Radio Gaga

[hellison]

Driving into work this morning, a tad on the late side (since I finally got some sleep and couldn't actually wake up again), turned off Johnny Cash to hear the news. Some bitter amusement, and some total jaw-dropping WTF followed

Terrorist Amnesty Bill - http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4460834.stm
Going for it's 2nd reading, up til now the only ones pushing for this at all have been Sinn Fein. BUT teh HORRORS, Blair has decided to include members of security forces along with the terrorists and listening to Adams frantically denounce the concept that Soliders who shot people can be given the same amnesty as terrorist who did gave me a kind of grim amusement. Again I am left wondering how does that man not choke on his own hypocrisy every time he opens his mouth?

Then the news that Lisburn Council (my council) has done a u-turn on allowing the civil partnership unions in the council buildings. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/4458814.stm
I was about to go 'yay, sense!', got as far as 'ya...' when on comes the Alliance councillor (who, to my now utter shame, I voted for) to say how HORRIFIED and DISGUSTED he is that this could even be considered, we are destroying the fabric of society, the whole concept of marriage and family and if we let THIS happen, WORSE will come and there'll be GAY ADOPTIONS and society will come crumbling down round our ears -
"Where do we go from there, if we allow young people to believe or to think that having two mummies or two daddies is the norm in our society?"

I think, Seamus, we go to a society with a lot less bigotry, repression, hatred and fear of TEH GAY.

It's not like we don't have enough bigotry and division here, and you have to be "horrified" (direct quote) about this? Wouldn't you be better tackling the sectarianism, the poverty, the crime, the deficits in local school and hospital budgets or any one of a number of things that SHOULD horrify you, rather than attacking a decision to let people formalise a commitment to each other?

Horrified? I'm sickened. If he was talking about mixed race or mixed religion couples, he wouldn't have been given a second of airtime to spout this diseased crap. I... damnit I am furious and wondering who the hell I write to to express the fact that I do not want this man as any kind of representative of mine.

Gnah. On a lighter (maybe ;p) note, being thoroughly fed up of the constant George Best coverage, this from Miv this morning (via, I suspect, Dogbolter) made me laugh a lot -

I think George Best may be dead, I saw I sign outside the butchers today, Best Liver for Sale

Aye, but which one?

Comments

[kelemvor.livejournal.com]

The concept of marriage was destroyed by the legality of divorce. If they're that concerned about the Sanctity of the Family ^TM, make it that much harder to get out of marriage, rather than denying it to people who want to get in to it.

[hellison.livejournal.com]

But think of the CHILDREN!! If they get adopted by teh GAYS they'll turn out all weird and gay, because hetro couples only turn out normal hetro chi... oh wait.

I'd expect - tho not accept - this kind of blind ranting rhetoric from Paisley's crowd (free p.s), becuase they hate pretty much everyone who isn't them, but hearing someone I'd seen as a sane and rational local politician (if such a thing exists) blithely spouting this crap on the radio totally threw me.

[thesme-01.livejournal.com]

BTW was this Seamus Close or who?
Cos if it is, I'm shocked!

If only one could nominate who stays and who goes in the forthcoming re-structuring whatsit..

[hellison.livejournal.com]

It was indeed Seamus. Which is what had me going WTF? Honestly, the things he was saying could have been written for him by Big Ian. Utterly disgraceful.

I'm hoping they have re-elections or something, tho that really only leaves me with The Lewsely Woman to vote for.