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Happy Friday all,
As both I and Media Lizzy have opined, California’s Proposition 8 ballot initiative (a constitutional amendment banning gay marriage) was a huge step back for gays & lesbians, civil rights in general, and an embarrassing black eye for America (again). On November 4th, Proposition 8 passed by a small majority and thus gay [...]

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For the first time in my life, I really wish I was a California Voter.  If I was – I would vote against Prop 8.  Rather than give you a long explanation, below are the arguments for & against – and my conclusions are below the bump.
Basic Facts: Prop 8 is controversial.  It would ban [...]

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Hello all,
Hats off to my friend Scott Schmidt over at BoifromTroy, whilst reading a biography on Harvey Milk, discovered what I am declaring as the quote of the day on MediaLizzy.com – this quote, coincidently, comes from our own U.S. Senator Dianne Feinstein.
Milk is discussing the issue of hope during his swearing in:
A true function [...]

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Greetings all from the Twin Cities of Minneapolis/St. Paul. I’m here for a week doing walk-throughs in preparation for the GOP Convention. This Saturday will mark the 100 day countdown. The Convention is going to be awesome. So while MediaLizzy is on her westward trek, I’ll be filling in a bit more.
I wanted to take [...]

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Happy Friday to you all,
I received an e-mail this morning from our state GOP that Ebay President/CEO Meg Whitman has signed on to be a national co-chair for Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign.
This is a big pick-up for McCain…Whitman brings confidence from the business/tech community. She was most recently a national co-chair for Governor Romney’s [...]

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Democrats… Hillary Clinton wins (caveat: Chuck Todd of MSNBC says Super Tuesday delegates break in Obama’s favor — 841 Obama / 837 Clinton)
Republican… John McCain wins
FULL COVERAGE: The Winners! And my thoughts on The Bono – Obama Generation, and my interview with Agence France Presse on Obama / Gen X. En [...]

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Now that Rudy took third in Florida, it’s being reported everywhere that he’ll join John McCain in California tomorrow before the debate – and deliver his endorsement.
Effects:
Schwarzenegger no longer has a Sophie’s Choice to make between the two moderate Republicans and:

Giuliani’s California organization is populated with hard-core Bush supporters – rallying those folks to [...]

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I’ve received a couple of calls. A handful of emails. Some in California are suspecting, hoping or speculating that Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger will endorse Senator John McCain. Frankly, Schwarzenegger’s team is far more disciplined than to get this sloppy. But… maybe it’s real. Maybe it’s dependent on the outcome in [...]

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