Journalism Fail

So I was reading an article on Huffington Post. Bernie Sanders pushing for a good public option. Way to go Bernie. However that's not my point here.

I read this line and was thrown into a rage: "after the health care bill passed a major legislative hurdle by a party-line, landslide 60-39 vote."

WHAT???

Landslide? 60-39 is a landslide now? I thought 60 votes was the threshold for debate to go forward!!! If it had been one less the Republicans would have filibustered, so HOW is getting the exact number supposedly needed a landslide? I call that, not a landslide, but getting what was needed.

*sigh*

I just don't get it.

Health Reform Fail

Mr. President,

You say "comprehensive health reform bill" and I say utter pile of shit.

You want "comprehensive" healthcare reform? HR 676. Medicare for all. Remove the health insurance leeches from the American people. THEN and ONLY THEN can you declare "comprehensive" health reform.

A Personal Announcement

(Re-posted from Facebook)

Today, October 11th, is National Coming Out Day. Today I open up to the world and come out of my own closet that until recently I have only been peeking out of to some people. I am transgender. Genderqueer is also an apt term for me since I'm in a bit of a middle ground right now. I'm still in the process of some soul searching, but that's where I am right now.

I was, as you are all clearly aware, born a male. Physically at least. Mentally it has been and is another story. Since I was young I have always felt... different. I could never put my finger on it but I knew something was off. As I have grown and researched the matter I learned that this difference is because the sex of my body and the gender of my mind are not the same. More simply, the space between my ears does not match the space between my legs.

Over the past few years I began trying to get to the bottom of it all. I felt like perhaps I was mentally androgynous, neither male nor female. However this still just did not feel right. I have always felt I connect better with women than men. I've always been more comfortable around women than men. The truth is that in my head I do not see myself as a man. When I look in the mirror I see Alan Crossman, but I don't feel as if I'm actually seeing myself. It's like waking up every morning and seeing my best friend whom I know inside and out, he's just not me. I mean, clearly I am looking at myself, but on the outside I'm not who I see on the inside.

I will admit, at the present time I don't have all the answers. My search for them is not complete. I just feel I need to be open about the fact that I'm on the journey at all. I do not know where it will lead, but for my own sake I need to be working toward finding my true self.

The past couple years I have been dealing with a rather large amount of depression. There are many factors, but one of the biggest has been trying to come to terms with my gender identity. Some weeks ago I began attending a transgender support group to meet and talk with others who are also dealing with this condition. Connecting with them has been very important and helpful to me and along with opening up to a select few people close to me has had a great impact on bringing me out of my depression somewhat. (I am still dealing with some depression but it has other causes, school and finances being the other top two, this gender issue really only made me feel worse.) So overall I am feeling much better by actively working on this issue.

I said that I don't feel male. That isn't 100% accurate. I do have days where I wake up and tell myself, “yes, I am a guy.” However those days are outnumbered by the “what am I?” and the “I'm not a guy” days. I feel rather fluid. This could be because I either don't know where I belong or perhaps I'm right where I belong, with a non-standard gender.

I'm sorry if this is still confusing and my writing a bit scattered. As I said, this is a journey that really I have only just embarked on. My reason for disclosing this to you all is because I think it's a lot easier to find your way in the light and open than hidden in the dark.

I know many people still have trouble accepting transfolk. If you are such a person I hope that you someday can be understanding and tolerant. For my friends, if you truly are my friend I would hope you stand by me in support. If I cannot count on your support then right now it would be best to say goodbye. I can't have intolerant people in my life right now and clearly our friendship was not worth much if you can't accept me for who I am. To my family, I hope you can all be understanding. I know that most of us are a quite liberal bunch and what would Uncle Peter say if you have an issue with me?

One thing I do want to make clear since some people aren't familiar with what trangender means. I'm not gay. I am sexually attracted to women. Unless I really do feel that I am mentally a woman, in which case, yeah, I'm a lesbian. The important part in this is that my sexual preference is not tied to my gender. Who I'm attracted to is not a part of my condition. It's all about the space between my ears not feeling like it's properly matched with the space between my legs.

In closing, again, I do not know where this will lead. It is certainly plausible that I can be myself with the exterior I already have. It is also plausible that I may end up making some changes. I do not know. It's a long road and I'm just at the beginning. Also yet again, sorry for how scattered and choppy this has all been. Its a confusing situation for me too.

If you have any questions, please ask me. I'll be happy to answer as best I can.

If you've gotten this far I thank you for reading. Happy National Coming Out Day.

Some Thoughts

So Senator Baucus' finance committee has come out with it's health plan.
It of course mandates that all Americans MUST have health insurance. Of course, it also eliminates any public option for those of us who don't have health insurance because we CAN'T AFFORD IT.
Senator Baucus' committee conceded much to the Republicans who STILL refuse to vote for it.

Senator Baucus: you sir, are a fucking moron. I have to be plain and simple and that's just the fact of the matter. You have forsaken the American people in order to be "bipartisan" with people who have no wish to be bipartisan unless on their terms and they get all that they want. That being, they want to protect the profits of the insurance companies and are more than willing to offer up the American people as sacrifices to these greedy corporate overlords.


Also, a thought for the economy. You want to stimulate the economy? How about rather than bailing out banks who, again, seek only profit at the expense of the American people, we bail out college grads. Rather than stick grads deep in debt we relieve them of their financial burden, allowing them to actually have money to help the economy!

Just a thought.

The Crossman Countdown - 9/9/09

At #1 tonight, South Carolina Representative Joe Wilson shouts "liar" at President Obama during his address to the joint session of Congress.

Congressman Wilson, this was not a town hall meeting, it was the president's chance to deliver his plan for health care reform to the American people and to Congress. Your behavior was unbecoming of a member of Congress and downright shameful. It goes against all ideas of civil discourse and only the day after the president address the nation's school children on personal responsibility you find it necessary to show the nation's school children exactly what it means to NOT be responsible or respectful.

It doesn't matter who the president is. Democrats never did such a shameful thing during any of President Bush's addresses, no matter how much he may have deserved a good yelling at.

So thank you for showing us what NOT to do and how to ruin your political career, Representative Joe Wilson, tonight's Worst Person in the World.

An Open Letter To Racist White People

Dear Racist White People,

I would like to start off by saying that yes, I am in fact a race traitor. I conspire with the brown, black and yellow people. I befriend them all and turn my back on the glorious history of my white slave-owning forefathers. I also, like the pansy I am, treat women with respect and dignity. I even consider them all my equal.

I'm sorry. I fail at being white it would seem.

In fact, not only have I befriended, conspired with and on several occasions been kind to and helped the lesser races, I voted for Barack Hussein Obama. I just hate America that much. I have read the works of Marx and am a self-proclaimed democratic socialist. I idolize Canada and Sweden. You see, I have long plotted the downfall of both capitalism, freedom, democracy, Christianity and most of all, the white race. I have blasphemed against Almighty White Jesus and His Holy son, Ronald Reagan.

I stand by the un-American Kenyan president Obama, who as we know was democratically elected in a vile communist-fascist coup that silenced the great and ever glorious ultra-conservative white minority.

I hope you, Racist White People, can forgive all my sins against of most glorious tobacco-chewing, Jesus loving, Nascar worshiping master race.

I just hope that you and the rest of the race can stop me and my ilk before we do the unthinkable and create a world without poverty, hate or violence. Please, stop us. We don't know what we're doing. We've been brainwashed by communist fascists like Gandhi, Martin Luther King Jr, and Jesus. (Not YOUR Jesus of course, I mean the bad one that talks about loving thy neighbor.)

With vile communist-tree-hugging hippie disrespect,

Alan Hussein bin Hitler Stalin Queer Obama Crossman.

Crossman's First Vlog: Universal Health Care!

So I wanted to blog, but didn't feel like typing... so behold! My first vlog. The quality seems crap right now, but I hope that's just youtube. The file I recorded plays just fine.

Anyway, enjoy: