Huffington Magazine Issue 43 | Page 37

Voices QUOTED HUFFINGTON 04.07.13 “It shouldn’t have to affect you directly before it matters.” CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: MARWAN IBRAHIM/AFP/GETTY IMAGES; SCOTT OLSON/ GETTY IMAGES; GETTY IMAGES/STOCKFOOD; DAVID LIVINGSTON/GETTY IMAGES —Cleopatra CowleyPendleton, whose The day that we invaded Iraq was the first time in my life that I was ashamed to call myself an American. daughter was shot and killed a week after performing in President Barack Obama’s second inauguration, echoed the president’s plea for lawmakers to move a package of gun policy reforms forward —HuffPost commenter question99, on Iraq attacks across Baghdad that killed 65 and wounded hundreds “They’re called ‘privates’ for a reason. I’m wearing pants, for f--k’s sake. Lay off.” —Jon Hamm tells Rolling Stone, on how he is sick and tired of everyone talking about his nether regions “Putting pot smokers in prison with thieves, rapist[s] and murderers is a waste of tax dollars, a miscarriage of justice and makes no sense.” —HuffPost commenter SouthernMan2, on Maryland’s Senate passing a bill to decriminalize marijuana