Oh look...Mike is waving goodbye.
Goodbye to the Conventions and Jobs and Revenue that will be funnelled away from the State of Indiana because of his latest political Blunder.
Goodbye to his Re-Election in 2016
Goodbye to any HOPE of a Presidential Bid.
(...actually, those last two may be the silver lining in all of this..)
Salesforce.com is withdrawing from Indiana. Disciples of Christ and Gen Con have said they will cancel future Conventions here.
Already.
And this is just the tip of the iceberg.
George (effing) Takei has called for a BOYCOTT of Indiana.
The entire damn STATE.
That is right, folks...we've effectively managed to piss off Mr. Sulu.
Even Jan Brewer knew the fiscal repercussions and vetoed this bill when it crossed her desk in Arizona. In case you thought she vetoed that bill out of the goodness of her heart...even I don't have an imagination THAT vivid, okay?
So what Governor Pence basically signed into law was that businesses (once again) get to "Choose Who Sits at the Lunch Counter" Legislating discrimination. Not only is it wrong...it is an embarrassment to our State and most of its residents. It is NATIONAL news today...and not in a good way. It will be overturned, undoubtedly...after wasting many more tax dollars.
Even Mayor Ballard knows what a fiscal and PR disaster this is potentially. Although I have to think, in no small part, that this is jockeying for position in 2016. And agreeing with Mayor Ballard makes me throw up in my mouth a little bit. But even a stopped clock is right twice a day.
And Mike is wide-eyed and acting clueless tonight. He can't imagine why people are upset.
I am thinking by the end of the month, lost jobs and revenues for the city and the boycotts to follow- that he will figure it out.
More anon...
Post Script: Only a few days after the signing and the Reality of what he has done has wiped that smug condescending smirk right off his face
From Coast to Coast this has spread like wildfire.
To make matters worse...now he stands wide eyed saying he didn't know and that the media is to blame and we misunderstand the bill. Great move, Mike. Not only do legalize discrimination...but then you try to say that we are too STUPID to understand the bill. You know. When you are in a hole...the first thing an intelligent person would do is stop digging...
We don't need the bill CLARIFIED.
We need the bill REPEALED.
And as far as you...well...you've managed to take one for the (GOP) Team no matter how this plays out...because bigotry and hate have succeeded in ending your political aspirations.
And I think I feel warm and fuzzy about that.
On a related note I am proud of the thousands of Hoosiers who have actively protested this charade...and the businesses who have embraced the We Proudly Serve Everybody stickers. The times are changing...and it is nice to see it happen!
Eventually Pence, and his ilk, will be gone...and what I have seen helps restore my faith in Humanity.
More Anon...
