Sun, 27 August 2006
Is it really a "smear campaign when it is true?
Read this article from Yahoo! News and decide: R.I. candidate regrets anti-gay columnsU.S. Senate candidate Stephen Laffey said he regrets that he wrote columns denigrating gays when he was a college student. Laffey, the mayor of Cranston, acknowledged writing the columns in a story published Saturday in the Providence Journal. The paper reported that it received copies of the columns anonymously in the mail earlier in the week. Laffey, 44, running a closely watched race against moderate Republican Sen. Lincoln Chafee (news, bio, voting record), said whoever sent the articles wanted to smear him before the Sept. 12 primary. He called the writings "sophomoric political satire" and said they do not represent his views. "Do I regret some of these things? Sure," he said. "But at the time, we were just having fun. We thought it was funny." The Republican candidate wrote them in 1983 and 1984 while studying at Bowdoin College in Maine. The articles appeared in a paper published by campus Republicans. In one column, Laffey said he has never seen a happy homosexual. "This is not to say there aren't any; I simply haven't seen one in my lifetime. Maybe they are all in the closet," he wrote. "All the homosexuals I've seen are sickly and decrepit, their eyes devoid of life." In another column he wrote that pop music was turning the children of America into sissies, and criticized the singer Boy George, referring to him as "it." "It wears girl's clothes and puts on makeup," he wrote. "When I hear it sing, 'Do you really want to hurt me, do you really want to make me cry,' I say to myself, YES, I want to punch your lights out, pal, and break your ribs." Polls have shown Laffey and Chafee running neck-and-neck in a race that has gained national attention. The winner of the Republican primary will likely face Democratic former Attorney General Sheldon Whitehouse in the November election.
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Fri, 25 August 2006
I was having some challenges coming up with a topic for this week's episode, and thanks to Tom Holmes of the Deep Fabulousity Podcast, I took a look at the news events for inspiration.
I had mentioned one story last week about Virginia Senator George Allen using a potentially derogatory nickname toward a campaign worker for his opponent, Jim Webb. The campaign worker was of Indian (not Native American) descent, but had been born and raised in Fairfax County, Virginia. After several sloppy attempts to backtrack on what he meant in his videotaped speech, and podcasters, bloggers, the independent media, and (at long last) the mainstream media holding him accountable, George Allen apologized for his conduct. Thanks to the resources that are available on the internet, we can ensure that things like this are not swept under the rug, which is why Internet Neutrality has to be preserved! Visit SaveTheInternet.com and learn how you can help save the internet from a takeover by the telecommunications companies. For this week's topic, I was also inspired by a song that just got posted on the Podsafe Music Network by the group Quinn called "Letting Your Light Shine". I discuss several Bible references, including the verse about letting your life shine (Matt 5:14-16, NRSV), and what it means to let your life shine. Basically, it means acknowledging that you have a power within you that is your full potential for good, clearing away blocks that do not allow this power to come forward, and then acting from that power in every moment of every day in your life. In the Prayer Circle, we let our lights shine, mingle, and radiate to the entire Universe. Join us and glow! The Prayer Circle is open to all people everywhere. If you wish to submit prayer requests to the Prayer Circle, you may do so by any of the contact methods I have provided. In the interest of confidentiality, I will only give initials and location of the person during the Prayer Circle. Music today: "Letting Your Light Shine" by Podsafe Music Network group Quinn "Shine" by Podsafe Music Network group Peter Moon Band "Be Here Now" by Podsafe Music Network group Freedom People Background music during Prayer Circle is "The Season of Us" by Podsafe Audio.com group The Season of Us. Intro Music: "Deep Cycle Discharge" by Podsafe Music Network artists Simon James and Derek K. Miller. Outro Music: "Power Inside" by Podsafe Music Network and Podsafe Audio.com group EL84. Contact info: You can email me at thatbluejeansguy@gmail.com You can call my voicemail at 206-339-8915. You can also contact me by Gizmo Project at Gizmo ID thatbluejeansguy. Visit my webpage where you can send me an Odeo voice mail and stick a pin on my Frappr map. While you are there, check out the links to my favorite podcasts' home pages. Thanks for listening, and Stay Powerful! |
Sat, 19 August 2006
First of all, a big "Congratulations!!!!" goes out to Fausto Fernos, Marc Felion, Miss Ronnie, Amanda Steinstein, Cesar Torres, Sal-E, and everybody else responsible for the Feast of Fools podcast. The Podcast Awards added a GLBT category this year, and the Feast of Fools not only was nominated, but they won! Feast of Fools was one of the first podcasts to which I subscribed after podcasts were added to iTunes, and I have been a fan ever since. I am totally addicted to the show, and I can not do without my daily dose of the "Fools". If you have not given the podcast a listen yet, then please treat yourself. I will warn you that it is not work-safe and people have been known to burst out in fits of laughter while listening at the gym, but it will put a smile on your face, a spring in your step and...well, I'd better leave it at that, since this is a "G-rated" podcast. ;-) Congratulations again, guys and gals!
Prejudice is the act of holding preconceived ideas about somebody or something else, or an entire group. Having lived in a small, rural town in East Tennessee, I have experienced prejudiced attitudes, and as an openly gay man, I have experienced them first hand. A Virginia Senator running for reelection referred to an Indian employee of his opponent as "Macaca". In one definition of the word, "Macaca" refers to a genus of monkeys. Was this the Senator's intent? Watch the video and make up your own mind. Another event happened recently in Caro, MI, in which a group of Arab-American college students were buying a large number of Trac Phones to resell at a higher price. A Wal-Mart employee called the police on suspicion of terrorism and a plot to blow up the Mackinac Bridge was being linked to these guys. The terrorism charge is being dropped by the federal prosecutor, but they are still being held on money laundering charges connected with the Trac Phone transactions. Was prejudice at work here? Read the story and make up your own mind. I believe that prejudicial ideas are the greatest danger to humanity. Prejudice is the driving force behind war, terrorism, unchecked poverty, and profit at the expense of others. If we are ever to be truly free and peaceful on this planet, we must deal with the inner demons of prejudice. The Prayer Circle is open to all people, and in this week's Circle, we opened ourselves to a higher expression of love for each other and for the world. If you wish to submit prayer requests to the Prayer Circle, you may do so by any of the contact methods I have provided. In the interest of confidentiality, I will only give initials and location of the person during the Prayer Circle. Music today: "I'm So Busy" by Podsafe Music Network group The Alice Project "Common Ground" by Podsafe Music Network artist David Ippolito "Love Song" by Podsafe Music Network artist Kelly Goodlad "Love Revolution by Podsafe Music Network artist The Allmighty Whispers Background music during Prayer Circle is "The Season of Us" by <a Podsafe Audio.com group The Season of Us Intro Music: "Deep Cycle Discharge" by Podsafe Music Network artists Simon James and Derek K. Miller Outro Music: "Power Inside" by Podsafe Music Network and Podsafe Audio.com artist EL84. Contact info: You can email me at thatbluejeansguy@gmail.com You can call my voicemail at 206-339-8915. You can also contact me by Gizmo Project at Gizmo ID thatbluejeansguy. Visit my webpage, where you can send me an Odeo voice mail and stick a pin on my Frappr map. While you are there, check out the links to my favorite podcasts' home pages. Thanks for listening, and Stay Powerful!
Direct download: Episode_29-Underneath_It_All_We_Are_All_One.mp3
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Sun, 13 August 2006
To all my valued listeners:
You probably have noticed that I am VERY late getting an episode together for this week. I always work to provide the best possible episode I know how to do, and this week, I have been busy with school and the job, and I have little time to do a quality job. Therefore, I will not be posting an episode this week. I apologize for missing a week, and I will be back in full force next week. Thanks for your understanding and patience. Stay powerful! David
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Sat, 5 August 2006
Continuing with the theme of creating peace within ourselves and in our world, an important component of achieving peace is to learn to forgive.
We only need to look at the situation in the Middle East between Israel and Lebanon to see the destructive effect that unforgivenness has on a group of people. As individuals, we may also hold others in unforgiveness, and we may find that we are just as captive as the person we refuse to forgive. I read from Matthew 18:21-35 and discuss a metaphysical interpretation of what can happen when we refuse to forgive. In this week's Prayer Circle, I share a meditation taught to me by Reiki Master Beth Simmons Stapor. The meditation has served me well, and I am glad to passit on to you. If you wish to submit prayer requests to the Prayer Circle, you may do so by any of the contact methods I have provided. In the interest of confidentiality, I will only give initials and location of the person during the Prayer Circle. Music today: "Unforgiven" by Podsafe Music Network group John and Paul. "Move On" by Podsafe Audio.com artist Loretta Angus (could not find a website for her) "Forgive Me" by Podsafe Music Network artist Cofield Mundi (visit her website) Background music during Prayer Circle is "The Season of Us" by Podsafe Audio.com group The Season of Us. Intro Music: "Deep Cycle Discharge" by Podsafe Music Network artists Simon James and Derek K. Miller. Outro Music: "Power Inside" by Podsafe Music Network and Podsafe Audio.com artist EL84. Contact info: You can email me at thatbluejeansguy@gmail.com. You can call my voicemail at 206-339-8915. You can also contact me by Gizmo Project at Gizmo ID thatbluejeansguy. Visit my webpage at http://thatbluejeansguy.libsyn.com, where you can send me an Odeo voice mail and stick a pin on my Frappr map. While you are there, check out the links to my favorite podcasts' home pages. Thanks for listening, and Stay Powerful! |
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