Saturday, October 4, 2008

I just saw this comment on myspace (which I hope was a sick joke), made by a gay man, talking about how Palin kicked Biden's ass in the debate. Firstly, Biden won the debate by almost every measure. The one thing that Palin really kicked ass on, was that a huge number of people thought she did better than expected, which just means that they expected her to suck beyond the telling of it. And who can blame them after seeing her interviews in which she comes off as politically retarded, while talking around issues and turning what should be well thought out responses into comedy gold for Saturday Night Live! It's pathetic. Secondly, I find it outragious that any self respecting gay man could support the McCain/Palin ticket. They don't support gay people. They Tolerate Us. That's not the same thing. They also say that being gay is a choice, which is ridiculous. Ooh. And this is taken from a response to that above article:

What was not asked or discussed today in the debate between Palin and Biden:

See the facts below from the Obama website at BarackObama.com, for millions to see every day. Clink on “People” then click on “LGBT.”

Try to find any reference to our existance on McCain’s website. It does not exist and neither will we in a McCain Administration.

Obama Supports legislation to outlaw
employment discrimination on the basis of
sexual orientation and gender identity.
Obama sponsored a fully inclusive non-discrimination bill in Illinois. He was a
champion of the bill for seven years, which later passed after Obama had been elected to the US Senate.

McCain voted against the Employment Non‐
Discrimination Act. McCain said “I don’t
believe that [homosexuals] belong in a special category.

ADOPTION
Obama supports full adoption rights for
same sex couples. Obama believes that LGBT people should have the same adoption rights as heterosexuals.
McCain opposed gay adoption. McCain said
“I don’t believe in gay adoption.”

DEFENSE OF MARRIAGE ACT
Obama supports complete repeal of DOMA.
Obama believes we need to fully repeal the Defense of Marriage Act and enact legislation that would ensure that the 1,100+ federal legal rights and benefits currently provided on the basis of marital status are extended to same sex
couples in civil unions and other legally recognized relationships.

McCain continues to defend DOMA. McCain
voted for passage of the Defense of Marriage Act in 1996, which denies federal legal rights and benefits to same‐sex couples, and he continues to defend that discriminatory law to this day.

MARRIAGE AMENDMENTS
Obama Voted Against a Federal Amendment
to Ban Same‐Sex Marriage. Obama sided with
the vast majority of Democrats opposing
attempts by the Republican leadership to bring up a vote on a constitutional amendment to ban same sex‐marriage.

Obama opposes discriminatory constitutional Amendments state or federal.” This includes
the proposed amendments in California,
Arizona and Florida.

McCain said “I’m proud to have led
an effort in my home state to change our state Constitution to protect the sanctity of marriage between man and woman.”

McCain Supports the California Gay Marriage Ban. In an e‐mail to protectmarriage.com, McCain said “I support the efforts of the
people of California to recognize marriage as a unique institution between a man and a woman, just as we did in my home state.”

When asked if he would sign the federal marriage amendment if elected President, McCain replied, “of course,” although he voted against the amendment in the Senate.

Obama and McCain on LGBT issues, black and white, no gray, and no pun intended.

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