Cone of Silence

Greetings All,

Cone of Silence? Used to be that us Gay folks lived in a "cone of silence"...but not anymore : )

Everyone enjoying the latest buzz? Did McCain have an unfair advantage? Was he made privy to the questions being asked Obama via his Blackberry or cell phone? I for one couldn't care less and unless he comes out and says he was we will never really know.

What does bother me is that the pastor of this Mega-church stated in no uncertain terms that McCain was in seclusion and McCain himself made no effort to clarify that misstatement when he was asked about it on live T.V.... and after it comes to light that McCain was not in fact "under the cone of silence" the Pastor does not simply just say he was not...he attempts to make excuses regarding the issue instead of just saying what did in fact happen (or not happen) to cause the "cone of silence" plan to go awry.

Can I just say how much I hate it when people do that. I can?...thanks.

If he was not aware of the lack of "cone of silence" just say that...if he was aware of it and tried to cover for it by saying otherwise and hoping no one would notice...then admit it...but don't try to say that it is "ok" because you trust McCain not to have heard any of it while he was in the "cone of Secret Service" cause that is beyond lame...why make such a big deal out of the "cone of silence" in the first place? I think we all know the answer to that. Credibility. And then it was...credibility lost because you can't own up.

I don't like the idea of the candidates even being interviewed by a pastor of a mega-church in the first place. No one in this country is being prevented from worshiping their God as they understand God. Yes, I am aware that some in this country think their particular religion should be a part of all our public lives regardless of whether or not it is our particular religion or not, but that is a personal problem as far as I am concerned, not a political one. Mixing religion and politics is always a bad idea, Mr. mega-church pastor, have you not noticed what it has done to the middle-east...oh, they think their religion is just as right and it is ok too...but they are wrong to impose it on everyone...and so are you.

We have bigger problems in this world to solve that do affect everyone, but it seems some folks just can't get past being threatened by people who are personally different than they are. Grow up already...we have bigger problems than how some folks in this country are going to deal with the fact that I am a tax-paying citizen of this nation who served my country honorably in the first Gulf war who happens to be a lesbian and deserves the same right as anyone else to legally marry the person I love and enjoy the same civil benefits that heterosexual people do. I really couldn't care less if you or your religion approves or disapproves of who I am . You are not "my" God and I am not asking for your approval and it is not yours to give in the first place. By all means, allow your connection to spirit to inform your personal lives and how you interact with others, but you do not get to decide for others. If you oppose gay marriage, then don't marry a gay person...simple, no?

Wake up, America and smell the difference between civil politics and personal religion. We should be debating the issues that affect everyone and we should be doing it in public forums and not in private churches.

Peace Y'all