Comments on: An open letter to Minnesota state senator Amy Koch http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html Brain candy for Happy Mutants Sat, 25 May 2013 17:47:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.1 By: benher http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1304262 benher Sat, 24 Dec 2011 18:37:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1304262 What the hell is up with Minnesota and it's freak right-wing bigot spawning in the last decade? Didn't we used to pride ourselves on being a gay friendly state?Also, I'm trying to think of a way to make a lude Koch-sucker funny but it's just not happening... What the hell is up with Minnesota and it’s freak right-wing bigot spawning in the last decade? Didn’t we used to pride ourselves on being a gay friendly state?Also, I’m trying to think of a way to make a lude Koch-sucker funny but it’s just not happening…

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303489 Brainspore Fri, 23 Dec 2011 15:49:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303489 And this nerdy bit of pendantry is what finally tipped me toward reaching my arbitrarily chosen goal of "Ten Thousand 'Likes' on BoingBoing." That's my cue to take a break from commenting for a while, see y'all on the flipside. And this nerdy bit of pendantry is what finally tipped me toward reaching my arbitrarily chosen goal of “Ten Thousand ‘Likes’ on BoingBoing.” That’s my cue to take a break from commenting for a while, see y’all on the flipside.

]]> By: That_Anonymous_Coward http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303363 That_Anonymous_Coward Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303363 They need to push to make them enforce the law. This odious woman needs to get everything she deserves. They need to push to make them enforce the law.
This odious woman needs to get everything she deserves.

]]> By: That_Anonymous_Coward http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303362 That_Anonymous_Coward Fri, 23 Dec 2011 10:12:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303362 You need to think of the bigger picture, think of how many more couples could appear on Maury for lie detector tests to prove their bf/spouse/fiance isn't cheating on them.... You need to think of the bigger picture, think of how many more couples could appear on Maury for lie detector tests to prove their bf/spouse/fiance isn’t cheating on them….

]]> By: Anahata http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303297 Anahata Fri, 23 Dec 2011 07:21:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303297 In her resignation statement, Koch said: "While I have not violated any laws or Senate rules,..." http://www.senate.mn/members/member_pr_display.php?ls=&id=4221 Actually, in Minnesota adultery *is* a crime. Adulterers "may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both." Here's the statute on the Minnesota government's site: https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=609.36 In her resignation statement, Koch said: “While I have not violated any laws or Senate rules,…”
http://www.senate.mn/members/member_pr_display.php?ls=&id=4221

Actually, in Minnesota adultery *is* a crime. Adulterers “may be sentenced to imprisonment for not more than one year or to payment of a fine of not more than $3,000, or both.” Here’s the statute on the Minnesota government’s site:
https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/?id=609.36

]]> By: Andrew Singleton http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303257 Andrew Singleton Fri, 23 Dec 2011 05:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303257 Like it matters? Anything to distract from the politico diddling going on. Really. Yes happy stable relationships like Elton John's are boring, but hey. With same sex marrige legalized we'd have a bit more variety to the proceedings ya? Like it matters? Anything to distract from the politico diddling going on.

Really.

Yes happy stable relationships like Elton John’s are boring, but hey. With same sex marrige legalized we’d have a bit more variety to the proceedings ya?

]]> By: Antinous / Moderator http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303198 Antinous / Moderator Fri, 23 Dec 2011 03:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303198 Have you seen the people involved? Have you seen the people involved?

]]> By: stuck411 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303185 stuck411 Fri, 23 Dec 2011 02:36:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303185 If legalizing gay marriage causes more cheap & tawdry sex, then I say: BRING IT ON! If legalizing gay marriage causes more cheap & tawdry sex, then I say: BRING IT ON!

]]> By: SoItBegins http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303181 SoItBegins Fri, 23 Dec 2011 02:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303181 Oh god, the saaaaaarcasm. I'm falling into the saaaaar-chasm. Oh god, the saaaaaarcasm. I’m falling into the saaaaar-chasm.

]]> By: That_Anonymous_Coward http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303174 That_Anonymous_Coward Fri, 23 Dec 2011 02:16:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303174 The ones screaming the loudest have the most to hide. Why is it no one ever seems to learn this lesson? The ones screaming the loudest have the most to hide.
Why is it no one ever seems to learn this lesson?

]]> By: ravenlunatick http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303110 ravenlunatick Fri, 23 Dec 2011 00:06:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303110 So when will the BB store be carrying t-shirts that say, "Bisexual Commandos: we destroy straight marriage from the inside"?  -catty- So when will the BB store be carrying t-shirts that say, “Bisexual Commandos: we destroy straight marriage from the inside”? 

-catty-

]]> By: Snig http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303092 Snig Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303092 Also, BHT is already taken. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene I'm for LBGT issues, but am leary of BHT (and BHA) in food products.  Also, BHT is already taken.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butylated_hydroxytoluene
I’m for LBGT issues, but am leary of BHT (and BHA) in food products. 

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303086 Brainspore Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:38:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303086 <blockquote>With less than 50% of Americans even bothering to get married anymore and more than 50% of those who do getting divorced…</blockquote>I don't want to imply that everybody really ought to get married but those stats aren't quite accurate. 1) Just under 50% of American adults <em>are currently</em> married but that doesn't mean that less than 50% will be married at some point in their lives. The number includes all the over-18s who haven't gotten hitched yet but may down the road, as well as all the divorcees and widowed folks. Not to mention all the adults who would marry their partners if they legally could. 2) Just because around 50% of <em>marriages</em> end in divorce doesn't mean that 50% of <em>people who get married</em> will experience a divorce. You can only stay married your entire life once, but you can divorce and remarry as many times as you want. If you took a sample pool including Elizabeth Taylor and seven people who remained faithful their entire lives the statistics would show a 50% divorce rate across the group.

With less than 50% of Americans even bothering to get married anymore and more than 50% of those who do getting divorced…

I don’t want to imply that everybody really ought to get married but those stats aren’t quite accurate.

1) Just under 50% of American adults are currently married but that doesn’t mean that less than 50% will be married at some point in their lives. The number includes all the over-18s who haven’t gotten hitched yet but may down the road, as well as all the divorcees and widowed folks. Not to mention all the adults who would marry their partners if they legally could.

2) Just because around 50% of marriages end in divorce doesn’t mean that 50% of people who get married will experience a divorce. You can only stay married your entire life once, but you can divorce and remarry as many times as you want. If you took a sample pool including Elizabeth Taylor and seven people who remained faithful their entire lives the statistics would show a 50% divorce rate across the group.

]]> By: Snig http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303078 Snig Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:29:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303078 Brodkorb (her bit on the side) is/was an old school comics fan, referenced Matter Eater Lad: http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2011/12/michael_brodkorb_twitter_amy_koch.php So it's really likely more the fault of sites like BB that glorifies geekiness, women now find us too hot to pass up.  It's such a curse.  Brodkorb (her bit on the side) is/was an old school comics fan, referenced Matter Eater Lad:
http://blogs.citypages.com/blotter/2011/12/michael_brodkorb_twitter_amy_koch.php
So it’s really likely more the fault of sites like BB that glorifies geekiness, women now find us too hot to pass up.  It’s such a curse. 

]]> By: marilove http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303071 marilove Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303071 I was not annoyed at all, just confused why you think BHT is ever going to catch on.  I will agree with this, though:  because the slang phrases for bisexuals are just as insufferable to us as the ones for homosexuals are to them. I was not annoyed at all, just confused why you think BHT is ever going to catch on.  I will agree with this, though:  because the slang phrases for bisexuals are just as insufferable to us as the ones for homosexuals are to them.

]]> By: unit_1421 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303066 unit_1421 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:17:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303066 The point is to annoy you and to make things generally irritating. The point is to annoy you and to make things generally irritating.

]]> By: marilove http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303060 marilove Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:15:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303060 It seems to me that it took you far, far longer to explain what you meant by BHT (I had no idea) than it would have been just to type out the standard, "LGBT" (or "LGBQT"), which is quite universally understood now.  Basically, each time you choose to use "BHT" you will have to explain yourself, because I promise you that it will never catch on and you will constantly confuse people.  So what's the point? It seems to me that it took you far, far longer to explain what you meant by BHT (I had no idea) than it would have been just to type out the standard, “LGBT” (or “LGBQT”), which is quite universally understood now.  Basically, each time you choose to use “BHT” you will have to explain yourself, because I promise you that it will never catch on and you will constantly confuse people.  So what’s the point?

]]> By: unit_1421 http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303056 unit_1421 Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303056 With less than 50% of Americans even bothering to get married anymore and more than 50% of those who do getting divorced, aren't we BHT* folks kind of jumping onto a sinking ship? Yes yes, those 1138 legal entitlements are important, but the bulk of Christian sects are NEVER going to embrace us with open arms (they would prefer embrace us with flame throwers and welcome us into gas chambers). They know they are increasingly in the minority with their views, but until they get over it they're going to get more desperate and violent, so please keep your guard up. *As a bisexual, I choose to refer to homosexual males and females simply as homosexuals, because the slang phrases for bisexuals are just as insufferable to us as the ones for homosexuals are to them. I also feel the alphabet soup of monikers just makes things harder on all of us and we should keep things simple. As Carlin once said; "Twat's twat and that's that." With less than 50% of Americans even bothering to get married anymore and more than 50% of those who do getting divorced, aren’t we BHT* folks kind of jumping onto a sinking ship? Yes yes, those 1138 legal entitlements are important, but the bulk of Christian sects are NEVER going to embrace us with open arms (they would prefer embrace us with flame throwers and welcome us into gas chambers). They know they are increasingly in the minority with their views, but until they get over it they’re going to get more desperate and violent, so please keep your guard up.

*As a bisexual, I choose to refer to homosexual males and females simply as homosexuals, because the slang phrases for bisexuals are just as insufferable to us as the ones for homosexuals are to them. I also feel the alphabet soup of monikers just makes things harder on all of us and we should keep things simple. As Carlin once said; “Twat’s twat and that’s that.”

]]> By: SomeGuy http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303036 SomeGuy Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:48:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303036 Sounds like he did "take her down". Meant as a reply to Kassie Church above' Sounds like he did “take her down”.

Meant as a reply to Kassie Church above’

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303034 Brainspore Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:47:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303034 The bar is set pretty high (low?)… if they ever want to catch up then one of them is going to have to have to bang an underage illegal immigrant lesbian prostitute drug dealer pretty darn soon. The bar is set pretty high (low?)… if they ever want to catch up then one of them is going to have to have to bang an underage illegal immigrant lesbian prostitute drug dealer pretty darn soon.

]]> By: morcheeba http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303032 morcheeba Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:45:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303032 Elton has no explaining to do... it's Rush that does. Also, the stats: Wife #4, $1 million (alleged but disputed) to Elton's AIDS charity. Elton has no explaining to do… it’s Rush that does.

Also, the stats: Wife #4, $1 million (alleged but disputed) to Elton’s AIDS charity.

]]> By: Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303019 Maggie Koerth-Baker Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:39:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303019 Oh, damn. That's disappointing.  Women politicians: It's high time one of you fondled an intern. Let's get on that. For equality!  Oh, damn. That’s disappointing. 

Women politicians: It’s high time one of you fondled an intern. Let’s get on that. For equality! 

]]> By: Kassie http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303015 Kassie Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:35:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303015 Except suspected subordinate may actually have more power than her and she may actually, in a weird sort of way, be the victim here. At minimum, I'd say they are peers, though she was technically his superior, he held enough weight with the party to control money to her future campaigns and could have taken her down if he wanted to. Except suspected subordinate may actually have more power than her and she may actually, in a weird sort of way, be the victim here. At minimum, I’d say they are peers, though she was technically his superior, he held enough weight with the party to control money to her future campaigns and could have taken her down if he wanted to.

]]> By: marilove http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303010 marilove Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:32:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303010 He explained that.  He likes to get paid, and he likes playing music, and he's not all that into politics.  *shrug* He explained that.  He likes to get paid, and he likes playing music, and he’s not all that into politics.  *shrug*

]]> By: p!ssirk http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303004 p!ssirk Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:23:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303004 In a side note, I was particularly struck by the irony of Elton John (in a very long-term same-sex relationship) playing music at Rush Limbaugh's 3rd wedding? 4th? 5th? "Family Values!" In a side note, I was particularly struck by the irony of Elton John (in a very long-term same-sex relationship) playing music at Rush Limbaugh’s 3rd wedding? 4th? 5th?

“Family Values!”

]]> By: Maggie Koerth-Baker http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1303002 Maggie Koerth-Baker Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:22:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1303002 That thought occurred to me, too, Brainspore. Part of me really wants to be like, "You go girl! Way to abuse your power over a subordinate just like the boys do!"  That thought occurred to me, too, Brainspore. Part of me really wants to be like, “You go girl! Way to abuse your power over a subordinate just like the boys do!” 

]]> By: Brainspore http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1302987 Brainspore Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:13:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1302987 There are so few female politicians represented in today's "hypocritical sex scandal" crowd. Way to break through that glass ceiling! (Or mirrored ceiling, depending on personal kinks.) There are so few female politicians represented in today’s “hypocritical sex scandal” crowd. Way to break through that glass ceiling! (Or mirrored ceiling, depending on personal kinks.)

]]> By: Chris Rusak http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1302984 Chris Rusak Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:10:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1302984 Everyone should take a moment to thank her on Twitter: @amysd19 Everyone should take a moment to thank her on Twitter: @amysd19

]]> By: Martain Chandler http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1302979 Martain Chandler Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:03:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1302979 Teh Comedy Gold! Teh Comedy Gold!

]]> By: LightningRose http://boingboing.net/2011/12/22/an-open-letter-to-minnesota-st.html#comment-1302978 LightningRose Thu, 22 Dec 2011 22:02:00 +0000 http://boingboing.net/?p=135617#comment-1302978 Apparently, her definition of marriage is one man, one woman, and some dick on the side for her. Apparently, her definition of marriage is one man, one woman, and some dick on the side for her.

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