~ Who watches the Watchers?"~
Quis custodiet ipsos custodes? This a Latin phrase from the Roman poet Juvenal, variously translated as: "Who watches the watchmen?"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quis_custodiet_ipsos_custodes%3F
This BLOG functions as my little cyber-island for relaxation, rumination and social intercourse. From time to time, I will also publish some of my essays, art work, poems, prose, and political criticisms -- as well as a few of my philosophical dissertations.
Discrimination is Immoral and UnAmerican


If you wish to contact me concerning either my writing or my artwork -- or in regards to acquiring original works of art or posters; comment on something on my blog site or leave feedback relating to any of my articles found on various other websites, then you can write me at the following email address: bud.evans.kc@gmail.comAnother example of how slow and back-ass-wards the United States is in getting around to honestly portraying same-sex love in the television media.


Abe Lincoln once said: "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power."
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Bud Evans ~ 1998


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(Atlanta) Georgia Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears, considered a potential nominee for the U.S. Supreme Court, has drawn criticism from gay rights groups after announcing plans to join a think tank whose founder is an outspoken opponent of gay marriage.
...In 2006, Sears joined a unanimous decision that upheld Georgia’s same-sex marriage ban.
http://www.365gay.com/news/supreme-court-prospect-draws-criticism-from-gay-groups/
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MY TAKE ON IT...
by Bud Evans
Sorry, Georgia Chief Justice Leah Ward Sears sounds like a potential fellow segregationist -- like Obama.
Such irony that a formerly oppressed minority would take the side of upholding the anti-christian, high moral crime of discrimination and favor keeping a fellow minority "in their place".
To paraphrase Jesus “what-the-hell-are-they-doing-in-my-name“ Christ:
What does it profit one to rule the world by upholding the special privileges of the status quo only to lose your soul?
In regards to Obama, most of us in the LGBT community thought that we were voting for Superman when, in reality, we just replaced Lex Luthor with his evil twin. I think I’d rather have the real thing than some viper who lures you in closer with lies just so it can strike with less effort.
Let’s just take a look at Obama’s record so far:
* Obama now supports George W. Bush-style Military Tribunals for foreign war detainees (he was against them as candidate Obama).
* Obama has expanded (not limited) Bush-style warrantless wiretapping; adding special guarantees of government immunity and expanding his “special powers” (without Congressional Oversight) of the Executive Branch.
* Obama has stifled government investigations into Torture and the Human Rights Abuses of the former administration.
* Obama gives away hundreds of billions of tax-payer’s dollars to Wall Street, and then he just turns his back on the union workers who supported him in the Auto Industry.
* Obama allows his minions in Congress to conduct hearings on Heath Care Reform where they invite profit-driven vultures and profiteering extortionists from the Insurance Industry to sit at the front of the table when formulating Health Care Reform -- while they simultaneously arrest and expel single-payer National Health Care advocates from the hearings.
* On civil rights, Obama has de-prioritized repeal of DADT which has destroyed the military careers of over twelve thousand loyal, patriot Americans (even as Candidate Obama campaigned to push Congress to overturn that odious Jim Crow-style affront to human dignity).
* Obama (and Pelosi/Reid) have expressed no interest whatsoever in overturning DOMA so that those of us who are legally married (or partnered under some other kind of quasi-marriage-like legal arrangement) can receive federal benefits -- as Obama promised.
* Obama’s apologists say that he is too busy trying to save the nation and the economy and jobs -- so, then why isn’t he pushing for job equality and protections (ENDA) for the tens of millions of GLBT citizens who do not have the same level of job protections as ninety percent of the population?
In the final analysis, the Democrats and, especially Obama, are NOT “The Change You Can Believe In“! As bigoted, odious and villainous as the Republican Party is, at least they are upfront about it. Whereas, the Democrats, along with their lying segregationist, bigoted demagogue, Barak Obama, are master deceivers who troll the GLBT community for money, political volunteers, and votes -- only to slap us all in the face with either that tiresome mantra of “the time is not right” excuse or just an outright “get out of my face” avoidance of us after an election -- that is, after they have exploited us repeatedly in order to grab political power.
The Democratic Party un-official line: “Hey, just because they took us to the prom, it doesn’t mean we have to dance with them -- right?”
….Well, that is their attitude. And we are expected to gleefully accept that? But what do you expect when all we get from our fearless “leadership” in the GLBT community is to watch them smile and plead: "may-I-have-another-punch-the-gut-sir” and (while bending over to kiss the feet of their heterosexual overseers) “will-you-please-kick-us-in-the-ass-again-master“ ? The subservience from of our masochistic, fan-boy GLBT, Democratic fund-raising, political social clubs and toadies in Washington is sickening.
Fortunately, amongst the deluded millions of Obama sycophants who initially supported this dishonorable bigot, there are millions now who are finally starting to see the light.
It will be a third party ticket for me and my spouse next time -- unless the Segregationists Democrats in Congress and the Bigot-in-Chief in the White House get the message. I am sure many millions in the GLBT community will also express a similar outrage at the ballot box. Maybe then "our friends” on Capital Hill, and in the White House, will finally get the message that when you barely win an election, with a desperately cobbled together coalition of minority voters, you don't dare betray your constituents by ignoring their fundamental demands for equal rights after you are in office.
If things don’t change, and quickly, I’m ready to:
!!! Ditch President Barack O'Bush in 2012 !!!!
© Bud Evans









For all who are absolutely opposed to aggressive protests, I must remind you that the decade in which civil rights legislation was finally passed that guaranteed the Black community its full and equal citizenship under the law was filled with violence. I lived though it, I was a teenager then. It was the 1960s.
So, what event happened that ultimately brought equality to Blacks? It wasn’t Martin Luther King’s laudable march to Selma and his peaceful protests — which usually ended in him being set upon by police dogs and put in jail. No, it was the aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King, and the weeks of rioting nationwide that ensued, which scared the holy sh*t out of the White supremacists in all branches of government and in all walks of life. They finally realized that this dog bites back and that you kick it at your own peril.
The billions of dollars in property damage nationwide, coupled with a tsunami of sudden fear and insecurity felt by White people, forced the White majority to respect the rights of the 13% of Americans who were Black and who were also fed up at being treated like dirt; forced to conform to second class citizenship, and even murdered — kind of like the GLBT community today. So, in that instance, peaceful protests did not work, but fear of retaliation from the oppressed did work.
I hear time and time again from the nervous Nancys and appeasers in our community about how we should all be on the “down low” or else we will face the fearsome “backlash” –such as the sweeping anti-marriage inequality amendments of the last fifteen years throughout the United States.
But ask yourself this: If there would have been violent riots, by the GLBT community, in the first state to have passed such a vile amendment, how eager would the rest of the states have been to pass them? If there would have been massive civil unrest on an enormous scale, thousands of times larger than the Stonewall Riots across the nation, how could they ignore us then?
Just look how everybody, worldwide, knows about our little uprising at the Stonewall tavern in New York in the late 60s. They even have a civil rights group called “Stonewall” in England — and it wasn’t even their riot. So why is Stonewall remembered and not one damn “peaceful” protest celebrated or even recalled in our movement?
Why? Because Stonewall was transitional and transformational. And not because it was peaceful, but because it was a violent rejection of the presumed privilege of a heterocentric society and its defenders. We finally stood up to the bullies. And bullies usually only pick on people which they are confident will not fight back. What a shock Stonewall must have been to them
Bullies, like bigots, are cowards and will often back down if you push back. Be pro-active. Organize sit-ins and join national boycotts (it worked against Coors beer — remember?). Target the states who have added anti-gay amendments to the their so-called “Bill of Rights” i.e. State Constitutions. Encourage others to not vacation in those states or to purchase products made in those states. Make it clear what you are doing and also make it very clear that you will work actively against any politician (including the current president) who is not working on what we also elected them for — our civil rights.
To be certain, sure remember and celebrate the fortieth anniversary of Stonewall this year, but let’s make our own Stonewalls today as well.
Also, really ask yourself this: What the f*ck have we done since then? Isn’t it far past time that we do something historical again?
© “Bud” E. Lewis Evans, 2009


Sad...very sad indeed. Even some of the older people are as stupid as the younger one. So much for the better state of education fifty years ago.
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Sean Penn's performance in "Milk" was inspirational. The GLBT community desperately needs its own version of Martin Luther King. Too bad we lost Harvey Milk.
Gay Americans are the ONLY minority against which it is legal to discriminate in the United States of America.
Another shameful legacy for America's children to have to correct; passed down by, hopefully, the last generation of legislatively supported bigots this country will ever produce.
Someday soon this vile disease of group-hatred will forever die out in America. On that day, America's unfulfilled promise of "Liberty and Justice for All" will actually stand for something more than just pernicious hypocrisy and meaningless rhetoric.
Hopefully...someday...soon.
(C) Bud Evans, Feb 2008
I remember, when I was a kid growing up, we had several black families in our neighborhood. I recall how most of the little black girls on our block played with white baby dolls -- there were very few black dolls in the major department stores at that time. Also, there were no black Barbies for the older black girls. No black GI Joes for the boys either. In fact, very few black people at all were even seen on TV as well -- except for maids, chauffeurs and, of course, “Amos and Andy“.

By 365gay Newscenter Staff02.04.2009 2:07pm EST
(Washington) Supporters of repealing “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” are calling on President Obama to stop dragging his feet in ending the ban on gays serving openly in the military.
President has said that he supports repeal of the ban, but reports indicate he has called for a study that could take up to a year to determine the effect of allowing gays to serve.
“Let’s be clear: A commission or a study group is not about change. That’s business as usual. We do not need another report to tell us what we already know and what earlier reports have long since concluded: the sexual orientation of a service member is irrelevant. What is relevant is how well he or she does the job,” said Aubrey Sarvis, the Executive Director of the Servicemembers Legal Defense Network on the SLDN Blog.
A retired Brigadier General for the U.S. Marine Corps who already has studied the effect of ending DADT agrees.
“There’s been enough studying throughout the years,” said General Hugh Aitken. “Creating a new study will not change the facts.”
....For the rest of the article, visit 365gay.com and click on this link below:
http://www.365gay.com/news/supporters-of-gays-in-military-urge-obama-to-move-quickly/
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MY TAKE ON IT
by Bud Evans
If White America can get over its prejudices and elect a Black man president, then heterosexual America can get over its ignorant stereotypes and acknowledge that there are already tens of thousands of brave Gay sailors, airmen, soldiers and marines in Arlington National Cemetery who have made the ultimate sacrifice for this ungrateful and undeserving nation.
It is far past time to no more serve in silence in order to preserve and to protect, with one’s life and limb, the rights and freedoms of others while being denied the most basic freedom of all -- the right to simply be who one is; without intimidation or oppression.
How pathetic that someone like Obama, who has become the beneficiary of a nation that protects all others, except for members of the GLBT community, from invidious discrimination, is so slow to show moral outrage towards the inhumane treatment of this last minority which is still denied the full benefit of American citizenship.
Shame on Obama; shame on Congress and shame on America. This is not a country of free men and women; this is a country of bigots, hypocrites, and oppressors. This is not a country of religious freedom, this is a country where religion has become the whore of politics and visa versa. This is not a country that values wisdom and peace, this is country that makes a virtue out of ignorance and still makes war a rite of passage into manhood and dominance.
There may still be hope that America can live up to her high sounding ideals and her overwrought platitudes of Liberty and Justice for All. But for more than two hundred years her people have been a dismal failure at achieving those goals except through either violent upheaval or by excruciatingly slow increments -- such as, the civil war and the civil rights movement in the US.
You’d think that America would have had plenty of time to learn to believe in its own self-aggrandizing rhetoric of egalitarianism by now. The GLBT community is the most diverse minority which is represented in every race, religion, social status and ethnicity in America. Without remedying the injustices which are incessantly heaped upon our community each and every day, this America, this self-appointed bastion of liberty; this guardian of democracy’s eternal promise rings increasingly hollow.
Its far past time for the not-so-United States of America to either put up or shut up!
(C) Bud Evans, Feb. 2009
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