Yesterday, I sent this story to my state senator, Becky Schmitz who is a great supporter of same sex couples in Iowa, an Iowa law which will continue to have attacks from the right. Becky has taken a lot of flack for her position. It's going to make her fight to win reelection in 2010 more difficult. I fantasized Becky making a speech in the Senate similar to Savino's where she says, "On my way to Des Moines from Fairfield this morning, an Amish guy driving a horse and buggy waved me down and asked about my position on same sex marriage..." I loved Savino's line, "Do you really think we're ready for that kind of commitment?" Brilliant.
--- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "authfriend" <jst...@...> wrote: > > Amazing speech from State Senator Diane Savino from > Staten Island, urging the New York Senate to vote > for the gay marriage bill. It lost, but Savino > makes the case brilliantly, commonsensically, and > very movingly, with delightfully witty accents: > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dCFFxidhcy0 >
