I will gloat a little here and say that yes, I could increase the number show listeners by changing the format of the show and topics covered.  That probably will not happen because it would be way out of my comfort zone and is not my current goal.  I like to get information out to my listeners which is new and from a certain point of view.  I find it to be in my own style.  Like me or not, it’s what I want to do.  Of course I would love to do this for a living and make money at it, but alas, that is not happening anytime soon less a pitch fork stab me in the ass and force me to do so.

Once I get more established with my new psychologist he would probably say that I don’t like to change once I’m comfortable with something.  That’s true.  I’m a stubborn, pompous ass that loves to hear other points of view and make my OWN decisions… which do change over time.  PodCamp Pittsburgh

really helped me see that I want to present a certain point of view that may be unpopular but necessary for people to hear.

The movie climaxes (several times) with Wayne and Garth selling out their cable access TV show and everything going to hell.  Well, the more we want to make money in podcasting, I think the more likely we are to go the way of the Waynes and Garths of this world.  I don’t want to see independent voices stifled, especially mine.  Yeah, I may not be in the healthiest state, but I’ll keep up my FREE work as long as at least one person is still listening.  This is ME, not what someone else wants from me.  It’s really the only place that affords such a luxury.

Senator Barack Obama is too busy.  He has given exactly TWO interviews to the gay media in the last TWO years.  His last one was the only interview since becoming at least the presumptive presidential nominee.  The Philadelphia Gay News had from most accounts just 10 minutes to speak with the Senator via a contraption called the telephone.  Now, I just heard that there are these things called cellular telephones that allow one to beam their voice long distances so that you can talk while riding on a bus or while taking a dump.  Of course we cannot forget his much coerced interview with The Advocate which can best be described as lame.

Using standard mathematical equations, the LGBT community is somewhat large.  By all estimates we make up somewhere between 7.2 and 30 million people.  Of course these numbers assume a US population of about 300 million and an average of newer studies putting us at around 2.4% or up to the Kinsey number of 10% of the population.  No one knows the number of gay people in the US.  Period.  End of story.

Barack Obama has given us exactly 10 minutes of his time since Hillary Clinton suspended her candidacy.  Why does he feel that he can only give us 10 minutes?  Are we not more important than that?  Are we expected to vote for him just because most of us are Democrats?  Now, we’re only talking about giving a media interview, but what about getting the word out to the LGBT community?  Has he done a good job at that (minus Joe Biden)?

You need to be informed on this vengeful, hateful man and his following.  Too many of us forget what trash it out there.  Also, please be careful getting married in California this week.  These people are hitting the streets today.

Also included in this podcast is some listener feedback on our last show.

Resources:

• Fred Phelps on Tim Russert
• Some Lovely Patriotic Songs
• Fred Phelps and his Westboro Baptist Church
• Lawrence vs. Texas
• (pdf) Phelps and Crew Protest CA Marriages

• Hillary Clinton has (arguably) won the popular vote. (It’s damn near 50/50)
• The Senators have only 120 delegates separating them this minute out of about 2,100.  Is that difference statistically significant considering 34 million votes cast?
• Obama has crossed the line ONLY because of the uncommitted/super delegates.  That’s a smoke-filled back-room decision.
• The media ended the race months ago.
• The media ended the race before all of the votes were cast.
• The DNC messed up in Florida and Michigan.  I want to see Howard Dean, about 1/2 of the Rules Committee, and entire senior management of the party to resign.

Yes, I’m outraged.  At this point I need one thing.  Someone please tell me why I should vote for Barack Obama.  If you use the word change in your reason I will hang you by your toenails.  Guess what?  99% of presidential candidates are running for office because they want change.

Click the title of this post to go to the comments page and tell me why I need to vote for Obama.

Originally, I was hesitant to join any of the social networking sites, but have come to realize that they are a great way to get in contact with old friends and maintain relationships due to people moving, changing phone numbers, etc.  When is enough enough?  I’m done (for now).  I think we have enough to keep us busy.  Luckily social media aggregators are coming out now such as Flux (among others) which claim to make our lives easier.  I am going to try it when I get a moment when I’m not updating 10 sites.  I see some acquisitions in the future to keep competition down.  While this it is good to have fewer of these sites, I think the competition is good.  Unfortunately, MySpace doesn’t take any hints from FaceBook in the advertising realm.  It’s a shame really.  Well, let’s see what happens.

The message: fuck the endorsements and run on issues. How are YOU going to vote solely based on a candidate’s record and how they will make your life good or a little better?

UPDATE: One more thing… how screwed up is it that Maria Shriver is endorsing Obama and her husband, Arnold Schwarzenegger is endorsing John McCain.  WOW.  It makes my neurons cross trying to figure that one out.

Now on to the issues…  I said it before, LGBT and GLBT issues were not presented because it harms them to support a hated group of people.  Yes, we’re hated.  Have you seen how many states have passed anti-gay “marriage defense” acts, laws, and resolutions?  I believe that more people vote against gay people in this country than vote for President.  Time, time, time.  It will take more time to confront our issues and eventually get more people to accept us.

Senator Clinton was certainly more substantive on the topics questioned.   Obama is seen as a better “uniter”.  Didn’t George Bush say that he was a “uniter and not a divider”?  Hillary was also a real person.  She is electable.  I was afraid a while back that she was too robot like and that she wouldn’t be able to make it this far.  I was wrong.  She’s turned it around and is making a force to be reckoned with.

Oh, and this bullshit that Obama was against the war from the start is garbage.  Hillary  voted based on the best available evidence and intel at the time. Enough.  It’s simply rhetoric.

Let’s get it right: we’re all wrong.  This election season has shown that the prize is up for grabs and no poll or person can figure out what is going to end up happening.  Cut the shit.