It seems the gambling initiative has passed and Ohio will amend its constitution. How sad to amend any constitution for something like gambling. I have been adamantly opposed to it.
Propaganda is not a matter for average minds, but rather a matter for practitioners. It is not supposed to be lovely or theoretically correct.....The point of a political speech is to persuade people of what we think right. Propaganda should be popular, not intellectually pleasing. It is not the task of propaganda to discover intellectual truths. Joseph Goebbels Hitlers propaganda minister.
The above statement was very evident while listening to the election returns on 1100 am. I believe the host was Andre Knott, forgive me if I am wrong. He was talking with a guest about issue 3, casino's in Ohio. Andre voted for it and his guest mentioned some of the benefits like the 35,000 jobs it would create. Both chuckled, well we will see if that happens, they will say anything to get it passed. Then they aired the speech from Dan Gilbert, owner of the Cavs, a member of his staff and Mayor Frank Jackson. Mayor Frank Jackson said its not a panacea. So now the truth comes out, 35,000 jobs, maybe, panacea, nope!
The statement that really caught my attention was made by one of Gilbert's staff when he irreverently said And the best thing with it passing, thank God no more Truth Pack ads.
I hope Gilbert's casino goes bankrupt like the one in Detroit.
Maybe some of you don't know this but Dan Gilbert owner of the Cavs was arrested in 1981 for bookmaking. How he was allowed to buy a sports franchise is beyond me. And now he will own a casino. Still think sports aren't fixed?
Now getting back to the propaganda. Its amazing how parrot like people are. Some of the reasons I heard from those who were against gambling in the past but voted for it now were, people are spending their money in other states lets keep it here and it will create jobs, exactly what the ads said. I was always told two wrongs don't make a right and how many more barely above minimum wage jobs do we need and you also have to figure in the jobs that would be lost. How much will the actual gain be?
Another reason I heard, there is already gambling and corruption so whats the big deal? Because there is corruption you want more instead fixing the problems we have? And ask the people who live by casinos if crime went up or down, that's the big deal.
This was the fifth time they tried to get casinos in Ohio. There should be a limit how many times an issue can be placed on the ballot. I feel the same thing will happen with same sex marriage. People get so tired of keeping up the fight, others start buying the lies that eventually an issue gets passed no matter how bad.
The corrupt get richer and your vote helped them do it.
PEOPLE WAKE UP!
CKM
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Thursday, October 16, 2008
Know the candidates: Barack Obama - man of family values
More fodder for you. This was taken from About.com:Lesbian Life. My research leads me into places no sane person would venture, ahhh but you have to dig to get the straight scoop and in this case straight scoop might not be the right term. If you have family values do you still want to vote Obama?? After reading this you may want to rescind that thought.
Barack Obama in the Illinois Senate:
Barack Obama was known as a liberal who was not afraid to build bridges across party lines during his term in the Illinois State Senate. He gained a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood for his support of family planning and abortion rights legislation.
Barack Obama and Gay Rights in Illinois:
Barack Obama supported gay rights during his Illinois Senate tenure. He sponsored legislation in Illinois that would ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Barack Obama in the United States Senate:
Every two years the Human Rights Campaign, the largest national gay and lesbian organization, issues a scorecard for members of the Senate based on their sponsorship and voting on key issues of importance to gay and lesbian citizens. Barack Obama scored 89 out of 100% in the 2006 scorecard.
Don't Ask, Don't Tell - Gays in the Military:
Barack Obama believes we need to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy and allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. His campaign literature says, "The key test for military service should be patriotism, a sense of duty, and a willingness to serve."
And anyone who feels its his duty to bend over for his fellow man I applaud that. OK that last sentence was my words, sorry I was feeling a little to patriotic.
Gay & Lesbian Adoption:
Barack Obama believes gays and lesbians should have the same rights to adopt children as heterosexuals.
Ready for some Obama talk that swings both ways?
Barack Obama and Gay Marriage/ Civil Unions:
Although Barack Obama has said that he supports civil unions, he is against gay marriage. In an interview with the Chicago Daily Tribune, Obama said, "I'm a Christian. And so, although I try not to have my religious beliefs dominate or determine my political views on this issue, I do believe that tradition, and my religious beliefs say that marriage is something sanctified between a man and a woman."
Barack Obama did vote against a Federal Marriage Amendment and opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996.
Ummm lets see, Barack doesn't support same sex marriage but voted against a Federal Marriage Amendment and opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. Would you call that bi-talk since it goes both ways??
He said he would support civil unions between gay and lesbian couples, as well as letting individual states determine if marriage between gay and lesbian couples should be legalized.
And there you have it. Barack Obama, man of faith, morals and family values?? As Harry History once told me "DO THE RESEARCH MAN - JUST DO THE RESEARCH.
CKM
Barack Obama in the Illinois Senate:
Barack Obama was known as a liberal who was not afraid to build bridges across party lines during his term in the Illinois State Senate. He gained a 100% rating from Planned Parenthood for his support of family planning and abortion rights legislation.
Barack Obama and Gay Rights in Illinois:
Barack Obama supported gay rights during his Illinois Senate tenure. He sponsored legislation in Illinois that would ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation.
Barack Obama in the United States Senate:
Every two years the Human Rights Campaign, the largest national gay and lesbian organization, issues a scorecard for members of the Senate based on their sponsorship and voting on key issues of importance to gay and lesbian citizens. Barack Obama scored 89 out of 100% in the 2006 scorecard.
Don't Ask, Don't Tell - Gays in the Military:
Barack Obama believes we need to repeal the "Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy and allow gays and lesbians to serve openly in the military. His campaign literature says, "The key test for military service should be patriotism, a sense of duty, and a willingness to serve."
And anyone who feels its his duty to bend over for his fellow man I applaud that. OK that last sentence was my words, sorry I was feeling a little to patriotic.
Gay & Lesbian Adoption:
Barack Obama believes gays and lesbians should have the same rights to adopt children as heterosexuals.
Ready for some Obama talk that swings both ways?
Barack Obama and Gay Marriage/ Civil Unions:
Although Barack Obama has said that he supports civil unions, he is against gay marriage. In an interview with the Chicago Daily Tribune, Obama said, "I'm a Christian. And so, although I try not to have my religious beliefs dominate or determine my political views on this issue, I do believe that tradition, and my religious beliefs say that marriage is something sanctified between a man and a woman."
Barack Obama did vote against a Federal Marriage Amendment and opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996.
Ummm lets see, Barack doesn't support same sex marriage but voted against a Federal Marriage Amendment and opposed the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996. Would you call that bi-talk since it goes both ways??
He said he would support civil unions between gay and lesbian couples, as well as letting individual states determine if marriage between gay and lesbian couples should be legalized.
And there you have it. Barack Obama, man of faith, morals and family values?? As Harry History once told me "DO THE RESEARCH MAN - JUST DO THE RESEARCH.
CKM
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