Gooseberry on Biden and Etheridge

The Clown News Network (CNN) reported Monday morning that Vice-president Elect Joe Biden was booed by the crowd in Philadelphia when his face was shown on the jumbotron during the Eagles-Giants game Sunday. To give the crowd credit, Biden was exposed to the crowd at the very moment the referees announced Giants quarterback Eli Manning wasn’t really over the line when he threw a pass that was caught by his receiver on the three-yard line (this was a reversal of a call that was made on the challenge of Giants Coach Tom Coughlin).

CNN, however, drew the conclusion that Biden was being booed because, well, it’s Philadelphia and they boo everyone.

The comment section of the article included the usual name calling and political hack statements by people on both sides of the fence.

Add to this latest controversy the reaction of gays and lesbians nationwide to California passing proposition 8, a ban on same sex marriage, and you still won’t have a news article worth reading.

This is the second time California voters have said no to same sex marriages. Governor Swarzenegger is already looking for the California courts to overturn this measure and Melissa Etheridge is not going to pay her taxes because she feels she is being denied her rights as a citizen, so we can expect this issue will not be going away anytime soon.

There is just one flaw in Ms. Etheridge’s argument, however, that needs to be pointed out. No one has taken any rights away from her at all. She still has the same right as everyone else in the nation to get married. If she wanted to, tomorrow, she could get married. What she wants, and what every lonely computer addicted male in America wants, is to marry the person he or she wants to no matter what and with no restrictions or limitations. Newsflash: there has always been a limit on with whom and when we can get married. In reality, she is no different than lonely sicko computer guy who falls in love with an online model and wants to marry her but can’t because: 1. she’s already married, 2. he’s already married, 3. she’s a close blood relative, 4. she’s too young, 5. she’s already deceased, or 6. she says no to his proposal.

In summation, Biden heard boos in Philadelphia and Etheridge has the right to get married, she just has decided she doesn’t want to live by the same rules as everyone else.