Filibuster Bluster with Butter on the Snide & More …

Holy Gee-Whiz-Wow! Do we have Major Newz going on in The States this week or what? And "they" said the summer would be boring…whoever the "They's" are. Well, it's not one bit boring. We have Texas Gubner-Of-No-Brains, Rick Scary-Perry, bashing a lawful and legitimate filibuster of one of his brilliant ideas to shut down almost all abortion clinics in Texas by trashing the now famous Texas Senator, Super Filibusterer, Wendy Davis, for having a child in her teens. (See article HERE)

What disgraceful "Cheap shots" by a man of Supposed Moral Integrity at Davis because she followed The Rules Of Filibuster for 11 hours, thus blocking the hateful bill. Mr. Perry now wants to call a "Special Session" on the very same issue to gain His Way despite a lawful act that "should" be the end of the antiquated War On Women's Bodies that Texas Republicans want. It's always so obvious when the GOPer's don't get their way that the first rule of Biz is to trash, in the most egregious manner, the person(s) who triumphed.

You want to know something? A person's character can be seen in how they handle defeat. Thus far, I have not seen any "character" in the New GOP since a Bi-Racial/"Black"/African-American Democrat became President of the United States.

Next, of course, is the fall of DOMA, along with California's Prop 8 Anti-Gay Marriage Hate. Much going on there if one views the front pages of almost every newspaper in the country…except for yesterday when the San Francisco Chronicle, of all papers in any places, neglected to print one word about the SCOTUS Decisions. Hello there, SF! Did someone at the paper forget about National and Local Newz while Castro Street was filling-up with Happy Campers to celebrate the victories? Puzzling, isn't it?

And then there is Poor Ole' Paula Deen's sobfest on Today where she made sure we could see that she's simply a Good Old Girl Like You & Me and suddenly doesn't use a stylist to coif her hair per usual, thus looking like a withered stump on the rump of a chipmunk. (Yep. I wrote that and it stays.) She "I is what I is" doncha know? So, do we forgive her or what now that almost any company associated with her is running for them there hills where she hides all of her slaves just to get rid of the stench of Bigotry and, more importantly, save their $ Bottom Line by no longer doing the following: carrying/sponsoring/supporting/distributing her "products."

Frankly, my opinion is that had she been accused of just using the N Word, things wouldn't be going so bad for that Belle Of The South's Nasty Mouth, but the surrounding issues of harassment in the workplace at her restaurant; how her brother called one of the Black Workers his "Little Monkey" and, of course, the truly shameful idea of a Plantation Wedding with "Slaves" provides a larger picture of Bigotry, Hypocrisy and Insensitivity. I personally believe that all of us have said horrid things at various times in our lives. The problem with Deen's Debacle is bigger than one word supposedly used only "once" years ago. It's clear to me that the overall atmosphere around Deen's life has nailed that career coffin Big Time.

What else are we American's freaking-out or celebrating about these days?

Aside from how the week began with SCOTUS tossing a middle finger at The Voting Rights Act, racism/bigotry is the theme of the week be it a Gay or Race Issue. The Trayvon Martin Killing by Wannabee Wonderman George Zimmerman trial has finally begun and is going strong. Was he (Zimmerman) targeting a young Black Boy or not? Who was The Bad Guy? Who was on top during a "beating"? Whose voice is heard screaming for "Help"? You know, I don't care who hit who first. I simply believe that one does not shoot an unarmed person under any circumstances (again, unless you're Betty Broderick, et al) or, only if they have turned into a Vampire or some Evil Creature with ways in which to kill me first. Otherwise….

Obviously, Racial and General Bigotry has been coming to a head (sorry not) in the U.S. for quite some time. We are now hitting the space called Critical Mass. Gay Marriage (i.e.; – Equality) is now law in some ways on a Federal Level, although The States still hold the ultimate Power. But, progress has been made in such a long-fought battle. As "they" say, the fight isn't finished, but now has a stronger armory.

With regard to Racial Concerns, we have regressed in a Legal Sense. The fallout from the SCOTUS ruling on Monday has already begun. (Read THIS) Once again, I'll return to the trial of George Zimmerman (a whitish-Hispanic killing an unarmed Black Teen) because, subconsciously, ultimately, the jury's perception of his actions falls on whether or not he was Racial Profiling Trayvon Martin, which is a classic case/example of how far America and other countries have to go before any one of us can ever tolerate and accept our differences without allowing Fear and Rigid Belief's to cloud our Better Vision to Just Get Along. Disagree sometimes? Yes. Becoming violent or, aka Rick Perry, legally vengeful, is not the greatest answer to settling differences. None of us is ever "Right" all of the time.

Get used to being Imperfect, I say, and accept defeat with grace. On that note, have a wonderful whatever…