Good to know even the President of the United States isn’t exempt from teenage side-eye. It’s like a parental rite of passage. Today, President Obama held the annual tradition of pardoning a turkey. Best part about the ceremony was that his daughters – Sasha and Malia – could barely contained their disdain for the production. […]
Tag Archives: Politics
November
27
The Family Thanksgiving Tradition You Just Can’t Stand – White House Edition
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
July
25
The Good Men Project: How to be openly gay and in school – high school
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
I remember high school. It was brutal. I have made respect for anyone who comes out in high school and separates themselves from the pack to announce who they truly are. This article highlights some of those heroes.
July
14
Left Behind / How LGBT Young People Are Excluded from Economic Prosperity
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
January
15
Nightly Thoughts: Political Ruminations
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
The only thing more annoying than an actor or actress getting political are your friends getting political on Facebook or WordPress. That said, I totally agree with the progress of LGBT equality in today’s society. In 29 states people can still be fired for being gay. There still is a patchwork of marriage and relationship […]
December
23
Utah’s Battle Over Gay Marriage Is Over
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
December 20, 2013 was an emotional, landmark day for the people of Utah and all over the world. It was announced that Amendment 3 in Utah was overturned and same sex couples were allowed to marry. People rushed downtown to be married, show their love, and show us what courage looks like.
December
21
The Price of Freedom
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
Photographer Molhem Barakat, who freelanced for Reuters covering the civil war in Syria, died on Friday while photographing a battle between rebels and government loyalists over a hospital.
August
04
Let’s Open Up the San Francisco Water Front
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
The 8 Washington Parks, Public Access and Housing Initiative is a proposed city measure that, if approved by voters, will open the way for new public parks, increased access to The Embarcadero Waterfront, hundreds of construction jobs, new sustainable residential housing and funding for new affordable housing. And it empowers voters with the decision on […]
Today’s Income Disparities of the Gilded Age
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via LATimes. D.C. Politicians Fail to Face Up to U.S. Income Inequality Both Republicans and Democrats say concern about the middle class is at the heart of the ongoing, vituperative debate over taxes, entitlements and fiscal discipline, but the political spat never seems to honestly address the gaping and growing class divide in the United […]
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You Might Be A Conservative If…
posted by Daily Post from Bluxome Street
via Addicting Info. 1: You’re irate over the president taking so many vacation days on the taxpayer’s dime (61 thus far), but you thought George W. Bush earned every minute of his leisure time (196 days at the same point in his presidency). 2: You’re happy with your 40 hour work week, paid vacations and […]