Yeah, Get the Hell Over It.
Houston Mayor Annise Parker is one of my favorite people and a friend. She is as sweet as a grandmother’s kiss, but also tough as a three dollar steak. She has been great for my hometown, the city of Houston. She first served as a city council member at large in 1998, then was elected comptroller in 2004, and finally as mayor in 2010.
She just won re-election against 8 opponents with 58% of the vote. What I’m telling trying to tell you is that she’s wildly popular. If we had a vote about whether to put a statue of her next to Sam Houston, she’d win that, too.
And all that time, she has been openly gay. She and Kathy Hubbard have lived together for 23 years and Kathy is often introduced as Houston’s First Lady. They are raising two adopted daughters and a foster child.
A couple of weeks ago, they went to California and got married. Mostly, everybody was happy for them. True love that lasts a lifetime is hard to come by and when two people find it, that’s generally cause for celebration.
Holy moly, not so much in Republican circles where both true and love are both in short supply.
Those creeps went caterwaul crazy. They got started and even a few weeks later, they just can’t shuddup. They got little spittle things running out the sides of their mouth and their hair appears to be on fire, or at least smoldering.
Dan Patrick, a guy who wants to Lt. Governor, screeched ….
“I am not shocked that Mayor Parker decided to elope to California for a marriage that is unconstitutional in Texas. This is obviously part of a larger strategy of hers to turn Texas into California.”
It’s a well known fact that the only gays in America all live in California and they have an agenda. It’s probably unconstitutional.
Mayor Parker, after noting that Patrick is running for office and needs a whipping boy, added, “He doesn’t know what he’s talking about. And I don’t think that’s unusual.”
Oh Lord, I love this woman.
Jared Woodfill
Next came GOP Party Chairman Jared Woodfill: “she’s trying to bring California values to Texas.”
“Mr. Woodfill is a little like a windup doll,” Parker said. “I say something and he goes on TV and says this is something I planned. It’s part of my grand agenda to promote gay rights.”
Guys, you need to get over this. She’s whipped you. She’s smarter, prettier, more popular and tougher than you are. And, everybody knows, my friends, that loves trumps hate any day of the week.
Meanwhile, y’all better remember that making you both unemployed is probably on her agenda. And that’s not unconstitutional.
Jared Woodfill’s smirk would go much better with Herb Tarlek’s coat. Note lot car salesman, right?
1Kind of a shame they didnt have any sons 🙁
2What would any of them had said if they had come to DC to get married? Or Utah, even?
3Hey Jared, Ronnie Raygun was from California and Ahnold was Gov there too. What’s your problem, jealous? Why, we got Rick Perry and George W. Bush. Well we are just as good and stupid as California.
4So is her fiscal responsibility, taking care of her family and generally doing great work for the City of Houston also part of the gay agenda? I really don’t see what the problem is….Also, people getting married is something the GOP should support.
5I agree, Jared Land … ooops … Woodfill’s smile does look suspiciously like that of a used car salesman or insurance salesman … neither to be trusted!!
6They are so traumatized by Gays … men or women … that they practically mess their drawers over it all! It would be so nice if they would just get the hell over it!!
And thanks, JJ for NOT putting up a patrick-pic!! 😛 yuck
7The (one) funny thing about Dan Patrick is that he’s not only not a great sportscaster, he’s not even the best sportscaster named Dan Patrick.
8“I am not shocked that Mayor Parker decided to elope to California for a marriage that is unconstitutional in Texas. This is obviously part of a larger strategy of hers to turn Texas into California.”
I have been to California, it’s not a bad place.
9When a Republican says “Obviously…” he means “It’s obviously not true, but I think you’re dumb enough to be convinced if I SAY it’s obvious…”
105 th largest economy in the world…….yeah bring some of those California values here……
11Harris County Judge Ed Emmett is trying to remove Jared Woodfill as head of the Harris County GOP http://texpate.com/2014/01/10/the-harris-county-gop-chairman-race/ There is evidently a fight between the businessman wing of the GOP (Ed Emmett) and the tea party wing of the GOP (Woodfill). Woodfill may be making some of these crazy statements to appeal to his base
12One of these days I would like to see a gay couple respond to these type of accusations with a Leviticus Challenge. If Evangelical Republicans are all that concerned with one verse of Leviticus, lets put it all on the table. The accusers probably break more of the laws listed in that chapter of the Bible than the people they are attacking.
Red Lobster tonite anyone?
13The “pursuit of happiness” in this country has long been the purvey of white males. These losers just can’t deal with the fact that somebody unlike themselves has that right as well. It’s another power play by the inconsequential right.
14It’s ironic that Rick Perry wants to steal all the companies and jobs from blue states like California. Yet he doesn’t want any of the executives or workers that don’t fit his view of good upstanding Christian people.
15Good point, Angelo Frank. And the more pRicky recruits companies to relocate to Tx… the more Dems we will register to vote here… and BOYHOWDY are they gonna be pissed off when they see the mess the Lege has made of public school funding. Congratulations and Best Wishes Ms Mayor!
16Jared, honey, for your own sake, do something about that —- eating smile! It would even turn off a gargoyle!
17Should I be insulted that Mayor Parker chose CA for her wedding, and not NY? Nah, we’re in the middle of some heavy weather. Even parts of Niagara Falls are frozen over; I saw it on the news.
18They could have come to Maryland for their wedding and been welcome, but it’s about 12° out there right now, so maybe I’d have gone to California too.
I absolutely love a photo I saw on the internet of two young women in white dresses, one holding a sign that says “Just Married,” and an older couple, one holding a sign that says, “We love our daughter and her wife.” All with big smiles and arms around each other. Yep, love beats hatred.
19Studies have found that those that are the loudest against gay people have huge fears they are gay and just can’t deal with it. That being said, tell the good Mayor that the liberals of Pennsylvania say congratulations. Relationships that last years are rare these days and something to be quite proud of. We wish her and her mate a lasting love and loads of happiness.
20I would love to meet Annise Parker! She seems like a smart woman with a sharp wit. I love the way she dispenses the foolishness the GOPTPers throw at her! I knew there was a good reason I felt compelled to contribute to her campaign even though I live in GA.
21The biggest perversion of all (that doesn’t involve children) is how obsessed these guys are with other people’s sex lives. It’s called “voyeurism” and they take it to a whole new level.
22My reason for wanting fewer Californians moving here isn’t about them, but about our water problems. DO NOT MOVE HERE! NO WATER!”
23Too FUNNY, as usual. Imagine how boring life would be if we didn’t have the GOP bloviating over marriage between two adults as they chop food stamps to starve people while shouting how pro life they are.
When we rank LAST in healthcare and this is all the GOP can get worked up about?
24Geez….