Obama or Romney

[ihno]

O' Mother Fucking Obama!

Any gay man who votes differently likes repression. And not in a good way. Voting for Romney is like a chicken voting for Colonel Sanders.

Nicely put. :cheers:

 

[Dendood]

Good for you that you like Ron Paul. Everyone should like someone. It's your opinion and you should stick to it. We are all so entitled. My opinion is no more than your opinion.

While we are all entitled to our own opinion, we are not entitled to our own facts. And on the facts...
Ron Paul is a nut.

He lacks an ability to measure and temper one ideal against another. For example, while it may be a great thing to believe in small Government (an ideal), he carries it to the extreme of believing people/corporations and the like should be "free" to discriminate towards whoever they feel compelled to discriminate against. Employment. Housing. Service. It's all fair game. An 'open' society, where everyone is 'free' to follow their own beliefs, whatever they might be.

Thus you'd have an equality of self interest. Driving from point to point dodging what must be dodged. And going where one is to be welcomed.

It is a recipe for disaster. Rather than creating a more perfect 'union', it sets us off into clicks, disparate packs. Living like wolves. Dog eat dog.

I believe Jesus set a more perfect model. There is what you render unto God. And that you render unto Caesar.

It's we, the people. Not 'me', the people.

Define your ideal. Map a plan to get there. Make it realistic. Measure. Temper. Then measure some more. That, more than anything is the best way forward.

I say "Obama" not because I'm a Dem and the means justifies the end. I say this because the child I was looked at a world that was hostile to gay people on ever level. School, church, community and Government. My 'ideal' was gay men being able to love and be proud of loving. The means to that end: gay inclusive legislation. Making it real: Voting for people in favor of gay inclusive legislation. And understanding that they would have a long road to tow getting there because of opposition. But with a vote -and patience, the men of this board got to celebrate wonderful pictures of (hot) gay military men coming home and leaping into the loving embrace of their partners.

That is not partisanship. That is life. Life made one it better.

And I honor and recognize those who made that better.

For libertarian reasons, Ron Paul would say people opposed to gay rights should be 'free' to live within the sphere of their existence and make sure those lovely images do not happen.

For religious reasons Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan would say people opposed to gay rights should be 'free' to live within the sphere of their existence and make sure those lovely images do not happen.

I side with those hot, hunky military men. Home from SERVING their country -putting their life on the line- and leaping into the loving arms of their partners when they are home.

Stop picking people as favorite. Define me your ideal. And I will tell you if it is something I can back you on tooth and nail.

 

[Dendood]

Look back at those pictures of that Gay soldier up in the arms of the love of his life.
That tender, uplifting moment was not possible, until this year.

Give that image a long, hard look. If I had it one my hard drive, I'd post it here.

That picture is important. That is life.

 

[Dendood]

We should support the people who made that happen.



Commander, on behalf of the American people, I thank you.

 

[tonka]

I watched some of both conventions. For me, that's reality tv.

Issues aside, the Democrats are fun...sexy...smart. I wanna dance with Michele Obama, drink with Joe Biden, chase pussy with Bill Clinton. And that's just the top names. My Gov, Daval Patrick, is a little hottie, and he was smokin' on stage. The former Michigan Gov (don't know her name) is a hot blond and was ABSOLUTELY FABULOUS last night. And many more. Great lines, great energy.

Republicans? In the days of Reagan, and even Bush, there was a spark. This year? Chris Christie was their bad boy big mouth. He was ok, but nothing special. Ann Romney? An elegant country club lady with little to say. Paul Ryan was their nerd hottie. He annoyed me so much, I could not watch his speech. Pouty fratboy? I could not watch. Romney himself...ok but forgettable.
Their one hot boy is Marco. Marco Rubio. Really good speech from a real hottie. I won't vote for you, Marco, but call me.

 

[taurus2904]

I'm voting write-in for Jill Stein. Her stance on many issues -- economic, environmental, anti military-industrial complex, among others -- more closely matches mine. I think the two major American parties are both beholden to corporate lobbyists and progressively right-leaning interests (on both sides, just further degrees) to anymore listen to or work for the electorate. Oh, I forgot, the US Supreme Court ruled that corporations are people, so the parties are serving their masters...and for me, that's a problem.

 

[nabg29]

This is why politics for the most part is a volatile subject I guess. I cannot for the life of me understand how any gay person would be against Barack Obama. I strongly feel there are other reasons for the dislike that have nothing to do with his policies.

People like who they like and hate for strange reasons. It's human nature I guess. One quote I love more than any other. . . .

"My mind is made up so don't confuse me with the facts."

What has Obama done that would call for such hate? And more often than not that hate comes from people past the age of 50. Makes me wonder what the world will be like 25 years from now when all that hate is buried six feet under. I for one can't wait. I might be 25 years older but at least the world I will be living in will be somewhat more tolerate, open, kinder and less racist.

 

[dargelos]

If you look up Willard on Wikipedia...
EDIT: I am going to have to explain this;
The republican candidate's real name is Willard Mitt Romney.
Willard is the title of a scary horror film about rats, those nasty antisocial vermin.
Now do you get it?

 

[ghab45]

None of the above........

 

[logan222]

GOProud Republicans still amaze me. Even if you're rich and concerned about obtaining tax cuts, how can you vote for a party that continues to metaphorically force you to sit in the back of the bus? It does and will continue to baffle me.

Although my gayness gravitates me toward the Democrats (I was definitely a Hillary supporter, though), my real big issue is education. Republicans want to implement a voucher system for education - giving parents the option to take their public dollars and place their kids into private schools if the public schools are failing them. If a voucher system is implemented, the entirety of public schools will literally fall. Republicans want to literally privatize education...and it doesn't take a rocket scientist to realize how much inequality that will lead to (rich kids in the good private schools and the poor kids in the horrible semi-subsidized private/charter schools). We need more funding for education - not a sneaky way to privatization. That would do away with Obama's dream of equal opportunity, which I fully support.

Also, I'm a huge feminist. How the hell does ANY party in freakin' 2012 go around thinking it's okay to tell women that they SHOULD NOT have reproductive rights (access to birth control) and that they should not be allowed to choose whether or not they wish to terminate a pregnancy even in cases of rape or incest? Are we in f**king medieval times? I know Romney is not as coockoo for cocoa puffs and is just appealing to the strange extremists in the party, but I can't vote for a man that endorses harmful and hypocritical polices. They don't want women to have access to birth control, but when they have too many kids (because of this lack of access and because they try to make it impossible for women to get abortions) they bitch and moan about how much they have to pay for welfare? You don't want welfare babies? Then give women PROPER and unrestricted access to contraceptive and contraceptive education! It's as easy as that!

 

[brmstn69]

What gets me is all the Republitards talking about how liberals are trying to start class warfare between the rich and poor.

To me it seems that Republicans really want to create chaos...

They want to cut taxes for the wealthy, raise taxes on the lower and middle class, continue sending jobs overseas, eliminate social welfare programs like food-stamps and unemployment and protect gun rights...

So... when all is said and done, you have a bunch of broke, hungry, pissed off people with guns. A powder keg just waiting to blow...

And when it does, the tanks will be rolling down Main Street, martial law will be declared and the elitist will have just what they want, total control...

Welcome to the Fascist States Of America...

 

[everton11]

Defo Obama

 

[kikinka]

Neither, but out of those two would go for Obama.

 

[fabian_bs]

neither obama nor romney.
if i had to choose i would prefer obama

 

[Wes2475]

OBAMA! Any body who stand for gay's right, I'm for!

 

[garth33]

GOProud Republicans still amaze me. Even if you're rich and concerned about obtaining tax cuts, how can you vote for a party that continues to metaphorically force you to sit in the back of the bus? It does and will continue to baffle me.

Hey Logan! Nice to read you! The short answer is because they still get TAX CUTS and with Republicans....its ALL about the MONEY!

The real truth is they can afford to be gay in the USA. They can live whatever lifestyle they want if they're rich enough....on the down low or outright buying gay hookers even if they're "married"? No problem until they're caught but they can but their way out of that crap and politically they can pretend to support "traditional" standards anytime they want. Hypocrites? ABSOLUTELY!! (Plus they're usually assholes...._

 

[lyonhunter]

I feel too many people in this country don't understand politics so they quickly consume everything they are fed. Granted, I do have a lot of catching up to do but I am not aloof. I wouldn't vote for Romney/Ryan because I don't want someone to run this country that uses religion (and their interpretation of it) as a shield.

 

[powermate]

Obama

 

[arjun]

obama has a nice, black, muscle ass from playing basketball

 

[91dude]

Definitely not Romney.