Morning Cup of Coffee

Check out this fromCrawlingWestward, especially the link to the reader letters. Based on what some people wrote, you'd think the ACLU has an agenda to destroy the American Way--by forcing the government to honor our right to free speech, free association, freedom to bear arms, freedom from illegal arrest, search, and seizure, freedom from illegal prosecution, and freedom from government intrusion into our private life. What a bunch of commies.

Sadly, I'm beginning to see why some of these folks are such vicious Clinton haters--why, the man had sex--for pleasure. Reminds me of an old SNL sketch featuring Dan Ackroyd as Nixon (based loosely on The Final Days). Nixon/Ackroyd stared at the Kennedy portrait, furrowed his brow, and proclaimed, "You, Kennedy, you always looked so good all the time. They're going to find out about you, too, the President, having sex with women within these very walls. That never happened when Dick Nixon was President. Never."

But that isn't really the issue, in spite of what the ACLU haters say. The child, as far as I can tell, did not engage in any sort of graphic discussion of hot lesbian sex (sarcasm--just making sure you get the point). The child's parents are likely far more representative of a normal lesbian couple than any sort of male pornographic fantasy. To those who are upset by this--too bad. Forty years ago, a lot of folks were upset about African Americans getting all uppity, what with wanting equal protection under the law, voting rights and all that. These days, gay citizens want their rights, including the freedom to be gay without fear of retribution. No, they're not coming to a staid subdivision to have sex on your front lawn--but gay or lesbian couples might hold hand or kiss in public places at times. Just like straight people. They might even have children who attend public school. They themselves might attend functions like PTA meetings, open houses, the school play, and so on. Get used to it, grass-eaters.