WILF Wednesday Island Girl Style + Post-Election Thoughts

Hey guys. Tom here again. Now before we get to the moment we've all been waiting for, I'd like to say a few things about the election. First off, congratulations to Barack Obama on becoming the 44th President of the United States. This is truely history in the making. I believe his rival, John McCain, said it best during his concession speech. "But that he managed to to do so by inspiring the hopes of so many millions of Americans who had once wrongly believed that they had little at stake or little influence in the election of an American president is somebody I deeply admire and commend him for achieving." Well said, Johnny Mac. It's been 232 years, and the African-American community has an undisputed leader, one who will run the country.

Of course, if you know me, I gave my vote to McCain. I'm sure Obama will do good things while he is in office. What worries me, though, is that he promises to raise taxes for those with an income of $250,000.00 or more. That's bad news for a lot of people. Included here would be my sister's boyfriend's family's company. We consider him and the members of his family as part of our family, and if taxes are raised, they're in deep.

Locally, Thaddeus McCotter kept his spot in the House (yay) and Carl Levin retained in the Senate (boo). Also, Diane Hathaway scored an upset win to make it to the Michigan Supreme Court. The Democrats were supporting her, but so was my family. She was the one who precided over the sexual abuse case of my scum-of-the-earth uncle on my younger cousin. I don't blame Hathaway for the fact he was acquitted. She seemed to go on the side of my cousin. Too bad the jury didn't see it the same way. Besides, Hathaway makes a better choice than the incumbant, Cliff Taylor. Proof:
Don't worry, Cliff, you'll get plenty of sleep. IN A RETIREMENT HOME!

State proposals passed. Proposal 1, allowing the use of medical marijuana passed. Believe it or not, I voted in favor of this. Hey, my best friend's mom used a legal form of the drug when she was dying a brain tumor, God rest her soul. I'm always one in favor of expiermenting with medicine, but not the Nazi way. How else will we know what can help our sick and elderly if we don't try? Which is why I voted for Proposal 2, funding for stem-cell research, which also passed. Again, I like it for the possibility of finding new cures in medicine. Plus, like Proposal 1, Proposal 2 struck me close. What you are going to see is the story of my friend Laura Jackson, who tried for cheerleading before her freshman year of high school in 2002 (we went to the same high school). She tried a backflip, missed it, and was paralyzed from the neck down. This is what happened.
I just hope one day, Laura can be able to walk and breathe on her own.

Now, I'm on the fence about Obama as President, but there is one topic that has really pushed my buttons. Proposition 8 in California. What voting yes on this bill will do is ban gay marriage in the state and negate all current gay marriages. And unfortunately, it looks like it will pass. OK, seriously, what the HONK?! Number one, this takes away any right homosexual couples can enjoy which we as heterosexuals take for granted. Look at it like this. Was heterosexual marriage voted upon? Of course not. So why the hell should gays and lesbians have to wait so long to get what they deserve? I know the Founding Fathers hardly, if ever, contemplated the idea of homosexuality, but this just so antique, we need to grow up and move forward. Number two, this is a direct violation of ex post facto laws. If this measure does pass, as I stated before, all current homosexual marriages in California will be nullified. These marriages occured before the passage of Proposition 8. I can't think of a single reason that this marriages should now be null and void. Ex post facto means after the fact. Why should there a complete termination of California same-sex marriages when they married before the voters took matters into their own hands? Plain and simple, this measure is illegal and bigotry-filled piece of garbage.

Oh, and speaking of bigotry-filled pieces of garbage, guess who's coming back to town? That's right, your friendly neighborhood Westboro Baptist Church members. They're coming to protest the production of The Laramie Project, the play about the hate murder of gay University of Wyoming student Matthew Shepard. The WBC has had a bone to pick with this play because when they protested Shepard's funeral, cult leader Fred Phelps was barricaded from the Shepard family by a group of people dressed as angles, and that moment is prominitely displayed in both the stage production and the HBO made-for-TV movie. So, to my fellow Detroiters, join me in sending the Westboro Baptist Church back to the sewers from which they crawled out of. The time and place: November 21, 2008, from 6:45PM-7:30PM at Grosse Pointe South High School in Grosse Pointe Farms, Michigan.

Now, over to the good stuff. It's WILF Wednesday, and as usual, thanks to theassman345xxxo for putting this masterpiece together. Oh, and though it's not pornographic, viewer discretion is advised (*Mutant Zombie* Grr. Argh.). So, what is one to say about this Caribbean hottie? She's the best thing to come out of Barbados since my good friend Victor Field, or maybe even this *grabs bottle, shakes it, and surprisingly realizes it's empty* Why is the rum always gone? Anyways, what a splash she has made in just a few years. She took over the world with her debut single "Pon De Replay" and "If It's Lovin' That You Want." With her next album, "S.O.S." became an instant smash, "Unfaithful" chilled millions to the bone, and "Broke It Off" with Sean Paul. Her most recent album found her and Jay-Z using an "Umbrella," told cell phone talkers to "Shut Up & Drive" (OK, I made that part up), told Ne-Yo that she does "Hate That I Love You," advised club DJs "Please Don't Stop the Music," told a cheating boyfriend to "Take a Bow," and taught us that "Disturbia" is more than an excellent Shia LaBeouf movie. Did I mention she has a killer ass? Trust me, she does. She's hot. She's exotic. She's from the same island nation as Victor. She lives in the same city as Butch. She's a Grammy Award winner. She's a Juno Award winner. She's a talented singer. She's Rihanna.