 years or so, they have been getting progressively worse. There is no diversity. THey are panicing at the mention of internet, iPod and satellite radio. They people who work in radio are a joyless lot. THey want to do right but their livelyhoods are threatened every time they bring up quality. I know. Thaht's me, looking from the outside. I was fired for saying in 2004 that people should stop bitching about Merry Xmas vs. Happy Holidays. It was a pointed but humorous message that one advertiser took too seriously and demanded my removal. This was on a station that ran Imus in the MOrning. I was told that local talent is held to a higher standard than national talent. THe translation? THey can't fire Imus. The home office in NJ put him on. They can fire me because it's easy. Companies like Clear Channel are bailing on small markets. They paid way too much for these properties. They thought they could save money by using the economy of scale to program. What they are learning but won't admit is that few people like their programming. What does a programmer in San Antonio know about a listener in Skowhegan, Maine? Nothing, but they pretend that we are all alike. TV has givien an impression that they all believe that local in CA and NC are the same.”

“If the elite are the best of the best, what would we term Michelle Malkin? This twerp is such a knee-jerk neo-con reactionary, that there really isn't a word to describe her. She, like so many of her ilk, shoot from the hip. Limbaugh, O'Reilly, Hannity, Savage, etc, all shot from the hip, Unfortunately, when they do, it comes out their ass!”

“Maybe Mr. McCain can't believe that American's really want change. The change we want is leaders with principles who will stick with those principles. Saying what you think the public wants to hear is a sure way of getting ignored this year. Ask Mitt.”

“Wouldn't it nice, instead of bombing our enemies, we bong them. Everybody would be much happier.”