By now we are all pretty much aware of the gay marriage issue as a "civil rights" issue. This isn't "animal farm" where "All Animals are equal - but some animals are more equal than others". No - the elected representatives of the state decided that given their knowledge of history - where for example - slavery (which was biblically supported) was overturned, and hatred of Jews by the Nazi's led to no good outcome (just think of the pesky Palestine problem)... then it was pretty clear that there really was no logical support to the argument that two people able to enter into a contract shouldn't be allowed to have state sanctioned benefits of a marriage.

But oh yes - Gov. John Lynch in his wisdom did see fit to add a little wrench to the pot - seems he is concerned about the religious freedoms that may be impinged on by allowing Gay Marriage and so with the wisdom of Solomon - he decided to cut the baby in half. Yes - Gays have rights in the eyes of the State - but religious tax free status organizations are free to discriminate and enshrine the prejudices into policy at will. Yes - this leaves the child molesting Catholic Priests to continue their actions while condemning the folks who decide its ok as long as the two are adults and agree to it.

Well - this of course has raised the question of numerous of my non-christian friends as to - just what is meant by traditional marriage. Seems the religious wrong in America continually seek out their favorite guidebook whenever a hot button issue comes up and call on the spirit of a dead man to decide just what should be happening in the world today. Yes - but most get it wrong. They seem to believe that marriage in the bible is between one man - one woman. Unfortunately, nothing could be further from the truth as any bible reading christian would surely know - course most skipped the book in favor of the movie (easier to grasp). Besides, Charlton Heston is easier to accept as a moses rather than what he probably actually looked like (think Osama Bin Laden without the penchant for shipping videotapes).

Luckily for us, Betty Bowers - America's best Christian breaks it down in simple to understand terms quoting directly from the bible - a BreederWatch non-exclusive:

Well folks, this is it - the final post. Why? Well - lets face it - tossing your opinions out their in the stratosphere can be fun, but its a bit like mental masturbation. The world is changing - 5 states recognize Gay Marriage, the new president has all but abandoned his platform, and well - life has just gotten busy.

I'll leave you with one video though - one that touches on the interesting dynamic of the remaining homophobes - those who seek to restrict the rights of others in the name of their own superiority. This is called racism. When you believe that your race is superior to any other and deserving of fundamental rights more than other people - whether it be based on color, the genetic makeup of someone's sexuality, or their genetic background. Racism is much more offensive than say - religious intolerance - because everyone can have an opinion on the lifestyle choices of others. We can view current Muslim treatment of women in various countries and be apalled - we can judge this as offensive. However, to judge someone for something over which they have no control is effectively invalidating that persons existence.

So why stop when so much evil still abounds in the world - when so many so - called Christians pervert the word of God to support their own prejudices all the while completely ignoring the passages in the same books that would cause them to perform Pidgeon genocide or stop eating at Red Lobster? Because they are boring. Tired. The religious right has retreated into pure "hate" attacks which are visibly apparent - in fact - they are doing more to undue their own cause than we could ever do. The NOM ad on marriage - so laughable that even gay unfriendly people I know started to rethink their opinions. "The Storm" - such high drama that it made the issue look ridiculous.

But - in a cognitive behavioral way - we have to have pity on some of the self professed homophobes and those that attempt to base their bias and prejudice on religious teachings. They are struggling with their own desires - forced to examine their own lives and choices realizing they did things counter to the make-up of their internal code. They are simply railing against their own internal lie.

The NOM story keeps getting better. Forget that their "ad" of real people discussing real fears - turned out to be actors reading a script. Then - they had YouTube remove the Rachel Maddow news story abou their ad... see - its ok to publish a multi-million dollar ad full of lies and sold under false pretenses - but its apparently NOT OK to report on it.

Well - the responses get better - here is another NOM ad:

Reprint from Queerty.com

What's a gay elephant to do? It's not enough to spend your life trapped in a crappy Polish zoo, but to have your local city councilman go after you because you won't stud out is enough to make you stomping mad.

That's exactly what happened to Ninio, an elephant at the Poznan Zoo, who councilman Michal Grzes is complaining "We didn't pay 37 million zlotys for the largest elephant house in Europe to have a gay elephant live there." But don't fret Ninio. You're not alone. Gay animals are everywhere (we even have questions about the President's new pooch).

Scientists have found over 15,000 species that engage in some form of homosexuality. Step right into our bestiary of gay members of the wild kingdom, because being gay is a natural thing, kids.

Penguins

Denizens of the New York Aquarium in Coney Island, Wendell & Cass are media darlings. Penguins are monogamous and despite the fact that the duo are both boys, zookeepers say they're deeply devoted to each other– and that they keep the neatest nest of all the penguins in their care. Gay penguins, it turns out, are very common.

The Central Park Zoo has a pair that's been together for six years named Roy & Silo, though Silo has shown some bisexual tendencies and has shacked up with a female named Scrappy from time to time. Since there are no gay penguin adoption agencies, Roy & Silo took to stealing eggs from the hetero couples. The zookeepers solved the problem by giving the couple an egg-shaped rock, proving that while they're a loving, caring couple, they're not exactly all that bright.

Dolphins

In the dolphin world, homosexuality isn't just common, it's the norm. Male dolphins pair up and take care of each other (as well as engage in sexual rubbing) and only hook-up with the ladies during mating season. Occasionally, dolphin couples will have underwater orgies with each other.

Dolphins aren't the only marine mammal that gets its gay on– male killer whales are often observed riding each other for fun, as do gray whales and manatees.

Bonobo Chimpanzees

Some of our closest relatives, bonobos are almost uniformly bisexual, willing to get in on just about anytime, anywhere. Nearly 2/3 of the same-sex action is on the part of the females, showing that the idea that male of the species isn't always the hornier.

Though this has a lot to do with bonobo society, which is matriarchal and which often treats sex as an expression of dominance. In fact, all apes exhibit various forms of homosexuality, including the annoying talking ones.

Amazingly (or unsurprisingly, depending on how easily shocked you are), the bonobo bisexuality issue is something that Fox News has weighed in on.

Spotted Hyenas

Since ancient times, humans have been fascinated by the hyena's sexual habits. Ovid thought hyenas constantly changed their gender and the animal was frequently associated with prostitution and sexuality throughout the middle ages.

The reason for all this superstition is that female hyenas have a sex organ that well– looks like a penis. The hyenas that fair the best in their matriarchal society are the ones that are exposed to the most testosterone, regardless of gender. Female hyenas are often larger and more aggressive than the males, as a result– and not shy about getting it on with other lady hyenas, either.

Luckily there are some good news today - especially on the side of those who don't fit the "norm". This time, a straight 47 year old woman from Scotland, picked on her entire life.. now showing the world that different is ok too...

Youtube has unfortunately disabled the embedding of this video - so to see it - you must click this link. Its well worth it. Get the hankies out.

Heterosexism. The belief that somehow on the basis of being born straight - a man / woman is endowed with inherent superiority over anyone different. It is the belief system that the majority is "right" to the exclusion of all other God given traits. NOM has produced an anti-gay marriage ad full of deciept, lies, and - yes - turns out the "real people speakers" were actually paid actors. Nice. Well - tit for tat - lets see that ad as it really should appear.

As a gay man - who is also part of the leather community - occasionally the need arises to attend events wearing clothing that might not be acceptable at - say - the church bake sale. Every community has its uniforms. In business, its the suit. For the Shriners - its those adorable FEZ hats. At Halloween most young girls dress up as sexy objects of desire. And - at a Leather event - gay men attempt to do the same. Outfits range from the boots with jeans and leather vest - to hyper masculine costumes. The construction worker. The fire fighter. The soldier. The Skin Head. All require a level of tightness and cash outlay that would be deemed by others as either too constraining and / or extravagant.

Well - when in Rome...

During the day I'm normally in jeans and a shirt. Yes - I work in software and this outfit is meant to show my "rebellious" nature. But - I'm also in software for the financial community. So - during meetings its suit and tie - clearly intended to show my "adherence to social norms and respectability". At events its a tuxedo, which is associated with elegance and success. At the gym its sweats for their utilitarian usage. And for a leather event, its a codpiece, chaps which highlight that muscular ass that I worked so hard to achieve, boots, and a leather vest (to show off the pecs I've worked so hard to achieve. The outfit is meant to be suggestive and show off health and sexual prowess.

What not to where (or wear - your choice):

But since 2008, I'll never wear chaps again. I still find them attractive. Yes - I even enjoy looking at a muscular man in a thong - call me weird. (I'll like it). But during this fateful year I had an auto coolant incident and I blame my reticence to don an expensive part of my leather gear on a local car dealership. Clearly - one run by breeders. The entire incident was pre-meditated - I'm sure.

At the time, I owned an Audi TT 225 hp Roadster. A nice car. A sports care. A sexy car. And - of course, when you have such a vehicle - you make sure it gets all the servicing it needs. My instinct was to do this at the dealership.... free maintenance plan and all. And so - the car was sent into the shop 2 days before a major leather event in Fort Lauderdale - a 30 minute drive from my home.

On the night of the event, I dressed in my best chaps - adjusting them so that they really highlighted my ass. The codpiece in front accentuating my package - which is really quite standard and normal - and hence needs the use of a codpiece to make it look intimidating - and just a little angry. Aggression and masculinity go well together.

Hopping in the car - I set off for Fort Lauderdale. This drive entails getting from Miami Beach - across the city over to Highway 95 then North to gay central - otherwise known as Wilton Manors. On the way you pass by every kind of neighborhood. First, there is the beach community of idyllic cottages set by the ocean. Next comes a more industrial warehouse area, a main boulevard, and finally - a dangerous ethnic minority neighborhood filled with all - black hoochie girl strip joints where the dancers can make their ass vibrate like butterfly wings. The whole thing - according to Chaos theory - probably sets off hurricanes in third world countries - but the men of the area love it.

Of course, lining the street are the cheaper crack whore prostitutes trading sex for a fix of heroin - and their patrons and pimps. Basically, not the area you want your car to break down in. Especially not when your wearing chaps - with your ass hanging out.

It Happens:

I'm driving along this stretch of road when I glance down to the instrument panel and see that the vehicle has gone red line. Pull over. Check the car - restart - instant redline. "holy shit" - I think. Looking back on the road - I see the reason why. My car decided to commit suicide and apparently disconnected all its cooling hoses - leaving one in the center of the street. A car without coolant (except the air cooled porsche) is not a good thing. The dealership would later deny any culpability. But for the moment - I was stuck. Stranded. Hoochie girls approaching the car they think contains a wealthy white guy with money to spare. YIKES.

You can imagine - or maybe you can't - the anxiety. Its the dream of going to high school naked magnified times 100. Not only aren't you in a safe neighborhood - but your in one with your ass hanging out basically screaming "make me your prison bitch"!

Well, as a white male with liberal leanings - of course I had the one token black friend. Anthony. He reminded me of the one black guy in our NH high school. Back in the late 70's NH didn't have blacks. But we saw them on TV. Drug dealers, pimps, and criminals - all of them. So when the high school Anthony moved to town - I felt badly for the guy. After all - with no black females - who could he possibly date? My sister was apparently the solution to that problem. I was shocked. Appalled. Who would possibly want to date my sister?

But - back to the story. With AAA on the way - and fearing having to explain to the tow truck driver how I managed to land in an all ethnic area - surrounded by hoochie girls and pimps wearing nothing but some leather pants with the backside missing - what kind of excuse could I make? Costume party? Village People revival band member? None seemed sufficient - though in my mind I played each scene out - all ending the same way with me having to give him a blow job before he'd tow my car. Ok - that was the fantasy - and I knew it - reality would be much different. So - I call Anthony. "Don't ask" - I say - "Don't even mention this to anyone - but I need you in Overtown right now with an extra pair of sweats for me and a t-shirt". Anthony obliges. Of course, the person I called had to be black. Its a liberal thing - we're limited that way. When in Rome - call a Roman. Made sense at the time.

So - the sweats arrive - the tow truck arrives... and I made it out alive... but with the Post Traumatic Stress of never being able to wear chaps again. The world can breathe a sigh of relief.

Relevant during the Supreme Court Case in California - and moreso representing the need for a federal Gay Marriage statute - Famed photographer Annie Leibovitz is in deep financial trouble - due to the DEATH TAX. That's right, when partner Susan Sontag died - Annie inherited the entire thing. Of course, much of this is in properties, future revenue's relating to residual payments, and non-liquid items such as Art.

So - basically, you have a lot of stuff - but it takes time to sell - and until then is essentially worth nothing - except to the IRS. You see - as a married couple, Annie could have inherited it all - with no taxes. However, since they can't marry (thanks Breeders) - she is forced to pay 50% tax on everything.

Can you imagine - the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression. Your husband dies. And suddenly, you have to buy your house again (50% of it at least) and give the funds to the IRS. You can't drive that car - until Uncle Sam gets his cut (even though it was bought and paid for - with sales tax and everything).

Well - now you understand the legal implications frought with the blatant discrimination towards Gay people in the eyes of our laws.

The full article is here: Queerty

Ok - so now well respected pundits such as Russian Political analyst Igor Panarin has declared that the US will collapse by 2010. The reason: Gays. So - the proponents of the planned economy are now perfectly aligned with the Religious Right of our own country. Strange bedfellows indeed. Of course, many in the republican party deride the concept of socialism in our own country - or - at least any brand of socialism designed to help the individual / common man. For large investment banks however, the story is different.

You see, since the bailout of Chrysler the US has been a socialist nation. Whenever a country uses taxpayer money to prop up failing business models, they essentially set themselves back many years. Its like putting the kids oxygen mask on before your own - great for the kid - not so good for you. You pass out - and maybe you never get the kid's on either - both die. So - while we are busy shifting taxpayer dollars to the very institutions who have had the least regard for taxpayers - the end result will be institutions barely surviving that should have died long ago.

So - why aren't we helping out those mid sized banks without investment arms - you know the ones - they are down the street, they've been investing locally for years... they don't have huge investment arms dedicated to helping Hedge Funds fleece the nation of its wealth? The entire system is broken. Hedge Funds, Investment Managers, and financial guru's produce nothing. In fact, from a simplistic standpoint - these folks are really nothing more than parasites living off the work of others. Oh sure - you say.... investment was the grease for modern business. It provides much needed capital to business to grow. But does it? And at what cost?

Certainly the argument for cash infusion and innovation would work if say... an investment was "Long" only. If you like a company - buy its stock - they get capital. If you don't like it - "sell" the stock. But with todays long list of derivative products that let you bet on how a company will do - or profit when mass hysteria takes place and even good companies with great business models and fantastic cash flow are thrown in the toilet - and you have to ask about the positive benefits of the system. This is where we have to finally wake up and realize that the primary goal of a Hedge Fund and / or Long / Short manager is not to provide investment capital - but rather - to maximize profit for their investors. They place bets. They take money from one person to give it to another - but nothing of value is created for the country as a whole.

Just look at your 401k if you don't believe me. These fat expense fee cows for investment firms typically hold funds that underperform the market and provide the largest kick-backs to the 401k provider. They also invest "long" only. Meaning - you don't play the full market - and your pitted against folks who do nothing all day but figures out ways to reallocate your wealth into their own pockets. These are - by the way - the folks we are now bailing out. So - when times are good - they are stealing from you - and when times are bad our government is giving them your money.

Alas. The entire situation has social implications. Yes - people are losing their jobs and latest reports indicate that the mortgage foreclosures now peaking aren't due to ARM's but rather to the impact of job losses. Good middle class families who always tried to play by the rules, who bought homes they could afford, who always made their payments - have lost their jobs and are now unable to survive. Sure - Obama issues a plan that if your Fannie or Freddie backed - you can refinance. Two main catches - there is no way to find out if your Fannie or Freddie backed - and IF you have lost your job - you don't qualify to refinance. Nice.

Additionally and throughout this process we now have conservative radicals winning arguments across the land. Kenneth Starr yestereday literally argued that if the majority of a state wanted to revoke the right to free speech, that should be allowed. No longer are "inalienable" rights "inalienable" - they should now be left to popular vote.

The dog is eating its own tail people. Citizens are turning on each other searching for someone to blame and corporations are faceless so we look to other places. Hence - the rise in Gay Bashing with over 4 horrendous attacks this week alone leaving the victims either dead or horribly maimed. All in the name of "preserving the values of the nation". Perhaps the values of the nation need a complete rewrite?

If only it were possible that a magic potion could change the attitudes of the world. Maybe something like:

Yes - we've come this far. The movie version "Gattica" described a world in which designer children overtake the world - securing the best jobs, providing the needed creativity for forge a new world. However, for those "natural" children - this comes at a price. They are relegated to the work of janitor / maid. Well, its truly happening. Los Angeles LA Fertility Institute is now allowing parents to choose children based on various additional criteria such as hair and eye color. It will be only a short time before they can choose intelligence, sexual preference, and predispositions to various skils and talents.

The technology that allows this is called PGD. Preimplantation Genetic Diagnosis. Yes - you produced hundreds of embryo's which are then hand selected based on the traits you dsire. Of course, for now the technology is limited to selecting traits you already can pass on... but its only a matter of time that genetic manipulation allows the creation of a child designed specifically to your liking.

The question Breederwatch asks is this: Since we as humans have shown that our desire for control is generally limting in outcome - meaning - that when we play God - we generally limit the potential of our future - will this technology lead to the end of the human race as we know it? Dramatic - sure.... but think of past geniuses, past breakthroughs. The majority were accidental - or led by people that didn't fit the societal norm. Now that babies will be produced with the "right" social graces, the "right" IQ, the "right" sexual preference - will we eliminate all the challenges that brought about out of the box thinkers?

Time will tell - but in an age where world economies have collapsed under the guise of the human hand, where the environment is struggling to survive, and where Rush Limbaugh is the voice of the Republican Party - haven't we already proven our own lack of ability in driving our destiny?

Well folks, here you have it - the internet guide to appropriate flight stress issues. Yes, we're posting this as numerous friends flew in for the big breederwatch annual "Original Sin" party. But - today and tomorrow they will all be flying home. Busy flight days to be sure. This internet guide to flight stress reduction techniques should help them all out.

From OMG Blog....


Sony Releases New Stupid Piece Of Shit That Doesn't Fucking Work

BTW all the heads of the SEC are Straight. Straight.

This is a must - see video from the Courage Campaign who reached out to their members asking for photo's of real gay families. The response is amazing. The mash-up is even better. This is a must watch.


"Fidelity": Don't Divorce... from Courage Campaign on Vimeo.

Sign the petition here:

http://www.couragecampaign.org/page/invite/divorce?stg_signup_id=975119

Ok - this was too cute. Had to post it. Wouldn't it be great if Humans could get along so well?

Well, well. What can we say. Has a democrat ever been more dissapointed in the first 100 days of a Presidency? Not us. President Wimpy seems to not know what to do... or even understand that in trying to make "everyone happy" he's making "no one happy".

First there was the Rick Warren idiocy. Asking an anti-woman, anti-gay, anti 20'th century pastor to give the invocation simply played right into the hands of the religious right. Then, we have Bill Richardson's appointment, followed by Dashle, Kellifer, and Geither. All failed. Tax Evasion for the most part, money involved in every case. President Wimpy apologized indicating he didn't mean to give the impression that there are two sets of tax laws in the country. Those for us - and those for them. But what has come out of this is we all realize there are two America's. Forget the cushy health care and pension benefits our elected officials get - now we watch as Tom Daschle makes 5 million in two years capitalizing on his position of power in Washington. We watch as in spite of having 5 Million - the equivalent of 3 families LIFETIME earnings.... he still couldn't pay taxes. And poor Kellifer... she just couldn't afford the payroll taxes for her maid. You and I however, dread that IRS audit because we know - regardless - they will find something to fine you on. After all, its you versus the job justification and fine quota's of a protected class of citizen - the IRS agent. Empowered to do anything with you having pretty much next to zero recourse. Unless your an elected official. Unless your Daschle, or Kellifer, or Geither. Sad. Very very sad.

The naivete of the President Elect seems to know no limits. First there was the introduction of the "Watered Down" stimulus package with 40% of it going to tax cuts - so that Obama could - out of the gate, reach across the isle to Republicans. Surprise Barack - they just "aren't into you" as Rachel Maddow quips. And rightly so... there is zero incentive for the Republican minority to see you succeed. Any success goes to you - but the benefits of your failures goes to them. So - it was no surprise when 100% of House republicans voted "Nah, we don't think so" on the package. Its no surprise McCain shows up on TV with you all playing kibbles and bits... but then goes on the attack calling your "broadband" program a total waste! Despite the fact that he promoted the same thing during his campaign. Did you REALLY expect the man who incited his voters to bring Monkey dolls with them to rallies to suddenly start taking prozac and do the right thing once you won. Silly silly boy, tricks are for kids. And yet - he doesn't learn.

President Wimpy's inability to govern effectively is shown further in Bill Richardson's replacement to the Commerce department. Yes - NH Republican Judd Gregg. Judd Gregg. I can't stop repeating it. Judd Gregg - voted 84% of the time down party lines. Judd Gregg who probably wouldn't win re-election in NH. Judd Gregg the republican. And - oh yes - there is criminal activity here as well - if you believe Blagovitch is a criminal for selling the Senate seat to the highest bidder in Chicago, then what do you say to a man who blackmails the President reaching a hand across the isle by stating he'll only take the post if a Republican is appointed to his empty seat. Forget "best person for the job", "forget letting the people vote on it", nope - once again the people are to be disenfranchised and forced to accept a political appointee - negotiated behind closed doors to ensure that the "LOSING" party in the last election don't suffer further losses that would block their ability to fillibuster. Disgusting. Vile. I'm going to vomit.

What is up with Obama? Does he not remember his landslide win? Does he really believe all this Bi-partisan bragging rights really makes him look like anything more than a chump? Is his ability to ignore the obvious bordering on the phenomenal? Or perhaps he's just really this ignorant of how Washington works. The audacity of hope is good .... running a decent strategy is better. Does he not watch as the new RNC chairman goes on TV claiming the government has never successfully created any jobs? (ignoring of course the New Deal, the military, the federal and state governments, Haliburton, GE, war consultants, war contractors, and so on...) The Republicans proved it with the bailout. It matters not what Obama does - their only goal is to see him fail - yet he keeps crawling on hands and knee's to appease them. Anyone remember 91/2 weeks.

Oh well - to lighten the mood - here are some funny ads that didn't make the US airways. Enjoy. I'm going to go take some Pepto Bismol.

But - will he give up his Senate seat as well? That is the question I'd like to know. For those who aren't familiar with our anathema to hypocrites - lets just say its a physical reaction similar to Count Dracula eating a plate of Garlic filled Ravioli's... we refer people back to Mr. Daschle's 1998 comments on what the country needs to do with tax evaders:

"Make no mistake. Tax cheaters cheat us all. The IRS should enforce our laws to the letter!"

For those of you who missed it:




Sadly, Mr. Daschle is a Democrat. But while we can forgive anyone a little oversight - we can't really forgive our Government leaders for not paying their taxes. What is this? Some Animals are More Equal than others? Remind you of the Pig scene?

Given our last post re: TMZ cleaning up Washington - perhaps we might get more movement if folks showed their creative musical talents to remix the speeches of current Tax Dodgers! And - by the way - what is it with these guys? Are they getting a free pass from the IRS?

Forget that - this is truly funny:

Japanese officials have announced that a sewage facility in Suwa was able to extract 1,800 grams of gold per ton of ash. This compares to mines that typically extract 20-40 grams per ton of ore. Wow - golden shit. Well, turns out precision machinery manufacturing has led to the gold entering the sewage supply - so the idea of the Japanese shitting gold just isn't true.

However, it can be true for you! Yes, "Just another Rich Kid" products have come out with the Gold Vitamin! For just $425 dollars you can ingest the vitamin and in less time than it takes to digest last nights meal - your shit will appear gold and sparkly in the toilet bowl. Go ahead - have a party - forget to flush - and listen to the gasps of amazement and admiration from your friends and family as they see your special "talent".

Well folks, we saw the Impeachment of Blagovitch for attempting to sell the Senate seat in Chicago. Basically, Mr. Blagoevitch was asking for a future position and / or campaign donations in exchange for appointing President Obama's choice of Senator. Well, we see where that got the man. As we've said in the past - we're not entirely on the boat with the whole "criminal" thing. After all, Hillary wanted 7 million dollars of her campaign debt funded - in exchange for supporting Obama. And now Judd Greg wants to negotiate a Republican replacement for himself in the Senate - IF he takes the Commerce position for which he is rumored to be in play.

Yes, in Washington its all in the "wording". But what is Obama doing? Gregg is "at risk" in NH having seen the state move from Republican to Democrat and may not get re-elected. We could actually see even further reductions in republican Senators. So - why? Obama seems intent on gaining bi-partisan support for his bailout plan - and the Republicans have clearly shown that regardless of how much outreach Obama makes - they are going to stand in opposition. If the bailout doesn't work - it lets the Republicans say "see, we told you so". And if it does work - well, no one will really remember that they voted against it.

Obama's naivety is showing. It would appear he still believes inherently that various politicians on both sides of the aisle have as their primary agenda solving the country's woes. When 100% of Republicans vote against his bailout plan in the house, it becomes clear that nothing could be further from the truth. The Republicans are clearly hell bent on a political agenda of opposition - regardless of the merits of any legislation. It is how they will define themselves over the next four years. Yet, there Obama goes - trying to talk to them, negotiate with them, water down the bailout plan for them - thereby further decreasing its chances of success - and fulfilling the strategy of the Republican party. If it fails - remember - they can claim "We told you so" - so its in their best interest to make sure it does. Regardless of the cost to you and your families.

Well, in light of the puppy mill girl from California with her 14 precious bundles of tax burdens... we now have the Christian Right wanting to boycott PEPSI. Yes - seems pepsi presented an ad whereby sexual orientation is treated to near "equal" status. Oh sure, watch the mouth on the one "mate" at the end of the video - is he shocked? Or is he trying to catch a fly with his open jaw? Either way - the ad is harmless and depicts what is a standard in the lives of 10% of the Earth's population - an inborn attraction to the same sex rather than - say - puppy mill woman.

Of course, there are other subtexts of breeder mentality in the video. There is the "bookish" girl, the "sex kitten" and of course, the juvenile "high fiving" as the mates think their "bro" has a chance with a female hottie. We at BreederWatch can tell you right out of the gate, you'll never see two gay men high fiving over a friends success with an attractive date potential. Never. Just like you'll never see drag queens beating up lonely straight boys for being heterosexual.

We're not insinuating we're better than straights.... we're saying it outright.

Yes - the Christian Anti-Defamation League has come out with the top 10 most blatant forms of Christian Bashing in the past year. Of course, the list is mostly hilarious. Yes - a Washington Post political cartoon of Sarah Pallin counts as Bashing. Bill Mahers Religalous documentary, and Obama - for claiming to be Christian - are in the list of "bashing". The list goes on to outright lies and blatant misinterpretations - claiming Colorado has illegalized the Bible. LOL. Well - perhaps they should, but we'd be all for just a test for stupidity. The CADL terms being bashed basically as anyone who doesn't share their fetish for imaginary beings and doesn't support their ability to force others to live under laws designed based on this imaginary beings supposed set of rules. When - even those rules are in contention since the largest of the overblown prophets - Jesus - kinda said - new testament - new rules. But - they sorta forget that.... conveniently.

Of course, we've posted here about the rise in anti-gay hate crimes since the passage of Prop. 8. Seems the Religious Radicals, like caged animals, are going rabid and feel its perfectly ok to use violence to support their ends. Oh sure, Rick Warren hasn't physically abused anyone - but in the video you'll see how he uses language to incite others - or at least to make it sound acceptable to use violence against gays.

The most stunning issue with Radical Christian Terrorist ideology is how they twist logic. Extending rights to all American's counts as "taking away Christian rights". Somehow in the Christian mind - treating others in a Christ like manner counts as a direct offense to their own privledges. Sad. So Sad.




Of course, we'd like to pubish an updated list - but the crimes and violence against gays in the past few weeks has been coming in fast and furious. Too fast. And - we don't like to publish cases that are borderline - meaning - if it could have just been a bar brawl - we leave it alone. No - we only publish those where the criminal terrorists who act exclusively against one group of Americans are blatant in their usage of Religious dogma to justify their crimes. Huckabee stands idly by and claims it all isn't happening. Rick Warren says nothing on the topic. The religious "leaders" need scapegoats - like the Nazi's needed Jews to keep their flocks in line, feeling justified, and superior. By providing them a convenient target group they keep donations coming in... and claim its all in the name of Jesus. Of course, if Jesus does come back to Earth, we are pretty darn certain his first words would be "WHAT THE FUCK?". Perverting acts in the name of a man who never once said anything about homosexuality is actually a sin according to Christian doctrine - the whole "thou shall not take thy lords name in vain bit...." - which technically means - "Don't put fucking words in my mouth!". References abound in the old testament using words like "abomination" to describe homosexuality - whereby the same word "abomination" is used to describe eating Shell Fish. But - hey - lets step over that chasmic void in logic as to why the Christians are boycotting Pepsi, but not .. say... Red Lobster.

• 1972 Arson of the
  Upstairs Lounge killing 32 gay people
• Assasination of
  Harvey Milk
  - 1978
• Terry Knudsen
  - beaten to death
• Les Benscoter
  - beaten to death while the killer shouted "fags must die" 1979
• Decan Flynn
  - beaten to death in 1983
• Charlie Howard
  , 1984
• Rebecca Wight
  , 1988 - shot to death
• James Zappalorti
  , 1990, knifed to death
• Julio Rivera
  , 1990 beaten to death for being gay
• Brandon Teena
  , 1993 - beaten to death - Boys don't cry was a film about Brandon
• Scott Amedure
  , 1995 - killed after revealing his affections for a friend on a TV talk show - by that friend
• Mathew Shephard
  , 1998, dragged into a field, crucified, sodomized, and beaten to death - for being gay
• Gary Matson and Winfield Mowder
  - gay couple killed by White Supremacists
• Danny Overstreet
  - gunned down in a Roanoke Virginia Gay bar by Ronald Gay (claiming God told him to kill gay men and lesbians)
• Sakia Gunn
  2003, stabbed to death after telling her attacker she was a lesbian
• Richie Philips
  , 2005 murdered and stuffed into a suitcase - family of the attacker said he did it because he hated gays
• Glen Kopitske
  , killed by a man he slept with who claimed insanity after announcing that murder was less offensive than gay sex
• Daniel Fetty
  , beaten to death with bricks and boards in Ohio by two men because he was gay
• Jason Gage
  , 2005, killed by a man for "coming on to him"
• Bar Patrons
  : An attacker asks in New Bedford Mass. if the establishment caters to gays - and when told yes - takes a machete to the patrons
• Six men
  : leaving San Diego gay pride were attacked - one beaten so severly he required facial reconstructive surgery
• Roberto Duncanson
  : Murdered in Brooklyn for flirting with a man in 2007
• Lawrence Larry King:
  15 year old shot in Oxnard California by a 14 year old classmate for being gay
• Steven Parrish:
  Murdered by fellow gang members after they found "gay messages" on his cell - and worried having a gay friend would make them appear weak - May 2008
• Tony Randolf Hunter:
  Died after a severe beating for walking hand in hand with his partner. Sept. 7, 2008 Washington DC
• Lateisha Green:
  Transgendered man shot to death for being "gay" in Syracuse NY, Nov. 14 2008

Yes - in this day and age, in this economy, a young woman in Whittier California just gave birth to octuplets. For the math impaired thats 8 little bundles of joy - soon to be 8 little bundles of hassle on the social system. Yes - gays in the town of Whittier who have no children are being taxed to support the eduction of all kids. This isn't normally something we complain about - but when one breeder brings 14 kids into the world. Lets do the math:

Woman pays say - $300 a month into health care. She has 14 kids in a complicated birth procedure - cost of care: $100,000 +
Woman pays taxes for eduction: Education per child costs the state roughly 20k per year. Times 14 that's $280,000 a year. Thats over 3 million dollars to get the little brats through high school.
Premature children are recently proven to be autistic at double the rate of normal term children. Lets say 4 of the 8 little buggers has learning disabilities - add another 3 million to the budget.

Don't get us wrong, we here at BreederWatch don't have issues with responsible parenting. In fact, without people having kids - including the lesbians in our own midst, there would be no future gay men. But really, 14? Isn't there a limit? Shouldn't this be classified as a psychological disorder? After all, what Doctor in his RIGHT MIND prescribes fertility medication to a YOUNG woman who already has 6 children. What is she trying to do - start her own mega church?

Well, now that puppy mill techniques have been applied to human breeding it will be interesting to see what happens. After all, the second class gay citizens - forced to pay taxes to support the heterosexual lifestyle and redistribute their wealth to a group that actively seeks to deprive them of any sort of equality, are bound to be just a bit - ticked off. Its natural. Then again, with 14 at least two may turn out gay... which may redeem some of the stupidity of this "blessed" event.

14. Like puppies.

Well, we at Breederwatch apologize - but there is a little thing called "The Financial Meltdown" that has us pretty occupied. Over the last 3 weeks, we've been to San Francisco, Budapest, and Vienna discussing trends in the Hedge Fund and Hybrid Asset Management space and the impacts that new regulations as well as advanced trading strategies will have on the future of our business. Yes - now is the time when financially stable companies retrench and take time to develop that next set of killer features reducing a firms total cost of ownership on producing the kind of transparency they all should have had all along.

That's the "huh" factor. Our firms stock has been killed by the markets who assume our ties to the financial services sector implies we too shall be suffering. The big glitch in this thinking is our focus. Our systems provide reporting, exposure, and cash management tools for managers. Many of whom - especially in the UK and abroad, never thought they needed to understand. Suffice to say - we aren't suffering. And, more regulation is generally good for our business. Regulations require reporting - and that is what we do.... hence... all the travel. Amazingly enough, it appears many hedge funds - ala Madoff - never thought it was important to actually track assets, or have a third party verify their numbers. No more. And that is where we come in - with systems that help automate those processes. Its going to be a good year.

But - it also means - more travel. Less time to blog.

In other news, (okay - news in a very small sense of the word) - BreederWatch is throwing its annual "Original Sin" party. Once a year we gather together our mixed bag of friends from the financial world, the leather fetish community, and the drag queen set - put them all in one room together - shake gently - and watch what happens. This years theme "The Res-Erection". If you've missed your invite - contact us here.

Now to finish up - this video made us cry. No idea why. Just does. Maybe its memories of the barber shop as a kid - but we think its the fantastic depiction of a gay male couple sharing a fantastic moment. Yes - we all wish we could dance like this.

The economy is in a rut - so says the news. Firms are laying off thousands. But is it really due to fundamentals - or perhaps its just the "cashing out" of the republicans. Lets face it - most HF managers are republican. The entire industry was built on a me first attitude with "innovation" a stand-in word for "finding ways to avoid paying taxes". Bullet Swaps that defer payment of dividends until long term gains are achieved, swapping capital gains out for cash annuities, the creation of "SPV" "special purpose vehicles" - all for the express purpose of not paying taxes.

There was a time, not long ago - when a Hedge Fund was regarded as an investment vehicle that played both the long and short side of the market. Using this methodology, these firms could profit whether the market was up or down. Theoretically, there was a trade-off. You got less exposure, you had less risk, but you forfeited profit. In order to make these more attractive, firms therefore found new and "innovative" ways to save taxes. Suddenly that 8% gain became compounded with a large tax saving - and what was a mediocre investment at best suddenly became the greatest thing since sliced bread.

Of course, not happy with outsmarting Uncle Sam - with the complicity of the Republican administration, Hedge Funds began to "leverage". This is just a fancy word to say they borrowed tons of money in order to ramp up the profit. So - instead of investing the measly 100,000,000 that I had.. I could now invest upwards of a billion. The cost of borrowing was less than my profit - so what did I care? It was just more and more profit.

Except it wasn't. The entire US financial market became a Ponzi scam. Madoff was just more honest. His Ponzi scam happened within the four walls of his own firm - whereas the world economy was subjected to the Ponzi scam of the rich. Of course, like any Ponzi scam - the first in and first out tend to do best. And - none other than Henry Paulson was one of the first in - and interestingly the first out. That is why we regard him so highly - having him "fix" the economy is like putting the expert forger in charge of authenticating artwork.

How does a Ponzi scam end? Usually with the top dogs bailing - causing a ripple effect. In this case, the impetus may just have been the impending end of Republican rule. Realizing that the days of wine and roses are nearly over with Democrats sure to crack down on their schemes.... one or two men decided to exit. But, no, they wouldn't exit quietly by taking their profits and running. They would play the short side of the market. They would play against the entire ponzi scheme. Paulson did just that - by finding a way to "short" bank debt. Whenever you "short" something - if you have enough cash - you can effect its price downward. All other hedge funds owning these instruments now have less value. They are caught in a double whammy, impending taxes and less profit - so they begin to sell. Pretty soon it catches on... literally not unlike a fire starting in the hills of Southern California. One spark and there goes the neighbourhood. In this case, the federal government - if it had regulation - would have been the firemen. They would have had fire breaks in place, cleaned up various area's - ensured that leverage was no more than a small percentage of every portfolio. But, under Republicans, these duties were neglected entirely. And so what could have been a brush fire, became the blaze that took down Rome. Was Bush fiddling while it occurred?

The wealthiest went first - massive amounts of money began to leave the market - the quick sell off devalued securities - other wealthy people caught on - they too began to demand their money back from hedge funds causing further sell offs. And so on and so on .. till the panic was complete and everyone in the country began to blame the homeowners. Instead of looking at a system that allowed such leverage, allowed such risk to accumulate, and encouraged such tax evasion as "innovation" instead of what it truly was... "petty larceny". The silver lining? As investors were forced to focus on retaining their capital - they no longer had cash to speculate. This is where folks buy something they don't need - driving up its price - only to resell it later to the person who actually needed it. Imagine a wealthy neighbour buying up all the butter in Miami - then if you want some - charging you double the initial price. That is what happened to oil. Its price went from a high of 147 down to its true Supply / Demand value of 40. Clearly the leverage that affected that market was not doing the economy any good if it was driving up the price of transportation on all goods by multiple hundreds of percent.

Oh sure, some will still claim it was the interest rates being too low - or banks providing mortgages to individuals that couldn't afford them. And while partly true, Breederwatch guesstimates this at about 10% of the issue. The market could certainly have stood to absorb 10% of all outstanding mortgages going into foreclosure - but not 10% that was leveraged 100 times. And that is the issue. What could have been a minor blip - has been magnified into a dramatic effect through the miracle of financial "innovation".

How to solve the problem? Obama has it 1/2 correct. Jobs creation, spending will affect the lives of ordinary Americans by returning them the dignity they've lost. However, this will do nothing if he can't get Global consensus on market regulation. BreederWatch recommends:

• No firm should be able to leverage its portfolio's by more than 30%. And for that 30% leverage they must put up an equivalent amount of collateral.
• No one should be able to "speculate" using leveraged or borrowed dollars - and if you wish to speculate, you should put up 100% of the capital needed to buy the item in question. (Currently a firm can put down 5% of the contract value and "own" it. If they had to put down 100% of the contract value - they'd only speculate on items that were truly undervalued.
• No fund or hedge fund should be able to have more than 20% of its holdings in derivatives, and those derivatives it owns must be spread out across multiple counterparties. At a minimum 3, in percentages not to exceed 33% per counterparty.
• Custodians and Prime Brokers must get express permission on a per stock basis before they "borrow" stock from one portfolio to provide to another firm so it can be shorted. Right now firms borrow your stock without your knowledge and hand it to someone who by shorting creates a downward price effect. Think of it - the Prime Broker is helping not only add risk to your portfolio - they are helping to devalue your holdings! And - they are charging people for the pleasure. Its currently all perfectly legal.
• All primes globally should follow 15(c)3 regulations - requiring them to track who they've lent to - where they got the security from - and if you give permission to short your stock - you should be compensated.
• Prime Brokers should no longer be allowed to have their own "prop" trading desks. These desks today have the unfair advantage of seeing Hedge Fund trades - effectively making them the only firms with transparency into the HF market. Its an unfair advantage.
• All funds must have a 3rd party administrator which underlies government auditing and which must be prepared at a moments notice to prove the validity of Funds valuations and be the industry watchdog ensuring no fund exceeds the leverage rules by creating new investment types that seek to circumvent these rules.
• Selling insurance on securities can happen by anyone - but can only be sold to people who actually OWN the security. Unlike today where people by insurance on things they don't own. This creates the scenario where more insurance is written causing the item in question to lose value. (When the no-shorts rule was passed on financial institutions, many hedge funds achieved the identical effect simply by buying insurance against the institutions.
• All future financial institution bailouts must be banned. The government cannot make decisions in the market as to who survives or fails. The fact they did it this time is admission of mea culpa. They abandoned the markets to act like unruly children - and so they did.
• Implement IFRS (International Financial Reporting Standards) now. This would allow all firms to view all hedge funds equally because they would all have to report on the same accounting rules. GAV (gross asset value) should be produced and published daily. NAV's must be produced monthly within 3 days of the end of the period.

• Essentially, there are commonalities between this market downturn and the depression. And that is leverage. When everyone is borrowing to stay in the game - the game lasts only so long as someone is willing to lend. Cut off the lending - and the game ends. If the game were returned to the rules where you only play with your own capital - neither the depression nor the current market downturn would have occurred.

Folks would not try paying with change during the hours of 8:30 am and 9:00 am. You know the type - your in line for 20 minutes at Starbucks - which you planned for.... and the guy in front of you - (almost always a woman) begins to search her purse for pennies, counting each one out as if they were gold nuggets onto the counter. GET A LIFE. You realize there are 30 people behind you!

Why oh Why can't firms put the name of the device that the AC adapter is for ON THE ADAPTER. I've got about 20 adapters I'm terrified of throwing away - because I have no idea what they go to... the only way to match them up is to read the black on black raised lettering on the adapter to see if its the same watts and ohms used for the device - such as the digital camera. Regardless, I've actually gotten angry enough once to throw them all out - only to find a week later that one of them must have been for the digital camcorder we rarely use.... which is now useless without it.

Boycott McDonalds. No particular reason - just for your health.

Pepperdine University's Ken Starr battles for Prop 8. Takes Fundies as clients. Pepperdine itself offers support - but then claims no gay bias. Hmmm.... and David Duke had no "black bias".


Domestic Terrorists are really annoying - especially when they are ignored by mainstream media. It annoys them no end. This one wanted to target Seattle Gay bars. Hmmm - they are pretty annoying - rather than saddling up the bar - patrons are told to form a nice neat little line. Try - just try to go the bar and get a drink without getting in the queue and you'll see just how "well brought up" these Seattle gay men can be.... but killing them with Ricin for the crime of over-politeness - even BreederWatch believes that goes just a little too far.




And Another:

Ah yes, the morning news. Sit down, pull up a cup of Joe and have a read. BreederWatch is always amazed at how naive most people are regarding the War on Gays. "I don't think that way" they say - and thus think that no one else would possibly be so mean spirited. Alas, they aren't reading the news. This month brought us more murders or Gays, some bashings, a rape, and a new Ad Campaign from the folks at the Family Research Council. But - there were some good news too... like Diane Feinstein having the balls to go up against her Democrat colleagues, Bush apparently not realizing what he was signing, and a compilation of really good advertising that show bright spots on the horizon!

Diane Feinstein gets some balls and puts Harry Reid in his place!

Kill them - then feed them! Israel shows humanity in its 100 eyes for one war with Hamas.

Huckabee still doesn't believe we meet the violence test - though the SF Bay Area Lesbians Rapists get charged!

Another Gay Bashing - with founder of Animal Rights group!

Gay Basher kills Faggot - gets only 3 years! South Carolina Justice at its finest!

Rev. Pam Sheperd takes a stand for God on marriage! For Gays!

Obama throws Gays a bone!

Bush Goes Schizophrenic - allows medical providers to deny health care based on morals - then secures Gay Retirement Benefits. Guess once the Doctor denies you coverage and you die - at least your partner isn't left with nothing.

Ecuadorian Straight Man killed in NY by Gay Bashers is buried at home! (Hmm, 1 rape, 2 bashings, 2 murders - same as the number of Israeli's killed in Rocket Attacks by Hamas - anyone still unsure that we are at war?

The POPE HATES SPAIN. See's it as the "front line" in war on secularism, gays, and making sure latin Americans breed as much as possible regardless of the consequences.

Still don't think we're at War? GayPatriot - still thinks being Gay, Religious and Republican is just fine (he'll guide others to the camps)..... but Ricin Attacks threatened on Seattle Gay Clubs.

Gay Patriot still wants to play best little boy in the world - he wants rights - just don't offend anyone on the way. Tells gays that boycotts are mean and counterproductive? Hmmm - counterproductive to what? Guess he forgot about the Religious right Disney Boycott, Ford Boycott, Levi's boycott - just for positively portraying gays in ads. Claims its ok to disagree on Marriage rights - sure - but that wasn't the issue - the proposition was about TAKING AWAY RIGHTS that were ALREADY GRANTED. This wasn't a disagreement - it was all out political war and now he wants to play nice. BTW - the "Manager" at El Cayote? She was part owner.

The Further NORTH you go in Florida - the further SOUTH you are. Man fired for being BORN GAY - and its legal. What's next - being fired for having brown eyes? Having the Jewish Gene (oh yeah - they did that already.

Formula One - a Man's sport - unless your straight - then its a COWARDS GAME. Boss fires gay man - what does he fear - that the little asian gay man is going to beat him up and rape him?

Visanthe Shiancoe shows the world what he's hiding under his compression shorts!



Blue Light Special on Jan 9-10 to support Equality for All Americans. Turn lights BLUE in your home.

Family Research Council ups ante with new Ad Campaign against Gay Americans. Yup - they attempt to coopt Paul Revere's ride to warn of the British. Remember - the American Revolution was fought over the concept of taxation without representation. Americans didn't want to be second class British Citizens. The irony is apparently lost no the Family Research Council who wants to make Gays second class citizens (and if weren't for our constant efforts to make homophobia socially unnaceptable - they'd put us in quarantine! (As they wanted to do in the 80's). Mike Huckabee - the good Christian - agrees' and advocates to stop all Aids Funding in a "just let them die" attitude. Violence Test yet?

New Laws Rip children away from their families - if they are gay! (Including poor old Grandmothers!)




Media gets smart!: