fiction and musings from a gay black dude with delusions above his station
He’s a real Nowhere Man, Sitting in his nowhere land, making all his nowhere plans for nobody. -Lennon/McCartney A thought keeps jostling my head. Mitt Romney is a Nowhere Man, literally. I guess one could say that his record number of flip-flops on the issues make this moniker a given. But I’m not thinking of…
I missed the first presidential debate. From what I’ve been hearing, though, President Obama tacked towards the timid and let Romney be the aggressor and controller of the evening. That’s a pity. Because Romney’s performance will likely be what folks remember about the debate, not the accuracy, or lack thereof, of his facts. But during…
One fine day in 2004, shortly before the great state of Massachusetts was about to become the first state in the Union to permit same-sex couples to marry, a group of folks, plaintiffs of the court case that ultimately brought marriage equality to the Commonwealth, had a meeting with then-Governor Romney. The meeting did not…
The oddest moment during the last night of the Republican National Convention wasn’t the awkward pantomime by Clint Eastwood. It came later, during Mitt Romney’s acceptance speech. He spent part of his time introducing himself, going on about his family history, how he likes strong women, and so forth; and part of the time bashing…
Republicans have been playing a game of ‘wait, wait, don’t tell me,’ but with a twist. Instead, their version goes “wait, wait, don’t tell you!” Phantom campaigns are all the rage, ever since the Republican take over of everything in 2010. In addition to retaking the House, they took over numerous state legislatures and governorships….
So Mr. Romney chose Paul “Vouchers” Ryan as his running mate, choosing the quick and easy path of a no-nonsense, white male, dyed-in-the-wool conservative who isn’t a complete kook (like Sarah Palin), but who also still appeals to the Tea Party wing of the Republican Party. Mr. Romney chose against having a woman or a…
{Editor’s note: This is the 100th post on the gar spot.} On April 29, the Los Angeles Times published an article which chronicles then-Governor Mitt Romney’s history with Massachusetts’ gay marriage law. It makes for very interesting reading. While campaigning for the governorship in 2002, he proclaimed he supported the rights of gay and lesbian citizens…
