OK then, Lech, you don’t think that civil rights for gay people is an important issue?”
I support gay marriage. I don’t consider it to be a particularly important issue. There are about a thousand more pressing issues out there right now. Like trying not to go bankrupt as a nation, for starters.
I am most certainly not willing to be a single issue voter on the gay marriage issue.
rf…political wheeling & dealing. Trust me, paladino will find a way to get rid of Silver by offering the democrats some carrot or stick. It won’t take much.
Whoa. I swore I would never post here about politics. And here I am bloviating. Also when I am in a pugnacious mood to begin with. Alarm bells going off. Have a good day, PLUSAs. Gotta go and try to make money and stay out of trouble.
In light of the string of suicides that have claimed the lives of a number of gay teenagers in recent weeks and the news that a ravenous pack of young people prowled the city, seeking out homosexuals for violence and humiliation, Paladino’s speech reflects far more than the intolerance and bigotry that has come to define those who stand opposed to gay marriage – it reflects a blatant disregard for the plight of homosexual teenagers and a tacit acceptance for those who prey upon them. This type of speech is reprehensible and cannot be accepted in a progressive, democratic society.
I too would vote for Mussolini if he were to make Amtrak and the subway run on time.
Also, it would be good fun to see his body hung on a meathook upside down in public. We haven’t had that sort of spectacle here in a long time and I think it’s something that children should see in lieu of the Gay Pride parade.
“Babs: To me it is amazing that educated, cultured, worldly individuals could even for a fraction of a second consider that people like Carl Paladino and his ilk should even be taken seriously”
This is pretty much what modern liberalism has come to, folks. This is it. Take a good hard look because this is the essence of the modern liberal.
Can we bring back the hippies please? Hard driving union organizers? Someone, anyone with a brain who can stand on the left? Anyone who can articulate IDEAS and explain why their IDEAS are the best ones out there?????? ANYONE????
randi, You’re late to the party. We went over all of this in the Weekday Events thread earlier. (I agree with you.)
So I’m thinking if Obama said the same thing about gays that Paladino did, DIBS might have a vastly different reaction.
“By rf on October 11, 2010 12:46 PM
OK then, Lech, you don’t think that civil rights for gay people is an important issue?”
I support gay marriage. I don’t consider it to be a particularly important issue. There are about a thousand more pressing issues out there right now. Like trying not to go bankrupt as a nation, for starters.
I am most certainly not willing to be a single issue voter on the gay marriage issue.
rf…political wheeling & dealing. Trust me, paladino will find a way to get rid of Silver by offering the democrats some carrot or stick. It won’t take much.
Whoa. I swore I would never post here about politics. And here I am bloviating. Also when I am in a pugnacious mood to begin with. Alarm bells going off. Have a good day, PLUSAs. Gotta go and try to make money and stay out of trouble.
In light of the string of suicides that have claimed the lives of a number of gay teenagers in recent weeks and the news that a ravenous pack of young people prowled the city, seeking out homosexuals for violence and humiliation, Paladino’s speech reflects far more than the intolerance and bigotry that has come to define those who stand opposed to gay marriage – it reflects a blatant disregard for the plight of homosexual teenagers and a tacit acceptance for those who prey upon them. This type of speech is reprehensible and cannot be accepted in a progressive, democratic society.
OK then, Lech, you don’t think that civil rights for gay people is an important issue?
I too would vote for Mussolini if he were to make Amtrak and the subway run on time.
Also, it would be good fun to see his body hung on a meathook upside down in public. We haven’t had that sort of spectacle here in a long time and I think it’s something that children should see in lieu of the Gay Pride parade.
“Babs: To me it is amazing that educated, cultured, worldly individuals could even for a fraction of a second consider that people like Carl Paladino and his ilk should even be taken seriously”
This is pretty much what modern liberalism has come to, folks. This is it. Take a good hard look because this is the essence of the modern liberal.
Can we bring back the hippies please? Hard driving union organizers? Someone, anyone with a brain who can stand on the left? Anyone who can articulate IDEAS and explain why their IDEAS are the best ones out there?????? ANYONE????