Family Values Cowboy Style

Veronica Rivers

Things could be worse. You live in Wheaterville, but you could live 70 miles down the road, in Cheyenne, the Divorce Capital of the USA! So much for Family Values!

This is Cheyenne with NO banners (that we know of) promoting that Gay Marriage Agenda which the leadership of Wheatland sees around every corner. Can you imagine how rampant d-i-v-o-r-c-e would be if those Cheyenne folks were assaulted every day with 6 feet by 3 feet “No Place For Hate” banners with a Gay and Lesbian Fund of Colorado logo right there at the bottom of it, big as an, um, golf ball? It strikes fear in the heart of a cowboy!

Yes, Cheyenne, WY has more divorces per capita than any other place in the entire country. Reno, you know, Reno, NV, where you can get a divorce at a corner kiosk, and have the papers served on your soon-to-be unsignificant other for less than a Liberal Vanilla Latte? Well, Reno came in second. Cheyenne first, Reno second.

Where to go for the best chance at a lasting marriage? San Jose, CA. Shocking. San Jose is not only in California, it’s also really, really close to San Francisco. Maybe San Francisco’s borders are tight and none of that Gay Agenda can leak out? Who knows.

So Wheatland, it could be worse. Your town bans an anti-bullying program because (EGADS!) it was free to you because the Anti-Defamation League funded it, and included partial sponsorship and that scary Colorado Gay and Lesbian Fund logo. Take heart Wheatland. At least you have a higher percentage of intact marriages per capita than your neighbor Cheyenne.

Cheyenne, you're the capital of the Equality State. Stay firm in your stance against Marriage Equality! Heavens to Betsy, if all those cowboys could suddenly go climb Brokeback Mountain, can anyone estimate what the divorce rate would be?

Read the Liberal Media Coverage Here.

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Friday
7/23/10 1:37 PM

Jack:

Ok, Wheaterville's dead I guess.

Wednesday
7/14/10 11:46 AM

Jack:

Wheaterville, you better start updating regularly.

This thing is dead.

Wednesday
7/14/10 11:37 AM

Jack:

Ummm, I don't remember where I said I did.
I'm still here, but support the Gov of Hawaii for vetoing that trash.

Guess what!
I just got my absentee ballot and it is fun thinking how horrified you would be at my vote.

Tuesday
7/13/10 9:44 PM

to Jack:

So glad you moved across the ocean...

Wednesday
7/7/10 4:52 PM

Jack:

Victory in Hawaii!

Take that mental illness advocates!

Monday
7/5/10 4:03 PM

not sure what is going on:

Why do the people of the town, and county not know what is going on with the fire hall. Is the town hiding something or just throwing our tax dollars away? Can some one out inform the tax payers why things are not working out, and why the town will not put any money into there own building.

Thursday
6/24/10 2:00 PM

Jack:

"Yes, Cheyenne, WY has more divorces per capita than any other place in the entire country."
This is factually incorrect.

The "list" put out by Men's Health Magazine based it's "rankings" on a lot more than actual divorce numbers.
They only looked at 100 cities and used these things to rank:

1) Number of failed marriages
2) Wyoming's lax divorce laws
3) Percentage of population that has split
4) Number of licensed marriage and family therapists

That is a lot different than the actual numbers and the list is mostly meaningless.

Their opinion of our laws and number of therapists does not equal more divorces numerically.
One might also argue that having more therapists means more people are committed to using them and SAVING their marriages.

Just a lot of fluff and the author makes huge mistakes in his/her assumptions.
Seems like they did not even read the article.

Thursday
6/24/10 1:45 PM

To Blondie:

Not hardly! You have to reside in the county you are getting your divorce in for a minimum of 60 days.

Thursday
6/24/10 12:50 PM

Blondie:

The reason Cheyenne;s divorce rate is probably so high is because of all the transients that come through. With the I-25/I-80 as a crossroads, and the economy being what it is, a lot of people are on the roads. In these so-uncertain times people tend to a little lost and find life is easier being single, no baggage. It is a very sad state of affairs for our world and it is sad that Cheyenne has to be a stopping place that gets a bad hit because of it, Cheyenne does not deserve it, it is a great city.

Tuesday
6/8/10 11:39 AM

Jack:

To Nancy M:
Politicians do do that, but you will still have to go a lot farther before any majority claims have any real teeth. Wheatland is not a thriving hive of progressives.

As far as media is concerned, of course.
There really is no such thing as "objective" media, as the simple act of selection induces a bias.

Tuesday
6/8/10 6:37 AM

Nancy M:

Jack, politicians often convince the voters they are leaning one way on popular (and other) issues. Once they get in office they know they have a set length of time to push "their" agenda thru before they get voted out of office. You pointed to one in your reply. It is also true that the media (yes, even Wheaterville and The Record Times) push the information they want everyone to know.
have a good day

Monday
6/7/10 9:09 AM

Jack:

"Had I seen into the future, I probably would have not bothered to vote on school board people."

If you don't vote, you don't count, it's that simple.

People that remain on the sidelines don't count either.

"...but I do not like to see people RAM thier personal agendas the way it appears they have."

Of you mean folks like Tim Gill who use the program as a fence for his agenda and a way to get his garbage in our schools?

"Just because someone gets voted into an office does not mean the "majority" agree and support EVERY decision that elected person makes."
Nope, not always, but I still claim the majority.

Until an election or other event proves the majority has shifted it's opinions I do not believe any of these majority claims.

And, if you don't vote, you're not in either the minority or majority, you will simply be ignored.

Friday
6/4/10 9:27 PM

Nancy M:

oh Jack... sorry but when I voted for school board I did not know they would be voting on the banner issue the way they did. Had I seen into the future, I probably would have not bothered to vote on school board people. Why? I have no children in the schools, but I do not like to see people RAM thier personal agendas the way it appears they have. (I was not at any of the meeting so I did not see for my self what happened. I do believe much 'twisted' reporting goes on) Just because someone gets voted into an office does not mean the "majority" agree and support EVERY decision that elected person makes.

Friday
6/4/10 6:44 PM

Another WHS student:

http://blog.alfranken.com/2010/05/20/star-tribune-franken-bill-would-protect-gay-students/

Our school doesn't care about gay students. Neither does the whole state. Everyone knows at least one Matthew Sheperd joke and they'd way rather tell that joke then stand up for what is right. Minnesota is way more progressive. Why can't anyone do this in Wyoming? Oh I know why. Because Wyoming likes to be the anti-gay state. Great thiing to be famous for.

Friday
6/4/10 4:12 PM

Jack:

"For what it is worth, WHS was a better place when we had the program."

Really? What evidence can you offer that is not anecdotal?

I don't remember reading any stats about how WHS is now awash in violence or anything.

Friday
6/4/10 4:00 PM

Jack:

To Momer:
"Jack isn't much when it comes to logic. And he has no idea what "the majority" thinks in Platte County, or even who that "majority" is.
Really?
Then why are the banners still down?
IF, and this is a big if, the elections swing the seats and you somehow get your disgusting banner back, I will believe your claim of majority status, but not now.
Political will changes all the time, that is why we have to keep working hard to keep the ADL and Tom Gill out of our schools not just this year, but for all time.

But, as it stands now, you aren't the majority and that's why you lost. There is political will and then there are political realities.
Your side lost this year.
Hopefully we will make that loss permanent because mental illness is not something that should be enshrined by politicians.

Until you change the paradigm, claims of majority status don't have any backing.

Your misguided side lost.
End of story.

Friday
6/4/10 3:56 PM

WHS Senior:

Methinks Jack doth protesteth too much. For not being at all bothered I mean. Jack is also wrong about the 4 members voting their constituents wishes, unless they all had ESP or something. They actually refused to table it and voted on the spot. It was really bad.For what it is worth, WHS was a better place when we had the program. Jack and whoever can gloat all they want but the truth is that the banners helped and no one I know decided to become gay because of the logo. We're t he ones who lost. Its not the people who are trying to get the program back.

Friday
6/4/10 3:41 PM

Jack:

To Sticking with KoolAid:
So spelling it out in a post is "subliminal?"
Really?
Let's take a look at the word you chose.
Definition:
1 : inadequate to produce a sensation or a perception
2 : existing or functioning below the threshold of consciousness

Writing it plainly is not subliminal.
You really are off the deep end and/or maybe you need to go back to school? You probably went to public school which would be the reason you use large words you don't understand.

It just shows that even an "enlightened" liberal like yourself is still full of "bigotry" and "hate" and can not resist using defamatory terms.
You need to check yourself into a good liberal therapy retreat so they can help you with your problem. Maybe they can cleanse you.

Of course that last paragraph is pure jest. What you really need is a vocabulary and better arguments. It was slightly satisfying to point out the idiocy of your statements and use of the word "gayly."
And no, not everyone that disagrees with you on the issue is a closeted homosexual.

Do you really think your silly insinuation would somehow bother me? Your ad hominem attack lends no weight to anything.

To Incredulous:
The persons on the board voting represent their voters and are voting the way their constituents wish.
Sorry, the majority of those voters wanted that banner down. It's just a fact. If you have such a majority on your side how come you keep losing on the issue?

Friday
6/4/10 3:39 PM

Momer:

Jack isn't much when it comes to logic. And he has no idea what "the majority" thinks in Platte County, or even who that "majority" is. He is a big ol' Puffer Fish. You know, the fish that puff themselves up because they're scared of things, and strut around like they are someone. The more someone talks about "their influence" and "their resources" the less of either they have. Incredulous, is it true that the the four banner banners asked their churches to back them and each of their churches said no? That's what I heard. And also, does Joe Fabian have any kids?

Friday
6/4/10 2:31 PM

Sticking with KoolAid:

To Jack:
Snag, catch, reel in.
Gotcha Jack.
Only someone with something to hide would have caught those subliminal cues. :)
Seriously.
Proud of you jack! Come out come out wherever you are!!!

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