Tag Archives: Politics

Politics. The Headscarf Distraction. 1-28-15

Posted on January 28, 2015 by gojohnego

Ok, so the First Lady (since no first lady before this has ever worn an abaya, now suddenly Michelle Obama is supposed to wear one?  Really?) was in public in Saudi Arabia not wearing a head covering. Since I have … Continue reading →

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Politics – Reports, what they aren’t saying, and why hasn’t there been a trial yet? 12-09-14

Posted on December 9, 2014 by gojohnego

Ok, so if the reason Bush and Cheyney, Rumsfeld, and Rice et al. were not frog-marched over to the Hague was because we were still fighting the war, and because it could look like we were persecuting the Republicans out … Continue reading →

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Politics. I didn’t vote and Fuck no, I’m not sorry. 11-06-2014.

Posted on November 7, 2014 by gojohnego

Something I want to confess: I didn’t vote in this election. I watched all of the badges flash by on Facebook. Got all of the text messages from all of the Democratic groups, unions, NAACP, etc. and still, no, I … Continue reading →

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Politics. The Death of Hope and The Beginning of The Big Fight. 11-04-14

Posted on November 5, 2014 by gojohnego

Well, as the returns come in, it looks like folks votes can be summed up in two words: Fuck Hope. Lots of people voted, but those are the folks who always vote. Lots more people didn’t. Lots more people have … Continue reading →

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Sex. Support Your Local Kinksters. October 13, 2014

Posted on October 12, 2014 by gojohnego

In recent years due to the return of people to large cities, the acceptance and homogenization of GLBT culture into mainstream society,the movement of blue-shopping out of store-fronts and onto the internet, and online dating, there has been a shrinking … Continue reading →

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Politics. The Rule of Seven and Iraq. 06-14-14

Posted on June 14, 2014 by gojohnego

The United States is not very good at nation-building. We’re busy. We get bored.  The beginning of the big plan is wonderful. Everyone is on-board and gung-ho, and patriotic, and waving the hell out of some flags (made in China). … Continue reading →

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Politics. When did it become unacceptable to be angry? 5-08-14

Posted on May 8, 2014 by gojohnego

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i0uZCvIpW4s Hysterical meltdown? Really? I would like to know when some righteous indignation and anger over injustice has become unacceptable behavior?  The wealthy in this country receive public assistance in the form of tax breaks, and more forgiving bankruptcy laws, … Continue reading →

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Politics. Brendan Eich’s Freedom of Speech. 04-09-14

Posted on April 9, 2014 by gojohnego

Yesterday I was dropping my lunch into the company refrigerator and walked past a TV playing Fox News and as usual, I was offended. There was a panel discussion of three presumed straight White folks discussing the unfair treatment of … Continue reading →

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Politics. Post-Midterm-Virginia-Election-WrapUp. 11-07-13

Posted on November 7, 2013 by gojohnego

Per the media, the elections we just had here in the United States were about two issues, ObamaCare, and the Government Shutdown. Per the media, because a website was slow, people in a single State decided to narrowly chose the … Continue reading →

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Politics. White Beach. Black Rock. 10.17.13

Posted on October 17, 2013 by gojohnego

There are people who go on vacations to lovely places – blue skies, cool waves, white, fluffy clouds, and white-sand beaches. They sit on the shore. The waves wash in. The waves wash out. Lovely. Sometimes on the pristine white … Continue reading →

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