Woman of Achievement Sarah Stangl

This just came in from this blog's own, beloved Gregory Moore:

"Yesterday, in Kalamazoo, Michigan, the YWCA of Kalamazoo presented their annual 'Women of Achievement' awards to five very deserving, accomplished women, all of whom were presented with a framed proclamation from the State of Michigan, signed by the Governor, three state representatives and one state senator---that is, all the recipients except for one:

"Sarah Stangl, the only openly gay awardee, who was being honored for her service as the coordinator of LGBT Services at Western Michigan University.

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Many of the Kennedy family and their spouses have long been walking car crashes, as doomed as cast members from Saturday Night Live.

All those good looks and great connections obviously come with a price.

Just yesterday, Mary Richardson Kennedy--RFK Jr.'s troubled estranged wife--was found dead at her New York home. (A source said she hung herself, but that hasn't been confirmed.) It's the latest in a long series of unspeakable horrors.

According to Wikipedia, here are some other horrific Kennedy tragedies through the years.

Learn it--and don't marry a Kennedy.

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"Can somebody tell me what the Tea Party is all about?

"They say that God is being taken out of our Constitution.

"Well, God isn't in the Constitution.

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The other day, President Obama finally said that same-sex marriage should be legalized, though he's leaving it up to the states blah blah.

Well, Mitt Romney just gave his own side of the argument in a speech at Christian Liberty University.

Romney had said that this tender subject wouldn't be a big issue in his campaign, but I guess he couldn't resist pandering to the haters when given half a chance.

And so he told them:

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That's what one writer says.

Before you start screaming "foul" en route to resuming your gay-victory celebration, kindly check out the article by Roger Stone.

It makes some points.

"Once Gay Americans are through celebrating President Barack Obama's 'personal' support of Gay marriage equality, they will learn that Obama's 'evolution' changes nothing. Obama's new position is a bullshit cop-out.

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That says it all.

And if anyone wants to do a card for a Mormon state that says, "Where you can marry eight people, just not gay ones," feel free.

Hallelujah!

He's evolved.

This is major.

Our President is not wussing out and using us as a pawn in this instance.

He's fighting the creepy conservatives with integrity and honor.

To quote a Priscilla song: "FINALLY!"

A lot of triumphalists want to keep alive the idea that America is at the forefront of everything, the same rah-rah spirit that's inflated our egos and sometimes has us coming off downright piggish in our world views.

But comic observer Bill Maher disagrees.

"Really?" says Bill.

"Always waving the big foam number one finger.

"We're not number one in most things.

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The good people of North Carolina just voted against same-sex marriage, leading me to think they're a bunch of heathen cretins with no taste or style.

But a glance at Wikipedia proves they have a rich and vital culture.

They've birthed a lot of big jazz musicians plus James Taylor.

Also, North Carolina is the home of more American Idol finalists than any other state. Clay Aiken, Fantasia Barrino, Kellie Pickler, Bucky Convington, Anoop Desai, and Scotty McCreery all hail from there.

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Wait, that sounds a little dirty.

How about "Some rich gays are pulling out..."?

Nah, that sounds suggestive, too.

Well, however you phrase it, this is serious stuff.

See, Obama has had a pretty good record with regard to LGBT decision making (though he's still "evolving" about same-sex marriage--Ugh! Evolve already!).

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