"GAY IN THE US OF A"

During his re-election campaign the elder Bush wanted to show the American people he was just like them. In a horribly planned Public Relations stunt Bush went to a grocery store and had to check out his groceries. He was completely fascinated by the scanner which had already been standard fare in most grocery stores. It showed he was out of touch with middle class America and gave his opponent fuel for the fire. Now granted most rich people in his position aren’t going to be doing daily routines for themselves but it made Bush look foolish.

A few weeks ago Bush made it his position on gay marriage quite clear. Now of course my friends and readers know that I am more conservative than liberal. However I honestly don’t have a problem about letting same sex marriage fly in this country. I mean if they love each other and already live together than why not let them wed? I have more of a problem with all the idiotic “reality” shows on TV that splash clown makeup all over the sanctity of marriage. Marriage should be a wonderful beautiful thing between not the premise for some lowbrow reality series. Strangers that meet each other to film a tv show in 30 days and wed based on money in front of cameras isn’t what a marriage should be about. Shows like Married by America make me sick. At least Joe Gay Guy and his partner actually love each other.

Do I think homosexuality is wrong? If you remember the gay sheep story I tend to agree that people are generally born gay. Granted some people become gay from unnatural ways, many people that were sexually abused turn gay and I doubt many of them would have been otherwise. In some cases is just the person is totally messed up on drugs and doesn’t know either way. I will never understand how another man can’t find anything remotely interesting about amazingly hot women, but it doesn’t mean I think its wrong.

Anyway this article is not about me, its about Bush. I honestly would like to know if that is Bush’s honest feeling towards gay marriage or his if his advisors told him to play the angle a certain way to appeal to the people that are likely to vote for him anyway or on the fence. Now if Bush honestly believes that same sex marriage should illegal (well technically he wants to be left up to the states but he obviously wouldn’t go through the trouble if he was pro-gay marriage) than I give him all the credit in the world. Say what you want about Bush, but he certainly doesn’t take into the consideration what the masses want when he makes a decision but he does what thinks what is good for the country. Agree with it or not he seemingly stands up for what he at least appears to believe in.


Now if Bush did this only as a tactic than perhaps he should fire whoever whispers in his ear. Because I am fairly sure that taking that side of the issue makes you appear out of touch of the mindset of the American people. It is like marveling over the invention of the checkout scanner in the American’s people’s eyes when homosexuality has become so mainstream.

One of the biggest stories of 2003 was how Gay America pretty much turned a corner to being accepted. American’s seems gay crazy! I mean look at all the popular shows, Queer as Folk, The “L” Word and of course Queer Eye for the Straight Guy. Numerous prominent gay celebrities and gay sitcom characters had their faces plastered all over the covers of magazines. Queer Eye For the Straight Guy is so popular that countless radio contests, rip-offs and parodies have been made of the young show. One of the FAB FIVE (I think Thom) has been named the new spokesman for Peir One. Do you really think a company would have used an openly gay person to sell their company 5 years ago? It is almost square to be heterosexual anymore, we even came up with the buzz word Metrosexual for the people who don’t like men sexually but want to act and dress really gay.

As of right now I think the election is relatively close race. People need to know about Kerry, but Bush left himself open to be painted “insensitive” and “intolerant” by calling gay marriage to be unconstitutional. It was a bold move to make a statement, since it will likely never be passed. However if the articles I read are true that more younger voters will vote than ever before (I don’t really buy young people are still lazy) than Bush could have cooked his goose by making this move. Regardless I think he lost more potential voters than gained by making that move. I don’t have a problem with gay people (although I hate it when they have to keep reminding us how gay they are like Rosie) but at the same time I really don’t have a problem with people who do think homosexuality is wrong.

***** ECHELON MALL MIGHT BE UP FOR SALE AGAIN*****

“PREIT Ponders Echelon Mall Project”


Well maybe the Courier-Post reads my blog or something. A few days after I broke the story about the Echelon Mall trying to sway IKEA into filling an anchor store the Courier-Post ran an article stating the same. However their sources obviously more informed than mine also talked about how Dave and Busters is on their wish list.

Okay now having a bar in a mall might seem way out there. However back in the day (before we were old enough to remember) the Echelon Mall actually had a steakhouse with a bar. That was back in the mall’s prime. Not to mention you can wet your whistle at Deptford or Cherry Hill Malls. Putting a Dave and Buster’s in the mall would really turn things around. However I just don’t see it happening. For one thing I am not sure if the people of Voorhees would go for that although their problems with drunks would confined to the mall area and not neighborhoods I think they would fear the people that would take the train from Camden going there causing problems. I know that sounds messed up but it’s the truth.

That doesn’t even take into the consideration of the headache of getting a liquor license. How many bars are there now in the town of Voorhees? Are there any left? As for the IKEA rumor I don’t doubt they were in negotiations, but I don’t see it happening. I would imagine if they were close they would have told all the stores that were jumping ship how close they were in order to keep people there.

Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (PREIT) who purchased the mall over a year ago has failed miserably to stop the ship from sinking. The Courier talked about how clean the mall has been since PREIT bought the mall. Well less traffic means less trash. Not really something to brag about.

Since I wrote my last article Sam Goody left after 30 years of service and I don’t know when but the pet store is gone too. The week that PREIT started feeding the local papers fluff about trying to get more involved in the community rumors surfaced that PREIT is looking to unload their miserable purchase. That is right I am beating the papers to the punch again and telling you right now that PREIT is looking for a buyer for either the mall itself or the actual grounds the later being more likely. Perhaps they have made a deadline first to see if they actually score an anchor store, but I can’t imagine how much that land the mall stands on is worth.

PREIT claims that might use an empty anchor store for job conventions which is a good idea because people would likely wonder off and spend money. However I think PREIT is either regretting getting on this purchase and simply doesn’t have the right people working on the public relations or marketing of the mall (hey I contacted them to try to get them to hire me to do their PR) or this purchase was never ment to succeed. I still stand by my claim that people want to shop at that mall, but they just need a reason to shop there.

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EL PLATO LOCO

"EL PLATO LOCO!"

The spot where Cucci's Pizza once stood is now being filled by a Mexican restaurant called EL PLATO LOCO. I don't really for Mexican food, but I have a developed a morbid curiosity toward the business for whether or not it will succeed.

One of these days I will actually go in an try their food most likely with my girlfriend who actually enjoys meixcan food. I feel the same way Jerry did on Seinfeld when BaBo opened a Pakistainan resturant.

I actually drive by after I get off a 10-6 shift to count the people in there. Yesterday one couple. Today nobody. This will be a lot easier to follow than the La Strada the Italian resturant with Cezch. owners. It failed miserably after being located at seemingly cursed location just a few miles down the White HOrse Pike from El PLATO LOCO. I don't know if the owners have resorted to sadly staring out the window like the owners of La Strada just yet.

I sure hope those Cezch. guys are going to be okay. I beg of everyone to go to El PLATO LOCO. Then perhaps I can stop worrying about their business venture and if it will fail or not.

KINGDOM HOSPITIAL
On Ch. 6 ABC on Weds at 9pm Stephen King's Kingdom Hospitial will air. Its based on a book by the same name, and I am calling this one to be a worthwhile. I just want to say that I jumped on board for this early, it might actually become a weekly series. Maybe it will suck and if that is the case you can send me angry emails to me.

I wish I got more people to watch the Handler on CBS which seems as though its going to be cancelled soon. It hasn't aired in over a month and CBS needs another freaking CSI for next fall. Bunch of stupid jerks.