Gavin Newsom, governor of California, on the mass
shooting in San Jose this week: “What the hell's going on in the United States? What the
hell's wrong with us? And when are we going to come to grips with this? When
are going to put down our arms, literally and figuratively?" As I said yesterday, we won’t do anything until our elected
officials, who take blood money from gun groups, are run out of office. But even then we need to demand that something be
done, because the blood that fell this week in San Jose is on all of our hands. |
Michele Bachmann, former GOP representative and
presidential candidate, and certifiable lunatic, on the Capitol riot: “Jan. 6, we’re all told that that’s the worst
day that ever happened, these were the worst riots in America. It absolutely
wasn’t. It is my opinion that this was a theatrical event that the progressive
left put on. The individuals who were the instigators, who brought this about,
these were agitators brought in to create this problem. I believe it was
specifically done to rebrand [the twice-impeached, one-term loser] as being an
insurrectionist and a leader of a terrorist movement. I also believe that this
was done to rebrand the Make America Great agenda, those of us who supported [the
twice-impeached, one-term loser] and that agenda as evil and terrorists. That’s
all a lie. In the last five months, you wouldn’t even know that [the
twice-impeached, one-term loser] was ever the president. You wouldn’t even know
that those four years of his presidency existed. George Orwell wrote a book,
‘1984.’ He talked about a concept called the memory hole; if the government in
charge didn’t want you to remember someone, they put them in the memory hole. [the
twice-impeached, one-term loser] has been put in a memory hole, Make America
Great Again has been put in a memory hole.” Oh, so much to choose from … the only
theatrical production Bachmann knows is the role of heterosexual husband played
by her oh-so-gay-a-purse-falls-from-his-lips-every-time-he-speaks husband. And the reason the GOP is being branded as
evil terrorist is because they won’t even hold hearings on this terror attack
because they know it will reveal their complicity. And if you think the twice-impeached, one-term
loser is being shoved down a memory hole, good, though he’d be better off in
the prison hole. Now, go pretend you’re married to a straight
man and are a sane human being. |
Jimmy Kimmel, tearing into “imbecile maskholes” like Marjorie Taylor
Greene. “The only reason you’re somewhat safe now is that other
people got the shot. You’re the person who heads for the bathroom when the
check comes at the restaurant. You’re the lady who takes home the centerpieces
from a wedding you weren’t invited to. You’re the guy who brings five napkins
to a potluck dinner. That’s you. You don’t think it’s you. But it’s you.” Marjorie Taylor Greene is a dangerous woman because if even
one person buys the bull shiz she spreads, that’s one person too many. I hope
Georgia is watching and will be voting to send her back to Hell from whence she
came. |
Gabrielle Union, who along with husband Dwyane Wade,
on her transgender stepdaughter, Zaya Wade: "Everyone responded [to us] with love, resources and
information. We weren't coming into it like it's got to be our way. We're going
to mess up. We're going to say the wrong thing. But we had to learn and be led.
Our home will never be a safe space for bigots. I look at problematic language
as violence and I'm never going to expose anyone I love to violence, whether
that be verbal, physical, emotional or spiritual. Jerks exist in every area of
life. And we function from a place of truth in our household. But if you come
at us, oh, be very prepared. We want to make sure [our kids] feel strong and
supported and free to be exactly who they are." And isn’t that what parent should do? |
Ryan Russell, out NFL veteran and writer, on the
wave of anti-trans legislation that seeks to prevent trans youth from participating
in sports: “Ninety-nine out of a hundred times the reason athletes of
similar ability don’t go the same distance or don’t make the leap from amateur
to professional is circumstance and opportunity, two things that in our day and
age—unlike mastery of a sport—you are born into. After the past few weeks, most
trans children including those who have immense potential to be great athletes
or, at the very least, find love and joy in sports, can’t even pick up a ball
without legislation telling them they don’t belong. Being born Black, queer,
trans or of any marginalized community puts you behind the starting line of any
race, even when you might need that love and community more than we imagine. I
was given an opportunity in football. I found love there. All kids need this. I
needed it as a Black teenager in the south from a low-income, single-parent
home. My NFL peers all needed someone to give them a shot or they never would
have made it. And trans kids need this, too. They need to be treated like kids,
like they are worthy of the opportunity to play, to find love and community on
the field. Everyone is worthy of this. To exclude trans athletes is to use
sport in direct opposition of where its true power lies. When it comes to
change, sport is one of the strongest conduits to help show society what it is
capable of when we come together, but it has to be used for the better of all
of us. Jackie Robinson understood that, Robbie Rogers knew that, Megan Rapinoe
knows that, Chris Mosier knows that, and I hope you know it as well.” Nice to see a male athlete come out strong for trans youth.
We need more voices like his. Russell came out as bisexual in 2019 after playing in the
NFL for three seasons. |