The only 'bright' spot on election night for the Republicans was their win on Prop 8 in California.  The fact that this happened in California is not lost on those of us from places where we're constantly inundated with the idea that California is mostly a vast and useless wasteland of aging hippies and homosexuals (as well as every other imaginable type of sinner and reprobate).

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It's almost as hard to imagine the homosexuals losing a vote in California as it is imagine Obama losing in Mississippi, though, to be precise, I doubt that even California has a population that is 36 percent homosexual.  Mississippi has a Black population in excess of 36% (pdf) yet somehow the Republicans managed to steal Mississippi's electoral votes from Obama!  I don't know how, but I'm not some hick who just fell off the back of a watermellon truck.  It defies explanation in my mind moreso than the missing votes in Alaska, which may ultimately now be 'found'  (with the help of all the media scrutiny sorely lacking here!).  We're mostly helpless, as our best Democratic lawyers are in jail under a Seigelman-like Rovian Justice Department move, but it's crickets in the mainstream (and blog) media compared to TPM headlines like this.  I'll get deeper into that subject later....
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But I digress.  The minority crowd around here is still jubilant compared to the morosity of the homosexuals over prop8, (even though the locals have gone berserk in trying to stifle enthusiasm).  Black folks are breathing a sigh of relief because of their perceived boost in political fortunes.  The religious right, in control of the Republican party, has been forced to shift their zealous nonsense away from Cain (mark of Cain is being Black - Baptist 101) and onto the homosexual boogey man. 

Though not yet confident enough to call for the mass relocation and sanitization of the homosexual ghettos, the Dominionist Republicans (i.e. Republicans) are giddy with delight over the uncomfortable position they've managed to inflict on the homosexual community.  Though I fail to see how the infliction of suffering and emotional distress on an insignificant percentage of overly gifted Americans is going to help them, they must believe that if the "gay menace" is defeated, their hetero marriages will suddenly stop looking like a cross between a Jerry Springer and Desperate Housewives episode.  In any event, the message machine of the Christian Reconstructionists, and all their knowing and unknowing accomplices in the so called MSM are going WHOLE HOG against the homosexuals.

It's a win-win situation for the haters.  They can ridicule and gay bait at will with no worry of a repercussions of the 'nappy headed hoes' variety! (hence the title of this post). The worst of them can get away with all forms of overt and openly hostile statements and behaviors while the more 'moderate' can play concern trolls, constantly reminding us of the 'overreach' of Clinton when he tried to openly allow homosexuals in the military (ultimately folding like a cheap lawn chair).  I keep seeing a whole lot of  references to that 'military misstep' from the press lately.  Maybe it's just me, but it pisses me off, and I'm not even homosexual!

When I see reports of individuals being targeted for giving to the Prop8 cause, it gives me cheer and warms my heart.  For once, the haters are being called out and subjected to the ridicule they so aggressively foist upon others.  The only things that make me happier are the thoughts of our troops coming home soon and war crimes trials for self admitted torture enthusiasts.

Enjoy. 

Over at Balloon Juice is a discussion on the subject of marijuana and employment that I bumped into, spurred by an original post from The Agitator , which pointed to this ad being pushed by our government blog on drug abuse, Pushing Back.  The Agitator article highlights this comment from Bruce Mirkin over at the Marijuana Policy Project:

On Nov. 4, voters spectacularly rejected eight years of the most intense government war on marijuana since the days of "Reefer Madness," led by outgoing White House drug czar John Walters -- voting overwhelmingly for a variety of reform proposals, including marijuana decriminalization in Massachusetts and medical marijuana in Michigan.

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By the way, jobs held by people who've acknowledged smoking marijuana include governor of California (Arnold Schwarzenegger), astronomer (Carl Sagan), mayor of New York (Michael Bloomberg), billionaire rock star/songwriter (Paul McCartney), and -- well, you get the point.

Am I being optimistic in thinking there might be a chance that Obama (an admitted INHALER of same) might decriminalize marijuana so people like my old friend Peter McWilliams won't die choking on their own vomit after being forced by government thugs to abandon the only medication abataing the nausea from his AIDS treatments?  Peter was literally KILLED by our government for speaking his mind on the subject of marijuana,, passionately and intelligently arguing for it's legalization.  His book, Ain't Nobody's Business if You Do is still online for free.

The War on Drugs is the FIRST so called 'war' we need to end.  If we can't end an unjust and ill advised war right here in our own backyards, how in the hell are we gonna do the same for an exacerbated situation in Iraq?

Enjoy.

There are a cadre of folks here in Mississippi that aren't taking the loss to Obama very well.   While it is to be expected that certain of the older rural elements of our state haven't quite gotten up to speed on race relations in the 21st century, the following story about folks in our local PUBLIC school system still shocks me:

But allegations in Mississippi this week have shown tension between the two races is very much alive.

Nsombi Lambright, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Mississippi, said she is worried students' free speech has been limited since the election.

"We've been hearing that students have been told they couldn't say the name Barack Obama," Lambright said.

An educator in Madison County has contacted the group but did not want to go forward with allegations for fear of retribution, she said. Lambright urged students and parents to come forward as well.

"This is a historic time for our country, and it's really unfortunate that students aren't able to talk about it," Lambright said.

The bus driver and the coach with the Pearl school district have been disciplined for allegedly telling students not to say the president-elect's name.

"It is unfortunate that some employees mishandled this situation, but they have been disciplined, and I have spent the day clarifying our policies," Superintendent Greg Ladner said in a written statement.

He did not say what form of discipline they received.

I guess I should be happy the offending employees were slapped on the wrist instead of given a promotion?    For the record, Pearl and Madison are both considered to be in the greater Jackson area.  Pearl is 10 miles east, and Madison 15 miles north, of Jackson.

The backlash in Madison is probably due to the 'socialist' tax policies that Obama is pushing.  Madison is the upscale urban yuppie haven around here, while Pearl is still predominantly considered redneck, even by folks in Madison!!   While Mississippi is certainly at the lower end of the economic and wage scales in America,  this Obama animosity in Pearl and Madison is coming out of what are basically URBAN areas of above average income (Mississippi standards...LOL)

I've got a GREAT picture of Pearl Mississippi here.   It's a couple years old and was taken at the Interstate 20 exit for Pearl Mississippi.   I think they finally cleared the area, but this was/is NOT a blighted area, even then.  Mississippi zoning is some of the most WHACK stuff you'll ever see in your lives and remember, this was WITHIN city limits.  All bets are off once you hit the county.....