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Isaiah 45:71
I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.
—Isaiah 45:71
—Isaiah 45:71
October 31, 2011
October 26, 2011
October 2, 2011
October 1, 2011
FIRST GAY CARTOON CHARACTER
FIRST GAY CARTOON CHARACTER
HE HAS PINK FUR
TALKS LIKE A SISSY
BARKING STAGE DIRECTIONS
FROM HIS YEARS IN THE THEATER
JUST LISTEN TO HIM!
LOOK AT HIM!
THEN LOOK AT YOGI BEAR!
OR LOOK AT WALLYGATOR!
COME ON!
HIS NAME IS
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"Queers" didn't Appear Much in the Old Time Movies and TV
Back when J. Edgar Hoover's close acquaintances would describe him among each other as "...queer, a fairy..." (see Evidence of Revision movie #3 at between 13:00 and 14:40 elapsed). In 1932 there was a chain gang movie with a lisping, limp wrist, effeminate inmate, in the part of the cook for the other convicts, with his own little chuck wagon hook up, avoiding the road work.
"I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang" (1932) was an award winning expose' of brutal conditions suffered by prisoners in the southern United States. After being stunned by the novelty of seeing a gay character in such an old flick, it proved revealing about peoples' sensitivities in that era, no one in the film called 'the Cook' names and he was not shunned, he was treated the same except for his preening jokes and gags which drew guffaws. Characters were well written and immediately real.
"Will and Grace," was phony. Straight people don't speak and interact with gay people as portrayed in that show. I'm straight and it embarrassed me to see the two gay men portrayed as so needy and unstable they each had a female keeper, a mommy figure; the gay cook character in the chain gang movie received more respect from his fellow convicts than those two ever got on TV.
The Marriage Contract
Way before the shit hit the fan with the gay marriage issue; 30 years ago I worked with a waiter who was flaming, nobody asked him or provoked him to comment on his identity; we were all grown people, he was what he appeared to be.
What it is is you live and let live.
Gay Marriage—My idea whereby same sex couples can enter into a contract legally identical to straight marriage, but would forgo the legal designation of the word marriage, one mere word. Whether out of respect, pity for, care for the feelings of others who are taught marriage is a sacrament of the church, whatever—remember churches were in the marrying business way before government started charging a fee to license you to get married, the two do not relate, separation of church and state ought not allow government to burden the public with altering a well known traditional entity and custom of the people practiced in church, standing the teaching of centuries right on its head, church teaching about what is and isn't marriage predates the Magna Carta the oldest document , and government reordering what began and is historically a church, mosque and temple issue, right up to now, may well face a legal argument that could really hurt their cause.
Hostility exists on both sides of the issue.
I remember when civil unions were the prize to keep their eye on. I believe if the gay lobby would relent, compromise on this particular issue, the most devisive vis-a-vis the Church; public support would grow to get this done and over with and provide gay partners with the property rights and civil rights sought, access to a companion's sick bed in a hospital, providing equal inheritance rights, health care benefits earned by one spouse made available to the other, the right not to be forced to testify against one another in court: all the original complaints might be resolved just put a different sticker on it that people will accept and live with, because it'll be just another government regulation, like wearing your seat belt.
September 28, 2011
September 25, 2011
September 20, 2011
GET BACK, beatles plus Mr. Billy Preston
THANKS TO EMI RECORDS AND APPLE INC.
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=abf_1257557229
THE 5th BEATLE
Billy Preston visiting the White House in 1974
(WHAT A FRO DUDE!)
THANKS TO LENNON & McCARTNEY
GET BACK
Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner
But he knew it couldn't last
Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grass
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, Jojo
Go home
Get back, get back
Back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Back to where you once belonged
Get back, Jo
Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman
But she was another man
All the girls around her say she's got it coming
But she gets it while she can
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, Loretta
Go home
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Oooh...
Get back, Loretta
Your mama's waiting for you
Wearing her high-heel shoes
And her low-neck sweater
Get back home, Loretta
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back
Oh, yeah
http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=abf_1257557229
THE 5th BEATLE
Billy Preston visiting the White House in 1974
(WHAT A FRO DUDE!)
THANKS TO LENNON & McCARTNEY
GET BACK
Jojo was a man who thought he was a loner
But he knew it couldn't last
Jojo left his home in Tucson, Arizona
For some California grass
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, Jojo
Go home
Get back, get back
Back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Back to where you once belonged
Get back, Jo
Sweet Loretta Martin thought she was a woman
But she was another man
All the girls around her say she's got it coming
But she gets it while she can
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, Loretta
Go home
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Oooh...
Get back, Loretta
Your mama's waiting for you
Wearing her high-heel shoes
And her low-neck sweater
Get back home, Loretta
Get back, get back
Get back to where you once belonged
Get back, get back
Get back
Oh, yeah
August 23, 2011
Colleen Applegate—Shauna Grant Documentary
Colleen Applegate—Shauna Grant Documentary
http://youtu.be/NTrSbFybsuI
June 5, 2011
March 2, 2011
March 1, 2011
January 27, 2011
ALEX KARRAS STILL Belongs in Pro Football Hall of Fame
ALEX KARRAS STILL
Belongs in Pro Football Hall of Fame
Life—April 26, 1963
'Hornung and Karras fired'
"Their suspension was the finale to
'Hornung and Karras fired'
"Their suspension was the finale to
three months of rumor and speculation
that began when George Halas, owner
of the Chicago Bears, announced that
pro players were being investigated
for their shady associations. his
statement propelled the
scandal-conscious NFL into a paroxysm
of soul searching that eventually
involved eight clubs and 52
interviews.
"Nothing criminal was brought to
light.Neither Hornung or Karras was
guilty of fixing, dumping, betting
against his own team, or of ever
giving less than his best on the
field. But according to League
Commissioner Pete Rozelle, they had
committed a cardinal sin by
habitually betting on games in the
league—Karras up to $100 bets;
Hornung up to $500.
"Quantity and frequency of dollars
bet were large factors in the
decision. Five Lions got off with
$2000 fines because they had made but
one $50 bet apiece. Other players
were reprimanded for dabbling in $1
football pools."
Karras was a owner of the bar (Lindell's AC—like a hall of fame, see http://d-townballer.blogspot.com/2007/01/not-really-problems-opportunities.html ) in
Detroit that was rumored to have
organized crime ties in addition to
reports of on-site gambling. The NFL
threatened to suspend Karras if he
didn't give up his ownership. At
first, he threatened retirement
before severing his ties, but he
ultimately cut himself loose and
admitted to gambling on NFL games.
In 1963, he was forced to sit out the
entire 14 game season, deemed by
ESPN the #2 most shocking football
moment:
"2. Karras and Hornung suspended for
gambling (April 17, 1963)
Paul Hornung, the Green Bay Packers
running back who had scored an NFL
record 176 points in 1960 and been
named MVP in 1961, and Alex Karras,
the Detroit Lions All-Pro defensive
tackle, were suspended by Pete
Rozelle for betting on NFL games and
associating with gamblers. Hornung,
said Rozelle, had bet up to $500 on
NFL games, and Karras, he said, had
placed at least a half dozen $50-$100
bets.
"Both players sat out for a full
season, before being reinstated. Five
other Detroit players were fined for
betting on the 1962 championship
game.
Hornung apologized. "I made a
terrible mistake," he said. "I am
truly sorry." Still, he was later
inducted to the Pro Football Hall of
Fame."
—http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/foot
ball/shocking/moments.html
Nailed for practically identical
gambling allegations, Hornung was
admitted to the Hall of Fame in
1986—25 years ago. Karras has been
denied this honor, the football glory
HOF election signifies.
Teammates DICK LeBEAU, DICK (NIGHT
TRAIN) LANE, LEM BARNEY, YALE LARY
and JOE SCHMIDT all members of the
HOF; played on a superlative
defensive unit fielded by the Lions
during Mr. Karras' career: 1958-1970,
during which he was bestowed the
following honors:
terrible mistake," he said. "I am
truly sorry." Still, he was later
inducted to the Pro Football Hall of
Fame."
—http://espn.go.com/page2/s/list/foot
ball/shocking/moments.html
Nailed for practically identical
gambling allegations, Hornung was
admitted to the Hall of Fame in
1986—25 years ago. Karras has been
denied this honor, the football glory
HOF election signifies.
Teammates DICK LeBEAU, DICK (NIGHT
TRAIN) LANE, LEM BARNEY, YALE LARY
and JOE SCHMIDT all members of the
HOF; played on a superlative
defensive unit fielded by the Lions
during Mr. Karras' career: 1958-1970,
during which he was bestowed the
following honors:
All-Pro Teams
Year Team Level Voters
1960 1st Team All-NFL
Associated Press
1960 2nd Team All-NFL NY
Daily News
1960 1st Team All-NFL UPI
1961 1st Team All-NFL
Associated Press
1961 2nd Team All-NFL NY
Daily News
1961 1st Team All-NFL
Sporting News
1961 1st Team All-NFL UPI
1962 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News
1962 2nd Team All-NFL
Associated Press
1962 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1962 1st Team All-NFL UPI
1964 2nd Team All-NFL
Associated Press
1964 2nd Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1964 2nd Team All-NFL NY
Daily News
1964 2nd Team All-NFL UPI
1965 1st Team All-NFL
Associated Press
1965 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1965 1st Team All-NFL NY
Daily News
1965 1st Team All-NFL UPI
1966 2nd Team All-NFL
Associated Press
1966 2nd Team All-NFL NY
Daily News
1966 2nd Team All-NFL UPI
1967 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News
1967 2nd Team All-NFL
Associated Press
1967 2nd Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1967 2nd Team All-NFL NY
Daily News
1967 2nd Team All-NFL UPI
1968 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News
1968 2nd Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1968 2nd Team All-NFL NY
Daily News
1969 2nd Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1969 2nd Team All-NFL NY
Daily News
1969 2nd Team All-NFL UPI
Year Team Level Voters
1960 1st Team All-NFL
Associated Press
1960 2nd Team All-NFL NY
Daily News
1960 1st Team All-NFL UPI
1961 1st Team All-NFL
Associated Press
1961 2nd Team All-NFL NY
Daily News
1961 1st Team All-NFL
Sporting News
1961 1st Team All-NFL UPI
1962 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News
1962 2nd Team All-NFL
Associated Press
1962 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1962 1st Team All-NFL UPI
1964 2nd Team All-NFL
Associated Press
1964 2nd Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1964 2nd Team All-NFL NY
Daily News
1964 2nd Team All-NFL UPI
1965 1st Team All-NFL
Associated Press
1965 1st Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1965 1st Team All-NFL NY
Daily News
1965 1st Team All-NFL UPI
1966 2nd Team All-NFL
Associated Press
1966 2nd Team All-NFL NY
Daily News
1966 2nd Team All-NFL UPI
1967 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News
1967 2nd Team All-NFL
Associated Press
1967 2nd Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1967 2nd Team All-NFL NY
Daily News
1967 2nd Team All-NFL UPI
1968 1st Team All-Conf.
Sporting News
1968 2nd Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1968 2nd Team All-NFL NY
Daily News
1969 2nd Team All-NFL
Newspaper Ent. Assoc.
1969 2nd Team All-NFL NY
Daily News
1969 2nd Team All-NFL UPI
Except for the season-long suspension
imposed by Commissioner Pete Rozelle,
Karras missed one (1) game, in
1970—his final season.
Mr. Karras was a member of a
legendary Fearsome Foursome at left
Defensive Tackle, (LDT), along with
Roger Brown (RDT-1960-1966), Darris
McCord (LDE-1955-1967), and Sam
Williams (RDE-1960-1965); before
sacks were counted as a statistic.
The suspension 49 years ago created a
prejudice against an Alex Karras HOF
vote. Lack of an apology and public
remorse has kept him from his
rightfully earned place in Canton.
Alex Karras remains one of the most
stellar role models to have played
pro ball. He is a published author
and famous actor of screen and
television.
This year's finalists, Michael Irvin
and Shannon Sharpe both played
through media invented and hyped scandals. *
Both men will address family, friends
and fans when inducted this August;
honored for on-the-field exploits.
and fans when inducted this August;
honored for on-the-field exploits.
Shannon Sharpe's name was on the lips of every NFL analyst for using creatine, dangling the tacit implication
of unfair enhanced performance.
of unfair enhanced performance.
...a number of clinical studies have looked at both the ergogenic (output enhancing effect) and therapeutic benefits of creatine.Because creatine is considered a nutritional supplement, it is available legally and without a prescription in the United States. As of early 2002, creatine supplementation was not explicitly prohibited by the U.S. Olympic Committee (USOC), the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), the Major League Baseball (MLB), the National Football League (NFL), and other major national athletic organizations."
—http://ecstasy.com.ua/l2/creatine.html
January 20, 2011
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