It didn’t help my mood that my righteous indignation almost got me & my beau killed by an elite mob.

So, I’m playing WoW last night, and a conversation starts up in my guild about the upcoming election. I shit you not: there were two people who vehemently insisted that they wouldn’t vote for someone named Barack Hussein Obama. They had no other beef with him — just his fuckin’ name. The argument was that his name made him an inappropriate representative of our fair country. Get this – the primary idiot on that side of the debate said that it was wrong for us to vote in a man that bore the names of two of the US’ worst enemies. Chalk up another stupid bastard that can’t tell the difference between Obama and Osama.

“Besides, George W. Bush sounds better.”

Hey genius – GW isn’t in the running. There’s that silly 22nd Amendment to the US Constitution, you see.

I was seriously considering strangling myself with my own hair, I was so appalled.

What disappointed me even more is that the guild I belong to is GLBT-friendly, and GLBT dominant. John McCain isn’t exactly notoriously kind to this community.

From the Human Rights Campaign’s web site —
A Record of Opposing the Interests of GLBT Americans

OPPOSED Ending Discrimination Against GLBT Americans in the Workplace. Senator McCain cast a deciding vote against the federal Employment Non Discrimination Act.

OPPOSED Protecting GLBT Americans from Hate Crimes. Senator McCain voted three times against expanding the federal hate crimes law to include sexual orientation.

PROPONENT of Discriminatory Military Policy. Senator McCain supports Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell and does not believe that gays should serve in the military.

OPPONENT of Equal Benefits for Same-Sex Couples. Senator McCain voted for the Defense of Marriage Act which prohibits same-sex couples from receiving federal rights and benefits in any state.

ACTIVELY SUPPORTED State Ban on Domestic Partnerships. Senator McCain campaigned for a ban on same-sex relationship recognition in his home state of Arizona – even appearing in a campaign television ad.

SUPPORTED the Confirmation of Anti-GLBT Equality Judges. Senator McCain voted to confirm President Bush’s judicial nominees who had taken anti-GLBT positions. He has pointed to Justice Samuel Alito as a role model for future Supreme Court appointments.

SUPPORTED a Discriminatory HIV/AIDS Policy. Senator McCain supported a Jesse Helms strategy to cut off funding for prevention efforts aimed at the gay community and voted to prohibit foreign nationals with HIV from immigrating to the United States.

(More detailed information can be found here,
here,
here, and here.)

Then there’s the Concord High School incident.

But hey — his name sure is a lot more Ah-mer-i-kan than Barack Hussein Obama.