A state full of latte-sipping, arugula-eating, boundary-pushing libertines...

[madfloridian]

Love this cartoon. Very apt today.



Today another "latte-sipping" state voted for human rights.

As Howard Dean said recently to the Vermont Democratic party:

“Vote your conscience, not your district. Stand up for doing the right thing; for being a human being. Put human rights above politics — because if you don’t, you’ll regret it for the rest of your political career.”

I heard he got back a day early from Europe to make some contacts.

[bridgit]

1. heh-heh...wurd!

[Berry Cool]

2. And...Vermont!!! Those damned activist legislators!!!!!!!

Don't they know, they're supposed to MAKE the laws, not...um, er, well, forget it. :rofl:

[madfloridian]

3. Yep, and good for them.

:hi:

[Gormy Cuss]

4. Meanwhile, half the voters in our state are afraid of teh gay.

It's going to be even more embarrassing when the court upholds PropH8 after right after several states have made marriage equality a reality.

[bridgit]

24. GC, I'm not going to rehash topically heated threads from not long ago...

but to suggest that by lifting the heavily charged, emotional tags from the skirmish 3-4% should have been an easier push. That and maybe never take any cow for granted till it's actually come home to roost.

[Gormy Cuss]

26. Not the place to rehash it for certain. It's nice to see that some legislatures are addressing it.

[madfloridian]

6. I think it's a great cartoon.

I posted the "latte-sipping" ad from 2004 below just for old times sake. It was such a stupid ad to make such an impact. I thought some folks here might have forgotten the context.

[bridgit]

23. Oh yeah it's a good one, *that* to me is a well balanced political cartoon...

It's got it all :kick:

[madfloridian]

5. If you never saw the "latte-sipping" ad from 2004, here it is.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K4-vEwD_7Hk

In case anyone missed the context.

[Critters2]

19. I remember that ad.

:grr:

[EFerrari]

7. This is humiliating!

:blush:

[madfloridian]

8. I don't think the cartoon was meant to be that way?

I think it was a slam on the two guys and their right wing talking points.

I think it was really a dig at them.

I don't get it as humiliating. If so, I am sorry for posting it. Should I ask it be deleted?

I think it is a heavy hit on stupid anti-gay people.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

9. I don't get it as humiliating either.

I interpreted it exactly the way you described. Wingnuts use those tired lines on VT, MA and CA all the time -- they must be having a tough time wrapping their brains around Iowa.

[madfloridian]

10. It is a slam at bigots.

But I will have it deleted if feelings are hurt.

I would never do that.

[WorseBeforeBetter]

11. I never take that away from any of your posts.

Perhaps the other poster will weigh in. "Humiliating" to the bigots, perhaps? Or perhaps "humiliating" to California (note the avatar)...

[EFerrari]

17. I did mean humiliating for CA -- a dig at some of the pretension

we occasionally suffer from.

[Critters2]

20. I'm an Iowan, and my feelings aren't hurt.

In fact, I'm damn proud!

[EFerrari]

12. I meant for CA to be so outdone.

:hi:

[madfloridian]

13. Thanks for letting me know.

I requested it be locked, but maybe I can unrequest. :hi:

[EFerrari]

14. I'm sorry if I caused a problem, madfloridian.

Sometimes the internets don't communicate the way you think they will. I love the cartoon.

[madfloridian]

21. Thanks, I told the mods to not lock .

:hi:

[Arugula Latte]

15. I should fit right in in Iowa!

Signed, Arugula Latte

[EFerrari]

16. I thought "Iowa" was Spanish for "Arugula Latte".

:)

[Arugula Latte]

18. That is true.

:) :hi:

[madfloridian]

22. Ha Ha I just noticed your name.

That is funny and does go with the cartoon well.

[Arugula Latte]

28. I'm a walking stereotype (except I don't drive a Volvo)

:hi:

[madfloridian]

29. And are you...

a "New York Times-reading, body-piercing, Hollywood-loving left-wing" type of arugula latte?

:evilgrin:

[Arugula Latte]

30. Well, I read The Oregonian newpaper and have no piercings nor tattoos.

But I do like me some Hollywood -- especially George Clooney! :evilgrin: Oh, and I went to UC Berkeley and lived in San Francisco and spent a summer in Cambridge, Mass., and now I live in Portland, so I've covered a lot of the leftist hot spots. :)

[SeattleGirl]

25. "Latte sipping"??? Shoot, I thought you were talking about

Washington state!

However, given what just happened in Iowa, they are apparently leaving my state in the dust!

[Solly Mack]

27. Hehe. Love that cartoon!