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Bigotry loves company
From last month:
In a reversal of policy, the United States on Monday backed an Iranian initiative to deny United Nations consultative status to organizations working to protect the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) people. In a letter to Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, a coalition of 40 organizations, led by the Human Rights Campaign, Human Rights Watch, the International Gay and Lesbian Human Rights Commission, and the National Gay and Lesbian Task Force, called for an explanation of the vote which aligned the United States with governments that have long repressed the rights of sexual minorities. [...]
In voting against the applications to the NGO committee, the U.S. was joined by Cameroon, China, Cuba, Iran, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Senegal, Sudan, and Zimbabwe. [Emphasis added]
Let Freedom Reign!
Mal de mer said,
February 19, 2006 at 17:48
Can we just fast forward to Bush’s war crimes tribunal and his (hopefully, televised) execution?
celticgirl said,
February 19, 2006 at 17:50
Mal: I’m totally behind that plan. What.The.Fuck?!
Somebody wake me when it’s over…
Mal de mer said,
February 19, 2006 at 18:17
Wasn’t it just yesterday that the rightwingers were highlighting Libya’s chairmanship of the Human Rights Commission to show that the UN is profoundly dysfunctional?
No, it wasn’t. I must have been tripping on acid.
MIKE CORDES said,
February 19, 2006 at 18:17
YOUR DISCUSSION BLURS THE ISSUES: CHECK OUT THE
HTTP://TPERKINS.COM/ TO GET THE REAL MEANING. (T PERKINS AKA TODD T CHRISTIE OF AUSTIN TX).
jade said,
February 19, 2006 at 18:31
Hey everyone, I looked at the hot pink ‘Mass Resistance’ blog and followed a link to this:
http://www.mrhetero.com by Tom Crotch
Enjoy! I especially admired the photo of one man and one woman holding up the leaves with which they cover their privates when they appear in abstinence education manuals.
jade said,
February 19, 2006 at 18:34
Sorry, links should be
Mass Resistance
Mr Hatero
JADE said,
February 19, 2006 at 18:38
NOTHING LIKE THE CAPS LOCK TO INSPIRE CONFIDENCE.
Dan Someone said,
February 19, 2006 at 18:45
Brad, have you been lighting the beacon, which I’ve just now remembered is whackjob-blogwhore-invitation shaped?
The tECHIDNA said,
February 19, 2006 at 20:38
The United States:
We so totally ♥ FREEDOM™ and justice for ALL!!*
(* = For small quantities of freedom and justice. Only in amounts ordained by Lord High Chancellor Cheney. “…for ALL” is not equivalent to everyone. Participating states, colors, genders, religions, sexual orientations, and other unnamed restrictions only. Further restrictions may apply. To participate, persons must be at least Pioneer fundraising level with income above $3 million and swear complete allegiance to Pat Robertson, Sun Myung Moon, the Unification Church, and preferably the Church of Scientology. Void where prohibited by Condoleezza Rice, except during periods of orgasm greater than 3.2 minutes with Our Royal Figurehead George W. Bush.)
GuinnessGuy said,
February 19, 2006 at 21:36
Distinguished company…
Marq said,
February 20, 2006 at 5:17
A.K.A., “Our Pals!”
Major Woody said,
February 20, 2006 at 6:00
In completely unrelated news, Cameroon, China, Cuba, Iran, Pakistan, the Russian Federation, Senegal, Sudan, and Zimbabwe joined the US in promoting a measure to allow human shotgun hunting by aristocrats.
spiiderweb said,
February 20, 2006 at 9:44
The fact is you have to give them credit (them being the administration). They work their agenda “everywhere”. Usually something like this might have gone without notice, but LGBT and other groups won’t let them out of their sight.
Oh, FTLOG said,
February 20, 2006 at 17:47
Sometimes I’m just so proud to be an American*.
{sigh}
*not lately, of course.
Lucy said,
February 20, 2006 at 19:13
Gee, what happened? Where’s Uzbekistan in that list of antis? One of Bush’s pals is missing–time to gather the Super-Friends of Rights Repression and bring the lost lamb back into the fold.
Timmah420 said,
February 20, 2006 at 19:21
That reminds me of the list of countries that haven’t outlawed the death penalty yet.