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Jul 30, 2008 at 07:07 AM : Good for...

Good for them. I may turn my air conditioning on today in their honor.

Jul 30, 2008 at 07:07 AM : And while we're...

And while we're on the bender agenda, here's gawker.com on Anderson Cooper.

Apparently the Californian believes that by competing with the National Enquirer it can stay in business just a little bit longer.

Jul 30, 2008 at 07:07 AM : At least...

At least PG&E operates in California.

$1.2 million has been collected by the pro group from sources outside the state.

Jul 30, 2008 at 07:07 AM : All those supporting...

All those supporting the hate amendment should turn their air-conditioners off in protest.

Jul 30, 2008 at 07:07 AM : That is pathetic.In...

That is pathetic.In outrage I think they should shut off the utilities,do the same at their homes,and pull the web site ... :-) j/k

Jul 30, 2008 at 08:07 AM : Just when I have...

Just when I have hope..... it's destroyed by something like this...

Jul 30, 2008 at 08:07 AM : You just posted an...

You just posted an implication the a major utility corporation is "pro gay." Was the money a collection from employees? Did the board of directors vote to make this donation? Was there a public statement accompanying the donation?

Likewise, the Cooper link repeats nothing but rumor and gossip.

If you're going to report news, report news. Your post doesn't tell me anything.

Jul 30, 2008 at 08:07 AM : Look at the outrage...

Look at the outrage when a public utility takes a stand on the gay marriage initiative.

Where was the outrage when two public officials took a stand on the gay marriage initiative?

Jul 30, 2008 at 08:07 AM : posted by Ken Mettler...

posted by Ken Mettler (the PG&E one, that is)

Jul 30, 2008 at 08:07 AM : I find it curious that...

I find it curious that the poster of this item has no clue how political action committee money is gathered, and that donations of this kind, whatever the political agenda, have no relation to the costs of service. Only the most ignorant and malicious of individuals would try and posit any correlation between PAC money and costs of service.

I think after seeing many of these Bakosphere posts recently that TBC should relaunch this blog as Bakosmear. Maybe, as a service to your legion of subscribers, you could report on what is happening regarding this initiative. Here is an excerpt fom the July 27 San Francisco Chronicle reporting on donations:

(07-27) 19:14 PDT -- When Bruce Bastian of Utah stood up Saturday night at a San Francisco dinner and wrote a $1 million check for the campaign against Proposition 8, he made it clearer than ever that November's ballot fight over a ban on same-sex marriage won't be a California-only affair.

Supporters of the effort to ban same-sex marriage already have taken in more than $1.2 million from out-of-state contributors for the fall campaign. And even before Bastian, a co-founder of the WordPerfect software company, opened his checkbook, gay and lesbian rights groups and their supporters from around the country had put more than $1.3 million into the fight against the ballot initiative.

"This is a campaign that's important to the entire country, not just California," said Brad Luna, a spokesman for the Human Rights Campaign, sponsor of the fundraising dinner that brought more than 750 people to the St. Francis Hotel on Saturday. "The result will have effects across the United States."

Maybe you and your crack staff could investigate and report on the ongoing change of description for Proposition 8, and subsequent lawsuit filed to oppose the new description.

Jul 30, 2008 at 09:07 AM : Yeah, it has nothing...

Yeah, it has nothing to do with the fact that we live in 3000 square foot houses and leave everything on.

Jul 30, 2008 at 09:07 AM : FSG, you're in...

FSG, you're in The Valley. There is no hope...

Jul 30, 2008 at 09:07 AM : Human Rights Campaign...

Human Rights Campaign got $50 from me. I'll do it once more before the election.

Jul 30, 2008 at 10:07 AM : Like RF, I'll set...

Like RF, I'll set my air today at a comfortable 65-70 Degrees in their honor

Jul 30, 2008 at 10:07 AM : Actually, I...

Actually, I haven't turned my air on in days...

Jul 30, 2008 at 01:07 PM : I can take a little...

I can take a little heat. I've turned my air conditioner off, and I'll be drinking bolthouse farms drinks to cool off.

Jul 30, 2008 at 01:07 PM : My Air is not...

My Air is not working properly so it's turned off. We went to using the cooler seeing that we have both. I'm in no hurry, I'll have Stockdale out in a week or two to repair it . ;=)))

We'd set the Air at 78 for nights and my cooler brings it right down to 65, with less electricity.

Jul 30, 2008 at 01:07 PM : That's cool,...

That's cool, murphyslaw. And for those of you who may be wondering, they don't pay me a penny for

this:

http://people.bakersfield.com/home/Blog/blognroll/31057

Jul 30, 2008 at 01:07 PM : A young man recently...

A young man recently told me he had a window A/C in one end of his house and an window swamp cooler in the other. Both running at the same time. I asked him if he knew how each one worked. He didn't. Sigh.......

I keep my A/C on about 82 most of the time. Unless it's a scorcher early, it doesn't even come on til after 2-3 in the afternoon. I drop it a Little at bedtime to cool it down for sleeping then raise it back up to 85 ish some nights. The only reason I do that is that my bedroom corner faces into the sun with both windows catching it all. I have a ceiling fan, a small fan on the nightstand, and a box fan in the hall blowing into the BR. The house is lath and plaster and really keeps my utility bills down in the summer. In the winter it's another story as the house is above ground and the floors are cold as ice.

Jul 30, 2008 at 02:07 PM : It sounds like you...

It sounds like you could be in for a long, cold winter, Nancy. But I have total faith in you to come up with creative ways of keeping warm :) Maybe Bolthouse Farms will start making hot drinks too.

Jul 30, 2008 at 02:07 PM : I got plenty of...

I got plenty of blankets.

Spam Code HIS BS. Not namin' any names (and Nancy, you're off the hook...)

Jul 30, 2008 at 02:07 PM : Hello,...

Hello, paxchristi3. I find that when it comes to Bolthouse, the more I drink, the better I feel.

Jul 30, 2008 at 02:07 PM : Why not? ...

Why not? Brown did the right thing in properly summing up the initiative. Same-sex couples have the right to marry under the California Constitution. The hate amendment would attempt to change the Constitution so as to remove that right from certain residents of California. Were you hoping to lie your way into the Constitution? Shame.

I won't touch Big Macs *OR* BigotHouse Farms drinks, thanks. Oh, and thanks for the link--I may have to go get one of their Angus burgers to thank McDonalds. At least *THEY* are palatable. Glad to know that McDonalds is socially conscious on *SOME* issues--just not nutrition, global warming, fair wages...

Jul 30, 2008 at 02:07 PM : The hate...

The hate amendment? There it goes again, the myth that for somebody to be loving, that person has to rubber stamp everything under the sun. Gulp!

Jul 30, 2008 at 02:07 PM : No, but for someone to...

No, but for someone to be loving, they have to grant the same rights to everyone that they themselves enjoy.

The official definition of love is "That condition where someone else's happiness is important to your own." In this case, it means "if *I* get to marry the person I choose, so do *YOU*."

The opposite of that is hate--where it's important to you that someone else *LOSE* his or her chance at happiness.

Prop 8 is truly the "hate amendment." That is its purpose; that is its intent; that would be its effect if it weren't for the fact that the SCOCA would be likely to slap it down even if California had the misfortune to vote it in. Just like the *LAST* hate attempt, the one they knocked down this year.

Gulp on *THAT*.

Jul 30, 2008 at 03:07 PM : How's about The...

How's about The Elimination of Rights Amendment. Is that a sweeter sounding name?

Jul 31, 2008 at 11:07 AM : It's a sad...

It's a sad sounding name, but that's exactly what it is..eliminating rights. Thank goodness integration was never but on the ballot!

If PG&E had donated the money to the opposite side, all those who are now making a fuss would be praising them.

I wonder what issue the religious right-wingers are going to stab their cross into and wind up next?

Jul 31, 2008 at 12:07 PM : why is a PUC involved...

why is a PUC involved in a civil liberties issue???

Jul 31, 2008 at 12:07 PM : Because they're...

Because they're legally citizens of California? Because they want to?

Because it ticks off the bigots? All good reasons.

Jul 31, 2008 at 12:07 PM : PG&E has a 100...

PG&E has a 100 percent rating from the Human Rights Campaign.

Jul 31, 2008 at 12:07 PM : everything is fine and...

everything is fine and dandy as long as you agree with it, but imagine for a minute they donated to a cause you didnt believe in

Jul 31, 2008 at 02:07 PM : Sounds like the...

Sounds like the American "Family" Association is starting to get worried that schools can't teach hatred anymore:

If California Prop 8 Fails, Public Schools Will be Required by Law to Teach Children that Same-Sex Marriage is Honorable

Dear xxxxxx
Don’t be fooled by what you’re hearing from the liberal media. California law requires “comprehensive health education” in public schools beginning in kindergarten. That includes teaching the “responsibilities of marriage.” This legal mandate allows advocates of homosexual marriage to mold the minds of young children. Worse still, California law requires that the “community” be permitted to actively participate “in the planning, implementation, and evaluation” of health education. If Prop 8 fails, homosexual activists will insist children be taught that homosexual marriage is honorable and sacred.

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Heaven forfend anyone should teach that marriage is honorable or sacred!

Jul 31, 2008 at 07:07 PM : If there's one...

If there's one thing Christian extremists don't want their children to learn...it's learning to respect opinions outside of their own.

Jul 31, 2008 at 08:07 PM : Next thing you know,...

Next thing you know, Sesame Street will be acceptable television. I mean really, they actually teach kids not to discriminate. (snark alert)