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 <tommysn...@gmail.com> 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
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