Recently, I engaged in a discussion in another thread concerning my state of mind about our country, and the upcoming election cycles (2018, 2020). I was told I was a gloomy gus (so to speak). I have to admit my spirits were somewhat lifted when I saw this.
As a background, Marlon Bundo is the pet rabbit of the Pence family. Charlotte (his daughter) wrote a children's book about "a day in the life of the VP." It was illustrated by Mrs. Pence. Last Sunday night, John Oliver's "feature" segment was all about Mike Pence, his political history, and his stance on several social issues, including homosexuality. As a form of protest against that stance, Oliver assembled a team that quickly wrote a competing children's book, which is all about the desire of Marlon Bundo to marry another male bunny called Wesley, and how he overcame the opposition of a remarkably Pence-like stink bug who decreed "boys don't marry boys." An audio book was quickly created, which engages the talents of some big-name gay actors.
As of today, the hard copies of the "protest" book have sold out, and the book tops the Amazon charts, eclipsing even Comey's new book. All of the proceeds of BOTH books are going to charity. Pence's book is going to an art therapy program (Tracy's Kids) and a nonprofit dedicated to ending human trafficking. The protest book proceeds are going to AIDS United and the Trevor Project.
I bought five copies of the protest book and will give them out as gifts. Now that I know the proceeds from the Pence book are also going to charity, I'm giving thought to buying at least one. But I was very heartened to see that Ms. Charlotte bought a copy of the protest book. It gives me hope that such a huge outpouring of support for the LGBTQ community can happen today, and even the daughter of a man like Mr. Pence can act as she has.
As a background, Marlon Bundo is the pet rabbit of the Pence family. Charlotte (his daughter) wrote a children's book about "a day in the life of the VP." It was illustrated by Mrs. Pence. Last Sunday night, John Oliver's "feature" segment was all about Mike Pence, his political history, and his stance on several social issues, including homosexuality. As a form of protest against that stance, Oliver assembled a team that quickly wrote a competing children's book, which is all about the desire of Marlon Bundo to marry another male bunny called Wesley, and how he overcame the opposition of a remarkably Pence-like stink bug who decreed "boys don't marry boys." An audio book was quickly created, which engages the talents of some big-name gay actors.
As of today, the hard copies of the "protest" book have sold out, and the book tops the Amazon charts, eclipsing even Comey's new book. All of the proceeds of BOTH books are going to charity. Pence's book is going to an art therapy program (Tracy's Kids) and a nonprofit dedicated to ending human trafficking. The protest book proceeds are going to AIDS United and the Trevor Project.
I bought five copies of the protest book and will give them out as gifts. Now that I know the proceeds from the Pence book are also going to charity, I'm giving thought to buying at least one. But I was very heartened to see that Ms. Charlotte bought a copy of the protest book. It gives me hope that such a huge outpouring of support for the LGBTQ community can happen today, and even the daughter of a man like Mr. Pence can act as she has.
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