Posted November 5th, 2008 by Lindsay Britney
California Prop 8 Poll Results Ban Gay-marriage In The State! With more than 95% of the vote counted, California Proposition 8 poll results are currently passed at 52.1% against 47.9%, a turnout marginally yet efficiently banning the gay-marriage in the state by voters.
Star Trek star George Takei and partner Brad Altman
The same-sex marriages of celebrity gay couples like George Takei and partner Brad Altman who married in September (pictured above), are now at perils, because People is reporting that Attorney Mathew D. Staver – who has argued before the California Supreme Court against same-sex marriage – told the magazine he was confident California’s 18,000-plus gay marriages would be annulled.
According to Perez Hilton, the majority of Latinos and Blacks voted in favor of Proposition 8, an initiative Constitutional Amendment to ban same-sex marriage in California. Hilton who himself is a gay was very disappointed over the results.
“Why would people who themselves are often victims of discrimination discriminate against others???? Our guess is that those communities are also more religious. … Jesus loves us! And God made us gay!!!!” He wrote on his site.
Posted November 4th, 2008 by Lindsay Britney
Barack Obama Acceptance Speech: Video Obama Victory Speech! Barack Obama made a victory speech at Grand Park in Chicago, Illinios late night November 4 after being projected to the winner of 2008 General Election. The video above is his Yes We Can speech after New Hampshire’s primary win against Senator Hillary Clinton earlier this year. As long as someone’s uploaded Barack Obama Acceptance Speech video onto the Youtube, we will update this entry. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted November 4th, 2008 by Lindsay Britney
“Superman” Barack Obama (Photo via Elective Decisions)
As expected, Senator Barack Obama made a victory speech at Grant Park in Chicago tonight for his electing as the 44th president of the United States of America. Sure, his “Yes We Can” acceptance speech will inspire many who want to turn the impossible to the truth. Below is full Barack Obama acceptance speech (video here) transpcripts:
If there is anyone out there who still doubts that America is a place where all things are possible; who still wonders if the dream of our founders is alive in our time; who still questions the power of our democracy, tonight is your answer.
It’s the answer told by lines that stretched around schools and churches in numbers this nation has never seen; by people who waited three hours and four hours, many for the very first time in their lives, because they believed that this time must be different; that their voice could be that difference.
It’s the answer spoken by young and old, rich and poor, Democrat and Republican, black, white, Latino, Asian, Native American, gay, straight, disabled and not disabled ¿ Americans who sent a message to the world that we have never been a collection of Red States and Blue States: we are, and always will be, the United States of America. Read the rest of this entry »
Posted November 4th, 2008 by Lindsay Britney
As Senator John McCain has officially conceded in his native state Arizona, Senator Barack Obama has become the President-elect of United States of America. Senator Obama is to stage a late-night victory address at Grant Park in Chicago for his successful bid to be US’s 44th President.
Update: Barack Obama Victory Speech Video here and full transcripts here
