Olbermann Special Comment: Proposition 8

11/10/08 - Keith Olbermann delivers an emotional Special Comment on the outcome of California's voting of Prop 8 which eliminated the right of same-sex couples to marry.

So I have been researching PROP 8 a lot, trying to decipher why people would want to stop same sex marriage from being recognized even if they don't like the idea of it, and the argument (scare tactic) by various religious groups is that if same sex marriage is recognized, it will be forced to be taught in schools to our children.

But that is certainly not true. Read this NPR story and watch:

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=96032318

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CIL7PUl24hE

And then watch Olbermann's impassioned speech. (transcript and video included in this article)

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2008/11/10/keith-olbermanns-prop-8-s_n_142862.html

Here we go

Hello.

Well here I am writing a "formal" blog for the first time... (I have done the MySpace page ramblings and the Facebook postings, but I thought I would stick my toe into this pool of "grown-up" blogging.) ...and I am struggling to think of something to say. Introductions and first impressions should be as eloquent as turning a simple phrase with pinache, but alas nothing of introductory greatness is coming. Not even a good opening quote.

So my randomness follows suit:

• My thoughts are usually scattered between the worlds of living room dances, playing and general mayhem, brought about mostly by my son, and as working as a graphic designer, stay at home mom and wife and general caretaker.
  
  
• I like ellipses, quotes and commas; not fond of typos although I seem to be unintentionally making more than my share as of late.
  
  
• I am not a great cook, but can follow the hell out a of recipe.
  
  
• My hands are always dry because I am an obsessive hand washer and germaphobe.
  
  
• I am a graphic artist by trade and but I like to live in the whimsical world of conceptual artistry.
  
  
• My head is filled with heady subjects as well as interesting anecdotes and pop culture references.
  
  
• I love having banana creme pie on my birthday.
  
  
• I really like watching documentaries from extreme positions.
  
  
• I promise to try to do a better job from now on to weed out the boring from the sublime.
  

Thanks for the head expelling indulgence. More cohesive thoughts to come.

I can not promise I won't have typos but will try my best. :)