I Didn't Say It ...

Alicia Garza, Black Lives Matter co-founder, defending the group:

“Black Lives Matter has never, ever called for the murder of police officers. What we have said over and over again is that it is time in this country for policing to be accountable, transparent and responsible. That’s not rhetoric. That is what communities in the United States want to see from the people who protect and serve them. And so quite frankly, we can, at the same time as we grieve the loss of life of several officers who were killed last night, we can also push to demand that there be accountable, responsive, transparent policing that has oversight form communities and that is accountable to the communities they are supposed to protect and serve. We are not anti-police, we are anti-our people being murdered in the streets. What happened to Alton Sterling, what happened to Philando, what happens to so many black people in our communities is absolutely unacceptable, and I think that’s something that we can all agree on.”

Anyone who calls the Black Lives Matter movement racist doesn’t know what the words actually mean.

It doesn’t say Black Lives Matter More, it says stop acting like Black Lives Don’t Matter.

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David Brown, Dallas Police Chief, asking lawmakers to do their job on gun control:

“There is a greater role in policy-making, and folks just need to do their job. There are too many things we all agree on on both sides of the aisle that we haven’t gotten done. We just need to get it done. Quit asking cops to chime in and do it for you. We’ve got a full plate. The policy-making, the laws being passed, that’s their job. We need to do it to be safer in this country. The issues have been long discussed. We are not getting to a place where we do anything. That’s the frustration for police officers. We all know what needs to be done that we agree on, just to say we did something.”

I wonder if Congress will listen now that the Police Chief of a major city, where gun violence just reared its ugly head, has asked them to do something?

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President Barack Obama, calling upon the United States to reject despair after a week of gun violence and police shootings:

“All of it left us wounded and angry. And hurt. The deepest fault lines of our democracy have suddenly been exposed, perhaps even widened. … Faced with this violence, we wonder if the divides of race in America can ever be bridged. We wonder if an African-American community that feels unfairly targeted by police and a police department that is feel unfairly maligned for doing their jobs can ever understand each other’s experience. … Today, in this audience, I see people who have protested on behalf of criminal justice reform grieving along police officers. I see people who mourn from the five officers we lost, but also weep for the families of Alton Sterling and Philando Castile. In this audience, I see what’s possible. I see what’s possible when we recognize that we are one American family, all deserving of equal treatment. All deserving equal respect. All children of God. That’s the America I know.”

I am gonna miss this president when he’s out of office, and I certainly hope the next President, whomever she may be, will not have to spend so much time in office at memorials for Americans killed because of gun violence and race.

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David Cameron, on what he thinks was the highlight of his career as Britain’s Prime Minister:

“I will never forget the day at No.10 when one of the people who works close to the front door said to me ‘I’m not very interested in politics Mr. Cameron, but because of something your lot have done I am able to marry the person I’ve loved all my life this weekend.'”

Equality is a huge accomplishment.

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Josh Earnest, White House Press Secretary, on The Rump’s Twitter call for the resignation of Justice Ginsburg:

“I would not call her competence into question. I think anybody who’s observed her, she’s done her work. Whether you agree with her or not, and whether you agree with every ruling she has issued, I think over the course of her career, she’s demonstrated a keen intellect and understanding of the law and a commitment to understanding that it’s applied fairly to every American citizen and she didn’t earn the nickname ‘The Notorious RBG’ for nothing.”

Snap. Hot Josh strikes again.

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I Didn't Say It ....

David Cameron, British Prime Minister David Cameron, on the new marriage equality in the UK: 

"The introduction of same-sex civil marriage says something about the sort of country we are. It says we are a country that will continue to honour its proud traditions of respect, tolerance and equal worth. It also sends a powerful message to young people growing up who are uncertain about their sexuality. It clearly says ‘you are equal’ whether straight or gay. That is so important in trying to create an environment where people are no longer bullied because of their sexuality – and where they can realise their potential, whether as a great mathematician like Alan Turing, a star of stage and screen like Sir Ian McKellen or a wonderful journalist and presenter like Clare Balding. We are a nation that is growing stronger economically because of our long term economic plan. But I hope we can also be a country that is growing stronger socially because we value love and commitment equally. Let us raise a toast to that – and all those getting married this weekend.”

I wish we could have a day like that, where our president could toast to all same-sex marriages in every state in the union.

So, the march goes on …

Trinity K. Bonet, revealing he's HIV+ on RuPaul's Drag Race:

“I came on this show with a mission because I am HIV-positive. I was diagnosed in August 2012, and I have so much to live for. I have so many goals and aspirations that I want to conquer in my life, so I’m not going to let an obstacle get in the way. And I wanted to come on this show, and I wanted to be that voice for people who are scared to speak out about that. ... I’m hoping that by sharing this that I will be affecting somebody’s life. And I’m hoping, by sharing my story, that I will inspire others and that they will take it and maybe apply it to themselves. ... It's not a disease, it's just a situation. I get up in the morning, I take my vitamin E, I take my fish oils and then I pop my pill and that's the end of that. I have to remember, 'Bitch, you're here for a reason. The main reason why I came here is I’m here for all those people so that you have somebody that you can look up to. There are people out there who love you and who support you. And if you don’t have anybody know that I love you and I support you. You have somebody that you can lean on."

I’m so happy that the stigma of being HIV+ is diminishing. We have so many people affected who are living longer, who are living, and we need to make sure that those newly infected realize that.

It isn’t a death sentence any more.

James Manning, Harlem "Pastor," on how the white gays moved to Harlem to indoctrinate Black men into homosexuality:

"The white homo who now lives in the [Harlem] community, and there are a lot of them that moved up here, they brought their restaurants, they brought some of their lifestyle, they brought their Starbucks coffee with them and like anybody else, they prey on black men, they convert black men. Not only those who live here, but in the office buildings all over New York City and places around America where homosexuals have supervisory positions."

Wow, we brought restaurants and Starbucks to Harlem? Just so we can convert Black men to the Homosexual Lifestyle?

Who knew all it took was a decent meal and a Double Venti Frappucino?

Or I guess we just get jobs in upper management so we can turn all our subordinates into The Gays.

Brendan Eich, Mozilla CEO, on the outrage over his donation to the Prop 8 campaign: 

"I know there are concerns about my commitment to fostering equality and welcome for LGBT individuals at Mozilla. I hope to lay those concerns to rest, first by making a set of commitments to you. More important, I want to lay them to rest by actions and results. ... I know some will be skeptical about this, and that words alone will not change anything. I can only ask for your support to have the time to “show, not tell”; and in the meantime express my sorrow at having caused pain."

I’ll give him a hot minute, but I’ll be watching because he's never said his position regarding Prop H8 and same-sex marriage has changed.
UPDATE: After the news broke yesterday that Eich supported bot Pat Buchannan--a racist, anti-Semitic homophobe--and Ron Paul, he stepped down as CEO.

Elaine Stritch, on her intense platonic relationship with Rock Hudson: 

"Did we have an affair? No. He was nuts about me, and I felt it, knew it. And I was madly in love with this gorgeous guy. But I couldn't have reacted in any real way because I don't think he was truly in love with me. I think he just loved me and loved that we had fun and loved to be with me. ... Anybody that dates you all the time, wants to be with you all the time, takes you out everywhere - he had a good time with me. You know what I'm talking about. And there's nobody who says that gay guys don't have fun with women, because they do!"

Some of my best friends are The Women!

David B. Oakley, the lawyer defending Virginia's ban on same-sex marriage:

"For example, if the definition of marriage is no longer based on procreation or the ability to procreate naturally, then what is the purpose in prohibiting marriage between persons of close kinship? Would it then be unconstitutional for two brothers who are confirmed bachelors and live together to marry so that they could own property as tenants by the entireties, file joint tax returns, qualify for health benefits, and obtain better insurance rates?"

First off, for example, marriage is not solely about procreation because if that were true we wouldn’t have single mothers and fathers having children without being married; and if this was true we also would not allow the elderly to marry because they can no longer procreate, and we wouldn’t let the infertile marry either.

And the idea that letting two men marry means brothers will marry one another is the most bassackward thing to say.

But then Oakley is from Virginia …

Karl Lagerfeld, on selfies: 

"They are this horrible thing where you are distorted. The chin is too big, the head is too small. No, this is electronic masturbation."

I guess this means we will never see a Lagerfeld selfies, and for that I am eternally grateful.

I Didn't Say It........

Chris Evans, on his friend being his "butt double" in movies:
"My butt double is my roommate in Boston! He's a kid I grew up with. Anna said she got a butt double for the bay scene. My buddy Zach was like, 'Who's going to be your butt double?' and I said, 'I don't know. Do you want the gig?' I brought him down, he met the director, did a little spin around and boom -- he's in the movie! He's got a great ass."

WTF?

Chris Evans uses a butt double!

Oh, the humanity. Here I was dreaming about that butt and it wasn't even his??!!? Thank the goddesses he doesn't use a chest double.

Barack Obama, the the GOP presidential candidates and their non-response to the booing of a gay soldier:
"We don't believe in the kind of smallness that says it's okay for a stage full of political leaders -- one of whom could end up being the president of the United States -- being silent when an American soldier is booed. We don't believe in that. We don't believe in standing silent when that happens. We don't believe in them being silent since. You want to be commander in chief? You can start by standing up for the men and women who wear the uniform of the United States, even when it's not politically convenient. We don't believe in a small America. We believe in a big America -- a tolerant America, a just America, an equal America -- that values the service of every patriot."

I hope he talks like this all the time, calling out the GOP for their lies, and half-truths and insanity.

I want him to stand up for all of us against the GOP, and not just a gay soldier.

Mitt Romney, on why he won't scold those who booed:
“I think we can hear the boos. I would tell you that in these debates there’s been a lot of booing and a lot of applause, cheering and booing — some of which I don’t agree with. Now, I have not made it my practice to scold the audience and say, ‘I disagree with this person, I agree with that person’ because it goes in a lot of different directions. I don’t recall whether this soldier — whether people were booing his question or just…I don’t know when they booed and I don’t know why they booed. But I will tell you, that the boos and applause hasn’t always coincided with my own views, but I haven’t stepped in to try and say, ‘this one is right, this one is wrong.’ Instead, I focus on the things I think I will say.”

So presidential of you, Mittsy.
And exactly why we can't elect you. You won't stand up and tell those people who are in the wrong that they are in the wrong, especially if they are Republican.
Now, had it been a Democratic debate and people booed a gay soldier--and we'll have to suspend our beliefs systems here because that wouldn't happen--you can bet old Mittsy would be first in line to scold the crowds.
Pandering asshat.
Pandering unelectable asshat.


Tony Perkins, Family Rights Council asshat, blaming the booing of that soldier on Obama: 

"As a young Marine I remember my First Sergeant telling me how he was greeted at the airport on his return to the United States by being spit upon and cursed by anti-war liberals that dominated the college campuses at the time.  I strongly condemn any disrespectful behavior toward anyone who has honorably served our nation in uniform.  But that is not what occurred at the debate.  Anyone who saw the debate could clearly see that the audience was booing not the soldier, but the President's policy to use our military as political pawns to force acceptance of a homosexual lifestyle that is abhorrent to most.  It is not conservatives who are spitting in the face of the military, it is the President and his liberal allies who are using our nation's brave men and women to advance their radical social policy agenda."

Oh Tony. STFU.

You have no clue what you're talking about. it was quite clear that the fact that a gay soldier was speaking to a Republican about DADT brought on the booing.

It's typical homophobic crap, something with which you are all too familiar.

STFU. Seriously.

Patti Stanger, the single Millionaire Matchmaker, on The Gays:
"In the show when we do the mixers, the guys are passing around the telephone numbers, they're sleeping with each other, even after the millionaire gets the date he's sleeping with the pool of people. My (gay) friend...says 'Patti this is what it's like around the country.' This is the gay community. I said, 'I'm trying to curb them.' Now this is not the lesbian. The lesbian gets involved. They move in together. They're quiet. They're at peace. But the gay men. They whip it out at eyelock. They get involved, and then they find out later whether or not they want a serious relationship. And I hope they use the privilege in New York of gay marriage, because now they have it. And a lot of gays aren't getting married, even though they have the privilege."

How does someone who can't even find herself a match,m act as an expert on the gay community?

And why do we let her?

Howsabout turning off the TV every time this wingnut opens her yap?

It's like she's Bravos own "Ann Coulter" saying whatever she wants to get ratings.

Not from this queen.

Toby Keith, country singer, on gay marriage:
"That whole gay issue thing, that's never bothered me. I've never seen what that affects and [why] anybody should care - and they never do affect me...First of all, we're going to stop somebody from getting a marriage license because they're gay? You won't stop them from living together, so what have you accomplished? ... Wasting a lot of money here and a lot of time that could be spent working on this deficit that we're under ... I never saw the reasoning behind getting in people's personal lives."

Well, I think people who are against same-sex marriage shouldn't care. I mean, I'm not all up in their marriage,m why should they be up in mine?
But same-sex marriage proponents should care, until we all have equality.
And while it's nice to hear a country music singer, especially a male one, say this, howsabout stepping up and speaking out for us, Keith?

Herman Cain, saying he should have said something when the GOP debate crowd booed that gay soldier:
"I happen to think that maybe they were booing the whole 'don't ask, don't tell' repeal more so than booing that soldier. But we didn't know that. In retrospect, because of the controversy it has created and because of the different interpretations that it could have had ... that would have been appropriate."

Could'a, would'a, should'a.
That's the GOP way, Hermy.
Always trying to unring a bell.

Ryan Gosling, on his looks:
“I’m not that good looking. I think I’m a pretty weird-looking guy. Every role I got up until ‘The Notebook’ [in 2004] was the weirdo, freak, psychopath, nerd, outsider character guy. I think things have changed."

Me thinks the hottie doth protest too much.
Seriously.
Get thee a mirror, Ryan.
Or just come on over to my house.
I can make you feel purty.

David Cameron, British Prime Minister, on being a Conservative who supports marriage equality:
"I once stood before a Conservative conference and said it shouldn’t matter whether commitment was between a man and a woman, a woman and a woman, or a man and another man. You applauded me for that. Five years on, we’re consulting on legalising gay marriage. And to anyone who has reservations, I say: Yes, it’s about equality, but it’s also about something else: commitment. Conservatives believe in the ties that bind us; that society is stronger when we make vows to each other and support each other. So I don’t support gay marriage despite being a Conservative. I support gay marriage because I’m a Conservative."


Wow.
I wonder if he might be able to swerve a certain other head of state, say, across the pond, who is still evolving on gay marriage?
Just sayin'.