Maybe there is still hope.....

Will Hillary Clinton follow the suit of Theodore Roosevelt who ran as an independent candidate after loosing the nomination of the Republican Party in 1912? According to some members of the former first lady's inner circle, such a possibility is seriously considered. Joe Rohtstein of U.S. Politics Today wrote on April 24 that Clinton as an independent would win among women and Hispanics, defeating Obama in most populous states and endangering McCain in the South. If the Republican candidate performed poorly, she would stand a chance to win the entire national presidential election.

I HOPE SO!!! If not, I am writing her name in on the ballot. I am not voting for Obama as much as his cult members want me to. I would vote for McCain, but frankly I've had enough of Republican fuck-ups. It's Hillary or bust for me. I am going to post a message of support for this movement on Hillary's official campaign site. I encourage all of us Hillarians to do the same. Just say no to Obama!!!!

I'm gonna be committed!

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. Lazy I guess. Let's see what's been going on since I posted last. Oh yeah, I quit my job and have a new one. I know I know! I hate the bug job. I just never fit in. I woke up with heart palpitations one day, obviously from stress about work, Tim told me to quit. My health is way more important. So what am I doing now. I am back to my old employer, Papyrus. I loved working there but alas they closed my store a year and a half ago. I am now at another store as a third key manager. I am stress free, except for those damn papers. I am still going on interviews. I am not giving up on working in marketing. I now just don't have to rush into anything.

I also have some big news. Tim and I are going to be committed. Yep, that's right... COMMITTED... as in married. Our 10 year anniversary (can you believe he put up with me that long) is next March. We have been planning on having a party for it anyway, so we decided to have a short ceremony before hand.The date is Saturday March 28, time and place are TBD. Don't worry invitations will be send out in the Fall sometime. It's fun doing the planning, and challenging to stay within our miniscule budget. I think we are going to Orlando afterwards to spend the week with friends and have fun in the Florida sun. Maybe go to the "P" to get our groove on. We'll see. Anyway. I'll be posting more as time goes on.

Here we go again!!!

Dish sex-bias ban voted down
By Kimberly S. Johnson
The Denver Post
Article Last Updated: 06/06/2008 12:22:14 AM MDT


Dish Network shareholders shot down a proposal Thursday that would bar the company from discriminating against employees based on their sexual orientation.

At the company's annual meeting, a representative for the New York City Employees Retirement System — which holds 533,032 shares — floated a resolution to add a clause in the company's equal-opportunity policy that would prohibit discrimination against gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender employees. More than 90 percent of voters rejected it.

"It needs to be clearly stated so employees understand they're protected," said Lewis Thomp son, a local representative for NYCERS. "We knew it was going to be rejected. . . . (Chairman and chief executive Charlie) Ergen owns 80 percent of the stock."

Executives insisted that GLBT employees are not subject to harassment at the company, which follows federal anti-discrimination guidelines, which do not include sexual orientation. The board of directors recommended that shareholders vote against the resolution.

Colorado has an anti-discrimination law protecting gay employees, signed by Gov. Bill Ritter last year. Ergen said the company follows state law in Colorado.

"We just don't appreciate the proposal," he said.


I have Dish Network and just sent them a "nice" email asking to get out of my contract because I am not supporting a company who discriminates against me. Please send them correspondence flooding their inbox staing your disappointment in the companies non-inclusion. The link to email is http://www.dishnetwork.com/content/customer_service/contact_us/email/index.asp

On another note, I'll be posting another blog in the next few days about my work drama. It's more of the same for me. BLAH BLAH BLAH!!!!

Gay problem solved

So I was wiggin out over coming out at work after a gay slur was spoken by a employee. But I had nothing to fear. I spoke with my boss about my concerns. He said that if anything is ever directed towards me, it won't be tolerated. It is considered sexual harrassment. He said that they figured I was gay when I gave my direct deposit check to the owner. It was briefly discussed and was decided that as long as I do my work, it doesn't matter. I was told to just be myself and not worry about it. I may not like the job, but at least I have nothing to fear about working there.

I also want to thank all the well wishes I recieved about this. I appreciate it and won't forget it.

My Gay Problem

Just when everything was starting to go well, a problem arises. As many of you know I am working as a routing manager for a local exterminating company. I decide to go into this job without discussing my personal life to anyone. So far it has worked out well. I am getting the hang of the job, and starting to settle in to the position. Then today happened. A couple of exterminating techs were talking about going to a house owned by two "fags", one of the techs said " If one of those sissy faggots come near me, I'll pop em". Now I am not sensitive when it comes to gay jokes or even stereotyping. It is fine as long as they is made in fun or non-threatening meaning. This was not said in fun, he meant it.

So I am going to speak with the owner tomorrow morning about it. I don't want to get anyone in trouble, in fact, I am not going to say who the tech was who said it. I want to know that he condones this and that he will make sure I am comfortable and safe at work. Like I said, I am not telling anyone about my personal life. All they know is that I have 2 dogs and 2 roommates. I hope I am doing the right thing. I just can't work fora company that tolerates this type of behavior. They have a very strict sexual harrassment policy, so I am hopeful that it includes sexual orientation. If not, I guess I'll be looking for a new job again. Let's hope it doesn't come to that.