An Aging Trans Woman

I know I am late, and the FMA already failed. But this is still worth seeing. I just found it.
See the clip here.

Senate Votes Against the FMA

“Federal Marriage Amendment defeated by a vote of 48-50
‘This was an attempt to divide Americans that backfired and divided Republicans,’ said HRC President Cheryl Jacques.”

Senate Scuttles Amendment Banning Same-Sex Marriage by David Espo, The Associated Press

The Federal Marriage Amendment is expected to come to a vote in the US Senate in early July. We must let our Senators know that we do NOT want discrimination written into the constitution!

Even if you’ve already spoken out on this issue before, our Senators need to hear from us often and loudly during the next few weeks! Please, join me in sending a personalized letter from the Human Rights Campaign Action Center at: http://www.hrc.org/millionformarriage/fmavote.html

See the results here or here.

To most everyone’s surprise (except mine), Fahrenheit 9/11 grossed more than any other movie this past weekend. And this with roughly only a third as many screens showing it as the other films in the top 5 this past weekend.

I saw it on opening night. I highly recommend it to anyone capable of seeing it with an open mind. Michael Moore has really brought together some amazing video moments in our history, and if even half of what he purports is true, this country is in serious trouble.

Some critics comments:

Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Eleanor Ringel Gillespie
“…the statistics, the footage, the accumulation of facts are staggering — or, at the very least, fascinating.”

Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert
“…a compelling, persuasive film…”

Boston Globe, Ty Burr
“…Fahrenheit 9/11 is many things, but for pity’s sake let’s not call it a documentary.”

• Vice President Dick Cheney was Halliburton’s CEO from 1995-2000. In addition to providing him with a massive salary and bonus for just eight months of work in 2000, Halliburton’s board of directors voted to give Cheney a $20 million retirement package when he resigned. Following his departure from Halliburton, Cheney retained possession of 433,333 options of Halliburton stock. [Washington Post, 9/26/03; Richard B. Cheney Personal Financial Disclosure, May 15, 2002; May 15, 2003; New York Times, 8/12/00; LA Times, 7/24/00; AP, 7/18/02]
• For months, Cheney denied any involvement in Halliburton contracts. On “Meet the Press,” he even said “…I have absolutely no influence of, involvement of, knowledge of in any way, shape or form of contracts…” [NBC News, “Meet the Press”, 9/14/03]
• Time Magazine recently reported on a smoking gun email between the Department of Defense and the Vice President’s office showing that Cheney’s office “coordinated” a multi-billion dollar, no-bid government contract for Halliburton, his former employer. [Time, 5/30/04]
• As an example of overspending, Halliburton billed the government for 36 percent more meals than were served. In all, Halliburton charged $186 million for meals that were never delivered. [Detroit Free Press, 6/16/04]
• A Halliburton subsidiary was criticized for abandoning numerous $85,000 trucks with flat tires, housing company officials in a five-star Kuwaiti hotel, raising prices for gasoline deliveries in Iraq and ordering empty trucks to crisscross the country to run up the gas bills. [Detroit Free Press, 6/16/04]

You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it’s a little thing, do something for others – something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.
Albert Schweitzer
(1875 – 1965)