No. Seperate is unequal. Gays are NOT second class citizens.
On 2/3/11, frankg <[email protected]> wrote: > Tommy, > > Aside from the "well if they're the same..." argument -- if a civil > union had exactly the same legal rights as a marriage, would that be > acceptable to you? > > > On Feb 2, 8:43 pm, Tommy News <[email protected]> wrote: >> Newt Bedhopper Frogrich is a Homophobic Adulterous Hypocrite! >> >> Let’s Tear Apart Newt Gingrich’s Gay Marriage Logic! >> >> 2/2/11 at 12:50 PM Comment 26Comment 26Comments >> In some ways, the debate hosted by George Washington University last >> night between Howard Dean and Newt Gingrich was the first of the >> presidential campaign season, at least for Gingrich. Based on his >> performance, he'll be a formidable debate opponent for his fellow >> Republicans and, who knows, maybe President Obama. The former House >> Speaker demonstrated his ability to speak easily and at length on what >> will be the most prominent issues of the campaign, like the economy, >> national security, health-care reform, and immigration. He also >> briefly shared his thoughts on gay marriage: >> >> So Gingrich's argument is that: >> 1. He believes that marriage should be only between a man and a woman. >> 2. The GWU student believes that marriage should be between anyone who >> wants to get married. >> 3. Both have an equal right to their own beliefs. >> 4. Gay people can't get married. >> >> Something weird happened there between 3 and 4. The logical solution >> would be that gay people can get gay married, Newt Gingrich can get >> straight married, and nobody has to force their own personal beliefs >> on the other. But Gingrich doesn't come to that conclusion for some >> reason. Admittedly, neither does about half the country, and >> Gingrich's position is widely accepted, especially among Republican >> primary voters, the first group he has to impress. >> >> But here's a prediction: Gay marriage may not be a hugely important >> issue in the election, but because President Obama seems destined to >> announce his embrace of gay marriage in the not-too-distant future, it >> will be an issue. And you just know how Obama is going explain his >> change of heart, whenever he's asked about it, in debates and town >> halls and TV interviews — with stirring language about upholding core >> American ideals like equality, individual freedom, and loving thy >> neighbor. Maybe our liberal New Yorker mindset is tainting our >> thinking, but it's not hard to imagine Obama's conversion pushing a >> populace already rapidly warming to the idea of gay marriage further >> in that direction, to the point that a clear, reliable majority of the >> country finds the arguments of Gingrich (and the rest of the >> Republican field) as hollow and unconvincing as they truly are. At the >> very least, Gingrich may want to start thinking about how to deliver >> these unconvincing arguments without a sneer. >> >> More:http://nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/02/lets_tear_apart_newt_gingrichs.html >> -- >> Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. >> Have a great day, >> Tommy > > -- > Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. > For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum > > * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ > * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. > * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -- Together, we can change the world, one mind at a time. Have a great day, Tommy -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
